Sleeping Beauty
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It was 8 'o clock in the evening by the time the team finished the paper work for their latest case and they were all pretty tired but none quite as exhausted as McGee. The case had involved even longer hours and more leg work than normal and it was McGee that ended up having to run for six blocks to apprehend the killer. Now, the adrenaline had worn off and the past few days of little sleep and high stress from the case were catching up to him. While the other two agents were checking their email or in Tony's case, playing Tetris on his phone, Tim lay fast asleep face down on his desk. It was Ziva who noticed first.
"Oh, poor Tim." She cooed while motioning to the sleeping agent. Tony glanced over at him and got that mischievous glint in his eye. He reached out for the bottle of water on his desk.
"Tony! Do not even think about waking him up." The Israeli reprimanded in a harsh whisper.
"What? I was just getting a drink of water. I have absolutely no intention of waking up little Sleeping Beauty over there." He shot back innocently. They both knew what his original plan had been but Ziva ignored his denial and paused.
"What is with that phrase? Sleeping Beauty? I have heard it used several times."
Tony's jaw dropped comically.
"It's from a classic Disney movie. I can't believe you've never seen it. Sleeping Beauty was about a Princess who was put under a spell and fell asleep that she couldn't be woken from. The only way to wake her was for her to be kissed by the Prince."
"You're saying you want to kiss McGee?" She asked skeptically with one eyebrow raised once he finished educating her.
"What? No. The phrase just means that he's fast asleep." He said. Then, he paused and tilted his head to look at her. "We really need to show you some classics."
"No, Tony. I do not want to see any of those stupid action movies you are always quoting." She shook her dramatically for emphasis.
"I'm not talking about action movies. I'm talking Disney! Princess stories! Even an action buff like myself can admit that they knew what they were doing with those. They're classic fairy tales." He shrugged. "Come on, it's a Friday night, we already had to cancel any plans we had, I've got the DVD's at my apartment. Let's go."
She paused and considered it for a moment. "Okay. I have one last email to finish up before I leave so I will meet you at your apartment in, say, half an hour?"
"Perfect." Tony gathered up his things and headed out.
Once Tony left the office and Ziva was ready to leave, she moved quietly over to McGee. She laid her hand gently against his back and leaned down.
"Tim, you can go home now." She whispered in his ear and walked away silently just as he began to stir.
Tony heard a knock on his door exactly thirty minutes after he left work. He swung it open to reveal a very comfortable looking Ziva lounging in his hallway wearing a pair of loose fitting sweatpants and a t shirt carrying a large bucket of popcorn. Apparently, even she knew that movies are always better with popcorn. He smiled and led her to the living room where they plunked down on the couch and pressed play.
It was less than fifteen minutes in before Tony couldn't help but laugh to himself at seeing his ex-Mossad, ninja, assassin partner so enthralled by Sleeping Beauty.
She shot him a look and leaned back into the couch. Tony was surprised but certainly not complaining a moment later when Ziva shifted and nestled up next to him with a blanket draping over them both. He dropped his arm around her and settled in to enjoy the show.
It was almost poetic when the credits began to roll and Tony found himself with Ziva asleep against on his chest.
'Now there is a Sleeping Beauty' he thought.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed it and thank you to everyone who reviews. God Bless