A.N: OK! So here is chapter 5 everyone! yayay! Exams are coming up soon so I will try and update as much as I can in the meantime... THANKYOU SOOO MUCH! For thos who reviewed! Some of them make me smile so much I feel like a goof just smiling at the computer haha I love them! Thankyou to everyone who has read it so far and I hope you continue to read this as we go along... :D So here is the next chapter and its a bit of everything in a way... Ill let you decided...
ENJOY! XD
Ziva had unpacked her suitcase and was standing in front of a wardrobe much bigger than the one in her apartment. She left Abby in charge of buying her 'undercover clothes' and wasn't quite sure what she should be wearing for her first encounter with their target, Adam Miller. She decided to make sure that everything was working before she got ready and left; so she called McGee and tested out her camera and earpiece.
"Hey Zee-vah, how's the hotel." Tony said loudly into her ear, she cringed as it almost deafened her.
"Well it defiantly works, just try talk a little softer Tony."
"Sorry" he whispered into the microphone on his end and she smiled to herself.
"The hotel is lovely and very comfortable. How is your accommodation?" He looked around the small, dark safe house and frowned a little. She always gets the best part…
"It is very satisfying I must say." She knew he would have annoyed look on his face at his 'satisfying accommodation' and laughed a little. She was now again standing in front of the wardrobe and saw an item of clothing that she doesn't get a chance to wear too often.
"McGee are you there?"
"Yeah"
"The earpiece and the necklace… Can they get wet?"
"Yes, they are waterproof… Why?"
"No reason" she smiled to herself thoughtfully as she picked up the 'outfit'.
He threw the cloth over his left arm as he picked up the tray of cocktails and walked over to a group of women who seemed to all be in their twenties, by the pool.
"Here we are ladies" he smiled a charming smile at the group before they all grabbed their drinks.
"Thanks" One slurred while biting her bottom lip. They are really drunk… He again beamed at them before walking back to the bar sighing. He had been working at the bar for an hour already and the night was still young for the party goers. He was expecting Ziva to be here already and he was afraid that their suspect would leave the bar soon. He had been watching the dark haired man for a while sitting at the bar trying to pick-up a women, but was not having any luck. Well, he will when Ziva arrives.
He turned away from the man trying not to draw suspicion and was about to deliver some more drinks to the awaiting table when he saw her; an emerging figure from the swimming pool. She walked up the stairs slowly with her hand sliding up the metal rail as she exited the pool, dripping wet. She wore a black bikini with thin, gold, platted straps going up around her neck parallel to the chain of her sapphire necklace. She pulled her hair over her shoulder as she squeezed it, water running down around her neck and down her chest. She did not only catch Ryan's attention but the attention of many of the guys there, although practically their suspect as he eyed her from the bar. She walked over to a bench near the pool and grabbed a white towel which she used to partially dry herself before tying a sarong around her waist and fixing her eyes on the man at the bar. She gave an intoxicating smile as she started to walk over to where the man sat looking her up and down, his smile growing by the second as he realised that she was heading his way. She slid onto the stool next to the man and looked at him from the corner of her eye and watched as he lent back smiling at her, not caring that she could see.
"So… do you have a name?" She turned to look at him and placed an arm on top of the bar before purring her answer.
"yes, Leilah; and you?" she looked the dark haired man up and down, noticing that he was VERY good looking.
"Adam, Adam Miller."
"Well Adam… What does it take to get a drink around here?" She smiled daringly and he laughed before holding 2 fingers up to the bartender. The guy spun around and two beers were on the bar in front of them.
"Toda" she said to the bartender before turning to Adam. "How did you know I am a beer drinker?"
"I can just tell…"
"Am I that easy to read?" She took a swig of the beer and set it down looking up at him from the corner of her eye.
"So where are you from, Leilah?"
"Israel" she gauged his reaction as he nodded.
"What part?"
"Netanya, it is on the shoreline of Israel. About 20 miles north of Tel-Aviv."
"And are all the ladies there as stunning as you?" She couldn't help but give a genuine smile as she turned on the stool to face him, placing a hand on top of his arm giving him a flirtatious smile.
"Well aren't you a charmer?" She ran her fingers gently up and down his arm as she looked down momentarily at his bare chest. To be honest he really was quite amazingly sexy, no wonder it is so easy for him to get his victims. He smiled down at her as he watched her hand gently get further up his arm, clearly enjoying the attention and his hand went down to rest on her bare thigh before leaning in to whisper into her ear.
"Let's go somewhere more… Private." She stood up, grabbed her drink and let him lead her away from the crowded bar.
Tony refrained himself from interrupting Ziva's little show with 'Adam Miller', he could barely watch. He wasn't sure why but the way the man looked at her made him want to go punch him in the face, not just because he was potentially a serial killer; but because he was flirting with and… touching, his partner. He clenched his jaw as he watched the monitor and McGee noticed from the corner of his eye but didn't dare say anything.
Since the beginning of the case it was becoming more apparent to him that Tony had something for Ziva. He knew they were always very close, and why shouldn't they be with everything that has happened? But this time he noticed something… more in the way Tony looked at her and talked of her. He remembered the face on him as they watched through the camera pinned to Ryan's shirt, when Ziva made her entrance. The look of awe and… well… lust was apparent to him and he couldn't help but think what she might feel for him also; she was a lot harder to read.
McGee's eyes shifted back to the monitors as he tuned back into what was happening.
"And are all the ladies there as stunning as you?" They watched as Ziva become more intimate to entice the suspect and again McGee couldn't help but switch his attention to Tony's reaction. He saw his jaw tighten as his face stayed neutral but the tension in his face and posture gave it all away.
"Well aren't you a charmer?"
"Let's go somewhere more… Private." They watched as the two of them walked away from the bar and into a darkened area in a gazebo with daybeds and colourful cushions. The two sat down and for the next 5 minutes did a bit of small talk with a flirtatious gesture thrown in here and there as Ziva tried to make him open up more. The next thing came unexpected to everyone as he leaned down and kissed her on the lips; Tony's jaw dropped as he saw it happen and before McGee knew it he had stood up and left the room, claiming to be grabbing his dinner; but McGee knew his real reason.
Ziva left Adam after he surprise planted a kiss on her, normally she would have no problems using a man to get information. For an undercover Op making out with a man was sometimes necessary to get the information required but for some reason, this time, she couldn't stand it. She kissed him back briefly so she wouldn't blow the operation but after organising dinner the next night with him she excused herself quickly saying she was jetlagged and needed to call family back home. She took out her earpiece and ripped off the necklace when there was no one in sight and headed for her room as quickly as she could. She was annoyed with herself to say the least, she had no idea why she just freaked out and even when she regained her composure and forced herself to kiss him back she had to get away as quickly as she could. She ran through it over and over in her head trying to work out what went wrong and why she felt so terrible kissing him back, she had done it so many times before how come this time was different?
She had a long hot shower as she tried to forget the evening and get ready to start afresh, and not screw up tomorrow. After her shower she put on a pair of shorts and an oversized T-shirt before sliding into her bed and turning off the light. She could feel how tired she was as she felt herself sink into the mattress; but her mind was so busy and she tossed and turned for the next hour and a half still having no luck of drifting off into a peaceful sleep, and feeling more awake than ever. She sat up in the bed and turned on the lamp next to her rubbing her face as she looked around the room, eyes adjusting to the light. As she was about to call room service she was beckoned from her bed by a knock to the door. She looked back over her shoulder to the alarm clock, clearly showing it was 0130, and wondered who on earth would be knocking on the door at such an hour. She leaned forward with two hands on the door to look through the hole and to her surprise it was Tony bearing gifts. She smiled to herself sheepishly before unlocking the door and opening it.
"Couldn't sleep" he said holding up two cups with a guilty look on his face. "I was hoping you weren't asleep."
"No, I was definitely not asleep." She looked up at his almost disappointed and confused face and corrected herself. "I mean, I was trying to sleep, but am wide awake." She smiled and looked down at the two cups. "I am trying to sleep at some stage tonight. I do not think Coffee is such a good idea."
"That is why I got hot chocolate." He grinned up at her and she smiled back wearily taking a cup and sitting down on the sofa.
"Why are you here Tony?" She looked up at him as if the thought had only just occurred to her.
"I told you… I couldn't sleep."
"Yeah, but why here?"
"Cause… I wanted to see you." She stared at him for a while as her heart fluttered inside. "I mean, you are my partner… were good buds." He punched her softly in the arm and she smiled slightly before turning away. Secretly… that is not what she wanted to hear, but what do I expect? That sat in silence for a while sipping their hot chocolate before Tony leant forward and grabbed the TV remote, flicking through the channels. They settled on some old movie as they finished their drinks and finally set them down on the coffee table once they were done. Ziva had no idea what was actually happening in the movie but she sat there and watched it with him without a word. She could feel her eyelids droop as she struggled to keep them open and subconsciously leant over towards Tony and fell asleep leaning against him. He looked down at her sleeping form as she snuggled into his side, slowly wrapping her arms around his torso unconsciously. He smiled to himself, wishing that this could be a constant occurrence.
A.N: Yes this is a Tiva story, it will turn out that way... this is just a little teenie, weenie bit of what's to come! I hope you all really liked it :D I am exhausted now so I shall sleep. Please, please review it means so much like yeah... also WHO'S EXCITED FOR FINAL EP OF NCIS SEASON 8! Im freaking out and soooo very excited! And the Tiva moment in Swan Song! *clutches heart* Anywhoo please review and stay tuned! :D
Keely :o)
