Holding Onto Hope

by mama's-broken-heart

Ziva David has been out of his life for two years. He never knew where she was or what she was doing, but he's been holding onto hope that she would come back to him. When Ziva shows up at his doorstep one summer night, his whole life changes. Now, he's holding onto a new kind of hope. Disclaimer: All characters previously mentioned on NCIS are obviously not mine.

2. My What?

Holding onto Hope

Ch 2

He couldn't believe it. After all this time here she was, standing before him at his front door.

"Is this a bad time Tony, were you expecting someone?"

"No no no, come in. Please come in."

"How have you been Tony?"

"I've uh, I guess I've been good. You have you been?"

"I have been better. I have been worse."

Already fed up with the small talk, Tony cut to the one question he wanted an answer to.

"Ziva, what are you doing here?"

"I missed you Tony. I needed to come back to DC, to come back home."
"Why come back now huh? Why not, oh I don't know TWO YEARS ago! "
"I tried Tony!"

"Well, I guess you didn't try hard enough now, did you?"

At this she let out a choked sob.

"I tried, I tried SO hard Tony, but they stopped us every time."

"Who, who stopped- wait, 'us?'"

"Yes, Tony, us."

"So, there's , uh, there's someone else in your life now.?"

"Well Tony, I um, I suppose you could say that."

He couldn't believe it. For two years he had loved her, waited for her to come back home to him, only for there to now be someone else in her life. He didn't want to ask, but he knew it was inevitable.

"Do you, do you love this person Ziva?"

It was the moment of truth. She knew she would have to tell him, she just hoped she would get to see him, talk to him for a little bit longer before she broke the biggest news of her life to him and she was afraid, no, afraid didn't even begin to describe it, she was terrified, of how he was going to react.

"Yes Tony. I love them. I love them more than I have ever loved anyone else."

Nothing could have prepared him for hearing this. The woman he loves, loves someone else, apparently more than she ever loved him.

"Why are you telling me this Ziva? Why did you come here, to my home, just to tell me that you are in love with another man?!"

Listening to his outburst, she knew she had dragged this on too far and she needed to tell him the truth, no matter what his reaction would be.

"Because Tony, the person I love more than anyone else is my daughter. Is OUR daughter."

AN: Thank you to all of my guest reviews and Debbie! You all are great. I'm really glad you're liking the story. I plan to be posting a chapter every day or every other day.

To my one guest reviewer (you know who you are) I'm sorry you thought there was no character development or plot in just the first chapter. There will be more to come so I hope you don't decide to give up on the story.