Chapter One...
The morning started out as normal as possible. The usual ding of the elevator sounded the normal amount of times and the same smell of coffee emanated throughout the room. The one odd thing about this particular morning was that Anthony Dinozzo was sitting at his desk when Special Agent Timothy McGee and newly minted Special Agent Ziva David arrived that morning. He wasn’t just sitting at his desk but he was laying on his desk and the steady rise and fall of his back indicated that he’d been there for quite some time and was sound asleep. Ziva pantomimed towards McGee that she was about to pour water into Dinozzo’s ear. It was the typical bantering between the two. But what lies in bantering could be the musings of the heart. That inkling of an idea had entered Ziva’s head and gave her enough pause to not follow through with her act of betrayal to her partners solace.
“You even think about pouring that into my ear David and I will pour it on your head.” Ziva shook her mind from the places it began to creep into.
Immediately she transitioned from the woman who was worried about what her attractive partner might think to the aggressive assassin who was stone and didn’t let petty things such as attraction enter that solidified fortress. “Oh Tony,” she laughed. “It was only in jest. And if I had gone through with it I would have been completely at your mercy.” She ended with a flirtatious tone, attempting to awaken her partner from the hangover of the work the night before.
“I’ve had a long night Ziva and am in no mood for the flirtatious side of you this early. Check back with me in about six hours.”
“You’ve got thirty seconds Dinozzo” Gibbs, their fearless leader, said as he casually walked into the squad room.
Tony immediately shot up and awake. “Good morning boss!” He finished his salutation with a yawn and Ziva admired as he stretched to his full height and even taller when his arms went above his head. His muscles flexed with every movement he made. His form fitted clothes clung to his body to help exhibit his nights at the gym were paying off. And…Knock it off David Ziva chastised herself. As she attempted to remove the image from her mind she sat down and began to open files on her computer as if to look busy. She checked her email and read the same email three different times. Gibbs walked over to his desk and back to Tony’s.
He placed a coffee on his desk and said, “You’re going to need that.”
“Thanks boss” he said as he took a hit off of his straight black coffee. Ziva and Tim looked at each other and then looked at Tony.
“You and Gibbs party last night or something?” Tim asked with suspicion.
Without even acknowledging McGee’s question he looked over to Gibbs and said, “The problem isn’t fixed yet boss.”
“Nope. It’s not. But for the moment, it’s paused.”
“With all due respect, boss, they’re only pausing to retaliate. I think we need to up our defenses now.”
If McGee and Ziva weren’t confused enough, the conversation that just conspired increased the confusion. This was going to be a long day.
“Tony!” Ziva shouted at her partner as he walked to the on base coffee stand.
“Run faster David!” She made the distance in 4 seconds flat, surprising her partner more than ever.
“You’ve been avoiding me Dinozzo. You’ve been avoiding me all day. Why is that?”
“No special reason Special Agent David. I’ve just been busy.” He looked up to the barista and simply spoke, “Just drip. Thanks.” Ziva turned him around and pushed him up against the coffee stand.
“You wouldn’t call me ‘special agent’ anything if you weren’t irritated. I will figure this out with or without your help.” She reached behind Tony and grabbed his coffee off the stand and shoved it into his hand.
As she walked away Tony mumbled, “If I could tell you I would. Trust me Ziva. Your safety is at the top of my priority list.”
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