Jealousy (Part 3)

It was now the end of the work day and Tony and Ziva were picking up to go home and McGee had just left. Ziva finally turned off her computer and looked up in time to see EJ finish making the walk over to Tony's desk. She had done this every single day to try to get Tony's attention. She definitely would have won if it was the other Tony DiNozzo, the one that Ziva had first met, who would take any pretty girl he laid his eyes on.

Instead he was looking at Ziva with apology in his eyes as though this was somehow his fault that EJ was bothering him. Ziva walked up to EJ and stood next to her, looking straight at her and wondering what she could possibly be thinking of saying right now.

EJ's eyes caught Ziva and she jumped. EJ had never seen Ziva's ninja side nor had she ever been successfully snuck upon before. She clutched at her heart and was breathing a little heavy.

"You startled me, Ziva," she said to her, finally catching her breath again.

"Oops," Ziva said with a smirk.

"I told you, former Mossad Assassin," Tony said, without his eyes ever meeting EJ and instead admiring Ziva. "She's like a ninja. She could kill you so many different ways that its scary to even think about. And, she could kill you with office supplies if she really wants to. It's extremely beneficial having her as a partner."

"I bet," EJ said, rattled at the way that Tony was admiring Ziva right now and how his eyes worshiped her.

There was jealousy written all over EJ's face that Ziva was taking in carefully. She was used to being the center of attention and the girl that everyone wanted. Part of this was just a game to her, to see how long it would take her to catch Tony's attention, since it was obviously focused differently than other guys were. Ziva didn't like this, but did enjoy seeing this woman jealous that Tony found her more attractive than EJ.

"Are you ready for drinks, Tony?" Ziva asked, throwing an idea out there that they hadn't used on EJ yet.

"You go out with your team often?" EJ asked. "I never took my team out. And, my team never took me out."

Now her voice was filled with a different kind of jealousy as though she really wished her team could be Gibbs' team instead of like it was. Though, her team had yet to arrive.

"We do. We are a tight-knit group of people," Tony replied. "Come on, Ziva."

Tony grabbed his backpack and walked out with Ziva, walking her to her car before going back to his own. They followed each other back to Tony's place and met at the front door just as Tony was unlocking it.

"She annoys me," Tony said quietly.

"You and me both," Ziva agreed. "I mean… what is someone from Rota, Spain doing in DC?"

"I was offered Rota once," Tony said.

"Why didn't you take it?" Ziva asked curiously, her eyes narrowing. "And, when were you offered Rota?"

"Jenny offered me Rota before the assignment with Jeanne," Tony said quietly. "She thought I should have my own team. I pulled a bunch of BS excuses out for her to hear. In reality, I didn't want to leave my family. It's not everyday that you find a team that is this effective and this well coordinated, no matter how dysfunctional we are on our own as people."

Ziva looked at him. "There's more to it than that," Ziva said, seeing the look in his eyes.

"I wasn't ready to give up on you," Tony admitted quietly.

She smiled softly. "In the past, I would have been angry that you turned down a promotion for me, Tony. But, things have changed," Ziva said quietly and thoughtfully. "I am happy that you risked your job, once again, for me. It was horribly stupid and entirely misguided, but I love you more for it, because you wouldn't be who you are if you hadn't done it that way."

He smiled at her now and pulled her close to him. This was the best part of their whole day, getting to be close to one another. It had been three weeks since EJ had arrived and they were both unhappy with her, but they were spending nearly every night together anyway.

"When does your lease run out on your apartment?" Tony asked quiet suddenly, glancing down at Ziva.

"End of this month," Ziva said, not having thought about how little time she spent there.

Tony reached in his pocket and pulled out a key. He held it up in front of her. "If you want to?" he asked her without actually asking her.

"Tony!" she nearly shouted a smile appearing on her face and her eyes lighting up so much that Tony thought they had to be shining through him. "Are you serious?"

"Would you move in with me?" Tony asked quietly, his face turning pink as he asked the question.

"Absolutely!" she nearly shouted at him and threw herself into a kiss as his arms tightened happily around her.

A/N – Wow! Fifty chapters of this story! I can't believe it! And you all have been wonderful with the reviews, follows and favorites! Thank you all so much! I don't think I would have made it this far without all of you! Leave a review on this one and let me know what you think of it!