What?
" What?"
It was a high-pitched, distraught shriek, echoing through the house, causing Ziva to dash from the kitchen through to the hallway, panicked. Her daughter stood, staring at the figure on the sofa with complete disbelief and horror. Said figure glanced away from the television, looking over the girl, before shrugging nonchalantly and looking back to his movie.
" How...How could you?"
Another shrug. Abi stared at her father, fists clenched in a rather obvious rage. Ziva approached her slowly, gently placing a hand on her shoulder.
" Abi? Is everythi-"
Her daughter turned around to face her, fire in her eyes, disgust written on her face.
" YOU never told me! You both...URGH. I can't believe this!"
And with that, she took off upstairs, stomping on each step as she went. Ziva looked helplessly towards her husband, who was sitting with a rather satisfied smirk on his face.
" What have we done?"
Tony sighed, his trademark grin appearing. Abi stopped at the top of the stairs, turning around to lean over the banister and yell down at the couple, venom laced in her voice.
" HE could have been team leader in Rota! SPAIN! I could've grown up in Spain! Spain, with beautiful weather, and beaches, and boys! Hot summer sun, culture, beauty, speaking Spanish, sipping wine, swimming in crystal blue waters, flirting with bronzed gods of men. Instead, he chose to stay in the United States of FAIL, in Washington, with crappy weather, and traffic, and douchebags with no sense of decorum! Who even contemplates doing that? I can't believe you were so stupid, Dad!"
She finished her speech and stormed into her room, slamming the door behind her. Ziva took a moment, before laughing softly, walking over to join her husband, leaning against the back of the sofa, and wrapping her arms around his neck.
" She's mad about that?"
Tony leant back into her embrace, grinning widely.
" Apparently so."
Ziva laughed again, leaning forward to kiss his cheek softly.
" And did you tell her it's very unlikely that she'd be here, if you had left?"
He laughed, lips meeting hers.
" Ah, I didn't quite get that far."