Hey! Two things. One, sorry for the wait and two, sorry this is so short. It's been bedlam around here. LOTS going on :D so I haven't had much time to write.

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As always, don't own, and dedicated to Lottie (oh and MandyJane) love you both!!

You belong with me

Walking the streets
With you and your worn out jeans
I can't help thinking
This is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench
Thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy?

She loved Saturdays. It was their day off and she could do what she wanted. In Mossad, she didn't get days off, she only got orders. Her life used to be her job. At NCIS, her job became her life, or at least some of it did.

She tilted her head back, feeling the sun on her face and smiled. She tipped further back and almost over balanced when she felt an arm come around her waist, keeping her steady. The smile spread.

Tony noticed the smile that graced his partner's features, as the sun washed over her features. He knew that sometimes, the lack of sun depressed her and that the warm spell they had been having of late was doing wonders for her mood. She had barely threatened to kill him once in the last few weeks. To tell the truth, he was kinda disappointed. After all, she really was hot when she was mad.

She leant back further and almost over balanced. At the last moment, he reached out and rapped his arm around her waist, righting her. He knew it should feel odd, being this close to someone who wasn't his girlfriend, but with her, it just felt right. It always had. More so than with Jeanne.

He lead her over to a bench in the middle of the field, her eyes still shut as they sat down. She leant back again and he marvelled at how the sun seemed to glisten over her golden skin. He mentally shook himself. This was ridiculous. He had just broken up with Jeanne and was still not over that. He shouldn't be ogling (or googling) his partner.

'Why are you staring at me, Tony?' He jumped and Ziva snickered slightly. How the hell had she known? Her and her crazy ninja skills. No wonder he was so intrigued by her.

'I wasn't staring. I was merely lost in thought and happened to be looking in your direction,' he covered quickly before glaring at her playfully.

'You, lost in thought? I do not think so,' she laughed again. 'And you were definitely staring.' She blinked as her eyes adjusted to the light and looked over at him.

It was hard to miss the dark circles under his eyes that had become more prominent ever since that girl had left. He had been looking more tired and she suspected he had been drinking too. He was smiling though. That was good.

He was wearing his oldest pair of jeans and an old green top that looked great on him. She loved him in green, just as he loved her in blue.

'I was not staring,' he pouted, bringing her out of her thoughts with a bang.

'Fine, then. What were you thinking?' she asked, actually curious for once. She didn't want him brooding over what had happened, but she was afraid that he was. He seemed to brood more and more lately.

He sat up a bit straighter and turned more towards her, smiling slightly. 'Just about the time we stuck McGee to Abby's lab table.'

She found herself grinning. That had been fun.

'She yelled at him for well over half an hour. And then, Gibbs walked in and put the glue remover next to him, just out of reach.'

A couple of joggers ran past, staring at the couple seated on the bench, laughing their heads off.

It all seemed so easy, that day. Not having to convince anyone, having to analyse or explain what they meant or why they did it. With anyone else, they would have walls up, pretending to be someone other than themselves. They were so comfortable with each other. And neither ever wondered why.

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Jen x