CHAPTER 1

"McGee, it's your case now," Gibbs said, looking at McGee.

McGee was shocked. He sat at his desk, mouth wide open, wondering what Gibbs was up to.

"Pick a partner; you are going undercover, and you need a missus," Gibbs said, smiling inside. He loved making his agents squirm.

"When do I have to make my decision?" McGee asked, still wondering what this was all about.

"By 11 am; you got an hour then you and your partner are outta here."


***Two hours previously***

"Abby, you need a lift?" McGee asked her over the phone, while he was sitting in his Mercedes.

"Yeah Timmy, where are you?" Abby asked, beginning to get dressed.

"I am outside," McGee said, smiling.

"That's stalker-ish Timmy," Abby said, looking out the window.

"That's negligee, Abs," McGee said, smiling hugely at Abby standing in the window in her black lace underwear.

Abby rushed to get changed, and then locked her door and ran out to the car.

"You look good today, Abs" McGee said, approving of the short red skirt and black t-shirt she had picked because she knew it drove him wild.

"So are you saying I don't look good everyday?" Abby asked, giving her best frown.

"No I... I didn't mean... I meant that you look amazing today," McGee said stuttering.

"I know Timmy, I know," Abby said, and leaned over and gave him a peck on the cheek. He blushed.

"I love that I can make you blush every time," Abby said smiling. "Are we dining this evening?" she asked hopefully

"Of course; same as every week," McGee said, taking his eyes briefly off the road to look at her.
***Real time***

In Abby's lab, the music was lower than usual because Tony had turned it down so that he could hear her talking. He never knew how she could hear anything over her music.

"He will so pick me!" Abby said confidently. "We have been getting on well recently," she said smiling.

"Well, he is definitely not going to pick Ziva; that would just be scary," Tony said, imagining McGee and Ziva together and shuddering, with Abby following suit.

Tony left the lab, telling Abby to keep the screen on so that she could see when McGee picked her without him seeing her and showing off her huge grin.

"So McGee, you made your choice?" Gibbs asked, not looking up from his work.

McGee stood and looked at Tony and then Ziva, swallowing hard. "I have Gibbs," he said, walking slightly closer to Gibbs' desk.

"And McGee? I haven't got all day," Gibbs said, giving McGee his world famous stare.

"I pick Ziva," Mcgee said, and everyone's jaws hit the floor.

"I am going to kill her!" Abby said, shouting in the lab. She was not liking this; McGee was hers and only hers.

"Very well," Gibbs said, sounding a little shocked. He knew Abby would find out about this. "Take Ziva and get settled, you have a motel to de-bug."

Gibbs handed them the file and pointed at the elevator, "Everything is set up for you. Tony will be along shortly to help with security, but it is all down to you now, McGee," he said with no expression on his face "And McGee?" Gibbs asked.

"Yes boss?" Mcgee said, stopping mid step.

"You screw up and you're fired, you got me?" Gibbs said sternly.

"Got it, boss," McGee said, running to catch up with Ziva.

CHAPTER 2

The open file on the bed showed a young woman not much older than 18 she had strangulation marks around her neck and various bruises to her face and arms. Ziva instantly recognised her from the introduction class photo her
intelligence had sent her, she had not told Gibbs but she was using this information to try to track down her father and the other heads of Mossad, she was determined to take them down and would stop at nothing to do this.

"What are we going to do McGee?" Ziva asked unpacking her weapons into the bedside table
"We have to pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend and attend a workshop for the International Computer Threats Association" McGee said not looking up from the file containing their undercover brief
"I have to be a geek?" she looked shocked and turned to face him
"We prefer computer literate" McGee said reminding himself why he chose Ziva in the first place
"If i would have know i was going to be a geek i would have packed a better wardrobe" Ziva said showing him her assassination themed outfit
"Thats where i come in" Tony said peeking his head into the room

He laughed at the thought of McGee and Ziva being a couple everyone could see that she would kill him in a heartbeat without any hesitation and with anything she could get her hands on at the time, be is a lamp or a pen he was
going down. Tony walked confidently in the room and could not help but let a msile escape him and rear its ugly head, he knew Ziva was watching but he could not help it. He laid the two suit bags on the bed and unzipped
the first one which was McGee's, showing a nice black Armani suit and cream coloured shirt with a red tie.

"How come he has a suit that looks like that, i would never date someone who would wear that" Ziva said turning her nose up at the thought of being anywhere near someone who would wear anything that looked like that
"Just wait untill you see yours" Tony said remembering the quick peek he took in the car

Tony opened the second suit bag revealing a light grey suit with a crisp white shirt, immediately Ziva's face dropped and she looked at the suit and wincing at the thought of wearing anything so disgusting she was suddenly rethinking this whole assignment there is no way she could pass for a geek, maybe she should call Abby and get her here, no she couldn't she hadn't been this close to the truth in so long she had to take a deep breath and take it.

CHAPTER 3:

It had been a long day and Ziva had heard about as much geek speak as she could take in one day she had just stared at McGee blankly for over and hour while
he and this blonde woman talked about thingymabobs and ojimaflips as Ziva called them. The whole time McGee had occasionally looked at her and smiled
or slightly touched her hand and it made her smile, she had not realised how sweet and kind-hearted he could be, Abby was so lucky to have someone so loyal
even if she did not appreciate it sometimes and just used him to her advantage or when she needed comfort.

The room was getting smaller every time she entered back into it and she headed straight for the shower as they walked through the door.

"I'm goin for a shower McGee, i am going to wash off all this geek" Ziva said shuddering and hating the feel of the suit on her skin.
"Okay, ill be in here as usual going over the case" McGee said sounding down and sighing as he sat on the bed

Ziva was in the bathroom and had turned the shower on whilst listening to him talk and then letting out a sigh, she undressed and wrapped a towel around
herself and walked back into the room.

"What's wrong McGee?" Ziva asked standing between him and the bathroom
"Abby is mad at me and you would rather be with Tony than here with me" He said, his eyes were dull and lifeless
"She is not mad at you, she just was a little shocked you picked me, why did you pick me?" Ziva asked moving to the end of her bed and sitting down
"I had gone over the case file the night before which is why i brought it to Gibbs' attention, i knew she had ties to Mossad and knew you would know about it
more than Abby would" McGee said looking at her and giving a slight smile
"That was the best thing to do, why didn't you tell Abby that?" Ziva asked moving to sit next to him
"She would not understand she would just get mad at me and also that i blew off our date for tonight, she will be even more mad" McGee said he looked
about ready to cry

Ziva could tell what was going to happen next, she quickly put her hand on top of his and rubbed her thumb over it for a while until she heard him finally
let out the breath he was holding in. She waited for him to lift his head up to look at her and when he did she leaned in and gave in a hug, she knew he needed
it and right now she was the only one able to do it.

Abby walked into MTAC and made her way down towards the screen where she could see McGee and Ziva hugging.

"You can't keep your hands off each other!" Abby screamed making the guys in MTAC jump and quickly began to work "Just you wait" she threatened.

CHAPTER 4:

Abby had been spending a lot of time in her lab, some would say more than usual but it was for a reason. She had finally realised that the only way to have McGee to herself is to get rid of Ziva and she knew just the way to do it.

McGee had been sleeping for just over an hour, Ziva was still awake she had waited for him to fall asleep before getting up and taking a shower, she read over the case file for the millionth time and still came up with nothing. There had been no clues and no suspects she was beginning to think this was a waste of time.

"Anyone there?" Ziva whispered
"I'm here Officer David" Gibbs said almost groggily
"I'm not liking this boss, nothing is jumping out at you" Ziva said
"Me Ziva" Gibbs said
"I know I said you" Ziva said trying to stay quiet
"Its me not, never mind" Gibbs was not going to go into this one "get some sleep"
"Yes boss" Ziva said taking the earwig out and turning her bedside light off

Abby had not left her lab in days, she had only ever left to go to the bathroom and take a shower which she did in the building so she was never very far from the 24 hour live footage of the case. Tony entered her lab to find her asleep on her keyboard and letters being typed across the screen at a rate of knots. He placed his hand on her shoulder and she jumped into action.

"Did I miss anything?" She said looking desperately at the screen showing McGee and Ziva in bed, McGee was sleeping and Ziva was just laying there facing McGee.
"No, Ziva just spoke to Gibbs but still nothing" Tony said moving towards the plasma
"Do you see that?" Abby asked looking angry
"See what Abs?" Tony asked squinting but still seeing nothing
"Her!!!" Abby said pointing her finger into the screen showing Ziva
"What have you got against Ziva?"
"She wants McGee!" Abby said crossing her arms angrily
"You gotta be kidding me abs" Tony said laughing
"You think this is funny?" Abby asked approaching him
"Well yeah, look at him, she would never go for" Tony said but was interrupted by an Abby arm punch
"For a geek, smart ass, probie?" Abby said not looking happy "Get out!"
"Abs I'm" Tony said being ushered out
"Save it Tony" Abby said throwing him out of her lab and locking the door so that no one can come in.

Tony made his way to MTAC, Gibbs had gone for coffee and Ziva was still awake. Tony picked up the headset and began to shout to get her attention.

"Ziva, Ziva" Tony shouted "Zi-va"
"What?" Ziva said angrily whispering
"We got a problem" Tony said
"What is it?" Ziva asked
"Abby thinks you are after McGee" Tony said leaning back in the chair
"And you don't" She said winking as Tony falls over his chair with a loud thump
"Goodnight Tony" She says putting the headset under her pillow and reaching over to McGee and putting her arm around him "Lets see how jealous she can get, its for your own good Abby"

CHAPTER 5:

"McGee, I think I love you!" Ziva said kissing him on the lips leaving him stunned

She grabbed the case file and entered the bathroom sitting on the toilet seat and putting the earwig into her ear hoping someone was there.

"I'm here Ziva" Tony said smiling at the sight of her in her silk nightdress
"Tony I think I have it!" Ziva said sounding excitedly
"You solved the case already!" Tony said almost choking on his popcorn
"There is only one member that was in the room that day that was not there yesterday" she said studying the photo in her hands again
"Abby is not happy with you" Tony said breaking the moment
"Really? Why?" She said knowing exactly why Abby was mad at her
"She saw you last night after we spoke" Tony said imagining a Ziva and Abby fight
"Its for the case Tony nothing more" She said reassuring herself more that Tony
"Well you had better tell Abby that, I think she is going to put some weird voodoo curse on you" Tony said letting out a small quiver
"She is just angry Tony, nothing more will come of it" Ziva said taking out the earwig
"Ziva! Ziva!" Tony said trying to get her attention

Ziva came out of the bathroom and watched McGee as he changed out of his shorts and MIT t-shirt. She had only began to notice him after spending the last 48 hours with him. She had changed her mind about him several times but decided that she should give him a chance to prove himself to Gibbs and the rest of the team so she did what she believed was the only possible thing. She quickly showered and dressed and whispered to McGee her plan, suddenly there was a knock at the door, Ziva walked to the door and looked through the peep hole.

"McGee" She whispered
"Yeah" He whispered back whilst clearing up the files on the bed
"Its him, the killer!" Ziva said back answering the door

CHAPTER 6:

"Will someone answer me!" Abby shouted.
"Sorry Abs, but we haven't got much time," Tony said, touching her shoulder and running towards the elevator.
"Someone better tell me what is going on or I will kill someone," Abby said, staring at a couple of interns and scaring the life out of them.
"Abby, could you come with me?" Jenny asked, standing at the top of the stairs unfazed by her anger.
"You better tell me what is going on!" Abby said, pointing her finger at Jenny.
"Come to my office; it is more private there," Jenny said, walking towards her office.

"Please take a seat Abby," Jenny said, taking a seat behind her desk.
"I am so sorry but something happened to Ziva and McGee while they were undercover," Jenny said.
"Other than rubbing my nose in it?" Abby said, worry and anger apparent in her voice.
"I am not sure about that, but they are both in critical condition," Jenny said, waiting for Abby's face to react to the news.
"Did she get my McGee hurt?" Abby asked, leaning on the desk.
"Ziva is a trained Mossad agent and will defend herself if the situation requires it," Jenny said confidently.
"And because she kisses your butt," Abby said angrily.
"One more word, Miss Scuito, and you will not be here for more than the time it takes to get your stuff and leave!" Jenny said, facing up to her.
"No need, I quit!" Abby said, storming out of the room and running down the stairs to the elevator.

Getting in and realizing what just happened, she slid down the wall and sat on the floor, tears streaming down her face. The doors opened and she quickly walked out the main doors and to her car. She drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital and parked in the first place she could find. Funny enough, it was Gibbs' car that sat next to hers. They both had the same idea; take the disabled space.

She entered the hospital and asked for the ward where McGee was, and the nurse told her that it was on the 4th floor. She pressed the button for the elevator and after a few seconds decided to take the stairs; she did not have time to waste on another elevator. She awkwardly ran up one flight of stairs, only to realize they were harder than she thought, so she was definitely going to wait for the next elevator. Surprisingly enough, it came mere seconds after pressing the button.

She exited the elevator and asked the large woman at the desk where McGee was located. The woman pointed to the room just off the corridor, and told her he had just gotten out of surgery and may not awaken for a good few hours, but he was stable. She found the room and walked into it, spotting Ziva with a hospital gown, sounding like she had been crying.

"I am so sorry Tim. All this was to prove to Abby how much you mean to each other, and now it may be too late," Ziva said, kissing McGee on the lips. She turned to leave, and then spotted Abby.
"Abby," Ziva said, and saw the look on her face.

CHAPTER 7:

"How dare you?" Abby said making a fly for Ziva
"Abby I did it for your own good!" Ziva said trying to defend herself with one arm
"You let me believe that I was losing him, to YOU?" Abby said anger and sadness apparent in her face
"And what makes you think he would not want me? He did pick me for the case after all" Ziva said showing off a little
"NEVER!" Abby said slapping Ziva across the face and Ziva responding back with the same motion.
"Abby!" McGee said waking up to find two women fighting over him, if only Tony could see him now.

Tony on the other hand was in MTAC trying to find a way to track a killer that had been one step ahead of them the whole time.

They had been in the room and after answering the door they let him in, trying to be as calm as possible until Tony had tried to call out to Ziva and the killer had heard something, trying to distract him, McGee asked him a series of questions about the conference they had had that morning only to find him with a knife to Ziva's throat.

"I know who you are, and I know why you are here" The tall man said

"Boss we have a situation!" Tony shouted even though he was sitting only a few feet from him

It took only a few seconds, Ziva had removed the knife from her throat and manoeuvred her self into a position behind his back but not before he grabbed another knife from his pocket and threw it in McGee's direction, sinking into his chest as he dropped to the floor.

"Tim!" Ziva shouted as she ran towards him taking out her cell and dialing 911

"What the?" Tony said shocked watching this all unfold
"We need an emergency team, we have an agent down!" Gibbs said rushing towards the door

The killer had gone, Ziva had been to wrapped up in helping McGee she forgot all about the killer which later could cost her the case.

CHAPTER 8:

"I am ready to go back in the field" Ziva said showing Gibbs how well her arm had healed
"I am not sure, the killer knows who you are now, we cannot take any risks" Gibbs said leaning back on his chair his gut was telling him this was not a good idea.
"Well we will have to change my appearance a bit and go in alone" Ziva said looking at Tony and knowing he was not ‘geek material'.
"Fine but if you screw this up its your job on the line, just like I told McGee" Gibbs said knowing he could scare his agents whenever he felt like it, it was abuse of power but that is what helped him sleep at night.
"I will not screw up boss" Ziva said heading off to the elevator
"Where are you going?" Tony asked
"Abby's lab, she needs to get me ready" Ziva said stepping into the elevator

Tony made a break for it, he wanted to see a cat fight and had been told about the hospital by Abby who had been mad ever since. He had moved only a hair before he was held back by Gibbs who had grabbed his collar and then slapped him on the back of the head. He had not realised in the split second of him asking Ziva where she was going the Gibbs had walked over to his desk and had stood behind him.

"Where do you think your going?" Gibbs asked
"Nowhere boss" Tony said sitting back down
"Find the killer's name by the time I get back with coffee" Gibbs said and then disappeared.

"Abby, can we talk?" Ziva asked walking into her lab but finding no signs of Abby
"Abby?" Ziva asked walking around the deserted lab
"I am here Zi-vah" Abby replied in a harsh tone behind her
"I need you to make me a geek" Ziva said
"What so you can steal McGee away from me again?" Abby said walking past her and giving her an evil stare
"No I am going back into the field and finishing this case on my own" Ziva said looking Abby straight in the eyes the ice apparent in their eyes
"Taking over from McGee now are you? You are a backstabbing jerk!" Abby said aiming her caff-pow in Ziva's direction, Ziva ducked and the caff-pow landed on Gibbs as he entered the lab
"Abby! Ziva! Interrogation now!" Gibbs said unimpressed by the newly stained clothing he was wearing.

"Neither of you are leaving this room until you sort this out, either kill each other or be civil do I make myself clear?" Gibbs said closing the door to interrogation before he had the chance to listen to their objections.

Gibbs walked into observation and studied the two women closely for 10 minutes as they sat on opposite ends of the table staring at each other as if either of them blinked they would lose. He grabbed the coffee he had waiting on the table and thought about a similar situation had happened between Tony and Kate when Tony had eaten her sandwich. This was different though this needed to be sorted he could not have a good agent to go waste because the forensic scientist was fighting her over a man, he knew from experience that relationships between co-workers did not work and this had become one of those situations.

"Why are you so angry with me?" Ziva asked Abby who refused to give into the staring competition
"I saw you kiss McGee and you got into bed with him when you knew I could see you" Abby said slamming her fists on the desk and standing up
"We were undercover and that is part of the operation" Ziva said mimicking Abby's movements
"I heard you talking to Tony that night, I know that you have feelings for him" Abby said firing another accusation at her
"Who Tony?" Ziva said half laughing "You have got to be joking me, Tony is another hungry man that will flirt with any woman who shows him attention" Ziva said looking at her reflection in the two way glass
"Then why did you go after MY McGee?" Abby asked this time with less energy
"Because he is a truly decent man, kind hearted and sweet and treats a woman how she should be treated" Ziva said sitting down finally giving up "You have treated him like a piece of meat, picking him up and putting him down whenever it suits you and it is not fair" Ziva said stating a fact
"So what are you like dating?" Abby asked
"We have only ever been on one date and I can honestly say I would make it a second if it was possible" Ziva said being totally honest with Abby knowing that her boss was standing on the other side of that two way glass watching them and now probably trying to find a suitable replacement for her job.

CHAPTER 9:

"There you go" Abby said putting the finishing touches to the new and geek proofed Ziva
"Oh my god!" Ziva said looking at her reflection in the glass door
"That has got to be the funniest thing I have ever seen" Tony said trying to hold back laughter
"One word DiNozzo and your going as her lap dog" Gibbs said patting her shoulder and walking out of the lab
"I look like a nerd" Ziva said feeling her outfit and reading the ‘I heart nerds' Spongebob square pants t-shirt and quivering a little "I thought the other outfit was bad" she said turning to Abby and giving a little smile
"You will do great" Abby said as Tony and Ziva left the lab

Ziva entered a huge hall full of people half of them were your average geeks and nerds the other half were in smart suits and had money basically falling at their feet. Ziva mingled for a few minutes chatting to a few people whilst hunting for the killer hoping that if given the chance would take him down in a heart beat.

She stopped in her tracks when she saw him, he had changed a little but she knew it was him, he was wearing a smart suit and glasses but had the cold eyes she remembered. She slowly made her way through the crowd and settled into a conversation with a small group of guys who had thick rimmed glasses and braces. She could not help but stare, she had not felt this uncomfortable since being stuck in a box with Tony. One of the guys was trying to make a pass at her and her mossad training kicked in.

"Remover your hand now or lose it" Ziva said grabbing his hand and twisting it
"Ow!" he said as she finally let go "You are as strong as the new program for the ITCA with a little fire" He said and the other guys laughed
"A girl has got to be prepared or her motherboard could get busted" Ziva said and laughed out loud causing the whole room to go silent as she let out a little snort and adjusted her glasses.

The killer had been talking to the same girl for over an hour and Ziva was getting impatient, she had tried to start a conversation with them but as she did not have the whole geek talk down she found it difficult to understand anything they were saying. Something about local processes, bugs, support programs and ghz's and she knew as much about that as Tony does about having a serious relationship. This made her giggle a little bit and earned her a small stare from the girl which she shot back a evil look.

"Ziva its time, now or never" Gibbs said talking into her ear
"I know, I need a little help" Ziva said quietly back
"We will bring in back up" Gibs said
"No, I can do it" Ziva said walking up to another guy in a suit and flirting a little
"Hello there miss, can I help you?" The tall slim man asked looking at Ziva and smiling
"I just can't seem to find a decent guy in here, they all want one thing" Ziva said looking innocent
"Well you have found one" He said laughing "Come and meet my associates" he said walking over to the killer and his next conquest
"How about we go somewhere private?" He said with a smirk
"Lets go" Ziva said practically launching on him
"Take care of the lady for me" The killer said to his associate as he lead Ziva to the private back room
"Federal agents, drop your weapon" Tony shouted as they entered the room and the killer tried to run but was stopped by Ziva putting out her foot
"How could you, you bitch?" The killer shouted at Ziva as Tony cuffed him
"I may not talk geek but I can sure look like it" Ziva said smiling and removing her hair clip letting her hair fall down her back.

CHAPTER 10:

"Ziva, you did good" Gibbs said putting his sig back in the drawer and tapping his hand on the keyboard to wake his computer up as it responded with loud beeps.
"Thanks boss, so does my job still exist?" Ziva asked hovering over her desk ready to get pack up her things as leave as soon as possible.
"You get to keep your job for now" Gibbs said smiling slightly and making his way to the Director's office
"You are lucky you have kept your job zee-va" Tony said still remembering what she looked like less than an hour ago
"You are lucky you have kept your…" Ziva said looking down and smiling wickedly

Tony puts his hands towards his crouch and moves behind his desk to shield himself, he knows what Ziva is capable of and does not want to remember the pain he felt when they had gone undercover and he was caught out not using his knee.

McGee spent all of 2 seconds deciding where to go after he had been released, he was going to see Abby and settle it once and for all. He got in his car and drove to see her, the pain was apparent in his chest as he tried to turn the wheel to make a left turn. He narrowly made the corner ramping the curb and taking out a mailbox, he stopped and went to retrieve the mailbox and stood it on its legs and getting back in the car.

It took a normal 10 minute car drive over 30 minutes to get to its intended destination but by the time he reached it he was glad to finally stop the car and get out. The pain was killing him and he longed for the comfort that he knew Abby would bring him, she always knew what to say and how to touch him to make him feel like he was the only man in her life even if that was not true.

"Abby?" McGee said poking his head into her lab
"McGee" Abby said running at him
"Easy Abby I am still in pain" He said waving his hands in front of him stopping her from jumping on him
"Oh I forgot sorry" Abby said looking down at her feet like a school girl being told off
"Don't apologise I just couldn't deal with the pain right now" McGee said not wanting to upset Abby further "can we talk?" He said motioning to the back room
"Sure Timmy" Abby said and took him by the hand to the back room of the lab.

McGee sat down after pulling out a chair for Abby and waiting for her to sit down. They were sitting a distance apart when they started talking and McGee felt the tension in the room could be cut with a knife, he began speaking and watched as Abby's head moved from its position staring at the floor to his face. She had so much love in those eyes McGee thought to himself and he could see how he came to fall in love with her, she was the perfect woman for him but the timing was off, way off.

"Abby honey, it was never my intention to hurt you, you know that" McGee said watching her fidget in her seat a little
"I know" Abby said not wanting to say too much too soon
"The way I feel about Ziva is nothing like I have ever felt before" he said also starting to shift in his chair "What me and you had was everything to me but there was no way it could have worked, you didn't feel the same way I did and I could not fight my feelings anymore" he started to notice a small tear roll down her cheek and she made no intention to wipe it away, he rolled his chair closer and put his hand on her face causing the tear to run into his fingers.

She looked up at him as a spark ran from his hand to her face, they fitted just like a jigsaw puzzle. They were everything to each other but yet were both running in completely different directions, he wanted commitment and she wanted fun. Thy were like this for a few minutes and when McGee tried to speak Abby placed a finger on his mouth and leant forward. McGee knew what was happening but he could not feel his body his mind was blank and his eyes were unable to see anything other that the eyes of his true love sitting in front of him. Abby reached his lips and touched them with hers, McGee did not pull back as the kiss deepened and they kept kissing until McGee got his brain back and stopped.

"Abby we can't do this" McGee said in a fluster and walked towards the doors
"Just think of it as our goodbye kiss ok?" Abby said happy inside but also felt upset at what was happening
"Goodbye to us as a couple you mean, we still work together" McGee said stopping and turning towards her
"Ill see you tomorrow very special agent McGee" Abby said forcing a small smile
"See you tomorrow very special Abigail Scuito" McGee said mirroring the smile and heading towards the elevator

Ziva sat back on her chair at her desk staring at the ceiling, she has missed McGee while he had been in the hospital recovering but would never had admitted that to anyone. She knew that Abby was still mad at her for revealing how she truly felt but she knew that if she met a guy tonight McGee would be the furthest person from her mind.

"Ziva are you ok?" McGee asked looking at her his hand covering his chest where it was still hurting
"McGee, your ok then?" Ziva said going to stand up but McGee cut her off by moving towards her
"You look so much sexier without the geek uniform on" McGee said inching towards her
"McGee are you ok, you seem a bit off tonight?" Ziva said feeling scared but a little aroused at the same time
"Tim, call me Tim" He said smiling for what seemed to be the first time in days
"Ok Tim it is" and she returned the smile
"I would like to take you out for dinner" McGee said and held out his hand to her
"No" Ziva said and turned to gather her things
"No? what did I say that would make you…" McGee was cut off my Ziva kissing him
"I will cook for you" She said taking his hand and leading him towards the elevator.

Abby stood in the doorway observing the two as they kissed and headed towards the elevator, she felt her heart skip a beat as she watched the doors close. She knew that she had missed her chance to be with him but could not help but feel she still had a chance should she want him badly. She wiped away the tear that escaped and rolled down her cheek as she turned and made her way to her lab.