The rest of the short ride was filled with Tony singing to every song that came on the radio and Ziva just laughing at his very melodramatic performance. Once they pull into the garage at NCIS, he and Ziva jump out of the truck. Ziva runs over to the elevator, lifts the brim of her hat and scans her eyes as Tony grabs the box of evidence and runs to meet her in the elevator, once the elevator doors closed Ziva reaches over across Tony to push the button to Abby's forensics lab once she stands back up she looks over at Tony who smiles at her causing her to roll her eyes at him, once the elevator doors open she walks off the elevator with Tony following closely behind.
"Abs, we come bearing gifts!" Tony shouts over the loud music playing throughout Abby's lab.
"O goody! It's just like Christmas, well if I got a bunch of DNA, fingerprints and other unidentified substances for Christmas. Wait what am I saying this is so much better than Christmas! Thanks guys!" Abby rambles off quickly while pulling them both into a hug so tight it makes it hard to breathe.
"Um, Abby, I cannot breathe" Ziva whispers.
"Ya Abs, me either"
"I am so sorry you guys" Abby takes a quick breath and starts pacing before she starts again "I just can't control it sometimes. I am so sorry I don't even realize that…" Ziva quickly cuts her off
"It is okay Abby, but you need to stop racing"
"Um okay?" Abby says throwing a confused look over at Tony.
"I think she means pacing Abs"
"O yes, pacing sorry" Ziva says quickly realizing her mistake.
"Ok well I have to go see Gibbs, Abs call when you get something" Tony says as her turns to head out of the lab as Abby runs over to her computers and starts pulling out evidence.
"Tony I will meet you upstairs" Ziva says as Tony walks to the elevator and steps on.
"Okay, Ziva?" he says with a concerned look trying to find any hint as to why she would be staying.
"Go Tony, I am fine. I just need to talk to Abby for a minute." Abby perked up from her position at her computers and turned excitedly towards Ziva, a huge smile on her face. Her mind starts running through all the possible and not so possible things Ziva could want to talk about. Abby's personal favorite, also being the most unlikely, is to hear her friend's confession of her undying love for her partner. Once the elevator closes and Ziva is convinced that Tony is on his way up to the bullpen and isn't going to show back up she turns to Abby and says "Abby, I need someone to confide in."
"Shoot"
"Why!? What happened?"
Abby rolls her eyes "It means go ahead Ziva"
"Okay…so Abby what I say will go no further than us, yes?"
"Secret, got it, I will be a vault Ziva" Abby says starting to get really excited at the possibility of this being something really good.
"I am worried about Tony" Ziva says turning her face away from Abby
"What? Why would you be worried about Tony?" Abby asks trying her hardest to stay calm and not let worse case scenarios pop into her head.
"Abby I do not want to betray Tony's trust but if you were to guess that would be different, yes?"
"O yes totally different, now just tell me!"
"Okay" Ziva takes a deep breath thinking of the best way to get this out "when was the last time you heard Tony talk about one of his dates, or stared at a girl or flirted with one? Seriously, Abby just think about it for a second." For a minute there is no sound except for the faint music playing in the background of Abby's lab. Ziva stands staring at her friend watching her face for the moment when she finally gets it.
Abby is running the last several months through her head over and over, every conversation with Tony or the team trying to figure it out. She looks at Ziva who is watching her expectantly and then…"Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God!" Abby squeals looking up at Ziva seeing the fear in her eyes. "Jeanne" Abby watches Ziva's face drop knowing that she got it right. "Is she back? What did she do to Tony? You know between the two of us we could kill her and then leave no forensic evidence. I can't believe she is back just let me know…"
"Abby, she is not back, she did nothing and as much as I would love for her to be gone forever, we are not going to be the ones to make that happen" Ziva says as she looks at her friend who is looking a little upset by that last comment "not right now anyway, if she ever comes back then we will see."
"Okay Ziva but if Jeanne isn't back or causing any trouble why would you be worried about Tony?"
"I do not know Abby. I do not know this feeling, I know I am worried but I cannot figure out why. Something does not feel right, I think he is hiding something."
"Aww Ziva you've got yourself a Gibbs gut! Now of course it isn't as good as his but you've got one!" Abby looks at her friend who looks less than amused by her comment "okay but seriously Ziva I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you just need to talk to Tony, let him know, you guys have a good relationship, maybe he will open up to you."
"Thank you Abby" Ziva says as she turns to walk to the elevator "They are probably wondering where I am. See you later"
"Hey Ziva" Abby calls out right before Ziva reaches the elevator "everything will work out, you two are partners, he trusts you, don't worry. Now go get back to work David!" Abby says in her best Gibbs voice as Ziva steps onto the elevator. Ziva smiles as she turns in the elevator, once the doors close her smile fades. I guess I will have to tell him, maybe Abby is right maybe he will open up to me. It would not be the first time.
