Chapter 7

Gibbs was getting more and more frustrated as he looked over the evidence that was in front of him. There was nothing left behind at the shooting scene and no way to know why someone wanted to kill Ziva. He was sure that this had something to do with her past as a Mossad officer but he wasn't sure why she wouldn't just admit to that. There had to be a reason that she was refusing to tell them anything or why she was so determined to get away from them.

"Boss, do you think Ziva is hiding something?" McGee asked walking over to his desk.

"Way to state the obvious McGee." Gibbs said arching an eyebrow.

"No I mean about what she knows. It's obvious that she believes someone is trying to kill her but why?" McGee asked confused.

"That is what we are trying to find out McGee." Gibbs said with a sigh. "That is what we are trying to find out." He whispered to himself and stared at the evidence report Abby had sent him.


Ziva was getting frustrated as she watched Tony avoid looking at her. Ever since their kiss the night before he had been avoiding any type of eye contact with her. He kept his talking down to a minimum and normally she would enjoy that but since they were stuck here together and it was obvious that something was going on it was starting to drive her insane. Finally she had had it. If he was going to avoid the issue over a little kiss then she would force the issue and make him have to talk to her.

"That's it Tony." Ziva said as she walked over and stood in front of her. "It is obvious you do not want to be here so leave. I will find someone who wants to be here with me."

"Don't think so." Tony grumbled as he kept his eyes focused straight at the floor and not looking up at her.

"I think so." Ziva said frustrated as she knelt in front of him and lifted his chin. She forced him to look her in the eyes and what she saw shocked her straight to the core.

Tony wasn't sure what to do now that Ziva was making him look at her. All day he had done his best to not bother with looking at her straight on. He didn't want her to know how conflicted he was over everything. It was killing him that he couldn't tell her the truth and knowing what would happen if he did. Jenny might have given them a shot at working but not Vance. Leon Vance was a hard ass and he wasn't going to even think twice about transferring one of them out. He was deafly afraid that he would never see her again if that happened.

"Just drop the issue." Tony growled pushing her hand away from his face.

"I can not do that." Ziva whispered and then sighed. "I care to much about what you think." Ziva admitted softly. "You asked me once if I had ever lied to the ones I loved, do you remember?"

"Sure. It was in Jeanne's apartment after my cover was blown and you were helping me look for her after we found out she was the target of 'DiNardo's" car blowing up." Tony said confused on why she brought that up.

"Why don't you think about that for an hour." Ziva said rolling her eyes.

"The term is think about that for a minute." Tony said correcting her with a grin. He wasn't really sure where she was going with this but at this point if she left him alone so he could think about what she wanted him to think about then it was all good for him.

"I will make us something to eat then." Ziva said with a sigh as she headed towards the kitchen.


Ziva was sure that Tony had no idea why she wanted him to think about what she said but there was no way she was going to tell him. She was sure at this point that he didn't feel the same way she felt and it was killing her to know that he wasn't in love with her the way she was in love with him. She started to make some pancakes deciding something simple was in her best interest right now when she noticed something wasn't right. She frowned and went to her kitchen window, wondering what it was that was bothering her. She glanced out and noticed a flash of light from the window across from her. Her eyes went wide.

"Tony!" She yelled just before she took cover as the window exploded and shards of glass flew everywhere.


Tony heard Ziva scream his name and then he heard the breaking of glass. He jumped up from the couch and rushed to the kitchen to see the window broken and Ziva lying on the ground with glass covering her body.

"Zi!" Tony yelled as he walked across the glass, not caring that he was barefoot and it was digging into the bottom of his foot. He could see the blood on the floor where he was stepping but his main focus at the moment had to be on Ziva. "Ziva tell me that you're all right." Tony said when he made it to her and knelt beside her, forgetting protocol and the fact that there still could be a shooter outside with him in his sights. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Gibbs. As soon as the phone was answered Tony shouted that there had been a shooting at Ziva's and that they needed backup.

Ziva groaned as she finally started to move. She was lying there trying not to throw up from the pain shooting through her injured shoulder. She could already tell that Tony was injured now and she was concerned about him.

"You are bleeding." She pointed out as she sat up.

"It doesn't matter." Tony said as he grabbed her and kissed her. Letting all the emotions he was feeling at that moment express them through that kiss. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest and he knew he was in trouble. He almost lost her and now he needed to find a way to show he couldn't lose her ever again.