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I got my Bones story done! I did three chapter's in two days. I can't believe it. And I still had time to write this chapter. I love having a Saturday free to just write. (But just an FYI, I normally only have time for one chapter a week. Anywho...)

Six weeks after Tim and Gibbs talk...

The squad room was eerily quiet. The occasional tapping of keys on a keyboard could be heard but there was no one talking. The silence was broken by a whoosh as something flew thru the air. Then it was silent again. A minute later another whoosh. And another.

"Tony. Stop it. Now." Ziva said as she stared at her partner.

"Stop what, Zee-vaa." Tony dragged out her name as he sat back in his chair and fiddled with the straw he had in his hand.

"Stop spitting balls at me." She said as she turned back to her computer.

"It's called spit wads Ziva. And who said it was me?"

Ziva ignored him as she continued her paper work. That was until another piece of paper hit her forehead.

"Tony, if you do not quit acting like a child I will use you as a practicing board for the new ways I am learning to kill with a finger-nail clipper." Ziva said in a low tone to indicate she was not joking.

"Okay, okay. Gosh, can't anyone take a joke." Tony huffed as he leaned on his desk and started taping his fingers. Soon he was drumming out a tune with his hands and elbows.

"Ahh, really Tony? Are you going to be this annoying until McGee gets back?" Ziva gave up trying to work.

"I'm not," Tony stopped at the look Ziva gave him. "Fine, I just don't think it's fair that McGeek gets to go on vacation and I don't."

"Well did you ask for vacation time?"

"No. But that's beside the point."

Ziva rolled her eye's and once again tried to return to her paper work.

"It just seems weird that's all. I don't remember him talking about taking time off until just last week. It's like it popped up out of no where." Tony was on a roll and didn't notice Gibbs standing behind the wall by his desk.

"Just like all that paper work on your desk, huh DiNozzo?" Gibbs said as he walked passed to sit at his own desk.

"Oh, hey Boss. Me and Ziva were just talking about last week." Tony smiled.

"Don't you bring me into this. I had nothing to do with this conversation Gibbs." Ziva tried to defend herself.

"Paper work. Now."

"Yes Boss."

"Yes Gibbs."

They had all worked in silence for a good hour. Tony heard the elevator ding and then the sound of his probie laughing. He looked up and saw Tim and another man walking towards them. They both stopped in between Tony's and Ziva's desks.

"What brings you here on your first day of vacation Probie?" Tony asked curios to know who McGee's friend was but didn't want to seem pushy. Just yet anyway.

"Remember yesterday when you 'accidentally' pushed me into the pool? Well I took my wallet out to dry in my desk and forgot to grab it when I left."

"I didn't push you." Tony replied in a voice that said 'yes I did but you don't need to know that.'

"Yes you did Tony." Both Gibbs and Ziva said at the same time. Tim and his friend smiled while Tony huffed and leaned back in his chair to pout.

"McGee, who is your friend?" Ziva asked politely trying to see around Tim.

"Ziva, Tony, Boss, this is my friend Daniel. Daniel these are Agents Ziva David, Tony DiNozzo, and my Boss Agent Gibbs." Tim introduced.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Agent David, Agent DiNozzo, Agent Gibbs." Daniel said to each respectfully.

"It's a pleasure to meet you too Daniel." Ziva and Gibbs both replied. Tony replied with a 'hey how's it going' smirk.

"Just give me a second, 'kay?" Tim asked as he moved to his desk.

"That's fine." Daniel replied.

"So Daniel, how are you?" Gibbs asked.

Daniel looked at him and smiled. "I'm good. Thank you." There was so much more meaning to the thank you but no one would have been able to hear it, unless they knew what to listen for.

"That's good." Gibbs replied with a nod and a little twitch of his own smile.

"Ha. Told you it was here." Tim cried as he held up his wallet. Daniel just laughed and shook his head. The next thing they heard was a chant of 'Dan, dan, dan, dan,' and saw a figure as it flew between the desks and launched its self at Daniel. He had just enough time to steady his feet before Abby was in his arms. He spun her around to keep the momentum she had going, while she wrapped her legs around his waist and arms around his neck.

"Abby." Daniel was laughing to hard to even protest.

"Oh Daniel, I've missed you so much." You could barely understand what Abby said because she had her head buried in his shoulder.

"Abby-doll, you're kinda heavy to hold like this." Daniel strained to speak. Abby dropped herself to her feet as Daniel took a deep breath.

"Are you calling me fat?" Abby raised an eye brow as she placed both hands on her hips. The rest of the MCRT watched in silence. Daniel didn't seem to be intimidated at all with the Abby glare. He just copied her stance and replied,

"Is that what I said?"

Abby couldn't keep the smile from spreading onto her face. She laughed, "No it's not." She turned and handed Gibbs a file folder, telling him it was the reports from last week, before she walked back to Daniel and hugged him again. "It's so good to see you Daniel."

"It's good to see you too."

"So, where are we going for dinner?"

"Tim didn't tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

"It's a surprise."

"Daniel." Abby whined as she looked at him with her best puppy look.

"Nope, not going to work." Daniel said staring straight back at her. "All you need to know is that it's a very fancy restaurant."

"How fancy? Long dress, knee length, or short." She asked as she lifted her leg to show her mini black and white plaid skirt she had on. Daniel looked down blinked and then looked back at Abby's smiling face.

"Knee length." He replied with a smile of his own.

"Black or red?"

Daniel turned to look at Tim who had finished gathering his things and was leaning on the front of his desk. They looked at each other then at Abby and both replied, "Red."

"Yes, that's my new one."

"We'll be by around quarter to six okay? We're picking Sarah up at six-fifteen, and the reservation's for seven." Daniel told her.

"Why don't I just pick Sarah up after work? One less stop later on."

Tim and Daniel just looked at each other before Tim replied, "Fine but if we're not all in the car ready to go by six-thirty we're going to cancel the reservations and go to a burger joint. All dressed up. Got it? We know how you two are when you're together."

"Seems fair. You got a deal. Now where are we going?" Abby tried one more time.

"You are going back to work, Daniel and I are leaving." Tim said as he stepped up next to Daniel.

"Fine. Daniel? Can I have one more hug to get me thru the day?" Abby asked once more with her best puppy look. Daniel just shook his head and grinned as he wrapped his arms around her. Before he could pull away she leaned up and kissed him.

"Abby! Do you remember what we talked about last time?" Daniel said with a resigned sigh.

"Whoops. Sorry." She said smiling, not sorry at all. Tim burst out laughing as he grabbed Daniels sleeve and started for the elevator.

"Bye everybody, see you tonight Abbs."

Just before they stepped onto the elevator Daniel called out to Abby. "Abby-Gabby, we're going to Velprasio's. My treat." And with that Tim and Daniel disappeared into the elevator.

Abby stood there in shock until Tony's own shocked voice spoke from behind her. "Velprasio's? That's the new place right? The one everyone calls Vel-price-io's? You need to have reservations months in advance."

"Or know someone." Ziva's surprised voice joined in.

"Oh Daniel know's people. Plus he is people. But that's beside the point. I don't care how it happened. I'm going to Velprasio's! I got to go call Sarah!" And with that she was gone as fast as she had appeared.

Tony and Ziva stared at each other trying to figure out what just happened when Gibbs stood up, closing his phone. "Gear up. We got a dead Marine." All other thought's were put out of their minds, for the time being.

AN: There's chapter two. Why half of that was in my head I don't know, but it wouldn't leave me alone till it was written. The next one will start getting into the case. Hope your liking and thanks for reading and reviewing!