Chapter 140: Ziva's Problem
Ziva David had a problem.
Not a huge one or anything, but still, it was something that
had to be resolved, and soon.
In only slightly more than four months, on April 5th, 2015,
she was getting married.
And she still didn't have a matron of honor.
Tony had picked Tim as his best man, well, before they got
engaged. She's not even sure Tony formally asked Tim, or if it was just
understood that that was how it was going to go. But she hasn't picked between
Abby and Breena. They've never pressured her to decide, never even asked, but
it's still there, in the back of Ziva's mind, at least.
Abby and Breena have both been helping with the wedding.
They both swung into planning mode at a moment's notice. No matter what she
wants an opinion on, they're willing to help with. They were both there when
she picked out her gown. (Picking out their dresses has been put on hold until
much closer to time, what with both of them being pregnant.) They've been
helpful every step of the way.
She loves both of them dearly.
She's extremely grateful to have both of them in her life.
But they aren't Tali.
That had been the first dream. The little girl's fantasy
wedding. That one day she'd hand her bouquet to her sister, who would stand
tall and proud next to her at her wedding.
But that dream was beyond dead. Tali will not be there to
stand up next to her. Her father cannot give her away. Her mother will not walk
beside him to do it. Ari won't give her husband-to-be a stern talking to, let
alone help lift her aloft during the dancing. Her chuppah won't be in an olive
grove. Her wedding feast won't be outside, air scented with olive blossoms and
lemons. Her wedding won't be in Hebrew.
Literally nothing of that dream, save for the white dress
and the gold wedding band, had survived.
And they aren't Jen. Granted the version of Ziva that met
Jenny Shepard on a mission in Europe wasn't thinking wedding bells, let alone
much of anything beyond getting the job done. But Jenny had made a way into
Ziva's heart.
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| Jen Sheppard 2001 |
And it was really nice to have a female friend.
So, no, she hadn't thought of Jen as the woman who would
stand beside her at her wedding, because she wasn't thinking she'd ever get
married then. Didn't much think about the idea that she'd ever live past thirty
then. But when she conjured an image of a woman who had her back, who would go
to the wall to keep her safe, that woman had red hair, a slight build, and an
easy, warm smile.
And since Jen's been dead, there's been yet another hole in
her world.
She knows Abby felt that, too. That for her there was a
Kate-shaped hole at their wedding. And it isn't any disrespect to Jimmy, it
doesn't mean she didn't love him, but he wasn't her first choice.
He was the choice that was left.
And of the choices she has left… She's known Abby longer,
but is probably slightly more fond of Breena. But Breena will be eight months
pregnant at their wedding, and if Sammy decides to show up early…
Ziva picked up her phone. "Hello, Abby…"
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