for Worthy4/27 c38 Loverofallthingsmusic
I love the story! It was totally amazing! I also love that Ziva and Tony end up adopting, when in the beginning, Ziva wanted to put Angelina up for adoption! Overall, perfect story! :) :) :)
I love the story! It was totally amazing! I also love that Ziva and Tony end up adopting, when in the beginning, Ziva wanted to put Angelina up for adoption! Overall, perfect story! :) :) :)
4/2 c15 Guest
I am really loving this story so far! Is Ziva gonna come back? My heart is breaking for Tony.
I am really loving this story so far! Is Ziva gonna come back? My heart is breaking for Tony.
3/24 c38 
59PJ in NH
I enjoyed your story, The plot was intriguing. I didn't like how to the story started off in past tense and changed to present tense. Normally I don't care for present tense stories, but I did like yours (typically stories are written in past tense).
59PJ in NHI enjoyed your story, The plot was intriguing. I didn't like how to the story started off in past tense and changed to present tense. Normally I don't care for present tense stories, but I did like yours (typically stories are written in past tense).
3/24 c38 122Anonymous033
I'm listening to Ludovico Einaudi as I read this :P
And it's so very fitting. His music is so very poignant, it triggers something in you, and it's perfect for this fic-from the sad parts right to this part at the end, where they're just happy and it's just perfect, and there's this indefinable quality of closure to everything.
Oh, I love it.
I love this musical piece.
I love your fic. I love the entirety of it.
Okay, that part at the beginning, I actually REALLY HATE IT. You're so cruel, haha. Why do you do this to Tony and Ziva? Have you not put them through enough? You had to bring the grandmother back, too? It reminds me of how unfair the system is, though, actually. Blood counts for too much in this world.
And then, they're stuck between a rock and a hard place, and-it's just hard, seeing them that way. They had their hopes up; their hearts open. They'd found an option they were comfortable with and prepared themselves for it, made it their reality. And then suddenly it's GONE and they have nothing left. Ziva can't get pregnant, they can't adopt, and they have to give up an idea they'd already had to give up once. GUH.
And yet, they do it again.
My admiration for Tony and Ziva will never cease.
This ... this has been a wonderful story; I've loved reading it. I really saw you grow with this fic, Anne. It's so different from what you usually write; so dark and gritty and yet so moving, and ultimately outstanding. You're a remarkable writer and will only become more so as you go on, I've no doubt about that.
Thank you for sharing this gem with us!
-Sophie
122Anonymous033I'm listening to Ludovico Einaudi as I read this :P
And it's so very fitting. His music is so very poignant, it triggers something in you, and it's perfect for this fic-from the sad parts right to this part at the end, where they're just happy and it's just perfect, and there's this indefinable quality of closure to everything.
Oh, I love it.
I love this musical piece.
I love your fic. I love the entirety of it.
Okay, that part at the beginning, I actually REALLY HATE IT. You're so cruel, haha. Why do you do this to Tony and Ziva? Have you not put them through enough? You had to bring the grandmother back, too? It reminds me of how unfair the system is, though, actually. Blood counts for too much in this world.
And then, they're stuck between a rock and a hard place, and-it's just hard, seeing them that way. They had their hopes up; their hearts open. They'd found an option they were comfortable with and prepared themselves for it, made it their reality. And then suddenly it's GONE and they have nothing left. Ziva can't get pregnant, they can't adopt, and they have to give up an idea they'd already had to give up once. GUH.
And yet, they do it again.
My admiration for Tony and Ziva will never cease.
This ... this has been a wonderful story; I've loved reading it. I really saw you grow with this fic, Anne. It's so different from what you usually write; so dark and gritty and yet so moving, and ultimately outstanding. You're a remarkable writer and will only become more so as you go on, I've no doubt about that.
Thank you for sharing this gem with us!
-Sophie
3/24 c37 Anonymous033
*Flails* Oh, I like it :D
Just imagining the top spinning and spinning and spinning. There's something so hopeful about that, like it's not going to crash and burn, and I don't even know how I see that connection.
But I guess you meant it that way :P for it to be hopeful, I mean.
I like Houston. He's adorable. I have a feeling Mikey went all mushy over him, too :P but basically, this is funny because I'm remembering the conversation where we were talking about how Tony and Ziva would never give a kid and uncommon name, and yeah... Thank goodness Tony didn't try to guess "Philadelphia" or "Mississippi" or "Rhode Island" or something just as weird, though :P
*Squishes Houston*
The bouncy ball, though! It reminds me of Fluffball XD the first thing she grabs when she goes into the playground is a bouncy ball that's bigger than the size of her FIST, and then she grins and goes, "Baaall!"
"Houston Anthony" :O Normally, I'd say that sounds like fate and fate totally turns me off because I don't believe it, but you work it so well xD there's such suspense, and then it's suddenly so dramatic and final, I like it. I can accept it.
The house is creepy :/ as is the woman. The whole place, from the atmosphere to the woman to the children, seems so jaded and tired, like it's seen too much misery in life and there's no joy to be found there anymore. Everything seems so perfunctory, like it's just going and going for the sake of it, and it's a step from fizzling out and no one realizes.
It's a really sad place for Houston to be in :(
And it occurs to me that there are probably foster homes like that, and that makes me sad. The woman has good intentions, I have no doubt, but that's the saddest part-she wants to do good, but she's just seen too much to feel that passion anymore.
If Houston could have a better home, a better life with Tony and Ziva, I would not hesitate to give it to him.
-Sophie
*Flails* Oh, I like it :D
Just imagining the top spinning and spinning and spinning. There's something so hopeful about that, like it's not going to crash and burn, and I don't even know how I see that connection.
But I guess you meant it that way :P for it to be hopeful, I mean.
I like Houston. He's adorable. I have a feeling Mikey went all mushy over him, too :P but basically, this is funny because I'm remembering the conversation where we were talking about how Tony and Ziva would never give a kid and uncommon name, and yeah... Thank goodness Tony didn't try to guess "Philadelphia" or "Mississippi" or "Rhode Island" or something just as weird, though :P
*Squishes Houston*
The bouncy ball, though! It reminds me of Fluffball XD the first thing she grabs when she goes into the playground is a bouncy ball that's bigger than the size of her FIST, and then she grins and goes, "Baaall!"
"Houston Anthony" :O Normally, I'd say that sounds like fate and fate totally turns me off because I don't believe it, but you work it so well xD there's such suspense, and then it's suddenly so dramatic and final, I like it. I can accept it.
The house is creepy :/ as is the woman. The whole place, from the atmosphere to the woman to the children, seems so jaded and tired, like it's seen too much misery in life and there's no joy to be found there anymore. Everything seems so perfunctory, like it's just going and going for the sake of it, and it's a step from fizzling out and no one realizes.
It's a really sad place for Houston to be in :(
And it occurs to me that there are probably foster homes like that, and that makes me sad. The woman has good intentions, I have no doubt, but that's the saddest part-she wants to do good, but she's just seen too much to feel that passion anymore.
If Houston could have a better home, a better life with Tony and Ziva, I would not hesitate to give it to him.
-Sophie
3/24 c36 Anonymous033
NYGAH.
*Flails*
I don't know what you're doing to my emotions. I'm not going to survive this fic.
It's so serious and intimate, I almost feel like I'm intruding on their conversation. There's Tony, hoping again, and Ziva, rejecting him again and then feeling guilty again and then trying to find a way to make things again, and I retract what I said two chapters ago about them being a normal family. Because they are, in a way, but then again they're not. *Sigh* I just wish they could get pregnant happily, without worrying about all these things. I just wish Angelina wouldn't have to worry about why her mother left.
I wish it wouldn't have to be a shock that Angelina knew any Hebrew at all.
*Sigh*
This was a depressing review :P
-Sophie
P.S. For the record, though, I think it's impressive that Angelina figured it out. And it's so sweet, what Ziva called her.
NYGAH.
*Flails*
I don't know what you're doing to my emotions. I'm not going to survive this fic.
It's so serious and intimate, I almost feel like I'm intruding on their conversation. There's Tony, hoping again, and Ziva, rejecting him again and then feeling guilty again and then trying to find a way to make things again, and I retract what I said two chapters ago about them being a normal family. Because they are, in a way, but then again they're not. *Sigh* I just wish they could get pregnant happily, without worrying about all these things. I just wish Angelina wouldn't have to worry about why her mother left.
I wish it wouldn't have to be a shock that Angelina knew any Hebrew at all.
*Sigh*
This was a depressing review :P
-Sophie
P.S. For the record, though, I think it's impressive that Angelina figured it out. And it's so sweet, what Ziva called her.
3/24 c35 Anonymous033
Bwah :(
This is such a sad chapter! "And then, realizing the depth of those scars that are never going to completely heal, he weeps." WELL I'M NEVER GONNA BE HEALED EITHER. It's really sad, to think how something that would start so small as an accidental pregnancy could blow up into something so big that would tear apart the foundations of who they were and put tiny cracks between them that would never truly go away. I just, I don't know why FFO Tony and Ziva never had another kid, but they could probably have dealt with another pregnancy very easily, and it's just horrible to imagine how different the two circumstances are. It's like, I could only ever wish for happiness for Angelina and her parents, but it doesn't come so easily, does it? :(
I like the wedding and the house and the holidays, though. Wait, Gibbs didn't go to the ceremony? :O And what about the rest of Team Gibbs? Were they waiting at home with celebrations? 'Cause I can't imagine they *wouldn't* want to celebrate.
(Their new house must have thicker walls than their apartment :P)
And lastly, I'd like to mention that the image of Ziva and Angelina catching snow on their tongues is, at the risk of sounding like a Hallmark card, lovely. :P
-Sophie
P.S. I never could understand how Ziva holds a six-year-old on her hip so easily. Those kids are HEAVY.
Bwah :(
This is such a sad chapter! "And then, realizing the depth of those scars that are never going to completely heal, he weeps." WELL I'M NEVER GONNA BE HEALED EITHER. It's really sad, to think how something that would start so small as an accidental pregnancy could blow up into something so big that would tear apart the foundations of who they were and put tiny cracks between them that would never truly go away. I just, I don't know why FFO Tony and Ziva never had another kid, but they could probably have dealt with another pregnancy very easily, and it's just horrible to imagine how different the two circumstances are. It's like, I could only ever wish for happiness for Angelina and her parents, but it doesn't come so easily, does it? :(
I like the wedding and the house and the holidays, though. Wait, Gibbs didn't go to the ceremony? :O And what about the rest of Team Gibbs? Were they waiting at home with celebrations? 'Cause I can't imagine they *wouldn't* want to celebrate.
(Their new house must have thicker walls than their apartment :P)
And lastly, I'd like to mention that the image of Ziva and Angelina catching snow on their tongues is, at the risk of sounding like a Hallmark card, lovely. :P
-Sophie
P.S. I never could understand how Ziva holds a six-year-old on her hip so easily. Those kids are HEAVY.
3/24 c34 Anonymous033
*Sniffles*
So, are they engaged now? 'Cause I would love nothing more than to call them Mr and Soon-To-Be-Mrs DiNozzo. Not that Ziva doesn't necessarily have to change her name. I'm just blabbering now to keep you from noticing my tears.
*Gulp*
This chapter was so moving. And I don't think you meant it to be extraordinarily so, but it is. There's something so ... *normal*, in how they are now, that I just can't help but to feel liberated. They're finally a family now, y'know? A team, more so than before. They've got their own routine and dynamics and in-jokes now and it's wonderful. It's soothing, 'cause you just look at that and you know they're gonna work out.
Enough of this sap :P I just thought I'd mention that it's very sad Ziva doesn't intend to see Rodrigo again, though :P I mean, I know he's from a very hard part of her life, but he's RODRIGO and he was her only friend and he understood. And he genuinely liked her. You don't get a lot of those around.
I like the reconnection with the grandfather :D 'nuff said!
And then the proposal. THE PROPOSAL. I MEAN IT'S NOT REALLY MUCH OF A PROPOSAL BUT IT SUITS THEM AND THEIR AGE AND CIRCUMSTANCES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES SO WELL; IT'S SO THEM.
"'If I were to ask now?'
'Yes.'
'Really?'
'Yes.'"
Done.
And it's perfect.
-Sophie
P.S. "Who the hell is Charlie Lubanski?" That reminds me so much of FFO Tony, lol.
*Sniffles*
So, are they engaged now? 'Cause I would love nothing more than to call them Mr and Soon-To-Be-Mrs DiNozzo. Not that Ziva doesn't necessarily have to change her name. I'm just blabbering now to keep you from noticing my tears.
*Gulp*
This chapter was so moving. And I don't think you meant it to be extraordinarily so, but it is. There's something so ... *normal*, in how they are now, that I just can't help but to feel liberated. They're finally a family now, y'know? A team, more so than before. They've got their own routine and dynamics and in-jokes now and it's wonderful. It's soothing, 'cause you just look at that and you know they're gonna work out.
Enough of this sap :P I just thought I'd mention that it's very sad Ziva doesn't intend to see Rodrigo again, though :P I mean, I know he's from a very hard part of her life, but he's RODRIGO and he was her only friend and he understood. And he genuinely liked her. You don't get a lot of those around.
I like the reconnection with the grandfather :D 'nuff said!
And then the proposal. THE PROPOSAL. I MEAN IT'S NOT REALLY MUCH OF A PROPOSAL BUT IT SUITS THEM AND THEIR AGE AND CIRCUMSTANCES AND LIFE EXPERIENCES SO WELL; IT'S SO THEM.
"'If I were to ask now?'
'Yes.'
'Really?'
'Yes.'"
Done.
And it's perfect.
-Sophie
P.S. "Who the hell is Charlie Lubanski?" That reminds me so much of FFO Tony, lol.
3/23 c33 Anonymous033
*Twitches* I'm nervous :/
I'm nervous because they had an argument, and that's not good, and Ziva could walk out at any time (even though I don't really think she would), and that's scary.
But for the record I love this chapter.
BECAUSE THEY HAD SEX-sorry, I meant they made love-and everything's good.
... I ruined the moment, didn't I? :P But no, really! Look!
"What matters is the steady beat of her heart, the one he knows belongs to him.
What matters is his own heart, swelling and thumping and so very much alive in her capable hands."
These might be the most beautiful sentences out of the entire fic, simply because of the picture they paint. The love and hope and togetherness; the commitment and dedication those two short sentences paint. The ... the whole thing, really. It is so beautiful that it's almost painful.
"Is Mommy gonna take my bed?" Oh, Angelina XD
I'm surprised she's never asked why Daddy shares his bed with Mommy, though :P
And then she gets anxious :( poor Angelina. I have this child whose mother just gave birth, and the child's all anxious and clingy and jealous and angry, like she's worried she matters less now, poor thing. It makes me feel all the worse for Angelina D:
"One thing at a time." They're really getting places, aren't they?
And it's so funny, the way you describe their morning routine XD oh, it's probably chaos. And Ziva probably WAS the most focused, organized child to ever exist HAHA.
This little section makes me a little fonder of Richie, but I'm still not her biggest fan. I can't help it XD I just can't picture her as a Gibblet; I feel like I'd be betraying Ziva.
And ... the argument. *Sigh* Please work out D: I don't know what I'd do if they didn't work out! nfjsifnsjglnsgjl
But then, "His heart thaws all the way when she rests her head on his shoulder." Which is just beautiful.
And, "What he's going to focus on is the fact that he and Ziva have a tomorrow." And that's a good place to end.
-Sophie
*Twitches* I'm nervous :/
I'm nervous because they had an argument, and that's not good, and Ziva could walk out at any time (even though I don't really think she would), and that's scary.
But for the record I love this chapter.
BECAUSE THEY HAD SEX-sorry, I meant they made love-and everything's good.
... I ruined the moment, didn't I? :P But no, really! Look!
"What matters is the steady beat of her heart, the one he knows belongs to him.
What matters is his own heart, swelling and thumping and so very much alive in her capable hands."
These might be the most beautiful sentences out of the entire fic, simply because of the picture they paint. The love and hope and togetherness; the commitment and dedication those two short sentences paint. The ... the whole thing, really. It is so beautiful that it's almost painful.
"Is Mommy gonna take my bed?" Oh, Angelina XD
I'm surprised she's never asked why Daddy shares his bed with Mommy, though :P
And then she gets anxious :( poor Angelina. I have this child whose mother just gave birth, and the child's all anxious and clingy and jealous and angry, like she's worried she matters less now, poor thing. It makes me feel all the worse for Angelina D:
"One thing at a time." They're really getting places, aren't they?
And it's so funny, the way you describe their morning routine XD oh, it's probably chaos. And Ziva probably WAS the most focused, organized child to ever exist HAHA.
This little section makes me a little fonder of Richie, but I'm still not her biggest fan. I can't help it XD I just can't picture her as a Gibblet; I feel like I'd be betraying Ziva.
And ... the argument. *Sigh* Please work out D: I don't know what I'd do if they didn't work out! nfjsifnsjglnsgjl
But then, "His heart thaws all the way when she rests her head on his shoulder." Which is just beautiful.
And, "What he's going to focus on is the fact that he and Ziva have a tomorrow." And that's a good place to end.
-Sophie
3/23 c32 Anonymous033
Okay, so this is a very complicated chapter.
First things first:
"An outdated nineties sitcom". AN OUTDATED NINETIES SITCOM. You are no longer my friend.
"He never thought he'd feel this way, but he would give anything to be chasing her around the apartment right now." WHY? *Cries*
"'Don't leave me,' he begs.
'I won't,' says his other rock."
GULP
"For being dumb." Oh, Tony. *Sobs* Never, EVER, think you're being dumb. I would be the same in your position.
"'Would you have stayed,' he nearly whispers, 'if you had to watch her… fade away?'" I DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE HER FADING AWAY.
And then comes the controversial argument :P because I really understand why Tony asks, but it must be so ** Ziva to think that Tony doesn't trust her after all this time. I don't know who's hurting more *sighs*. I only know that it's your fault GRRR. But I would've liked for Ziva to have acknowledged that it was understandable that Tony feared, really.
But she's almost moving in, and that's good.
And "icky" HAHA. ANG YOU'RE BACK I'M SO GLAD FOR THAT
-Sophie
Okay, so this is a very complicated chapter.
First things first:
"An outdated nineties sitcom". AN OUTDATED NINETIES SITCOM. You are no longer my friend.
"He never thought he'd feel this way, but he would give anything to be chasing her around the apartment right now." WHY? *Cries*
"'Don't leave me,' he begs.
'I won't,' says his other rock."
GULP
"For being dumb." Oh, Tony. *Sobs* Never, EVER, think you're being dumb. I would be the same in your position.
"'Would you have stayed,' he nearly whispers, 'if you had to watch her… fade away?'" I DO NOT WANT TO IMAGINE HER FADING AWAY.
And then comes the controversial argument :P because I really understand why Tony asks, but it must be so ** Ziva to think that Tony doesn't trust her after all this time. I don't know who's hurting more *sighs*. I only know that it's your fault GRRR. But I would've liked for Ziva to have acknowledged that it was understandable that Tony feared, really.
But she's almost moving in, and that's good.
And "icky" HAHA. ANG YOU'RE BACK I'M SO GLAD FOR THAT
-Sophie
3/23 c31 Anonymous033
And this is ... this is them, being parents. Entangled together in more ways than one, worried about their child.
GAH.
ANGELINA AND ANAEMIA/LEUKAEMIA. You always do ** like this to me, don't you? Mess with me and my feelings and leave me flailing in a puddle on the floor.
... I'm okay.
No, I'm not o.o
I need Angelina to be okay O.O
MAKE ANGELINA OKAY!
*Breathe*
But now for the highlights of the chapter:
"The sight is so serene and peaceful and, at the risk of sounding like a Hallmark card, *lovely.*" Yep, definitely Daddy Tony.
"'I'm concerned about that,' she tells him, 'because we're usually trying to keep her from bouncing off the ceiling.'" This, this isn't meant to be funny, but I can't help being amused because I keep picturing Angelina literally bouncing off the ceiling and it's hilarious.
And then her shallow breathing and the hospital trip and the testing and the worry ndsojglsdngjfdlgndfjgl;dngkjd; I can't handle this part.
I'm going to ignore it.
But-
"She is my daughter, too, Tony." GUH. "... And he almost regrets his words. Almost, but not quite, because they are true." And I know she IS literally his daughter, but the way it's said makes me feel like this is about who has been more of a parent to Angelina. And this breaks my heart.
MUH.
I NEED THINGS TO BE OKAY.
-Sophie
P.S. I drink coffee cold. It's never bothered me :P
And this is ... this is them, being parents. Entangled together in more ways than one, worried about their child.
GAH.
ANGELINA AND ANAEMIA/LEUKAEMIA. You always do ** like this to me, don't you? Mess with me and my feelings and leave me flailing in a puddle on the floor.
... I'm okay.
No, I'm not o.o
I need Angelina to be okay O.O
MAKE ANGELINA OKAY!
*Breathe*
But now for the highlights of the chapter:
"The sight is so serene and peaceful and, at the risk of sounding like a Hallmark card, *lovely.*" Yep, definitely Daddy Tony.
"'I'm concerned about that,' she tells him, 'because we're usually trying to keep her from bouncing off the ceiling.'" This, this isn't meant to be funny, but I can't help being amused because I keep picturing Angelina literally bouncing off the ceiling and it's hilarious.
And then her shallow breathing and the hospital trip and the testing and the worry ndsojglsdngjfdlgndfjgl;dngkjd; I can't handle this part.
I'm going to ignore it.
But-
"She is my daughter, too, Tony." GUH. "... And he almost regrets his words. Almost, but not quite, because they are true." And I know she IS literally his daughter, but the way it's said makes me feel like this is about who has been more of a parent to Angelina. And this breaks my heart.
MUH.
I NEED THINGS TO BE OKAY.
-Sophie
P.S. I drink coffee cold. It's never bothered me :P
3/23 c30 Anonymous033
NYEHEH. So Chapter 29 turns out to be the last chapter I reviewed. Nine chapters sounds more manageable than just about anything else :P
I doubt I'd review all nine in one go, though, just so you know. BUT HEY YOU'LL HAVE A MARATHON OF MY REVIEWS IN YOUR REVIEWS SECTION I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IT WOULD BE REALLY BAD IF YOU DID.
I'm crazy XD but this was ... I mean, this whole fic was just intense. And honestly, I remember the later chapters better than this one, but I love this chapter anyway.
Tony wondering if Ziva had been with anyone else :O poor Tony! It's like it's killing him, just imagining her with someone else when all he wanted was her. It's so complicated for them, isn't it? Can't do with each other, can't do without each other.
"'I love you,' he whispers. 'I never stopped.'" I CAN'T BREATHE.
"Will the panda bear come here if I yell at him?" I still can't get over this XD it's such a childlike and innocent question, and yet it's hilarious in its naivete. But thankfully, Ziva saved the panda :P her sadness at being Angelina's playdate, though :( I don't blame her for feeling that way, but it's tearing me up inside because ... she paid for more than the loss of her daughter when she left, didn't she? She paid for the loss of her daughter's love and trust (and I do believe Angelina loves Ziva differently to how she loves Tony, contrary to what Tony might say), and she's still paying for it.
When will the sadness ever end?
But now Ziva's picking Angelina up from school and ooh, things are good :D
-"I named him Chester."
"Daddy, you're squishing me."
Can I kidnap her?
Do you think Ziva ever sees the adorable sides of Angelina and wonder how she could ever have bore to miss out on it?
Tony is SUCH a dad. "All I've needed to do was take her to the zoo." I mean, he's going to be the one wearing embarrassing Christmas sweaters when Ang is a teenager, isn't he?
And the last moment is so beautiful. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. I MEAN IT'S AWKWARD AND NERVOUS BUT IT'S THEM AND THEY'RE TRULY BACK.
And I've never seen anything more beautiful.
-Sophie
NYEHEH. So Chapter 29 turns out to be the last chapter I reviewed. Nine chapters sounds more manageable than just about anything else :P
I doubt I'd review all nine in one go, though, just so you know. BUT HEY YOU'LL HAVE A MARATHON OF MY REVIEWS IN YOUR REVIEWS SECTION I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IT WOULD BE REALLY BAD IF YOU DID.
I'm crazy XD but this was ... I mean, this whole fic was just intense. And honestly, I remember the later chapters better than this one, but I love this chapter anyway.
Tony wondering if Ziva had been with anyone else :O poor Tony! It's like it's killing him, just imagining her with someone else when all he wanted was her. It's so complicated for them, isn't it? Can't do with each other, can't do without each other.
"'I love you,' he whispers. 'I never stopped.'" I CAN'T BREATHE.
"Will the panda bear come here if I yell at him?" I still can't get over this XD it's such a childlike and innocent question, and yet it's hilarious in its naivete. But thankfully, Ziva saved the panda :P her sadness at being Angelina's playdate, though :( I don't blame her for feeling that way, but it's tearing me up inside because ... she paid for more than the loss of her daughter when she left, didn't she? She paid for the loss of her daughter's love and trust (and I do believe Angelina loves Ziva differently to how she loves Tony, contrary to what Tony might say), and she's still paying for it.
When will the sadness ever end?
But now Ziva's picking Angelina up from school and ooh, things are good :D
-"I named him Chester."
"Daddy, you're squishing me."
Can I kidnap her?
Do you think Ziva ever sees the adorable sides of Angelina and wonder how she could ever have bore to miss out on it?
Tony is SUCH a dad. "All I've needed to do was take her to the zoo." I mean, he's going to be the one wearing embarrassing Christmas sweaters when Ang is a teenager, isn't he?
And the last moment is so beautiful. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. I MEAN IT'S AWKWARD AND NERVOUS BUT IT'S THEM AND THEY'RE TRULY BACK.
And I've never seen anything more beautiful.
-Sophie
3/20 c38 AgentD.6
What a great story. I skipped reading it several times but finally decided to take a peak and I loves it! Thanks for the great writing.
What a great story. I skipped reading it several times but finally decided to take a peak and I loves it! Thanks for the great writing.
3/20 c38 guest
I don't usually read Tiva stories, but for some reason this one caught my attention and I decided to read it. Wow! I'm soooooo glad I did. It was excellent. I think what I liked most was the fact that Ziva was the one "at fault.". .
I don't usually read Tiva stories, but for some reason this one caught my attention and I decided to read it. Wow! I'm soooooo glad I did. It was excellent. I think what I liked most was the fact that Ziva was the one "at fault.". .
3/20 c38 Tam
I just wanna say what a beautiful story this! Like it needs to be a book pronto! So much fluff! Thank you :)
I just wanna say what a beautiful story this! Like it needs to be a book pronto! So much fluff! Thank you :)