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They barely make it out to the parking lot before Ziva turns to Tony, and says. "We can not be together anymore."

"What?" Tony asks, sure he hasn't heard right.

"I have HIV, Tony. It is going to kill me. I can not let you watch me die!" Ziva tells him, her voice rising to a distressed shout.

Tony looks at her, shocked. "You think I wouldn't want to be with you because you're sick?!" He can't help but yell. How could she think that?!

Ziva looks at him, as if she thinks he's lying. "Why would you stay? Just to watch me die?! To watch me leave my kids alone in this world?!"

"I love you, Ziva." The words leave Tony's mouth so easily, and although he thinks for a moment about taking them back, he quickly realises. I meant it, I love her.

After pausing, shocked for a moment, Ziva replies. "I think I love you too."

Tony does nothing, he just stands there until Ziva moves closer to him than she has in weeks, and wraps her arms around him.

Once he's sure she's alright, Tony embraces her. And they just stand there, in the middle of the hospital carpark, just holding each other.

Within days, Ziva starts getting sick, nauseous almost all the time, her stomach hurts, a constant dull throb, and no matter how much sleep she gets, she's always tired.

Ziva is getting ready for work, she has just finished getting dressed, when she suddenly clamps her hand over her mouth, and dashes into the bathroom. She barely reaches the toilet before she loses every last bite of her breakfast, and then succumbs to painful, violent dry heaves.

It has gotten so bad, that Ziva has sent the kids to stay with Jen, so they don't see her like this.

When the nausea eventually subsides slightly, Ziva takes her cell out of her pocket, and speed dials Tony.

As soon as he picks up, Ziva hoarsely says. "I hate this, DiNozzo."

Tony sighs sympathetically, why does Ziva has to suffer like this? "How're you doing today, Ziva?"

Ziva drops the phone, and grabs hold of the toilet blow again, as the dry heaves return. It is almost five minutes later when she can pick up the phone again. "Does that answer your question?" She asks sarcastically, and then tells Tony. "I can't come to work like this."

"I'll tell Gibbs. Do you need me to get you anything?" This is not the first early morning phone call that Tony has received from Ziva while she's sick.

Ziva takes a moment to think before saying. "No, I'll just see you at work later." She then hangs up the phone as another wave of nausea hit her. It is over two hours later when Ziva crawls up off the floor, and goes to work.

One month later, Tony takes Ziva and her kids to a local park, for a picnic.

Unbeknown to Ziva, Tony has enlisted Calev and Jezebel to help him with a surprise, a big surprise.

And unbeknown to Tony, Ziva, who otherwise would have discovered his plans days ago, has been distracted for days.

When they arrive, Tony quickly sets up a picnic blanket, and an unbelievable spread of food. Ziva is surprised by the effort he has gone to. "Tony, this is..." Words cannot describe it. "Wow."

"You like it?" Tony asks as he gives Ziva a gently hug.

Kissing Tony lightly, Ziva answers. "It's perfect. How did you do all this?"

Tony just laughs quietly, before sitting down with Ziva, and the kids. And digging into the feast.

After lunch, Ziva stays sitting on the picnic rug, watching Tony run around with Calev and Jezebel, as hard as she tries not to, she thinks about how sick she has been every day, that her period is over a week late.

Maybe it's the medications.

But what if it's not?!

But it could just be the medications.

I can't be pregnant! This can't be happening!

"Hey Ze, come over here." Tony's voice breaks Ziva from her thoughts, and pushes the thoughts from her mind as she jogs over the hill where they have disappeared to.

As she reaches the hilltop, Ziva gasps in shock.

Tony is standing at the base of the slope, behind a sign held up by the kids. The sign reads, very simply 'Marry Me Ziva'.

Ziva could not have been more shocked if they were all lying there dead. She just stands there, stunned.

Tony walks up to her, then kneels in front of her, and pulls a ring box from his pocket, opens it, and shows it to Ziva as he says. "I love you, Ziva. I have ever since we met. And I know you're going through a lot right now, but... what I'm trying to say is..." Tony pauses, taking a deep breath before saying. "Ziva David, will you marry me?"

TBC...Will Ziva accept Tony's proposal? Is she pregnant? Please take a minute to leave me a review.

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