Set during "Dagger"

Tony sighed, "How can we work with someone for three years and not know they have a daughter?" he asked his partner; Ziva David. He was frustrated that he had no idea about it.

The Israeli woman smiled, "You cannot know everything about someone DiNozzo" she said softly

Anthony nodded, still looking around, "Yeah but…"

Ziva sighed, "But nothing Tony, there is a reason why work and home is separate"

Tony looked at Ziva, "Would you keep your daughter secret from us? Ye know.. if you had one"

Ziva looked down, deep in her own thoughts, "She might have had a good reason, I mean the little girl was raised as Lee's sister not her daughter, she may not even know who her mother is" she said softly

The N.C.I.S agent nodded, "Would you keep a kid secret from us then?"

Agent David nodded, "It would depend on the circumstance, yes?"

Tony nodded, "So, have you got a kid?"

Ziva looked at him confused, "Why are you asking this?"

Anthony shrugged, moving to stand in front of her, "Well I just wanted to check seeing as we didn't know about Lee's" he said with a grin

Miss David nodded, "Yes I do, now could we get on with this we have a little girl to search for" she said annoyed at him, and her mind was filled with images of her little girl

Tony went silent, and when they reached a small hut inside was the little girls room, all pink and feminine, Ziva picked up a bear on the bed and smiled before putting it down. He watched her closely, asking softly, "Where's your kid Zee?"

Ziva looked away, "I do not know Tony" she said with a sigh, taking photos of everything in the room

Anthony nodded, "So, did your parents raise her like Lee's kid?" he asked curiously

Ziva lifted the sheet from the side of the bed after seeing ketchup, "She marked every day she was here in ketchup" she said softly, "Such a brave little girl" she commented

Tony knelt beside her, "Was she adopted?" he asked gently, with his hand on her shoulder

Ziva bit her lip and shook her head, "I would never have given her up Tony" she said annoyed at him that he would suggest such a thing

Anthony DiNozzo bit his lip, "She was kidnapped?" he asked her

Ziva nodded with teary eyes, as she silently wondered if her daughter marked the days she was away from her, or if she even knew who her mother really was.

Agent DiNozzo nodded, "Gibbs wanted us to leave the scene as it is so we better get back to headquarters, we can work on finding your daughter too" he said slowly helping her up from the floor where she was knelt down

Ziva nodded, "Please do not say anything until after this case, I could not face it Tony" she said softly

Tony nodded, "Of course, but that means you have to tell me about her" he said softly, leading her back to their vehicle.