A/N: Merry Christmas! Hope you guys are having a great time! I've got a new laptop so updates on all my stories should be faster now! Anyone get any interesting presents?

I bet this time of night you're still up.
I bet you're tired from a long hard week.
I bet you're sitting in your chair by the window looking out at the city.
And I bet sometimes you wonder about me.

Tony logged on to his account, hoping that she would be on. Much to his disappointment, she was not. Obviously she was working, or sleeping. The latter was unlikely, it was four o'clock in Washington so that would make it eleven in Israel, in all the time he had known her, nine years, he had never known her to sleep before two in the morning. He gazed out of his window, over the city, watching all the blinking lights in the distance and thinking how beautiful they were, not as beautiful as his Ziva.

And I just wanna tell you
It takes everything in me not to call you.
And I wish I could run to you.
And I hope you know that every time I don't
I almost do,
I almost do.

He glanced over at the telephone, contemplating calling her. Or even going to see her again. That had ended … acceptably. With a kiss and a goodbye. Another goodbye. Maybe she was lonely in Israel? Missing the team: Abby, Gibbs, McGee … and him? He hoped she was. In a nice way, he did not want her to feel alone and be unhappy, he simply wished that she thought about them.

I bet you think I either moved on or hate you
'Cause each time you reach out there's no reply.
I bet it never ever occurred to you that I can't say "Hello" to you
And risk another goodbye.

The moment Ziva switched on her computer she could see that he was on his own. All the way away in D.C. After their last encounter she was not sure whether she should talk to him. Would it be awkward? Of course not, it was not awkward when they had been undercover, but maybe that was it, they were undercover, this was real. She rested her hands on the keyboard, ready to type but then suddenly pulled them away sharply.

He had kissed her, and then got on a plane out of her life. What if he did not want to talk to her?

Oh, we made quite a mess, babe.
It's probably better off this way.
And I confess, babe,
In my dreams you're touching my face
And asking me if I wanna try again with you.
And I almost do.

She sat curled up on her bed. Laptop open in front of her, the screen blank from the amount of time it had not been touched. It is better like this, she kept repeating to herself, this way she was free. She was allowed to discover herself, and find what she wanted. What if she what she wanted was Tony? But she was not what he wanted, that much was clear. If she was, then why did he leave her?

I bet this time of night you're still up.
I bet you're tired from a long hard week.
I bet you're sitting in your chair by the window looking out at the city.
And I hope sometimes you wonder about me.

Hurried knocking woke her up. The laptop was still open at the end of the bed, the clock on the wall stated that it was five hours later. Her legs were folded up under her and her head was on the pillow, she creakily got off of the bed and went to the door. When she opened the door she took a surprised step back. Tony was on the other side looking nervous.

"Tony?" she asked sleepily

"It's Christmas back home" he smiled

"What are you doing here?"

He stepped in towards her "I couldn't live without you" no 'I guess' he straight up knew.

"Tony …" she trailed off as his hand touched her face

"Ziva, I had to see you again, I understand if you don't want to see me" he turned to go and tried to remove his hand.

Ziva held it in place "Are you kidding?" she asked "I have thought of nothing else" she shifted herself so that she could reach the back of his head, intertwine her fingers in his hair and pull his head down to hers. He accepted her gladly and placed his lips on hers. As one, they moved into the room, Tony kicking the front door shut behind him.

A/N: To make it clear, Tony at the beginning took place approximately a day before Ziva and her laptop. I know it takes like 14 hours or something to get between the two places.