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Tags to: Episode 8.19 Tell-All
A cream envelope sat on Gibbs' desk and a curious Tony picked it up as soon as he noticed it. He held it up to try to examine the contents. It looked like some sort of invitation but who would invite Gibbs anywhere?
"What are you doing, Tony?" A familiar voice asked in his ear.
He jumped and set the invitation down on Gibbs' desk.
"Ziva, how many times to I have to tell you to stop doing that?" Tony asked in frustration. The former Israeli was as good as Gibbs at sneaking up on people.
Ziva smiled a bit and glanced at the invitation, "That is not addressed to you Tony. Why are you going through Gibbs' mail?"
"I was curious, Ziva. It looks like a wedding invitation. Who'd invite Gibbs to their wedding?" Tony asked.
Ziva instantly pictured herself at the alter in a white dress with flowers, waiting for Jethro to come down the aisle. She smiled slightly and mused, "I would not mind Gibbs' being at my wedding."
Tony and McGee turned to Ziva, shocked. Ziva looked startled and came out of her dream.
"I… uh, I mean hypothetically of course. It would be nice if he were there," She stumbled over her words in her haste to get them out.
What had she done? How many times had she been careful to not bring their relationship into the office? Oh, god, Gibbs was going to kill her. There was only one way to let him know, she'd have to surprise him at the elevator and then tell him once he had pulled the emergency stop. He was going to be so pissed. Just breathe, Ziva, she told herself.
"I, uh, I forgot something in my car," Ziva said standing up quickly and rushing to the elevator. It dinged just as she got close and the doors opened, admitting Gibbs into the building. Ziva stopped just short of running into him, "My god, Gibbs, I am so sorry." She put a hand on his arm, pretending to steady herself, but the slight pressure let Gibbs know she wanted to talk. He looked amused and stepped back into the elevator a bit.
"Did you need something, Ziver?" he asked as he hit the emergency stop button.
"I am so sorry, J, I… I brought our relationship into the office," Ziva told him in a rush.
"How?" he asked.
"Tony asked who would invite you to their wedding and I said I would not mind if you were at my wedding. Hypothetically, of course."
"Do you think Tony and McGee suspect?"
"No, but I wanted to warn you."
"S'okay, Ziver. Now, get back to the bullpen and fix it. I'll pretend to get more coffee," Gibbs said as he flipped the switch and admitted Ziva back to the bullpen.
Ziva walked back to the bullpen.
"So what'd you forget Zee-vah?" Tony asked.
"This," Ziva said, pulling out her ipod.
"Okay. So, who you think this invitation is from?" Tony asked, "I mean, seriously, who would invited Gibbs to their wedding? I mean, he'd scowl the whole time and… He's right behind me, isn't he?"
"Gear up, dead Marine," Gibbs said, sharing a smirk with Ziva as he grabbed his backpack and headed for the elevator.