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The next morning Ziva woke up and Tony had already left the bed. She smiled to herself. He was probably making her breakfast again. She just loved when he did that. It was so sweet.

She got up and considered pulling on the bathroom for a second, then decided against it. She knew that Tony would love to see her in just his shirt. She smiled to herself and walked out of the room, heading down the stairs.

She saw Tony in the living room, staring out the window. Just as she was about to sneak up behind him and wrap her arms around him from behind, she noticed that he was talking on the phone.

"No, I understand. Yes, of course. Just..", he said, then trailed off and listened to whoever was on the other end of the line. He turned around and walked a few steps, obviously not even noticing her in the room.

He looked really worried, really serious. She took a step closer to him, wanting so badly to just pull him into a hug and tell him that whatever it was would be okay. She knew he'd do the same for her.

"I understand. Yes. Talk to you then", Tony said, then hung up. He had still not noticed her in the room. He put the cell phone down on top of a cupboard close by and covered his face with his hands.

"Tony?", she questioned softly. His head shot up and he whirled around to look at her. "How long have you been standing there?", he questioned, worry etched to his features.

She furrowed her brows. What the hell was wrong? "Not too long. Two minutes maybe", she said sheepishly. Was it wrong that she'd been there? Did he not want her to know whatever it was about?

He took a step closer to her and took her hands in his, holding them between their bodies. "I love you", he said, his voice shaking. She furrowed her eyebrow. What was wrong?

There had to be something that was bothering him. He wouldn't act so weird if there wasn't. She squeezed his hands. "I love you, too", she said, her voice not shaking at all.

She was certain about her statement after all. Wasn't he? What if the call he'd gotten required for him to let her go? What if it had been Vance? Change of plans?

"What's wrong?", she whispered gently, pulling one of her hands out of his grasp to cup his cheek. He immediately leaned into the touch and placed his now free hand on top of hers on his cheek, patting it softly.

"That was Vance", he said after a moment of silence. Her heart dropped. So, her fears had been justified? It had been Vance? He was separating them? Making him go undercover with another woman?

She tensed up and stared into Tony's eyes, begging him to elaborate, to tell her that this was all just a bad dream. "We need to work with someone. Someone we know", he said.

She let out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding. So, they weren't gonna be separated. "Who?", she asked. It couldn't be that bad. "I tried to talk Vance out of it, I swear! But he said it is what it takes to keep Gibbs safe", Tony exclaimed helplessly.

"Tony, who is it?", she asked again. She just needed to know. Tony took a deep breath and squeezed her hand again. "Orli", he then whispered. She gasped and pulled herself from him.

She took a few steps backwards and he tried to get close to her again but she held up a hand, stopping him. "Ziva, please", he pleaded. "Tony, I told you who she is! I told you everything! I cannot work with her!", she exclaimed, breathing heavily.

"I know! And I tried everything in my power to talk Vance out of this. But it's hopeless. There is no option. We have to do it!", he retorted. She took a deep breath, her eyes softening.

"I know you did everything you can. But I cannot work with her, Tony", she said, her voice small, almost fragile. He took a step closer to her and this time she let him.

He pulled her into his arms and held her close to his chest. "She ruined my family. I cannot work with her", she whispered into his shirt. "Ziva, hey, it's okay", he assured her.

"It is not. She was the first one to influence me in a bad way. I would have had a different life if it was not for her!", Ziva exclaimed, pulling back slightly to look into his eyes. His heart dropped at that.

He hated to hear her say that. He'd hated it when she'd said it in the car two months ago. And he still hated it. He fixed her with a stern glance, then said: "I already told you. I need to thank her then."

She gulped and looked into his eyes. When she didn't say anything, he continued: "You say if it wasn't for Orli, you'd be a different person. But if it wasn't for Orli, we would have never met. I would have never met my soul mate, Ziva. Do you realize what that means?"

Again she just gulped and stared at him. She opened her mouth but no words came out so she closed it again. He went on: "You say you wouldn't be the person you are today. But Ziva, I love you. Just the way you are today. And I wouldn't have it any other way. You are perfect to me. I know Orli hurt you and your family. But I have to thank her. For giving me my soul mate."

A single tear rolled down her cheek and she hated how weak she was being again. Without another word he kissed her lips tenderly. "I do believe in soul mates, you know", he whispered against her lips eventually and she giggled.

"I love you, Tony", she then said quietly and he pulled her even closer to his body, kissing her lips again. "You think we can manage working with Orli?", he asked after a moment.

She smiled at him. She loved how he'd said 'we' not 'you'. He was there for her, he was gonna support her no matter what. She wasn't in this alone. She had him by her side.

And God, it made her love him even more. Like his speech just now hadn't been enough. "Yes, I think we can manage it", she replied, emphasizing the 'we'. He smiled brightly as his finger carefully traced the locket that was dangling from her neck.

Ziva looked down to where it was and smiled softly. He was reminding her that Orli had given it to her instead of keeping it herself or getting rid of it. Maybe Tony was right, there were a few good aspects about Orli. If it wasn't for her she wouldn't have met Tony after all. And that..would have been the biggest mistake of her life.

A/N: Whoaaa bet you didn't see that one coming right?! :D So, they're gonna work with Orli ;)
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