Author's Note - This is up faster than usual because I wrote a massive chapter 6 and had to split it! Hope you like it!
The next morning Ziva awoke to the smell of pancakes. When she went into the kitchen she found Tony standing at the hob with the frilly apron Ziva had got him as a joke one Christmas.
"Morning sweet cheeks! I made pancakes! Thought it would be a nice thing to do seeing as I got the day off. You know, so you can see what I'm like in a relationship, or whatever this is."
Ziva could not help but laugh "Wow, I could get used to this, whatever this is!" He laughed as she echoed him.
After breakfast Ziva took a shower and got changed. Tony had told her he had arranged a special 'date' for her and had advised her to dress up a little. She eventually decided to go for a white lace skater dress, matching converse and her star of David necklace. She had left her hair down, free to cascade down her shoulders and back. Tony had also dressed up a bit and had ditched the jeans for a button down shirt and smart pants. Noticing Tony's outfit, Ziva wondered where they was going that could have made him dress up. He had given her a blindfold as soon as she got in the car and told her to put it on for 'secrecy' purposes.
She was allowed to take the covering off the moment the car stopped. She looked around at her surroundings. She might have passed her American Citizenship test but she didn't know where she was now.
"Tony, where are we?" She glanced at the grass and rocks around her. There were little kids with parents playing nearby and dogs seemed to rein free.
"We, Ziva David, are in the most beautiful place in all of DC; Columbus Park."
"Is this where you take all your temporary girlfriends?" she teased.
"No, just the super hot, Israeli, trained assassin ones!" He leant down and kissed her on the forehead.
They strolled around for a couple of hours, talking and taking in the beautiful scenery. After about 2 hours of waking, they found themselves back at the car.
"Ready for surprise numero dos?" he asked.
"What, there's more?"
"You didn't think I would make you dress up to walk round an admittedly wonderful park with an amazing guide did you?
"A modest one as well!" she laughed.
"Yes well, it's hard not to praise yourself when you're me!" He sounded confident but Ziva noticed he was blushing slightly. She knew she had caught him off guard and she loved knowing she could still embarrass him after all these years.
They went to a little Italian restaurant tucked away on the outskirts of the city. The exterior wad very run down and bland, the inside however was a different story. The walls were red with black, iron candle holders. The tables were a dark wood with matching chairs and red checked tablecloths. The whole place screamed romantic at the couple and Ziva thought the Italian theme was very fitting.
"So, how do you like it?" asked Tony.
"It is amazing!" replied Ziva.
"I thought you'd like it!" He had a smirk on his face.