Tony's POV
"How did you tie these, you don't even know how to tie your shoe laces yet!"
"No... You come back here. I can't untie these myself!"
"Seriously I am dying here. Put your unicorn tea party away and help me untie these damn thing!"
That is what I heard before I had even opened the front door and I made me wonder what happened when I was at work.
I slowly and quietly opened the front door and took my shoes off and placed my bag next to them.
I crept slowly down the hall into the living room where Ziva was tied to a kitchen chair with a bright pink shoe lace. Ziva was trying her best to rip the shoe lace by pulling her hands away from each other but instead they were digging into her wrists.
"What's going on here?" I asked as I showed myself.
"Abba!" Tali screamed as she sat up from her tea party and ran into my arms.
"Hey baby" I said as I kissed her head.
"How did you get tied to the chair?" I asked Ziva.
It took her a minute to reply.
"I was... Um... I tied myself so that I can practice getting out of it" Ziva explained.
"Of course you did, you managed to tie your own hands behind your back" I said sarcastically.
"No... Silly... I did it. Abba, Ima wouldn't let me have a unicorn tea party so while she was at the table doing her work, I did what you taught me and tied her hands behind her back" Tali replied proudly.
"That's my girl" I said as I gave Tali a high five.
"Hey!" Ziva shouted.
"Sorry" I replied. "Tali I only taught you that for if a bad guy can into the house. You don't use it on Ima or Abba okay?" I asked.
"Okay Abba" Tali sulked.
"Good" I said as I placed another kiss in her hair before placing her back on the floor and untied Ziva.
"Thanks babe" she told me as she jumped up from the chair and put her arms around my neck. I leaned down and placed a kiss on her lips but it was cut short because Tali wanted my attention.
"Tali what is it?" I asked her.
"Ima has blood on her wrists Abba" she pointed out.
Out of instinct, I ran into the kitchen and grabbed a wet paper towel and placed it over the deep cut Ziva made with the lace.
"Ow... That hurts" Ziva yelled.
"Sorry" I apologized as I made her sit on the couch.
I ran into the bathroom and searched the high cupboards for a bandage to place around her wrist.
Once I found one and some bandage tape I ran back into the room.
When I entered I found Tali sitting on Ziva's lap crying.
Instead of running into the room, I listened to every word.
"Ima I'm sorry!" Tali cried.
"I know baby girl, it's okay" Ziva said softly.
"But I hurt you Ima and you said that hurting people was bad" Tali cried into Ziva's shoulder as she wrapped her small arms around Ziva.
"I know but it was an accident" Ziva said as she kissed Tali's head.
"I Love you Ima" Tali mumbled.
"I love you too baby girl" Ziva replied as she placed her free arm around Tali and rubbed her back as they cuddled on the couch.
