Here we are guys. I'm sorry for not updating sooner! I know, I usually update a lot more, but I've beeing busy over the past two weekends.
Disclaimer: The usual
Tony had ended up falling asleep and staying the night with Ziva. The nurse on duty hadn't the heart to wake him up tell him visiting hours were over. Tony woke to Ziva staring at him with the chocolate brown eyes he loved so much. "Morning," he managed.
"Good morning sleepy head," Ziva said as she smiled. Tony's heart warmed at that smile. He stretched and realized that is was much later in the morning that he thought. "You slept right through my nightly check and the nurse decided to bend the rules. It didn't take much convincing on my part once I said you weren't someone to wake up from sleep," Ziva told him. She had vouched for him?
"Thanks Z. I don't think I would've made it home if she had gotten me up," he said sheepishly. He remembered the last time he had tried to drive home late. Fortunately, he woke up just in time to miss the tree.
"I knew that. But, I do not think that you would appreciate staying here any longer," she said fully expecting him to want to leave.
"Can I bust you out early?" Tony asked.
"I do not think so," she said with bitterness. He could see that the hospital was making her insane.
"Let me go work my magic," he said wiggling his eyebrows at her. She laughed as he left her room. He walked up to a nurse that he knew to be in charge of Ziva. "Hey, do you think I could take Ziva out for awhile?" he asked.
"I'm sorry sir, she was in a really bad condition when she came to us, but unless you're family I cannot update you on anything else," she told him, not wanting to break the rules.
"I'm her fiancé," he lied. The nurse eyed his hand suspiciously. "The rings are being resized. You can go in and ask her if you want," he challenged. The nurse walked over and knocked on Ziva's door before going in. Tony stood outside as the nurse questioned Ziva with this new information. She returned and Tony knew instantly that Ziva had vouched for him yet again.
"Okay. She was stable last night, but when she came in she was non-responsive. For awhile, we thought we were going to lose her. Dehydration wasn't the only factor. It seems it was a panic attack, dehydration, overexertion, and stress all in one. Have you had any recent problems lately?" the nurse questioned. Tony stood there stunned for a few moments before regaining his composure.
"Not that I know of, but we are still working on telling each other things. She was raised in a community where no one shared secrets," he told the nurse truthfully.
"The way I see it, I guess you could take her around the hospital garden, but don't put on too much stress... it may cause a relapse," the nurse told him giving him permission to take her out of her room. Tony walked into the room with a smile on his face.
"Hey Honey," he said with a grin on his face.
"Do not push your luck," Ziva warned as she gave him a face.
"Well, I can't jailbreak you, but we are allowed in the garden," Tony offered.
"Alright. It is better that nothing," she said, glad to be rid of her room... if only for a couple of hours. Tony led her down to the garden. They sat on a bench... just soaking in the much needed sun. Tony looked over at Ziva and their eyes met. Tony started to lean in, but Ziva stopped him short... she knew what he was about to do. "Don't Tony," was all she could spit out.
"Why? Z, I know we have something," he said to her.
"No, not like that Tony. I... I am not like you," she said dancing around the truth.
"Because we are from different worlds?" he asked, very confused.
"Tony, I..." suddenly she started to shudder as if cold.
"Z calm down!" Tony said frantically gripping her shoulders, "Z! It doesn't matter if you don't like me the same way!" Tony was almost shouting. Ziva's lips were turning blue as the oxygen was being ripped from her body. Tony picked up her writhing body and rushed her inside. A nurse noticed him immediately and started questioning him. He answered everything he could before they took her to the ER. Tony stood in the waiting room, pacing like a madman. The nurse from earlier came up to him and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"She's stable, but she's in a coma. She'll come around," the nurse tried to comfort him, but it wasn't working.
He could've killed Ziva.
*DUN DUN DUN!* What's to become of Ziva? What about Tony? How will Abby take this? Find in the next chapter! *Grins*
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