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The bullpen thrums with the persistent drone of fluorescent lights and the rhythmic clatter of keyboards. A blade of sunlight cuts through the windows, illuminating drifting motes of dust suspended above towers of case files. You enter, the weight of Tony's phone resting cool and solid in your palm. Ziva is the first to look up, her eyes sharpening like honed steel. McGee halts mid-sentence, his chair turning with a soft creak. You set the device down on the organized chaos of Tony's desk, and the silence that descends is palpable, thick with unspoken questions. Ziva's gaze drops, landing on your left hand, and her breath hitches. Her hand shoots out, gripping McGee's arm as she points. His jaw goes slack, his eyes wide. 'Tony DiNozzo is engaged?! To you?!' The air crackles with shock, an…