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A/N: Thanks to all who are reading this story and to the ones who had reviewed it. I think that there are one or two more chapters to go.

Maybe this is the longest chapter I've written so far. Hope you like it. Mistakes as usual are mine, if you find something horrible please, point it out.

CHAPTER FIVE

I DID

After Ziva left Gibbs' house she went straight to hers, she wanted to take a bath and to think about what she had just talk to Gibbs. Now she was convinced that everything was going to be fine, even when she did hurt Tony with her attitude, there was something that can be done to fix their marriage. They loved each other, there was no doubt about it, and in marriage, love is all that matters.

When she got home, she saw everything was spotless, thanks to Abby and McGee that cleaned up the mess, she was to tired to do it herself but she definitely did not want Tony to get back to a messy home either.

She hurried herself into the bathroom and started running the water. She stepped into the shower and while she was washing her hair, she realized she was not tired at all, she wanted to make some changes, right away. Well she had to finish her shower first, but then that house was going to become Tony's dream house, she was going to put her and Tony's stuff in the same room, she was going to buy new bed sheets, new… No, there were so many things and no much time. She changed her mind, instead, she decided to surprise Tony with a trip, just the two of them. She was going to make the reservations and to pack their clothes, tomorrow, when she picked Tony up from the hospital, they will not come back home, they will be on their way to the airport to spend the most romantic week of their lives, she did not remember their honeymoon, but if it was close to the night they spent together, the only one she remembered having spent with Tony so far, then she had to think on something quite extraordinary and it definitely had to be unforgettable. They will make all changes together later, after they get back. Or even better, they could find a new house, a place where they could make new memories, where remembering their little girl will be joyful and not hurtful nor sad.

The next morning, she woke up early, even when she could not sleep at all, she was so excited about everything that she completely forgot her fears, and apparently she also forgot to sleep.

She took a shower and then grabbed an apple and a cup with coffee and hurried into the hospital. Before getting into Tony's room, she thought about the surprise she had set for her husband, he was going to be so happy that maybe she was going to be able to make it up for him after what happened the night before.

When she entered into the room, it was empty, Tony was not in the bed as he was supposed to, she went to check into the bathroom, but it was empty as well.

She went to the nurse's station and asked them for Tony, one of the nurses told her that he left early that morning, that a friend of his brought some clothes for Tony to change and then they left. Ziva felt sick and one of the nurses helped her to sit down while the other brought her a glass with water.

She had screwed up all over again, instead of listening to him, she ran away and went to talk to Gibbs, but he did not know that, he surely thought that she was going to be like her old self again and he could not take it. She wondered what friend brought him the clothes, Gibbs would have never let him leave the hospital without telling her, so it should have been McGee, who else. Once she felt better, she thank the nurses for their help and she went to the only place where she knew was going to get the answer she so desperately needed.

At the NCIS headquarters, Gibbs and McGee were working at their desks when Ziva got into the office.

"McGee, did you bring Tony his clothes to the hospital early this morning?"

"Aurm… uh …Ah…, Good morning to you too Ziva"

"McGee!!", Ziva and Gibbs said at the same time

"Yes, why?, Tony said that you were not going to pick him up"

"And where is he now?"

"I do not know"

"Yes you do and you are going to tell me unless you want me to…"

"No, I do not want that…"

"But I haven't even tell you what am I going to do"

"Whatever it is I don't want it, but I really don't know where is him, he did not tell me where he was going"

"Find him McGee", Gibbs said looking at his computer screen, and do it now.

"On it boss"

"McGee typed something on his keyboard and after a couple of seconds, thanks to the GPS on Tony's rental, he found him, he was in the woods.

"Maybe he went to his family cottage", Gibbs said

"But, nobody has been there for years, he said it was in ruins", Ziva said

"You are wrong my dear" came a voice from the elevator

"Why do you say that Ducky'"

"Because Anthony has been to his cottage almost every single time you two had a fight, for the last couple of years"

"Have you get the address McGee, I cannot remember how to get there"

"Uh, yes", and he gave her a piece of paper with the address written on it.

"What are you planning to do?, but before he could finish his question, Ziva had already left.

"She's going make things right with her husband McGee", said Gibbs.

"All I hope is that is not too late for those kids", answered Ducky.

When Ziva finally got to the cottage, she saw a dim light through the window. Before reaching the door, she though that the place was peaceful and beautiful. It was surrounded by trees and there was a small lake a few meters away, it was like a dream.

When she was about to knock on door, she listened to soft music coming from the inside, romantic maybe, he must be drinking, she thought, that is going to make it even more difficult, cause most likely he is not going to listen to me, God, you did great David, I'm proud of me.

She took a deep breath and entered into the cottage. It was warm and cozy thanks to the fireplace, but Tony was no where to be seen, she thought that maybe he was upstairs, in one of the rooms, when she was about to go she heard a voice coming from behind

"What are you doing here ?" said Tony, a glass of Scotch in his right hand.

"You left the hospital and did not even call me, I was worried"

"And you came here, just because you were worried?, Come on Ziva, give me a break, you are not that kind of woman, besides, it is not supposed that you lost your memory, how did you remember this place?"

"First, maybe I WAS not that kind of woman, but I do want to be, at least for you; and second I did loose it, Ducky was the one who told me about this place, after I asked McGee to give me your location using your rental's GPS."

"So, you took all that trouble just to find me?, I thought you were mad at me, that you got your memory back and that you were going to be the same…"

She did not let him finish his sentence, she put her finger over his lips and then placed a gentle kiss.

"No, I did not get my memory back, not yet, I only remembered about our baby, that was it, about the day she died, Gibbs help me out to put together the rest of the story, it is still not clear, but at least things are making sense now. I know it was not your fault, I do not know why did I blame you, maybe because I have no one else to blame, or maybe because I did not want to accept that it was my fault as well"

"Do not say that, you did nothing"

"Neither did you, it was an accident, the problem was that I did not accept it that way, I did not share my feelings with you, I forgot that you were suffering as much as I was. Selfish, I was selfish for not letting you in, for pushing you away, and that was not fair. We are married Tony, we were together before Eitana was born and her memory has to keep us together, not tore us apart. I love you Tony, I always have and I always will, of that I'm sure, I want to get our lives back, our marriage, our happiness. I do not want to be the same woman, I want to be able to remember our baby together, I do not want us to blame each other for something that…I don't know, maybe it was something that was meant to be, like a test, and if we do not do something now, I'm sure that we are going to end up failing it"

"I do not want that either Ziva, I love you too"

"Tony left his glass over the table and kissed Ziva passionately, then both of them hugged each other tight, as if they did not ever want to let the other go.

After a couple of minutes, they made their way to the bedroom.

"We have two weeks off, did you know that" Ziva said, while Tony planted small kisses all over her face and neck

"Who says?"

"Mmm, Gibbs did"

"It means that we have two weeks just for ourselves?, I think that is not enough, not even a lifetime will ever be enough to spend it with you"

The next two weeks were magical, everything was perfect between them. Thanks to the clothes and groceries that Ziva brought in, they did not have to leave the cottage, except for their long evening walks along the woods, their swimming time in the small lake, they even set a camp fire, this time not to discuss any case, but to spend it talking about their marriage, their life together, their future while they're eating marshmallows.

The day before they came back, Tony was outside talking a bath in the lake while Ziva was making breakfast. She was so happy, her memory was not completely back, but right now she did not care anymore, she remember what was important, and that was all that matter. All of a sudden she heard a noise, she had been in the woods long enough to know, that particular noise did not belong there. Hurriedly, she took Tony's weapon and rushed outside. Something told her that Tony was in danger.

She saw Tony, he was about to came out from the lake when she noticed a glittering coming from behind some the trees. At that moment everything started coming back to her mind, she remembered everything, the good memories, the bad ones and she immediately knew what was about to happen, she had to move quickly. She ran as fast as she could, taking care of not making any noise.

Tony was coming out from the lake when…

"Tony, get down", Ziva's desperate voice came from behind him

He did as she said and then he heard a gunshot, then everything was silent, again.

Tony put his pants and ran fast where Ziva's voice came from. And there she was, standing near the body of a dead man.

"God Zee, are you ok?" He wrapped his arms around her, and she laid her head on his chest

"Yes Tony, I'm fine, are you ok"?

"Do not be worried about me sweet cheeks. What the hell happened here, who was this guy, and what was he doing here"?

"His name is Amin, and he came to kill you"

"What?". Tony was confused. "What are you talking about. Wait a second, do you know this guy?"

"Yes I do…I did"

"How do you know that he came here to kill me, who wanted me dead"? Tony asked, confusion and rage were overtaking him. "Who Ziva??", he said grasping her arm tightly.

She was trembling, her eyes full of tears.

"Why do you refuse to make eye contact Ziva, look at me and answer my question"

"I DID"

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