"Gear up, people. Got a dead sailor in Norfolk," was Gibbs' greeting as he walked into the bullpen, coffee cup in hand.

Tony groaned. "This early? I've been here less than thirty minutes."

Gibbs gave him a look. Tony saw it and got the hint.

"Uh, right. Guess murders don't wait for convenient times."

"Ya think, DiNozzo? Let's move!"

"On your six, Boss!"

Kay grabbed her gear and saw Tim and Ziva doing the same. Gibbs handed Ziva a piece of paper.

"DiNozzo, McGee, you're with me. Matthews, you're riding with Ziva." Gibbs told them.

"We will see you there, Gibbs." Ziva replied. She waited as Kay caught up to her, then they headed toward the elevator. The men had already reached it and gone down, so they had to wait a few minutes before it came to the office level again. As they neared the car, Kay mentally braced herself for Ziva's driving.

They had buckled in and just left the garage when Ziva asked, "So, how long have you and McGee been sleeping together?"

Kay's jaw dropped open. "How did you- I mean, what makes you think-" she sputtered.

Ziva looked over at Kay, then back to the road. "Oh, are you not to that point yet? I would have thought that the two of you would have been sleeping together by this point, judging by what I saw."

Kay couldn't believe her ears. "What did you see? When?"

"Approximately one month ago, I was leaving the building through the parking garage and I saw the two of you kissing out by your truck. I did not wish to interrupt." Ziva replied. "I know you are keeping your relationship secret from Gibbs, so I have not said anything up until this point. But now I am curious as to how long you have been seeing each other."

Kay considered a moment, then decided to confide in Ziva. "We've been dating for about six months now. You won't say anything to Gibbs, will you? I know we're breaking Rule Number Twelve, but I just haven't been able to help myself. I really enjoy spending time with Tim, and he seems to feel the same. We've been very careful to keep our personal and professional lives separate."

"You have done well. If I had not seen the two of you together, I still would not have realized the two of you were dating. I'm sure no one else knows, and I will not tell." assured Ziva.

Kay gave a small sigh of relief. She knew that she could trust Ziva to keep her word. But what if someone else found out? God, what if DiNozzo found out? He'd never keep it a secret. The only thing he might do would be to stop asking her out, which he did at least once a week. It didn't seem to matter how many times Kay said "no," he seemed to think the old "DiNozzo charm" would eventually win her over. Kay knew it was really starting to piss Tim off, but he couldn't very well say anything since they were keeping everything a secret.

"I have one more question, Kay," said Ziva suddenly. Kay looked over at her. "Do you love him?"

"That's a VERY personal question, Ziva." replied Kay. She looked out the window. She knew she loved Tim, but she still hadn't had the courage to tell him.

"I apologize. It was a very personal question." said Ziva.

They spent the rest of the trip to Norfolk in silence. When they reached the crime scene, they were unsurprised to find the men already there. Ziva's driving may be frightening, but Gibbs' was worse.

McGee was taking photographs of the scene, which was relatively clean. Kay began searching the area while Ziva went with DiNozzo to collect witness statements. Gibbs was talking with the LEOs, apparently arguing over jurisdiction. Kay grinned to herself. Good luck winning that one, stranger, she thought. A Navy sailor meant NCIS jurisdiction, but for some reason local law enforcements thought they should get a piece of the action.

Kay searched the area near the body, but found nothing. The man had obviously been shot, and at close range, but no bullets were at the scene, and there were no shell casings nearby. Kay expanded her search. She didn't think she'd find anything, but a piece of paper in the bushes nearby caught her attention.

"Tim, over here," she hollered. McGee came walking up.

"Whatcha got?" he asked. She pointed to the piece of paper and he took a photograph of its location. Kay then picked it up and read it. It seemed to be a part of a letter, but the writing was blurred and nearly illegible. They bagged it for Abby to analyze. Then they continued the search in that area, hoping to find more of the letter, but to no avail.

Eventually Gibbs called them all back. He'd won the argument, so NCIS was definitely taking the lead on this case. He ordered McGee and DiNozzo to wait with him for Ducky to arrive, and sent Ziva and Kay back to the office to get the evidence to Abby and start working on the prelims.

Kay had a feeling this was going to be a long case.