Thank you for all the reviews I really appreciate it! Here's chapter two, it's a little short but I really wanted an entire chapter just for their reunion. I hope you enjoy :)

chapter two

Ziva took a big breath and looked over her shoulder one last time. The second floor of the run down hotel in central Cairo was as quiet as it could be. It was already late but Ziva didn't bear to go anywhere near Tony and Tali during the day, she could under no circumstances bring them in any kind of danger. That was exactly why this was a bad idea. She wasn't sure if they were not watching her right now, even though she took four extra rounds around the city, just in case. She softly knocked on the door, considering it was already after ten the chances were high that Tali was already asleep. When she couldn't hear something move inside she could already feel the anxiety in her rising again, what if they already found out about Tony and Tali ? what if they already got rid of -

" hey, come on in."

Tony's head appeared behind the door he just opened. Ziva sighed in relief, but her heart didn't go a beat slower. She entered the small room, Tony, the love of her life just a few inches away from her. Ziva unwrapped her head scarf and shook out her hair, leaving her curls falling over her dark, wide clothes. There was an awkward moment of silence, they both just stared at each other for a while and Ziva struggled not to forget what they've been through the past three years. She was pulled back to when she secretly had feelings for her coworker and tried everything to suppress them. She felt like she could stare at him forever, there was something in his eyes that made her feel so vulnerable and powerful at once. Before she knew what was happening Tony suddenly took a step forward and wrapped his arms against her, hugging her tightly. As soon as she felt Tony's warm body pressed against her she forgot about all the worries she had, without any hesitation she slung her arms around his waist and laid her head on his chest.

"God I missed you so much"

Tony whispered into her hair and pulled her even closer. Ziva couldn't hold back her tears anymore and they ran down her cheeks like a river, soaking Tony's shirt.

" Tony I'm so sorry for all of this I don't even - "

She stuttered, trying to find the right words to explain all the guilt and self-hate she felt for ever letting him go and cutting Tali out of his life.

"Pshhhhht, it's okay Ziva. Don't worry. We're here now. We'll be fine."

Tony said in a way that Ziva calmed down immediately. His hand wandered up, from her back to her head and slowly made her tilt her face towards his direction. She looked at him with a mixture of guilt and embarrassment written on her face and she wanted to tell him everything. She finally wanted to tell him how she felt from the day they met and how she still loved him like nothing ever happened to their relationship. She lifted her hand and softly stroke over Tony's face, tears still running down her face. They both realised at the same time that their faces were only a few centimetres apart and Tony smirked, before finally breaking the last bit of distance between them.

His lips touched hers, first softly and then more intense. After Tony left Israel Ziva tried to hold on to what it felt like to kiss him, but she couldn't remember that it felt that good. She never wanted to let him go again, she just wanted to be with him and nothing more.

A sudden sound coming from the other side of the room made them move a few centimetres away from each other. Ziva looked over to the bed and saw Tali moving her little body from one side to the other while murmuring something not understandable.

" she's been having some nightmares lately."

Tony whispered and softly pushed Ziva towards the double bed. But instead of going over Ziva stood still and looked back at Tony. He could sense her hesitation, her eyes were still glimmering from the crying, but he could also see fear and guilt in them like he never experienced on Ziva before.

" I don't deserve being with her, I left her, all of this is my fault. She deserves better."

Ziva sobbed and her eyes started filling up with tears again. Tony was surprised, he knew that being a mother can change people, but he would've never expected Ziva to show so much vulnerability.

" Ziva. Look at me. This is your daughter, our daughter. She deserves a mother and the mother she got is the most amazing, most loving human being I have ever met."

Tony said and he meant every word of it. Even though he didn't know he the reasons why Ziva left Tali with him, he knew that she must've had a very good reason to do so. He took her hand and led her to the bed, where they both kneeled down next to Tali. She definitely seemed troubled, her little arms were anxiously wrapped around kelev and her eyelids were flickering up and down. Ziva took another glance at Tony, he nodded approvingly and Ziva reached out her arm to lay her hand on her daughters back. She could feel how the toddler started to relax immediately and Ziva started stroking her back in a calming way.

" See. It usually takes me about five minutes to calm her down like that, she knows it's you."

Tony whispered and softly squeezed her hand. Ziva smiled, still looking at Tali. She didn't know how to express how grateful she was, Tony taking care of Tali and welcoming her back after she abandoned both of them was more than she would've ever expected.

" thank you Tony."