Tony was proud to call the date with Ziva a success. He was still glowing from the experience Monday morning, when he got to work. He knew that just because they had one date that went well. Did not mean that they were going to get married. That being said it would be great if they did get married. Ziva was still young maybe they could have children together. Then again she had adopted her daughter and she didn't want to talk about it. Maybe she couldn't have children. Of course they could always adopt. God he was getting ahead of himself.

"DINOZZO!" Gibbs yelled slapping him hard on the back of the head.

"Wha? On it boss!" Tony replied nervously.

"There is a dead Petty Officer at Rock Creek Park, Grab your gear." Gibbs replied.

"Right sorry I am uh distracted today." Tony replied.

"Ya think?" Gibbs questioned.

"Yes sir and I am sorry." Tony replied.

"Rule six, DiNozzo! Now let's get going!" Gibbs barked.

Tony was waiting the rest of the day for the wrath of Gibbs. McGee had mentioned in the car that Gibbs had called him for almost five minutes before he finally responded. If Leroy Jethro Gibbs called you more than twice, you were a dead man. The whole time they were at the scene Gibbs shot him death glares. He also stuck Tony on collecting evidence. Which on a normal case was bad enough when the body was discovered in the middle of the dog run and there was crap everywhere. It was a literal nightmare. After the crime scene Tony was stuck getting and paying for lunch.

"What did golden boy do to get this kind of treatment?" Bishop asked she had been down in Abby's lab when they were called to the scene.

"I was daydreaming this morning and it took five minutes for Gibbs to snap me back." Tony explained.

"Well that explains why I beat you guys to the car. Everything OK?" Bishop asked.

"I had a date Saturday night." Tony replied.

"Really? Tony I am never going to love again DiNozzo had a date?" Bishop asked.

"Yes, Miss. David" Tony replied.

"The twins teacher?" Bishop asked.

"Yes" Tony replied.

"You want me to get dirt on her? I still have connections at the NSA?" Bishop asked.

"Seeing as me dating is not a threat to national security. I think that it would be an enormous waste of time." Tony explained.

"Whatever you say but if she's a black widow. I am not singing Danny Boy at your funeral. I only do that for people who let me help." Bishop explained.

"She's not a black widow and I am Italian/English! So your best bet not to piss off any of my relatives would be Amazing Grace." Tony replied.

"Lovely funeral song, DiNozzo but I hardly think that needless yabba-yabba is a good enough reason for Holly and Noah to be orphaned." Gibbs replied entering the bullpen.

"I'm going!" Tony groaned.

Ziva could not stop thinking about her date with Tony. Admittedly he wasn't the first person she had asked. She truly had asked her friend Stacy to go with her but Stacy had insisted that she invite "That guy that you like. The cop." Of course Ziva had been hesitant. Her last serious relationship was Ray who was also a Fed but Ray was with the CIA. He was also an abusive and psychotic bastard. She was relieved that Tony seemed to be just the opposite of Ray. He was strong like Ray but unlike Ray, he wasn't married to his job. He had been so calm and understanding. If she had been late to meet Ray even on the first date, he would have slapped her across the face. She would never forgive him for what he did to Eliana. When she was stupid enough to give him a second chance in the fog of grief she felt after her dad died.

"Miss. David?" Julia called.

"What is it, Julia?" Ziva asked.

"You seem out of it. Are you OK?" Julia asked.

"Oh I am fine just tired." Ziva replied.

"Only two more periods to go." Julia offered.

"Yes but I am going to have to stay after and grade papers." Ziva replied.

*Riiiiiinnnnnnngggggggggggggg!*

"Well that's the bell better take my seat." Julia replied.

Despite his troubles at work, Tony was still in a great mood. His date must have been a success then because normally disappointing Gibbs kept him down for days. He hated letting Gibbs down because Gibbs more of a dad to him than Senior ever had been and he just wanted to be the best. That's why even though he would never admit to it. It always ripped his heart when McGee and Bishop called him "golden boy". It wasn't meant to be an insult but God it got to him bad. He hoped that Ziva wouldn't think that was weird that he thought of his boss as a dad. Most people thought he was insane for admitting that. He was forty-three years old. A little too old to be looking for a positive father figure for himself. He should be more concerned with being a good role model for Holly and Noah. Which Lord knows he was but still he took comfort in having Gibbs as his "dad". He had admitted those feelings to Gibbs while he was in the hospital fighting a concussion. He didn't know if it was because he had just almost been killed or because Gibbs actually did care about him but either way the older man had hugged him and told him that he saw him as a son.

Tony got off of work and drove to the grocery store that was just about equal distance between Head Quarters and his house. He grabbed supplies to make stir-fry for dinner and a bottle of wine for himself after the twins had gone to bed. He paid for his groceries and walked out of the store. He balanced his bags on his arms and walked outside. The kid bagging in his line had managed to cram three and a half bags worth of groceries into two bags. The kid had realized his mistake and offered to re-bag some of the groceries but Tony had refused. Assuring the kid that he could handle it. Now that he was out of the store. He regretted that decision. Almost as much as he had regretted parking on the far side of the parking lot. He was about halfway to his car when the bags were knocked out of his hands. He bent down to pick everything up, thinking that he had just bitten off more than he could chew. He was reaching for a can when, he was shoved to the ground. He looked up and saw a Hispanic man, about six one, with brown hair and brown eyes.

"Hey man what's your problem?" Tony asked.

"Are you Tony DiNozzo?" The man asked.

"Yes" Tony replied.

"Are you dating a Ziva David?" The man asked.

"Yes" Tony replied pulling himself up.

"Big mistake! I am Ray Cruz and we are engaged!" Ray replied shoving Tony hard in the chest. Tony stumbled back and fell hard on to the parking lot. Hitting his head on the black concrete. Ray ran off and Tony slipped into unconsciousness.

A/N: Poor Tony why can't he stay out of trouble? Will he be OK? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.