I DO NOT own the title, The Proclaimers do! Yay for 500 Miles, also correctly known as "I'm Gonna Be"! Also, sorry about the wait. School is a priority. As for the episode, Tony called Ziva Sexy. The Doctor Who geek side of me was screaming, 'She's the TARDIS!' Then I thought about Matt Smith which made me think about Alex Kingston. Yeah, it's a never ending revolving vortex of randomness in my mind. It gets to be a little wibbly wobbly up there. Kind of a scary place. Anyway, enjoy!
I'm Gonna Be The Man
Tony glances over at Ziva once Kahn is finally put in prison. For most of the day, their roles had been fun and games. He calls her Sexy and asks for grapes, she tells him to be patient and gives him malted milk balls. However, through the teasing and bickering, Tony knows their supposed trip to Guantanamo Bay was anything but fun for his partner. She has yet to tell him, but he knows it affects her more than she will tell anyone. Over the years, Tony has come to realize that Ziva needs to face things on her own so it does not surprise him when she gazes at him with a hurt expression similar to the one she wore in jail cell 117 earlier. Before he has the chance to comfort her however, she walks away. Lucky for him, he and Ziva are at NCIS which means she either retreats to the bathroom or the elevator.
Considering their past history with the elevator and the direction the woman has gone, Tony decides to give his partner a minute alone before following her. Five minutes later as he nears the girls' bathroom, he hears nothing. Trying the handle, he finds it is locked. Chuckling at the characteristic action of his partner, he knocks lightly. A minute later the door swings open to reveal his partner's tear stained face.
"Hey." He says softly letting the room engulf itself in silence again as his partner walks toward the sink.
"I did not want you to see me like this." She states perching herself on the counter as she averts her gaze from her partner deciding the paper towel dispenser is much more appealing.
"I've seen worse." He replies not fully sure how to act. He watches the woman's movements and knows he cannot say anything unless she prompts the conversation. Ziva looks up at her partner studying his face. He is always there for her, but right now she is having the hardest time saying anything. Staring at the man's eyes, the woman swallows and is only able to say, "Somalia."
Nodding his head in comprehension Tony finally walks over to his partner and places his hand on hers.
"I figured it would come out sooner or later." He whispers. Ziva breathes in deeply waiting for the man to say something else. When he does not speak, Ziva opens her mouth.
"The whole time we were there, I kept it in the back of my mind. Situations like that do not bother me as much anymore. I can handle them. But then as I listened to Kev's recording being played over and over again, my mind started playing tricks on me. I had to fight with myself to remember where I was." The woman states as another tear falls down her face. Tony now has a hold of her hand and is squeezing it in reassurance. The agents smile softly at each other knowing that they will always be there for the other no matter what.
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