Title: Favourite Friend
Author: Trista Groulx aka dustytiger
Rating: T (same as the show, nothing explicitly naughty)
Disclaimer: I am an unmotived beauty consultant and frazzled barista who does not own NCIS, it belong to its creator, network, writers, actors, actresses and other people who bring it to life weekly, I make no money from having fun with these characters, just some much needed sanity. I also do not own the song which helped this fic to grow it belongs to Katie Rox, and likely SOCAN.
Summary: Tony goes to pick up Ziva from the airport after she buries her father, but she doesn't want to go home.
Notes: So it's the wedding yay! I hope you like it… I can't believe this is the end of this fic. Let me know what you think of it. This part is a little longer than the others. Well enjoy!

Tony was sure he was dreaming and he was going to wake up at any moment. Abby was standing on one side of him wearing a long flowing black dress, McGee on the other side of him wearing a tux. The music changed and Tony's were transfixed to the doors. When he saw her, he had to remind himself how to breathe. It took him a moment to realise he had not woken up from his reverie. This time it was the real deal. He stared at Ziva in her dress, he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

The dress she was actually wearing was even more amazing than any he had dreamed up in the past few months. It was very traditional, lace covered with three quarter sleeves, and a sweetheart neckline, and a mermaid style skirt. The part he could not yet see was her exposed back there was lace on her shoulders, but the rest of the back was fully exposed. She had liked the dress because it was a mix between traditional and sexy without being having anything really hanging out. Tony had always been fascinated with her back, and she wanted him to know she noticed.

When she smiled at him he could only grin back. Gibbs had an arm linked in hers as she walked down the aisle and Senior was on the other side. When she got to him Senior hugged her, and winked at his son, and Gibbs kissed her cheek softly. Ziva smiled glad that the day had finally come. She still could not believe the look on Tony's face. If she had ever doubted his feelings before she couldn't anymore. The whole time she walked toward him, he hadn't taken his eyes off of her he had simply stared at her adoringly. She took his hand smiling at him, wanting nothing more than to kiss him right then.

Tony squeezed her hand, taking in the full sight of her, and his jaw dropped when he realised she wasn't wearing any shoes. She smiled at him letting out the smallest laugh. He knew how much she hated wearing heels, but never realised that she didn't like shoes. He was all the more happy they had decided to be married there, like that so she could be barefoot. He was thrilled he was going to have a great story to tell everyone.

Ducky had agreed to perform the ceremony so they didn't have to choose between whose traditions to use. There were some Jewish traditions that Ziva liked, but there were a lot she didn't, and knew she didn't want Tony to convert in order to married in an orthodox synagogue, which she only would have wanted to do if her father were alive anyway. Now that the wedding day was here she was happy with the choices they had made. She had gotten to see his face when she walked outside and only had the people she loved the most seeing the moments which would most change her life.

"You look amazing," Tony told her, taking her hand, and moving in closer to whisper in her ear. "But I can't wait to get that off of you."

She took his hand and smiled, blushing. "Tony," she warned him.

As much as she loved him, it still surprised her how open he was about what he wanted from her. She had never been the kind of woman who shared intimate details of her relationship with anyone. If she could go back in time and tell herself when she had first met Dinozzo that she would be getting married to him, she was sure she would shoot her future self for saying such a thing. She was happy, and she did love every part of the man standing in front of her. She knew that a lot of people she had known in the past would accuse her of making a mistake, falling for a player's charm, but she knew in her heart that was not the case. What she shared with Anthony Dinozzo Junior was real and unique, and she knew that they only had the people who believed that sharing their day with them.

Ducky cleared his throat. "Shall we?" The couple nodded. "It's been a long time since I've done this, and I'm glad it's between friends, there is no one else I would rather do this for. Tony, Ziva it's about time we get to see this. We are here with our friends and family to celebrate your union. Usually before the prayers I would ask if anyone has any objections, but I believe we can skip that. Everyone please bow your heads."

Ducky began reciting two prayers, surprising Ziva by starting with Hebrew wedding prayer she had heard so many times, and repeated barely above a whisper. Tony watched her face as it lit up, and was sure he was falling even more deeply in love with her. He had worried that the simple ceremony may not feel like the same as the large Italian weddings he had attended in the past, but he knew this was right for them. She looked so happy, and that's was all he wanted for her on that day. He knew that when he would see people from his past they would not believe he had truly settled into marital bliss; all he knew was that with Ziva that was all he wanted.

"Since you are already holding hands," laughed Ducky. "Tony repeat after me. Before our friends and those so special to us here," he paused and Dinozzo repeated. "On this day of happiness and good fortune, I Anthony Dinozzo Junior ,take you Ziva David as my wife." Ducky paused again, and this time Dinozzo breath hitched as he repeated the words staring right into Ziva's eyes which were full of emotion. "I promise love you, stay faithful to you, listen to and fix the issues that will arise in our lives and to follow Gibbs' rules, excluding rule twelve." Tony smiled as he repeated that part, and there were chuckles from their friends as well. "Today we are joined in friendship and in love, in strength and weakness, to share the good times and misfortune, in achievement and failure, to celebrate life with you forevermore."

One of Tony's hands had moved up to Ziva's cheek, in hopes of keeping both of their emotions from spilling over. "Damn Ziva I love you," he added, making her smile.

It was then Ziva's turn, she cleared her throat. "Tony, before our friends and those so special to us here," she repeated, her voice cracking slightly, and she quickly wiped her eyes hoping no one noticed the tears. "On this day of happiness and good fortune, I Ziva David ,take you Anthony Dinozzo Junior as my husband. I promise love you, stay faithful to you, listen to and fix the issues that will arise in our lives and to follow Gibbs' rules, excluding rule twelve." She was looked at the floor and laughed, glad to be given the chance to get her emotions back under control. "Today we are joined in friendship and in love, in strength and weakness, to share the good times and misfortune, in achievement and failure, to celebrate life with you forevermore."

The couple was glad Ducky had chosen and personalised their vows for them, knowing they would not have been able to come up with if they had written them themselves. Ducky looked at McGee, who took the rings from his top pocket with a smile. They looked over at Abby who was grinning, dabbing her eyes with a black handkerchief. They then looked at Gibbs who was smiling proudly, as was Senior. The Palmers were holding hands smiling, clearly recalling their own wedding, Breena's head resting on Jimmy's shoulder. Director Vance was there with his kids. Tobias Fornell and Abby Borin were also in attendance, as well as Shmeil Pinkhas who was thrilled to see Ziva getting married even if it wasn't the traditional way he thought she would; and McGee's grandmother, Penelope Langston, as Ducky's date for the evening. They knew the whole day was perfect as Ducky took the first ring from its box.

"Tony, take this ring and place it on Ziva's finger, and repeat after me," Ducky told him, Tony nodded and did as he was asked. "This ring is a symbol of our bond, our love, and our commitment to each other." The then looked at Ziva and gave her Tony's ring. "Ziva place this ring on Tony's finger and repeat after me," he said and told her the same.

"Tony, it's time to kiss the bride," Ducky told them.

Dinozzo hesitated slightly before brushing his lips against Ziva's. He wasn't expecting it to be a very deep kiss, and he didn't care, all that mattered to him was they were married. He was surprised when he felt her deepen the kiss. It was him who pulled away after a long moment enjoying their first married kiss, she rested her head against his chest.

Tony looked at Ziva, in disbelief. "We're married," he whispered.

"We are," she agreed, grinning, then she took his hand and they walked back down the make shift aisle together.

After they had gotten what felt like a thousand pictures taken they were able to go join their friends for some dinner. They were glad they didn't have a huge reception of people to talk to. After everyone had eaten, Director Vance was the first to leave. No one was surprised that he was overwhelmed by the celebration, and he did have his kids to think about. They began the evening with their first dance. As they did Tony's hands kept sliding lower down her dress, and she even kissed him a few times as they swayed to the music.

Before long their friends had joined them. Abby was, of course, mostly dancing with McGee, although she did share a dance with Fornell, Gibbs, and Senior. Gibbs gravitated toward the other Abby in attendance and the few times he was on the dance floor he was with her. The celebration did not go too late, but the couple was thrilled by how everything had gone. As their guests began to leave they knew it would not be long before they could leave themselves and get on with their honeymoon and the rest of their lives together.

Neither could believe that less than six months earilier they had been hiding their feelings from one another. As much as they both wished the tragedy that had brought them together hadn't happened they knew that was the reason they finally took a chance, and couldn't be happier for making that decision. The couple had gotten their perfect wedding and were ready to face any other challenges that came their way with their work family as support.

The End

Notes: So that's it… My muse has a few more ideas, but my schedule is a little hinky right now. I do want to do an M rated companion piece to this, but what I have is currently in a notebook. So I guess just keep looking. This fic done though, there won't be a sequel, just some possible additions to the parts that faded to black. Thank you to everyone who has read this fic, reviewed, alerted ect it truly means the world to me. HUGZ and HEARTS -dustytiger