Disclaimers: NCIS, the rights to the show and its characters do not belong to me.
Spoilers: none really
Pairing: Ziva David/Tim McGee UST
Summary: Abby's birthday celebration takes a surprising turn. But he wouldn't be McGee if he weren't always the sensible one, would he?

At times, he curses Abby for being such an emotional person and for her ability to have him wrapped around her finger. Because there had been no way to tell her no when she wanted to go clubbing as her birthday celebration. He didn't have the energy to tell her no, so he had agreed, under the condition that it had to be a normal club, not one of her usual ones. And since Tony and Ziva had reinforced the condition, the Goth had agreed, albeit a bit reluctantly.

When he steps into the club, the loud music immediately fills his ears and he wants to shoot himself right there and then. There are many ways he considers to be great when it comes to spending Friday evenings off work. Clutching a drink in a stuffed club while the music is slowly making him deaf is not one of them, never was and will never be. But it is Abby's birthday and he promised, so he draw a deep breath and slowly makes his way through the crowd, searching for his friends.

He finds the others at the bar. Tony is clad in jeans and a form fitting shirt, and Abby… well, he can't see much of a difference to what she usually wears, but then again, that would pass for clubbing style quite easily. Ziva, though…

He remembers when she first started working at NCIS and the skirts she used to wear before doing away with those attempts of female wardrobe and wearing her beloved cargo pants and jeans. Now, those skirts were really tame when compared to what she is wearing now. For a second, he actually believes she may have raided Abby's wardrobe, but he is pretty sure that Ziva would not have found a navy blue skirt in there, though the shortness of the garment compares to Abby's dress code. Instead of her usual shirts, she wears an off-white tank top, contrasting nicely with her skin without glowing under the black light. And her make-up… Now he gets where 'smoky eyes' come from. But the look she gives the guy down at the bar is more bedroom eyes.

"Hey!" he yells over the loud music and Abby jumps from her stool into his arms in an attack hug. He quickly wraps his arms around her to keep her from tumbling to the floor, and raises an eyebrow at Tony and Ziva.

"She had a few." DiNozzo shrugs, and Ziva jabs him in the ribs with her elbow.

"It's her birthday, she is allowed to get drunk." she tells her partner, erasing any doubt that she has been drinking that Tim might have had left. He briefly wonders where they got the time to get wasted already when he is only sixty minutes late, but then remembers Ziva saying she would get dressed at Abby's and forcing DiNozzo to pick them up. Doubtless, they already consumed some champagne at the apartment, and they have learned in the past that Ziva is able to hold her liquor a lot better than Abby does. Both of which can drink Tony under the table any day, and he does not even bother competing with them or tries to keep up on their odd nights out as a team.

"I wanna dance." Abby tells him, straightening. To his relief, she grabs Tony's hand and pulls him with her, the senior agent following her after grinning at them. Tim rolls his eyes and takes the now abandoned seat next to Ziva, making a mental note to try to keep an eye on the other two and rescue DiNozzo should Abby get a bit too frisky. The bartender comes over to them and Tim opens his mouth, but doesn't really know what he wants.

"I take whatever she has." he tells him, pointing at Ziva.

"Mojito." she tells the man, taking a sip at her drink through the straw and Tim swallows thickly. How come she never wears lip-gloss to work? Then again, if she did it may prove to be too distracting for him. He takes a sip from his own drink when it's placed before him and takes back his eCard. Ziva shifts her body and he looks at her, realizing she is moving in time with the deafening beat of the music. He shakes his head slightly, but as he takes another sip, her lips start moving, soundlessly singing along with the song.

"Wanna dance?" he hears himself say, his eyes widening slightly at his own suggestion. Ziva stops mid-word, her mouth still open. Her tongue darts out and wets her lips and he just stares before blinking and tearing his eyes away from her inviting lips.

"Sure." she nods, soft smile playing on her lips as she hops down from the barstool and downs the rest of her drink before grabbing his hand and pulling him with her just like Abby did DiNozzo not too long ago.

The dance floor is packed, and they barely find enough space to stand, but then Ziva starts moving her body along to the music and magically, it creates some space around them. He looks around nervously, but Abby and Tony are nowhere in sight and he breathes a sigh of relief. He isn't the best dancer, as Abby had told him numerous times, and he really doesn't need to give DiNozzo more material to make fun of him. But Ziva is a great dancer. In the way he is sure does not just have to do with the ballet lessons she had as a girl. It seems like dancing is something that comes naturally to her, judging from the way she keeps up with the music and the joy on her face.

He starts moving along with her, self-conscious of his movements, and he can see Ziva shake her head and laugh. Warmth creeps up his neck and face and he knows that he is as red as a lobster. Defeated, he stops moving, but she is closer all of a sudden, her body pressing into his. She never stops dancing, but her hands settle on his hips, creating a lot of pressure until he moves to escape it, only to find that there is no relief in the other position because she counters it.

"Relax, Tim." Ziva yells over the music, smiling at him, guiding his hips. "Stop thinking." she adds, and he bites his lip, looking down at her feet and starts to mimic her movements, allowing her to guide him. In time, he looks up and gives her a sheepish grin, but she returns another full-blown smile, taking her hands off his hips and spinning in front of him shortly before wrapping her arms around his neck. He stumbles shortly in surprise but catches himself, Ziva slowing her movements down until he is keeping up again, when she increases the pace to match the new song again. She's incredibly close, he can feel her hips pushing against his from time to time, and the effect she has on him… This could get very embarrassing, he realizes and places his hands on her arms to take them away from him and create some space between them, but at that point, someone stumbles into her from behind, knocking Ziva into him. He catches them, barely, his hands griping her hips tightly.

"You okay?" asks her, looking down at her, but not as much as usually due to her heels.

Ziva looks up at him and he can feel her hot breath on his face. Her tongue darts out briefly, wetting her lips, but before the warning registers with him, he feels them on his own as Ziva suddenly kisses him. Her body is pressing into his, and he knows that she is drunk and emotionally high from the dancing, but he just can't stop himself from wrapping his arms around her waist, reaching up with one to bury it in her hair and pull her head closer, returning the kiss until he is feeling her tongue with his and she moans in his mouth.

He loses track of time and has no idea how long they just stand their, kissing each other, but then someone else knocks into Tim this time, effectively breaking their kiss. Ziva's chest is heaving and she is staring at him through dark, lust filled eyes. Tim swallows thickly, carefully letting go of her hair.

"Outside." he tells her, and sees her eyes widen and darken even further. She probably thinks he wants to take her home now and he doesn't bother to correct that impression until they are outside in the fresh, slightly chilly air of the night. Ziva wraps her arms around him again, pulling his head down for another kiss. And he doesn't want to tell her no or enlighten her why he wanted her outside, so he kisses back, slowly making their way away from the crowd waiting outside of the club to a back alley. There he gently takes her arms, breaks the kiss and pulls her arms away.

"Okay, stop." he says and she frowns at him. "You are drunk, Ziva." He keeps his voice calm and neutral, but her frown deepens.

"I am far from not knowing what I am doing, Tim." she informs him, going in for another mind-blowing lip lock, but he turns his head and her lips merely brush the corner of his mouth. A small growl escapes her throat and he stares at her, surprised by her reaction. "Do you really have to always be a gentleman?" she asks him, frustration creeping into her voice. He swallows thickly, knowing pretty well that he is probably blowing the only chance he will ever get to sleep with Ziva David. And God, he wants to, really, he has fantasized about it and he's pretty sure it would be awesome. But she would probably not remember it, or regret it because she is drunk, not matter what she says. And he likes her, a lot, too much to risk losing their friendship over a drunken night of messy sex.

"Ziva…" he starts, sighing. "If this is really what you want, you can ask again when you're sober. But right now, you're not, and you're not thinking straight. Come tomorrow, I'm sure you'll want to hide your face in your hands when you remember this, that is, if you do remember. So, how about I drive you home now, huh? Nothing happens, but… you can ask again when you know what you're doing." he offers. Ziva stares at him before looking away, sighing.

"Okay." she mumbles, turning away from him to walk back to the main street. Tim reaches up to give himself a good head slap before he jogs to catch up with her. How can she be drunk enough to kiss him but still be able to walk in those ridiculous heels, anyway?

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