Tony Grimaced and slammed his fists on his desk, causing McGee and Ziva to glance suddenly up. McGee figured it was just one of Tony's temper tantrums went back to his work. Ziva was not so easily satisfied walked over to Tony's desk to see what was troubling him. Ziva was leaning on Tony's desk and everyone jumped when McGee's phone rang. Tony and Ziva could only hear snippets of conversation from the other end of the line. Abby had called McGee down to her lab to show him some sort thing related to their current case. Ziva smiled as McGee hustled down to the lab as fast as humanly possible, he had been trying to work up an excuse all day to see Abby and she was relatively positive that everyone in the office new that he had a crush on Abby.

Tony looked up to where Ziva was now positioned on the edge of his desk, and hid a smile. She was beautiful, at the very least, Tony had always had a soft spot for Ziva but ever since he had gone to Somalia to save Ziva, he had found other feelings. Deeper feelings. He couldn't place the expression on her face as she turned to look at him, jolting him from his day dream.

"Tony, what's made you so...angry?" Tony debated telling her. His stuck up cousin, who had been given the 24 million pound real estate when his uncle had passed away. Crispin, his sniveling cousin, was coming to visit and wanted to meet the wonderful woman that Tony had been dating. Tony, of course hadn't been dating anyone and since he hadn't expected Crispin to visit him he had described the woman of his dreams. Which happened to sound suspiciously like Ziva. Tony sighed and responded to Ziva's question.

"My cousin Crispin is coming to visit!" Ziva dawned a confused expression.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Tony laughed half heartedly.

"No! He is the most stuck up, sniveling, irritating person in the whole world,"

"Well it's only for what, a week at most? Can't you survive for that long?" Tony sighed, yes he probably could survive if he was just coming for a week but he was also expecting to see the love of Tony's life.

"Ya but...that's not all of it..."

Ziva looked at Tony, his hands covering his face and hunched over his desk. She did not understand what all of his fuss was about. It was family, like them or not. Ziva couldn't help wonder what the rest of the story was about, not that it mattered. Ziva would help him no matter what trouble he may have gotten himself into. Ziva had always had a special connection with Tony, but lately, especially since he had come to rescue her in Somalia she had felt something more. Like every time he walked into a room she couldn't help but feel irrationally happy.

"Then...what's the rest of it?" Tony sighed and leaned back in his chair, a brought his hands behind his head.

"I may have told him that I am dating a woman who I am very much in love so I could get back at him with the one thing he doesn't have..." Tony rushed the last of his sentence. Ziva smirked, it would be Tony who would make that mistake.

"This is the cousin who inherited your uncle's fortune, who you told...Tony I believe you have hit stone bottom." Tony smiled at Ziva's mistake of wording.

"That's rock bottom and no I don't believe I have..." Ziva looked questionably at Tony. If he was implying what she thought he was that would mean that he wanted her to be his fake girlfriend...

"Tony you don't mean...?" Tony smiled, nodded his head and went to stand next to Ziva at the front of his desk.

"Please Ziva, I need to finally show up my cousin, once you meet him you'll know why," Ziva looked into Tony's pleading green eyes. Her heart melted and her skin tingled when he placed his hand on hers. Ziva sighed and nodded how could she say no to Tony. Tony jumped up and hugged Ziva. He hugged her for maybe a moment to long because it was awkward when they separated.

"Uh well Crispin gets here on Tuesday so I guess we'll start the charade then," Tony wished that it wasn't a charade and he was in fact dating Ziva. Ziva nodded and walked back to her desk before turning around sharply.

"What do we tell the team though, they'll have to know something..." Tony hadn't thought that far ahead. Suddenly it hit them both.

"Rule number 12!" They both said it simultaneously and McGee glanced at him curiously as he exited the elevator.

"Rule number 12 is never date a coworker...you two aren't wait...YOU TWO!" Tony realized what McGee was thinking and he and Ziva ran and pushed him back into the elevator.

"No McGee we-" Tony gestured between himself and Ziva, "are not. It is a charade for my cousin." Mcgee processed what Tony was saying and took a deep breath.

"Okay...but what about telling Gibbs and Abby and Ducky and Palmer what are they gonna say to this, oh Tony this sounds like a bad idea..." Tony rolled his eyes as McGee continued to panic. However, McGee's panic also led to Ziva to think this through. She had not thought of the consequences of telling the rest of the team. She looked and saw fear flash across Tony's face and knew that he was feeling the same thing too.

"Probie, we're going to tell the team so that they can all help in the charade to show up my cousin." McGee looked at Ziva who responded with a helpless gesture.

"Fine but I'm not going to be there when you tell Gibbs, but I will be there when you tell Abby!" With that McGee flipped up the emergency switch and then hit the button that led to Abby's lab. McGee stood in between Tony and Ziva smiling almost as bright as when he accidently fell asleep with his whitening tray in.

An eternity seemed to pass in the elevator before it finally stopped and McGee stepped out with Tony and Ziva at his heels.

"Timmy!" Abby ran out of her office and hugged Mcgee, Tony and Ziva in turn.

"Abby, meet our newest NCIS couple." McGee smiled as Tony and Ziva looked at the ground uncomfortably and Abby started at them with her mouth agape.