Title: Baby Assignment

Chapter: 4

Disclaimer: I do not own ANY of the original characters from the show, they belong to the writers of NCIS.

Author's note: Hey! This is in Ziva's point of view since the story has pretty much been in Tony's viewpoint. I hope you like the chapter and must say that I am rather pleased with how fast I've been updating, my exams are over as of today so I will hopefully be able to keep the quick updates up! I hope that you reading this chapter as much as I enjoy reading your reviews (which really do put a huge smile on my face.) I can't wait to see the new episode of NCIS tonight! (I hope the writers finally give us the Tiva we've all been waiting for!) Well, until they do put them together on the show I can keep writing about it here. :) I really hope you enjoy this chapter, thanks for reading!

Ziva hurried away from Tony's house, trying to flee from her thoughts. What had he just done to her?

They were just goofing around, being her and Tony, and then something changed. He landed on top of her and gave her this look, like he wanted to kiss her. The oddest part was that she had wanted to kiss him back.

Ziva waited until she was out of site before sitting down on the curb, what had Tony done to her?

He was one of her best friends, had been ever since she came to America a few years ago. They were always joking around and spending time together. They were really good friends, yet suddenly he had her wondering if they were anything more.

The little 'incident' made her realize that maybe they were more than friends. Then again, she'd known him for years, yet she'd never had these thoughts or feelings for him before...

Sure she'd noticed that he was hot, funny and charming, but it wasn't like she was the only girl to notice that.

Sure she'd felt a little bit jealous when he dated and flirted with other girls, but she'd always told herself that was just because the other girls weren't right for him. It wasn't that she was jealous, they just didn't fit together as well as she and Tony did--It felt like she ran into a wall when Ziva suddenly realized that these feelings weren't so fresh.

She'd had these thoughts about Tony before. She'd noticed how hot he was, how charming he was. Ziva had realized that he was special from the moment she met him. She'd been having thoughts like this about Tony for a while now, only it took the look Tony just gave her to make her admit it.

Ziva smirked to herself. She was simply over reacting. She was imagining things. She didn't have feelings for Tony. Tony didn't give her "a look." They were best friends, nothing more, nothing less. She was simply letting her imagination run away with her again.

Ziva pushed herself up off the curb and grabbed Jake, then began to make her way home, realizing now how silly she was being. She laughed silently to herself, her and Tony? An item? It took all of her strength not to laugh out loud at how ridiculous she was being, what had she been thinking?

Ziva rolled at herself and smiled, she really did have quite some imagination didn't she?

Ziva continued on her way home at a slow pace, her parents wouldn't be home until later so there was no need to hurry.

Realizing she was hungry Ziva changed directions and headed towards a diner only a little out of her way. It was one of her favourite spots to hang out and there was almost always one of her friends there.

Ziva opened the door and went inside; she spotted a group of her friends who motioned for her to join them. She did so and chose an open seat next to Melissa.

All her friends smiled at her, making Ziva wonder what was up, "What?"

Ziva noticed the way all of her friends assumed innocent looks, everyone except Melissa who looked very guilty. Ziva rolled her eyes and asked again, "What is it?"

This time everyone looked to Melissa, confirming Ziva's original suspicions, "Well?" She asked impatiently.

Melissa smiled sweetly and Ziva groaned, the only time Melissa smiled like that was when something very bad was about to happen. "Well… you see Ziva…. What do you think of Tony?"

Ziva was thrown off guard; she was expecting something totally different. She shrugged and said, "We're friends, why?"

Melissa stuttered, "Well… You see, I, uh… Never mind."

Ziva rolled her eyes, "What ever it is, just say it."

Melissa nodded and said, "He sorta asked me out."

Everyone's eyes looked to Ziva waiting for a response. Ziva faked a smile and forced herself to ask, "Good for you! When are you going out?"

Melissa smiled, "I don't know yet, you don't have a problem with this do you?"

"No." Ziva lied. It wasn't as if she could tell them the truth. It wasn't as if she could tell them that they just broke her heart. She couldn't tell them about the football game and the look she was now sure didn't exist. She couldn't tell them that she was only lying to herself when she believed Tony might love her back.

Ziva fought to keep her expressions under control under her new revelation, love? What had she meant when she just said that Tony didn't love her back? Did that mean that she loved him?

"Yes." An inner voice answered. She tried to ignore it and pretend that these feelings didn't exist, yet she couldn't convince herself.

Ziva realized that everyone was staring at her and smiled, "What?"

"Nothing." They all answered at once and Ziva rolled her eyes, she thought they were going to make her ask again, but Melissa explained before she had to.

"You're sure you're fine with me and Tony?"

Ziva nodded and lied again, "Yes, I believe with have already covered this. Besides, why would I care who Tony dates?"

Ziva knew that was a stupid question to ask, seeing as she didn't really want to hear the answer, but thankfully for her Melissa only smiled. "Oh, it's nothing."

"No, it's not. Why?" Ziva didn't know why she was doing this to herself, why she was putting herself through this torture when she was pretty sure what her friends were trying to get at--they knew too. They knew she loved him, but if they knew, who else did?

Ziva looked at Melissa expectantly, knowing all the while that she should back down and forget about it, but also knowing that wasn't going to happen.

Thankfully for Ziva, Melissa was doubting her original take on Tony and Ziva's relationship and decided to back away before it got any more awkward, "Oh no reason, just making sure that since we're both your friends it won't get awkward." She smiled.

Ziva forced a smile, "Nope, doesn't matter for me, but congratulations. I actually have to go…."

"Are you sure you don't want to stay and talk for a while?" Rachel asked, obviously concerned.

Ziva shook her head, she had to get out of here before she broke down into tears and they all knew, "No, I… I was just going to grab a quick drink, but my parents will be home soon for supper and I haven't even started on my homework."

Ziva waved goodbye and headed off for home, desperately wishing that she could forget the conversation she just had. She was so stupid to think Tony loved her! She was so stupid for falling in love with her best friend! She was…

Ziva ranted on and on about herself as she made her way home, hoping that if she stayed angry enough, maybe she wouldn't be forced to face her heartbreak.

Okay so I am sorry for ending this one so sadly but I want to keep the story going on a little longer. I hope you don't lose interest because of a sad ending, cause there is more to come! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and thanks for reading! (Please Review!)