The warmth of the morning sun and the joyous hymns of the birds filled the bedroom in Ziva's apartment. Tony and Ziva's bodies were so close together, though, that they could feel just as much heat as they needed. Their bodies lie there still as a brick on the bed, but they weren't sleeping. Undoubtedly, they were waiting for the other to make the first move. Ironically, neither of them did. It was ultimately Tony's cell phone that broke the silence, jolting the two when it went off.
"Is that your phone or mine?" Ziva yawned as she twisted around, placing her head on Tony's shoulder.
"Mine." Tony confirmed, kissing Ziva's forehead as his hand grazed across her body to pick up his phone on the nightstand. Ziva smiled in response. "DiNozzo." He answered.
"We've got a body." Gibbs's voice echoed over the phone.
"This early?" Tony whined. Tony heard nothing in response, so he figured he was receiving one of Gibbs's stares over the telephone. "Sorry boss. Where at?"
"Shenandoah State Park," Gibbs informed him, "Ziva with you?"
"Yeah she is. We'll meet you guys there." Tony established. He received no response from his boss in return, Gibbs just hung up.
"Crime scene?" Ziva asked, looking up at Tony and stroking his bare chest. Tony, who nodded in response to her question, raised his hand to cup her face, ceasing her motions. They locked eyes, and a synchronized smile appeared on both of their lips. As they leaned in, Tony redirected his hand to pull back her hair. They utterly ignored morning breath as their lips brushed.
When they broke, they smiled against each other's lips. Ziva then began removing the covers off of her, revealing her body to Tony once again. She heard a faint moan from Tony as she picked up her clothes and headed for her shower.
Suddenly, Tony got an idea, and ran after her, also completely naked.
"Yes?" Ziva questioned as she stepped in the shower.
"Group bath?" Tony smirked. Ziva laughed, but she nodded, and Tony, of course, stepped into the hot shower with her.
"Where are we going again?" Ziva asked as they entered the car.
"Shenandoah State Park." Tony answered.
"At dawn?" Ziva raised her eyebrows.
"That's what the boss man said." Tony replied. Ziva laughed subtly to herself.
For the longest, Ziva stared out the passenger window with a blank expression on her face. Driving, Tony didn't notice right away. But eventually he did.
"Zee? Something bothering you?"
"It has been three days." She sounded empty.
"Your father… You think he'll be here today?"
"I think it is possible," she paused, "I am not ready for this, Tony." Ziva continued, staring out her window as she spoke, and getting emptier with each word.
Tony parked the car next to Gibbs's, turned toward Ziva, and grasped her shoulders.
"I'm not ready for this either. I've loved you too long to lose you after the past few days. I won't give up. I love you, Ziva, and I can't live without you."
Before Ziva could respond, Tony lunged over to her seat and kissed her.
Ziva cupped Tony's face in her hands, and Tony squeezed her hips, grasping harder as the kiss became more intense, and making Ziva gasp each time he squeezed.
When they pulled away, they were nearly out of breath. After what seemed like forever, they decided it was time to meet the team at the crime scene.
"Glad you could make it." McGee greeted them as they walked up. He was clearly still stupefied by the idea that Tony and Ziva were dating, nevermind sleeping together.
"Morning, McGee." Ziva greeted her other partner as they approached the Crime Scene.
"What did we miss, Probie?" Tony asked. Gibbs was talking to Ducky, who had just determined the cause of death as a gunshot to the kidney.
"DiNozzo, bag that," Gibbs ordered as he pointed to a devoured squirrel, pretty much answering for McGee- they hadn't missed anything. "Ziva," Gibbs threw her the camera, "Morning."
"Morning, Gibbs." Ziva nodded as she caught the camera.
Back in the office, later that day:
"So a Lieutenant Colonel was randomly roaming around Shenandoah State Park, and accidentally gets shot by a known arms dealer? I think that's a little spotty." DiNozzo articulated to his team mates.
"Ya think, DiNozzo?" Gibbs retorted, walking in from MTAC.
"Well, it is the FBI's case now." Ziva pointed out as she finished her case report.
"That's what I'm worried about." Tony mumbled.
"Go home. Get some rest." Gibbs ordered his team, who had been working all day. The team all began packing up their things and then they all headed for the elevator.
When they reached the parking lot level, they split, Tony and Ziva headed in one direction, McGee headed in another, and said goodbye.
"I still think the ex-girlfriend did it." Tony declared, starting the car. He noticed Ziva didn't say anything in response, but he didn't think anything of it. Ziva, however, was lost in her thought about her father.
When they arrived at Ziva's apartment, Tony attempted to confront Ziva about her being silent, but she had already disappeared.
"Ziva?" Tony called. No answer. He stepped into the bedroom and called her name again, this time finding her on the bed already in her pajamas.
Silently, Tony slipped his on and joined her.
"He didn't come." Tony tried to soothe Ziva as he snuggled up against her.
"He will." Ziva blatantly stated.
"You know as well as I do that you have to focus on the good, Ziva. You've said it yourself. It's killing me to see you like this."
Ziva looked at him, and shared his smile. "I think Sleepless in Seattle is on." She said.
"That's better." Tony said, kissing her. Ziva cuddled against him, and nuzzled her head into the crook of his shoulder, then quickly fell asleep.
