Author's Note:
The long Hiatus is over – I hope to have more time to write as I have changed jobs…
Here's the next long awaited chapter.
Enjoy and Review please… Thanks!
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Gibbs, Bianca and Ducky walked into Tony and Ziva's room.
"Damn it, I told him not to get so close to her." Gibbs growled. Tony and Ziva were fast asleep, Tony in Ziva's bed. To make matters worse her hand was on his bare chest and his on her bare back. The ties at her back were undone.
"I suggest we let them sleep." Bianca said, earning a glare from Gibbs.
"Bianca's right." Ducky said. "We will just embarrass Tony if we wake them up now. Besides he must have had a good reason for getting into Ziva's bed."
Gibbs looked between the two of them and back at Tony and Ziva and said, "Fine, I'll wait for them to wake and then call you." Turning his back to them, he went to sit is a chair near the window at Tony's side of the bed.
"I'll go and speak to Dr Saroj about the contraceptive implant. It's a minor surgical procedure, so we'll need to book an OR." Bianca said.
"What? No. If it means putting her through more pain, then I won't let you do it." Gibbs said, standing up in anger.
"Gibbs," Bianca replied, "she will not willingly take the pill, nor will she allow me to insert an IUD in her uterus."
Ducky intervened, "The only other way, is to give her intramuscular injections every few days. These are painful and have a success rate of 76. The implant has a success rate of 97."
Gibbs threw his hands up in the air in frustration.
"The implants will be effective for up to 6 weeks. That should be enough time for Ziva to recover and hopefully regain her memory." Bianca said.
"Fine. Just do it as quickly as you can." Gibbs was tired. This was not what he wanted to be deciding and forcing on Tony or Ziva. He cared so much for them that it hurt him to allow Bianca to proceed.
"I would never put a patient through unnecessary pain, Jethro. Never!" Bianca said. Something in her voice made Gibbs look up but she was already gone.
"She is only trying to help, Jethro." Ducky placed a hand on Gibbs' shoulder. "The implants are the least painful and most effective course of action and most importantly they do not have any side effects."
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Tony awoke slowly. The weight on his side felt just right and his hand on Ziva's back was warm and itching to caress her skin.
She's sleeping. And no one's around, Tony assumed.
It won't harm anyone, and I'll only do it for a second, Tony's fingers flirted over Ziva's soft skin. His hand was on her side, under her arm within a moment and before he realized it he was skimming over the side of her breast. She sighed and arched into him.
I should stop, Tony knew that he was playing with fire. But the feel of her was so wonderful and he was so crazy about her. His hand skimmed higher and reached her pebbled bud. She gasped in her sleep, pushing said bud into his roaming fingers.
This time he groaned, need building within his groin.
I should stop… She's asleep and I'm taking advantage of her. Tony prepared to remove his hand as he felt a harsh breath on his cheek.
Shit!
"DiNozzo, remove your hand. Now!" Gibbs whispered in his ear.
"Right!" Tony whispered and removed his hand. Ziva moaned in protest at the loss of those silky fingers. Tony rolled her onto her back and slipped out of her bed.
Gibbs stood right in front of him, fury and frustration clear in his eyes.
"I'm sorry." Tony whispered.
"Ahem."
Tony walked around Gibbs and got into his bed. Gibbs covered Ziva and moved to Tony's side.
"Stop looking at me like that. I'm not a pervert or something." Tony quietly growled.
"Or Something."
"Hey, I told you I'm only human and I can't do this. I can't have her looking at me with so much love, reaching out to me, crying on my shoulder, kissing me senseless and not respond. Damn it I lo-…" Tony stopped when he realized what he was about to say.
"You … what?" Gibbs demanded.
"I love her, God Damn it." Tony growled, knocking himself back against the bed and jarring his broken rib.
"Tony, stop it." Gibbs ordered as Tony prepared to slam himself back again.
"I love her." He repeated between pants of pain. Tears gathered and spilled from his eyes.
Gibbs looked at him a moment before pulling him into his arms.
"It's going to be okay. I swear, it's going to be okay." Gibbs repeated.
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Bianca returned to Tony and Ziva's room. Gibbs said next to a very quiet Tony while Ziva remained asleep. She raised her eyebrow at Gibbs.
"I haven't told him yet."
"Told me what?" Tony asked.
"Tony, we have come up with a plan to keep you from impregnating Ziva." Bianca said. She spoke softly to prevent Ziva from waking.
Tony squeezed his eyes shut as he waited for her to continue. Ducky chose that moment to return to the room.
"Ah, I see I'm just in time." Ducky said coming to stand next to Tony's bed.
"What are you going to do? Castrate me?" Tony asked. It was meant to me a joke but didn't come off as one.
Bianca, Ducky and Gibbs explained the plan. Tony remained silent throughout their explanation but the irritation of visible for anyone to see.
"Infertile! If anyone at the office finds out I will never be able to live this down. And you want to take Ziva into surgery to implant hormones into her butt. No way." Tony said.
"Calm down-…" Gibbs ordered but it fell on deaf ears.
"Fine, tell her I'm infertile. But no surgery for her! You can't do it without her consent anyway."
"Anthony, what if you and Ziva engage in inter-…"
"We won't. I won't let it happen."
"What it you can't stop her?" Gibbs asked.
"Then I'll make sure I have a box of condoms ready to prevent her falling pregnant. Like Dr Bianca said, I'll tell her it is to prevent my inferior sperm from entering her. Oh God. Can we stop discussing this now?" Tony leaned back and covered his eyes with his hand.
"Okay, Tony. Take it easy." Gibbs said, indicating that Ducky and Bianca follow him out the room.
McGee and Abby reached the door just as Gibbs, Bianca and Ducky exited.
"How are they doing?" Abby asked.
"Have you told Tony about the plan?" McGee asked.
"Fine," Gibbs said looking at Abby.
"Yes," He replied to McGee.
"Dr Bianca, are you taking Ziva into theatre today." Abby asked.
"No. We will not be using the implant. I suggest that one of you purchase a box of condoms for Agent DiNozzo." Bianca said before stepping away.
McGee's jaw dropped open. Abby's eyes widened to saucers.
Gibbs handed McGee a 50 and said, "Get the damn condoms."
"It's only precaution, not permission for Anthony to proceed." Ducky clarified as Gibbs mumbled that he needed coffee.
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Back in the room, Ziva tossed as memories and visions assailed her.
Running… Running…
PAIN!
"Ziva save me!" Tali's voice echoed in her head.
An Explosion…
Tali's Dead … Tali's Dead!
Argh … My head…. Pain
"No!!" Ziva cried out, startling Tony out of his slumber. When he looked at her he was shocked to see her blankets kicked off and her hospital gown clinging to her sweat soaked body. She was moaning and tears stained her cheeks. Her head rolled from side to side, frantically. Tony got out of his bed and went to her.
"You killed me Achoti …" Ari's voice invaded her mind.
"You killed me!"
Ari … no… I had to stop you….
"You killed me!"
"Ziva wake up." Tony said placing a hand on her shoulder.
But Ziva didn't hear him.
"You will pay Achoti; you will pay for your sins… I will kill them."
"NO! Ari… please." Ziva begged out loud.
"Ari?" Tony was puzzled by her words.
"Gibbs and DiNozzo… will die the same way Kate did…" Ari's laugh turned to a snarl.
"Ziva snap out of it. You're safe I've got you!" Tony said, louder, trying to pull her into his arms.
A shot vibrated through her mind… it whizzed past her head and hit its target…
Tony's forehead!
"TONY!" Ziva jerked violently awake, her breath shallow and her head spinning out of control.
"Shhh, Ziva. It was only a dream. I've got you." Tony said, his arms around her, soothing her.
Long moments later, her breathing normalized, her head stopped spinning and she pulled away from Tony.
"Thank you. What happened? Where's Gibbs?" Ziva asked.
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Author's Note:
That's it for this chapter…
The next questions Ziva's memory. Has it returned?
How will Tony and the rest of the team react to her?
Will she be okay?
Stay tuned to find out and review please. Thanks….