Tony’s POV fic based on these three songs and this prompt:

He’d never actually told her how deep or how long he’d loved her, so it was his own fault she didn’t think she was worthy of it.

We get married (in our heads) Something to do while we try to recall how we met

🤞 12th July is the International Day of Hope 🤞

FYI: I wrote this post in May, before Michael’s NCIS return in S24.

SOURCE GIFS: stydixa

If Paramount, CBS, or anyone else announced that Season 2 was happening, what would you like to see in it? Especially given that modern TV seasons are much shorter, with around 10 episodes instead of the 24-episode seasons we used to get a few years ago.

I am sorry, writing is not my strong suit, while for others it is a gift. And yes, I know, too much focus on a potential second pregnancy.

I do not want the current pregnancy to echo or repeat the theme of guilt and secrecy that surrounded Tali’s hidden pregnancy. I want this storyline to remain grounded in a more stable and mature relationship.

The scenes below are not connected in chronological order and are not intended to outline a complete Season 2. Rather, they are a collection of moments I imagine taking place over the course of a season, reflecting the relationship I would love to see Tony and Ziva have.

➡️ SCENE 1

After Tali fell asleep, Ziva asked Tony to join her in their bedroom.

The tone of her voice told him immediately that this was not an invitation for a romantic moment. When he closed the door behind him, she gently asked him to sit down beside her on the bed.

Without a word, he sat down beside her. She had barely spoken all evening, and the silence between them made him uneasy.

- Our time on the run lasted longer than it should have… and somewhere along the way, we found our way back to each other.

She took his hands.

- We were not really thinking about birth control …

She drew a quiet breath before speaking.

- I have been feeling something familiar for days now. The same way I did when I found out I was pregnant with Tali.

A beat.

- I took a pregnancy test this morning. It is positive.

She slowly let go of him, opened the bedside table drawer, and took out the test, which she handed to him. Stunned, he looked at her. She gave a small smile. His gaze shifted to the test in his hand.

- A baby? We are actually going to have a baby? - Yes, she replied, a little nervously.

Without taking his eyes off her, Tony gently placed the test on the bed and studied her for a long moment, as if trying to make sure it was real.

- Are you okay?

She did not answer immediately. It was not a simple question. She paused, her fingers tightening slightly on the edge of the bed.

- I … I do not know, she finally admitted softly.

He gave a slight nod, accepting the answer without really knowing what to do with it. Slowly, he ran a hand over his face, trying to process it.

- Is this a good idea at our age? What about Tali? - Tali will be happy … if we are, he replied quietly. - I am excited … and terrified at the same time. And you?

He let out a small breath.

- Me? he said gently. We should definitely invest in a defibrillator.

Tony’s gaze drifted down to her stomach, almost unconsciously. The movement was so slight that Ziva nearly missed it. Hesitantly, he lifted a hand toward her — then stopped halfway. Her expression softened. Without a word, she took his hand and guided it the rest of the way.

Ziva watched him, searching his face for every emotion he was trying not to reveal. She saw the disbelief first, then the fear she expected. What she had not expected was the tenderness settling over his features, quiet and unguarded, softening something deep in her chest.

Tony exhaled softly, his thumb brushing absently against her through the fabric of her shirt. He leaned in and kissed her softly.

- Hope the baby gets my sense of humor and your stubbornness. - My stubbornness? she echoed, one eyebrow lifting, though the smile tugging at her lips betrayed her. - One of your most charming traits. - Hang in there, Big daddy.

Tony shook his head, unable to hide his smile.

➡️ SCENE 2

A few days later, when he came home, the apartment was silent. Tali was at a friend’s house; he had just hung up with her.

Ziva was not there.

At first, he told himself it was only a delay. Then the minutes passed.

He called her. Voicemail. He tried calling her at her workplace, the 'School for International Languages'. No answer. He forced himself to slow down. He tried her mobile again. Voicemail.

He hung up quickly, afraid he might leave a message he would regret later. For a moment, he considered calling Boris to trace her phone.

His imagination filled the silence.

Every scenario became darker than the last — the same instinct that had once told him she was gone, without him even knowing why.

After a few seconds of hesitation, he moved through the apartment, checking rooms on instinct. The closet. The bathroom. Nothing was missing. And yet, the absence still felt absolute.

He stood there for a moment longer, keys already in hand, as if his body had decided before his mind could catch up. The front door opened.

The faint smile she had been carrying disappeared the moment she saw his face. Something in it told her everything. She saw the fear before anything else. A storm had already passed in her absence. She knew this version of him: the one who had been alone too long with his thoughts.

The relief was brutal, almost violent, immediately replaced by anger and fear, tangled together. His shoulders dropped slightly, but his eyes stayed on her, fixed, unblinking, as if she might vanish if he looked away.

He pulled her into his arms. Ziva did not resist. Her hands found his back, steady and grounding. He closed his eyes.

- Why was your phone turned off?

Ziva stayed in his arms for a moment, then shifted back just enough to look up at him. He held her gaze as the tension in his shoulders slowly eased, knowing she understood the fear behind his words.

- I do not want to go through that again, he said more quietly. It was not an accusation. It was a boundary.

- I am sorry, she whispered. My battery was dead. And if I came home later … it is because I had a craving for blueberry jam.

A brief silence stretched between them. Then, despite himself:

- I imagined ten different scenarios … and not a single one involved jam.

He looked away, slightly embarrassed, and put away the groceries on the kitchen island. Then he turned back to her.

- I am sorry. I was afraid that with this second pregnancy, you…

He stopped. The words stuck, as if he refused to give them form. Ziva did not interrupt. She simply stayed where she was, watching him struggle with something he did not often say out loud.

She placed a hand on his arm — steady, certain.

- I am here.

She lifted her hand to his cheek, gently forcing him to meet her eyes.

- I am not going anywhere, Tony.

Something in his expression shifted — not relief all at once, but the slow easing of a tension he had not fully realized he was holding.

His gaze stayed on her, as if testing the weight of her words, looking for any crack in them. There was none. He let out a quiet breath and nodded, almost imperceptibly.

Only then did his attention drift to the grocery bags.

Realizing he might have overreacted, Tony rubbed the back of his neck, a faint, self-conscious smile returning.

He opened one of the bags and peered inside.

- Three jars? - They were on sale, she replied, taking off her coat. - Of course they were. And tonight? What do you want to eat? - Toast with jam and pineapple pizza.

Tony immediately grimaced.

- Pineapple pizza? I knew pregnancy would bring challenges … I just did not expect a diplomatic crisis with Italy. - You are overreacting. - Somewhere in Italy, a grandmother just fainted.

Ziva smiled and added, deadpan:

- And honey pickles. - Honey pickles?

She stared at him for a second, then a small smile broke through.

- I was joking.

He stepped closer and pulled her into a hug.

- Ziva … Ziva … Ziva … What am I going to do with you?

He kissed her quickly. He picked up his phone and ordered two pizzas. The tension had completely eased.

➡️ SCENE 3

One morning, Tali entered the kitchen and stopped abruptly.

Ziva was eating toast with jam and pickles. Tony sat across from her with the expression of a man who had given up all hope of understanding anything. Tali studied them for several seconds.

- Ima, are you pregnant?

Tony choked on his coffee. Ziva looked up at her, momentarily caught off guard.

- What makes you think that?

The teenager shrugged and pointed at the table.

- You are tired. You eat strange things. And Aba let you have the last slice of pizza yesterday. So either you are pregnant or he is dying.

Ziva stifled a laugh. Tony slowly put his cup down.

- I did not know we were raising a little spy.

Tali crossed her arms proudly.

- I am your daughter. The probabilities were high.

Tony exchanged a look with Ziva. The kind that said: Do we tell her? Ziva looked at Tali.

A brief silence.

- Yes ... I am pregnant. We were going to tell you this weekend. - Oh.

Tony immediately watched her face.

- Oh good… or is this bad?

Tali thought for a moment.

- Somewhere in between.

Tony let out a short laugh. Tali turned to Ziva.

- Are you okay?

That question softened something in Ziva immediately.

- Yes. I am okay.

Tali studied her for a moment longer, then nodded. Tony looked at her, then at Ziva, and smiled quietly.

Ziva placed a hand on her stomach without thinking, a small smile appearing before she caught herself. Then she checked her watch and straightened.

- Tali, go get your backpack. We are late.

The teenager nodded and ran to her room. Tony opened the door, then paused to check his watch.

- I need to change the battery …

He glanced back at Ziva, then leaned in and kissed her quickly.

- See you tonight, girls. - See you tonight, Dad, Tali called out down the hallway.

Ziva watched him, a faint smile on her lips.

➡️ SCENE 4

Tony opened the door for her with a deliberately exaggerated gesture.

- After you, he said.

Ziva’s gaze briefly dropped to his chest before rising back to his eyes, a familiar glint of amusement in her look — the kind that seemed to say: What are you planning now, DiNozzo?

She brushed past him.

The restaurant was not very crowded yet. A quiet atmosphere, low conversations in the background.

When they sat down, Tony pulled out her chair.

Ziva held his gaze a second longer than necessary before opening her menu. Tony took his seat across from her and reached for her hand.

She let him take it.

She scanned the room once, then focused back on him.

Under the table, her foot brushed against his leg, almost absent-mindedly, while her thumb slowly traced the edge of his wedding band as she quietly considered the lunch specials.

- Finally, just us, Tony said.

Ziva looked at him with a faint, teasing expression.

- You could have had this a long time ago… if you had not wasted so much time pretending you did not know exactly what you wanted.

His smile came easily.

- That was foreplay.

She almost smiled, but stopped herself.

- That explains why it took you so long.

Tony let out a small laugh, shaking his head slightly.

- I always figured you did not mind the wait.

Ziva held his gaze a fraction longer than necessary. The look she gave him sent warmth up his neck.

Tony smiled, quietly pleased, his eyes on her. A small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.

For a few moments, they studied the menu in silence.

Tony glanced at his and lightly tapped his stomach.

- Everything looks delicious … but I should probably watch my figure. - Fries.

A pause.

- That was not the answer I was hoping for… I think I will have a salad.

She raised an eyebrow. He leaned back slightly, a small satisfied smile forming.

- Or maybe a ribeye steak.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Ziva’s lips.

- That is what I thought. - And you? - Fries… fries and chicken.

He smiled into his menu, like the answer had been entirely predictable.

They had this ritual. Once or twice a month, they met like this — just the two of them.

No urgency. No phone ringing. Just them. The lunch stretched on without them noticing.

They shared a slice of chocolate cake and a crème brûlée, playfully arguing over who would pay the bill.

She slung her bag over her shoulder and turned to him. - What film? - Body Heat with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner.

She glanced at his watch. - Don’t forget we have to pick up the kids.

He followed her gaze.

- Easy, Mom. We have got time.

Then they headed for the exit.

This could be the final scene of season 2.

➡️ SCENE 5

A few weeks later, Ziva was already asleep, lying on her side, one hand resting near her baby bump. The bedroom light was low, almost warm.

Tony paused in the doorway, checking she was truly asleep, then approached the bed and knelt down gently. He stayed there for a moment, silent. Just watching. Softly, he placed his hand on her bump.

- Hey kid … he whispered.

A faint smile crossed his face.

- Your mother is quite a force of nature. She is loving, caring… and yes, she can be stubborn. Very stubborn. I assume you have noticed that.

He paused slightly, remembering the argument from earlier that day.

- And yet … I love her. I do not want a life without her.

He lingered for a moment longer, then leaned down and kissed her bump. Then he stood up and pressed a soft kiss to her forehead.

He turned and walked toward the bathroom. The sound of running water filled the room.

Ziva did not move. For a long moment, she simply lay there, eyes still closed, her hand resting on her stomach. Her breathing slowed, quieter now, as if something in her had just settled rather than broken.

- Your father … she whispered. He is … the best man I know.

A tear slipped down her cheek. She quickly wiped it away, still lying in the dim light.

➡️ SCENE 6

- In S6E01, I always found it regrettable that Tony was not there at that Moroccan bar to see Ziva, in that beguiling dress, singing Temptation. - In Season 2, I would like a similar moment during a mission, a callback in tone and visual style. Ziva in a dress of the same color, still functional for the situation, but more refined and elegant, with a polished look that subtly recalls that earlier moment Tony never witnessed.

In S1E01, the episode begins with Ziva in a wedding dress and Tony in a tuxedo, both placed in a mission context in Budapest, Hungary.

In S2E01, Ziva is undercover, wearing an elegant deep purple dress — a direct nod to her undercover appearance in S6E01 of NCIS but more like the dress in the GIF above (functional for field conditions).

The setting is an opera house during a high-profile gala. And in the background, we could hear O Mio Babbino Caro by Giacomo Puccini, a subtle nod to S10E07 and to Tali, Ziva’s sister. A sort of Easter Egg.

He is physically in the same space, but separated by necessity for a moment. From a distance, he tracks her through the elegant chaos as she blends into the crowd, both of them working the mission in parallel.

🎥 In S1E07, Ziva is alone in the field, on the rooftop of the opera during the mission. Tony is not physically present, they do not share the same immediate reality. Their relationship is never addressed directly.

It is mediated through others:

- Ziva with Sophie (via earpiece), - Tony with Archie.

They are co-parents, not a couple in practice.

🎥 In S2E01, the opera house was alive with movement. Music, light, voices blending into elegance.

Tony spotted her almost immediately. Not because he was looking for the target, but because he would always find her first.

She was speaking with a guest, smiling, perfectly in character.

The dress caught the light as she moved, deep purple against the gold of the hall. Elegant, functional, and completely Ziva.

Their eyes met. Neither of them moved.

She broke eye contact and returned to her role. He knew he should focus on the mission, but for one second, he allowed himself to simply look at her before returning to work.

A crackle in his earpiece. — Tony, we need you in the east corridor.

He allowed himself one last glance before moving through the crowd.

When he turned back at the top of the stairs, she was already in motion again, moving with the flow of guests as if she had never stopped.

Just before disappearing behind a group of guests, her fingers brushed her necklace — their silent signal — and she gave him a knowing look, brief, controlled, and unmistakably theirs, as always.

Around them, a subtle shift passed through the hall. Conversations slowed. Bodies turned. Guests began drifting toward the auditorium doors as ushers appeared along the edges of the space.

SOURCE GIFS: mycleverdetective

➡️ SCENE 7

- In S7E01, Tony is under a truth serum. - In Season 2, he could be again or something similar.

Tony was sitting under interrogation. The room was closed. One-way glass. A guard at the door.

In the next room, Ziva was being held as well. Her hands were restrained in front of her. She had spent the last hour looking for an opportunity, a weakness, anything she could use.

She did not know Tony was here. Not until she heard his voice.

- What are you afraid of?

He did not hesitate.

- Losing her again.

His voice lowered.

- Never again.

Silence.

He leaned back slightly. His breathing steady, unfocused. He did not know she was behind the glass.

Still. Watching.

Tony’s eyes did not look at anything in particular. The interrogation continued.

Ziva heard every word.

She could not afford to react. She forced herself to keep her face impassive.

But hearing him say those words, hearing him give a voice to the fears he had carried within him for so long, shook her deeply.

Despite all these years, despite their reunion in Paris, she discovered that he was still afraid of losing her.

And that realization hit her with full force. She had always known he loved her.

She had never realized how much that fear had remained within him. She remained perfectly still.

Only one thing had changed: Somewhere deep inside her, something had finally begun to settle.

What affects her is not only the fear itself, but the way he expresses it — without irony, without defense, and without hesitation. If the writing remains subtle, she never tells him she heard him. Instead, this moment changes the way she responds to him. Ziva becomes more patient with his fears, finding ways over time to reassure him. She becomes more attentive to reminding him that she is here, that she is not going anywhere, even when they disagree.

↔️ A BABY'S NAME

Baby name ideas for baby number two? - Eli → Tali - Rivka → Ziva 4 letters, 2 syllables - Tony → Tali - Ziva → Dina or Ilsa / Noah or Adam I like the idea of Adam, for the symbolism of what he did for them. It would be even more moving if the suggestion came from Tony.

I can totally imagine Tony saying:

- And honestly… I prefer Adam to Schmeil.

✔️ If it is a boy, it could end with Noah and Adam as his middle name.

✔️ What if we discovered that Tali’s full name is Tali Elisabeth? If Elisabeth were the name of Tony’s mother. Considering that he was unaware of Tali’s pregnancy and birth, this would have come from Ziva.

✔️ If it is a girl, I like the names Dina or Ilsa for Tiva. A middle name?

- Rivka? No, especially as Ziva never speaks about her mother. - Abigail could work as an alternative, but I am not fully convinced. - I am even less comfortable with Jennifer or Jenny. - Caitlin would also be inappropriate, as she was killed by Ari. - I briefly considered Sophie, but it is Ziva’s cover identity in S3E08 of NCIS and S1E08 of the spin-off. She was Sophia in S8E09, when she was on a mission with Senior, so it does not feel like a suitable option.

I am therefore leaning toward choosing a middle name for Dina or Ilsa with no specific reference at the moment for Tony and Ziva.

↔️ MORE

🤞 12th July is the International Day of Hope 🤞

FYI: I wrote this post in April, before Michael’s NCIS return in S24.

If Paramount, CBS, or anyone else announced that Season 2 was happening, what would you like to see in it? Especially given that modern TV seasons are much shorter, with around 10 episodes instead of the 24-episode seasons we used to get a few years ago.

In October 2025, for TV Insider, John McNamara said: I am going to start with what is the most emotionally turbulent place I can put them without torturing the audience too much. How can that story, in a way, make them not part but test the relationship? Now the relationship is solid, so I am going to now test it. Season 2 is a stress test.

🍼 A PREGNANCY

Reading John’s words, I am not sure if that is the idea, but I would love for Ziva to be pregnant. Especially since we can assume they were not using birth control in Season 1 or that contraception might have failed.

Ziva’s first pregnancy was marked by emotional distance and solitude. She went through that period largely on her own, making decisions in isolation and convincing herself that distance was the safest option.

A second pregnancy would therefore feel fundamentally different. For the first time, she would have to experience motherhood as something fully shared rather than privately endured, learning to embrace it as part of a stable family instead of as a woman carrying everything alone.

And for Tony, that difference would matter just as much. The memory of losing years with both Ziva and Tali might briefly resurface. His concern would not be about the pregnancy itself, but about the possibility of history repeating itself — a moment that would quickly fade, reassured by Ziva and the recently regained trust between them.

If Season 1 is about rebuilding trust and learning to tell each other the truth, Season 2 could be about putting that trust into practice — not just as a couple, but as a family. A second pregnancy could naturally lead them to make long-term plans, talk openly about the future, and navigate important decisions together in a way they never could before.

I will post some ideas for scenes in a second post.

The pregnancy should not become the central storyline of the season, but remain part of the background of their everyday life.

✨ FLASHBACKS

So many questions

- After leaving NCIS, Tony went to Israel seeking answers. What clues made Tony suspect that Ziva was still alive? Was there something about the official story that never felt right to him? Did he refuse to believe she was gone because he knew her too well? What finally led him to search for her? What happened when they finally found each other there?

Was it only a few minutes? A few hours? More?

Did that brief reunion give Ziva a moment of respite, even in the middle of everything she was going through? Did Tony and Ziva get a chance to say goodbye before they were separated again, or did she leave without saying goodbye, leaving only a note behind?

At the Paris airport, in the spinoff, they take the time to talk, and then she moves closer to him to kiss him. Did they make promises to each other before parting? Did he promise that he would wait for her?

We need that scene where Tony carefully bandages Tali's wound, shaping the dressing into a heart (S17E10). It may not have been in Cairo.

Who first came up with the idea of communicating through a discussion forum about Thom E. Gemcity’s books? Tony?

- In S13E24, after resigning from NCIS, Tony decides to take Tali to Paris because Ziva loves Paris. We know that Tony and Ziva were in Paris in S7E13. Did something happen there off-screen? Did they return to Paris at some point? Did they ever imagine a future there?

A flashback revealing why Paris held such a special place in Ziva's heart—and why it meant so much to Tony—would finally give that line in S13E24 the emotional context it has always seemed to deserve.

- I would also love a flashback inspired by the ending of Mission: Impossible 4, where Ethan spots Julia from a distance. Something similar in Paris or somewhere else between Tony and Ziva: A moment where one of them sees the other without being able to approach.

- In Season 17, Ziva shows Ducky a photo of Tali eating ice cream. It was taken from a distance. Who took that photo? Was it one of those moments where Tony was close but still unable to be part of her life?

- The night Tony and Ziva forgot Rule 12 and conceived Tali. What really happened? Who made the first move? Did one of them hesitate, knowing how complicated things were, before finally giving in?

Was it similar to the flashback in S1E03 of the spinoff, where Ziva initially stops Tony because she worries about Tali: She has gone through a lot and I just do not want to send her any mixed messages. And then, after a moment of hesitation, she chooses them, kisses him again, takes his hand, and says: Let is go. Merlot always got me in a lot of trouble.

Did that night — the night Tali was conceived — feel like a mistake the next morning? Did one of them regret it but never say it out loud?

Did Ziva see it as just a moment of weakness — the same words she used when Tony learned in S10E23 that she had slept with Adam while she was in Israel burying her father? Or did she know, deep down, that this moment with Tony was something completely different?

- I would love to discover how Ziva experienced those months: when she realized she was pregnant, the first time she heard the baby's heartbeat, the birth, the moment she decided to name her daughter Tali. Had she considered a name if it had been a boy? Was she really alone?

- The call she never made. Did Ziva ever plan to tell Tony? Was there a moment when she picked up the phone, wrote a message, or thought about returning to him? Did she change her mind after learning that Tony was seeing Zoé Keates? Did she believe he had moved on?

❤️ TIVA

I would love for Tony and Ziva to find the dynamic they had in the NCIS mothership and more: the flirting, the teasing, the humor, the way they challenged each other, the looks, and especially the subtext, which would take on a whole new meaning now that they are finally together.

The same moments that once carried uncertainty would now feel different. A teasing comment, a knowing look, or a shared joke would no longer be something they had to hide behind. It would simply be two people who know each other deeply and are finally free to show it.

Moments when Tali catches them laughing together, teasing each other with that familiar ease, effortlessly falling back into their shared rhythm. She can see how they light up in each other’s presence, quietly and unmistakably in love, even in the simplest moments.

💐 A DATE

We had been dreaming about it during NCIS, and Tony finally suggests it to Ziva in the final episode of season 1. I would therefore like to see them alone, going out together, simply as a couple. Seeing them without missions or danger, just sharing a normal moment like a date, feels like a natural continuation that the series never truly explored.

With the exception of the flashback scene in S1E03 of the spinoff, which shows them having dinner together at a restaurant in April 2020 — likely their first outing as a couple since reuniting in January 2020. The following month, in May, Ziva moved into her own apartment.

✊ ZIVA & SOPHIE

In October 2025, for Us Weekly, Cote de Pablo said: What happened between Ziva and Sophie that created this incredible loyalty. What was there that earned that kind of loyalty? And those are good questions.

This comment is particularly intriguing given what is shown in Season 1. Ziva is generally secretive and guarded, especially when it comes to her emotions and her relationship with Tony. Yet in S1E07, she answers Sophie’s questions openly, without her usual deflections.

More significantly, when Tali is in danger, Ziva entrusts Sophie with her daughter without hesitation and relies on her to take Tali to a safe house. For someone as cautious and protective as Ziva, that level of trust suggests a bond that goes beyond a professional relationship and raises questions about what may have happened between them off screen.

This makes Ziva’s reaction to Henry all the more interesting. Her discomfort seems linked to the fact that Tali calls him Uncle Henry, an explicit sign that he is considered part of the family. Sophie, by contrast, has no comparable nickname. And Tali is clearly very close to her, and she appears to play a major role in the family's daily life.

In fact, if Sophie was already part of Tony and Tali’s lives before Ziva’s official return in January 2020, one might expect her presence to raise the same concerns as Henry’s, if not more. Yet Ziva shows no visible jealousy toward her. This contrast becomes even more intriguing in light of Cote de Pablo’s comments and suggests that there may be an important part of Ziva and Sophie’s history that remains untold.

👀 ADAM

In S1E06, Ziva tells Tony that she did not like Henry because she was jealous and angry. Tali affectionately called him Uncle Henry. But I wonder if, behind that discomfort, there was something more — Adam.

I mean, he helped protect Tali and made sure she reached Tony safely. Ziva likely introduced him to Tali in a familial way, possibly even as Uncle Adam. In S17E10, she acknowledges his role in a conversation with Gibbs: He has kept her safe, too. By watching over me.

He was a friend, a trusted ally, someone who played a quiet but essential role in their lives. I cannot help but wonder if there was ever a sense of guilt tied to his death, something that could be explored further through flashbacks, something Season 1 never really had the time to explore.

👩 FRUZSI 

Fruzsi leaving Boris a message in tears makes me wonder if she is truly leaving him by her own choice. If it was only about his money, why would saying goodbye be so painful? I think there is something else.

She says: I will carry a piece of you with me forever.

Could that mean she is pregnant? That was the first thought that came to my mind. Am I the only one who wondered about it?

Could she be leaving because she believes it is the only option, in a way that echoes what Ziva did years before? The circumstances would be completely different — Ziva left because of a threat against her family — but there is an interesting parallel in the idea of someone walking away from the person they love while carrying a part of them with them.

Even the timing is different, since Tali was already two years old when Ziva left. But the emotional question remains: is Fruzsi running away from Boris, or is she trying to protect something?

🥷 FIGHT

- We need more scenes of Ziva fighting. - I also like the idea of including similar scenes with Sophie. - Perhaps even scenes where they train together.

During the filming of Mission: Impossible Fallout, the actress Rebecca Ferguson was six months pregnant during the scene where Ilsa confronts Solomon to save Benji. (Of course, she had a stunt double.) I would love a similar fight scene for Ziva or a scene like the GIF below but this scene appears in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation.

SOURCE GIF: kaipanzero

🎥 EASTER EGGS / PARALLELS

- In S4E01, Tony returns from Düsseldorf and buys lederhosen for Ziva. - In S10E21, Tony is in Berlin and buys lederhosen for McGee. - In Season 2, he could give one to Boris. Alternatively, Ziva could wear a dirndl on a mission, which would be more feminine and elegant.

- At the start of Season 4, Tony, while temporarily in charge during Gibbs’ absence in Mexico, set up the campfire as a team ritual. - In S6E16, Tony briefly leads an investigation. The campfire is back. - In Season 2, it would be nice to have a subtle callback to that.

- In S4E07, Tony says: I am looking down your shirt right now. Real good. But I am not entirely sure it is worth dying … over. - It could be fun to have a parallel where the situation is reversed, and Tony admits that looking down her shirt is actually worth dying for.

- In S1E03, Ziva says: Merlot always got me in a lot of trouble. - In Season 2, give her / give them more wine lol.

- In S10E06, we discover an unlikely photo of Tony, a boarding school picture. It absolutely needs to be seen framed in their apartment.

- In NCIS, Ziva-isms were quite common, but it seems to me that there are none in Season 1. However, Ziva could have one or two in Season 2. Tony might shake his head with a faint smile and correct her.

- In NCIS, Tony almost always made a movie reference in every episode. - What if, this time, it was Ziva who started doing it? It could leave Tony either impressed or completely thrown off. He could say: Did you quote a movie? - She responds with a wink.

- Ziva wears his clothes in the morning, like in S1E07. They could wear clothing pieces they wore back in NCIS. For example: Like a coat for her and a tie, a shoulder holster for him. BTW: I have always loved the coats Ziva wears throughout the series.

- Ziva could find Tony in the restroom at Salus Mondiale. She is not there to flirt, but it happens anyway, because that is their language.

- A nod to NCIS, Tony and Ziva play rock, paper, scissors.