"Our little guy's growing up!" Tony said later that night as he slid into bed next to rolled over and put her head in the crook of his neck. "Hm." She mumbled.
"I mean, he's proposing to his girlfriend! I was sleeping around in college. Not getting engaged to my girlfriend!"Ziva looked up at him. "You were sleeping around while you had a girl friend?"
Tony was silent for a moment. "That's not the point." He put his arm around Ziva and pulled her close.
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The next day, Sam took Lia skating.
"I didn't know you could skate!" Lia told him as he quickly made his way around the rink. He just smiled. Lia finished tying her skates and rolled over to him. She made a quick lap around and came to stand by him.
"How'd you learn?" He asked, watching her in amazement.
"My brother taught me."
"Daniel?" Sam asked incredulously.
She laughed. "Yeah right. My little brother the nerd taught me how to skate. No, it was my older brother."
"You have an older brother?" Sam asked.
"Yeah. He's home from college on break." She grinned. "And he brought a girl home."
Sam grinned at her.
"Why is that so funny?" She burst out laughing and the other skaters looked at her.
"I'm not sure. I just find your facial expression hilarious." He laughed too. A girl with a puzzled expression passed the two making them laugh harder.
"It's time now for slow skate." The DJ said from his place across the room.
Lia and Sam looked at each other."Do you wish to slow skate with me Ms. DiNozzo?" Sam asked in an accent that Lia guessed had to be British.
"Yes, I would Mr. Gray." Came her reply in a better accent. They hooked arms and began to skate, the pair caused several other skaters to give them weird looks.
"I can't keep up, and I can't back down, I've been losing so much time. Cuz it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to lose, and it's you and me and all of the people and I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you."
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Soon enough it was time for the races and all of the guys quickly ran towards the stating line. Lia sighed and rolled her eyes. "Racing is just a chance for all the guys to show off and prove their masculinity, it's ridiculous!" This comment caused the other girls, Sam and any other person within earshot to laugh.
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"Come on Dan!" Chris whined in frustration.
"No! I hate that place!"
"Why?" Chris yelled in despair. "People go there all the time!"
"Not me!" Daniel yelled back.
"Dan, please, I'm asking as your friend. I'm asking as your cousin. I need your help! It's not everyday that I, Christopher Jonathan McGee, ask for you, Daniel Michael DiNozzo, for help."
"You ask me every day for help on your math homework!"
"Hm." Chris's eyes glazed over while he remembered the countless times that he asked for Daniel's help. "That's true." He sighed. "Dan! Please! I. Need. You." He pouted at his friend.
Daniel sighed dramatically. "Fine. I'll come." He got up off of his chair and made his way to the door. "On one condition."
"What?" Chris asked wearily.
"This better not be a double date."
Chris laughed. "Like I'd put myself in a potentially suicidal situation by having you double date with me. No. All you have to do is hang until it's time to go. Mom said that's the only way she'd let me hang with Amy."
Daniel let out a sigh of relief. "You'll owe me. You know how much I hate malls."
"You can hang out in the 'geek' section until it's time to go."
"Hey!" Dan said as he playfully punched his friend's arm. Chris let out an 'ouch' and Daniel laughed.
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"That, was the most fun I've had in a long time." Lia said as she and Sam walked out of the skating rink.
"Me too. We should go again." He said shyly.
"Definitely." Lia could sense his discomfort. She doubted that he had 'unofficially officially' asked a girl out before. "But as friends. I just broke up with Nick, and I would hate to return to Anacostia Senior High School as the new school slut." She smiled as she saw that Sam's shoulders relaxed.
"So, what do we do now?" That simple sentence made the two burst out in an uncontrollable fit of giggles.
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Back at the DiNozzo house, Ziva and Holly had gone grocery shopping so that Jacob would have time to tell Caitlin and Emily what he was planning on doing.
"You're going to propose?!" Caitlin shrieked.
"Yes Katie, I take it that you approve?"
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Unlike Caitlin Todd, Caitlin McGee loved to be called Katie.
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Katie nodded so fast that Jake was worried that she would suffer several small concussions. He turned to the older woman."Em?"
Emily smiled. "Congratulations." She stood up and hugged him from behind. Well she tired anyway, as it was hard to hug someone who was sitting in a chair.
"There's gonna be a wedding, there's gonna be a wedding." Katie sang.
Emily and Jacob smiled. Of the three, she had always acted the least mature. Maybe that's why she planned to teach elementary school children.
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Daniel sighed and looked at his watch. It had been four hours since they had arrived at the mall. How long does a date take? He asked himself.
"Are you waiting for someone?" A girl asked.
"Yeah, my friend. He's on a date."
The girl smiled. "Mine is too. What's your friends name?"
"Chris." Daniel answered. "What's yours?"
"Erin." She smiled. "It'd be one heck of a coincidence if they were meeting each other wouldn't it?"
"Yeah." Daniel smiled. "I'm Daniel."
"Natalie." Natalie stuck out her hand, and Daniel took it. "It's a pleasure to meet you Natalie."
"The pleasure is all mine, Daniel." Natalie smiled.
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Natalie was average height. She had long wavy brown hair and blue eyes.
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"So, if you don't mind me asking, what's a girl like you doing in the video game section?"
Natalie laughed. "I have an unhealthy addiction with computers and video games. Erin calls it a 'nerd obsession.'"
"Chris too." Daniel laughed.
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A/N: So our little geek found a friend. Sam and Lia seem to be going well. What shall happen next? Oh! Sam and Lia were being goofy. Not serious. Goofy. Did I pull the good old goofy-ness off? Review! It's done and reviewing will make me update faster! The only reason you got three chapters today is because I am bored!