Chapter 11
As Tony drove back towards the city, Lily chatted happily in the back. She told him of the horrible zucchini and how she had to say priers each night, Tony was glad to see that she was still the little girl that Ziva loved so much.
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Ziva hadn't moved from the couch in 9 hours, she was just slumped over the arm rest with her eyes closed. Her clothes were no more then her oldest pajamas, a red top with a fraying ribbon bow on them and a pair of three quarter length pants that had a split at her left knee.
Ziva really just didn't care any more, but she still did understand hygiene so she dragged her self from the couch and went to brush her teeth, if there was one thing, besides losing her little angel that she couldn't cope with it was not brushing her teeth everyday.
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'Did mummy miss me?' Lily asked from her car seat as the reached to suburbs of the city.
Tony smiled and thought of Ziva, she didn't come to work, she sat in a black apartment, she cried all the time…um yeah she missed Lily.
'Of course she misses you, she can't stop thinking about you!' Tony said honesty.
'Well I missed her more!' Lily said with a grin
'I don't know, she misses you a lot' Tony said smiling back at her.
'I missed you too Pony' She said with a grin
'Missed you too Billy' Lily giggled; she thought having nicknames was very funny.
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Back to the couch, back to her depression. Ziva just lay there with her eyes closed and wished for sleep to envelope her.
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'Ok, now do you want to go see Gibbs and Abby or Mummy first'
'MUMMY" Lily squealed, Tony's grin got wider.
'Ok, we'll be there in around 15 minutes'
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Her father, her captain of mossad and defiantly by Gibbs had always taught Ziva that suicide was never an option.
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'How much longer?'
'10 minutes, I think you're a little but excited?'
'Derr'
Tony laughed, Abby must of taught her that word.
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It wasn't that Ziva didn't want to live; it was that she couldn't be bothered.
But then again, taking her life was just such a waste, she would prefer to sit on this couch forever and ever more then kill her self, she actually didn't know were that stupid thought had come from.
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'Do you recognize that houses yet?'
'No'
'Well you will soon' Lily was practically jumping in her seat.
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Ziva sat on the couch with her arms wrapped around her legs and her head on her knees.
A tear ran the length of her cheek.
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'You ready?' Tony said pulling up out side Ziva's place.
'YES' Lily said tugging on her seat belt.
Tony got out of the car and unclipped Lily from her car seat. He picked her up and they walked up to Ziva's door.
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A knock on her door, Ziva didn't move.
Another, no movement, it was probably just the postmen or something.
'Ziva open up!' Tony called.
Tony? Nope she wouldn't even get up for him.
She heard the door being opened and Tony's voice again.
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Tony had just opened Ziva's door but no reply,
'Ziva?'
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Ziva was still curled up on the couch when she heard the voice that actually stopped her heart.
'Mummy? Are you here?'
Ziva sprung from the couch, this wasn't the first time she had imagined her little girl coming home but her voice sounded just that extra bit more real today.
Ziva stopped in the hall way, she saw two figures in the door way, the light from out side almost blinded her, they looked like angels with the way the light eliminated them like from Tony's old movies.
The bigger one knelt down and the small child ran forward, LILY!
Ziva ran towards her, and scooped her up into her arms hugging her so tight that Lily could never be taken from her again.
'Mummy' Lily said wrapping her arms around Ziva neck and burrowing her face into Ziva's messy brown hair. Ziva stood there in a total blissful daze, hugging her angel, holding her close like she had longed too for so long.
Then slowly she looked up to see Tony with the biggest smile on his face, standing in the doorway. Ziva moved Lily to her left hip; still keeping a firm hold on her and walked slowly forward.
'She's here to stay, Zee' Tony said still smiling 'you'll never have to worry about her being taken away, I've made sure of that'
'Tony' Ziva said softly, her voice a bit hoarse from minimal usage.
'Ziva, I…' But he couldn't finish's his sentence for she pulled him to her and met his lips with hers. The kiss said so much, Thank you, I'm sorry, I love you, etc etc etc…
They heard a giggle and broke apart, Ziva right arm still around Tony's neck and his arms around her waist.
They both looked down at Lily who was laughing at them with that perfect little grin that they both loved with all their hearts. Tony and Ziva beamed at her then each other, Ziva pulled her arm away from Tony's neck and replaced it around his waist, they all hugged for a very long time, Ziva and Lily had Tony's arms wrapped around them, lily's arms around Ziva's neck and Ziva's around the two people that she loved the most.
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