Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart
Tony DiNozzo rolled onto his side and gazed at Ziva's sleeping form beside him. She looked so peaceful, undisturbed by nightmares. He switched off the bedside lamp and lay there, drinking in her scent. All of a sudden, he thought, Will she ever doubt how I feel about her?
If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes
Memories floated through his head: when they were undercover as assassins; then they were back in Somaliawith Saleem. I couldn't live without you, I guess. Next they were trapped in the container, with him looking up at her. . . . Did I try every day to show her how much she means to me?
'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
When there's no second chance to tell her how I feel
Suddenly, other memories crowded out the ones of Ziva: Kate, killed by Ari—Ziva's half brother; Jeanne, who accused him of murder after he'd revealed that he was an NCIS agent; Paula Cassidy, who also died in the line of duty when she'd tackled a suicide bomber into a secret room to prevent them all from being killed.
Silently, he made a promise to himself to say to Ziva how much she meant to him. That way, he'd avoid the incident where there was not a second chance to tell her how he felt about her. Although he was pretty sure he knew, seeing as he was crazy in love with her was always shining in his eyes.
'Cause if tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes
If tomorrow never comes, Tony thought, will she know how much I loved—love—her? Staring at Ziva's sleeping form, he hoped she did.
So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes