A/N - I understand this is very short... just the set up...
It was summer time again. A wonderful time of year with sunshine, warmth and enough spare time to socialize as much as a teenager could want. 'The Gang' got together as often as possible. CJ and Steven introduced those who enjoyed biking to the trails through their local park. They went to the local beach at least once a week together and ran movie marathons every weekend.
July passed in a blur. Tony and Ziva in contrast were extremely busy at work and got to spend little time with together. But they were very happy that CJ was enjoying herself so much and being as social as in the past it had been mainly just her and Steven. Gibbs dropped in on occasion to eat with CJ and hang around if Tony and Ziva were out of town. But even then he didn't see her very much, or at least not on her own. He agreed with CJ's parents it was nice to see her social, happy and compared to last summer's emotional explosions this one was passing in a relatively quiet manner.
And then late one afternoon they got a phone call.
"Hello Mr. DiNozzo?"
"Yes"
"This is Charlottesville General Hospital."
Tony who had been standing when he first answered the phone dropped into the front seat of the car as the blood drained from his face.
"Yes" his shaky voice triggered a response from Ziva who was now standing beside him.
"Your daughter was in a rafting accident" before the receptionist had an opportunity to finish he was asking questions.
"Is she hurt? Is she ok? Who was she with? Are they all ok?" not giving a chance for the woman on the other end of the line to even finish.
"Your daughter is fine, just a few scrapes and bruises but we can't release a minor to anyone but a parent or guardian."
"Yes. Of course. We will be there shortly. Well no not shortly. We are out of town ourselves and you said Charlottesville, right?"
"Yes sir, Charlottesville General Hospital."
"It will be several hours before we can get there we are just outside of DC. Will she be ok?"
"Yes sir we will have the police officer stay with her in the waiting area, she no longer requires medical treatment or care."
By the time Tony finally hung up the phone Ziva was pacing back and forth beside the vehicle. He stood, and drew her into his arms. "She's ok, she's ok." And to himself he thought, until I get a hold of her. He could feel his wife calm quickly. They arranged for the rest of the team and Jimmy's assistant to continue at the crime scene and both of them got into the car and began the over two and half hour drive to Charlottesville. Most of the trip was travelled in silence but when they were about 30 minutes from their destination they began speculating how their daughter had ended up in Charlottesville injured in a rafting accident when she was supposed to be biking with 'the gang' back in DC.