I Don't Remember...

Life's alright and love is real...

-Alien's Landing, Emily's Army

I loved writing this chapter so much! Enjoy!

DiNozzo woke up to a headache and the sun shining through a gap in the curtains. He reluctantly opened his eyes and found that he wasn't in his bed. He was on a couch. In what seemed to be McGee's apartment. He rubbed his eyes and looked to see where Tim was.

"McGoo?" Tony called out. Just as DiNozzo had finished calling him, he turned up in the door frame of his bedroom, holding his head in his hands.

"I take it you're feeling the same then?" Tony questioned as he tried to sit up, his head pounding from the sudden movement. He squinted at the pain and cradled his head in his hands.

"If you're feeling like you're being hit with a hammer too – then yes." McGee walked to the kitchen and grabbed two bottles of water and gave one to Tony.

"Thanks." DiNozzo managed to mutter as he accepted the water and drained it within seconds like McGee.

"All I can remember is going to get a couple of beers...what happened?" McGee took a seat next to Tony as they tried to piece together how they ended up in such a state.

"I have no idea. We must've had more than just a couple." DiNozzo shook his head, instantly regretting it when his headache worsened.

"Oh crap! What about Ziva and Abby?" McGee stared in fear at Tony which he mirrored. They both rushed to find their phones, ignoring their headaches for a moment. After searching their clothes, which were in various places over the apartment, they were confused to not find them. They both looked up at each other with questioning glares. After further searching, they eventually found them and regrouped back on the couch.

"Where was yours?" Tim asked, gesturing towards the phone in Tony's hand.

"In the bath..." Tony's expression was the most confused McGee had seen in a while. He pulled the same face when he revealed where he found his.

"Mine was in one of my work shoes." They stared at each other briefly and burst out laughing.

"Well, we sure know how to have a crazy night." Tony laughed as he patted McGee on the shoulder. "Now time to see how many texts and missed calls we have."

"On the count of three?" McGee asked.

"Yeah, I need to prepare my excuses."

"One..." McGee started.

"Two..." Tony continued.

"Three!" They both said in unison as they checked their phones. There was the usual; emails, app notifications, updates. Then there were the texts and calls. McGee counted four missed calls from Abby and six texts from Ziva. Tony had three missed calls from Ziva and seven texts from Abby.

"There's not as many as I expected." DiNozzo stated as he turned to McGee.

"I was about to say the same. What should we do?" McGee felt his heartbeat speed up at the thought of an angry, worried Ziva and Abby.

"Well, I'm hungry and this hangover isn't going to go away without food, so shall we just tell them to meet us for breakfast?" DiNozzo felt that this was a reasonable decision. It gave them a chance to think of their reasons for not answering and it could all be arranged without a phone call.

"Good idea. I'll just text them. I don't need any shouting through the phone right now." McGee proceeded to message Abby.

Hey. Sorry I haven't answered. Both of you meet us for breakfast at our usual?

"Yeah, that's a wise move." Tony praised Tim at this scary time.

Abby and Ziva lay on the couch, tangled up in each other's arms and legs when one of their phones made a loud noise, resulting in waking them up. Ziva slowly opened her eyes to find her leg under Abby's arm and Abby's foot under her knee. She had no idea how they'd ended up like this but it was surprisingly comfortable. Abby eventually opened her eyes and moaned about being woken up. She looked at how she was lying and glanced at Ziva, they looked at each other and broke in laughter.

"How did we end up like this?" Abby questioned as she tried to control her laughter.

"I have no idea at all." Ziva managed to take a breath from all the laughing.

"Did one of our phones go off or was I dreaming?" Abby wondered as she rubbed her eyes.

"Yes, I think that was real life." Ziva began to untangle herself as she headed over to the kitchen counter where they'd left their phones.

"It's yours." Ziva stated as she passed Abby her phone. She checked it immediately as she began to remember last night.

"It's McGee. Thank god he answered. He said meet them at our usual for breakfast." Ziva's eyes widened as she remembered her and Abby calling both McGee and Tony numerous times, worrying about if they were ok.

"I'd completely forgot about that, but I'm glad they're ok." Ziva checked her phone, noticing she'd received a text from Tony.

"Tony texted me saying they'll explain when they see us. We better get going, we can get showered when we get back." Ziva picked up her purse, phone and keys and glanced around the apartment. There were two bottles of wine on the coffee table and take-away boxes.

"The two bottles of wine would probably explain why'd we'd forgotten about McGee and Tony." Ziva laughed, walking out the door with Abby following.

"I didn't even realise." Abby laughed back at Ziva as they headed for breakfast.

Ziva pulled up outside 'The Coffee Pot' and parked her Mini.

"I need caffeine, like, right now." Abby complained as they both got out of the car and waited outside for Tony and McGee.

About five minutes of waiting later, Tony and McGee arrived in a taxi over the road from the café.

"Well, they're in a cab, so alcohol was most likely involved." Ziva deducted as her and Abby narrowed their eyes at their boyfriends as they crossed the road.

"McGee, if we don't make it out alive, it's been good knowing you." DiNozzo whispered to McGee just before they arrived in front of Ziva and Abby.

"Same to you." McGee patted his shoulder.

"Hello boys, have a good night?" Abby and Ziva both crossed their arms and glared at them both. McGee and Tony looked at each other in fear.

"Well...if we could remember last night, we'd be able to answer that question." Tony answered reluctantly and scratched the back of his head. Abby and Ziva looked at each other and smirked. They were enjoying keeping the boys on edge. In fact, they weren't even mad at them, they were just worried more than anything. As a federal agent, it was never a good sign when someone couldn't contact you. Also, rule #3 prohibited it.

"Look, we can explain-" McGee was cut off as Ziva and Abby started laughing. He looked at Tony with a confused expression, which was showing on Tony's face too.

"We're not mad at you, we were just worried." Abby explained as she hugged McGee and kissed him.

"Oh, thank god." Tony let out a breath of relief. Ziva wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"Breakfast anybody?" Ziva questioned and they all headed into the café. They all ordered various drinks and food and discussed their nights, each explaining how they turned into unexpected drinking sessions.

"Why was your phone in the bath?" They all laughed at how bizarre it was.

"I honestly can't even think how it would've happened." DiNozzo shook his head and they all carried on laughing. "It's alright you laughing McGoo, yours was in your shoe!" Their was a chorus of giggles as everyone shared stories of drunken nights and where they'd ended up due to alcohol.

"Right, we better get moving your stuff." DiNozzo announced. "If you drop McGee and me off at the van hire place, we'll rent one and come to your apartment." DiNozzo suggested.

"Sounds like a plan. Let's go." They all left the café and proceeded to their next location.

I hope you enjoyed! I actually laughed so much writing this chapter for some reason!

Remember, you're spectacular!