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Here it is, the SEQUEL for Murder and Deception! Enjoy and R&R!

Tony awoke suddenly in the waiting room. He immediately sat up, alert in a way that would have made Gibbs proud. Not knowing why he was awake, he stretched and looked around warily before settling into the armchair again, trying to go to sleep again. He could not however. Ziva's face swam in front of his closed eyes. She looked so vulnerable in the crime scene. He shook the image from his eyes; Ziva could always hold her own.

"Do not worry, you do not need to kill Agent McGee." A familiar crisp Israeli accent was heard by his ear. Tony opened his eyes to see Ziva's smile.

"Zee-vah!" he whispered as he looked at her. She was dressed in hospital scrubs, makeup partially removed and hair in a big fluffy puffball. His face broke into a grin. Ziva slid into the armchair next to him.

"So, did you miss me?" she asked as Tony shuffled up to make room for her.

"N-. Yes." Tony let all his smokescreen of immaturity and goofiness drop as he spoke the truth. Ziva smiled.

"Thank you for being honest with me." Ziva laid her head on his shoulder. Tony felt happiness spread across his entire body. The woman he loved was lying on his shoulder.

"This is just a dream, she would never love you the way you love her." he mused, stroking her hair. It was only after Ziva replied that he realised he had spoken aloud.

"Tony, what did you say?! I had eyes on you ever since I joined the agency as a liaison, but I knew that I was to worthless for you." she spoke in a gentle voice without any trace of the bitterness that was always in her voice. Tony felt euphoric as she pulled him into a gentle hug, giving him a cheeky peck on the lips as she enveloped Tony in her blue scrubs.

"Ziva David, will you be my girlfriend?" Tony whispered. As soon as the words left his mouth he regretted it. Ziva was going to absolutely massacre him. She flipped off Tony and raised her hand as to slap him...

"Of COURSE, you idiot!" she squealed, letting her emotionless smokescreen drop as she leapt onto him yet again.

"Okay, Zee, take it easy or Gibbs is gonna..." Tony was cut off by Gibbs himself.

"Gibbs gonna do what, DiNozzo?" he demanded. A trace of a smile could be heard, but you needed to have a good ear.

"Nothing." Tony's face broke out into a sheepish grin.

"Rule twelve, Tony." Gibbs started to say.

"Nooo! No headslaps, please, boss! I love Ziva!" Tony for some odd reason started going nuts; Gibbs suspected it was because Tony thought he was going to make them break up.

"Naw, on the contrary, you guys look kinda cute together." The third smokescreen in an hour was dropped, as Gibbs let go of his gruffness.

"Really, boss?" Tony looked up hopefully.

"Yup. And it was about time you guys got together, I'm kinda sick of your puppy eyes at each other and denying the fact when McGee or Abby point it out." Gibbs remarked.

"I am sorry, Gibbs." Ziva looked ashamed. "Maybe we could have gotten together sooner if I did not deny it for so long."

"All right, it's one o'clock in the morning, now Ziva, go back to bed before one of the docs come chasing you. And DiNozzo, I never said you and Ziva were cute together." Gibbs stood up with a grin. He knew that Tony would boast about Gibbs saying he and his new girlfriend looked cute together, and he had just burst his bubble.

"Not even..." Tony began.

"No. Unless you want to be stuck on desk duty for the rest of your life."

A/N: So, waddya think? Sorry I have not updated in a while, just managed to surface from the burden that is homework!

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Jeanne