A.N. I hope you guys like this next chapter! I just want to say though that the team might be OOC but I don't know how to do this chapter any other way. :-/
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Safe Haven: Chapter 2
Tony's POV
Watching the love of my life falling to the ground put me more into a panic than you might think. Yeah. You heard me right. I just said love of my life. Anthony DiNozzo, the Italian Playboy, has finally, FINALLY, realized that I love Ziva David. And see her falling down, reacting to that picture so fast, scared me to no end.
Holding her in my arms, I slowly pick her up bridal style and carry her over to the Charger. I felt Gibbs following behind me and Zi. When we go to the Charger, he came around me and opened the passenger side door. Ziva stirred and started to wake up when I set her down on the seat. Kneeling beside the door so that I would be even with her, I saw her eyes start to open up. When they did, she looked at me with a questioning look on her face and then suddenly her eyes lit up with recognition and tears. Then, she started to go wild.
"Where is she? Where is my Ava?" Ziva started to push me out of the way and trying to get up. I moved in front of her a bit as Gibbs shifted right behind me, not giving her a way out. She started trying to shove me out of the way, throwing weak punches into my arms and chest. Seeing tears running down her face, I grabbed her arms and pulled her closer to me. Weak blow after blow hit my chest. Turning to Gibbs, I mouthed the word water with a questioning look on my face. Gibbs nodded his head and turned to go get a bottle out of the truck. I felt the blows turn into trembling and Ziva's breathing grow faster.
"No. I want my baby. I need my baby girl back, Tony. I need her back."
"Shh. It's okay, Zi. We are going to go get her. You gotta calm down though." I unwrapped one of my arms and lifted her chin up. Her eyes were red and puffy and her cheeks had large tear tracks running down them.
"We will get her back to you, Zi. Okay?"
She nodded her head and snuggled against me again with silent sobs. I turned slightly to see Gibbs coming back out of the corner of my eye. When he reached me, he leaned down next to my ear and handed me the water bottle and the car keys.
"Take her to the hospital. When you get there, call Abby. Tell her to go to Ziva's house and get her some clothes, her toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, and so on. If she asks what happened, tell her to call me. After that, you go back to Ziver and you stay with her. Do not let her be alone. Got it?"
"Got it boss." Gibbs turned away then and walked down to where McGee, Palmer, and Ducky are standing with worried looks on their faces. Turning my attention back to Ziva, I unscrew the cap and hand it to her.
"Here. Drink this. We are going to the hospital. It's all going to be okay."
She slowly lifts her head up as I pull my arms away and stand up. Shutting her door, I walk around the car shell-shocked. I have never seen my Ziva this way. Sure, I saw her cry when Mike Franks died and once when Gibbs was gone but that time we weren't really in our right minds, if you're picking up what I'm putting down. When I got in the car, I looked over at Zi once more. Her hands covered her face as her shoulders shook violently. After I started the car, I put my hand on her shoulder and drove away.