Abby could feel nothing but excitement as she ran the foreign DNA through the system. She knew she would get a hit, she could feel it. Though she was excited, she also felt impatient. She wanted to talk to Candice, to see if she was doing alright. This Tony thing didn't appear to be bothering her, but there was something deeper. Something Candice wasn't telling her.
"She'll tell me when she's ready. After all, she told me about what Tony did, what could be worse than that?" When the computer made a ringing noise, she leapt to it. That sound meant a match. With anticipation, she read the name on the screen. Warren Nottingham. He was a Sergeant with the US Marines.
"Bingo," she murmured as she ripped the results from the printer. With fox-like swiftness, she hopped on the elevator and waited anxiously to tell Gibbs. Maybe this was a good thing. Even if this Sergeant had nothing to do with the deaths, his information could be helpful. When the elevator doors opened, she rushed toward Gibbs' desk to give him the good news. She stopped when the doors to the main elevator opened. Off stepped Gibbs and Candice. He had his arm around her shoulder and was laughing about something. Abby was about to speak up when Gibbs pulled Candi closer and leaned in to kiss her. Abby froze. Slowly, she backed away and headed toward her lab. While she waited for the elevator, she looked back to the agents. A shiver went up her spine as the doors opened.
"Tony's not going to like this," she muttered. Secretly she wondered what Tony would really think. She imagined he would be upset, if she knew him well enough.
When Tony and his co-workers arrived back at the office, they found Candice and Gibbs had already returned. They were seated at their desks. As Tony passed them, he noticed each was researching a separate victim.
"What did find, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked without looking up from his screen. Tony took in a deep breath and shook his head.
"Everyone conveniently saw nothing," he spat. "Not even Ziva could get anything out of them."
"But one of the employees said she heard gunfire. None of our victims had gunshot wounds or residue. I'm going to go talk to Ducky," McGee informed them. Gibbs gave him a nod of approval. Candice jumped to her feet.
"I got something," she said, looking at the boss. Gibbs slowly rose to his feet.
"What is it?"
"Well, apparently our Marine, David Terry was having an affair," she explained. "I just got off the phone with his best friend, Maxwell Grey. I was thinking we could go talk to him." Gibbs agreed.
"Let's go. Tony, Ziva, see what else you can dig up on these Marines and their families," he ordered.
"Right on it, boss," Tony grumbled as he took a seat at his desk.
"What's up with you two? I mean you and Agent Klyne?" Ziva asked. Tony groaned as he popped a piece of gum into his mouth.
"Leave it, would you?" he snapped. She laughed.
"Not until I get some answers," she said. Tony shook his head.
"I have no reason to tell you," he spat. She shrugged.
"I just want to know why you stare at her when you think no ones watching and why you always avoid contact with her. Natural curiosity I suppose." Tony narrowed his brow.
"I don't have to tell you," he said sharply as he rose to his feet. "Now I'm going to see what Abby has found." Ziva followed him. "What do you want from us?" he asked, annoyed. "Ari is dead, why don't you just go back to your country and leave NCIS alone?" She shrugged.
"I like it here," she told him as she stepped closer. "Besides," she whispered, leaning closer to him. "I think you're kind of cute." Tony gulped as she placed a hand on his cheek and leaned in to kiss him.
Abby sat impatiently in her lab. She had to tell someone besides Ducky of her findings. But Gibbs seemed a little preoccupied. Maybe the others were back. Wait, what if they saw what she did? Tony would be unhappy. Jealous even. The thought brought a grin to her lips. She was going to go upstairs and see if she could find one of her team members to tell.
Anxiously, she loaded herself onto the elevator and headed upstairs. When the elevator doors opened, she raced for Gibbs' desk. Instead of Gibbs and Candice, she found Tony and Ziva locked in a kiss. Frustration boiled inside of her as she swung around and headed back to the elevator. When the doors opened, McGee stepped off.
"Ah, what the hell? Everyone else is doing it!" she exclaimed before grabbing Timothy and kissing him. He came off shocked and unprepared. After a minute, she pulled away and boarded the elevator, leaving him dazed and confused.
Tony was full of shock and confusion as Ziva pulled away. She stared at him with a smirk on her face.
"Did you like that?" she asked. He stared at her and thought about it.
"…Yah," he replied slowly.
"Good," she said as she turned on her heel and started to walk away. "Cause it'll never happen again." He sighed and smacked his forehead. Not even he could figure out what was going on around here. He scrunched his brow in confusion as he accidentally bit his tongue.
"Hey!" he shouted. "Give me my gum back!" She waved mockingly at him as the elevator doors closed in front of her. With a groan, he kicked the desk in front of him and headed back toward Abby's lab.