"What now, Tony?" Ziva asked.
"Seriously! What happened last night?" He asked, and Ziva rolled her eyes. "Please? Pretty please? I won't stop-" "Fine!" Ziva broke in and Tony grinned in victory.
"I had a…bath night." Tony and Tim looked at each other, for once not sure what Ziva meant. "Spa night," Morgan corrected, setting aside a binder she was looking through. "Yes, that," Ziva agreed.
The men's faces cleared, a spark entering Tony's eyes. "Oh yeah? And what did that include?"
"A bath, a movie, my favorite food…" "Movie? What movie?" Tony quirked an eyebrow. "P.S. I Love You."
"Hmm," Morgan said, "2007 romance where Hilary Swank played a widower who followed directions her husband, played by Gerard Butler, had left in his letters to her." Each of the agents turned to look at Morgan, eyebrows raised. "Total tearjerker, perfect for cleansing you emotions, though," she said with a nod.
"I'm…surprised you liked it, Ziva," Tony said, tearing his eyes from Morgan's wide, green-eyed gaze.
"Why? I have emotions, Tony." Ziva turned to Morgan and they began a lively discussion of the movie, Tony and Tim looking on in amazement.
That afternoon, Tony and Ziva left to question the reporter, Amy Zane. "NCIS, hmm? And what do you guys want?" Zane leaned against the door frame, tossing her blond hair back.
"Would you answer some questions for us?" Ziva asked.
"You can ask." When Zane made no move to let them in the house, Tony could tell the little patience that Ziva had for the reporter's antics was already dissipating, so he quickly tossed out the first question. "We saw your article on Petty Officer Stevens' death. Were you on the scene today?"
Her blue eyes turned to his, "Yes."
"You mentioned a witness-" Ziva began, but Zane cut her off. "Look, I saw you both interview the witness. Enough with the inane questions. What do you really want to know?" She crossed her arms, smirking at Ziva, whose eyes had narrowed in anger.
"Fine," Ziva bit off, "The identity of the witness should have remained secret; why did you release that information?"
Zane shrugged, unconcerned. "The story called for it, so I put it in."
"How did you even get her name?" Tony asked, the strain of impatience and anger in his voice only noticeable to Ziva.
"My ex. He was one of the cops called to the scene. Once he unwittingly gave me the scoop I needed, I told him we should date other people. I knew that dating a cop would be useful, and what do you know? He led me right to a story." Her smirk became a full blown smile as she looked between the two agents. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some more work to complete." With that, she closed the door in their faces.
Tony put a hand on Ziva's shoulder as she took a step forward. "No, Ziva, it's not worth it. Think about it this way," his voice turned thoughtful, "Maybe we'll call her in for more questions and have Gibbs conduct the interview."
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