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A/N: Well I'm here and here it is, the final chapter to Taylor Swift. I'm sad to see it go because it has been a lot of fun...but maybe it isn't over quite yet...but you'll have read the chapter before you find out ;-)

I love all of you guys and am thankful for all of the support and love you guys have shown for me.

This is a different chapter from the others, a different format and a different song. This song is a duet between the band Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift, a song that made me think of Tony and Ziva immediatley and I knew it had to be the end for this particular tale.

Chapter 8: Two is Better Than One

Tony was bored.

It was one of those lulls between hot cases where the only thing to be done was finish signing off reports or tossing paper wads into McGee's wastebasket. Not that he didn't like showing off his NBA worthy skills, he just didn't feel like it at the moment.

McGee was busy doing something smart on a computer with Abby, Gibbs was off talking to the Director about one of their old cases going to trial; currently it was only him and Ziva in the squad-room.

Ziva was oblivious to his boredom, she was typing out something on the computer with her ear buds in happily consumed into what ever song she was listening to.

Probably another Taylor Swift song.

He shook his head, it had been weeks since he had first discovered that she had the blonde singer on her iPod, weeks of listening to her music, weeks of begging for an answer and weeks of insane theories and he still wasn't any closer to figuring the mystery out.

And there Ziva was, just listening to her iPod, keeping her secrets to herself.

Wait a minute Tony thought if she's listening to Taylor Swift right now…then she must be in the right mood for her. He could see Ziva right now, could see her body language and guess what she was feeling, if he knew what song she was listening to at the moment…maybe he could finally get a clue as to what she felt when she listened to the songs.

Maybe that was the problem. Whenever he heard the songs he had to relate to what Ziva must have been thinking of in the past. He'd never caught her in the present.

Now Tony was getting excited, he might finally be a step ahead of his partner!

If only Ziva would leave her desk so he could steal her iPod.

Tony decided to play it cool, he kept his eyes on his computer screen, even though it was blank, and acted like he was busy. Every now and then he would sneak a peek at Ziva to see if she was going to leave any time soon. As the minutes ticked by he got more and more anxious. Come on, He thought, can't you just get a phone call or something?

God must have been on his side. Not two seconds later Ziva's phone began to ring and vibrate across her desk. She quickly took out her ear buds and grabbed her phone, "Hello," she said into the phone and listened to a moment. A frustrated look came over her face, "Netty, slow down, you are talking too quickly." She listened again and spoke, "And then what happened?" Ziva's eyes widened at what ever her Aunt said next and she looked a little embarrassed, "I don't need to hear that! But you if you want to get the handcuffs off of him you will need…"

Ziva stopped and looked up from her desk to see Tony eagerly listening to every word, he looked like a kid in a candy window; he was just waiting for her to continue. "What's going on with Netty?" He asked with a big toothy grin, "I assume it's something kinky."

She glared at him but said to her aunt, "Excuse me a moment, I have another call." And then she stood up to leave her desk.

"Oh come on!" Tony said, "Don't leave me hanging."

But she just continued on to find a more private place away from Tony's eavesdropping.

Tony was tempted to follow her, he was curious to know the end of that little story with Ziva's eccentric relative. But he couldn't ignore the opportunity that was at hand to fulfill his first objective. Operation Taylor Swift was underway.

He oh so casually walked over to Ziva's desk, mindful of prying eyes, and quickly swiped the iPod from where it was resting and sauntered back to his side of the Squad Room. Once he was secure at his desk, he turned on the iPod to see what Ziva had been listening to when her phone rang.

The song was only half finished and to his surprise it wasn't actually Taylor Swift but a band named Boys Like Girls, a song called "Two is Better Than One".

Disappointed, Tony almost turned the device off until he noticed that the title of the song continued to scroll across the screen until the words, "featuring Taylor Swift" appeared.

YES!

Quick as a flash he restarted the song so he could listen and maybe finally figure out this whole thing.

The song started with a soft guitar introduction before a guy started singing:

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought hey
you know, this could be something

Not bad, was the first thing Tony thought, it was had a nice soft rock quality that was pretty catchy.

But what did Ziva see in it?

'Cause everything you do and words you say
You know that it all takes my breath away
And now I'm left with nothing

For some reason Tony was reminded of when he and Ziva were in shipping container and she'd landed on top of him. "Maybe if it were warmer." He'd actually believed her for a moment.

Where did that come from?

So maybe it's true that I can't live without you

Tony was stunned. Those had been his exact words in Somalia when he had gone looking for Ziva….

And maybe two is better than one

…when he had been lost without her

But there's so much time to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two is better than one

Tony had barely heard the rest of the chorus, now his mind was racing back in time to that desert prison where he had said entirely too much to Ziva…and felt something too real when he'd seen her alive.

"Ziva's irreplaceable."

I remember every look upon your face

"Actually I was talking about you" and Ziva made a silly face expressing her irritation at him...and he just laughed.

The way you roll your eyes, the way you taste
You make it hard for breathing

He was stunned at the intensity of the kiss. What he had meant to be a quick kiss to end the cheering passengers on the plane was something else entirely…something passionate and sweet.

Something that had him begging for more.

What the hell is this song doing to me? Tony wanted to know, where were these memories coming from?

'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away
I think of you and everything's okay
I'm finally now believing

How many times had he dreamed about Ziva? God that night in Paris was still haunting him whenever he fell asleep. How many times had he wondered what would have happened if he had just reached over and…

No! He was not going to go down this road; he couldn't believe what was happening! He needed to stop the song.

But he had to hear more.

That maybe it's true that I can't live without you

"Tony why are you here?" Here eyes were tired…and begging for an answer. He wished he hadn't had truth serum because he couldn't help but say.

"Couldn't live without you."

And maybe two is better than one

"So you will die with me."

But there's so much time to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone

"You should have left me alone."Her voice was dry and sad and once more he couldn't stop words from escaping.

"I tried…I couldn't"

And I'm thinking two is better than one

There was a break for the music as the song worked up into an intense bridge of piano keys and drums. But not a break for Tony's thoughts.

"Do you ever think about soul mates?"

"I'm tired of pretending" "So am I."

"It was inevitable." "Nothing is inevitable"

"You jeopardized your entire career for what?" "For you"

I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life and I thought, hey

"Hi…I was just" He grappled for words at what to say to make this situation better but the woman in front of him just smiled and stepped forward

"Having phone sex."

Maybe it's true that I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one

"The man you were becoming needs a woman!"

There's so much time to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone

"Didn't you tell me that the heart wants what it wants?" He asked her.
"No, actually I didn't."Her voice was firm in her stance
"Well it does."
"Well it shouldn't."She said angrily…as if talking about someone else.

And I'm thinking, ooh, I can't live without you

"Nora was right. I found my favorite picture, and it's the only one with someone in it.
'Cause, baby, two is better than one

"I was just gonna tussle your hair. Sometimes it makes you smile."

There's so much time to figure out the rest of my life
But I figured out when all is said and done

"I could not afford to trust you" She told him, and he wondered about that emphasis of placing him in the same sentence as someone she might have loved.

"You have always had my back"

Two is better than one

"I'm sorry Ziva."

"No it is I who is sorry" she said softly before stepping forward and putting a hand to his face. She leaned in and gently pressed her lips to his cheek.

Two is better than one

The song faded away as it ended and the screen switched back to the iPod menu automatically.

But Tony didn't move, didn't blink, didn't even breathe.

He just stared at the device on his desk that he wasn't even seeing.

Finally he just uttered one word.

"Whoa."

Ziva tried ignore Tony as she finish her work but it was hard to stop looking over at him. He wasn't even saying anything for once but was just sitting at his desk, his hand against his cheek with one finger reaching to his temple.

Tony hadn't stopped looking at her for over an hour. He was just staring at her and for the life of her Ziva couldn't figure out why. It wasn't anything on her, no food on her clothing or anything embarrassing, she'd checked! He just kept his eyes on her, following her every movement.

It was enough to drive her insane.

"What is it Tony?" She finally asked, not able to take it any longer.

But he didn't say anything for a while, just continued to look at her with a thoughtful expression on his face. Wherever his mind was it was no where near the NCIS building.

"A white shirt."

She looked up startled by his voice, "What?"

"A white shirt with a brown jacket and tan cargo pants…you also had a gray purplish wrap thingy around your head that you pulled off in this…sexy way." Tony's voice trailed off.

Ziva looked at him confused, "What are you saying?"

He smiled, "That's what you wore the day we met…I remember."

Ziva was taken aback. She didn't know why Tony had started babbling about the clothing she had worn many years ago…but she was touched that he remembered.

"Why are you telling me this?" She asked, her voice was softer now.

He just smiled, "I just wanted you to know."

Tony stood up from his desk and grabbed his backpack "Night Ziva," he said before walking towards the elevator. She watched him go, but then he paused and ran back to her desk, "I almost forgot!" he said and handed her iPod back to her.

She was still stunned so she didn't question why he had her property but she turned it on to see the song that he must have listened to last.

Ziva remembered the lyrics to the song, particularly the first lines "I remember what you wore on the first day" and her eyes widened in shock.

Quickly she stood up and rushed toward the elevator before it closed with iPod in hand but she was too late.

But she made it in time to see Tony smiling at her as the doors closed, a knowing smile that made her heart race.

She slowly walked back to her desk, Could he have meant…?

Ziva didn't know the answer but knew what the song he was listening to and what he had said…maybe he had just been teasing her, or maybe…

It could, she decided, it could mean he was thinking of me.

But she wasn't ready to find out.

Ziva picked up the iPod and let the music play, she smiled as the music began. She may not know…but for once she felt real hope.

For once…she knew it could be real.

A/N: And that is it. I know some of you will be sad that I didn't end it with TOny and Ziva declaring their love for each other but I wasn't sure if that was right for this particular story. This story was about Tony realizing his feelings for Ziva...just like she realized her feelings for him.

Still, I couldn't help but feel like something was missing, that there was more to tell.

Then I kept getting all of these FABULOUS song requests, so many that I loved but couldn't fit in, so many that I got a ton of ideas for. I was originally just going to post extra chapters...but then...Something happened.

A new idea.

So all of those songs I didn't get to add or you didn't get to ask for...well maybe I can find room in the sequal.

Yes there will be a sequal to this story, with MORE songs, MORE flashbacks and MORE Tiva goodness. I've already got A TON in mind but I need more songs.

So your assignment is to request as many Taylor Swift songs as you can, but I'm warning you, there are some songs that I already know I'm going to do, so there really isn't anypoint in requesting them.

In the sequal you will definately see:

1. "Mine" Taylor's newest single and it is FABULOUS, I had to add it in!

2. "Invisible" someone requested this song a long time ago and I fell in love with it, I couldn't fit it in here but it made it to the sequal

3. "Sparks Fly" another song that was requested and didn't make it in here, but I'm adding it in the sequal (and I can't wait to hear when it is released in Taylor's new album coming out in October!)

4. "The Outside" a little known song of Taylor's that I can't wait to use

5. "Love Story" one of my personal favorites, it broke my heart when I couldn't think of a way to use it...but I've remedied that situation.

But I want more! So please help me out and tell me what songs you want to hear.

And please tell me what you thought of this final chapter to Taylor Swift!