Here you go, trixie111. I really hope it lives up to your expectations.
Disclaimer: I asked Santa, but seeing as it is March, I might have to wait some more.
Ziva stepped out of the bathroom freshly showered and feeling good. She took her blow-dryer out of her bag and started to plug it in when she remembered that Tony wanted to shower as well. She gathered the things she would need and, dressed in shorts and a singlet top again, made her way to the bedroom. She found Tony there.
"Do you mind if I blow-dry my hair in here? I was going to do it in the bathroom, but you want to shower as well and I do not want to hold you up."
"Of course. Wall-socket is over on that wall," he said pointing to the one on the side of the bed she had slept on.
"Thank you."
"I'm going to shower now," he said and with that walked out of the room.
Ziva heard the bathroom door shut and spotted his clothes still laying on the bed. She wanted to take them to him at first, but then she got a much better idea. Looking to make sure that he was not coming back to fetch them yet, she quickly got to work.
A few minutes later she was standing next to the bed, having just finished drying her hair when she heard him coming out of the bathroom again.
"I forgot to take my clo-" he started, but froze mid-sentence when he saw her. "You're wearing my shirt," he stated, dazed by the sight of her.
She put down the blow-dryer and walked over to him, putting a little extra sway in her hips as she approached him. She leaned up onto her toes so that she could reach his ear with her mouth and steadied herself with a hand on his opposite shoulder. This caused her body to once again press into his.
"So I am. They are very comfortable and you seemed to like it the other night. Very much, I might add. Go and have your shower. I will be waiting for you in our bed," she whispered huskily into his ear.
With that she let her hand roam over his chest as she stepped past him and wandered down the hall. It took Tony a minute to catch his breath after she had left and he all but ran into the bathroom to take what was probably the coldest, quickest shower of his life. He had planned on a nice hot one considering that it was snowing outside, but after the sight of her in his shirt combined with her body pressed to his and that husky voice in his ear, he doubted even standing in the blizzard would be able to cool him down.
In the living room, Ziva almost laughed at the way he had sprinted into the bathroom. She knew he was starting to get the message that her ban on kissing had been lifted. She only hoped he planned on using that information soon, because she really wanted him to be the one kissing her and not the other way around.
She settled herself down on top of their bed and waited for him. She was listening to the storm raging outside when she heard the shower turning off. He stepped into the living room a second later, his own hair still wet and causing droplets to fall onto his face. Ziva's breath caught when she saw it, as it made him even more handsome. He just stood at the entrance of their fort, looking at her. His gaze upon her felt strange at first, but a few seconds later made her stomach pool with arousal and want.
"Are you going to join me, Tony?"
He snapped out of his daydream and finally looked up into her eyes.
"Yes, of course. Let me just get us something to drink," he answered and disappeared from her line of view. She could hear him rummaging in the fridge and he soon returned with two glasses. He put them on the end table under the television and turned to insert another movie into the player.
Then, finally, he crawled into their haven and sat down next to her. He pressed play on the remote he had in his hand and reached back onto the couch to put it down. The opening credits played when he turned forward again, but he kept his arm stretched out on the seat of the couch, running along Ziva's back as they sat next to reach other.
After about a quarter of the movie, they had moved to lie down next to each other with Tony holding Ziva tightly to him and running his hand down her arm and through her hair like he had done that morning when they had lain in bed together. Ziva used him as a pillow even though they were surrounded by at least ten of them. She wanted to be close to him, as he to her, and he was more comfortable anyway.
The movie had just reached it's middle when they were suddenly plunged into darkness as the power went out. Ziva jumped at the sudden change in light. but Tony quickly calmed her.
"Looks like the storm finally got to the electricity," he commented.
"So much for watching the movie."
"It's not one of the best ones anyway."
"If you say so. I will go get us some candles and the flashlights," she said and made to get up.
"No, wait. You don't have to do that," he stopped her and pulled her back into his arms.
"It is alright, Tony. I will get up - you do not have to."
"I know you will, but it is not necessary. I have a surprise for you."
"A surprise?" she asked suspiciously.
"Yes. I arranged it while you were in the shower."
Then he made her lie down on her own pillow as he pressed himself up on one of his elbows to reach for something hidden between the couch cushions. He pressed a button and suddenly hundreds of battery operated fairy lights lit up the roof of their fort and gave everything a soft yellow glow.
"Oh my," he heard Ziva gasp as she looked at his creation in wonder.
"Do you like it?" he asked as he leaned over her.
"Yes, it is beautiful. Thank you, Tony," she said as she peeled her eyes away from the lights to look up at him.
Again their faces were barely inches from one another and both of them hoped that this was finally it. Ziva's eyes sparkled, and not only from the lights shining in them, as Tony lifted his hand to trace his fingers across her cheek.
"I wanted to do something special for you," he said, leaning ever closer to her.
"Tony." His name left her mouth in barely a whisper and he could tell that she meant it as her permission.
Then, he closed the space between them and covered her mouth with his in a kiss.