Two weeks. Two short weeks to say goodbye, to pack up his belongings and find an apartment to move into in Spain. Tony was worried, but now that he had told everybody, heard their words in response (except for Ziva, that is), and his hangover was gone, he was actually starting to get a little bit excited. He was looking forward to having his own team, being in charge and being able to really be himself as the team leader and not attempt a measly imitation of Gibbs. Well, he mused, even if he was a measly imitation of Gibbs, his new team wouldn't know that, and they'd see it as him and not some impersonator. No, this might not be so bad. It was going to be hard, no doubt, but Tony remembered how good it felt to be in charge, and he walked to the crime scene with an extra spring in his step.

By the time they were on their way back to the office, things almost seemed normal again. Tony and McGee were back to bantering as usual. Ziva, however, remained quiet and withdrawn. She had nothing to say, no friendly teasing or snide remarks. The crime scene, if you could call it that, didn't really warrant a call out, and Tony suspected that when the call came in, Gibbs wasn't really paying attention. Either that, or he was, and decided that the only way to avoid the assuredly awkward looks and silence that would follow the reactions to Tony's promotion was to make things seem as normal as they could be by forcing them to leave the office and act as though they were federal investigators and nothing more.

Back at the office, McGee wrote up the report while Gibbs went for coffee. Ziva was nowhere to be found; Tony suspected she had gone to Ducky for comfort, as she had done once or twice before. He was concerned about her. Her reaction was to not react, and ignore him (and everyone else). He knew he was going to have to talk to her about it at some point, but for now…

Tony's phone rang. It was the Director. He figured she wanted to speak to him, so instead of answering, he went straight up to her office. Cynthia buzzed him in.

"I didn't realize you were back yet."

"Eh, the 'case' wasn't really much of anything. We got back just a minute ago."

"Well then. Here is the paperwork for your reassignment, complete with the files on your new team. Your start date is two weeks from now, so I'd book that flight as soon as you can."

"Thank you, Jenny."

She smiled. "Listen, Tony, if you need any help finding a place to live or packing, don't hesitate to ask. You know everyone, even Gibbs, would help you out."

"I know," Tony replied, "but I'm not sure how they are taking it and I don't want to push things just yet. I'll probably ask McGee to do his computer thing and find me an apartment online." She laughed.

"Listen, Jenny, I need to ask you about what is going to happen with the mission…?"

"Don't worry about Jeanne. I've already set up another undercover agent to befriend her, who will be there for her when you leave to console her. He met her last night and they've already exchanged numbers and made plans for later on this week, although she is insistent that she has a wonderful boyfriend and only interested in him as a friend. No, I won't tell you his name. I'm working on a way for you to break up with her—right now, I think it would be best if you do it just a few days before you leave so she doesn't have too much time to respond." Seeing the look on Tony's face, she hurried to add, "Unless you have a better idea, Agent DiNozzo?"

Tony shook his head quickly. "No, Director. Whatever you come up with will be fine. Let me know when you have the story."

"Of course. Now, why don't you take the rest of the day off and start preparing yourself for Spain? You have a lot of papers to look over before you go."

"Thank you, Director."

"Don't worry about telling the team, I'll inform Gibbs for you. Just go ahead." Jenny moved closer to Tony and gave him a brief hug. "I know this isn't easy for you, but you're doing the right thing and I am confident in your abilities. Everything will turn out just fine."

Tony nodded in response and whispered, "Thanks, Jenny."