March 23 – continuation of March 15 and March 19

How to tell if someone is best friend material: She wants to go to a kid movie as much as you do.

Ziva was puzzled. She knew that Jenny had disappeared to Abby's lab earlier, looking very nervous. Then Abby had visited the Director's office, looking off kilter as she entered but seemingly overjoyed as she left. Something was going on, and she wanted to know what it was.

Luckily, neither Tony nor McGee nor Gibbs had noticed anything. Tony would spend forever coming up with increasingly wild speculations, McGee would start worrying about the Goth, while Gibbs would simply barge into the Director's office and demand to know what was going on. But Ziva was used to creeping around, and was content to do so now.

She finished her work early, so she was ready to leave whenever it was necessary. At 1845, she spotted the Goth walking along the catwalk, looking ready to leave. Glancing over at Gibbs, she grabbed her bag and disappeared upstairs. No one seemed to notice her departure. She smiled to herself; she was still good. Silently, she crept up to Jenny's office door and tried to listen to the conversation.

The door opened abruptly and she jumped back in shock. Jenny stood in front of her, smiling. "Shalom, Ziva."

Ziva gave a weak smile back. Her overconfidence had been shattered. "Shalom, Jen. What is going on?" The direct approach usually worked better on the redhead.

Abby appeared in the doorway. "We're going to see a movie," she announced.

Ziva considered carefully. "May I come?"

The other two shared a look. "Erm, it's not an action movie," Jenny added.

The Israeli grinned. "They are so unrealistic," she admitted. "Is it something I might like?"

"Pink Panther?" Jenny confessed.

"That sounds fun," Ziva mused. "I would like to see this."

The other two shared another look. "Not a problem," Jenny decided. "We were just about to leave."

Ziva smiled as she walked out of the squad room with Jenny and Abby. Tony would be asking so many questions tomorrow, while she was going to enjoy herself tonight.