A/N: A one year old with a bad diaper rash is no fun! :( Anyways here is chapter 4 REVIEWS ARE STILL LOVE :)
"You mind explaining this Dinozzo?"
"Explaining what? How I got promoted? It's simple." He finally met Ziva and Mcgee's gazes. "You all may have thought I did a shitty job taking over for Gibbs while he was in Mexico sulking but apparently the director disagreed." He slammed the top drawer shut.
Mcgee and Ziva were shocked. They couldn't believe that Tony thought they thought he did a bad job in charge. Ziva walked over and stood in front of his desk. "What makes you think that Tony?"
"You're not Gibbs, Gibbs wouldn't do it that way" Tony mocked looking at Ziva remembering some of the things they had said to him this summer and then turning his attention to Mcgee. "Oh ya and my favorite was said from Probie yesterday saying that I was only temporary team leader because Gibbs quit and that I wouldn't be here if I was ready for my own team. Well I won't be here anymore because I am getting my own team. Maybe they will trust me more than my current team does."
Mcgee and Ziva had nothing to say, realizing that they had in fact made those comments to him on several occasions.
"So why didn't you tell me yourself that you were leaving." Gibbs demanded.
"Six years I have worked for you. Six years and all I got was a you'll do. Then you come back and take back over like all the work I did the last four months meant nothing. Like I didn't do a good job. Just like them. You have been treating me like a probie. Giving me probie duties. That is not okay. I was your senior field agent. I should have been treated that way. So the reason I had Director Shepard tell you all was because I figured you wouldn't care. I am out of here." With that Dinozzo took his stuff and left. Not bothering to wait on the elevator he took the stairs.
Seeing Tony walk away shook Ziva out of her trance and she chased after him. "Tony wait!"
He turned on her looking irritated and pissed. "What Ziva?"
She reached out to touch his arm but he pulled away. She had a hurt look on her face. "Tony, please talk to me. I'm sorry about what we said. But you can't go. We need you here."
"You don't need me. Gibbs is here. When you were in trouble you didn't come to me. You went to Gibbs. So you don't need me." He walked away. He knew that what he said probably hurt her but he didn't care because he was hurting. It hurt him that he thought of her as his best friend and she went to Gibbs when she needed help instead of him.
All Ziva could do was watch him go. After spending the summer together everything was ruined. She didn't go to Tony because the embassy would have expected that. They had been following her and thought that she and Tony were sleeping together. She couldn't risk being scene with Tony. Not when she was trying to prove her innocence. She couldn't tell Tony the real reason either. So she just let him walk away. Her eyes started to water but she blinked away the tears.
She walked back up the stairs to go back to the bullpen but was stopped short when she ran into Gibbs. "Something going on between you 2 that I should know about?"
Ziva glared at him. "No." She pushed pass him and went back into the bullpen. Just as she reached her desk her phone rang. "David."
"Ziva, it's Jenny. As you know I am going to Rota with Tony. I will need protection detail. Tony counts as one but I would also like you to accompany me as well."
Ziva smiled. This could be her chance to talk to Tony. She didn't want him leaving with them on bad terms. "I would be honored Jenny."
"Great. I will send the car to get you bright and early."
"Yes Director." She was going to make things right between them. She had to try.
A/N: This is a short chapter! Sorry! But next chapter will be much longer!!! I will probably write it later tonight after the kids go to bed!! Have a fabulous day! And remember to review!