It was quiet in the car. Three weeks had passed since director David took his people back to Israel. Now Gibbs was speeding down the road though the rain at 10 pm. About ten minutes earlier he had a near death experience when he had let her drive.

„You know I have my rules you must follow. " He said looking over at her.

"Something about driving manners?" Ziva asked.

"No other rules, important rules." He said firmly.

"Yes, I know. Jenny told me about them." She answered; Jenny had told her a lot about Gibbs.

"Rule 12 is: Never date a coworker."

"Is that one new? As far as I know it didn't exist back in Par…" She was cut off by him.

"Can you follow that rule?" Silence filled the car: "If you cannot I'll bring you right back to the airport."

"I can. I will."

"Alright." He said and drove to the hotel where she was staying. She got of the car and he added: "You have two days. Find a place to live and not Tony's place. I'll see you at 0700 on Wednesday morning in the office."

NCISNCIS

"You really have a dirty fantasy." She greeted him as he stepped into the hotel room.

Tony grinned: "Maybe it's you who always dreams of being together naked with me." He said and looked at her. She sat on the bed completely naked reading a book. He was also naked and tried to present himself in the best way possible.

"Oh of course it's me who wants to see you naked." She said and put her book away: "You know what a woman is supposed to do with a man who believes himself being a gift from god to the women in the world?

He thought for a moment: "Accept and love him?"

"Trying to get a refund."

He laughed and sat next to her, reaching for the blanket to cover them. "I missed you." He said as he hugged her close.

Ziva allowed herself to melt into his arms, this was just a dream and after telling Gibbs to follow his rules she would never have the chance to feel this in reality. "I missed you too."

"What time is it in Israel now?"

She could only guess the clock beside the bed had nine pointers instead of two. Damn she hated time in dreams: "Shortly after 9 am…"

"And you're still asleep?" he wondered. But he wasn't complaining. These dreams had stopped for so long and now she was back.

"Yes." There was no need to tell him, that she had come back. He would find it out soon enough.

"I left Wendy, you know. So if you'd come to America we could…"

She cut him of: "It's not possible."

"Your Boss Daddy does not want you to?"

"Something like that." She said. She didn't know what Eli would have to say about this and she didn't really care.

"I don't want you to be half a world apart from me." He said caressing her shoulder.

She sighed: "We'll always be apart, even when we are in the same room." She already regretted that she promised to follow the rules.

He didn't seem to understand: "Then I have to be glad, I'll always have you back in my dreams."

She giggled.

"What?"

"You just admitted that this is your dirty dream."

He grinned: "It's not dirty yet but in a few moments it will be." He said and kissed her.

NCISNCIS

It was Wednesday and Tony was running a little late. He jumped out of the elevator and hurried to his desk not daring to look at Mulders desk. Losing a second partner had been hard on the team. He sat down, eyes fixing on his computer so he was surprised when somebody said: "Good morning Tony."

To hear the voice saying his name in such a calm manner made him jump. Only hours ago he had heard her scream his name in pleasure. This had to be a hallucination.

"I said; good morning Tony."

He still did not look up.

"You should say 'hi' to our new partner." McGee said who had been watching him with amusement.

Now Tony finally looked up. Ziva sat behind Mulders desk waving a hand at him.

"Uhm… Good morning Officer David." This could not be true. Was this a dream? No she would be naked then and Tim would not be there, would he? "Am I still dreaming?"

"I hope not…" Gibbs said passing his desk: "Or this dream is going to be a nightmare. Grab your gear we have a dead Navy Officer."

Tony watched McGee, Gibbs and Ziva taking their stuff and he followed them like he was under a spell. He needed to talk to Ziva, in private.

But he didn't get the chance until it was 8pm and they were alone in the office. Gibbs had been called down to Autopsy and McGee was helping Abby. Tony opened his mouth to say something when the elevator doors opened and Wendy stepped out.

Ziva turned her head to see who it was but Wendy went directly to Tony's desk and placed a picture on it.

"Tony " Wendy said: "I'm pregnant."

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