A/N: Sorry it took so long! I hope you like it, reviews greatly appreciated. I will try to update quicker!

Disclaimer: I now own all 8 seasons on DVD, but unfortunately, not the show. Really.

"It is okay, I'm okay." – Ziva mumbled as she turned to look at Tony. Tony stared at her with care and concern she had not recognized in his eyes in a long time. He looked truly shaken at the fact that she had lost her cool. "I do not know what is wrong with me." She dropped her head and maintained focus on her drink.

"There is nothing wrong with you Ziva, it has been a rollercoaster for all of us, this case, Franks, rocky relationships…"

Ziva sat her drink down then, sweeping away the fact that alcohol may have some influence on hers and Tony's conversation and slowly rotated her barstool towards Tony, placing a hand on his shoulder near his neck. She thought about addressing Tony's comment, and then thought better of it. She replied, instead, with a simple "Thank You" and tapped his cheek in appreciation.

Tony leaned into her hand, closed his eyes and nodded. "It seems like it's one thing after another in this job, we never get a break, we never get a moment."

"We have a moment right now." Ziva added and raised her glass to his. "A moment…"

"I have a meeting with the new SecNav Monday morning."

Ziva leaned back in her chair and ran her fingers through her hair, closing her eyes to process what Tony had said and also what he was implying. "I would ask about what this is regarding, but I am sure you cannot tell me."

"I'm not exactly sure what we will be discussing, but Vance will be there, and the new SecNav of course, and I'm sure I can't even tell you what I just told you, but I wanted you to know, you know, in case anything hinky goes down in the next few weeks. You may not know the exact reason, but you can have your suspicions."

Ziva smiled at Tony's confession and decided to take it another level. It's odd how the alcohol always remind her after the fact that she may have said too much. "You should not have told me, you could lose you job, or worse, be sent to be one of those Agent Afloats again."

Tony turned his head, eyes wide, and bringing his hand to his chest. Mockingly he responded, "that hurt Ziva, you know where to hit me."

Ziva laughed softly. "I am just kidding, I do not think I could see you leave again, it was too painful to hear you complaining the two days I was home, I don't think I could last much longer than that."

"Lies! Lies! You would miss me." Tony jokingly pointed at her in mock surprise.

In all seriousness, Ziva placed her hand on Tony's knee and nodded. "I would miss you, and do not want to see you miserable on some boat in the middle."

"Ship."

"Okay ship, in the middle of the ocean, so you need to stop telling secrets."

"Can we do something fun?"

Ziva noticed the small twinkle in Tony's eye, "What do you have in mind?"

"Well since both of us have enough alcohol in our systems to be arrested for drunk driving twice, driving is out of the picture, I vote movie or laser tag."

Ziva rolled her eyes and turned to look at him. "Laser tag? Like that dorky thing McGee does with children?"

"Excellent point, but in his defense, it can be a lot of fun, but not tonight. I don't think I am all for running around and kicking your ass with a laser."

"Real lasers?"

"We will have to try it another time, when we are more equally matched." Tony winked and Ziva smiled back at him. Tony grabbed Ziva's hand, left a 50 on the table and pulled her out of the bar. "We will get a cab to my place, it's closer. What kind of movie were you thinking?"

"Something that will make us laugh."

"I think I have something in mind." Tony pulled her closer.

Ziva slipped a hand around his waist and leaned her head onto his shoulder. At this point she was just happy to have her mind off of work, off of Ray. She needed this, she would think about the consequences later, but a night with Tony sounded nice, and she was going to enjoy it.

Tony realized that just an hour earlier, Ziva had been crying but he had successfully put a smile on her face in the short time. He would deal with Ray later, what kind of guy gives a girl like Ziva an empty ring box?

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3 Meg