NCIS ~ I Will Love You Thru Everything

chap 31

Ziva slept for the next 6 hours. When she woke, it was around 9 p.m and everyone except Tony had left. He was sitting in the guest chair next to the hospital bed, reading somethinf out of a folder. At a closer glance, she could see it was her hospital records....for more than this visit. Tony hadn't noticed that she was awake and for the moment, Ziva was content just to look at him and hope he wasn't a dream. Suddenly, she gasped. She had torn a stitch on her neck! Tony jerked over to her and held a tissue up to her neck while pressing the nurse call button. "Hey there, Zi.." he said softly. Ziva reached over and took his hand off the call button. "Don't" she rasped. She reached for his hand, wincing at the pain it caused her ribs. Tony looked confused but took her hand. His eyes closed as their hands met...I didn't know if I'd ever hold your hand again, He thought. He swallowed, overcome by emotions racing thru him. Ziva pulled gently on him, trying to get him closer. Suddenly, tony thought he understood why she had taken his hand off the call button. Ziva held his face with her right hand, because her left was still bruised and incredibly sore. "Kiss me," she breathed. "Kiss me like there's no tomorrow. Kiss me how you would have wanted to if you would have known this was going to happen." Tony leaned and in and their lips met. Ziva's eyes closed. Her mind blanked out, in pure pleasure. Tony kissed her as he never had before. Her hair tangled around his hands; it was so soft. After a few passion-filled minutes, Tony gently broke apart from Ziva. He knew her head must hurt, but she wouldn't ever admit it. He gently stroked her face and touched her hair. "How's your head?" he probed. Ziva's eyes were still closed and she had a faint smile. "It feels..amazing right now, actually. I could-" Ziva abruptly stopped talking as the nurse walked in. "Did you press the call button?" she questioned. Tony hesitated. As much as he wanted alone time with Ziva, she needed that stitch re-done. "Yeah, she tore a stitch.." The nurse briskly restitched it. She gave Tony a.stern look, as if she suspected he was the reason it came undone. Tony looked innocently back.

An hour later or so, after Tony had caught Ziva up to everything that had happened, he began to question her. "What happened after you got home, Zi?" Ziva sighed. She explained the uneasiness, the noises and the note, and finally the knock on the door. "They took me down, tony. There was 4 of them and only 1 of me." Tony nodded. "I saw the security footage." Ziva looked startled. She hadn't realized there was a security cam in the hall.

Tony asked her to describe waking up, and the food she had been given, and general questions of the sort. He finally moved on to the questions he really needed answered. "Zi, did they...harm you..like Somalia?" She stiffened and tried to pull her hand away, but Tony didn't let go. "Zi, its me. You can trust me, Ziva.." Ziva relaxed. She didn't talk about this to anyone, but suddenly she felt like she should to Tony. All of sudden, she had infinite trust for him. "No, not like that," she answered. Tony's entire body sagged in relief. Ziva wriggled her hand uncomfortably and then he realized he'd been holding it extremely tightly waiting for her answer. He took a deep shuddery breath. "I can't tell you how relieved I am, that you didn't have to suffer that again." Ziva was at a loss for words, and couldn't look away from their linked hands. It's something special, she realized in a blinding moment.

Tony was growing tired, and Ziva was on the verge of yawning constantly, so Tony decided to head home for the night. He gave Ziva another kiss for the night and assured her that he'd be back in the morning. As he exited the hospital room, Ziva felt..loved. All of a sudden, she saw a mental picture of something she suddenly wanted - she was in a kitchen, laughing, while Tony held a baby and sang. Ziva tucked the memory away, and wondered if maybe she and Tony would ever have that chance. For the moment, she was just happy to have been back in his embrace.

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