NCIS Fic Excerpt:
A snippet from Luck Be A Lady, which I’m finally working on again!
“So, you say you’re… relatives of Mr. Covas?”
Ziva rearranged the positioning of her feet, looking prim as possible. “Well. I am a relative of Santos, but this is my…”
“Boyfriend,” Tony said, offering the paralegal across the desk from them as winning a smile as he could muster.
“I see…” the girl said uncertainly. “And… why would you want to see Mr. Covas’ records?”
“As you likely know, Santos…” Ziva trailed off with a slight quiver to her voice, for dramatic effect.
Tony patted her hand sympathetically and finished: “Santos… passed on earlier this week. And Maria, here, is worried that his records will come under scrutiny during the investigation. We’re just trying to make sure that there’s nothing that will, erm, cast a shadow on his memory.”
Ziva nodded, face contorted in a look that Tony assumed was meant to be tearful, but actually made her look more like someone was stepping on her toes. He smothered the urge to roll his eyes and turned the charm up another notch on the paralegal, who looked slightly alarmed.
