Chapter 37
A/N: Non- explicit sex scene here. Just a passing glance. Sorry guys.
Ziva woke up in the dark, looking at her clock as she rubbed her eyes. It was 1500. 'I slept two hours?' she thought, 'Tony must hate me.'
As she sat up, she saw the note he'd left on her bedside table. Picking it up, she smiled, as she got dressed for dinner.
As she descended the stairs to the kitchen, she smelled rosemary and butter and warmth.
Tony stirred sauce on the stove as he heard her heels click on the wooden steps. "Hey sleepyhead, it's about time." He turned the burner off as he turned around. "You hungr—wow."
Ziva stood in the alcove of the kitchen in a little black spaghetti strap dress. It showed off her thin legs, the hem stopping mid thigh.
"You look amazing." Tony walked over to her, taking off his oven mitts.
She smiled shyly as Tony tucked a stray ringlet behind her ear. He stared in her big brown eyes before kissing her softly. He looked at her with so much love; she thought she was going to start crying again.
"You hungry?" he said as he stroked her cheek with his thumb. She nodded.
For the first time in a long time, Ziva enjoyed food. She ate almost everything on her plate, rosemary chicken, mashed potatoes, spinach; even a special sauce Tony had made. Tony smiled at this, feeling happy for his girl.
After they were finished eating, Tony cleared the table. Watching a VHS tape on the couch in the living room, Ziva lay against Tony's chest.
He ran his fingers along the bandage on her arm as she watched the film. Ziva giggled at the comedy. "He think's he really in there, sleeping?"
Tony grinned, "I love that sound." He kisses her head. Ziva shifts a bit to look up at him. "What sound?"
Tony smiles widely, "Your laugh. The way you giggle. When you lean against me I can feel the vibrations tickle me. I love it." Ziva blushes a bit. "Aww, you're so sweet, Tony." She turns towards the television again.
She smiles wide, "Aww they love eachother." Tony strokes her hair. "Ani Ohev Otach."
Ziva sits up suddenly and turns to face him. "You learned that for me?" Tony nods. As tears well in her eyes, she grabs his face in her hands and kisses him hard. "I love you, too." She straddles his lap as they kiss passionately.
She lifts her dress over her head and removes her bra. She leans in to kiss his neck as she unbuttons his shirt.
They lay on the couch, out of breath. Tony was beaming with happiness. Their clothing was strewn all over the room. Ziva's head lay on his bare chest. He kisses her head as he gets up slowly.
Removing the condom, he wraps it in a paper towel before discarding it along with the wrapper. Pulling his pants back on, he stares lovingly at the nude girl before him.
"Why can't you just be naked all the time? I love looking at you." He grins as she pulls a blanket over herself. "Tony! Stop. I'm not, what do you call it? All of it?"
Tony chuckles as he kneels next to the couch. "All that. And you are definitely ALL that." He plants a chaste kiss on her lips before she pulls him in again for a deeper one.
As they part, she rubs her thumb over his cheek before pulling him in for a hug. He inhales her scent. She smells like peaches, rosemary chicken, and sex.
Tony lets go of her and stands up. He holds out his hand, "Come on, we gotta get in the shower and go to bed. Gibbs is coming back tomorrow."
She pushes him a bit, "What?! He is?! And when were you planning on telling me this?"
He laughs, "Sorry, Zi. I was kind of busy the last hour."
She gets up and runs up the stairs. "Ziva! Come on! Don't be mad at me."
She stops half way up. "You coming?"
Tony looks at her, confused, "Am I coming? What…?" His face displays his realization. "Oh! Yes, Yeah, I'm...yep." He runs after her up the stairs.
A/N: New chapter being written right now!