Chapter 4! Enjoy!

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Gibbs walked back into the Bullpen. "Agent Gibbs," said a familiar voice. Damn. What was she doing down here?

"Come to check up on a case Director?" Gibbs asked Jenny Shepard, Director of NCIS.

"Actually Agent Gibbs, I checked up on you about fifteen minutes ago and no one was here. A lead I presume?" The Director asked.

"Actually yes. Tony and McGee can handle it though," Gibbs told her. He was trying to ignore her while he worked. She was bothersome.

"What about you and Agent David?" The Director asked him.

"Agent David is... helping Abby in her lab and I am doing more investigating."

"Agent David is helping Abby? I thought that Ziva was technologically impaired," The Director said, sensing something was wrong.

"No Director, you're thinking of me and unless you have something to add I suggest you leave me and my team in peace," Gibbs told her in a warning tone. He was now towering over her in his Gibbs way. Just then, Gibbs was called back down to Abby's lab.

The Director backed off, but she would be back.

Tony and McGee arrived back at NCIS with the suspect. Tony took him down to the interrogation room and went to notify Gibbs. "Gibbs looks distracted," Tony noticed. Tony stood near Gibbs, not sure of what to do.

"You got something to say, DiNozzo?" Gibbs said as he looked up.

"Uh, yeah Boss. We have the suspect in the interrogation room," Tony informed him.

"Is there something else?" Gibbs' gut picked up on Tony's unease.

"No Boss. Nothing," Tony lied.

Gibbs got up and went to Abby's lab. Then he would interrogate the suspect. McGee walked into the Bullpen and sat down at his desk.

"McGenius, have any thoughts on where Gibbs sent Ziva alone?" Tony asked.

"Yeah, she's down in Abby's lab," McGee replied.

"For what?" Tony laughed. Ziva and Abby? What was Gibbs thinking? Those two hadn't been able to be in the same room since Ziva joined the team. Something was up and Tony was going to find out what it was.

Ziva sat impatiently in the lotus position. She was trying to remain calm and keep down her emotions... so far it was working. Abby was typing furiously away... trying to do the same. Abby had just called Gibbs to her lab to review the evidence she had collected. "Watcha got Abs?" Gibbs asked with authority.

Abby went though her evidence. Gibbs turned to leave.

"Wait, Gibbs! What about me?" Ziva asked desperately. She was so ready to get out of this lab.

"It doesn't seem like you've worked out your problem," Gibbs said deviously, "that means you're still here."

Ziva stood there... stunned. They were stuck together. No, no, no! She was losing it! She couldn't keep herself in check for much longer. She didn't dare look at Abby... she couldn't. "I think I'll take that offer of the futon, Abby," Ziva said. She walked over to the futon and collapsed with exhaustion. She was wiped from having to maintain control.

Abby looked directly at the monitor... not really seeing it. She just wanted Gibbs to take Ziva on some assignment. She couldn't relax. Gosh, Gibbs was a total bastard sometimes. Ziva took a few deep breaths.

"Abby?" she asked tentatively.

"What?" Abby asked. Was that concern Ziva detected?

"Maybe...maybe we should work out whatever our issue is," Ziva suggested as she stood up and walked over to Abby.

"Agreed," Abby said. Gibbs wouldn't leave them alone unless they at least looked like the problem was worked out. "Okay, here's the deal. Kate was my friend, and Gibbs replaced her. I'm sorry for how I have been treating you," Abby lied, hiding her true feelings behind the death of a friend.

"I accept your apology. I have taken your dislike of me to heart and have been acting quite the same way back. I am sorry," Ziva lied back.

They hugged to attempt to show each other the confessions were sincere... although neither confession was.

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