A/N: Here is the second installment of this spin-off. And this one was the specific request from Catch Phrase that sparked this whole spin-off idea. And I actually am only using this part of the quote for one drabble. I am going to combine the beginning and end of the scene for another drabble.

Disclaimer: I do not own NCIS; I only own my plot line that divulges after the scenes completion.


Ziva: Dunham is from Texas, I like Texas. What is that saying anyway? Um, he cleans up nice.

Tony: Not that nice. I thought he was kind of creepy.

Ziva: Oh, come on. Stop being such a big brother. He's a field agent. A nomad. I've enough of that in my life. I came to NCIS to... settle down, to make a home for myself. The last thing I need is a Chad Dunham.

7x7 Endgame

Big Brother

She eyes him up and down with a sly smirk as she exits the bathroom. It is more than apparent to her that she has left his mind muddled with questions, and that's exactly what she intended. Damn it, it's what he deserves. If he could be so shallow, so blind not to see everything that has been building up since they has basically carried out of that desert, than he deserves to be further perplexed.

His obliviousness shouldn't faze her, and she should find his jealous undertone endearing. It's the same game they have played for years, but now she's ready to bend the rules. She has put a part of her life behind her, the elements that had previously kept her from perusing her desires, and she open to this newfound stability; the stability in her job, her home, and her relationships.

And as much as the sexual tension intrigues her, this desire for something permanent is getting the better of her and she just wishes he would catch up.