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"Let's see we have something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new! We are all good!" Abby said excited and took a seat.
"You really need to calm down, Abby!" Ziva mumbled as she looked herself up and down in the mirror. Her make-up seemed to be exactly what she wanted and her hair hung loosely over her shoulder. Abby had talked her into letting her do a French braid side pony tail. Now was the bad part. Putting on the dress. Not that Ziva didn't like the dress, but it took too much time having to put it on.
"No, I will not calm down! My two best friends are getting married today!" Abby squealed again and then smirked. "Ziva, you can't avoid putting on your dress forever, the wedding is in….twenty minutes! Holy Cow, get your butt in there and change!"
Abby heard a knock at the door and rolled her eyes. "If it's Tony then I already told you five times today no you cannot see her before the wedding. I don't care if you give me the puppy dog face. It won't work!" Abby said angrily. She tried to make it clear last night when she picked up Ziva, but Tony didn't understand why they had to follow the tradition and no matter how many times Abby tried to explain it, Tony would just whine and complain. Now he had Nathan on his side and man did that child know how to give you the guilt trip.
"Abs, it's me," Gibbs said with a smile as he cracked the door and poked his head in.
"Oh, Gibbs! Sorry, but Tony's been trying to come in here for like an hour," Abby apologized and gave the older man a hug.
"It's okay." Gibbs kissed her cheek. "Ziva?"
"What?" she hissed.
Abby looked at Gibbs and shrugged before turning to leave Gibbs alone. "You have fifteen minutes…" He rounded the corner to see her sitting on the counter of the bathroom in her dress. She looked up at him and he sighed. "Getting cold feet?"
She looked at him with a puzzled expression. "No, it is actually quiet warm in here, so my feet are perfectly fine."
Gibbs chuckled and leaned against the counter next to her. "No, having cold feet is like saying are you having second thoughts."
She looked at him, her eyes dark and battling with something he knew he couldn't understand. "Oh."
Gibbs nodded. "He loves you and I know hearing this from me doesn't mean much, but I watched as he laid his life on the line for you over and over again. I see the way you look at him. The way Nathan looks at him." Gibbs sighed and shook his head. "I look at you and I think of you as my daughter. I want what's best for you and I want what's best for Nathan."
Ziva nodded and Gibbs could see the tears forming in her eyes. " It is not that." Gibbs waited for her to continue, and when he did get his answer, he had to strain his ears to hear it. "I am scared this is not going to work. Is that so wrong? I do not want to turn out like my father, I do not want this marriage to not work then leave Nathan with some sort of guilt. I cannot do that to him."
"Is it really Nathan you're worried about?" Gibbs cocked an eye brow at her and she perched her lips in thought.
"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species." Ziva sighed "W. Somerset Maugham said that. My father use to drill it in our heads and part of me knows that is not true, but another part of me-"
"Doesn't want to let go of what you've known forever," Gibbs interrupted her. "I can tell you one thing and you can either take this advice and walk down the aisle, or you can walk out the door." Ziva nodded. "Eli was a scum bag and he sent you to die. Tony came and found you. Always remember that."
Ziva kissed his cheek and nodded. "So do we have our decision?"
"You're killing me here," Tony whispered in her ear and motioned towards her dress.
She gave him a sly smile. "Glad you like it." It had actually been luck she found her wedding dress. After Tony had proposed, they both decided on a small wedding. They both wanted to get married as soon as possible, so the meant four months. So Abby dragged her out of the office the first chance she got and went shopping. After a few dresses, Ziva found the dress she wanted. It was white and the back ended right before the small of her back. The front was cut low, but modest and there was light beading.
"I'll like it better on the floor…" Tony implied, earning him a gentle slap on the chest.
"Not if you keep on making comments like that.." she let the threat linger in the air before Tony leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss that would of gotten more intense, if it wasn't for Ducky's voice interrupting them.
"Love is something most take for granted. Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame. Love is supportive and unfailing. Love is what keeps one going in the morning." Ducky's voice filled the ball room. "A perfect example of love is sitting in front of us." Ducky gave the newlyweds a look and Tony stood, not letting go of Ziva's hand.
She looked into the sea of green and smiled. "Ziva DiNozzo, I love you, I have and I always will. Love isn't love until you give it away. That was said in the Sound of Music and it is true. I never realized how true it was until I met you. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you even if ninety percent of it is death threats. I will always have your six. I love you." He brought her hand up to his lips and placed a feather light kiss on it before taking his seat.
Ziva smiled at him before she stood. "Even though your movie references, eating habits, and constant nagging bugs me, I still love you. You are a man of compassion and you have shown me so much love. I owe you my life and as someone once mentioned, you have always been there to save me. When I asked you why, you told me the truth. Well now, Anthony DiNozzo, I am going to tell you. I cannot, nor will I voluntarily, live without you. You mean so much to me." She leaned down and kissed him on the lips. "And that is why I love you."
Tony stood and captured her lips with his, somewhere in the crowd, they heard Nathan yell 'Ew' and Abby whistle, but the crowd didn't matter all that mattered were each other.
Tony wrapped a hand around her waist and pulled her to the dance floor. He pulled her close and he felt her warm breath against his neck. "What I said back there was true. I love you," she whispered in his hear and he smiled. God he loved those words coming from her soft lips.
"I never doubted it for a second," he told her sternly and she felt his grip tighten, his eyes had a mischievous look to them. "Now can we talk about that dress coming off?"
"Aren't you an eager raccoon?" Ziva asked.
"Its eager beaver not raccoon, and well you said you are ready and I just can't wait to spend our first night together. You know like really together." He laughed and she smiled.
"I am sorry. I did not make you to… uncomfortable… did I?" she smirked as he squirmed.
"Who? Me? Never!" Tony said sarcastically. "You parading around in that thing you call a bathing suit didn't make me uncomfortable at all."
Just as Ziva was about to respond, she felt a tug at her dress and looked down to see Nathan standing there in his tux. "Daddy hogging mommy. Can I dance?"
Ziva looked up at Tony. "Sorry, looks like I got another man!"
Tony playfully glared down at Nathan as he took his mothers hands and stood on her feet, Tony looked at his beautiful wife as she danced with their son. He smiled to himself as he remembered Nathan's fourth birthday. That had to be the earliest time he had ever gotten up. He remembered how happy he was when Nathan told him he loved him. He got a sense of peace as he thought about all the good parts in his life. This was where he was suppose to be. With his son, and now wife. With Abby and Probie and even Gibbs. This was home.
Ziva laid with her head nestled into the crook of Tony's neck the sheet hung loosely around her bare chest. "I love you, Mrs. DiNozzo," he whispered and felt her smile.
"I love you, Mr. DiNozzo." She kissed his cheek.
"I'm going to give you and our son a good life. I promise no matter what I have to do, I'll do it," he vowed and kissed her forehead.
"I know you will… as you know I will. But for now, let's get some sleep," she said and yawned.
"Good night, love," he whispered into her ear.
"Laila Tov, my husband." She sat there a few minutes after he fell asleep, listening to the crickets before she finally closed her eyes and let sleep over take her
Even though I said I was going to write an epilogue please review! It would be awsome if during the next two chapters I get more reviews then I have been getting! Thanks much Love Ash