The italic is Ziva's thoughts….
Ziva's POV
"Hi Ziva."
Who is that?
"How are you doing?"
His voice is so…familiar.
"I heard they had to put you in a coma, so you didn't feel much pain."
Is this the man…
"I wanted you to know I'm here for you."
in my dreams?
"Whatever happens, I will stay by you, forever."
Is this the man…
"You will be okay, Ziva."
I love?
"The nurse is telling me I have to go, but I will be back. I promise."
I heard wheels start to turn and roll away. Why do I know him? Why do I tingle at his every word? Even thought my world was black as night, I could draw an image in my mind of him. He would laugh and kiss me, while I smile and kiss him back. A voice shook me out of my fantasy, this voice familiar as well.
"Why is he acting this way Ziva?" the voice said to me, calming and gentle, his father-like presence surrounding me.
"Why is Tony like this? What happened in that elevator?" Elevator? Elevator. Elevator! Images flashed into my mind, this Tony sitting shirtless over me, tears streaming down his face. My own actions still a blur, but his hands, pressing hard and deep on my back. I could feel my life draining into his hands as I looked at this man, Tony. I felt something, something that seemed to dissolve into my blood pool before I could grasp it.
"I know you can't answer me, but please, you need to wake up soon. The team is falling apart with both you and Tony here. Even though you are both covered in casts, we still need you. If Vance replaces you again, I don't know if we will be able to get you back."
Memories of the team flooded my mind. Gibbs, my team's fearless leader. Head slapping whoever needed it, including me and the man that sat in front of me now. McGee typing away on his keyboard, placing BOLO's on suspects. Abby, in her lab, the happy and caring Goth. Standing up for what she believed in and playing music every second of the day. Ducky and his assistant Jimmy Palmer, finding the truth about people though their bodies. Talking to the dead like they were old college buddies. Lastly, my partner, Tony DiNozzo. The movie lover and pranker that filled my day's life with joy. I finally remember. All that happened to me, all I said, all I felt. I wish I could have stood up and ran to him. But my limbs would not move. I wanted to cry out, but my lips stayed shut. Even a simple blink was impossible. Only time would tell if I ever even got the chance to see him again.