NCIS
WHERE'S DINOZZO?
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Summary: Tony goes missing and no one knows where to start looking for him. Will they find him and will Ziva finally tell him she loves him, or will it be too late?
CHAPTER 7: FINALLY TELLING THE TRUTH...
NCIS...
When they got back to NCIS Ziva sat down at her desk and looked over at Tony's desk. She replayed their conversation in her mind.
'Because I love,' He had told her. 'It's the painkillers. Get some rest, Tony. I will come back later.' She had told him.
'However, she had seen something in his eyes when he had told her. She had thought it was the painkillers, but what if she was wrong, what if he had meant what he had said?'
"David!" Gibbs yelled and she looked up.
"I have to go visit, Tony." Ziva said getting up and grabbing her things, she left before anyone could say anything.
TONY'S ROOM...
"Ziva," Tony said as she walked into the room. "Did you mean what you said?" Ziva asked.
"About what," Tony asked with a smile. "You know what I'm talking about." Ziva said, with wanting to smack the back of his head. "About the fact that I love you," Tony asked.
"Yes, what did you think I was talking about?" Ziva asked. "Do you think I was serious?" Tony asked with a smile, trying to find out how her motives. "Tony, I want to know if you were serious." Ziva told him. "Zi, of course I'm serious. I love you!" Tony said, taking her hand and looking into her eyes.
Once again, Ziva saw how sincere he was.
"Come here, I have something to tell you." Tony whispered with a smile. "Wh..." Ziva began and he pulled her down into a kiss.
After a minute, he pulled back and looked at her.
"Now we're even." Tony told her. "What do you mean 'now we're even'?" Ziva asked. "You kissed me and I just kissed you. This is no joke, Ziva David. I am in love with you." Tony said taking her hand in his.
"You better not think of this as one of your jokes, Tony. Because I know many different ways to kill you...eighteen with a paper clip." Ziva told him. "Ziva, I am not joking. I really do...hey, boss." Tony said and Ziva spun around letting go of Tony's hand.
Gibbs and McGee walked into the room.
"What's going on here?" Gibbs asked. "We were just talking." Ziva replied. "That's the reason you left to come see, Tony. Would you like to tell us what you were talking about?" Gibbs asked.
"That's kind of personal, boss." Tony told him. "Well if you're done with your 'personal' talks. We need to go pick up the person who put you here, DiNozzo." Gibbs replied.
"Y-you found her?" Tony asked. "Yes, now let's go." Gibbs said and headed for the door, Ziva right behind him.
McGee was on his way out of the room when...
"Probie," Tony called. "What, Tony?" McGee asked turning around. "I kissed her..." Tony told him.
"You kissed, Ziva?" McGee asked in surprise. "That's not all I did." Tony told him with a smile. "I don't want to..." McGee began. "I told her that I love her." Tony said in a serious voice.
"Y-you what," McGee asked unsure if he had heard right. "I told Ziva David that I love her. Have you told Abby how you still feel about her?" Tony asked. "What?" McGee asked.
"McGee, what are you still doing here?" Gibbs said sticking his head back in the door. "Coming, boss," McGee said heading for the door. "We'll talk later!" Tony called as McGee walked out the door and followed Gibbs.
NCIS INTERRAGTION ROOM...
"Why did you kidnap, Anthony DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked. "I didn't kidnap him, my ex-husband did." The women replied. "Why would your ex-husband have a reason to kidnap him?" Gibbs asked. "I don't know, maybe he was jealous that I dated Tony after we divorced." The women replied.
After several hours, the women and her ex-husband were arrested for kidnapping Tony. It was later when they figured out that the two had been in on it together.
When they were done, McGee told Ziva he was headed to the hospital, because he needed to talk to, Tony.
TONY'S ROOM...
McGee reached Tony's hospital room where he found Tony asleep, so McGee sat down to wait for Tony to wake up and did not have to wait long.
"Hey, Probie, what are you doing here?" Tony asked. "I wanted to talk to you." McGee replied.
"About what," Tony asked. "About what you asked me earlier," McGee told him. "Oh...have you told Abby how you still feel about her?" Tony asked.
"No, Abby and I are just best friends...nothing more. That's just the way she wants it." McGee replied. "You need to tell her, Tim... You never know if something is going to happen and then it will be too late to tell her." Tony told her. "That doesn't..." McGee began.
"Maybe it doesn't sound like me, but it took almost dying...before I could tell Ziva the truth. Don't let the same thing happen to you." Tony said sincerely.
"Wow, Tony, I am amazed. You never talked like this and I never thought I would see the day when you would settle down." McGee said. "Go tell her now." Tony said. "Tony, it's almost eleven o'clock at night." McGee told him. "Just go tell her, okay? Before you don't get a chance," Tony told him. "All right, I'll see you tomorrow, Tony." McGee said and left.
McGee left with the intention of heading home and telling Abby how he felt the next day, but the next thing he knew he was at her apartment building.
He got out of the car and at her door. He knocked and after a few minutes, the door opened.
ABBY'S APARTMENT...
"Tim, what are you doing here? Is everyone all right? Do you realize how late it is?" Abby asked.
"Everyone is fine. I know it's late, but can I come in?" McGee asked. "What's wrong?" Abby asked as she stepped back to let him in and closed the door behind him.
"We need to talk." McGee told her. "About what," Abby questioned. "Us," McGee replied.
"Tim, there is no us anymore. We broke up, remember?" Abby asked and he could see the pain in her eyes. "I know we broke up, but I went to see Tony tonight and he gave me advice..." McGee began.
"Tony gave you advice and you're taking it?" Abby asked just wanting to make sure she heard what she thought she had heard. "Yes, because for once he's right." McGee told her.
"Right about what," Abby inquired. "He told me it took him almost dying, before he told Ziva he loved her and suggested that I talk to you." McGee said leading her to the couch and sitting down.
"About us," Abby asked. "Abby, I'm still in love with you and wanted to tell you. In case something ever happened to me." McGee told her.
"Tim, is something going to happen to you?" Abby asked now worried. "What? No! Tony just suggested I tell you in case something does." McGee told her and looked down at his hands.
They just sat there for a moment and then she laced their fingers together.
"Tim, I don't..." Abby began. "You don't have to say anything…I just wanted you to know." Tim said and started to get up.
"Tim, let me finish, okay?" Abby asked.
"I do love you, but..." Abby started again. "Like a puppy?" McGee asked remembering what she had once told him.
"No, Tim, I love you, not like a puppy. When I first talk to you and heard your voice, I told Tony you sounded cute. Then I met you and fell in love with you, even after we broke up that never changed…look at me, Tim." Abby commanded softly and Tim looked at her.
Then she leaned over, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him. For a moment, McGee was shocked, and then kissed her back. Once they could not breathe, they pulled apart and then smiled at one another.
"So…what does this mean?" McGee asked wanting so much to ask her the same question that had scared her away years ago. "I want to give us another chance, but..." Abby began.
"But what," McGee asked. "I-I'm scared." Abby admitted looking away. "Of what," McGee asked. "Losing you," Abby admitted. "Look at me, Abs…you will never lose me." McGee said wrapping his arms around her.
She wrapped her arms around him, they lay back, after a minute her breathing slowed, and he noticed that she had fallen asleep.
He got comfortable, wrapped his arms more firmly around her, and fell asleep…knowing in the morning he would regret falling asleep on his couch.