Hey there! Ah, its been a while since I have wrote, but now I am on HOLIDAYS! (and a little happy) I decided I should start another chapter. Now. Seeing as I HATE it when people make Tony and Ziva get married and have children, this will probably be my last chapter. For this story I mean. Have fun minions!

"Always Look On The Bright Side of Life…"

The worried group of six were assembled in the small, and somewhat squashy hospital room. Naturally, Abby was the first to break the silence.

'Ducky, is Tony going to be okay?' she asked, looking to McGee for comfort.

Ducky smiled and took of his hat, resting it above his heart. 'You know I am not as well acquainted with the breathing, as with the late but I suspect young Anthony here to have just broken a bone of two. He might have some bruising and a cracked rib, but nothing he can't handle,' said Ducky, gazing down at the still figure on the bed.

Ziva pulled one of the chairs in the room over to next to Tony's bed. She sat down and took his hand in hers.

With the mildly irritating occasional bleep coming from a nearby machine, Gibbs was beginning to feel restless. He finished his coffee and threw the empty cup in the bin. He glanced around the room once more. Abby and Ziva sitting on either side of Tony's bed, McGee quietly hovering over Abby, and finally Ducky, who was inspecting Tony's charts at the end of his bed.

Tony began to cough, the bleeping becoming faster and faster. A team of nurses rushed into the room, ushering Abby and Ziva away from the bed. The head nurse pulled out the tube that was keeping Tony breathing from his throat making Tony wheeze and groan in pain. She then placed a breathing mask into his hand, and resting it over his gaping mouth, giving him fresh air.

'There you go son,' she said to Tony warmly. The nurse turned to the group. 'You need to let him rest, but he is awake so you can talk to him anytime. Visiting hours will finish in twenty minutes,' she said checking the chart. She nodded politely and left the room with the rest of the nurses.

'Thanks,' Gibbs muttered shutting the door behind her. Now, being Gibbs, and having no recollection of personal space, he leant over the bed so his nose was a mere inch from Tony's.

'What did you do this time DiNozzo?' he said abruptly, his blue eyes boring into Tony's.

'Well, you see boss, the funny thing is,' Tony stumbled with his words, trying to make sense. His bed shook as it rose up to make Tony sit up.

'Really Anthony, I don't know why they bought you into ICU. You aren't that hurt really,' Ducky pointed out.

'Thanks Ducky, that made me feel better,' Tony said.

Ziva wiped away a tear that had formed and rolled down her cheek. Tony turned his head to her just in time.

'Aw, Zee. I'm sorry. Don't cry,' he said hopefully.

'I am not crying. I just hurt my back, and there is something in this room, it is making my eyes-,' Ziva muttered back, trying to understand her own words in her teary voice.

'Ziva. Come here,' Tony said patting the side of the bed.

'Toda Tony,' she said with a little cough. Ziva crawled up the bed, and ended up sitting with next to Tony with her legs intertwined.

Abby moved to sit on the other side of the bed like Ziva, but McGee held her back.

'I think that invitation was just for Ziva Abs,' he said wrapping his arm around her waist and giving her a peck on the cheek.

Tony leant down and kissed Ziva on the forehead, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and pulling her close to him.

'I'm sorry I told you to go away before bubalah,' Ziva whispered in Tony's ear.

'Hey,' he replied pulling her chin up with his finger. 'Don't worry about it, you're here now with me,' Tony said calmly. He pulled her closer to him and gave her a kiss on the lips.

'Seriously!' Gibbs exclaimed to Ducky, who appeared to be the only other person in the room who wasn't kissing someone. 'Okay, grab-ass time over! Hey! Is anyone listening?'

'I am,' Ducky said.

'Yeah, thanks Duck,' Gibbs said quietly.

Gibbs had no other choice. Slap, slap. McGee and Tony rubbed their heads.

'Hey Gibbs, that was out of line, I am in ICU,' he said pointing to the walls. Gibbs stared, and Tony shrunk into the bed. 'Never mind,' he said into Ziva's hair.

'So are you going to tell me what happened- Palmer!'

During Gibbs' trying to talk, little Jimmy Palmer had walked into the room with a sandwich from Tony's favourite sandwich place.

'Right on time Palmer!' Tony congratulated, taking the bag from Palmer and laying it on the bed. One of his hands was tracing patterns on Ziva's back in a soothing way, and the other was in a sling.

'I have it Tony,' Ziva said unwrapping the package.

'I knew there was a reason I love you,' Tony said pressing his lips to Ziva's head.

'You know, I can very easily put the other arm in a sling, or cast,' Ziva casually threatened.

'And I believe you,' he said.

'Would anyone care to explain why Palmer is here with a sandwich?' Gibbs asked from the back of the room.

'Tony's Rules,' Abby, McGee, Ziva, Palmer, and Tony chorused.

'What?'

'Rule One; Whenever and for whatever reason,Tony is in hospital, bring him a sandwich,' Abby explained.

'He made me learn them off by heart when I first came to NCIS,' McGee added.

'Digging a hole McGee,' Tony said darkly from the bed. He went to take a bite as a nurse walked in, when it was taken away.

'Sorry, no eating for a while. If you eat that now, the chemicals in the medicine you are on will react and trust me, it will not end well,' the nurse from before said after snatching away Tony's sandwich. 'Would you like me to throw this out?' she offered.

'Ah, no I'll take it,' McGee said with an evil smile.

'Don't you dare McStealer,' Tony warned.

McGee looked at Tony, and back at the sandwich, and back again. With a chuckle he licked the sides of both pieces.

'You're a dead man McGee,' Tony said. 'When I can get up.'

'Yum,' McGee said with a mouthful of bread.

'That looks good, can I have some?' Abby asked.

'Go for it,' McGee said, offering it to her. Abby took the sandwich, and looked at Tony, then back at McGee, then at the sandwich before sticking the whole thing in her mouth and eating it all.

The men in the room were astounded, Palmer had to excuse himself, Gibbs rolled his eyes in disbelief, McGee looked proud, and Tony looked like he was making a mental hit list.

'I'm outta here, before anything else weird happens,' Gibbs said leaving the room.

'I think I should accompany him,' Ducky said apologetically trailing after him.

Tony smiled a goodbye and went back to rhythmically softly rubbing Ziva's back. His hand slid over her bare arms and held her hand. Where there was an unusual object that normally isn't there.

'Zee?' Tony asked.

'Oh, yes by the way. My answer is yes,' Ziva smiled up at him.

'Ah, super. I'm not quite sure what to say,' Tony said with a splitting grin on his face.

'Just kiss me you silly man,' Ziva said pulling Tony's face down to hers, their lips connecting passionately.

'Photo-op!' Abby squealed pulling a camera from her bag and leaning across Ziva and Tony taking a picture of the three of them. Of course, Ziva and Tony weren't looking at the camera, but Abby had what she came for.

'Abs, I think we should leave,' McGee suggested.

'Okay then. But we can come back later, can't we?' She asked desperately.

'Sure, lets grab some coffee first,' McGee said, taking Abby's hand and dragging her away still talking pictures before closing the door behind them.

'Finally a little privacy,' Tony said.

'Well it wasn't your fault that person ran into the side of you, they just ran a red light,' Ziva said.

'Exactly,' Tony agreed.

'Now, down to business,' Ziva said suggestively, crawling over to straddle Tony. She ran her hands down his chest and down the hospital robe.

Tony's heart monitor began to bleep faster and faster. They looked at each other, worried. They both knew that the fun wasn't going to last before a nurse was called in to check why Tony's heart was beating faster than normal.

'Next time love,' she assured him rolling off to lie on his chest with his arms holding her close.

'Trust me, I won't forget. You owe me shower sex too,' Tony added.

'Since when do I owe you shower-'

'Visiting time is over lover birds,' an old nurse standing in the doorway ever so politely told them.

Ziva knew she had to go. She rolled gently off the bed, not wanting to upset Tony's wounds.

'Soon, Tony. Soon,' she promised. She sealed her words with a heated kiss and walked to the door, rouge tears falling down her cheeks.

'I won't forget, Mrs Ziva DiNozzo,' he called after her as she walked away.

Oh my gosh. And then it ends. Annoying hey? I will NOT be writing a mushy chapter about weddings or anything but I will write an epilogue to this WITH SEX! Maybe for both McAbby and Tiva, I haven't decided. Hope you like it…oh and review bastards.