This is Day 1 for my Tiva drabble advent calendar, I thought it would be nice to publish it on here as well - enjoy reading!

Indoor Picnic

„What are you doing?" Ziva confusedly followed each of his steps while he rummaged in one of their closets to find something.

He has been like this for the past hour and had forced her to sit down on the couch and wait for him to get her.

When he had found what he was looking for he finally turned towards her and triumphantly held up the item in question.

"I" he declared "just found the last item we will need for our picnic." He smirked at her while closing the gap between them.

"Picnic? Now? Are you crazy Tony? There is a snowstorm going on outside." She disbelievingly stared out of the window and then at Tony.
She knew about the crazy ideas he had sometimes, but this was something she definitely didn't understand.

"I know sweet cheeks." The smirk was never leaving his face. "But you said that you hate being stuck inside and so I had an idea." At this Ziva looked at him even more confused.

"And what would that be?" She asked almost skeptical.

"Come and see." He simply answered and took her hand in his to lead her towards their bedroom.

When he opened the door she was greeted with Christmas lights and a cozy warmth enveloped her.
The next thing she saw was their picnic blanket being draped on their bed and on it different kinds of food and the picnic basket.

"Tony," For a brief moment she held her breath "this is beautiful." Feeling accomplished Tony smiled down at her as he took in her reaction.
Her eyes were shining brightly, almost childlike and her smile was matching his.

"I thought it would be a nice way to spend the afternoon and tear your thoughts away from the weather outside." He shrugged but was nevertheless proud of his idea.

"It is amazing." She replied and leaned up to plant a soft kiss onto his lips and immediately felt his arms enveloping her as he deepened the kiss.

For a brief moment they both got lost in each other before he gently pulled away and led her onto the bed to show her what he had prepared.

She might not like it to be stuck inside the apartment but Tony's surprise had made her day so much better and for that she was grateful.

They both began to eat while having a lighthearted conversation when Ziva spoke up in a more serious tone.

"Thank you" It was a simple sentence but all the more meaningful. She was glad that he was always there to cheer her up and make her days special and that's what she needed the most.

"Everything for you, sweet cheeks." He smiled at her, knowing the meaning behind those words.
Trying to lighten the mood again he carefully leaned over to where she was sitting and washed away her serious thoughts with a gentle kiss.

Relaxing into his touch she let out a content sigh as she, once again, deepened their kiss and pulled him down along with her, the picnic long forgotten.