Title: My Heart Cries for you
Author: Trista Groulx aka dustytiger
ating: T (same as the show)
Disclaimer: I am remain poor and don't own NCIS it belongs to it's creator, network, writers, actors and actresses who bring it to life weekly.
Summary: Tony is diagnosed with leukemia and has to rely on his family for support.
Notes: Tony has something important to ask from his father. Hey guys where are you? Are you still reading/enjoying this? Please let me know what you think favourting and alerting is nice and all but seeing what ppl think is what fic writers live for.

DiNozzo had called his father into his hospital room. He knew that it was difficult for his father to have to deal with this again, but he needed his father close. Although he was telling his son he was staying at his usual hotel, he was spending his time between his son's apartment with Ziva and Gibbs' when he knew the woman needed her space.

"Dad," he said. "Do you still have mom's engagement ring?"

"I'd never lose that Junior," Senior assured him.

Senior knew that his son had found out the truth about most of his financial hard times but was a little surprised he'd think he could lose something so important to him. Senior had been married more times than he liked to admit even to himself, but his first wife's ring was sacred to him. He couldn't imagine anyone else wearing it, and was curious as to why his son might want the ring. He knew that his son and Ziva had a very special bond, they always had, but he wasn't sure his son would want to ask such an important question in a hospital room.

"All right," Tony said, nodding at his father, hoping he could find the right words. "I – I want to give it to Ziva."

"Really? Wow Junior this is a big deal."

"I know it is," he assured his father. "I need her to know how I feel about her and that she's it for me no matter what happens."

"Wow, I'm so happy for you, both of you. I can get that for you son it may take a few days through."

"All right that's fine, thank you Dad."

"I can't believe you're really ready to get married, and I'm happy it's to Ziva."

"I guess it just took something dramatic in order for us to know how we feel about each other. I need her to know I want a future with her. She's a big reason why I'm fighting so hard."

Senior chuckled a little. "You wouldn't be a DiNozzo if you did anything like everyone else did son. I just want you to keep fighting and if knowing you get to marry her at the end of this then so be it. I'll do what it takes to get that ring to you."

Tony nodded at his father. "Thanks Dad."

The senior DiNozzo then hugged his son, which he hadn't done in a long time. It felt good to be so close, and both of them hated that it had to take something so big for them to start acting like a father and son should. The two of them sighed softly, holding back their emotions, despite everything they could only talk about their feelings so much. It had be so long since they had really communicated both men wondered if they would be able to ever fully talk and work out their relationship.

There was a soft knock on the door and Ziva came into the room a few minutes later. The two men acted like nothing had happened although they did share a sly smile upon seeing her, which she didn't seem to notice. The junior DiNozzo was still having trouble eating lately and Ziva had taken to bringing him some of his favourite every time she visited. She a take-out bag in her hands but it didn't give him any clues about what she might have gotten him this time.

"What'd you bring me Sweet Cheeks?" he asked.

She blushed slightly hearing his father chuckle at the name. "Maki it shouldn't upset your stomach, I got mostly vegetable ones and it should be filling."

"How'd I get so lucky?"

She smiled at him. "The same way I did."

She leaned in to kiss his cheek, but he moved and captured her lips in a sweet embrace, not caring that his father was there to witness it. He wanted everyone to know just how he felt about this woman. He was never the kind of person to hold back with how he felt about a woman, and hoped that she would start to see that and relax when he would kiss her.

She pulled away a moment later, and ran her fingers along his cheek. "I am sorry I was not able to make you something tonight, it was a long case."

"I understand, really," he assured her. "Besides you know I could live off of sushi."

"I don't know where I went wrong with you Junior," joked the senior DiNozzo.

"If you would try it you might find you'd like it Dad."

"Not likely, all that seaweed and fish it'd be disgusting."

"To each his own."

Ziva had taken the maki out of the bag, and Tony was already trying to figure out what to eat first. The nurses had started to realise that Ziva was bringing him dinner and had stopped bringing him a tray. They could often get him to eat breakfast, but wouldn't touch his lunch and fill up on whatever Ziva would bring for dinner. They were happy with how much he was keeping down. Ziva had also gotten some for herself and they ate between conversations with Senior.

Notes: Did you really think it wouldn't happen? hehe.. Tell me what 'ya think, posting early today cause I'm having friends over will review reply tomorrow.