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Ziva stared at the object in her hands, toying with it idly as she stood in the elevator.  She’d been excited and nervous this morning when she was doing the same thing, going to visit Abby’s lab to wish her a happy birthday, only then she was carrying roses.  Black roses.  She’d been pleased to find them and hoped Abby would like the dark blooms. Unfortunately, everyone else seemed to have the same idea.  What Ziva anticipated would be a unique gift for the lab tech was nothing more than another bouquet, same as the other four.  Abby was still appropriately cheerful at the gesture, but Ziva wasn’t satisfied. “And t

For Your Service By: C. E. Gray 3 February, 2007 Location: Georgia, USA “No.” “Honey, I have to.” “Tell them you’re sick.” The woman smiled fondly, but it was a little sad.  “I can’t, baby.”  One strong hand made its way through the medium-length blonde hair, as wavy as it was thick.  “We’ve had six months to prepare for this.” “I want longer,” the other woman continued to protest. “So do I.”  A deep sigh, and the blonde was pulled into her companion’s hold.  “I love you.  I will a

The blonde glanced up at the clock for what felt like the hundredth time.  The minute hand was on it's way to the seven.  She sighed, resting her forehead on the kitchen table.  It had been two hours, now.  The woman had been gone longer - once, it was almost six hours before she returned - but the waiting never got easier. It gnawed at her, everytime, that this might be the real thing.  This time she might really mean it. ...And then what? People would say they saw it coming, that they'd been expecting something like this for a while.  And they'd say she should have known, too.  And they'd expect her to carry on.  To get up, and out of be

"I guess it would be too much to ask for, wouldn't it?" Kim questioned, more to herself. "What?" Ron blinked. "That we call a truce or something.  I mean, it's Christmas Eve!  But, that would take a miracle," she huffed, readying her grappling hook. The two settled in just over the ledge of the roof of the museum, eyeing the situation.  Drakken and Shego were near the opposite end of the roof, as Wade had informed them, trying to infiltrate the building and steal a valuable Egyptian artifact.  Judging by the harness Shego was wearing, she was getting ready to climb. Kim and Ron hurried towards them.  "Dropping down the chimney, Shego?  Th