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Paris, June 2016
Tony walked into the Parisian apartment to music playing. By the sounds of Hebrew wafting through the air, it was some Israeli group or singer. He put the shopping bags full of groceries he was carrying in the kitchen and went into the living room. He found Ziva and Tali in the middle of it, dancing and laughing.
'What are you doing?' he asked, laughing.
'Dance' cried Tali, giggling. She started to wriggle in Ziva's arms, indicating that she wanted to get down. Tali went over to Tony and pulled him into the middle of the room. 'Dance Abba, dance.'
'Tali, I don't dance.'
'Dance!'
'Ok.' Tony grabbed Ziva's hand and spun her around, pulling her towards him, both of them laughing. 'Your daughter is very bossy.'
'Our daughter, Tony.' Tony smiled and spun Ziva under his arm. Ziva placed her other arm on Tony's shoulder, as Tony' hand slid around Ziva's waist. Within seconds they were back on the dance floor in the Berlin nightclub.
After a stressful seven days of international travelling with a toddler, Tony, Tali and Ziva finally reunited in Paris. A note that Ziva had hidden in the photo of herself and Tony led him to Adam Heschel in Israel, who gave Tony a letter from Ziva about an apartment that she had acquired and that she was waiting for Tony and Tali to join her in Paris. When the three of them reunited, the first couple of weeks were rocky. Tony and Ziva argued a lot, mainly about their past actions. Ziva and Tali had nightmares, mainly about the fire at the farmhouse, but slowly things were getting better and Tony and Ziva were becoming reacquainted with each other after being apart for three years.
'Have I told you how beautiful you are, Zi?' whispered Tony as they swayed. Ziva gave him a tiny smile.
'Not today.'
'Well, Ziva David, you are the most beautiful woman in the world. Anyone who says otherwise is wrong.' They had stopped moving by now, simply staring at each other, remembering why they loved each other so much.
'Ima. Abba' came a cross little voice. They looked over and saw Tali, hands on her hips. 'Dance.' Tony and Ziva laughed. Tony went over picked up Tali, throwing her slightly into the air and catching her. Tali laughed loudly. She loved playing with her Abba. Ziva came over to join them. She wrapped her arm around Tony's waist, who place his free arm around Ziva's shoulders. She leant in, placing her head on his shoulder. Tony breathed deeply, and kissed the top of Ziva's head. This felt so right, having his girls with him.
Ziva quietly closed the door to Tali's bedroom and went into the kitchen. Tony was sitting at the table, desert on two plates. Ziva sat down the vacant chair next to him.
'Tali still asleep?'
'Yes, she is.' They had gotten into the habit over the past couple of weeks of checking on Tali regularly when she was sleeping. Tony and Ziva had been woken up on more than one occasion because of Tali crying due to nightmares. Ziva had felt guilt in her stomach, knowing that some of her actions had led her daughter to have nightmares.
Ziva picked up a fork and took some gateau. 'This is delicious.'
'I thought you'd like it. That's why I got it.' Ziva chuckled.
'That little bakery down the road?' she asked. Tony nodded as he took a bite of his slice.
A lock of hair fell in front of Ziva's face. Tony reached up and tucked it behind her ear. God, she was beautiful. The annoying thing was that she rarely believed him when he told her. They sat at the kitchen table, staring at each other. Slowly, Tony leant even closer and brushed his lips against Ziva's ever so lightly. He rested his forehead against hers.
'Tony' breathed Ziva.
'Zi.' Ziva dropped her fork and pulled Tony into a kiss, her hands on his face. Tony moved towards Ziva, his hands in her hair. They broke apart, staring at each other.
'I love you Ziva.'
'I love you Tony.'
Tony pulled Ziva closer to him and kissed her again. Slowly, they made their way to the bedroom that Ziva had been using. Tony closed the door behind them and climbed onto the bed with Ziva.
'I want this, Tony' whispered Ziva. 'I want you.' Tony leant over and kissed her lips, before making his way down her neck, chest and body.
An hour later, they laid under the bedcovers, wrapped in each other's arms. Before this, there was still so much unsaid between them. Now, however, everything was out in the open and they could continue on this path that felt so right to both of them. Neither of Tony or Ziva could deny their love for each other, the attraction between them, and the fact that they knew from the bottom of their hearts, that Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David were meant to be together.
They stayed in bed, sharing soft kisses, though they had gotten slightly dressed. Tali had a habit of crawling into Ziva's bed every morning since they had been reunited.
'We're idiots, aren't we Zi.' Ziva looked at Tony, smiles on their faces.
'Yes, Tony. You are an idiot. But an idiot I love.'
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