Ziva laid on the bed, wrapped in Tonys arms. Her head rested on his chest and with her fingers she drew circles on his bared chest. He ran her arm down with his fingernails. Her eyes were closed just enjoying the the closeness to tony. Tony stroke her hair and she came a bit more closer to him.

"Thank you, Tony.", she said.

"For what?", he asked her.

"For having patience and doing it slowly.", she answered him, moved her head and looked in his eyes.

"You don't have to say thank you, sweet cheeks.", he told her, leaned to her and kissed her lips. She kissed back and climbed on top of him. They kissed passionately and Ziva ran his muscles along with her fingers. She sat on top of him and his hands ran down from her shoulder to her breast. Tony rolled her over, so hes on top of her. He slowly ran along her curves and leaned to her for a kiss. They kissed and then Tony continued kissing along her naked body. Zivas hands ran down from his shoulder. His lips kissed her hot body and she could feel his erection. After he has kissed down to her most sensitive area, he pushed inside her and she moaned in pleasure. Tony kissed her passionately as he pushed another time and this time he couldn't see tears in her eyes. All he could see was craving and pleasure.

•••

Tony and Ziva were laying next to each other on the bed breathing heavily when the phone rang.

"That's yours.", Ziva said bugged. Tony answered the call.

"Yes?"

"Tony we need you here.", Ellie said on the phone.

"Yea, I'm coming.", he answered and hang the call off.

"Who was that?", Ziva asked and Tony answered her it was Ellie and she should get ready because they need him. Ziva stood slowly up. They dressed some clothes on and left. They drove to the Navy Yard where the others were already waiting for them in the bullpen. Gibbs sat Ziva behind his desk and left with the others. Ziva sat there and after a few minutes came Abby and they talked and talked and talked. Then they heard the elevator and and stood up. Gibbs and Ellie came out.

"Wheres Tony?", Ziva asked.

"And McGee", Abby added. Gibbs sighed.

"They're in the hospital.",he said. Ziva held her hands before her mouth and tears ran down her cheeks.

"Wwwwwwwwwwhy?", she whined.

"They got shot.", Ellie said quickly and looked at the ground. Ziva was shocked and Gibbs caught her before she fell to the ground. He laid her down and ordered Ellie to bring Ducky here. Abby sat next to Ziva and cried. Zivas eyes were closed as Ellie came back with Ducky.

"What happened?", Ducky asked as he sat next to her on the ground. Gibbs told him that Tony and Mcgee got shot and as he told her she broke down and passed out. Ducky examined Ziva and gave her an oxygen mask.

"You should bring her home, Jethro, she needs to rest.", Ducky told him and he nodded.

"C'mon Abs.", Gibbs said as he picked Ziva up.

"Bishop go home. It's enough for today.", Gibbs told Ellie and she left with them. Gibbs drove with Abby and Ziva to his house and Ellie drove to her apartment. Gibbs carried Ziva to her bed, laid her down and covered her up. he went to Abby who's in the living room and brought her beer. She sat on the couch sobbing and drank the beer. Gibbs sat next to Abby and rubbed her back.

"How are they?", Abby asked and looked at Gibbs.

"McGee was shot in his leg and arm, he is going to be okay.", he told her and tried to calm her down. She nodded.

"And Tony?", she asked him. Gibbs sighed.

"He got shot in his chest. The paramedics didn't know if he's going to make it. He lost a lot of blood.", Gibbs explained. Abby was shocked.

"How do you plan to tell Ziva?", she asked next.

"I don't know, Abby, I don't know.", he answered thinking. Then rang the doorbell. Gibbs stood up and opened the door. There stood Ellie.

"Gibbs.", she said and handed him a letter in a plastic bag.

"What's that?", he asked and led her in the living room.

"Someone is watching me.", she answered. Gibbs opened the plastic bag carefully and took the DVD which is in it in the DVD player. There was a video about Ellie. The stalker watched her in the city, in her house and even in the Navy Yard. Gibbs could see tears in her eyes. He told her to sit down and Ellie sat next to Abby. Then they heard noises upstairs.

"I go.", he said and went up. Ziva wasn't in her bed where he left her, so he looked in the bathroom and there she sat on the floor moving a razor blade to her stomach.

Gibbs saw Ziva sitting on the bathroom floor with a razor blade in her hand. She moved it to her stomach. Gibbs knelt down in front of her. He grabbed her arm and she looked up at him.

"Don't.", he told her strictly. She looked in his eyes and Gibbs could see tears in hers.

"Gibbs.", she whined.

"Ziva, don't. You promised Ducky to stop.", and with saying that he took the blade and flushed it down the can. He picked the crying Ziva up and carried her down. He sat her on the couch and sat down next to her. Her head leaned against his shoulder and he wrapped one arm around her head and put his hand on her forehead. Tears were rolling down her cheeks and Abby came back in the living room with coffee for every one. She sat down next to Ellie and asked what they do next.

"from when are the videos?", Gibbs asked Ellie. She sat on the couch her knees up to her chin and her arms wrapped around her legs.

"The whole last week.", Ellie answered.

"Okay, you stay tonight and Abby can see if she finds something tomorrow.", Gibbs said and Ellie and Abby nodded.

"And what are we doing with you?", he asked and looked at Ziva. She shrugged her shoulders. She stopped crying and looked at Gibbs.

"How's Tony?", she asked still with tears in her eyes.

"Everything is going to be okay, Ziva.", he tried to calm her down.

"You lie. You lie. What's with him?", she stood up and yelled at him. Gibbs closed his eyes, took a deep breath and stood up.

"The paramedics didn't know if he's going to make it.", Gibbs said and Ziva started crying and sobbing again. Gibbs hugged her and rubbed her back. Ellie and Abby stood up as well and rubbed also Ziva's back to comfort her.

"I want to see him.", Ziva cried.

"He's in surgery. The doctors call me when he is out.", Gibbs told her and held her head. He led her to the couch and they sat back down. Ziva cried still against his chest and Gibbs held her in his arms. He wrapped her in a blanket and laid her down. He made a fire and gave Ellie and Abby blankets. They laid down and Gibbs sat next to Ziva. He petted her arm and calmed her down.

"Everything is going to be okay, Ziva. Tony is going to be fine and you too. And now sleep a bit.", Gibbs told her and saw the others were already asleep.

"I stay here.", he said and Ziva nodded. She yawned and fell quickly asleep. Gibbs stayed sitting next to Ziva. Sometimes he stood up to get a new coffee, but then he came back. As he came back from the 4th coffee he saw Ziva shaking. He sighed and shook her, so she woke up. Her eyes opened and she mumbled something in Hebrew before she noticed Gibbs.

"It's okay, Ziva. I'm here.", Gibbs told her and she calmed down. She sat carefully up. Gibbs sat next to her on the couch and put his arm around her head. As he put his hand on her forehead he looked a bit shocked at her.

"Ziva, you're feverish.", Gibbs said and she looked at him. he could see how her eyes glazed over from the fever. She laid down as he told her so. Gibbs covered her up with another blanket as she started freezing. She couldn't sleep any longer. She just laid there and starred at the ceiling. Gibbs sat next to her and watched her. A few hours later rang the phone and Gibbs answered it. Ziva shot up hoping it is about Tony. Gibbs sat back down next to her still talking on the phone. Before he hang up he looked at Ziva who looked hopefully at him. After he hang up Ziva asked him who it was. He told her it was the hospital.

"What's with Tony?", she asked hopefully.

"He's out of surgery now, but they still don't know if he's going to survive the next day.", Gibbs explained her.

"I want to see him. Please Gibbs. I need to see him, please.", she begged.

"Later.", he stopped her, "but that wasn't the only reason why they've called.", Gibbs said, looked at her and raised an eyebrow. Ziva looked at him confused.

"The doctor said you need also and appointment,, but every time they call you, you hang the call off.", he said and Ziva looked down to the floor. She looked up again and started

"Gibbs, I'm fine. They don't need to see me.", she said.

"Oh, Ziva, yes they do. You aren't fine. You're feverish, freezing...", he took her arm to check her pulse "and your pulse is still low.", he finished the sentence. Ziva sighed.

"You've an appointment tomorrow and after that you can see Tony.", Gibbs told her.

"But Gibbs.", she wanted to say, but got interrupted by Gibbs.

"No buts, Ziva.", he said strictly and so she stopped. He laid her down and told her to sleep a bit more. She sighed, but drifted into a deep sleep. Gibbs stayed next to her thinking. He looked through the room at the 3girls. 'The ones who shot McGee and DiNozzo were killed by him, Ellie and another agent who was with them. Ellie had big luck, the one who wanted to shoot at her missed her only a few centimeters, but now she's watched by someone else. They've to find out who, so they can stop him. But another problem is that they're too less agents without McGee and DiNozzo. and Ziva. Ziva is worrying about Tony, that makes her literally sick. It's worse enough for her without fever.' He come back to reality as he noticed Ziva screaming. She screamed Tony's name and then something in Hebrew that he didn't understood. But he could tell she was afraid. He sighed and woke her up. He hugged her and she cried. He left and came back with something to drink for her. Still crying she drank a bit.

"It's okay, Ziva, it was just a bad dream.", Gibbs calmed her down. She sat next to him and he rubbed her back once more this night. She leaned her head against his shoulder and slowly she stopped crying. Ellie and Abby woke up 2hours later. They went to the kitchen to eat breakfast and Gibbs forced Ziva to eat as well.

After breakfast Ziva wasn't that happy about going to the hospital.

"Are you ready?". Gibbs yelled through the house. He sat in the living room and waited for the 3girls to get ready. They came down and went in the car with Gibbs. After 20minutes driving they arrived at the hospital. Abby went to McGee and Gibbs, Ziva and Ellie waited in the waiting room. A few minutes later came a doctor and asked for Ms. David. Gibbs made sure she followed the doctor and went back to Ellie. He didn't want her to be alone as long as they don't know who's watching her. They sat in the waiting room till the doctor asked for them. They followed the doctor and entered the room Ziva was in. She sat on the table waiting to go. The doctor talked to Gibbs and Ellie stood next to Ziva talking to her. The doctor explained

"Her pulse is still low and she gets a long-time-pulse-taker which checks her pulse all 15minutes.", he also told "the fever comes probably from the stress.", he gave Gibbs medications for her and ordered Ziva not to do much the next days. A nurse wheeled a wheelchair in for Ziva. She should use it the next days. At the beginning she didn't want to, but as Gibbs told her so she sat down. They asked for Tony's room and wheeled her to him. They entered the room and Tony smiled at her. Then he saw the wheelchair and his smile left. Gibbs wheeled her next to Tony's bed and left the room with Ellie. He sat with Ellie back in the waiting room they planned what they do next. Ziva grabbed Tony's hand.

"What happened to you, sweet cheeks?", he asked her.

"Nothing Tony.", she answered and looked at him.

"Ziva, please, tell me!", he begged. She looked at her hand which was in Tony's.

"The doctor ordered that.", she said quickly.

"Why?", he asked.

"I passed out.", she said and looked at him with wide eyes. Tony was a bit shocked.

"Why? Ziva when? What exactly happened?", he asked her.

"Yesterday and after Gibbs told me what happened to you. Why have you been shot?", she looked in Tony's eyes. He pressed her hand harder as he saw a tear in her eyes.

"Sweet cheeks, I'm going to be okay. I'm going to be fine. Don't worry about me!", he told her caring and looked in his eyes. She nodded slowly.

"When will you be discharged?", Ziva asked him.

"In a few days.", he answered her and she nodded once more. Tony put his hand on her cheek.

"I'll be alright, okay?", he told her and she nodded again.

"And you too!", he added and she looked in his eyes hopefully. Then came Gibbs in. Tony moved his thumb over her cheek and let her go.

"Go home, sweet cheeks. Rest a bit.", he told her and Gibbs left with her. He told Ellie to pick Abby up and a few minutes later they were on their way to Gibbs house. Ellie and Abby changed the car and drove to the NCIS. Gibbs went with Ziva in and she laid down on the couch. He covered her up, made a fire and left. In the kitchen he's cooking soup for Ziva and brought it to her. Carefully she sat up and ate. After eating she she laid back down and drifted into a sleep. Gibbs sighed as she slept again not knowing that she's having a nightmare.

'I lay on the floor in my dark cell. I'm here for a few days, but didn't get anything to eat yet. Just some water 3times a day. They want me to get weak and it works. I'm starving. Saleem comes in and sees me laying on the floor. He smirks and goes to me. He kneels down next to me, grabbed my hair and forces me to look at him. I try to look away from him, but he held my chin up, so I have no other choice than looking straight into his eyes. He grins as he throws me back to the floor. "My little slut.", he says as he goes back to down next to me. He starts undressing my shirt and cargo pants. As he unzips my bra I struggle against him. My hands push him away till he tied them up. He undresses my panties and I struggle. As I am naked he cut a big scar from my stomach down with a knife, so I stop struggling. He undresses his trousers. He kisses me and pushes inside me. I yell as he stops kissing me, but he covers my mouth up. I try to untie my hands, but it doesn't work. He pushes another time and a third time and I give up. As he pushes the forth time I don't see Saleem. I see Tony and Tony pushes another time.'

Gibbs heard her yelling Tony's name and then crying. He went to her and shook her. She opened her eyes and looked at him. She sat up and he hugged her. She cried against his chest and he calmed her down.

"Shhhh, Ziva. It's okay.", he told her, but she continued crying and sobbing.

"Your dream was about Tony, wasn't it?", he asked her and looked in her eyes. She wiped her tears away.

"It wasn't.", she answered quickly, but Gibbs knew she was lying. He sighed as the phone rang. He kissed her forehead and went in the kitchen to answer the call.

"Boss, how's she?", Tony asked.

"She had a nightmare about you.", Gibbs answered.

"About what? Why?"

"I don't know. She doesn't want to talk about it."

"Why not?", Tony asked.

"That's a good sign, DiNozzo. That means she want to manage it alone like she always did. She's getting better.", and with that he hang the call off.

Gibbs stood in the door and sighed as he saw Ziva crying. He decided to let her alone. He didn't want to risk that she shut all out when he put pressure on her.

"Are you okay?", he asked and she nodded. He sat down on the dining table, so he could watch her. She sat on the couch, starred out of the window and cried. Gibbs sighed. He wanted to help her, but he didn't know how. He went down in his basement, because at the moment he couldn't do something for her. If she wanted to figure this out by herself, he would let her as long as she isn't doing something stupid. After 2hours he decided to check on her. He went up and didn't see Ziva in the living room. He checked the rooms and couldn't find her, so he want upstairs. He came into her room and saw her laying on the bed. Worrying about her he went to her and sat on the edge of the bed. He put his hand on her forehead to check if she was still feverish and she was. He sighed and Ziva opened her eyes weakly.

"Gibbs.", she mumbled tiredly.

"Ziva, are you alright?", he asked caring. She nodded and tried to sit up. Gibbs helped her as he noticed she was still a bit weak. As she sat Gibbs saw what she has done.

"Ziva.", he said disappointed.

"What?", she asked confused and you could hear her Israeli accent. Gibbs grabbed her arm and showed it to her. Her wrist was full of blood. She cut more than one time and it was deep. She started crying, leaned against Gibbs and he wrapped his arms around her.

"Gibbs", she sobbed in his arms.

"Ziva, that needs to stop. You can't continue like that. You promised Ducky something, remember?" She nodded in agreement. Gibbs picked her up and carried her down to the car.

"Where are we going?", she asked as they drove in the car.

"hospital.", he answered. Ziva turned her head around and looked out of the window. She knew if she would say something against Gibbs he would just get mad, so she stayed drove the rest in silent and as they arrived Gibbs picked her up and carried her in. After 15minutes in the waiting room a doctor asked for Ziva. He checked her wrist and put a bandage around it. Then they went in Tonys room. He was asleep, so Gibbs and Ziva sat down on chairs next to his bed. After around 1hour he woke up and saw Ziva next to him. She has grabbed his hand and Tony smiled. He put his hand on her cheek.

"You alright?", he asked seeing that she was crying earlier. She nodded. Gibbs left the room, so they could be alone.

"Come here and lay down.", Tony said and Ziva laid carefully down next to him. She didn't want to hurt him, but even if she did he wouldn't care. Tony wrapped his arm around her.

"You haven't slept.", he noticed after a bit. She nodded and looked out of the window.

"Why?", he asked. She didn't respond, so he put his hands on her cheeks and turned her head around. She faced him and looked in his eyes.

"Zi, tell me." he looked in her scared eyes.

"Tony, I'm having nightmares...I, I...", she stammered and tears were in her eyes.

"Take as much time as you need, but tell me, please, I want to help you. I'm here for you, Zi. I'll protect you. At lo levad.", he told her and whispered the last 3words in her ear. After she calmed a bit down she started"Tony, I, I dream about you. I dream about how you, you r...ra..ra...rape...me.", she started crying. Tony held her head in his arm and she cried against his chest. After forever of crying Tony looked in her red and swollen eyes.

"You sleep here, sweet cheeks. I'm here. Nothing will happen. You're safe. I'll protect you...always.", Tony calmed her down. She nodded and cuddled tighter to him.

"I love you", he whispered in her ear. He kissed her forehead and stroke her hair. As she started whining while sleeping he whispered things like 'Nobody can hurt you' or 'I'm here' in her ear and she calmed down and slept peacefully. While stroking her hair he fell asleep as well.

There next day Tony woke up as one of them doctors walked into his room. The doctor checked on him and left. Ziva laid still in his arms. She was sleeping peacefully and Tony didn't want to wake her up, so he called McGee.

A few minutes later McGee came into his room.

"Tony, how ya doin'?", McGee asked looking at him.

"I'm fine, Probie.", Tony answered.

"And how's Ziva?", McGee asked looking at her.

"She will be okay. Did you bring what I ordered?", Tony asked him and McGee nodded. He gave Tony the box and left by saying

"Tell us what she said!"

"I will", Tony answered and the door shut. Tony looked into the little box and smiled as he saw what's in it. He looked at Ziva and smirked. Ziva started to wake up, so Tony hid the box and stroke her hair.

"Morning Ziva", he said as she opened her eyes.

"Morning", she mumbled.

"Did you sleep well?", he asked and she nodded.

"I'm sorry Zi.", he added and she looked at him in confusion.

"For what?", she asked.

"For not being able to stand up and kneeling in front of you.", he started and pulled the box out of his pocket. "Ziva, I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Zi, you're my everything. Will you marry me?", he finished and Ziva looked at him surprised.

"Will you?", he asked again.

"O, Of course, I will, Tony.", she said happily and leaned in to kiss Tony. Tony took the ring and put it on her finger.

"I love you my fiancé"

"and I love you"

And will I tell you that these two lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.

Stay strong, guys!