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ziva's apartment. 7:45 p.m..

You have got to be kidding me. This is not happening.

Ziva was at the door to her apartment, and had been for the past 5 minutes. She had never had this much trouble trying to unlock the door. Every time she tried to insert a key into the lock she either put the wrong key in or dropped her keys. She had even tried to get into the residence next to hers, thinking it was her apartment. Ziva couldn't remember the last time she had been so distracted. All she could think about was getting inside so she could talk to him.

Hopefully he will be online right now..

Ziva usually went on later at night, but the team had gotten out early today. She didn't know what she would do if she had to wait until later on to talk to him. Today had been, well, irritating, and he could usually make her feel better.

Ziva finally unlocked the correct door and walked inside. She dropped her gear on the nearest piece of furniture and went straight to her computer. Ziva logged on to that dastardly website, wondering if she had gotten any messages from other possible suitors. Not that she would want to talk anyone other than him, but in case he turned out to be some 14 year old boy playing a practical joke, she wanted to have other options. Let us see...

One (1) New Message(s) Is/Are Waiting For YOU!

MESSAGE FROM: *Viagra*Is*Easy*As*One*Two*Three*

Not another one of those stupid span messages! No, spam.

This was the fourth time Ziva had gotten a spam message on this site. She ignored it and instead went to see if he was online.

HE WAS!

tony's apartment. 7:50 p.m..

Snap out of it, DiNozzo. I mean, honestly. You're acting like a royal prick. And, thinking things that are straight out of one of the Harry Potter movies.

Directors: Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuaron, Mike Newell, David Yates.

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson...

Tony proceeded to walk into a wall. He backed up and glared at the offending wall, and stuck his tongue out at it. At least this time he was in the right apartment building, and on the right floor. His last few attempts at getting home were complete failures. Tony had gone into two other apartment buildings, thinking they were his own. Then, once he was finally in the right building, Tony kept parting with the staircase at the wrong floor. He was only 2 rooms away this time.. Good job, Dinozzo!

As soon as Tony set his sights on his door, it only took him a manner of seconds before he was inside. He ditched his gear as he hustled over to the computer. Dinner could wait. He just hoped that she would be on. First things first though.. he had to check his messages. That was very important. If this didn't work out, there might be some hot, leggy blonde out there he could tap.

You Have No New Messages. Sorry! :(

Oh. Great. This had better work out then.. I mean, really. There's even a little frowny face. At least the little frowny face understands my pain. No one else does...

OH! SHE'S ON!

Hello. Ziva decided to keep the greeting simple.

HEY! WASSUP? Tony didn't.

Nothing much. Alright, before my internet connection falls again, we need to plan a time to meet.

I'm thinking you mean before your internet drops.. but yeah, I agree. Is that what keeps happening? I always thought you just got sick of me after a while.

Well, that too. Okay. First of all, I should probably ask where you live.

And that's not creepy at all.

Oh you know what I mean. Approximately.

:) D.C. area. Should I really have said that? I mean I don't really know her that well.. Get over yourself. You're supposed meeting her, remember? She has to know kinda where you live. And she's not Ziva, so it's not like she can kill you. Whatever. I'll just backtrack a bit.

Really? That is great! I do, too.

No, not really. I'm just joshing ya.

Oh.

Who is Josh?

I'll tell you when we meet.

So, where do you live?

It doesn't really matter... I'll meet you in D.C. if you want.

Okay.. where?

Do you know where the Navy Yard is? Might as well make it nearby. If he couldn't get out of work before they were supposed to meet, he could always just sneak out for 20 minutes. A meeting with her would be worth a Gibbs Slap.

Yes, of course. Wow. That is odd. Why would he want to meet by the Navy Yard? Whatever. It made it easier for her. If she could not get out of work before they were supposed to meet, she could always just sneak out for 20 minutes. A meeting with him would be worth a Gibbs Slap.

Alright, maybe we could meet in front of there? At about, say, 8:00? That would give him enough time to leave on a good day..

Perfect! That would give her enough time to leave on a good day..

YAY! That was easier than I though it would be. Now, we just need an actual date. I have a feeling this part will be a tad more difficult.

How about tomorrow?

Hm.. Wednesday.. one sec, lemme check my schedule. Way to be suave. What schedule? Have you forgotten you have no social life anymore? Ever since Jeanne..

You do that.

Nope. I'm good.

So, you can or you can't?

I just said!

You said no, then yes. Sort of.

Ah. YES.

Great! I'll see you then. Ziva heard her cell phone ring. She walked over to where she dumped her stuff earlier and answered it.

"David."

"I need you and Tony back in the office."

"Do you want me to call him, Gibbs?" Gibbs had already hung up. Ziva took that as a yes. She dialed Tony's number, but hesitated before she pressed send. She glanced over at the conversation with him, and saw that he had logged off. She shrugged, and clicked the send button.

"DiNozzo."

"Hey, Tony. Gibbs called me and-"

"Yeah, I know. He just called me too."

"Oh."

"Did he tell you why he's ordering us back down to hell?" Tony didn't sound very happy.

"Why am I getting the feeling you really do not want to go back?"

"Besides the fact that it's 8:15? I was in the middle of something."

"Oh."

"I'll see you soon."

"Alright, Tony." They both hung up.