A.N: Should not have written this... no time to hahah I should be doing assignments but I have had this hour of time that I decided I will write in... my little break. Also because if I didn't update now you guys would have to wait another 5 days or so until I could update (arnt I nice... :P) Anyway, not quite sure if I am so happy with this chapter but we will see... Please review and most importantly enjoy! :D

Ziva stirred as she woke up the next morning and moved closer to the warmth that surrounded her. She started to realise her surroundings and surveyed them without opening her eyes. The first thing she noticed was an unusual weight draped around her waist and that she was NOT in bed but propped up on the sofa with a slight ache in her neck from sleeping in the odd position. The more she woke up, the more she realised what was going on and she started to panic as she opened one eye and looked up to see her partners face. OH NO! I AM CUDDLING WITH TONY! She opened her eyes as she listened to his steady breathing and to her relief realised he was still asleep, now to make her escape. She first tried to gently unwind the arm around her waist but as soon as she tried to pick it up it tightened around her, almost protectively. She cursed under her breath as she again tried to pry herself away from him, pushing on the back of the couch instead of his chest and in one smooth, ungraceful motion she ended up on the ground with a thud. She winced as she saw him stir and take a deep breath but to her amazement and relief he stayed asleep and she let out a nervous laugh. She quickly jumped off the ground and walked to the other side of the room trying to get far away from the sofa in embarrassment. She was almost in shock by the perspective and could feel her skin tingling around her waist where his arm once laid. She felt her heartbeat quicken the more she thought about it and her stomach was doing flips; she didn't understand why she was feeling this way, Ziva it is your partner for god's sake!

She looked over at her bed, still made and unslept in and quickly threw the cushions on the ground and messed up the blankets. She could not let Tony realise that she didn't sleep in her own bed last night; that she slept on the couch nestled against his chest. The situation would lead to all sorts of… Well she didn't quite know what would happen but she couldn't imagine it being good. She didn't want to confront any feelings she may have for Tony, she didn't trust herself and she knew that it would just lead to problems professionally; Gibbs had a rule for a reason. She didn't want to think about having feelings for Tony, she knew she would get hurt and she didn't want to be weak. But just looking at him, talking to him, being with him… It made her feel happy. She stood there for what felt like forever, having an internal war inside her head about her feelings for Tony and finally came to the conclusion to forget anything ever happened. She started to feel stupid standing awkwardly in the middle of the room and walked out on the balcony looking over the ocean. She had the sudden urge to dive into the crystal blue waters and quickly went in to get changed. This time she will be careful of rips.

Tony felt her push out of his arms and heard the thud as she hit the floor. He felt sad as he felt her panic and push away from his grip; he knew that opening his eyes and showing her he was awake would only make her embarrassed and act awkwardly around him so he pretended to be asleep until he heard her shut the bathroom door. He opened his eyes slowly as they adjusted to the light. He turned around and saw that she had even messed up the bed and laughed slightly before frowning. He couldn't help but feel rejected, but he also understood why she had done it. This has been their relationship for six years, denying their feelings; and even tho they had dated other people he couldn't help but feel a sadness when she was with another man, he had always felt a pull by her. He got up and walked over to the window and just stood there watching the waves roll in until he heard the click of the bathroom door opening. He turned around to see her in a red bikini tip toeing across the floor and then stopping when she saw the empty couch.

"Nice Bikini" She looked up to see a cheesy grin across his face as he looked over her.

"Oh, you are awake. I am going for a swim in the ocean, would you like to come?"

"Sure. I will make sure you don't get swept out to sea again." He laughed a little as she smiled back playfully. Her eyes roamed him and she raised an eyebrow.

"You are still wearing the same clothes as yesterday; we do not want anyone to think anything do we." She laughed at him and he looked down at the jeans and cotton shirt he had on from yesterday.

"Well… I will change and meet you down there."

"Sure" She gave him an enticing smile before walking out of the room and leaving him behind. He looked over at the clock and saw it was 05:30, only Ziva would wake up so early… I hope nobody at the safe house is awake…

Ziva was floating over the unbroken waves on her back, enjoying the cool water against the warm sun she felt beam down on her. She lifted her head every now and then making sure she didn't have a repeat of last time and when she saw a man running down the beach she smiled to herself. His shirtless figure came closer and closer and when she stood up and focused on him she realised it was not who she first expected.

"Hey Ziva, you're an early riser." She stared at the man who had now entered the water a couple of meters in front of her. She looked from his blue eyes down to his tanned chest and then quickly back to his face, Ryan smiled at her as she tried to construct a reply.

"Ah yes, I always have been. You are also up early, yes?" He laughed slightly at how formal she sounded then nodded.

"Yep, I like to get up earlier for a run or swim or something. Mind if I join you?"

"Ah… I do not see why not." She forced a smile before turning around and walking further into the water; wondering what he meant exactly by 'joining her'. For the next ten minutes they talked about everything from work to childhood memories and she found herself genuinely smiling and enjoying his company. She decided that she may have misjudged his a little at first and that his true character was quite charming. It had been so long she almost forgot that Tony was meant to be coming.

Tony had somehow managed to sneak into the safe house and get changed without anybody noticing… well almost everyone; he caught McGee grinning at one stage with his eyes closed and hoped that it was because of a good dream. He had gotten changed into a pair of boardies and a T-shirt before heading down to the beach a lot more awake then when he left Ziva's room.

He walked down the beach looking at the cool sand squelching between his toes and hadn't even looked out for Ziva until he heard her scream.

"No, no, no! Do not dare!" He heard her squeal and when he looked up he saw her run through the shallow water with a man chasing after her, seaweed in hand. He had never seen her act like this before and when he realised the man was Ryan his blood ran cold. How come she was acting like a teenage flirt with him all of a sudden? He watched from a distance as he threw the seaweed at her, missing, and then grabbed her around the waist, pulling her into the oncoming waves. Jealousy was something that Tony thought he was not susceptible to, but seeing her so carefree with a man so full of himself made him very jealous indeed.

She felt him grab her around the waist and pull her into the water; OK too far… She came us gasping for air and pushing him away.

"Ok, no more." She all of a sudden became serious and rebuilt the walls around her. He smiled back at her although slightly confused to her sudden change of mood and floated on his back. She hoped he didn't get the wrong idea, because she definitely did NOT feel that way about him at all. She thought of the prospect and refrained herself from shivering at the thought. She looked up at the shore and saw Tony walking away and quickly ran up the beach after him.

"Hey, Tony wait up!" He stopped and slowly turned around to her. "Hey, where are you going I have been waiting for you." She watched as he looked down towards the man in the water.

"I don't really feel like swimming anymore. Plus you have company anyway." She looked down at Ryan who was standing in the water looking at them.

"Do you want to go for a run instead? I can go grab some shoes and we can go?" He was hardly paying attention to what she was saying still staring at Ryan.

"I thought you hated that guy?"

"Who Ryan? He is OK, but I would much rather talk to you Tony." She watched his reaction to this and he finally pulled his eyes away from the water to smile down at her.

"Well in that case you better grab some shoes."

A.N: OK sooo it was a bit of Tiva, a bit of jealousy and me just trying to build up where they are at for the rest of the story... I am getting super excited for writting what is to come (and I hope your excited to read it ;p) So again I would LOVE reviews! Because I have not been able to update for a while which means I have had no reviews for a while! (sad panda...) anyway I would love to get lots of reviews! new target for ya'll is 15 :D If we get there I will try and make the next chapter extra long for you guys... although I will not be able to update for about... 5 days now. After that I will have no more work for 5 weeks which means you will get lots of updates! YAY! Anyway thanks for reading folks! :D

Keely :O)