I'm very upset about Cote leaving. This scene makes me feel better.
And after all the fantastic reviews you have posted, please accept this sweet scene as a token of my appreciation.
Sunday was such a perfect day that no one wanted to leave and head back to D.C. Tony offered to cook dinner, and the promise of another chocolate soufflé convinced everyone to stay another night and leave in the morning. It was agreed that arriving a few hours late for work was well worth it. None of them knew if they'd ever be together like this again. The future was unsure, and the time they had together all that more precious.
Tim knocked on the door of Tony and Ziva's room. They had just headed to bed and Tim didn't think they could possibly be naked yet. He wanted to discuss their plans to find Gibbs' target.
"Come in." Tony called.
Tim started to turn the knob, then stopped. He didn't want to see Tony naked. "What do you have on?" He called to him suspiciously.
"The Maltese Falcon." Tony yelled back.
Tim rolled his eyes. "No. What do you have on in terms of clothing? Are you wearing anything?"
He heard Tony laugh. "Ziva looks beautiful in a pair of linen pajama pants and a simple white t-shirt. I believe she's wearing La Perla underneath. I look dashing in a pair of scarlet and grey Ohio State basketball shorts. . My shirt is simple. It's…"
Tim opened the door to glare at Tony.
"Hey, you asked me to be more specific." Tony said with a smile.
Even Tim had to admit that Tony and Ziva looked incredibly sweet. They were in a huge bed. Tony was leaning back propped up against the headboard. Ziva was reclining in between his legs. Tony's arms were wrapped around Ziva and her hands were clasped over his. Her head leaned back on Tony's chest and his chin was resting on the top of her head. She was staring at the TV screen, but Tim could see the smile on her face. She clearly thought Tony was hilarious.
"Come on Probie. There's plenty of room. Take a seat. The movie just started."
A flash shot past McGee into the room and jumped onto the bed. Abby bounced Tony and Ziva and she landed on the mattress after her huge leap onto the bed.
Ziva turned to Abby with a smile. She curled one finger towards Abby beckoning her to snuggle with them. Abby leaned into them and curled up against Tony's side.
"Come on Tim." Abby pleaded. "This bed is huge." She patted the huge expanse of empty space on the bed.
Tim looked at his teammates and smiled. He loved seeing them like this, relaxed and enjoying each other's company. He'd never seen Ziva this content. She looked light, as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders. And Tony was a different man when he was with her. Tim had always known Tony was in love with her, but he honestly had doubts if Tony would come through when he got the chance. But all doubts were gone now. Tony was head over heels for her, and he took pride in demonstrating at every opportunity. Ziva would help Tony grow to be the man he was capable of becoming. And Tony could give Ziva what she wanted most, unconditional love. And Abby was simply over the moon that it had finally happened for them.
Tim gave up on his fight to act professional. These were his best friends. He took a seat on the bed next to Abby and propped some pillows behind him so he could lean back against the headboard. As soon as he was set up he held out his arm behind Abby. She automatically shifted over and curled into his side. He kissed Abby on the top of her head and rested his cheek on her head where he'd kissed her. For the first time since Ziva's father had been killed, he felt at peace.
Tony turned his head and caught McGee's eye. He nodded twice at his friend. McGee nodded back. Tony looked back to the screen hugging Ziva tighter into him. McGee pulled Abby closer and smiled. They'd just agreed that they'd do anything: fight through hell, give up everything, take this as far as it would go, and give it all they could to protect what they had right here. This was worth fighting for. They were worth fighting for.
By the time the movie ended both Abby and Ziva were fast asleep. McGee picked Abby up to carry her to her room. He turned to face Tony before he left the room.
"We're in this to the end." He said to Tony.
"Anything it takes." He said back to Tim.
They each nodded a last time before Tim carried Abby out of the room put her to bed.
There's no possibility that I'll abandon this story. Just like McGee, I'm in this to the end (now do you get why I put that cheesy bit in. clever, hehe).