oh, don't be such a killjoy

"We've never had any problems with chemistry."

an ncis: tony & ziva fic

they had, after all, been reminded how well they work together and what was one little undercover operation compared to days on the run anyway? it would be like the good ol' days for Tony and Ziva. wouldn't it?

Paris. In 7x13, they lied about who stayed on the couch. In 1x07, they both crashed onto it. 

Here’s what happened in both of those moments. 

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NSFW (very).

I love my family

They're embracing. They're both smiling.

Ziva's eyes are closed. Her face pure joy and contentment. Her journey has been about trust: Trusting in her own happiness. Trusting him that they can be happy. Trusting that she deserves it. Trusting Tony with her heart. What a gesture of trust it is, to let him hold her with her eyes closed.

"Well when we ended things, romantically, I had a hole in my life and so I just filled it with work and Tali. And I just wanted to make sure that she had everything. Make sure she was safe. Ziva...is...a great co-parent and she is solid but I think that what I did...is that I focused on parenting so that I wouldn't have to think about what I needed. Or feel what I felt and, clearly, there are feelings...and I missed her...I still miss her"