The next morning Ziva looked up curiously as Tony made his way to his desk. Yesterday he had been in a strange mood after being left behind. Tony had a short stubble and looked as if he had not slept. The look suited him. Ziva shook that thought from her head.
"Morning Tony" she said softly.
Tony jumped. He hadn't realised she was sitting there. He took in her appearance, and cleared his throught. "Morning Ziva, you look nice today." He saw the sudden flash of surprise in her eyes as she looked down at herself. She was simply wearing a black skirt instead of trousers and black shirt and a little extra make up with her hair straightened. "Thanks," she said smiling. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Tony grinned. "So uhhh, off anywhere nice today?"
Ziva began to reply when McGee and Abby walked into the bullpen. Abby interrupted "As a matter of fact Tony, she is. Me, McGee and McGee's plastic are taking Ziva shopping for tomorrow!"
Ziva said "Plastic?" at the same time that Tony said "Tomorrow?"
Abby rolled her eyes at Tony "Yes tomorrow, her birthday remember?" Tony grinned. He hadn't even forgotten.
Ziva piped in "Hello? Plastic? What?"
All three just looked at her and smiled and didn't bother to explain. Abby made her way back to her lab just as Gibbs came speeding around the corner. The team grabbed their gear as Gibbs sat at his desk. Tony looked at him in confusion. Gibbs smirked. "Sit, no case today." Tony, Ziva and McGee's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
Tony approached Gibbs's desk cautiously, "uh boss, can we go home?" Gibbs smirked and took a sip of his coffee. "Nope, paperwork." and gestured to the large boxes next to his desk.
The three agents sat in silence and worked through their paperwork whilst Gibbs was nowhere to be seen, Tony and Ziva occasionally looking up while the other one wasn't looking.
Finally lunch came and Abby ran up to the squad room, she dragged Ziva and McGee from their desks and pulled them past a stunned Tony. "Hi Tony! Bye Tony!" she grinned and pulled McGee and Ziva into the closing elevator doors.
Tony looked around the deserted squad room and looked down at his desk. He had chosen the box with the least amount of paper work and had finished. He looked at McGee and Ziva's desks which were piled high. He sighed and walked over to Ziva's desk and took the large pile of paperwork and got to work. "My good deed for the day." He muttered.
Elsewhere Abby dragged McGee and Ziva shop to shop, wanting to find the perfect dress for Ziva. She wanted to find something that made Tony realise how much he was in love with Ziva and to just tell her.
Ziva's feet were hurting in her high heels as Abby dragged her to yet another shop, she looked at McGee he looked wide eyed and scared. She chuckled and thought of what Tony would say if he was here. She mentally scolded herself. She had to stop thinking about him.
McGee sat outside the changing room with Abby chatting away nonstop, he was fed up. He just wanted to go home and play on his computer. He looked at his watch to check the time just as Abby let out a shriek as Ziva emerged from the changing room.
He looked up and his mouth dropped open.
Ziva smirked and said "Close your mouth McGee, you are catching pies."
He didn't even bother to correct her.
Abby was jumping up and down on the spot "THAT'S THE DRESS!" she grinned at McGee who was still in shock. She smirked. If that was McGee's reaction, she couldn't wait to see Tony's.
Ziva got changed back into her clothes and showed Abby the price tag on the dress, who let out a low whistle.
McGee peered over their shoulders. "I'll pay." he said without any hesitation.
Ziva and Abby glanced at each other.
McGee rolled his eyes. "It can be your present from me and Abby ok?"
Abby huffed "What about the CD I got her?"
McGee smiled "We can give her that aswell."
Abby grinned as she led Ziva by the arm back to the car. Whilst McGee paid with his "plastic."
Ziva, McGee and Abby walked into the squad room laughing and making a lot of noise.
Tony glanced up at Ziva. He smiled. She looked beautiful when she laughed like that.
Ziva walked over to her desk and was surprised to see all her paperwork had gone. She spun round to face Tony. "Where's my paperwork gone?" she demanded.
Tony shrugged, "I did it."
Ziva's eyes narrowed as she looked at his suspiciously. "Why?"
Tony smiled "Cos it's your birthday tomorrow."
Ziva smiled back at him. "Thanks."
Abby watched this and shook her head. She walked over to Tony's desk and gave her best "Gibbs stare" and said in a hushed voice "You have until tomorrow night to tell her. Or I will." Tony gulped.
Abby skipped out the bull pen passing Gibbs. "Hi Gibbs, Bye Gibbs!"
Gibbs looked at his agents sitting at their desks.
"Paperwork has to be done for tonight. Do your paperwork then go home."
Ziva smiled, said goodbyes and walked to the elevator.
Tony's eyes followed her long legs and looked up just in time to see Gibbs glaring at him.
He smacked the back of his head. "Sorry boss."
Gibbs walked out the bull pen and Tony looked over at McGee. "Well McGoo, I'm off too. Goodnight."
McGee glanced up at Tony who was already half way to the elevator. He looked at his own desk. He growled.
"TONY! TONY! Get back here. I am not doing Ziva's paperwork for you!.."
Tony grinned and walked into the elevator.
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