Title: My Heart Cries for you
Author: Trista Groulx aka dustytiger
ating: T (same as the show)
Disclaimer: I am remain poor and don't own NCIS it belongs to it's creator, network, writers, actors and actresses who bring it to life weekly.
Summary: Tony is diagnosed with leukemia and has to rely on his family for support.
Notes: Ziva is back at work. Thank you for the support on this one, the next one is also focused on Ziva just so 'ya know. I'm not good with actually thinking up cases sorry. Still working on some things near the end that I realised should be written.

Ziva rode up the elevator to the floor she had gone to thousands of times. When she got out of the elevator she nearly went to her old desk, but stopped herself, and went to Tony's instead. She sat down, and adjusted his chair before sitting down. She had taken his pack home the night before and had brought in her own. She looked at the pictures on his desk, there was one of the two of them in Israel, and she couldn't help but admire the picture, and how handsome he looked with a beard she hoped she could see him with that scruff again.

Much to her chagrin there was also a picture of her in her green bikini from the time they had spent in LA. She wanted to be mad at him for not destroying the pictures as she had asked many times, but then realised it showed how strong his feelings were all that time. Instead of having a picture of some other woman he had kept her picture as his pin up girl and he had since before they'd been dating. She flipped the picture down not wanting to see it, but knowing he should keep it.

Gibbs came into the bullpen with a coffee in his hand, and even he paused for a moment seeing the former agent at DiNozzo's desk. McGee came in next, and Bishop was the last to arrive, looking clearly frazzled by her morning. Ziva reached into the top drawer of Tony's desk, and tossed her a Red Bull, knowing his stash was easy to replace.

"Thanks," Bishop said, smiling. "You have no idea how much I needed this."

"Tony will not miss it," Ziva assured her.

Bishop smiled and took a long swig of the energy drink, glad that no one was asking more questions about why she'd arrived late that day. She had been nervous about working with the woman she'd replaced. Bishop had worked with catty women before, but Ziva wasn't like that. She was there to help out and do her job and didn't seem to want to get mixed up in any petty office politics. It was strange not having Tony at his desk but at least his replacement knew what was expected of her and seemed to be settling in with her new co-worker nicely.

"I'll never understand why people drink those," Gibbs told them, taking a long sip of his coffee. "Grab your gear we've got a dead Marine in the harbour."

The three of them all grabbed their packs and headed out the door. Gibbs half smiled, glad he had a full team, and that DiNozzo's replacement was someone who already knew what she was doing and how he liked things. There was something bittersweet about having Ziva there. He knew that she was only there because of what was happening with DiNozzo and he wished it could have happened some other way. He knew she was comfortable at his apartment and hoped that she would at least stay close this time when she finished helping the team.

"Ducky's at the scene, Palmer took some pictures, check them when we get there Ziva and take what he missed."

"Right," she assured him.

He wasn't sure how the two women might get along, but so far it was looking good that they would be able to work with each other, which took a lot of stress off of him. He tossed McGee the keys as they got down to the parking garage, and they all piled in to go to the location. When they got there everyone began doing everything he expected of each of them, and he was glad they had. It wasn't the same without DiNozzo but at least he had all the hands he needed without getting stuck with yet another probie. As temporary as he knew it was he started to think that the team could work as a band of five if Ziva wanted to stay after DiNozzo returned to work, it might even mean they could all take vacations once in a while.

Gibbs watched everyone for a moment. He sighed softly something didn't seem right without DiNozzo there, as much as the senior field agent could get under his boss' skin he had also earned his spot on the team. Everyone was doing what he needed them to do, but it was almost too quiet without DiNozzo, Gibbs was regretting ever mentioning that DiNozzo spoke too much and when he got back to work he would be more than happy to listen to him talk out a theory, or even make a movie reference.

Notes: I think it would be super strange and oddly quiet not having Tony around. Let me know what 'ya think. Reviews are good for your soul :D