SORRY I DIDN'T UPDATE. BASICALLY, LAST CHAPTER, I DIDN'T SAVE THE OTHER 75% OF IT, SO ONLY A QUARTER OF THAT CHAPTER GOT PUBLISHED. YOU DIDN'T REALLY MISS ANYTHING, THOUGH. HERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER. PLEASE REVIEW!
DON'T OWN IT.
Tony and Gibbs were in the bullpen, McGee trying to track Ziva's cell phone.
"Do you have anything, McGee?" Tony asked. Momentarily shocked by Tony being nice to him, McGee stuttered,
"I'm-I-I'm working on turning it on."
"But it will turn on, right?"
"Yes." McGee answered.
"Agent Gibbs, this guy says he knows you." A security officer gestured towards Eli David.
"Regrettably I know him." Gibbs grumbled. "Let him stay." Eli strode over to Gibbs, a barely noticeable frantic look on his face.
"Where's my daughter?" He said breathlessly.
"That's what we're trying to find out, Eli." Gibbs said. Surprisingly, he was being nice, or as close to nice as Gibbs could be. Nice was something he wasn't.
"If I can assist you in any way, just let me know." Eli said.
"Just go sit over there." Gibbs said. Eli obeyed.
"I got it on, Boss!" McGee yelled.
"Good job, McGee. Now find her." Gibbs said.
"I got her location. If you guys get in the car, I can direct you to her." McGee said.
"Dinozzo, you're with me. McGee, stay with Eli." Gibbs said.
McGee directed them to a stone bridge, the water rippling below it with tiger lilies floating in the water.
"Ziva!" Tony said. Ziva didn't acknowledge him. "Z, you scared the crap out of me." Tony continued at her silence. She continued to stare out into the pond. "I know it's hard… And I can't imagine what you're going through right now. I know this is really cliché, but let's face it: this is just like Tomb Raider, with Angelina Jolie. The one where she talks to her absentee-dad, even though he was missing. And you're just like Lara Croft…" Tony said.
"Can't you see I want to be alone?" Ziva asked. Tony didn't miss the ever-so-slight shake in her voice.
"I know you do. But I want to be here for you. And right now, you need somebody, regardless of how much you deny it." Tony said softly.
"It is so complicated. My father wants to make amends for what he did… I do not know if I can trust him. Gibbs… he… well, you know how I feel about him." Ziva said.
"Oh, Z…" Tony said, embracing her. He really didn't know what to say. He wasn't used to a broken, vulnerable Ziva.
"If that's pity, Tony, I swear I will punch you." Ziva snapped, her voice nasally from crying.
"Well, I just feel bad. You don't deserve to go through this much pain." Tony said. "Ow!" He yelped as Ziva's fist collided with his shoulder.
"I'm fine. I just need time to think." Ziva said.
"Ok. Wanna go back to the house?" Tony asked.
"Actually, I want to go for a run. I'll meet you back there, ok?"
"Alright. You sure you're ok?"
"I'm fine. Go." Ziva shooed him away. After a quick kiss, Tony was back in the passenger seat with Gibbs.
