A/N: WOW guys I am sooo sorry!!! Geez it's been like forever since I updated!!! I bet you all thought I had died or something right? Well I didn't. I got caught up in thanksgiving a new job and then became seriously obsessed with twilight stories! SHAME ON ME! Lol hopefully you all have not lost interest in the story! Because this is a good chapter…at least I think so…some major TIVA because there was no new episode this week!! Although I do have to admit my favorite one thus far was the one with them in the field…"Alright bend over Tony." HAHAH okay if I keep going my note will be as long as the freakin chapter lol SO ENJOY!!! And please review and let me know you all are still interested :)

A few days had gone by and Rivkin hadn't shown up at the office again. Tony was thankful for that because with all the stress he was under with this Grenouille case he would have probably punched the smug little Israeli in the face. Which would have gotten him in trouble.

Tony and Ziva had been very careful around each other. They didn't want her father finding out about them just in case he decided that he would send her back to Israel because of it. They didn't spend the night with each other or hang out often, if they did hang out it was with the whole team. This was causing a lot of Tony's frustration. He just wanted to be able to hang out with his girlfriend and hold her in his arms while they slept. It was weird because he wasn't even thinking about the sexual aspect of the relationship. Maybe he was growing up.

Tony was so lost in his thoughts he hadn't noticed Ziva staring at him. She was concerned for him. She knew how stressed out he was over this case and about them. She decided she would make it up to him tonight. She had been watching her followers and noticed they had backed off quite a bit. She thought tonight she would make him dinner and spend the evening alone with him. Just the two of them finally.

They spent the entire day trying to come up with a lead. Failing, only frustrated Tony further. He sent everyone home and continued to work. He finally left about an hour or so after them deciding he would go home and just relax. Wishing he could relax with Ziva. Knowing it was not possible.

Once he got to his apartment something stopped him. An amazing smell wafted into the hallway outside his door. He opened it cautiously peering into the kitchen so see a beautiful woman standing at the stove cooking. He smiled and walked up carefully behind her and slid his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. She didn't even flinch obviously having heard him enter. She was a ninja after all.

He turned his head and whispered in her ear sending chills down her spine. "Not that I'm complaining by any means but what are you doing here?" She could hear the longing and gratitude in his voice knowing that this was exactly what he needed after the past couple of days of being ran around in circles with false leads on this case. She turned the burner off and put the lid back on the pan. Turning in his arms and circling hers around his neck she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him lightly.

"I decided to make you dinner so that we could spend some time together." She smiled when she saw him raise his eyebrow questioningly. "The people that have been following us took the night off. So I seized the opportunity." Now it was his turn to smile. He was very excited by this prospect. He pulled her into a more lengthy kiss. She took the opportunity to slide her tongue along his bottom lip. He willingly opened his mouth to let her in and pulled her harder against him. She moaned at the contact and ground her hips against his. She smiled into the kiss when he groaned at the movement. He gently pulled away and looked at the food.

"So what did you make me babe?" He said grinning widely. She couldn't help but return the smile. She loved his smile.

"Just some pasta and chicken."

"Well it smells amazing." He said before kissing her cheek and turning to get a bottle of wine out of the cabinet. A little crimson rose to her cheeks. She wasn't use to being complimented on her cooking skills. It was always expected of her as a child. Especially after her mother and Tali died.

They sat close together at the table and ate in silence. Tony kept a hand either entwined with hers or resting on her thigh at all times. He was just so happy that she was really here with him that he thought if he stopped touching her she would disappear. Ziva noticed that was how it seemed but she didn't mind. She rather enjoyed that Tony couldn't keep his hands to himself.

Once they had finished and cleaned everything up they went and cuddled on the couch and watched a movie. Both content to just be sitting with each other. Tony absentmindedly rubbed her back lulling her to sleep. Halfway through the movie he noticed her light snores and grinned to himself. How he got so lucky, he didn't know. He carefully lifted her bridal style off the couch and carried her down the hall to his bedroom. He gently sat her on the bed and removed her pants so that she would be comfortable. She was already in a tee shirt so he figured he would just leave it. Once he got her settled in he stripped down to his boxers and slid under the covers with her. He automatically pulled her against him so that he was spooning her from behind. He noticed it had started raining. He listened to the soft pitter patters of the water hitting the window while he drifted off to sleep. Hopefully tomorrow would be a better day.

A/n: Short and fluffy lol but there ya have it chapter 22!! Oh btw Semper Fi NCIS and I are doing a joint story together also so be on the lookout for that mmkay? Hit the review button por favor!