As they step from the elevator and walk into the squad room Tony is grinning at Tim.
"Yeah, probilicious by end of a weekend of DiNozzo lovin' she was dead on her feet." McGee rolls his eyes as they settle in at their desks.
"Have we another body?" Ziva inquires from across the room. She had been focusing on the report she was preparing and only caught the end of the sentence.
"No, Officer David. We do not have a case." Tony gives her that look that one day would probably make her do a Gibbs and head slap him or maybe worse.
"But you said someone was dead. What are you guys talking about?"
"The Sex Machine here was telling me all about his weekend." Tim didn't really want to hear about it but he was the probie and had no say in the matter.
"I thought we agreed never to mention my pledge name again." Tony glares at him.
"Sorry" Tim responds halfheartedly. Ziva is still looking puzzled.
"You were...ah...making love and the woman died." Even for DiNozzo he was being a bit too casual about it.
"No, Zee-vah. By the end of the weekend with the DiNozzo love god she was dead on her feet."
Sensing in his gut that the situation is about to turn ugly McGee jumps in.
"To be dead on your feet just means to be really tired. To be exhausted."
"You were so boring she fell asleep when you were doing it?" Ziva suggests with a grin.
"McGee! David!" barks Gibbs entering the bullpen ripping a page from a notebook.
"Here's the name of the victims girlfriend. I am going to bring her in and I want you two to provide me with background for the interrogation." He hands the paper to Ziva.
"On it Boss" they reply simultaneously.
"DiNozzo! You're with me."
"On your six Boss." He begins to gather together his gear as Gibbs heads to the elevator.
"Come on love god."
NCIS Observation Room.
Tony and Ziva are watching through the glass as Gibbs enters the room and sits down opposite the suspect.
"What a babe." He actually didn't think she was that hot but knew his comment would annoy Ziva.
"Tony!"
"What?" he asks in mock innocence.
"She is a suspect in a murder inquiry. In fact given what we were able to find out she had the means, the opportunity and as for motive..."
"That doesn't mean she is not a babe." He shuts up as Gibbs starts to speak.
NCIS Interrogation.
"I know you said you won't speak until your lawyer arrives so how about I begin." There is no response from the opposite side of the table. "You tricked Lieutenant Robinson into giving you several large amounts of money not only from his savings but also from the trust fund that had been set up for him by his family. He gave it to you for you to invest in shares and various businesses. You were able to do this because not only were you his investment adviser but also his girlfriend." Still there is no response from the woman. "Only the businesses do not exist and you put that money into your own account. While he was away risking his life for others you and man you really love were planning to leave the country with Robinson's money and the money you've scammed from several other men. You had it set up so that it would look like Robinson was responsible for the scam."
NCIS Observation.
"Phew. What a back stabbing bitch."
"Are you O.K. Tony or are you also dead on your feet after your big weekend?" If he didn't know better he'd have said she sounded concerned about him.
"What are you talking about Ziva?"
"Well, don't you remember what Ducky said about Robinson's death?"
"Yes. So?"
"So, he said that Robinson was drugged and then smothered."
"Yeah." Tony responds a little testily.
"Ducky did not say anything about stabbing. In the back or otherwise."
"Um. Ziva it's like this..."
"What!" but unfortunately or perhaps fortunately for him, at that moment the lawyer arrives so his explanation would have to wait until later.
Author's Confession - After writing a Ziva chapter in another story this started as a one-shot that turned into a three chapter story. Now I'm just adding one-shots as I think of them as I'm having fun writing this. What I'm trying to say is that this is a plotless story...it is not "going anywhere". Hope you're enjoying reading it as much as I am writing it and thanks for the reviews. Gail.