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ziva's apartment. 11:00 p.m..

I really, really hate this computer. With a smoldering passion. Toasting? Baking? Burning. There we go.

Lately, the internet connection had been, shall we say, irritating. Right when Ziva was in the middle of a conversation with, ahem, him, it would just stop working! Of course, that wasn't the computers fault, but Ziva would often get so angry that anything near her was immediately at fault. Couldn't the internet be on her side, at least while she was talking with him? If only she knew who he was.

He was a man she had met online. An online dating site, actually. It really did hurt her pride to use such a site, but she was lonely! She wanted to turn over a new leaf after she had become a citizen of the United States. That included a new boyfriend. Going to clubs was such a passive way of meeting people, and Ziva was anything but passive. Besides, one in five couples had met online nowadays. When Ziva heard that statistic, she knew it was time to stop being such a grouch and try to get involved with someone. She hadn't been very hopeful that anything would come from an online relationship, until she met him.

He was polite. He was funny. No, he was hilarious. He made her feel like what she said mattered. He reminded her quite a bit of someone she worked with.. but Tony would never, ever use a website to meet girls. That was below him. Tony didn't need a website to get a date. All Tony had to do was walk into a room and he had the attention of every girl in the vicinity. Even when Tony looked at her just so, and touched her just so, Ziva never let herself think he meant what she thought he meant by it.

She didn't want to ask this mysterious stranger if they were actually Tony, because if they weren't, how awkward would that be? She would just have to wait and see.. but she definitely wasn't expecting Tony to be meeting her. Oh no. Definitely not.

They were supposed to meet for the first time in a few days, and Ziva was beyond excited. They had just been about to set a location and exact time when the internet died on her. She would have to try to log back on tomorrow, it usually took the internet about 12 hours to come alive again. Ziva shut down the computer and went to sleep. She couldn't wait until she could talk to him again.

tony's apartment. 11:00 p.m..

Not. Again.

She always logged off RIGHT when he was about to say something important, or clever, or downright stupendous. This time, they were supposed to be planning a time and location to meet for the first time. FINALLY. Tony couldn't wait much longer. This girl was amazing. He couldn't believe he had met someone so great *shudder* online.

He used to joke about online dating sites, but he hadn't had a date in a really long time. A man like him had to keep up his reputation. But after he met her, tony realized he wasn't going to be able to end a possible relationship with her after they had sex. He was in this for the long haul.

She was witty. She was smart. I mean, she sounded pretty, but since neither of them had a picture on their profiles of themselves, he couldn't really tell. All he knew about her was that she was a mean fighter from the stories she told him, liked to read, didn't use contractions, and didn't seem to have much of a social life. Oh! She also liked watching movies. Cha-ching! She hadn't seen as many classic films as Tony would've liked, but she was getting there under his direction. She sorta reminded him of someone he worked with.. nah.

Ziva would never use a website to get a date. Ziva didn't need a website. All Ziva had to do was walk into a room and she had the attention of every guy in the vicinity. She was way too good for him. Even when Ziva looked at him just so, and touched him just so, Tony never let himself think she meant what he thought she meant by it. He was convinced she was out of his reach.

Oh well. They'd just have to make a date to meet face-to-face another day. Tony was exhausted from a tough case the team hadn't been able to crack yet, and quickly got ready for bed. He couldn't wait until he could talk to her again.

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