A/N: AHHHH! So I am going to get up on my soapbox because I absolutely, positively, undeniably loved last night's episode. First of all, I live and breathe baseball. I have bled Yankee blue since I was born. New York is my team, no matter what. Even if they are currently down 3-1 in the ALCS and the odds are against them. And October is my month. Not to mention, I played softball competitively since I was 12. Sooo, I loved the whole concept of the episode!

Second, there was some amazing TIVA loving. I don't think I have to say much, because it basically spoke for itself. And I had no choice but to go back to one of my most favorite Tony/Ziva moments. You should know where this is going….

Disclaimer: I wish I owned them, but as of right now, I'm pretty happy with the writers. As long as things stay like last night.

Ziva: Think they bought it?
Tony: I did
Ziva: That's fairly obvious
Tony: For your information, that's my knee.
Ziva: Whatever. You can get off me now.
Tony: It's only been ten minutes. I have a reputation to protect.
Ziva: We not even sure if we're under surveillance yet Tony.
Tony: You can't be too careful when you're under cover. Let's give it another forty minutes just to be realistic!
(Ziva knees Tony in ... his sensitive masculine parts)
Tony: What was that for?
Ziva: Because that was definitely not your knee.

3x08 Undercovers

Love

In this moment, only inches stand between work and play. That thin line between assignment and personal affairs is threatened. Each look, stare, and caress is enough to weaken the concrete wall between them.

No longer is it strictly business.

It's about the poker faces of two trained professionals.

He bluffs. She calls him out on it.

Is it or isn't it?

She stares. He smiles.

Only one of them knows the truth, or maybe both.

And later down the road, it is this unseeingly monumental moment that will be the cause of their unadulterated laughter as they use it to alienate their children.

Because it's them and who they are, individually and together.

It's crazy, insane, beautiful, ironic, undeniable, and irrefutable.

It's love.