As Tony walked up the front steps, he heard voices, he thought he heard 'quick, out the back. He can't see you!' but then there was a whole solid closed door between them. Deciding to not jump to conclusions he proceeded to unlock the front door and carry the groceries into the lounge room on his way into the kitchen. Where he found a flushed Ziva, standing awkwardly in the middle of the room

'Hi' she said breathlessly

'Hi?' Tony looked around the room, the coffee table was pushed off to one side of the room and the lounge was at an odd angle. 'What's going on?'

'Nothing' Ziva answered immediately ten continued 'did you get everything at the shops?'

'Yeah...' Tony walked into the kitchen feeling very confused and that he was missing something. He heard Ziva pushing the couch back and the dragging the table into its original spot, the grabbing stuff in hast.

'Need some help?' he called as he unpacked the items from the brown bags

'No, I've got it' she called out as she rushed up stairs. Remerging, still red faced moments later, after the cupboard door in the spare room was slammed shut.

'Ziva, what's going on? I heard voices, then the lounge room is all messed up and your red faced, like your hiding something' Ziva's hands jumped to her face

'Oh, nothing I was just talking to Lily, we were doing cartwheels in the lounge room that's why we moved the stuff'

'I didn't see Lily'

'She's outside now' she pointed out to the sand box Tony had built on the weekend. 'She loves it'

Tony smiled, he loved making Lily happy. What was Ziva hiding?

NCIS...NCIS...NCIS...

'McGee I don't know what to do' Tony said as they sat in the local bar, cold beers in their hands

'Well what's the problem if she's seeing someone?' McGee knew why it was upsetting Tony, but he wanted him to say it.

'Mmm...' Tony hovered over the question 'Lily'

'What about her?' McGee asked then took a swig of his beer; Lily was actually at Abby's place at the moment, that's why he wasn't. They were watching a documentary on bats that Lily had demanded Ziva record so she could watch it with Abby.

'Well...what if Lily likes this guy? She'll get attached and when he breaks Ziva's heart he'll hurt Lily too! I'll have to put both of their hearts back together'

'He might not break Ziva's heart, what if they stay together?'

'Oh...He'll be Lily's new dad' Tony felt sick at the thought of loosing Lily, she was his baby, his daughter, HIS. 'No! She's MY daughter!' Tony slammed down his beer, small droplets littering the bench

'Calm down solider' McGee knew Tony loved Lily, more than anything in the world.

'Sorry, I just couldn't stand having both of them swept'

'Tony, have you asked Ziva if she's seeing anyone?'

'Well...no. But she's been acting weird, wanting time to herself at the house, been starring lovingly at this guy at the coffee place around the corner, her underwear are scattered all over the lounge room and last Saturday I hear her telling someone to sneak out the back so I wouldn't see them as I came home from getting stuff for HER' Tony's fist was clenched next to his forgotten beer

'Ok...let's look at this logically. She's wanted time to herself? Right?'

'Yeah' tony had remembered his beer and took a swig

'Well she's a mother Tony, they all want some time to themselves, they get tired and run down, my mother did after Jose was born. They just need some time for themselves, not worrying if they leave the bathroom for a second that the kid will drown in the bath'

'Lily wouldn't drown, she's too smart for that' Tony said proudly, he'd taken her to the pool the other day with Ziva and Jenny, for her first swimming lesson, she was literally a fish in water, diving under and blowing bubbles and grinning like crazy. He'd been so proud.

'But you get my point...'

'I'm there! I can watch Lily...'

'It's not the same, your still in the house, don't you remember that feeling of having the entire house to yourself when you were younger, that you could do anything and no one would know. Dance around in your underwear or watch a chick flick and ball your eyes out. That's what she wants Tony'

'You were the chick flick crying type, weren't you McGoo' Tony joked elbowing him

'Shut up Tony, you want me help or not?'

'Yes...please continue' he lowered his head, as if he was ashamed to being asking McGee about tis.

'Ok, that coffee guy, she could just think his cute. Now that undies thing...are they just a laundry basket knocked over?' McGee felt a bit awkward talking about Ziva's delicates

'No, it's like they were strategically placed'

'What do you mean?' McGee look confused

'Well... you know...you start making out and things get a bit crazy, so the tops come off then the bra, but you're in such a...energetic state that you don't just drop it on the floor, its thrown across the room, landing on the book self or the lamp shade...' He was hoping against hope that McGee understood and he didn't have to explain again.

'Oh...um...she's practicing to be a stripper?' Tony punched McGee in the arm 'Hey hey! It's just a suggestion'

'She's NOT a stripper!' Tony said firmly, though an image of Ziva in thigh high boots and a teeny tiny red dress that hardly covered anything, as she moved all dirty dancing like with a shiny silver pole popped into his head.

'Tony?' McGee waved his hand in front of Tony's glazed eyes

'Hmm' Tony snapped out of it 'what?'

'Picturing Ziva in a tiny nurse outfit were we?' McGee laughed

'Red dress' Tony said before he could stop him self

'Ha' McGee laughed

'Oh and you weren't!' Tony said defensively

'Actually no' McGee said proudly, his imagination had conjured up a black haired lab rat with pig tails and a very cute little dominatrix's out fit, whip and all. He silently smiled to himself; he had already lived this little daydream.

'So what about those voices? And her making up excuses for them?'

'That I'm not sure about. But Tony all I really will suggest is TALK to her! You obviously love her!'

Tony scoffed out of reflex, McGee raised an eyebrow 'Fine, your right. I do'

'Good, now go tell her that!' McGee said slapping Tony on the back.

'Ok'

Bones. Hope you like :D