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They drove to the impound lot slowly, Beckett not wanting to scare Ziva before their undercover tonight.

Once they had got to the lot, Castle and Tony following behind Beckett and Ziva, Beckett flashed her bag to the officer in the booth and said, "We're from the 12th, my captain should have called."

The man looked down at the clip board in front of him and nodded, "Detective Kate Beckett and two NCIS agents. You want a bike for a joint undercover op tonight at Bikers Rest." Beckett nodded and then office smiled, "Bikes are in the back left of the lot, go take your pick."

Beckett smiled and waited until the barrier had risen before driving in, closely followed Castle and Tony. They slowly made their way to the part of the lot that the officer had directed them to and once they were there Beckett and Castle killed their engines and put the bikes up on their stands. Tony quickly dismounted from behind Castle and went over to where Ziva was slowly getting off Beckett's bike. Once she had both feet on the floor Tony asked her, "You ok?"

She nodded and smiled, "Yeah, I'm fine Tony."

Tony watched her for a moment as Castle and Beckett both got off their bikes and moved away to give them some space. "Will you be ok for tonight?" Tony questioned.

Ziva nodded, "I'll be fine Tony, stop fussing."

Tony took a step closer and whispered in her ear, "I'll always worry Ziva," before he hastily walked over to where Castle and Beckett were standing looking at the bikes they had a choice of.

Ziva watched him go then sighed, Kate was right; she really did need to talk to him even if she wasn't totally sure what her feelings were, and who knew maybe talking to him would help her sort them out. She shook her head to clear it before walking over to join the others.

They were standing admiring the bikes and Tony was wandering among them, looking at all of them and trying to find a bike he liked for that night. He stopped in front of one and looked at it then turned to Ziva, "What do you think Zi? Do you like this one?"

Ziva walked over to him, closely followed by Kate and Rick. When she saw the bike she shrugged, "I don't care Tony, you're the one who is going to be controlling the thing."

Tony nodded then looked over at Kate and Rick, "How about you two. What do you think?"

The two of them stepped forward and took a look at the bike, "A Ninja 250R, a good choice I think," Rick said.

Beside him Kate nodded before looking at Rick, "How come you know so much about Ricky?"

He turned to her, "Book research a couple of years ago meant I spent a lot of time going to bike shops and looking on the internet."

Kate nodded and looked back to Tony, "So do you want this one?"

Tony nodded, "Yeah. Hey it's even black; it'll match the two of yours."

Ziva shook her head and smiled while Rick and Kate just smiled at him. "I guess it would wouldn't it."

Tony gave them all a goofy smile then asked with childlike glee, "Can I get the keys?"

Kate laughed out right and said, "Go see the officer in the booth and tell him the reg, he should have the keys."

Tony happily wandered back in the direction they had come and Kate and Rick turned to Ziva. "Is he always like this?"

Ziva nodded, "Yeah sometimes I guess, but sometimes he can actually be quiet sweet even when he's being a pain."

Kate smiled at her and the two women shared a look while Rick just watched them, confused by the look in both women's eyes. Even after living with his mother and his daughter for five years and being able to give his female characters some proper depth he still had no clue about the nuances of the gender.

They were silent for a few moments before Rick spoke. "Kate, where can we go and drive to get Ziva and Tony used to the bike for tonight?"

Kate thought for a moment, "There's a place out by my dad's that might work. It's a bit of a drive but it's not too bad."

Rick thought for a moment then nodded, "Should be good Kate, besides, means I can see your dad again."

Kate glared at him but then Tony came back with the keys, grinning like he had just won the lottery. He quickly made his way to the bike and threw his leg over it before putting the key in and starting it. Once the engine roared to life his grin just got wider and he looked over at the group of people watching him.

Kate smiled at him and said, "Take it for a spin to get used to it before Ziva gets on the back."

Tony nodded and pulled away, slowly making his way to the entrance to the lot and then going into traffic. Kate turned back to Ziva and Rick, "So when Tony gets back we can drive out to where I got used to my bike."

Ziva and Rick both nodded and then stood waiting for Tony to get back. After a few moments of silence Rick spoke, "So then Kate, I guess I managed to deal with you straddling your bike in tight leather alright after all."

Kate smirked, "I guess you did, but how do you think you'll do tonight?"

"Huh?"

Kate's smirk grew, "You know full well we're going to have to act like a very very close couple," she bite her lip slightly before continuing, "If we want to fool the other bikers."

Rick gulped audibly and Kate looked over at Ziva and saw that the Israeli was watching the banter between the two of them carefully with a slight smile on her face. Kate smiled at her then looked back at Rick. "So Rick," she teased, "What did Alexis mean when she was dropping off your bike?"

Rick mumbled something under his breath. "I'm sorry kitten, I didn't quite get that."

Rick scowled at her, "Don't call me kitten Beckett."

She raised her eyebrow and said, "Go on then, what happened."

Rick sighed, "The year before I meet you I was out on my bike and may have been being a little stupid."

Kate interrupted, "Riding a police horse stupid or Castle stupid?" Ziva gave them both a shocked look and Kate said, "When we first meet I brought him in for questioning and I got his rap sheet and he one that stuck out the most was that he stole and rode a police horse naked." Ziva shook her head at the story while Kate turned back to Rick.

"Police horse stupid I guess," he paused before continuing to say, "I was pissed, Meredith had blown off Alexis yet again and this time she hadn't even called to say she wasn't coming, Alexis was upset and I couldn't deal with it so I got on my bike and flew through the streets of New York, weaving in and out of traffic like a mad man. Anyway I was fine until I had to stop, I was going little too fast and ended up flying off my bike when I hit the curb. The bike was fine but I was a little banged up, the helmet saved my head, mostly, I cut just below my eyebrow and had scrapes all over my body along with a broken wrist. Have you got any idea how hard it is to type with a broken wrist?" he joked.

Kate gave him a sympathetic look, "Sorry Rick, I didn't know."

Rick shrugged, "Same thing happened with the police horse."

Kate nodded again then caught Ziva's confused look. "Meredith is Rick's first wife and Alexis's mother."

Ziva nodded as Rick took over, "Yeah but she left me when Alexis was a baby, I caught her cheating and she decided that her career was more important than her family."

Ziva gave him a sympathetic look while Kate reached out and squeezed his shoulder. They all stood in silence as they saw that Tony was making his way back to them.

Rick gave Kate a sad smile as he squeezed the hand that she still had on his shoulder.