"Are you two coming or not?" Shouts Gibbs as he is waiting for us in elevator. I grab my gear, surprise that it is still under my desk. Ziva just smiles to me and we walk into the elevator.
Ziva is constantly smiling and looking at me. What is she thinking about? "Ziva, do you have to tell me something?"
"Later." She responds smiling. What is so funny?
Gibbs is driving. He hasn't changed a bit. He still drives like hell. Driving passes quietly. Nothing happens. As we get to the crime scene Gibbs gives us orders. "Ziva, Tony search the crime scene! McGee, take photos then come and help Palmer with body. I'm going to check for any eyewitnesses."
"Yes boss!" I answer the first one. I feel so happy when I can say these two words. Ziva smiles at me again. What is wrong with her? She keeps smiling at me. I walk away and start searching the crime scene. She approaches me and asks me. "Tony, are you coming to Gibbs' party tonight?"
"Yeah, why are you asking?"
"Do you have a gift for him?"
"Yes I have. How could I come without a gift?"
"Please, Tony. Don't make this happen again. Don't do this to him. You can leave me and McGee but don't leave him, please."
I just stare at her. "Why? What happened? Did I hurt him that much when I left?"
"Tony you can't imagine. He felt like he lost a child. You were like his son to him. He considered you as his child, Tony. When you left he hadn't spoken to anyone for quite a long time. He was completely closed to himself. He looked desperate. Then it all got worst when Jenny died. He got up after a while and he started acting a little bit more normal. When Ducky died it all happened again to him. Today when you came I could see a sparkle in his eyes, he was happy to see you, very happy. And when he hugged you I could see tears in his eyes but he never lets them fall. So I beg you, don't leave him again. He never spoke to us with that charm as he did today since you left. Please Tony, stay here with us."
"Ziva… I don't know. I love you and I missed you and everything. But my team in Rota loves me very much. I don't love them as much as I love you here but still they hope I will come back. That I will not leave them alone. They can't imagine someone else leading them."
"But…-"
I cut her as I see Gibbs coming our way. "Ziva, hush he's coming" I whisper to her and she starts looking for more evidence. I hope Gibbs didn't notice anything.
"Have you found anything?" he asks.
"We didn't find any bullet and no gun" Ziva says.
"There are no traces of fighting around the crime scene but our dead body was murdered here." I look at Gibbs as I expect him to tell us something more.
"He was shot by a sniper from a long distance, directly in his heart." He says.
"Wait a minute… I have a call to make." I suddenly turn around and walk away. I take my phone and I call for Jacob. "Hi Jacob! Have you found anything more about our murderer?"
"Oh, hi boss! Umm… Yes we got to trace him."
"And where is he now?… don't tell me it's here in Washington."
"Unfortunately he is. Why?"
"We found a dead body here. Shot by a sniper from a long distance. Directly in his heart. It sounded familiar to me so I had to call you. I think you'll have to come here but wait until director says so."
