To Ziva's House We Go

Previously on Emergency

Ziva's POV

"Alright, Tony. I'm going to give you some pain killers and give you medicine to help stop the coughing," Emma said. Then she turned to me and I knew where this was going.

"Listen," I said. "I know the whole story, and I know that Kate didn't leave until she absolutely had to, so don't you dare try to kick me out." Emma looked at me for a moment and then smiled.

"Of course," she said. She injected something into Tony's IV and then left. Tony patted the bed next to him.

"Come on," he said hoarsely. "Get back up here." I smiled and crawled back up onto the bed and laid my head on his shoulder. He once again put his arm around me and pulled me tight.

"Sorry," he mumbled, his voice heavy with sleep.

"It's okay," I said.

Tony's POV

One Week Later…

"I am not rolling out of here like some invalid," I protested as Emma brought a wheelchair in. I shot a pleading look Dr. Pitt, but he shook his head.

"You are not walking out of the hospital, and you will go out in the wheel chair," Dr. Pitt said. I looked at Gibbs and knew that he would be no help and then I looked at Ziva. There was a small smile spreading across her face but she shook her head slightly, letting me know that she wasn't going to be of any help.

It was actually rather funny. Last night Ziva had shown up at the hospital, announcing that she had picked the lock at my apartment and she had packed a bag for me and I was staying at her house. She had been trying to tell me something all week, but every time she did, something interrupted her, like Abby, a coughing fit, or one of the nurses coming in. Hopefully when we were alone at her apartment I could finally find out what was on her mind.

"DiNozzo, just get in the damn chair," Gibbs said finally speaking up. I frowned, but I sat down in the chair and Ziva took Emma's place behind me.

"Sweetcheeks, I certainly hope you don't push a wheel chair like you drive a car," I said, looking backwards at Ziva. She smiled a tight smiled and slapped the back of my head. "Hey," I said. "Only Gibbs can slap me." I shouldn't have said this because as soon as it left my mouth, Gibbs walked over and slapped me as well.

"Happy, DiNozzo?" he asked me.

"Thank you, Boss," I mumbled.

After receiving my instructions, like lots of rest and water, Ziva and I got into her car and she pulled away from the hospital. We were silent and I couldn't take it anymore, so I turned on the radio. Sara Bareilles's voice filled the car with sound.

Head under water, and they tell me to breathe easy for a while. The breathing gets harder, even I know that. You made room for me but it's too soon to see if I'm happy in your hands. I'm unusually hard to hold on to. Blank stares at blank pages, no easy way to say this, you mean well, but you make this hard on me.

I'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you asked for it'cause you need one, you see. I'm not gonna write you a love song 'cause you tell me it's make or breaking this, if you're on your way I'm not gonna write you to stay. If all you have is leaving I'm gonna need a better reason to write you a love song today.

Ziva's POV

I watched as Tony leaned forward and turned the radio on. Sara Bareilles was on and Love Song filled the car with sound. I started singing along and I caught Tony glancing at me.

"What?" I asked after the seventh time he had done it.

"I just didn't know that you could sing," Tony answered, grinning wolfishly.

"There are lots of thing that I can do that you don't know about," I replied.

"Well," Tony said. "I know you can play the piano, I know you can cook, I know that you used to dance, and I know that you have crazy ninja skills." I smiled and laughed a little.

"Well, let's see what I know about you," I said. "I know that you can play the piano too, I know that you love film, you love Magnum PI and Airwolf, and I know that you used to be a Baltimore police officer."

"What else?" Tony asked.

"You're obnoxious, annoying, and Ducky once described me a mother with a toddler in reference to our relationship," I said. This quieted Tony for a minute and then he looked at me.

"What else did Ducky say?' Tony asked. I considered this question for a moment. What Ducky had said to me next had certainly implied that he knew that I loved Tony. Would Tony understand that as well?

"He also described me as a woman with a wayward lover," I said quietly.

"And let me guess, I'm the wayward lover?" Tony asked, the emotions in his voice changing. "When did Ducky say this?"

"The night you were supposed to meet us at the bar and didn't," I said quietly, concentrating hard on the traffic. "The night before Jeanne left you."

Tony's POV

"The night before Jeanne left you," Ziva said quietly. I didn't pursue the conversation further. The rest of the ride, we rode in silence.

Finally, we pulled up to Ziva's apartment. I'd been here before; over the summer when Gibbs had left I had frequently had dinner here. It had helped me get over being abandoned by Gibbs. I hadn't been here since the night before Ziva had been involved with that explosion that had killed two FBI agents. I got out of the car and Ziva grabbed my bad from the backseat. I followed her into the building and down the hallway to her apartment. She unlocked the door and I followed her inside.

It still looked the same. Open living room with a couch, coffee table, TV, and stereo. I already knew where everything was so Ziva didn't need to show me around.

"So," I asked, speaking for the first time since the car ride. "We are we going to do?" Ziva smiled slightly and went over to a duffel bag on the floor by her bedroom door. She bent over and dug through it, clearly looking for something. I took this time to admire her assets but I quickly turned away when she stood back up. She held up something in her hand and I looked to see what it was. Ziva was holding three DVD's in fan style.

"I got these from your apartment," she said. I looked to see what she had gotten. Dr. No, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger were all in her hand.

"Wow, Ziva, you're the best."

A/N: So, I hope you all enjoyed it. Episode references are 4x1 (Shalom) and 4x24 (Angel of Death). Also, the song is Love Song by Sara Bareilles. So, press that little blue button and tell me what you think.