she went over and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. He kissed her back instantly, pulling her closer, before he came to his senses and pushed her away.

"Ziva, I can't do this. I'm with Jeanne, you're with Ray, things are best that way, I'm sorry, but you can't just decide to love me when it's convenient for you. I deserve someone who will love me always, not because they are jealous I'm with someone else." he said

"Fine " she said "But someday it will just be too much, the hurt. You will realize I am the only one you will ever actually love, it took me a week to realize that, for you it may take longer, I do not know,but I am not giving up, you should know I never do. I will never give up, I love you. I will just wait until you realize that you love me too. By then it might be too late though, I could die any day, but I promise I will wait." her voice cracked as a tear rolled down her cheek, Tony wiped it away before he left the lab.

"How long have you been standing there? " Ziva asked still facing the door which Tony had just walked out of.

"Long enough." Abby said walking towards her. "Are you okay , Ziva?"

"You are going to call me Ziva again?" She asked turning around, Abby could tell she was doing her best to hold back tears. Abby smiled at her and nodded.

"You didn't answer my question." Abby stated "Are you okay?" she asked again.

"No" Ziva said, in barely a whisper. If Abby had been standing even a step further from her, she wouldn't of heard it.

Abby moved forward and hugged Ziva, and Ziva let her hold her while she let the tears fall. She figured it wasn't that bad to be weak, all she really felt like doing was crying.

"I do not want to lose him Abby." Ziva said quietly

"I know, I wont let you." Abby said, pulling away so she could smile down at her friend. Ziva tried her best to smile back, which was hard considering how crushed she was feeling.

Tony slammed his first against the elevator wall. He was angry for a handful of reasons. He kept making Ziva cry, which killed him inside. He wanted her to be happy, but he deserved to be happy too. Jeanne made him happy, well happy enough. Jeanne was easy to be around, though he used to have way more fun when spending time with Ziva. Jeanne was attractive, but Ziva was absolutely gorgeous. Jeanne would always be there, while Ziva would not. Ziva had broken his heart enough times, surely she knew this. Tony was strong, but certain things can break a strong person. He loved Ziva, but he really liked Jeanne, eventually he would fall in love with Jeanne again, and Ziva would only be a small ache in his hear. He could live with that, he would have to live with that.

Tony walked off the elevator and into his team's bullpen.

"What do we have?" ha barked as he walked into the bullpen.

"A lead." Jones said, simply

"Someone care to elaborate?" he said harshly

"The wife's, Tara Wilson, finger prints were all over the murder weapon. She had assault charges filed agaisnt her by her neighbors in '08. According to her credit card history she bought a one way ticket to Mexico, plane leaves in an hour." Rizzo explained. "Are you okay,Tony?

Tony ignored her question.

"Jones, Rizzo, go and meet her at the airport and bring her back in here for questioning. Patel, trace her cell phone just in case she decides not to go to the airport. Call them if she goes anywhere else, I'll be in autopsy. " Tony said before going and marching down the stairs, he was getting really sick of elevators.

"Where have you been?" Gibbs asked Ziva when she finally returned to the bullpen

"Abby's lab, I had my phone with me if you needed me." she said before sitting down at her desk. She looked up at McGee who was staring at her like she was crazy, had she just given Gibbs attitude? "Sorry Gibbs, will never happen again." she said quickly realizing she was setting herself up to be killed by the wrath of Gibbs.

"With me, now." be barked, walking over to the elevator, she got up from her desk and silently followed.

"What the hell has gotten into you?" he asked after her flipped the emergency switch.

"I do not know." she lied, It has nothing to do with the fact I let the love of my life get away. She thought to herself.

"This is about Tony." He stated, obviously knowing and not even bothering to ask. Ziva's eyes widened at his words, maybe Abby was right, maybe Gibbs can read minds.

"Maybe" she said simply

"Ziver.." Gibbs pushed

"It is very probable that Tony is the issue here, yes." she explained

"What happened in Abbys lab?" he asked, concerned. This whole Tony thing was ruining his team, they hadn't been fully focused since Tony left. He thought with Tony leaving they would all be more on task, without Tony's distractions. He was completely wrong.

"I said I loved him, and he did not care." she told him, deciding to get straight to the point instead of dragging out the entire story.

"He cared." Gibbs said

"No, he basically said he did not. He said we could not be together, that we were not good for each other." she said

"Well he was tight, you're not good for each other." Gibbs said, his words cause her to look at the ground, blinking back tears. "You're not good for each other, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't work, because sometimes when things shouldn't work, they do, just because. There's not always rhyme and reason for everything, and you two will be together, eventually. I can feel it in my gut." he said, flipping the emergency switch so the elevator turned back on.

"Wow" Ziva said, chuckling "I think that is the most I have ever heard you say."

When they exited the elevator Gibbs head slapped her.

"What was that for?" she asked

"Never give Gibbs attitude, just made it Rule 52."

She shook her head at she sat down at her desk.

Well Abby and Ziva are friends again, I bet you're all happy about that!

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