A.N: Soo sorry about the wait! School has been hectic and I have been ill lately so whenever I tried to write I felt like falling over and everything was all blurry... probs not the best... haha I am not quite sure about this chapter... maybe a little OOC Im sorry but I pushed myself to do it because otherwise I wont have a chance to do it for quite a while. I have exams coming up and still alot more assignments so we shall see... Thankyou so much for the reviews! They mean the world so please tell me what you think :D

Tony sat across from Ziva as 'team Gibbs' waited for the arrival of Special Agents Fornell and Addison. In just less than 5 hours they would all be heading off to sunny Florida for and undercover holiday and they only had a few last minute things to run through before they left. He watched as she looked out the window not paying much attention to anything around her, she seemed tuned out from the world and he knew she would be running through her Alias and the task at hand. The room was completely silent as they awaited the arrival of their FBI friends and Tony couldn't help but think of the scene he saw yesterday afternoon at the shooting range. He watched as Addison got so close to her and he remembered his shock as she too took a step closer to him. Tony never heard what was being said between the two but he did see the smug look on her face when she finally walked away leaving a shocked agent Ryan behind. He also thought about how he felt, Jealous, me? No way, could that be possible? It's Ziva. He still couldn't believe that Ryan was an FBI agent, the way he flirted and teased, how cocky he was, the size of his ego. He then remembered special agent Sacks, or 'Slacks' as DiNozzo would call him; he was much like him in his earlier days, maybe that is why they never got along. When he first met Sacks he also couldn't believe that he was an FBI agent, although he seemed to be serious on the job and not as bad as Agent Addison; maybe he will change once they get started on the Op.

The room was eerie silent and Ziva ran through her Alias over and over in her head, Leilah Kalish from Netanya, Israel. She got snapped back to reality when she heard the click of a door closing behind her. She knew who it was and did not turn her head as she continued to stare out the window to the blue sky that was intruded with a few white clouds. She heard the chair slide next to her and she looked at the figure from the corner of her eye. Yes, of course he had to sit next to me. Should have sat between Tony and McGee…

"Morning Agent David" He smiled down at her and she turned her head to give him a half-hearted smile in return.

"Morning Agent Addison" instead of a witty comment in return, or some cocky response he simply smiled again before turning away and looking around the room. She was surprised but relieved as he did not push for conversation and she turned her head back towards the window until they started the meeting.

She only half concentrated on what was being said as she watched how Ryan acted next to her, and to her surprise, he was very professional. From the impressions she got of him yesterday she half expected him to act as if the whole thing was some joke but he came up with many good suggestions and listened intently. She thought that maybe she was too quick to judge; she had only met him yesterday. Although in that one day she had somehow came to loath the man, he was like a more irritating version of her partner, but it wasn't just that. Something about him still gave her a bad feeling, normally she would not go by a 'feeling' but in this instance, she just couldn't help but take it into consideration when judging his character. No matter what his true character was, she just hoped that in this operation he will stay as he is now.

It was around 1400 and Ziva was stuck between Tony and Ryan on a plane to Florida. They had only just taken their seats and she knew already that it was going to be a long flight.

"So Zee-vah, are you excited about our little getaway?" She looked up at him, her face neutral as he smiled one of his goofy grins down at her.

"Tony, we are going undercover to catch a serial killer. I doubt that I will have a chance to go sunbaking on the beach."

"Shame, I would have loved to see you in that bikini again." His smile grew as she rolled her eyes trying to contain her own grin.

"Oh, you wish Tony" Ryan had been listening in on the conversation as he noticed their bantering and teasing behaviour. Feeling left out and that little bit jealous he intervened hoping to win over the assassin's attention.

"So Ziva, tell me about yourself, I am intrigued about your Mossad past." Tony looked down at her not sure how she would react to the subject of her past life being resurfaced. She bit down on her lip before turning towards him trying to put on a mask to hide the emotions that she had tried to keep down for so long.

"There is not much to tell. I grew up in Mossad and so did most of my family; I became a liaison officer with NCIS almost 6 years ago and recently became a true agent when gaining American citizenship." Tony filled in all the missing details in his head about her brother, Michael, Somalia and her father. He wasn't sure how she was feeling but she shot it all out so fast it seemed she was trying to finish with the subject and control her emotions.

Ryan stared at her a bit wondering if she would elaborate, but when she turned away he realised it was something she does not want to talk about. Normally curiosity would take over and he would push for the truth but he was still trying to gain better relations with her. He had been thinking ever since what happened in the shooting range yesterday afternoon, that he should try a different approach. Acting like he usual does around women was obviously not working with her; as he saw yesterday, and he wants a chance with her. He has never been so intrigued by a woman in his life although he has only known her for 2 short days; this must mean she was worth chasing after, right? He had been also watching the behaviour between herself and her partner, he wondered if there was something there. Were they already in a relationship? The way he acts towards her… He couldn't help but feel a little jealous of the NCIS agent and hoped that they were not in a relationship so he could make a move.

"If you don't mind me asking… Are you two?" He raised an eyebrow pointing two fingers at them and they both seemed shocked and almost embarrassed.

"No, No, we are just partners." She forced a laugh as Tony stayed silent just looking down at her. This is how he knew Agent DiNozzo cared about her as more than just partners, although he was not sure on what her feelings were. She guarded them well…

"Ah yeah, what she said." He finally got out when she looked up at him with a raised eyebrow wondering why he didn't defend their 'professional' working relationship, of course disregarding the arguing, the teasing, the drinks, the… Oh my gosh… we really do not have just a work relationship. She dismissed the thought almost as soon as she had it; there was no way anything could happen between them… They are partners, and that is all.

The plane levelled out and they could finally take their seatbelts off and walk around. Tony had needed to go to the toilet for ages and when they got the final call to board the plane he had no choice but to hold it. As soon as they were allowed to stand up he jumped out of the seat and walked quickly down the aisle pushing past the flight attendant. Ziva stared after him trying to hold back the smirk that was spreading across her face, she thought of the last time she was on a plane with him; coming home from Paris. She remembered the awkward conversation between herself and the witness they were assigned to protect.

"You are so direct… so, honest; so different from him."

"Umm, Tony and I have different… Approaches."

"You are complimentary. You sure you two never…"

"No, positive; definitely no. Why do you keep asking about Tony and I?"

"You're like me and Daniel. Good fit. Besides Paris is a romantic city and you guys shared a room so… "

"I took the couch… Otherwise Tony would of, whined, the entire flight about his… his back." I could see her smirking from the corner of her eye, as if she did not believe me… I do not even believe myself…

Is this really true? She wouldn't have been saying it for no reason… It does not matter anyway; nothing will ever come of it.

"Ziva, Are you alright?" She had completely tuned out from the world and got pulled back to reality by Ryan's voice.

"Yes I am fine." She looked away nervously and he searched his brain for a conversation starter, the silence was awkward.

"So are you ready for the Op?"

"I guess so." She didn't look up with her reply, she was still thinking about the trip home from Paris. He looked around to see if Agent DiNozzo was in view, he didn't seem to be coming back so he decided to talk in a way that he is unaccustomed to.

"Hey Ziva, about yesterday." She looked up at him not knowing what was to come but expecting the conversation to be not so pleasant. "I just wanted to apologise about how I acted, I was being… yeah, just think we got off to a bad start." She gave a small smile, the first genuine smile she had given him since they met. This was definitely not what she expected from him at all, but she was pleased. Maybe he wouldn't be so intolerable to work with, although she still does not like him, she could perhaps tolerate him.

"Thankyou" she simply said and looked around the room. He had expected a conversation to come of this…. But obviously not.

"We should have a private jet or something, this is ridiculous." He smiled at her as she smirked back.

"Yes, let us waste the tax payer's money to fly in style." She gave a small laugh realising that he was only joking and he laughed back. He was happy with how this was going, he was no longer getting a brick wall from her and she actually replied with a smile. Now I have something to work with. Before he could continue talking to her Tony slipped back into his seat and smirked over at Ziva.

"Line up for the bathroom as usual. Why can't we have a private jet?" Ziva and Ryan both started laughing and he looked at them with a confused expression. "What… What did I say?"

"Oh nothing, do not worry about it."

"Ok…" He wasn't convinced as she still tried to hold back small fits of laughter. Since when have those two been best buds, laughing together… at me…

"Trust me; it has nothing to do with you." Ryan added at the end and Tony just glared before turning away. He really did hate the guy, he wasn't exactly sure why, he just did. The rest of the flight was small talk between the three but mostly just trying to get a short rest before the long night ahead, the seatbelt light came on and they knew they were almost at their destination. Hopefully everything would turn out alright and they would catch this bastard.

A.N: So, This is all that came to me... I can't think no more and I am soo tired so I shall end this chapter here. Please tell me what you think! Means the world and really helps/motivates me :D

Also I hope you liked my reference/quote from Jetlag (7x13) I really found it appropriate and also I really love that episode!

Thanks again for reading!

Keely :o)