May 5
Those first five pounds; finally signing up for that class; actually having a free minute to read a book for fun: Life's little moments just seem more special when a friend is there to help celebrate.
Tim sighed as he surveyed the piles of paperwork he needed to sort out. They had been incredibly busy for the past few weeks, leaving them with little time to sleep, let alone type up notes. Gibbs had generously told them to forget about paperwork for a while.
And now they had to catch up with it all. Five major investigations all needed to be dealt with. It wasn't as though Gibbs could grant them more time; JAG were breathing down their necks for the completed case files, afraid that the guilty would walk free.
Gibbs was sitting at his desk, only leaving to collect more coffee. Tim was fairly sure that the man had not slept in the last two days, so determined was he to get the job done. He hadn't even got the energy to growl at the others.
Tony was banging his head on his desk. As usual, his pile of paperwork was higher than everyone else's; a combination of him already owing paperwork from before their lives had become incredibly busy and the incredibly slow speed of his typing. For once, Tony had been knuckling down to work, seemingly terrified that he would never be able to leave the building before he finished the job.
And Ziva…
Tim stared at her. He knew that she had been doing paperwork at odd times during their investigations and it looked as though it had paid off. She had completely finished her work. Instead, she was leaning back in her seat, reading a book.
Deciding that he could afford to take a five minute break, Tim made his way over to her. She smiled at him as he approached. Tim was once again reminded that he could not sneak up on the assassin.
"Hey," he greeted her. "How are you?"
Her smiled grew wider. "I am finally free," she told him. "Now I have a little time to re-read my book."
Tim nodded. "I wish I could join you," he admitted.
She chuckled and he left to return to his paperwork. The minute he was done, he was going to join Ziva.