A/N: sorry for the long wait. my computer crashed. The next UD may take some time as well as I have some GCSE's coming up and I have to revise or I'll die :D. Any way, thanks for all the reviews I've had, they really do make me happy!

You belong with me

And you've got a smile
That could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in awhile
Since she brought you down
You say you're fine
I know you better than that
Hey whatchu doing
With a girl like that

They were curled on her couch doing what they always did after the end of a case, watching some movie that she 'absolutely haven't lived until she'd seen it'. But instead of watching the movie, Ziva was watching her partner. There was something off about him. There had been ever since Jeanne had turned up in that case.

She had told him to be a man and talk to her. And she had broken his heart. It had only taken one sentence, but Ziva could see, from where she was eavesdropping, the affect it had on him.

'I wish I never met you.'

Ziva had seen his heart die with those words and she had felt her own chest ache for him. That had only been a few days ago.

She curled into him resting her head on his shoulder. The close proximity was killing her, but she didn't want to move. She needed to let him know she was there for him. She smiled as his arm tightened very slightly around her. She shifted closer, nuzzling her head into his neck.

Then she realised what was wrong. He wasn't smiling. His smile always had the strangest affect on her, making her heart leap when it was directed at her, of just shiver in general. She hadn't seen him smile in quite a while, not since Jeanne left.

'Tony?' she asked tentatively.

He made a noise in the back of his throat to show he was listening.

'Are you alright?' she moved from her spot on his chest, missing the slight frown on his face at her actions. Looking up at him, her brows furrowed slightly as she reached up to touch his cheek.

'Yeah,' he laughed it off, but she could see right through him. She knew he was hurting. 'Of course.'

'Tony.' He never knew she had that much power over him, but just the way she said his name made him want to tell her everything. There was another feeling deeper down, but he put that away to him being on the 'rebound'.

'I'm fine, Ziva, really,' he flashed her something similar to his trademark grin but knew from the look on her face that he had not convinced her.

She reached for her wine glass and finished it before settling back against him. She knew he was lying. His eyes always gave everything away. And she knew that her eyes did the same for him and only him. They could read each other like a book and yet both they insisted on keeping secrets.

As she tucked her head back against his neck, he sighed silently. He had hated lying to her while he had been undercover. The others, he could manage. They had not been briefed and he didn't feel bad about keeping them out of the loop. The only one he felt bad about was Ziva. She was his partner and he knew how worried she had been. She was also his best friend. And there was something else. Something he didn't really want to think about. Because he knew what it was, if he really thought about it. So it was best not to think about it.

His arm settled around her again as he pulled her close. Nothing was the same now. He knew it wouldn't be.

But he still hoped.

Hey! Thanks for reading! Sorry it's so short.

Hope you all had a great Easter!

Review if you like those chocolate bunnies! I'm currently eating one of the mini ones now. :D

Jen x