ZIVA RETURNS - NCIS

Chapter 13

I'm back I am alive and actually updating its literally been a year since I last updated I had no new ideas for this story until one of my best friends read this story and got hooked even though she doesn't like NCIS so I am back and updating as much as I can and I'm actually sticking to that this time !!!!

---- A YEAR LATER ----
Tony's POV

From last Christmas to now a lot changed, the case we had been working on ended abruptly when there was a major car accident and key witnesses were killed

---- 11 MONTHS AGO ----

McGee: "we've been working this for months your dust lead got us nothing so what are we supposed to tell Gibbs now"

Tony: "you are supposed to be the genius why don't you figure it out"

McGee: "you're the senior field agent you tell Gibbs where we are"

Bishop: "both of you shut up"

Tony: "do you have an idea Bishop"

Bishop: "well we coul-"

Gibbs: "case is closed"

All three of us jumped as we heard the way to familiar voice behind us causing the three of us to slowly turn trying to hide our empty notes on the case

McGee: "Gibbs we were just-

Gibbs: "I said case closed"

Tony: "I don't understand"

Gibbs: "I just got off the phone with Metro PD our witnesses were in a major car accident along with the victims mother and the only suspect we had"

Bishop: "so that means the case is closed we could just talk to them at the hospital"

Gibbs: "they are all dead Bishop so unless you can bring them back from the dead this case is closed"

---- PRESENT DAY ----

Gibbs was really pissed for a while after that incident because no new cases came in for days so we were just stuck putting old archived cases onto the new computer system until a dead navy officer was found in Norfolk which creepily brought up Gibbs mood.

Things ran like normal for the months following, cases kept flowing in at NCIS, Caitlin was growing up right before my eyes and I was falling more in love with Ziva everyday which leads to the next major event of the past year

---- 5 MONTHS AGO ----

Abby: "what you looking at"

Tony: "holy crap Abby you should come with a warning sign"

Abby: "sorry I'm just curious to know what you are looking at"

Tony: "it's nothing"

Abby: "so why did you slam the draw shut when I came along"

Tony: "promise you don't tell anyone"

Abby: "cross my heart and hope to die"

Tony: "bit dramatic but ok... here"

Abby: "oh my gosh is this a ring for Ziva"

Tony: sarcastic "no it's for McGee"

Abby: "Tony"

Tony: "yes it's for Ziva now give it back before anyone sees"

Abby: "how long have you had that for"

Tony: "two weeks"

Abby: "well why haven't you proposed yet"

Tony: "because I don't know how to ask her yet"

Abby: "what do you mean just ask her"

Tony: "don't you think I know to do that"

Abby: "well Ziva isn't a big romantic so as long as you pick the right moment it won't matter how you do it"

Tony: "thanks Abby"

Abby: "no problem"

---- PRESENT DAY ----

It took me a long to take Abby's advice, I held onto the ring for weeks after our conversation waiting for the right moment, and luckily that moment came around fast

Ziva: "Tony"

Tony: "yeah"

Ziva: "Abby, McGee and Delilah want to take Caitlin out tomorrow according to Abby we keep our daughter hostage from everyone so she's stealing her from us"

Tony: "that's fine with me"

Ziva: "did you even hear what I said"

Tony: "Abby, McGeek and Delilah want to take Caitlin for the day tomorrow because they don't see her enough"

Ziva: "that was a lucky guess"

Tony: "or I'm just an amazing listener"

Ziva: "I know that's a lie"

Tony: "hey since it'll just be us tomorrow do you wanna go out for dinner"

Ziva: "I would we don't go out very often"

Tony: "maybe that's because there is a 3 year old running round here all day"

---- NEXT DAY ----

The next day once Abby had come and collected Caitlin we spent the day relaxing before going out to dinner at 7pm. We had a great night but all I could think about was the ring box that was sitting in my pocket and had been since I put this jacket on earlier

Ziva: "Tony are you ok"

Tony: "yer I'm fine are you ok"

Ziva: "I'm good but you seem a little nervous"

Tony: "no I'm not nervous"

Ziva: "ok then"

My hand fiddled with the box for a few moments before I was finally ready to get it out

Tony: "Ziva"

Ziva: "yes"

Tony: "I love you"

Ziva: "I love you to"

Tony: "when you left those years ago I was heartbroken but then you came back and I've realised how much you mean to me and I don't ever want to let you walk out of my life again"

Ziva: "I'm not going anywhere"

Tony: "I hope not"

I placed the box on the table and opened it a gasp immediately leaving Ziva mouth

Tony: "Ziva David will you marry me"

Ziva: "yes oh my gosh of course I will yes"

---- PRESENT DAY ----

And that's how we got to today, Caitlin's second Christmas in DC, everyone round Ducky's for his traditional massive Christmas dinner and a wedding taking place in three weeks, what could go wrong.