A/N: For Intro, please see Every Day Thoughts January.

Every Day Thoughts August

Aug 1

Friendships aren't built in a day. Kindness, caring, laughter, and memories pile up one by one into a sturdy foundation that your relationships rest on.

The first time Jennifer Shepard met Ziva David, she had just stepped off a train. The redhead had tried not to look suspicious as she glanced around for her contact, eventually settling on a disturbingly young woman lurking in a recess at the station.

It did not take her long to discover that what her new partner lacked in age, she made up for in experience. Her determination and her stubbornness made Jenny smile. And her desire to practice her English during long, hot summer nights on endless stakeouts was a much-needed source of mirth.

They had known each other for three months when Ziva had saved her life, forming a bond that could never be broken. The young Israeli had rescued her from certain death at the hands of kidnappers who were eager to torture her for as much information as they could. Jenny had been overwhelmed with gratitude as Ziva had arrived, all guns blazing.

Lying in a white hospital bed in Cairo, Jenny had not been surprised that Ziva was not present. The Israeli had her own fires to put out before she could return to the side of the American, but Jenny knew she would return. They had shared too much and become so close.

And when Ziva had walked through the door eight hours later, Jenny had favored her with a smile.