The hospital corridor was dark except for the light emanating from the room at the end- Emma's room. Tony walked in to see it packed with people. He quickly put on a smile. "Hey, if I'd known there was going to be a party, I would have dressed nicer!"
Ziva smirked, "Tony, you're wearing an Armani suit and Italian shoes. You've outdressed all of us."
He chuckled, changing the subject. "How much longer, kid?"
"Tomorrow…"Emma replied glumly.
"You don't sound so excited."
"They're not releasing me until I've had two more hospital meals." Emma made a face, causing Tony to chuckle.
"Where are you going when you're released?" he asked.
"She'll come with us to get her things. Then she'll go with Ziva." Dan replied.
"Oh, so you've sorted all that out."
"Yes. We decided it'd be best for her to live with a blood relative." Maggie said.
"But I can visit them whenever." Emma added.
"Awesome! And you, Dr. Cranston?"
"I can visit occasionally, but I live in Miami, Tony." She replied. "But my parents and brothers are coming down from Indiana in a couple of weeks."
"Yes, well, we ought to get going." The Keating's excused themselves and Dr. Cranston followed.
"How did interrogation go?" Ziva asked once they were out.
"I got a confession. Sort of. Our two favorite Mossad officers are flying in to get him." Tony sighed.
"Wait, why's Mossad in on this?" Emma, who obviously hadn't been briefed, wondered.
"They took you as a distraction so that we couldn't get their boss." Ziva said plainly.
"Terrorists?"
"In a way. They were trying to prevent peace between Israel and Iran."
"But then… why's NCIS involved?" Silence fell after Emma's words, until Gibbs explained.
"The guy in charge, Bodnar, ordered someone to kill Eli, who was here in D.C. In the process, he killed NCIS Director Leon Vance's wife, Jackie. Then he blew up an Iranian, Arash Kazmi. Bodnar was Mossad's deputy director. All agencies in Israel, Iran, and the US are looking for him."
"That explains" the girl yawned.
"Get some sleep. We'll be back in the morning." Ziva said softly.
"DiNozzo, stay here and keep an eye on her." The silver haired man ordered.
"Got it, boss."
After Gibbs and Ziva were gone, Emma sat up. "Is Eli David related to Ziva?"
"Yeah. He's her dad."
"Woah, really?"
"Yeah, she got back from Israel last week."
"So she's not usually that quiet and withdrawn."
"No, she was a lot lighter before this whole thing started."
"I could tell. I've always been good at reading people." Emma sighed.
Tony smiled, "So was your mom…"
At lunch, McGee walked into the hospital room to see Tony and Emma talking. "Oh hey, McGee! I was just warning Emma about Gibbs's house!"
"Does he really build boats in his basement?" Emma was skeptic.
"Yeah, but not recently. Just don't mess with anything in the basement." Tim replied. The nurse walked in with a tray of what might have been soup, but no one was quite sure. After she left, Emma said, "That nurse was pretty. Right, Tony?"
"What?" he asked, confused.
"Well, you just seem like someone who'd fawn over someone with a face and…figure like hers." She smiled.
"Oh. I hadn't noticed." Tony replied, trying to sound casual.
"Or someone else is on your mind." Emma smirked, and so did McGee.
Tony was about to flounder out of this situation when Ziva walked in and saved him the trouble. "Just finish up your lunch and we are out of here, Emma!"
"Finally!" the girl exclaimed as she scarfed down the questionable food.