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Once again Nico stood on the sidelines, watching as Ziva ordered coffee for the team. Only Thursday and already the three of them were ready for the weekend, ready to be alone again. She glanced at him waiting for her, she still wasn't comfortable with it but he couldn't have enjoyed it more. Protecting her wasn't a hardship. Neither was knowing, that in doing so he was also easing Jethro's fears.
She needed as much freedom as she could get and with the threat of Harith surrounding her it wasn't easy to come by. Still she accepted what she knew was necessary without objection. As they made their way back toward NCIS she made small talk until she stepped out of the elevator on her floor. As she did he received a text from Gibbs with a warning that shook him even as Ziva stiffened.
He watched her switch from the soft lover he knew, to a woman stronger even than the one that had encountered Marcus.
Eli David stood waiting, turning as his daughter entered the large room. He known she'd arrived from the looks of her teammates. He'd heard rumors one's he needed to quell and quickly.
Ziva saw her father, the man that had nearly been her destruction and gave him the faintest nod as she handed over the coffees she'd volunteered to deliver. "I would not have expected to see you here today." It was all the greeting she could offer under the circumstances with two men watching closely four if she took into account the angry gaze both Tony and McGee offered.
"I thought a visit was long overdue all things considered." He expected her to refuse. Instead she smiled and with barely a nod to the man standing solidly behind her led the way down a long hallway into one of the many conference rooms.
Ziva felt a certainty she hadn't known in far too long as she stepped inside followed by Nico and her Father along with one of his guards.
"A bodyguard Ziva? I will admit I'm surprised?"
"Nico is far more than my protector Eli. But, that is not your concern. What can I do for you?" She took great satisfaction in the surprise she saw in her father's face. Her hands were at the ready, her shoulders alerting him that she was ready for any threat.
Eli David dismissed the other man despite his daughter's declaration. "You are now an American citizen; did you not think to discuss that choice with me?"
Ziva smiled it was one filled with malice and the regret of trust wrongly placed. "I decided that my faith was better placed in those that wish for my safety more than their political aspirations. Any man that should choose to risk his life for mine deserves my loyalty; this country has served me well. Taught me to grow and be careful who I trust. I have no regrets." Her eyes held his until finally he was forced to look away. There was a victory there but it was hollow and she knew it. "I am Israeli I always will be, I respect my faith, I respect what my country has given me. But, now I am someone new, someone different." The words held true in more ways than one.
Nico heard the faintest uncertainty in her voice the slightest waiver and knew the situation was becoming almost too much for her. He stepped close to her his hand resting lightly at her hip his eyes catching hers pulling her attention away from the man that had her so unsettled. "You have plans in less than an hour." Despite the effort it took he stepped back reminding her that he would take whatever lead she set.
Eli held in his anger instead he grinned keeping it familial soft and as much as he could offer. "I'd like you to come back to Israel, at least for a visit."
"I do not intend to return to Israel at this time. I have many plans here in America. I appreciate the offer but I will not be returning any time soon."
Eli moved closer to her only to stop the motion when he saw the careful way she lifted her chin and the way the man beside her moved not so subtly forward. "There are always incentives Ziva"
Nico wasn't sure how Ziva would react but he almost laughed when he saw the way the anger flared in her eyes. He knew easily what that meant.
Ziva didn't hide her laugh, she didn't step back or show any fear when she met her father's gaze. "What I have here could never compare to what I have left behind. My life is here now and I will not leave it behind. I made the wrong choice before and I paid for it. I have learned my lesson." Her words broke off abruptly when the Director and Jethro stepped in the room. There was no knock; no warning and it caught Eli off guard.
Gibbs saw no fear in Ziva's stance, and only that allowed him to stand back and allow Vance to take the lead.
"If you'll excuse me Eli I have any things to discuss with you and Agent David and the rest of her team are off early today. " Vance was no fool he knew better than to let the situation escalate. Letting the team leave early was better than watching Gibbs get into a war with Eli. He was rewarded when Ziva turned to him and smiled.
She nodded to him "Tell Jackie I will be there Sunday as promised." He had no idea what she was referring to and nodded simply because he didn't want to look as confused as he was.
Ziva had been patient as Jethro had informed the team of their early dismissal, had remained patient as they had driven home and even when both he and Nico had secured the windows and doors. But her breathing was ragged when finally the last lock was turned and they were well and truly locked away from the rest of the world. She did her best to hide the rough edges of her emotions instead moving toward the kitchen intent on making the afternoon meal. Vance had let them go just after the typical lunch hour they hadn't taken time for.
"Ziva stop."
Ziva felt the weight of those words force her feet into submission. They had come from Nico's lips this time and they shocked her in their ferocity. She stood still turning towards him and Jethro as they watched her. She pulled in a long unsteady breath before finally forcing herself to meet their gazes.
Gibbs smiled at the way she held herself. The meeting with her father hadn't broken her, not even close, but it had left her on shaky ground. "You are mine Ziva." he stepped closer his hands going to the buttons of her shirt and in moments she was completely nude, "Nico and I are here, you are not alone, no longer unprotected or alone."
Ziva felt the bite of tears. The knowledge that he knew her greatest fear, the one that haunted her made her loathe everything that had happened. She forced those tears away made them into the strength she so relied on. These men deserved more than her cowardice. "I have no fear of this Jethro, of us, of all three of us and there is no shame."
Gibbs knew the fear she was hiding, but he also knew the truth she was sharing. "And that is how it should be. There is no shame it anything we do. Now you will go upstairs and wait in our room for us."
He waited as she complied, until she was out of sight then he turned towards Nico. "She needs more tonight." He knew when Nico understood what he was asking for, understood as well what it cost him.
"How did you know?"
"I knew from the moment you saw her."
"And yet you're not asking me to leave? I don't.."
"It is what it is and perhaps it is what was meant to be." Gibbs clasped the other man's shoulder before releasing him to his own choices and climbing the stairs. It was no small thing he asked of Nico nor, was her certain how Ziva would accept it but he knew without a doubt it was right. His entire life he'd played by rules that he'd forced to feel right but had chafed at his soul. Until her, Ziva had found the part of him that had needed freed and accepted. Regardless of the fact it strayed out of the norm he knew what was needed for all of them.
Ziva watched him step into the room, followed by Nico she felt a definitive shift in the air from only moments before. When Gibbs had stepped in the room she'd felt all that was right in her life turn to him, when Nico stepped beside her she felt the that same rightness in a way she wanted to fight but failed at. She felt true fear then, and at her lips her word struggled for freedom.
Gibbs read the fear in her face and knew where it stemmed from. "No one here will hurt you Ziva." Her eyes full of tears met his.
"I know you would never harm me …."
"You are fighting what you feel Ziva. There is no need for that." Gibbs led her to the bed. Pulling back the covers he laid her across the plain black sheets.
Ziva felt her breath catch as Nico's eyes found hers. "Are you afraid Ziva?"
She took a moment to make sure her answer was honest before shaking her head. "I know that I am safe with both of you."
"Yet I still sense fear Ziva"
Ziva watched as they both stripped down to nothing and settled on either side of her on the bed. She wanted to avoid his question wanted to push aside what she was thinking but from the look on Gibbs' face that wouldn't be happening. "Something has changed, I do not know what but something and I worry." The honesty cost her yet she knew how much it meant.
"It is nothing for you to fear il mio cuore." Even as he spoke he saw the words settle in her mind my heart. There was an abrupt glance at Gibbs before her gaze was again fixed on him. He held her chin waiting for her to focus on him before speaking again. "siete troppo facile da amare"
"You are so easy to love."
"Nico.." His words washed over her a shock that had her body and her heart turning inside out, she glanced again to Gibbs even as she felt his hands against her hip, mimicked by Nico's hands she felt the wash of desire they never failed to create.
"It's beautiful to be loved isn't it Ziva, just as you said to Nico we all deserved to be loved as much as possible." He saw her shock quickly followed by the flame of a blush on her skin. "I learned Italian years ago Ziva. Nothing Nico has said is unwelcome here. Accept what is, who we are without shame my love. Nothing between us will anger me. I didn't intend for this to happen," He felt her stiffen as he turned her towards Nico but his mouth at her ear nipped gently before he continued to speak. "But, neither can I deny that it feels right. If you truly do not wish us to be this way, the three of us, you are free to say so without repercussion. But, do not deny what feels right to you out of fear I will love you less." His body slid against hers the rough sigh that escaped her mouth had his eyes finding Nico's. There was love there so much it was almost enough to have him looking away. A man far too grown and experienced and yet he felt the briefest moment of fear. The emotions he saw were not just for the woman in their arms and that almost had him fighting the same fear he felt in Ziva.
Nico saw the fear in Gibbs' eyes and both of them acknowledged where that fear came from as they stroked the woman between them. It was a complicated dance they undertook, and Ziva held the beat of the music in her hand. Her eyes met his and he saw the mix of lust and uncertainty, he almost pulled back when her mouth pressed against his chest even as she whispered what seemed almost a shout to him. "Ti voglio sempre al mio fianco" He almost shouted his relief at her response. "I want you always by my side" would have been the American translation but in Italian it was as much a declaration of love as anything.
Gibbs felt the rightness of her words as they slid from her lips. Without asking he slid his body inside hers, slowly cautiously he worked his way into her backside, letting every sigh and gasp temper the need to push as deep as possible. She loved the intimacy they shared it was as much a language as the words they spoke aloud. When Nico's body slid inside her as well she was rasping out words in Italian that spoke of love, need and forever.
Ziva felt the slide of Gibbs' cock inside her bottom as her words to Nico slipped from her mouth. It was all the acceptance she needed. She gave herself over to the trust and the pleasure the two men created as Nico took his own place inside her. Locked between them she felt the none-too gentle bite of Gibbs' teeth against her neck even as Nico took her breast in his mouth. Then Nico was sliding inside her and she was turned until Gibbs' was laying back against the bed her body lying atop his her legs spread as his body lodged deep inside hers. She felt exposed, bare beyond words and yet she couldn't form the words to object. Gibbs' hand moved gently to circle her throat applying the faintest pressure that should have scared her but, had her body weeping with liquid pleasure.
"She's enjoying your touch Gibbs, she is not afraid." Nico let his fingers trace the softness of her pussy until his fingers were diving deep.
She whimpered deep in her throat the sound muffled by the way Jethro held her so roughly. That roughness had her breathing shallow against his hand in the headiest of pleasure.
Gibbs felt the truth in the way her body throbbed around his. His body felt the sharp thrum of lust as Ziva tightened around him. The anticipation of what Nico might do next and the position were equally enthralling to him.
"I want to taste her Jethro just like this, but only with your permission." Nico was pushing more than Ziva's boundaries tonight and he knew it. But, he was an all-in kind of man at times. Slowly he slid out of her his regret at the loss of her surrounding him replaced by the anticipation of her taste.
Ziva felt the way Gibbs stiffed underneath her. Locked inside her ass his cock hardened almost beyond her ability to take him. She had expected this moment at the very least, even if he hadn't. "I need your mouth on me Nico, your tongue inside me."
It was Gibbs' turn to feel the slightest bit uncertain as he watched as Nico lowered himself slowly between Ziva's thighs. The faint brush of the man's chest against his skin was startling. It was different than the ways they had shared her before. He trembled slightly knowing the moment Nico's tongue made contact with Ziva's skin. She clamped so hard around him it was all he could not to come in that very moment. "Fuck.." the word so crude and base forced from his mouth had his hand tightening further around Ziva's throat .
Ziva sighed as Gibbs reacted to the pleasure she was feeling. With a bravery she didn't have she looked down to where Nico feasted on her. "He's so close Nico." She knew there was the chance Gibbs would react badly and yet with the faintest nod she felt Nico stab his tongue deep one last time before his cock plunged deep. His hands slipped between them as he took her mouth and she felt the shock and following explosion of Gibbs inside her.
Gibbs felt the pressure and instant pleasure when Nico slid inside Ziva. The tightness was almost overwhelming, The muscles of her ass fluttered around him and as the haziness of lust surrounded him he felt the gentle slide of a calloused hand across his balls, the faintest grasping and just the right pull had him shouting out his pleasure as his body nearly ached from the pleasure that tore through him around him he heard both Ziva and Nico calling out their own release pulling more and more from him. The shock of Nico's hand on his body had let something loose inside of him that had his release weakening him in Ziva's embrace. Moments passed and she was in his arms, Nico at her back stroking his hair. "Your pleasure is mine Jethro, now rest."
Ziva watched as Gibbs faded into sleep something she wouldn't have expected but understood. Carefully she turned in his arms to face Nico. "There is the possibility he will be angry in the morning."
Nico swallowed hard and nodded. "Of course, but the boundary needed to be crossed. We discussed it years ago when there was the possibility with Shannon, the taboos, the mixing of flesh that comes with this. "He said he understood it then. But I will admit I am surprised you understand it"
Ziva smiled as he stroked her cheek. "I will have many moments where I will feel uncertain. Gibbs knows that but I am also certain that he has yet to face one of his own between the three of us. I want his pleasure to be as absolute as my own. I have been doing some reading and while it is important in this type of relationship that I accept all that might happen it is equally important that both of you do as well. He needs to be as comfortable with your touch as I am or at least as near as he can get. And he needs to understand I am not Diane and that it will never bother me."
Nico pulled her close his body flaring to life again, though it should have been impossible. "I know why he loves you so much, why he claims you so completely."
Ziva felt his need for the first time without worry how Gibbs would react. Ignoring her surprise she straddled him, sliding over his cock she gasped at the way he filled her. The fit was tight and even a bit tender at first. She saw him pull away before seating herself on him deeply.
"I have no wish to hurt you Amorina."
"It is a good hurt Nico one I need right now." She couldn't quite look at him but knew he understood from the way he clenched his hands at her shoulders. His next thrust was so deep so absolute in its power she fell against his chest her body limp as he continued his rough pounding. She bit against the tight muscles of his chest even as he roughed out her name and came inside her.
Gasping they rolled back towards Gibbs even as she caught his shocked look. "I meant to grab another condom."
Ziva smiled softly barely able to open her eyes. "I am not worried Nico, I am either pregnant or not. I knew this moment would be and I have no regrets. Now sleep, there is time for more talk tomorrow."
Ziva felt Gibbs slip from the bed, knew he made his way to the shower and still minutes passed before she found the will to follow him. It took courage to open the shower door and join him. He faced the heavy spray of water she wrapped her arms around him and rested her head against his back, holding him close she waited for some sort of reprimand. "If you are angry with me Jethro I would like to hear it now rather than later."
He turned abruptly in her arms, for a moment, able to ignore her beauty but only because of the concern in her eyes. "Why would I be angry Ziva?"
Ziva watched him for a moment before choosing the safest moment first. "I was with Nico last night after you were asleep. He became aroused again as did I and I …I made love to him again despite the fact I did not have your permission."
Underneath the pulse of the water Gibbs felt his own desire grow "Did you think I lied when I said I would not fault you for being with him however you wanted?"
Ziva shook her head. "You do not lie to me Jethro but sometimes the reality of things is different."
Gibbs nodded "Fair enough. Did you enjoy it Ziva, did he pleasure you, did you pleasure him? If the answer is yes that is enough."
"Thank you Jethro I needed the reminder that you would not be angry about that at least." She saw the ruddy hint of a blush on his cheeks and let her hand grasp his cock. "Are you angry because Nico touched you or because I gave him permission to do so."
Gibbs felt the slick slide of her hand around him and knew she had his answer before he could even verbalize it. "You have trusted me with so much Ziva, I cannot be angry with you. I am shocked at my reaction, confused even but not angry." It was an honesty he wasn't entirely comfortable sharing but he owed her it at the very least. The tables had turned at least for the moment.
Ziva sank to her knees speaking against his belly as she did so. "Your pleasure is mine Jethro, whatever you enjoy so do I. There is no shame or embarrassment in anything we share, just as you taught me." She let her mouth surround his cock stroking with her tongue, fluttering and dancing along the sensitive head before pulling away and meeting his eyes. "And even if I were to see him give you this just as I do there would be nothing to be ashamed of." her words were followed by slide of her tongue before she took him as deep as she was able in her throat. His hands grasped her head roughly pushing her deeper and deeper until her breathing was no longer steady and just when she thought she could take no more she felt him pour hot and wild down her throat. She swallowed him deep taking every drop he gave her.
Gibbs felt his body shake, on the verge of a pleasure filled insanity he sank down beside her when his knees would hold him no longer. Pulling her close he took her mouth fiercely ignoring the way she tried to pull away, oblivious of his own taste on her lips. Instead he focused on all she'd given him and lost himself in the moment.