Drink after drink, turned the number into a blur of nothingness.
Gibbs sat at his desk, the following night at roughly 3am, his eyes were rimmed with lack of sleep and his eyes were bloodshot. Tracks of tears stained his cheeks, his head lulled in his strong hands that leant on his wooden desk.
Sarah sighed, seeing her father like this hurt her in ways that she could not comprehend, she didn't understand her feelings. Why did she care for this man? How could she care for a man that left her mother pregnant in Israel, with all those dangers on the doorstep? If her father had stayed would she have been kidnapped? Or would she had a childhood that she craved?
The office was dark, apart from the slight light from the desk lamp that sat upon Jethro's desk, Sarah walked forwards slowly, knowing she was not meant to be here, but wanting to be there for her father and maybe help him get back with her mother? It may have been for selfish reasons, because most children want their parents to be together, I'm not sure why but they just do. Sarah reachied out and touched her biological father's cheek to urge him to look at her.
Gibbs looked up and his expression was that of happiness and of shock, "What are you doing here?"
Sarah smiled and moved into his arms, snuggled up in his lap like a small child, "I wanted to come and see you, What's wrong daddy?"
Jethro smiled at being called 'daddy', "I'm fine sweetheart" he said softly
Sarah snuggled into him, "How about we get some sleep? You can tell me the truth in the morning"
Gibbs sighed, "Okay" he said, knowing that his child wouldn't give in, he held his daughter close and ran his fingers through her brunette curls
Sarah smiled, thinking that this is how it should be ..well minus the fact her father is drunk, "Love you daddy" she mumbled as she fell asleep
Jethro smiled and pulled her close and put a jacket over her, she had curled up like a tiny child in his lap and her hand clutched at his shirt, as she listened to his heartbeat, "I love you too Princess" he whispered to his sleeping child.
The following morning Ziva was the first person in the office, and froze seeing her child asleep with her ex-lover, her emotions confused as Tony wrapped his arms around her
Tony looked at Sarah, "Isn't that your daughter?"
Ziva nodded and smiled, "Yeah it is" she said proudly
Tony looked confused, "Why is she asleep at NCIS?"
Sarah opened one eye, "Because I wanted to talk to my father, now shut up, I barely ever get to sleep" she whispered in a harsh manner towards Tony, and put her arm out for her mother
Ziva ignored the manner of which her child spoke to Tony and moved to Sarah, sitting on the edge of Gibbs's desk and leaning forwards hugging her daughter, and kissed her head, Gibbs opened his eyes and smiled at her, "Morning Zee" he said softly
Ziva smiled, love shining in her eyes before it was quickly covered, "Morning Jethro" she said softly as she hugged her daughter close to her
Sarah looked at her watch, "I must go" she said softly and kissed her mother on the cheek and her father, hugging them both, before dashing off towards the roof, to be met by the mysterious blonde on the rooftop with a helicopter.
Ziva watched her child go as a tear slipped down her cheek, Gibbs stood up and hugged her close, "She'll be back Zee" he said softly