hey guys! here's Chap 60 set during 6x22 Legend Part 1
Also, I have decided that I want to have this story finished in two weeks. And atm this story looks to be about 70 chapters in total. Wish me luck, and reviews WILL keep me motivated!
Chapter 60 - A Quiet Lie 60 chapters! omg omg omg!
Tony and Kate walked into the bullpen both carrying two cups of coffee, and a bottle of Ice Tea in Tony's jacket pocket for Ziva. McGee came in from the elevator and took his coffee from Kate, greeting her politely.
Tony placed Gibbs' jumbo sized coffee down on the bossman's desk, and put his coffee on his own desk just as Ziva's phone started to ring.
"Officer David's phone"
"Ziva please." Said an deep voice with a familiar accent.
Tony frowned, "Who is this?"
"Can I speak to Ziva please."
"If this is Sha'ul then no."
"Sha'ul should be smart enough not to call his sister, this is Michael."
"Michael… Ziva's told me about you. Oh, she is just walking in."
Ziva walked forward, "Tony!"
"It is the beloved Michael." Tony told her as he passed her the receiver,
"Thank you, Tony."
Tony smiled and held out the Ice Tea which Ziva accepted with a nod and Tony made his way to Kate's desk,
"So Katie, how's the boyfriend?"
"What boyfriend?"
Tony grinned, "The boyfriend you think about in bed."
Kate glared at him,
Tony just smiled, "Maybe you could get a date with Gerald? Remember him? He got shot by the guy that supposedly killed you. He was cool."
"Gerald Jackson? Seriously?"
"Why not?" Tony grinned, "Then your babies and my babies could have babies and I'd be guaranteed to have attractive babies. Unlike if my babies and the McBabies had babies."
Gibbs walked in, "Babies can wait. Dead Marine can't."
They all grabbed their gear as Ziva finished her phone call.
"How's Mike-ie-boy?" Tony asked,
"You're jealous."
"I'm not jealous.""Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not, and I'm not arguing, Boss."
Ziva smirked, "Be safe."
"Aren't I always?" He grinned causing Ziva to roll her eyes, "See ya later sweet cheeks." Tony went to kiss Ziva lightly (like he had done every time he'd been called out while she was on desk work,) but Ziva turned her head and his lips pressed against her cheek.
"I love you." He smiled, not really noticing she had pulled away,
"I know." Ziva said simply
"DiNozzo!" yelled Gibbs,
"On your six boss!"
* * *
"Cover for me?" Ziva asked Tony, interrupting his conversation with McGee,
"What? Where are you going? When will you be back?"
"Soon."
"Later." Grinned McGee as he left, getting ready to leave for LA.
* * *
"You do, or you did?" Abby asked into her phone as she read over an email the NCIS Office of Special Projects sent to her, "Okay, I'll do that… You, too… Ciao." She hung up,
"That was weird." She said to her pregnant stomach,
"What's weird, Abs?" Asked Gibbs as he walked over to her,"Special Projects in Los Angeles they just e-mailed me confirming their interest in our X man."
"PFC Chandler."
"That's him."
"Special Agent Macy."
"That's her. She wants me to copy her on all my findings." Abby paused, waiting for Gibbs to react, "You know her. Not a question, Gibbs. You know her."
"You find out anything, Abs, you contact me first, and then you can send it on to her."
"Are you going somewhere?"
"Yeah. That's what I came here to tell you; Los Angeles."
"Into the lioness' den?"
Gibbs kissed Abby's cheek goodbye, "I'm taking McGee."
He started to walk away.
"Gibbs." Called Abby, "It's just... the last time you guys went to L.A., one of you almost died."
"I'll bring him home." Gibbs left the room leaving Abby staring after him,
"Just... make sure you bring yourself back, too."
* * *
Ziva hung up her cell phone with a snap.
"The husband?" Asked Michael,
"I do not want to lie to him, Michael." Ziva said with out looking at the man she sat with,
"A small lie." There was a pause before Michael spoke again, "Your father sends his love."
"What else does my father send?" Ziva asked, glancing at Michael for only a second.
Michael reached out and took Ziva's hand in his.
"Me." he said with a smile.
* * *
Jenny was in MTAC at NCIS talking to Special Agent Macy.
"You tell Jethro to call me when he arrives." Jen said,
"Well, you can tell him yourself."
Gibbs and McGee walked into view, "Hello, Director Shepard." Gibbs smiled,
"I know how… excited you two are about working together. I told SecNav I'd havemy best people on this one. There are a lot of nervous people at the Pentagon. Don't make me come out there."
The call was cut and in the OSP Macy turned to face Gibbs, "She told you I got the lead?"
"Yeah, she told me."
"You still drink coffee?"
* * *
Days passed and Tony had found Ziva becoming distant, not just at work, but withdrawing her self at home, even Trina had noticed.
A conversation with Ducky led Tony to MTAC, looking over old ZNN footage of an explosion in a Moroccan club. The image of Ziva baldy injured, lying on a stretcher, Michael walking with her to the ambulance, it was terrifying. Why hadn't Ziva told him she had almost died?
And here he was in an elevator with his wife, discussing how they missed McGee.
"Miss anyone else? Gibbs?"
"Some."
"What about your friend from Tel Aviv?"
"Tony." sighed Ziva,
"I'm just saying." Tony defended,
"Yes. I miss Michael, too."
"When he called the other day, I thought he must have been here."
"No. Sadly, Michael is not here."
Later that night, when Trina had gone to bed, Ziva walked over to where Tony lay on the couch watching his favourite James Bond movie.
"I am going out."
Tony frowned, "Where to?"
"Out."
Tony noticed she was carrying a backpack and an over night bag, "Are you leaving?"
Ziva didn't reply, instead she just said, "I will be at my old apartment if there is a problem." She started to walk to the door,
"Wait a sec!" Tony said as he jumped up and made his way to her, "Are you leaving me?"
Ziva hesitated, "No." she blinked once, her eyes not meeting his, "I need space to think. Goodnight Tony." And she was gone,
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Also, this ep has Tony and Ziva say the word 'Platypus' an Australian Native animal. As an Australian i'd like to point out they pronounce it wrong. This annoys me. So i thought i'd enlighten all my non-Aus readers. Platypus is pronounced quickly. especially the y. On the show bot Ziva and Tony stretch it out for to long, making the T sound like a D and the Y to emphasised. they said it like 'Plady-pus'. the correct pronounciation is shorter and quicker 'Plati-pus' Plat -i- pus. get it? no? ok. the first part of the word 'platy' is said quickly so the 'y' almost sounds like an 'a'. Platypus.
Forgive me for that rant, its just something that got on my nerves.