#as the smug motherfcker that he is

[indestinatus]

in which Anthony DiNozzo Jr. witnessed everything of this from afar.

#ncis 6x24 #this is such a power move this line #first of all because he was watching everything #from the hand touching to the kiss to caressing his cheek #tony was watching her actually being in love with someone else #knowing rivkin was playing her but also incapable of setting his feelings aside to deal with the matter rationally #I mean at this point he must have figured out he felt at least something for her #and to see ziva finally opening herself to someone that was going to just use her and discard her #finally warm up to someone but then it wasn't him #and him trying not to let his feelings dictate his actions but showing them all the same when her wellbeing was on the line #he did everything for her #even if his actions were blurred by how he felt #and then he not only convince the waitress to let himself take the drink to rivkin #as the smug motherfcker that he is #but also asks this question #is this seat taken #as in did you see her walking away because I called her? #did you think I wouldn't intervene with your plans? #did you think she sees you as her boyfriend and I'm just the stupid colleague she works with? #do you really think there's no one here to protect her? that I would just back away and be scared of you? #even if there's nothing romantic between us I will be here #even if she doesn't want me to #I will be here #just to be clear #i'm sitting here because this seat IS taken #i am taking it #tony dinozzo the boss™ #making sure to put rivkin in his place with ONE line #mygifs