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Abby sighed as she got into her car with Ziva. She knew her friend was stubborn but Honestly! How was Abby supposed to help her friend if her friend wouldn't admit her feelings. It looked like she would have to work on Tony instead. The next work day at NCIS, while waiting for evidence from a current case,Abby contemplated the best way to get Tony to confess. She wasn't getting any ideas, and soon, Tony came down with some evidence for her.
"Hey,Tony. How's Ziva doing?",Abby asked. Tony looked at her,confused.
"Fine. Why are you asking?"
"Well, she is my friend and we haven't talked since saturday. You're right here, so I know you're ok."
"Yeah, but you didn't ask about Gibbs and McGee.",Tony observed.
"Well, McGee and I talked this morning and Gibbs is, well... Gibbs.".Abby replied. Tony just stared at her for a momement then shrugged and said,
"Anyway,Ziva's fine. And I brought some evidence for you to go through."
"And?" Tony rolled his eyes and handed her large cup.
"And a Caf Pow!."
"Thankyou.",Abby said with a smirk as she took the cup from her friend.
"Anytime. Just make sure you earn it.",said Tony.
"Don't I always?",Abby retorted.
"You do!",called Tony as he headed out the door. Abby just smiled after him and got to work.
Back in the Squad room, Tony saw that McGee and Ziva were at their desks. Ziva was glaring at a potted plant on her desk. The plant looked practically dead.
"What is that,Ziva?"
"Well, my neighbor gave me a plant to Thank me for helping her move in. I did not have the heart to tell her that I know nothing about caring for a plant."
"Well, that's obvious Ninja. You're dangerous. Apparently, not even a plant is safe with you."
"There is no need for you to stroke it in,Tony.", Ziva said,annoyed.
"It's rub it in,Ziva.", Tony shot back, rolling his eyes. McGee took pity on his friend and said,
"You know, Ziva, Abby is surprisingly good with plants. She can make almost anything grow.
"McGeek's right. For someone so obcessed with death and gloom, she is very good at taking care of living things,both animals and plants."
"I shall think about that.",Ziva replied. Before the men could answer, Gibbs strode in and said,
"Sit-rep. What do we got?" The three agents gave Gibbs the info they had found and then Gibbs headed down to autopsy. A couple of hours later, Ziva found herself in Abby's lab, carrying, her pathetic plant.
"Abby? Are you in here?", Ziva called out.
"Ziva. Hi. What can I do for you?", Abby said, coming out of her office
"Well, McGee and Tony have said that you know about plants."
"Yeah,", Abby said, then she got a sad and wistful look on her face and said, softly.
"I learned about gardening from my mother, before she died." Ziva shared an empathetic look with her friend.
"I am sorry,Abby. I know what it is like to lose a mother."
"I know,Ziva. I'm sorry,too.", Abby replied, squeezing her friend's hand. Then she quickly changed the subject.
"So why are you asking me about plants?"
"Well, my neighbor gave me a plant to Thank me for helping her move in. I did not wish to hurt her feelings,so I accepted the plant. But I do not know how to care for it properly."
"Just leave it to me,Ziva. I'll have it good as new in no time."
"Thankyou,Abby.", Ziva said. After a pause, she asked, hesitently
"Uh,Abby? I know you are busy, but could I ask you another favor?"
"Sure. What is it?", Abby asked.
"Well, my neighbor...she recently lost her husband."
"That's terrible. What happened?", Abby asked.
"He was killed in Afghanistan. He was a Marine. She has six children and is now a single mother. On top of that, she recently lost her job."
"What does she need? What can I do?", Abby imediately asked. Ziva smiled. She knew Abby would never turn down a chance to help another human being.
"Well, they need food. They do not have much money and there are seven to feed. The children are all sqeezed into one bedroom. It would be nice for each of them to have some things that are just theirs."
"Like stuffed animals? Or books?",Abby broke in.
"Both of those would be wonderful, and some blankets and games. These children do not have much."
"Poor things.", Abby said, softlly.
"If you wouldn't mind,I also need you to help me pack the things up and deliver them."
"Absolutely. We should go to the thrift stores and get what we need, except for the food. They always have stuff really cheap. When do you want to do this?"
"Would this weekend be alright, if we do not have a case? Saturday?"
"That works fine for me."
"Thankyou Abby.",Ziva said with a smile.
"No,Ziva. ThankYOU for letting me be apart of this.",Abby replied sincerely. Ziva gave her a nod and a wave and headed back to the sqaud room.
That Saturday, there wasn't a case, so Abby headed to Ziva's at about eight AM. Ziva had breakfast waiting for her. They ate quickly and then headed out. The name of the mother they were helping was Dahlia Lorenzo. Her children ranged from ages thirteen down to age one. Sadie Lorenzo was the oldest. After her came Justin,age eleven, Courtney, age nine, Liam, age seven, Violet, age five, and the youngest of them was Jacob, at the age of one. At the first thrift store, they found stuffed animals for each of the kids. There was a teddy bear, a stuffed dog, as unicorn, a monkey, a stuffed kitty, and a stuffed hippo. Abby of course found the last one. While there, they also found various sizes of clothing and shoes. Ziva said her neighbor did have a tv and DVD player but no cable, so the two women looked at the dvds. They found several movies both for the kids and for their mom when she needed a break. They paid for those things, then headed for the next store. At the next place, they found a special blanket for each child. They found in age order for the kids, A Liv and Maddie blanket, an Avengers Blanket, a Decendents blanket, a Star wars blanket, a Frozen blanket, and a Paw Patrol blanket. Next they went to the book section and found several age appropriate selections. They chose a few Baby-sitters club, some boxcar Children mysteries, some Geranamo Mouse, some Amelia Bedelia and some Ramona Quimby, as well as some Fancy Nancy books and several board books. Then they headed to the games section. They found several board games, including, Hungry, Hungry hippo, Candy Land, and Clue. They paid and then headed to the grocery store to get the food.
When they finished with that, they headed back to Ziva's to pack every thing up. Then they took the gifts over to the Lorenzo's appartment. The family was thrilled to recieve the gifts. Dahlia hugged Ziva and then Abby. The older kids got involved in one of the games The younger kids begged Abby and Ziva to read to them. a couple of hours later, Abby and Ziva headed back across the hall.
"That was so much fun. Did you see the looks on those kids faces. And how they wanted us to play and read with them?",Abby said. Ziva smiled and nodded.
"Yes, it felt very good to help."
"Yeah. Hey, do you wanna come over to my house for a movie?",Abby offered. Ziva thought for a moment, and then said,
"How about you come over to my place for dinner tonight. It will be my way of thanking you for all your help today."
"Oh,Ziva. You don't have to thank me. I was glad to do it.",Abby said.
"But I still would like to cook dinner for you. You could bring a movie to watch together. As long as it is not one of those terror movies."
"It's horror movies,Ziva. I wouldn't do that to you, though.",Abby said. Then she suddenly got an idea.
"Ya know,Ziva. I have the perfect movie. Have you ever seen When Harry Met Sally?"
"No, I do not believe I have. Tony has made refferences to the film several times,however. It sounds quite good."
"Oh you will love it!",Abby promised. She left soon after that, but returned at six PM. with the movie. The two women ate dinner,which was delicious, then Abby helped Ziva clean up before starting the movie. Though Ziva wouldn't admit it to Abby, she noticed some similarties between her and Tony and Harry and Sally. The israeli really enjoyed the movie. Both she and Abby laughed hysterically through much of the movie. Parts of it had Abby in tears and Ziva holding her tears back. After the movie was over, Abby thanked her friend for the fun evening and headed home. Ziva couldn't get to sleep very well that night, her mind was on Tony. When she finally fell asleep, she dreamed that she and Tony were Harry and Sally and that the movie was about them.
The next monday, Abby asked Tony down to her lab to talk as she worked on the evidence of the current case. Tony arrived and asked,
"What do ya wanna talk about, Abs."
"You. And. Ziva."
"Uh,what about me and Ziva?"
"Come on,Tony. I see the way You look at her. You like her."
"Of course I like her. She's my partner and a good friend. We have a great working relationship.",Tony said,trying to sound non-chalent. Abby could see right through him, and was about to call him out on it. However, before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Gibbs' voice saying,
"Whatdaya got,Abs?"
"Quit alot,Gibbs.",Abby informed her boss. Then she shot Tony a look that said,clearly,
"This isn't over." Tony looked relieved as he waved and headed out of the room. As he stepped into the elevator he muttered under his breath,
"Saved by the boss!"
Well, there's chapter seven. Tony knows that Abby is onto his feelings for Ziva, but he's still gonna keep denying. Will Abby finally get him
to admit his feelings to Ziva? Tune it to find out. Next chapter will be by Misspatchesmom.! Please remember ALL reviews are MUCH appreciated! Please don't forget!
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