So here is the next chapter. Hope you like where I am going. TASK FOR YOU: Guess to whitch direction I am going? What has all this to do with Saleem? What is Neorah's secret? Will there be Tiva to live for?
Underlined is said in Hebrew.
Italics is a flashback/dream/memorie.
Chapter 13 - Love her
When Ziva had to come in to work the next day she took her mother with her. Because what ells should she do. When they entered the bull pen Ziva did not even look at Tony whitch hurt him. Mcgee saw the look on Tony's face. Tony had really changed after they had gotten Ziva back. He still was just a child sometimes, but when things did really matter or were about something even the slightest detail about Ziva he had grown. Maybe that was why her angry at him hurt him more than ever before.
Mcgee was taken from his thoughts when Gibbs entered. But after a short while he only said: "Mcgee go to Abby she asked for you. I'm getting coffee" and he walked away.
As if on a timer Ziva's phone rang. She answered and said: "I'll be there as soon as I can" then hung up.
"That was Ducky. He asked me to come down to him. Will you be okay" she said only to her mother, who nodded. Than Ziva left. When the elevator doors closed Neorah looked at Tony.
Tony tried to work, but Neorah kept looking at him. She only spoke when Tony looked back at her.
"You have not talked to Ziva yet" it was more of a statement than a question.
"No. I don't know why I should anymore"
"Well I can understand that she does not want to talk to you"
"Why?" this got Tony's interest.
"Well, she saw you take me away after I just had come back"
"That were orders and Ziva told me herself That you get orders, you may not like them, but you follow them that's why they called orders!"
Neorah went on as if she had not heard him "A few months ago you shot her boyfriend"
"That was" Tony was getting annoyed, now that the things he had done wrong were pointed out.
"The last thing you did in Israel was fighting with her!"
"But i" his voice was starting to get angry and he rose it.
"Than a few years ago when you were in charged of the team you came around at her apartment. But you dropped it as soon as the director told you about a mission" While Tony's voice grew so did Neorah's hers became more powerful.
"I did" why was she saying all those things?
"She was worried because you were in the hospital. In the time she worried you were hanging with another woman" the argument grew stronger by the second.
"Another"
"And after all the things you did, you did not once apologise. I can imagine why she does not talk to you. You made it seem like you hate her" this was the final spat.
"But I love her" he yelled "I love her" on a softer tone. He looked at Neorah who looked at him with soft eyes and a smile on her face.
"Yes, I know. The important thing is that now you do too"
~In the meanwhile~
When Ziva arrived in autopsy she looked around she had expected to see Palmer and Ducky working on a body from which she had to give information about to Gibbs. But there wasn't a body. It was just Ducky working on his desk. When she entered
"Ziva my dear, glad you could come"
"Yes Ducky I am glad to see you to, but why did you let me come here, do I have to give something to Gibbs"
"No no, I asked you to come down here to talk. Sit " she did "and talk"
"About what Ducky?" she asked not sure if she liked where this was going.
"About how you are feeling dear"
Ziva looked away from Ducky "I do not see why that would be relevant"
"Ziva yesterday when you left with your mother to go to Abby's lab I say the look on you face. Why were you so upset"
"Because" was she really gonna talk to Ducky. She sighed " Because of Tony. I can't believe why he is. Well"
"Tony?" Ducky said "my dear, maybe you need to place your thoughts on your mother, and not on Anthony. Be happy that your mother is back, do not worry about the rest"
After some more small talk she left. When she came back upstairs, she sat down at her desk.
She did notice the looks that Neorah gave Tony and Tony gave her, but she did not ask about it. To Tony nor to Neorah. Not even when they were at home that night. Still her mother had a smile on her face, Ziva did not ask, but she was glad that her mother smiled.
The next morning when Ziva came in the kitchen all dressed and well her mother was preparing breakfast.
"Shalom, darling" Neorah walked to Ziva whose hair was halfway in a ponytail.
Neorah took Ziva's hands, she freed Ziva's hair from it's form and pulled lightly on her hair. Placing it half over her shoulders, Ziva looked at her not sure what to say.
"So there, now it falls just right. You look pretty my darling"
She went back to the kitchen and came back with a plate with bread. They sat down and ate it.
"I spoke with Tony yesterday"
Ziva did not say a thing, but looked away.
"Why do you not even say: "Hello " to him Zivaleh? It is not his fault that I had to come"
"Ima, please not now. It is what it is" with that Ziva got up. Put the plates in the sink and opened the door.
She waited for her mother to get in the car before she drove to NCIS.
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