Author's Note: In the last chapter I sorta missed Abby so I wrote her in. I like her best, after Tony and Ziva of course. I hope you guys like this chapter. Please read and tell me what you think.

IX

Tony grinned stupidly as he saw her exit the Deputy Director of Mossad's office.

God! He barely knew her. There was no way he should be feeling this good just to be seeing the joy on her face when she recognized her.

"Hey Zee-vah," he said. Not sure if he should wave, shake her hand or pull her into a tight hug.

Then again she was Mossad so maybe hugging her wasn't such a good idea. So instead he just stood there with a stupid grin plastered on his face.

Tony scarcely noticed the door she had just exited opening and a man with grey hair and a graying short boxed beard step out behind her.

"Good Afternoon Deputy Director David," Garry said from behind him startling him.

The older gentleman nodded in response.

Tony had completely forgotten that his friend was there with him and the use of the common surname had completely thrown him off balance.

He raised an eyebrow at Ziva questioningly.

She ignored him.

Deputy Director David witnessed the small exchange and looked pointedly between Tony and Ziva.

Ziva took the hint, "Tony this is Deputy Director Eli David, sir this is Tony," she said.

Tony smiled one of his more charming smiles and offered his hand to the man, "Actually it is Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo," he said, "but everyone calls me Tony."

Tony watched the colour drain from the man's face. He definitely must be missing something.

The two Davids slipped into Hebrew and Tony was left feeling even more confused when Deputy Director David returned to his office, closely followed by Ziva, without so much as acknowledging the hand Tony had offered.

Tony looked at Garry who just shrugged.

"I only know enough Hebrew to tell people that I don't know Hebrew," he said with a chuckle.

Tony couldn't help but wonder how Garry could have gotten a job in Israel.

He was about to comment on it when the Deputy Director's door was flung open and Ziva walked out looking a little peeved.

"I am hungry. Are you?" she asked him.

Tony looked her over hungrily, "I could eat," he said licking his lips.

Ziva seemed to miss his meaning completely.

"Good," she said, "why don't you and your friend…uhm…Mr. Brookes is it?"

Garry nodded.

"Why don't you both join me for a late lunch or early dinner if you wish," she said checking her watch, "I know a great kosher pizza place not far from here."

Tony nodded but Garry shook his head.

"No can do Officer David," he said, "I really should be getting back to work."

With than Garry gave Tony a wink and hurried away.

Tony ignored his friend. Instead he smiled down at Ziva, "Lead the way," he said stepping aside for her to pass him.

NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS

NCIS HQ-bullpen

McGee was the only one in the bullpen.

"Morning," Kate said walking in and setting her backpack down behind her desk acting as if she wasn't over an hour late for work.

McGee looked up and mumbled something that could have been anything from hello to muhame, if that's a word.

She shook her head, "Where's Gibbs?" she asked.

"Director called him up just before you got here." McGee said not looking up from his computer screen.

Kate watched him in silence for a few seconds.

"What are you doing?" she asked walking towards him.

He jumped as he saw her movement and quickly exited from whatever he was looking at, "Nothing!" he told her.

Kate looked at him questioningly.

"It's personal ok," he said signaling that he wanted her to drop it.

She did and returned to her own desk.

McGee sighed, at times like these he was glad Tony wasn't there. Otherwise he would have been pestered until he told them the truth.

Several minutes pass and then Gibbs came storming down the stairs.

"Pack your bags," he called down to them, "we are going to Tel Aviv."

"Why?" McGee asked.

He received a cold stare from his boss.

"DiNozzo is an idiot that's why," Gibbs said walking off towards the elevators.

Kate and McGee exchanged a puzzled look.

"We are leaving at 1500hrs today," Gibbs called to them just as the elevator doors were closing.

Immediately they started gathering up their stuff. They had a lot to do before they left.

NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS NCIS

At the pizza place in Tel Aviv

They sat in silence.

Tony was never one for silence but just sitting there watching Ziva eat her pizza was more than enough to make his libido act crazy. Especially the way she lick her lips before each bite and the tiny purring sounds she made as she ate.

She noticed him watching her and paused.

"How is your shoulder?" she asked out of the blue.

"I have good days and bad…wait a minute how do you know about my shoulder?" he asked her.

She shifted her gaze from his, "It was a rogue Mossad Officer who did it to you yes." She said. Her voice sounded incredibly sad.

"Yes," Tony said angrily as he thought about Ari Haswari.

Suddenly all sorts of accusations started to run through his head.

Wait did she know all along that Haswari shot me?

Is that why she spoke to me in the airport?

Is this some sorta set up?

She wouldn't would she?

How am I supposed to know? I don't even know her?

Can I even trust her?

Ziva say the questions and the hurt flash in his eyes and felt ashamed.

Usually she was all about doing whatever it took for the sake of the mission but now she dreaded what she was about to do.

But first.

"I didn't know it was you when first saw you in the bar and at the airport," she reassured him.

"Really?" he asked. There was no sign of the smile he always seemed to wear now.

She nodded, "I really just thought you were…umm…how is it you Americans say it…hot, yes do?"

Tony nodded and smiled but the smile didn't reach all the way to his eyes.

Ziva gulped.

She never was any good at guys and dating and now that she had found a guy who had actually followed her to a whole different continent she was about to ruin it out of duty.

"Tony," she said, her voice barely above a whisper, "Mossad wants to use you as bait."

Tony's jaw dropped, "WHAT!" he asked.

A few heads turned in their direction so he lowered his voice.

"Ari Haswari has gone into hiding," she explained, "he has a bomb capable of killing hundreds, maybe thousands, of people over several miles," she told him.

Tony sat silently listening to her.

"The Deputy Director thinks that if he thought that NCIS was in Israel looking for him he wouldn't be able to resist," she continued.

"What exactly are you saying Ziva?" he asked her.

The pizza lay between them completely forgotten as they had both lost their appetite.

"The Deputy Director is contacting your Director," she said in a monotone, "he wants you team mates to join us here in Tel Aviv. He will use all of you to get Ari."

They sat looking across the table at each other in silence for several minutes before Tony stood, dropped some money on the table and headed to the door.

Ziva watched him leave.

So much for that. She thought with a sigh.

Somehow she knew he would do it. Whether out of revenge of out of duty, he would do it.

What she didn't know was where she now stood with him.

Author's Note: So what do you think. Please review and let me know. I thought I'd just let the team go to Israel instead of Tony going home. Well at least for now.