Summary: Vance calls Ziva and has a special assignment that takes her to LA to visit the NCIS LA, where she assisting on a case.

Chapter 12: A Talk

Los Angeles- OSP à 11:00 am (DC) 8:00 am (LA)

"Hey when is Gibbs' plane?" Callen asked looking at Ziva.

"He said he would be here around 8:30…"

"Alright"

The entire team had been there since 7:30 waiting for Gibbs to come.

"So why is he coming?" asked Deeks.

"He's coming because I asked him to" said Callen vaguely

"Why do we need him?" asked Sam

"Because I want to do an undercover mission and G and I think it's best if Gibbs is here" said Ziva.

"G?" Nate asked surprised that Ziva had used his first name. Sam was the only person besides Hetty who ever used Callen's first name.

"It's his name yes?" asked Ziva looking confused.

"Never mind" said Nate. "Hey Ziva do you mind if I talk to you for a minute before Gibbs gets here?" asked Nate suddenly feeling courageous

Ziva narrowed her eyes and then nodded her head quickly and stood up. She looked at Callen who just shrugged his shoulders. Ziva sighed, she knew Nate was a psychologist and therefore normally used to knowing everything, she was just wondering what he was going to ask her. Nate led her into his office and shut the door behind her.

"Please sit" said Nate gesturing to one of the chairs in his office. Ziva sat down tentatively and then looked at him expectantly. Nate sat down across from her and then began

"First off I wanted to say I'm sorry for what you went through in Somalia, being tortured it must be hard to have talked to Katherine Moores"

"Katie. She wanted to be called Katie, and no it was not difficult it is part of my job" said Ziva putting on her as Tony would call it 'Ninja Face'.

"Right okay well can you tell me about your undercover mission that you want to do?"

"I want to go in to the synagogue, let them capture me, I will have a tracker and then you guys can pin a location and get the terrorists who have been torturing these people."

"Won't that bring up bad memories for you?"

"I expect it may, but so will anything else I do"

"Okay, my next question is about Gibbs"

"What about him?" asked Ziva, somewhat worried now

"Your guys' relationship. What is it?"

"He is like a father to me, and I a daughter to him"

"And have you always been close?"

"Yes"

"Okay uhh one word answers… umm are you closer than let's say him and Abby?"

"In our own way yes"

"Why is that? He has known Abby for longer"

"Because Abby had a family, and parents, yes we are all of us Team Gibbs is a family. But Gibbs and I are close, he loves all of us equally"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes"

"And I know he trusted you right away even though you were Ari's handler, and he had shot their team member Agent Todd, why did he trust you so much"

"That is none of your business"

"Okayyyy, umm sorry, so how long have you been close?"

"Ever since I came here"

"And your entire team is close"

"Yes I already told you that"

"Well what was it like when you first came onto the team?"

"Why?"

"Because I think it's interesting how close you guys are"

"You guys are close too, why does it matter about the dynamics of my team?" she asked

"Because I am a psychologist?"

"Okay, umm Tony became like my older brother, McGee my younger brother, and Abby is like my sister, we are all very close."

"And Director Shepard?"

"We had worked together before I came to NCIS, she was my best friend when I first came"

"Okay, but I am mostly interested in Gibbs"

"Why are you so interested in him?" Ziva snapped

"Because he is so protective over you, he bought you a car"

"So? The car was a birthday gift"

"I am just interested to see how this relationship came about"

"I really don't think it's any of your business"

"Do you think because you have your own issues with your father it is another reason why you and Gibbs are so close?"

"You went too far. I can kill you 18 different ways with a paperclip, remember that" said Ziva standing up she left the office and almost ran into Hetty.

"Are you alright Miss David?" Hetty asked

"Yes I am fine, however your shrink may go into shock, I doubt he has ever been threatened before" said Ziva before walking down the hall back towards the bullpen. Hetty walked into Nate's office where he was still sitting. His face was white as a sheet.

"What did you do?"

"I asked about her and Gibbs' relationship, and I brought up her own father."

"I told you to leave it alone" said Hetty reproachfully

"I know but it is an interesting relationship, the way he is so protective over her and everything." Said Nate

"You still should have stayed out of it Nate, when Gibbs gets here, you better do anything and everything to get on his good side, because when he finds out what you said to Ziva, there is no way of protecting you" said Hetty.

Authors Note:

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