This is a completely AU story about Tony and Ziva because I just love them together.

Tony DiNozzo is an NYPD detective. He's in charge of his own team and they have been working in a big case of smuggling of stolen antiquities property of the Spanish government. He is just about to trap one of the smugglers when a woman gets in his path and ruins his plans. Now the woman is in danger and he is ordered by his superiors to protect her. But is she as innocent as they all think or is she a part of the smugglers plan to get the annoying office DiNozzo off their backs. You'll have to read to find out.

P.S. I don't own any of these characters.

Detective DiNozzo was pissed. No, he was beyond pissed. After spending almost five months planning this op and gathering Intel it had all gone to hell as soon as this woman walked into the restaurant. Tony and his team have been assigned to a case of stolen artifacts property of the Spanish government. Said artifacts have been appearing in New York City in the black market and have been selling for millions of dollars. Now he was about to catch one of the big men in the smuggling ring when this Ziva David walked into the restaurant and sat in the table of their mystery seller. It had all gone to hell after that. The man had gotten nervous with the appearance of this woman, who he apparently didn't know in his table and left fast. His men tried to follow him but they lost him in the crowd. Now all he had was this woman who apparently knew nothing.

"Tell me again Ms. David what exactly were you doing in that restaurant" they both sat in an interrogation room at his precinct.

"It's Daveed, detective and we have gone over this already."

She was a beautiful woman, he couldn't deny that and if she would have appeared in his life under different circumstances he knew she could have become another one of his conquests, but this was work and he didn't mess with work. "I am sorry, Daveed. Would you please tell me one more time exactly why you were there?"

"As I have said before detective, I received a phone call from a man saying he had a business proposal"

"What kind of business proposal?"

"My father owns an import and exports company and this man said he was interested in using us to ship his merchandise"

"And what type of merchandise was this?"

"I told you already I don't know. We were supposed to go over the details in the meeting. He specifically told me Tonya Café, 1:30pm table by the window and that is where I went and where you and your dogs attacked me." Ziva was frustrated who did this man thought she was.

"We didn't attack you Ms. Daveed. As I explained before we were in the middle of an operative and you were sitting where our suspect was supposed to sit"

"Well I can tell you I am not your suspect. In fact I believe I have cooperated enough. So you either arrest me now and let me call my lawyer or I demand that you release me this instant"

Tony was furious, and this woman made him more furious. "Wait here a moment. Someone will come get you" he stepped out of the interrogation room and headed to the squad room. "Tell me you got something McGee" McGee was a good detective, he had started in his unit a little over two years ago and even when he wasn't the most effective officer in the field he sure was useful with the computers.

"Well she looks clean"

"I know she looks clean, McObvious. But is she clean?"

"Yeah she's clean. No criminal record, although she has quite a number of speeding tickets. But nothing suspicious"

"Okay, how about this company she says her father owns?"

"TelAviv Imports and Exports. It is a multimillion dollar corporation. Apparently she is the president of the company. She took the position seven months ago when her father had a heart attack after her sister passed away"

Tony felt sorry for her, losing a sister and then you father having a heart attack couldn't be easy "Her father still alive I assume"

"Yeah, but he's under constant care, apparently half of his body is paralyzed caused by the stroke"

"How did the sister die?"

"Car accident"

"How about the call she received, where you able to trace it somewhere?"

"It came from a disposable cell phone; it was bought at a gas station with cash. No cameras"

"Of course we wouldn't be that lucky" he started walking towards his office

"So, do we release her?" asked McGee

"Yeah release her. But warn her not to leave town" he closed his office door and sat on his desk with his head on his hands. He had been so sure that today they were going to make advance with the investigation but luck didn't seem to be working with him. He was almost positive the seller made one of his detectives. He wouldn't be going back to that place now. He was back at square one. He decided to pack up for the day. He had enough of this place for one day. He would go home, watch a good James Bond movie with a beer and pizza and hope that tomorrow would be better.

Just as he was leaving the precinct he saw her entering a dark continental. She looked his way and gave him a disgusted grunt. The woman certainly was a handful. He hoped he never had to see her again.

3:00 am DiNozzo's apartment

The incessant ringing of his cell phone woke him up from what was a good sleep. He didn't even look at his caller ID. "DiNozzo"

"DiNozzo, get your ass out of bed and report to the precinct this instant" the voice of his boss Captain Jethro Gibbs made him fully awake.

"Captain, what happened?"

"Ziva David was almost killed tonight that's what happened"

"I'll be there in ten minutes"

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