Sep 23 – Mary's birthday
You are interested in anything, and in everything that relates to your friend. – Charles Dickens
Ziva watched as her partner ran into the squad room, frantically looking around. She hid a smirk as he dropped into his chair, visibly relieved he had not been spotted by Gibbs.
He was late. Very late. She had been about to call her contacts in an attempt to find him. The only reason she had not bothered to do so before was because Tony was often late.
Never this late.
This time she smiled to herself. She would make it her mission to find out exactly why Tony DiNozzo was so late this morning.
"How are you, Zee-vah?" he asked, hitting his computer in the hope it would load quicker.
"I am fine," she replied. "Your duck is cooked though."
"Goose," he corrected her. "And I'll survive. What did you do last night?"
She looked at him suspiciously. Tony always pried for information. But today he looked… almost as though he was genuinely curious. She wondered whether to reach for a paperclip as a warning before deciding to treat him as an adult.
"I spent the evening with Jenny," she confessed. "We were discussing methods to kill people with office supplies. She gave me a very interesting tip on post-it notes –"
"Damn," Tony swore. "I was so sure she was spending time with Gibbs."
She glared at him. "You are not interested in what happened last night," she growled. "You are only interested in a possible relationship between the Director and Gibbs."
He looked scared. "Tell me about your evening." He gave her a brilliant smile, one she saw straight through.
"I may have to try the post-it note idea that Jenny gave me," she warned, hiding another smirk at the way his eyes widened in fear.
A/N: Just a quick warning - I haven't seen the new episode yet and I don't want to be spoiled. All will be good tomorrow.