Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS. This continues on from the previous chapter. I cannot stress enough that I do not have any medical knowledge.
14th February 2014
Ziva unlocked the door to Tony's apartment, hanging up her coat and dumping her work bag on the sofa. It had been a tough but good day. Working at The Alice Edwards Foundation could be like that. Today, Ziva had managed encourage someone, a sexual violence survivor to start attending AA meetings. The woman had attended AA meeting once upon a time, but stopped when she moved to a new state, only to be attacked and turn back to alcohol.
Ziva had also had a meeting with local police about an on-going rape case, and her own training sessions. After working at The Alice Edwards Foundation for nine months, Ziva was almost finished with her training. Another month, she would be able to counsel survivors without her own supervisor.
Tony's apartment was quiet. It usually was as Tony tended to finish work and get back after Ziva. During their eight month relationship, they split their time between her apartment and his. Once, they had gotten their days mixed up. Ziva went to Tony's and Tony went to Ziva's. Tony joked about it at work the next day. Both Abby and Tim noted how domesticated it all sounded.
Tony had been back at work since the new year after breaking his leg whilst chasing a suspect. The two of them had enjoyed Tony's couple of months off work, taking advantage of being together every night. When their relationship first started, Ziva was starting at a new job and Team Gibbs was a team member down. Ellie Bishop joined around Thanksgiving, making the shift from NSA analyst to NCIS probationary agent only last week.
Tony's first month back was desk duty which drove him mad. Apparently it was worse than being stuck at home. However, for the past couple of weeks, Tony was now back in the field on full duty. He was loving it.
Ziva went into the kitchen to pour herself a glass of wine. It was Valentine's Day, which just so happened to be a Friday as well.
Ziva opened the fridge to find it completely empty. Absolutely nothing anywhere. She closed it, noticing a note on the fridge door.
Go to the bedroom
Ziva went to the bedroom, wondering what on earth Tony had down. The room was empty though, except Ziva spotted her black dress hanging outside the closet. It had a deep V neck line that Tony had told her several times that he loved her in that dress. A note was pinned to it.
Please wear this
Ziva got changed into the black dress, also swapping out her jewellery and grabbing a pair of heels. She was on her way back to living room when she found another note on the back of the bedroom door.
Roof Top
Ziva smiled to herself, grabbed her keys and phone and made her way to the roof top of Tony's building. It was Valentine's day after all. Tony had already given her a bouquet of flowers and taken her out to lunch. When Ziva suggested that Tony was doing too much, he simply said that it was their first Valentine's Day together, and neither of them had much success in the past. Maybe he was right.
Ziva pushed out the door to the roof and stepped out.
'Tony?' she called. Moving further onto the roof, Ziva saw what Tony had done. The roof top had been decorated with lights. The lights surrounded a table and two chairs, with dinner things on top of the table. Music was playing gently in the background.
'What do you think?'
Ziva turned around and found her boyfriend standing behind her.
'I love it Tony.' They kissed. 'I love you.'
'I love you too Zi.' They kissed again, passionately, before Tony twirled Ziva around and they started slow dancing. It was so peaceful and romantic.
'This is a very nice Valentine's, Tony' said Ziva softly, as they swayed to the music.
'It's not over yet' said Tony.
'Mmmm. What dinner you get?' asked Ziva.
'Later' said Tony and he bent his head to kiss Ziva. 'I love you so much, Zi. More than anyone else in the world. You make me want to be a better person, someone who is worthy of you.'
'I love you too, Tony' replied Ziva. She felt hungry, though, and turned towards the table. However, Tony tugged her back.
'In a minute, Zi' he said quietly. He looked a little nervous.
'Tony what is going on?'
Tony reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. He got down on one knee and opened the box. A diamond ring was in it. Ziva raised a hand to her mouth in shock, as she felt tears begin to form.
'I love you Zi' whispered Tony. 'Will you marry me?'
Ziva giggled and smiled.
'Yes, Tony. I will marry you' she said, with a massive smile on her face. Tony's face burst into his million watt smile. He slipped the ring on Ziva's hand, stepped towards her and they kissed passionately.
'Can I eat now?' asked Ziva. Tony laughed and led his fiancée over to the table. He had ordered their favourites; pizza, falafel and wine. They ate and talked about their days. Tony loved listening to Ziva talk about her new job. After her father passed away, she had been in a dark place. Parsons had exasperated it.
However, the job as counsellor at The Alice Edwards Foundation had given Ziva a new spark or something. She was still helping victims, survivors and families, and helping put bad guys away, but she wasn't required to carry a gun. Since they started dating, both Tony and Ziva had started to see a new, different life than they had thought they would lead. This new life had family at its centre.
Ziva finished her wine. She shifted in her chair, and ended up on Tony's lap. The two began kissing passionately.
'Maybe we should go down to the apartment' suggested Tony. Ziva giggled and led him through the door and down the stairs to his apartment.
After somewhat vigorous and loud lovemaking (neighbours would be complaining) Tony and Ziva laid in bed.
'Best Valentine's Day ever' said Ziva, smiling.
Thanks for reading. I hope you liked it.
This is going to be the last Alice Edwards universe story. Doesn't mean I won't even revisit it though.
Stay safe and see you soon :)