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Ari claimed that he would pay for it and left. Ziva had apologized for her half-brother's behavior and had spent the rest of the night lying in his arms. Unbeknownst to even herself. She had fallen for him then. Hard.

Ziva's POV

They arrived earlier than anyone else back at NCIS. Even with Booth's driving. As they headed into the elevator she remembered their first elevator ride together.

Flashback

They were headed up to Booth's hotel room. He had needed to change from his swim clothes to regular clothes. They had been at the beach all afternoon again. There was no one else in the elevator only them.

They were both laughing at a joke Seeley had made. After they had calmed down they noticed how close they were. Their breath mingled together. Ziva noticed that he smelled like pinewood and gun powder. A good combination she thought. It suited him well.

The elevator dinged right in time she thought. Booth's eyes had darkened, his eyes smoldering hers. She couldn't help but stare. When the elevator dinged announcing their arrival at his floor they both separated.

They walked out not saying a word. Both thinking about what had just happened. Once they entered his room Seeley headed over to change in the bathroom while she changed in the room itself. They had gone to dinner that night. They were having a great time when Ziva's phone rang. She answered.

"Shalom Ziva speaking." She said in a hard tone when she saw it was her father.

"Shalom Ziva. I have a mission for you. Somalia. Illegal goods and a few people I need taken care of. You will find a package at your house when you arrive. It will have everything you need. You leave in two weeks. Don't fail me. If you do don't come back."

He hung up. Booth noticed her hard look and asked what it was about. She knew she couldn't lie to him and told him she had to leave in two weeks. She didn't tell him why or what for. She wanted him protected from anything and everything she did.

Ziva believed that he wouldn't look at her the same way. If he knew that she killed people for a living.

End Flashback.

They had lied about that she had just gotten the news of her trip. They had both known, but she didn't tell Seeley where till her last day. Nothing had really happened in those few weeks but they had both fallen in love in a whirl wing romance as Tony put it.

And there was no going back.

Sorry that this update is late. My internet maxed out for a while. Hope this makes up for it.

-Silverchief-