6

The first time it just happened.

Nothing planed and no one saw it coming. No one talked about it later. They didn't really regret it but it was kind of weird and so they decided not to speak about anything.

They both had too much to drink and before they could tell they were kissing. When they ended up in Ziva's bed both their minds started working, asking "What the hell am I doing here?"

But they ignored it.

The second time it happened by accident.

Going for a drink after work one day had been fun, so they decided on doing it more often. Having Tony come with them wasn't planed but they didn't turn him down either. After a few drinks (not quiet as many as the last time) he was speaking about his new favourite topic again. Ziva wanting him to shut up played along and grabbed Kate's hand. She did not want to do more than hold the other woman's hand and to make a few comments about their ´secret relationship´. Suddenly Kate turned her head with a smile and kissed Ziva on the lips. With that she got Tony quiet for the rest of the night but it also changed the situation between them two.

The tension was almost touchable. When they got into their Taxi, leaving Tony at his car, they couldn't hold it any longer. Sure this never would've happened if she hadn't kissed Ziva earlier, Kate leaned over and kissed her again. This time with much more force and soon they found themselves in a passionate kiss. They couldn't wait to get to Kate's apartment and when the driver stopped she pulled Ziva out of the car with her. They first broke apart when Kate opened the door. They made their way to the bedroom, leaving a trace of clothes behind them on the floor. The voices in their heads were screaming and shouting about how wrong it was what they were doing.

But they ignored it.

Every other time since today it happened on purpose.

They started doing more stuff together after work or on weekends. They went to get some drinks or grab some food and then they ended up in one of their bedrooms loving each other. Sometimes they spent the weekend at Kate's eating self-made food and watching movies. They cuddled up on the couch, watching one of Kate's many movies and eventually fell asleep in each others arms.

They began to talk about what was going on, not just let it happend and taking it for granted.

It was now six weeks after Kate lost her boyfriend but laying in bed with Ziva and staring in her beautiful eyes, as she woke up, she didn't miss him. Sure she missed him, after all she was in love with him – and still is. But Ziva could make her forget that.

"Morning, beautiful!" Ziva rolled from her back so she could face Kate and smiled.

"Good morning!" Kate leaned forward and gave Ziva a long and sweet good-morning-kiss.

"How long you're awake already?"

"A while" Kate shrugged her shoulders and stared at the ceiling. "Gave me time to think."

Ziva did not know about what Caitlyn had been thinking but she hoped it wasn't what Ziva thought. She knew it was wrong what they were doing the last two and a half weeks but she also didn't want it to stop. It just felt too good. Better than she ever dreamed of althought she never dreamed of having sex with a woman. Still in her thoughts she just let out a short "Yeah?" not sure if she really wanted to know, what Kate would say now.

"Yeah! About us! About everything!" There it was. Ziva felt how her heart stopped beating and she held her breath.

"You know, obviously there is and always will be more between us than just beeing colleagues. I don't know how to say it but well, I was thinking about maybe we should try something. You know, like... like a relationship?" The whole time Kate had her eyes clued to the wood above her bed. Now she turned her head in Ziva's direction and the first thing she looked at were her eyes. Then her gaze wandered down to Ziva's lips and Kate was greeted with a small smile.

"Alright. Let's try it." Did she really just said that? She didn't even know why but she would gladly be in a relationship with this beautiful woman in front of her. But she also knew that beeing in a relationship contains beeing in love. And for all that Ziva knew Kate didn't love her. She may not hate the Isreali anymore but she surely never would be able to love her.

But for some reason Ziva didn't care. She was a bit scared of how strong she felt for Kate and that she even agreed to a relationship without Kate´s love; just to be near her all the time.

"I think we should get up. We have to be at work soon." Ziva kissed her girlfriend on the lips and headed for the bathroom. Before she opened the door she sent Kate a short smile and then disappeared, leaving the door a jar. Kate took her time to get out of bed and then she followed her new girlfriend into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.

*falling in love with a vampire* *falling in love with a vampire*

"Well, that's weird. You're here, but were are Kate and Ziva?" Abby asked Tony as she walked into the bullpen. It wasn't typical to be late, for both of them.

"Yeah! I think so, too. Where are they?" Gibbs just stepped around the corner. All he got was shrugged shoulders from both Abby and Tony.

Just before he could've get really angry the two women stepped out of the elevator, laughing.

"You're late!" Kate and Ziva stopped talking and looked over to Gibbs.

"Sorry, Gibbs", Kate started "we overslept."

All eyes were clued on them and now Tony noticed why they looked that tied together. They were holding hands. He had to look twice to believe it; and the second time he stared at their entwined fingers Abby and Gibbs also got the picture.

"Alright. For everyones' – and with that I mean Tony – information. We are together." Ziva couldn't even finish her sentence when Abby hugged them both and talked about how cool she found that. Tony swallowed his comment (because you all know what he would say) and did the same as Abby. Gibbs just told them his congratulations and told them as long as it stays out of the office it would not be a problem.

*falling in love with a vampire* *falling in love with a vampire*

Even Gibbs was angry that morning, that his two female agents were late, he now would be glad at least one of them hadn't shown up. They didn't have a case and so they were forced to do paperwork. And a day of paperwork meant a day stuck in one room with Tony, Ziva and Kate. And that meant noting more than bickering, fighting and flying paperclips or paperballs. He soon sent Tony and Kate down to Abby asking about some test results on an old case. With them two gone the room stayed silent. The only thing to hear was the clicking of the keyboars. He just hoped they needed some time down there.

"Great joke this morning." Tony and Kate waited for the elevator to arrive in the lab. Tony had thought the whole time about Ziva and Kate. And he came to the conclusion that they just made fun. He always teased them with beeing together and he even saw them two sharing a kiss on the lips. But that wasn't one of the wonders of the world. Many women greeted each other with a short kiss. They totally must've been kidding.

"Which?" Kate knew very well what he meant.

"Your relationship. Come on Kate. I know you."

"You really think I make jokes about something that important?"

Before Tony could answer the doors opened and Kate stepped out. He wasn't 100% sure if she really joked. Not anymore.

*falling in love with a vampire* *falling in love with a vampire*