Chapter Five- Something isn't right

-The bullpen-

Special Agent Gibbs had just sat down at his desk when his phone rang.

"Yeah, Gibbs."

"Agent Gibbs you are needed in MTAC." A familiar voice said.

"Be right there." He replied, smiling. After a month of no communication, he would finally get to see his daughter. He quickly walked up the stairs. When he got into MTAC he put the headset on and waited for everyone else to get ready.

"Inputting signal from Tel Aviv." Someone said. The next thing he knew he was staring angrily at a not so friendly face.

"Ah Agent Gibbs! How nice of you to request a conference." Deputy Director David said.

"I didn't want a conference with you director." Gibbs shot back.

"Why not? Can we not have a nice chit chat?"

"I don't want to talk to you. I want to talk to Ziva. Where is she?"

"I am sorry Agent Gibbs. That will not be possible."

"Why?"

"Officer David is on assignment."

Vance walked in just before Eli made that last remark.

"What assignment?" Gibbs was growing angrier by the minute.

"That is Confidential." Eli said quickly.

"Where?"

"Also confidential."

"When is she coming back? Or is that confidential too?"

"That I am not sure of, but I can assure you agent Gibbs she is fine."

"How do you know that?"

For once the Deputy Director had nothing to say.

Gibbs began to walk out. He only stopped when he saw Vance and said, "Leon."

Leon walked closer to screen and put on a headset.

"Leon, Shalom my friend."

"Shalom."

"I see that your agent Gibbs is not happy with me."

"He is just worried. As you know he and Ziva were very close."

"Why yes of course. She did kill her brother for him after all."

"Yes. Listen I could not help but to over hear that Ziva is on a mission?"

"She is." Eli said nodding.

"Would you care to share?"

"I am sorry Leon. I cannot divulge any information on Officer David's assignment."

"Even with me?" Vance said raising his voice.

"Yes, as I said I am sorry."

"What is so top secret about this assignment?"

"If I told you it would no longer be top secret." Eli said, laughingly.

"This does not look good Eli, Israel hiding missions from the U.S."

"Look Leon, if it were a matter of National Security of course I would notify you. This is a small matter though so I want to keep it in house."

"Right. Shalom Eli."

"Shalom my friend."

-Back in the Bullpen-

"Confidential my ass." Gibbs muttered to himself as he was walking down the stairs. "DiNozzo where the hell is McGee?"

"Not sure, but boss I have something." Tony answered with a huge grin. Just as Gibbs reached the bottom of the stairs he motioned with his head for Tony to follow him to the other side of the stairs.

"What do ya got DiNozzo?" Tony just stood there with his thousand watt smile.

"Why the hell are you smiling DiNozzo?"

"Well I saw you walk up to MTAC and yesterday I heard you tell Vance you wanted to talk to Ziva in MTAC."

Tony's Flashback:

"You didn't seem to mind when we were under cover." She said.

"That might have something to with the fact that you were naked."

"Perhaps if it were warmer in here, yes?"

"Focus DiNozzo." Gibbs said while head slapping him.

'Oh, right. So, how is she? Is she Okay? Did she ask about me? I mean she probably isn't over the whole me killing her Mossad boyfriend thing yet but I-"

"Shut up DiNozzo. I can't handle two Abbys right now." Gibbs said, cutting him off.

"Why Boss?"

"Because I didn't talk to her." Gibbs all ready knew not to say Ziva's name in front of Tony unless he wanted to wait two minutes for him to snap back into reality.

"What? Why?" Tony asked, angrily.

"Apparently she is on some top secret Mossad mission that Deputy Director David won't say a word about."

"Oh so that's what you need McHacker for."

"Now your thinking DiNozzo. What do you got on the case we are actually working though?"

"Oh, Right. Special Agent Matthews' mother left when she was eleven and her brother, Petty Officer Aaron Matthews, was five. She left on the Petty officer's fifth birthday which was very traumatic for him and caused him to invert to himself. He barely spoke to his father, until two years ago when he decided to join the Navy and become a naval commander just like his dad."

"What about her relationship with Petty Officer Matthews?"

"She said she tried to be there for him as much as possible, but again he bottled himself up. They did not become close until three months ago when the Petty officer called her and told her he had met someone he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Agent Matthews stated that her brother was being very cautious and saying 'they' and 'them' instead of 'she' and 'her'. She also said that the reason her brother was in town this week was to bring home his fiancé. Her father was the only one home when he arrived only with his best friend, Petty Officer Robert Cruz. Which means-"

"That Petty Officer Robert Cruz was not only Petty Officer Aaron Matthews' best friend, but more than likely his domestic partner." Gibbs said, cutting him off and heading back to the team's sector.

"Right Boss." DiNozzo said following him.

"Where is she?"

"I think at her desk."

"Agent Matthews?" Gibbs yelled.

"Yes sir." Agent Matthews shot up from her desk. She had a huge hangover from the night before and she wasn't hiding it.

"Go home and be with your family."

"Yes sir." She was not going to protest because she had a major headache. Just then Vance appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Gibbs." He said motioning him to his office.

'You sure it's a good idea for her to go home when her father is the suspect boss?"

Tony asked, walking Gibbs to the stairs.

"Yeah because it keeps her out of our hair and keeps her father from running. You drink to much last night too DiNozzo?" Gibbs shot back at him.

"No."

-Vance's Office-

"I really don't like the way Eli is hiding missions from us." Vance opened with.

"He's your friend." Gibbs shot back.

"You have to be friends with certain people when you sit in the big chair. Anyway I want to see what Officer David is working on. What about you?"

"Of course Leon. She is like a daughter to me."

"Anyway-"

"I was thinking I would get McGee to hack into their files and see what she is doing." Gibbs cut him off.

"Two steps ahead of you. I have had him and Ms. Scuito working on it since I got out of MTAC." Leon said, smiling.

'You two steps ahead of me? Hah.' Gibbs thought smiling back at him.

A/N: Well Again I really liked the way this chapter came out and I hope it answers some of yalls questions. I am planning on putting out another chapter today so keep checking back. I am also thinking some McAbby next chapter? I know I am dying for some Tiva, and I am sure yall are too. What is that saying though? 'Good things come to those who wait' :P

P.S. Reviews would be lovely :).