SHE STILL HAS A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF HER
Tony had called Gibbs and the rest of the team, letting them know Ziva was awake. He was barely understandable one the phone. He was so taken back. Ziva was awake and he could NOT waite until he could scream it from the roof tops. Gibbs and the rest of the team showed up shortly after Tony had called them. Her doctor was in with Ziva now as Tony took his leave outside of her door.
Gibbs slowly walked up to Tony, patting him gently on the back. "Oh hey, Boss." The smile on his face could not be wiped off. "How is she holding up?" The smile on Gibbs face was getting bigger at the moment, aswell. "She's awake, Boss." The emotions were taking over again. "She came back to me." Gibbs just patted him on the back once again. Knowing how strong his Senior Agent had been all this time. "I can see that, Tony." Tony just wiped a few tears away from his eyes.
He wanted to remain strong in front of his Boss but he knew that wouldn't stick for much longer. He felt like he got his life back today and he couldn't hold that all in any longer. The rest of the team walked over to Tony to continue to show their support for him and Ziva. It was hand shakes and hugs all around. "She still has a long road ahead of her." Duckie couldn't help but be honest with the boy now. "I know but I don't care. Just a few, short hours ago, I wasn't even sure if Ziva was going to- If I was going to-"
Starting to bring up some of the scariest feelings he had ever experienced but he had to remain positive now. For Ziva, himself, and the rest of the team. "What's important now is that she is awake. She squeezed this hand, she smiled, and she began to say my name." Tears filling his eyes as Abby took her hand to wipe one that had fallen down away. "She's awake and now she can begin to heal." Another smile appeared on Tony's face when Ziva's doctor came out to talk to them.
His face was full of positivity. Something they havn't seen from the man this whole time. "Well, she's definitely awake and she's definitely improving by the minute." Tony felt this huge sigh of relief coming to him. To hear those words coming from Ziva's doctor was like nothing Tony has ever heard before. "We want her to rest now but first thing tomorrow, we're going to arrange for a speech therapist to see her. She has to regain several different abilities that's she's lost while being away from us. Motor skills, speech, exercise... All of the above. She will remain here as her condition continues to improve but things are definitely looking up."
"Now she might want to speak with all of you and she will probably fight desperately to do that but just remind her that she's not quite strong enough yet. All of this will continue to come back to her as we continue to work with her. Time and patience is key to her recovery, just like it has been." Tony quickly spoke up for himself and the rest of the team. "Thank you soo much, Dr Niels. For saving her, bringing her back to us." The doctor just smiled. "I did very little, Agent Dinozzo. Agent David is the real fighter here. She wouldn't give up and you guys wouldn't give up on her. That's half the battle in situations like this. You should all feel some since of pride today. You all worked together to get her through this."
"Listen, I'm going to let you have some time with her but just remember what I told you, not too much, too soon. She's been through an awful lot." Patting Tony on the arm now as he left them to be with Ziva. Ziva was resting peacefully as Tony just looked in her room. He put his hand on the window of her door as he just stared at her. She was their miracle and she wasn't going to leave them ever again.