I know this chapter's up late, but I was out with friends last night. Mwahaha, I do have a life! Take that mom! Okay, that rant aside. Berlin! First, I don't think I've heard Ziva swear that much in English. Man! Also, Ziva's not a type? She and Tony are SO adorable. The dance! Eli's words? Forshadowing!? I'm flailing, just a moment! Okay, it's over. Also, can I please avenge the death of Tiva? Seriously, does anyone know if Cote de Pablo is signed back on? I know she's got a few weeks, but seriously! THIS is NOT OKAY!

I don't own the title. It's owned by David Gates from Bread.

The Love That She Denied

Tony searches for Ziva's hand. Blindly finding the limp appendage, he has flashbacks of their lives together as he holds her hand as if it were a lifeline. The movie of their life plays on repeat in his head from their first meeting in the bull pen to their sharing a dance in Berlin. If he were in a position to smile inside the car he would, but that idea is not an option. He wonders what Ziva could be thinking right now or if she is even alive. Tony stops at the thought as he wills himself to regain his first aid knowledge. He searches for a pulse from his partner's wrist letting out a shaky breath once he finds the faint beating of her heart beneath his fingers. There is still a chance she will make it. His ninja is a fighter though. She survived Somalia with torturous beatings and other unspeakable atrocities and a bombing leaving her trapped in an elevator with him. She could easily survive a run of the mill, Perks of Being a Wallflower car crash.

The agent's thoughts are halted when he hears sounds coming toward him. Thank- fully, he is still semi- conscious. At least, he is conscious enough to realize someone is saying something to him. He mumbles a quick response before diving back into his memories and realizes all the moments he could have told her he loved her or vice versa. Now, he has to wait yet again. Maybe if his ninja had not have been so stubborn or they had never met E.J. or CIRay last year, they could have had their chance. Maybe if Jenny had never died and they had been able to spend a relaxing time in L.A., their relationship would not have ended at the wreck it is in now.

Again, he hears a voice calling to him, or a dispatcher. He is pretty unsure right now. Normally Tony would be curious, but his mind flits from consciousness to unconsciousness even though the voice beside his left ear is telling him to stay awake. The agent tries to adhere to the voice's words, but if he stays awake he has to face reality. He does not know if he can face not having Ziva around again. He lost Kate, and Ziva filled the void almost instantaneously. There is no one to do that for him now. Tony sighs thinking that maybe forty winks will not be too bad an idea after all.

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