I decided to make this story into a romance/crime. This chapter takes place 3 days earlier and reveals the "difficult case" that Tony and Ziva mentioned. Enjoy;)

FLASHBACK - 3 DAYS EARLIER

"McGee." Tony whispered from across the bullpen. McGee ignored him and didn't even look away from his computer.

"McGeeeeeee," Tony whispered more urgently.

"What?" McGee asked in a normal tone, clearly uninterested.

"Don't you think Ziva has been acting a bit strange today?"

McGee turned away from the screen and thought about this.

"Yeah," he whispered back, finally joining the game. "She has been on edge. I even made her jump this morning when I set the coffee on her desk."

"Exactly," Tony agreed, "Earlier, I made a remark about how Mossad lost to the Navy Seals on The Deadliest Warrior last night and she didn't even care. What do you think she's upset about?"

McGee looked puzzled and shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe that's what she's upset about."

"I don't think she watches TV, McGee."

"Oh, yeah."

"My theory is that Ziva stayed late at the office last night, then she stumbled upon Gibbs doing the hanky panky with our not-so-cold-to-Gibbs-now lawyer Ms. Allison Hart….and now…, Tony concluded by slapping his hands on his thighs," she's scarred for life."

McGee's eyes grew large and he thought about this for a moment.

"Tony! Will you grow up!" Ziva forced through her teeth, finally annoyed that they would not stop talking about her while she was still in the room.

"Oh, hey Zeevah. Care to elaborate on the shocking discovery?" Tony teased.

"What shocking discovery, DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked barging into the bullpen.

"Uh….that Mossad lost to the Navy Seals on The Deadliest Warrior last night, Boss. I was wondering if Ziva could explain that."

" Well, DiNozzo," Gibbs snapped, "I got a shocking discovery for you. Woman found dead in Iraq."

"That's not exactly shocking, Boss," chimed McGee.

"It is when she was an American training officer stabbed in her sleep," replied Gibbs quickly, " We're flying out to Iraq in an hour."

Sorry its so short, but I'm pretty busy:/