(A/N Yenna Wajkowski, thank you so much for the kind review! :-) Here's the next chapter!)
At the present moment, Gibbs had no time for Director Elbaz' drama. For right now he needed to focus on his four hours later, he had two stir crazy agents just waiting to be released, a pissed off Director, a calculating killer on the loose, and he needed coffee! When he entered the ER, he saw Ziva staring intently at the blue curtain enclosing the "room". He then noticed DiNozzo staring intently at her back. She snapped to attention as soon as she noticed Gibbs.
"Have we been cleared?" She asks immediately.
He looked at DiNozzo who wasn't even listening. He was in deep thought. Gibbs shook his head in the negative.
"No. You two are gonna take it slow."
He gave them both a good, hard glare before exiting to meet with Vance in the waiting room.
Ziva let out a frustrated sigh as soon as Gibbs left. She was going insane just sitting there doing nothing! Gibbs was hiding things. Now she was going to be left out of the loop?
"There are things he is not telling us!" She paced and vented to Tony.
"Makes you mad doesn't it?" He said with his usual sarcastic humor only this time there was a sharp bite to his tone.
"What are you getting at Tony?" Ziva sighed tiredly, but this time he wasn't going to feel bad about pushing his luck.
"Secrets. Hidden agendas. I mean they are great keeps the general population guessing but you know there comes a point where one realizes enough is enough."
His tone had gone from biting to icy in seconds. Ziva had not seen him this way since, well...ever. He was not simply glaring anymore but his eyes were attempting to bore into her soul. No. This had to stop.
"What exactly are you accusing me of here, Tony? Lying to you?"
"No. One usually speaks when they lie," he hissed.
"What are you really angry about here? The fact that I did not tell you, or that I told McGee?!"
"Neither! You're going to chase this one, and you're not going to let go. You are bent on getting your revenge and there is absolutly nothing anyone can say to stop you. No matter what anyone up top says, you will find him and he will pay," Tony was in her face now, "I could stand here and give you reason after logical reason why you shouldn't, but you won't listen. I just hope to God, Ziva, you don't get yourself killed." The last sentence was a whisper that had Ziva trembling and second guessing herself. That was the precise moment Vance returned to give them the all clear.
"Don't get too excited," Gibbs said from behind him, "You're both on desk duty 'til I clear you."
Vance was silently eyeing Ziva clearly giving her an "all go" signal.
It was obvious to Gibbs that things were different between DiNozzo and David. He watched Vance silently give Ziva a knowing look. A look that DiNozzo saw. Fury sparked in his eyes as he glared at Vance. He suddenly grew restless and sarcastic as he usually does when angry or distraught.
"As much as I immensely enjoy this quaint little room, its getting kinda stuffy, " His anger obviously aimed at the Director, "Ya think we could...?"
He motioned toward the door.
"Of course," Vance replied solemnly.