A/N: Hi Readers! I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving! I knocked out like 4 chapters since I last posted, so you can find like a MILLION alerts from me in your emails! Hope you like them!

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Previously on Getting Through the Pain: "I'll give you all two days to think about it," Vance said.

Chapter 6

-11:00 am-

Ziva walked out of the elevator and into Abby's lab. She hadn't said much since Vance's meeting with the team.

Abby whirled around when she heard the elevator. "Hi Ziva! Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yes, I am fine. But I came down here to ask you something," she said.

"You want to know if I think we should take the Israel case. I figured you'd show up to ask me," said Abby.

"Well do you want t go, or at least help from here?" Ziva asked.

"I don't know yet. It's only been an hour, Ziva."

"I know. I just want to know who does or doesn't want to," she explained.

"The more important question, Ziva, is if you want to go. It is your choice that matters the most," Abby pointed out.

"I guess so. Thank you Abby."

Abby gave Ziva a hug and said, "Your welcome, Z."

-11:15 am-

After Abby's lab, Ziva walked down to autopsy to visit Ducky and Palmer. As the doors slid open, Ducky turned. "Ah Ziva! What do I owe the pleasure?" he greeted.

"Nothing Ducky, thank you," she laughed, "I thought I'd visit you down here."

Jimmy walked in. "Hi Ziva!" he said as he smiled and waved.

Ziva waved back and turned back to Ducky. But before she could say anything, he cut her off. "You want to know if I want to take the Mossad case, don't you?"

Ziva looked surprised very briefly, and then she just looked sober. "Yes, I want to know. But am I that predictable?" she asked.

"I think it would be nice to have an international case. Something out of the ordinary. But then I think about where this case is and how it's affected us."

Ziva nodded. "You do not have an answer do you?"

"I'm sorry to say, but I don't my dear. But the opinion that matters the most is yours. If you want to go to Israel," Ducky reasoned.

"Abby told me the same thing," Ziva said. She turned to look at Palmer. "What about you Jimmy? Do you have a choice yet?" she asked.

Palmer looked surprised that he was being asked. "You mean do I want to go?"

"Yes."

"Well, I really don't know. It kinda seems to affect everyone on the team. Israel, I mean. Plus, can't they kinda…kill us?" he asked nervously.

"I know. Trust me, I know," Ziva said as she giggled slightly.

"Doctor Mallard's right. We all want your opinion more than anyone else's Ziva," Palmer finished.

"It's is not just my opinion. I cannot solve a case all by myself. I need help from my family. And my family is here and NCIS," she said.

Ducky and Palmer smiled at that. "And your family will always be here for you Ziva," Ducky said.

She grinned. "Thank you Ducky," she said and left the room.