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: A certain reviewer has been asking about Ziva's necklace so here it, and a little bit of Ducky too. Sorry I don't have much Ducky-ness but I really have issues writing him.

Ziva was sitting in Tony's hospital room like she did most days after work. She was glad that Gibbs was giving her extra time so she could still see Tony when she needed him and that McGee and Bishop didn't mind and understood why she would usually be the first to leave for the night. She wasn't sure what she'd wanted for dinner that night so had decided she would ask Tony what he wanted then leave for a few minutes to get whatever he might be craving. They' d hardly said anything to each other than greetings since she arrived.

"You're a million miles away Ziva, what's on your mind" he sked.

"I was just thinking."

"Care to share?"

"When you left Israel I gave you my necklace."

"I still have it."

He leaned over and took his book from the small side table that was in her room. He opened it where his bookmark was sticking out, and pulled the necklace out. She smiled surprised to see that he had had it with him the whole time he'd been in the hospital. She hadn't expected that he would have gotten rid of it, but she always assumed she'd get it back when she came home, and as much as she loved her engagement ring she still felt strange not having the other piece of jewellery.

"Do you want it back?" he asked her.

"Eventually, yes, I would but if you need it right now, you should keep it," she assured him.

"It keeps me grounded, honestly," he explained. "It reminds me that you've got my back and makes me think the big guy upstairs might have my back too, even if it doesn't represent what I grew up with. It's yours if you want it you should have it."

"Keep it Tony. I am just glad it is not gone."

"When I'm home it's yours."

"All right, good."

She leaned toward him and kissed him softly, and as she did the door squeaked opened. They both assumed it was just the nurse doing her rounds until they heard someone clear his throat behind them. They were both surprised it was Ducky who was standing there, he hadn't often come to visit him. It didn't bother him he knew Ducky didn't much like hospitals and would joke that's why he got a job in a morgue instead. Tony was glad to see him none the less.

"I am sorry if I interrupted anything," he greeted.

"No, of course not, come in," Ziva assured him.

"How are you feeling Anthony?"

"Today's a good day Ducky, but I'll still be really happy when they finally let me go home."

"I would imagine you will be, you've been here long enough. You must be homesick by now."

"I am, that and I'm looking forward to sleeping on a pillow-top again. It might not be the bed I had when I was admitted, but it's still going to be my bed and it'll be great!"

"I understand completely, hospitals are certainly not the best place to sleep, even though the doctors advocate getting as much rest as possible."

"You act like you're not a doctor Ducky, but I think your autopsy table is just as comfortable as this damn bed."

He laughed. "The people I see don't care about the state of their bed."

"True enough."

"That was good timing Ducky," Ziva told him. "I was going to get us some dinner, so now Tony won't be alone."

"Excellent!"

"What would you like Tony?"

"A hamburger and fries if you don't mind," Tony replied.

"Sure, would you like anything Ducky?"

"No thank you, my dear, I've already eaten."

"I'll be back soon."

She kissed Tony softly on the cheek before leaving the room letting the two men visit with each other. She knew they hadn't seen much of each other while he'd been in the hospital and was happy they were getting a chance to.

"So you've been eating?" Ducky asked him.

"Yeah, Ziva's making sure of that," he assured him. "I'm lucky I have he in my corner."

"Congratulations by the way, I'm happy for both of you. There are a lot of studies which show that good news during a time like this can help with healing. I went to med school with a man who believed that having something else to focus your energies on while you're sick helps keep you sharp as well."

"I can believe it. The last few treatments I had I didn't feel nearly as sick as before there were a few days where I didn't like what I was thinking."

"Gibbs told me. I'm glad you're not feeling that way anymore. It's normal at some point in treatment to feel that way, even if you don't want to. You've been in the hospital, you miss your home, your bed and even your routine right now you. You might also find it's feeling easier because you can see the end now, you have the date for your transplant, and there's only a few more treatments since the doctors are close to feeling close to being able to confirm you are in remission."

"You might be right Ducky," Tony told him. "Do you think you're going to be able to talk Palmer into actually being here for the ceremony?"

"I think I'll be able to. He understands that you want all of us there because this is a big step for you."

"Good."

"I think that might be a big part of the reason why you're feeling better you have something good to focus on."

"It's not just good Ducky, it's amazing."

"I'm so happy for you Anthony I wasn't sure you would ever find what you have with Ziva."

"I was starting to think so too."

They visited for a while longer, ad when Ziva came back with their dinner Ducky decided to stay. He hadn't seen them together much, but now that he had he could see them together he understood just how much they cared for each other. There was a connection between the two of them which had always been strong but there was more to it now he could tell just how much they cared about each other by the way they were looking at each other, and he couldn't be happier that they had found it. He was excited to see them get married, knowing it would be exactly what Tony needed in order to keep pushing forward.

Notes: So that was that, Ducky is SO hard to write oh my gosh... let me know what you think heart... reviews are fic author's crack help feed the addiction. Thank you for all the reviews yesterday it made my day awesome!