Emily said "So Tony what did Ziva do to you?" "Penelope gets mad at very few people ever and she does not like her very much."
Tony replied "I'm not sure I'm ready to talk about that yet . She is on my team because she saved Gibbs from her half brother by taking him out. She will never be the partner and friend that Kate was. Sad thing is I have to trust her in the field to watch my six."
Emily touched his arm gently. " This was hardly second date conversation. I guess I like to know a lot about the people in my life or that will be ."
Tony nodded. "It's ok you wanted to know because you care. I should get better about that with people. When you get burned a few times you get gunshy Em. But I want you to know me too."
She smiled. "Good. Sergio seems to like you and he doesn't just warm up to anybody. " The black cat nudged his head against Tony's ankle for a while. Tony reached his hand down and scratched his ears gently.
"What do you know maybe I'm a cat person . Not the greatest with dogs though."
She said "He is good company and easy with my schedule such as it is. A cat might be a friend that you need."
Tony smiled. "Let me practice with yours first and see how I do. Never thought about a pet when I was a kid. Didn't want to ask Senior and then I wasn't really at home enough when the boarding schools started to be fair to an animal."