A/N: Alright I'm pretty sure there will be one more chapter after this for this story. I'm gonna keep it nice and simple. Besides, who doesn't like a cute, little Tiva tale? Heck, who doesn't like anything Tiva?! Okay, enough with the ranting, story time!

Disclaimer: I really hate talking about how I don't own NCIS...it's a sore subject.

Tony was stealing his umpteenth glance at his partner, willing her to meet his eyes. He knew she could feel his gaze on her, but she engrossed herself in paperwork, only looking up to check on Amanda, who was waiting for her aunt with Gibbs.

Both agents snapped their heads up as the elevator dinged. Ziva hoped that it would be a false alarm like the last several times, and that Amanda would stay just a little bit longer.

She sighed as a younger Asian woman stepped out, giving her niece a sad smile. Amanda lit up at the familiar face, and ran into her aunt's arms. Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs all watched the scene silently. Gibbs looked down and went over to give his apologies about Lee's death.

Tony was able stop staring, and turn his attention to Ziva instead, who couldn't take her eyes off the young girl. He watched the emotions run across her face briefly, and then nothing.

She had her Mossad face on again.

Even with her surface feelings controlled, Ziva's eyes would not shut up, and Tony heard them loud and clear as she watched Amanda grip her aunt's hand while listening to GIbbs. He noted several emotions in her pained brown eyes.

He saw the obvious sadness, her struggle for control of herself, and something that took him by surprise.

A hint of jealousy.

For the second time that day, Ziva David had caught Tony off guard. She never failed to surprise him. He knew deep down that he shouldn't be surprised, he knew they had already talked about this in one of their early conversations. Yet what was bothering her still eluded Tony.

He was pulled out of his thoughts as he heard Gibbs saying one final goodbye. Ziva watched Amanda trail after her aunt to the elevator with a longing look. Her heart nearly shattered as the little girl waved back, just before the steel doors shut.

Gibbs didn't miss the change in Ziva's demeanor as he returned to his desk.

"Something wrong, David?"

Ziva gave the elevators one lingering glance, and turned back to her co-workers. She was all too aware of the concern in Tony's green eyes, then turned to see the same concern mirrored in the clear blue eyes of her boss.

Not trusting her voice, she simply shook her head slightly. Gibbs gave her one last look before turning back to his computer.

For a few hours, there was nothing but the sound of fingers on keyboards, typing away furiously.

"It's been a long day, you guys can call it a night. Go home and get some sleep," Gibbs ordered, giving Ziva a hard look.

His two agents nodded in return, and he rose from his desk.

"I'll go tell Elf Lord," he said, heading for the lab without a backwards glance.

Ziva shut down her computer and gathered her things. She shrugged on her jacket and gave Tony a nod in farewell. She gave her a soft smile back, and waved goodnight.

DiNozzo sighed and turned to his own computer, and continued typing.

Seconds after the elevator doors closed, he felt a palm make contact with the back of his head.

"Ouch, Boss, what was that for?" Tony winced.

Gibbs stopped in front of Tony's desk, sipping his coffee.

"I told you to go home. It wasn't a request."

"Yeah but boss I'm almost done this last paper..." Tony trailed off at the look on Gibbs face.

His boss leaned down.

"Your partner has been off all day, and you're still here? You're lucky I don't slap you all the way to Mexico, DiNozzo," Gibbs told him.

Tony realized what his boss was saying.

"I mean I was just heading off to check up on my partner," Tony corrected, shutting down his computer and grabbing his jacket before running to the elevator.

"Night Boss!"

Gibbs sat down at his desk, shaking his head.

"Have to do everything around here," he muttered with a shadow of a smile.