A/N: Thanks to all those who reviewed!! I kind of went on a writing spree Halloween night! HAHA Well for those who haven't seen it chapter 11's smutty version is posted under the title Mickey Scuito Chapter 11 Smut. So here is chapter 12!
They both arrived in the parking lot about the same time and parked next to each other. They tried their best to act normal but when they stepped onto the elevator Tony pulled her to him kissing her deeply. The elevator dinged and they pulled away from each other as the doors opened.
Mickey was getting on coming up from Abby's lab. She looked between the two curiously. They both looked flustered and somewhat embarrassed. Neither one really looking at her.
She knew something was going on between them. It was really obvious. But she knew neither would admit it. So she decided to have a little fun with them.
"Hey stud! How was your night?" Mickey said turning to stand closer to Tony than was actually necessary.
"Uh…it was..umm….it was alright. Pretty boring." He stuttered trying to cover.
Ziva watched the way Mickey was blatantly flirting with Tony. She really just wanted to take her down to the gym and beat her around the ring. But she knew she couldn't say anything because of Gibbs rule. Tony had said last night that he and Mickey didn't technically break the rule because they didn't date. They just slept together.
"Oh, well maybe I can come over tonight and help relieve you of your boredom." She said seductively leaning in to his personal space.
"Uh…I…" He didn't know what to say. He was very nervous especially with Ziva standing there giving Mickey the I can kill you with a paperclip look. "I don't think so. I kind of have plans tonight already." He stole a glance in Ziva's direction noticing her face relax a little but not enough for Mickey not to get killed standing so close to him.
Mickey took a step back and smiled. "Oh, that's too bad. I made your favorite brownies last night. I was going to bring them over but I guess if you already have plans I will just have to share them with someone else." Just then the elevator doors open and she walked out. Ziva and Tony following after.
Ziva pulled him behind the stairs as they walked into the bullpen. "What the hell was that?" She demanded as she crossed her arms.
"What are you talking about?" He told Mickey no, so he didn't understand why she was so angry.
"I..uh..umm." She mimicked referring to his stuttering around Mickey. She was glad he had rejected the slut but not happy about how uncomfortable he had seemed to gotten around her.
"Look she was in my bubble. And you were glaring at her like you were going to kill her right there in the elevator. I was a little nervous. So I stutter when I'm nervous." He said rambling a little bit.
"That is what I am referring to Tony. Why does she make you nervous? Is it because she is really pretty?"
He looked at her like she had just grown a second head. "You are nuts. Ya know that? I wasn't nervous because of her. I was nervous for her. Abby would have been very sad if you had killed her sister you know?" He said a little jokingly but there was still some seriousness to his tone.
She glared at him not fully believing that was the reason, but accepted it for now. Tony took her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze before walking back to the bullpen. She followed after a few minutes later.
Gibbs glared at them both. He knew that something was going on. He had been expecting it though since they rescued her from Somalia. He really didn't mind as much as he made them believe. He had mostly come up with the rule because of Jenny, but Tony and Ziva were not him and Jenny. He really believed they could make it work. He noticed Mickey eyeing them both. They could make it work so long as Mickey stayed out of it.
A couple hours later…
It had been a very slow day. Even cold cases were scarce. Mickey had decided she needed a good workout so she headed down to the gym.
Ziva glared at her as she watched her go. She decided they needed to have a little heart to heart. Preferably in the boxing ring.
When Ziva had changed and gotten down to the gym she didn't see Mickey anywhere. Then she heard music coming from the Pilates/yoga area. She walked over to find Mickey stretching to the music. Ziva leaned discreetly against the back wall eyeing her cautiously.
Mickey had seen Ziva walk in through the full length mirror and smiled. She had hoped Ziva would come talk to her. She really liked Ziva and she thought she was really good for Tony. She was only messing with them to try and get them to admit that they were together. She knew Abby would be thrilled.
Mickey continued to stretch as she spoke "Hey Ziva."
Ziva was surprised that Mickey had noticed her. She thought she had been discreet enough not to be noticed. She pushed herself off the wall and walked slightly forwards. Making sure to keep enough distance that she wouldn't launch an attack at her. "Hello."
"Come down here to watch me dance?"
"Dance?"
"Yeah. I was a dancer for 15 years. I still dance whenever I have time or if I am stressed out about something."
"Which is it in this case?" Ziva asked. She was stalling on telling her the real reason she followed her down here.
"Both. Time and stressed." Mickey answered eyeing Ziva suspiciously. She knew Ziva was an assassin and could easily kill her. So she was somewhat nervous about her watching her. She walked to the stereo and changed the song.
Britney Spears' Slave For You came through the speakers. Ziva watched as Mickey danced. It looked like something that had been choreographed and Ziva was quite impressed. Mickey was actually pretty good.
As the song ended Mickey turned to Ziva a little out of breath. "Look I don't mean to be rude but I prefer to dance in private. Can I help you with something Ziva?"
Ziva was taken aback just a little but stood firm. "Look I do not know what happened between you and Tony this weekend, or in your past." Lie she knew exactly what happened. "But I think it is very inappropriate of you to flirt with him like that at work."
She smiled. "Is that it? You think it's inappropriate for me to flirt with him…are you sure that's the only thing bothering you?"
Ziva narrowed her eyes at her "I am sure. Keep your flirting outside of the office. Please." With that she turned and went back into the gym. She really needed to hit something. So she taped up her hands and jumped into the ring with a guy three times her size. He lasted about five minutes before he called it quits.
Mickey watched her go and smiled. She liked that she got under Ziva's skin but she wasn't suicidal. She knew not to push her any further. But she really just wish Ziva had admitted to dating Tony.
A/N: New episode made me smile with all the TIVA teasing!
