Just A Bump: NCIS/ Criminal Minds Crossover though Tony works at the BAU now. He is friendly or in a relationship with Emily Prentiss at this time. Had this idea hit me with a chat from dustytiger so I went with it...? Hope you like it...
Anthony Dinozzo Senior walked down the hall of the fourth floor until he reached his sons hospital room. He had heard that he was injured at his new federal job, something with the FBI. He had left NCIS a few months back, due to a situation with Siva David.
He reached the doorway and saw a muscular African American man standing nearby with an older Italian man sitting in a chair casually. He said "I would like to see my son Anthony Dinozzo Junior, I am his father."
David Rossi stood up casually. "Well Mr. Dinozzo, Tony has just had some painkillers so he is feeling pretty sleepy. Might be better if you came to see him tomorrow. "
Senior said "I'm only in town on business for a few days. I'll just look in and not disturb him."
Derek Morgan stood calmly in the doorway and his hand moved slowly over the butt of the gun at his side. He raised an eyebrow but was quiet.
Senior exhaled. "Fine I'll leave you can call off your dog there. It's not a good time clearly for me to visit now." Then he walked away.
Derek said "I was raised to try and have respect for older men than me but that man is an ass."
Dave nodded. "I can't believe that man is Tony's father. They're nothing alike."
Morgan chuckled. "Wouldn't you have liked to see that sweet dog Jet in there be introduced to him?"
Dave laughed. "That would have been hilarious. She hasn't left Tony's side since they brought him in here."
Inside the hospital room: A female bull mastiff and Rottweiler mix laid on the floor in one corner of the room. Special Agent Jennifer Jarreau sat by Tony's bed and gently rubbed Jet's head. "She seems to like her new blinged out collar."
Tony said "Penelope spoils her."
JJ said "She loves animals."
Tony shifted to move the ice pack on his bruised back. He also had a sprained left wrist that was in a splint at the moment.
He said "I just want to go home."
JJ said "Soon, they just want to make sure your asthma has calmed down. You were wheezing when you got here."
He nodded. "It can flare up when I'm stressed or get a cold. Remnant of my fight with pneumonic plague a while back. Who would have thought our unsub would have rammed the truck I was in to commit suicide?"
Jet lifted her head when she heard his voice get louder.
He said "At ease Jet, I'm ok just talking." The dogs head went back down to her red fluffy pillow again.
JJ said "You have bonded quickly as her handler with her."
He shrugged slowly. "She likes to work just like I do. She is good at guarding too, loves the yard at the place Morgan found for me." Then he was quiet again.
She said "I'm going to get a coffee. Rossi and Morgan are right outside. Reid wanted me to give you this." She laid an older Agatha Christie mystery on his bedside table. "He would have brought it by himself but he felt a cold coming on and didn't want you to be at risk."
Tony smiled. "Tell him I said thanks and feel better. He has been watching some of my older James Bond DVD's in return. He introduces me to good mysteries and I show him good movies."
She smiled. "Nice, get some rest ok Tony."
He nodded. "I will JJ, you head home to Will and Henry soon."
She smiled as she stepped out into the hallway.
Tony stretched slowly in his bed as he heard a low rumble from Jet. Then he saw Gibbs standing in the room. "Friend Jet it's ok." She relaxed again as the man with gray hair touched her back gently.
"Heard you were a dog handler now Dinozzo. You know somewhere Kate would be loving this and laughing."
Tony said "I still profile too. Jet is just a nice bonus. She can find explosives or drugs sometimes at scenes and she is a good guard dog too."
Gibbs nodded. "So what else is on your mind?"
He shrugged a little. "Not a good patient, you know that. Painkillers make me mopey. I don't want all this fuss."
Gibbs said "You usually love it when the nurses fawn all over you."
Tony replied "Maybe I want to be more than a skirt chaser all the time."
Gibbs raised an eyebrow. "Never thought I'd see the day." He smiled a little.
"There have been changes in me since a certain Israeli ninja."
He replied "Don't let her win. Is there someone, a new friend?"
Tony played with his blanket for a minute. "Could be but I'm not sure I'm in her league."
Gibbs looked at him. "There isn't a woman alive whose league you need to worry about."
He said "She's different."
Gibbs said "If she could be good for you, don't be afraid to try. Feel better and I'll check on you tomorrow."
He said "Hopefully I'll be out of here in a few days."
Gibbs sat in a chair. "They just wanted to watch you with your history a little closer."
Tony nodded. "Heard my asthma kicked up a little. Gave me something in that cocktail in my IV." He yawned a little then.
Gibbs gave him a rub on the back of the head. "Rest Dinozzo."
Tony smiled. "On it boss." His eyes closed slowly and he curled up a little.
A while later: Tony stirred when he heard low conversation happening beside him in the room and felt someone holding his hand gently. "Hmm hey Em."
She replied "Hello Tonio should have been here sooner."
He nodded. "I know work needed to be handled. Haven't done much but lay around here anyway."
She ran her hand over his face gently. "You're a little warm, must be the blankets on you."
Tony saw Gibbs petting Jet. He said "Special Agent Emily Prentiss, this is my former boss and friend from NCIS, Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs."
Gibbs turned and looked at her. "Wow Em, you turned into a beauty. I remember your red hair but then you were eleven in Italy when I knew you."
She smiled. "Changed it when I was 14. Still have a few red highlights in this. I still remember my mother wouldn't call you Gibbs when you worked security for her in Positano. Insisted on using Leroy."
He said "Your mom was interesting, how is the ambassador these days?"
Emily said "Just fine when she is in Rome."
Gibbs smiled. "You were your dad's girl from what I remember."
She nodded. "Till the end. He passed about four years ago now. His heart couldn't take the stress. Got him on a transplant list but he wasn't sick enough. He begged her to slow down but she wouldn't so that's on her."
Gibbs handed her a card. "When you're not busy give I a call sometime and we'll grab coffee."
She laughed. "Now that is also the same Gibbs that I knew. Some things never change."
He said "I'll let you spend some time with Dinozzo. He could use some better company." "I'll check in in a few days Tony."
Tony smiled. "Hopefully I get to go home by then Gibbs, thanks."
Then Tony said "Em I need to say something to you. I'm very attracted to you and I would like a chance to get to know you better."
She smiled. "I would like that too." She held his hand again.
He said "Jet likes to be at work, relaxing isn't easy for her."
Just then the dog came over and put her head near Tony's side. "My sweet puppy we'll be back out there soon."
She nudged his hand with her head a little and Tony smiled.
"I know you want a belly rub but I can't do that right now."
He said "Em, if you start under her chin and work down and rub her in slow circles, she will sleep."
Emily smiled. "Ok come here Jet." She moved over near the dog's pillow and did as Tony told her. After a while the big dog relaxed and her eyes closed."
Emily said "She is such a sweet dog."
He replied "I know, can't imagine her not in my life."
Emily moved back to him and gave Tony a gentle hug.
He hugged her back. "Thank you that helped a lot."
She said "Good, now why don't you close those eyes and get some rest. I'll be right here with Jet while you're asleep."
He yawned. "Could use some time to just shut it off. Probably my lungs would be less mad at me too if I did that."
Later that night: Emily was sitting by Tony's side and reading her Kindle when there were footsteps in the doorway to his room. An older man who was well dressed stood there. "Well I see Junior can't help but feel better with a beautiful creature like you by his side."
Jet heard the strange voice and there was a low rumble as the dog stood up slowly. She moved between the man and Tony's bed and stood there at attention.
Senior said "Who does that mutt belong to? Can't imagine she is just allowed in a hospital by anyone."
Tony's eyes opened. "Well Dad I see you're making your usual unannounced entrance. My dog could tear you apart if I told her to so I would not insult her again. Jet is a highly trained explosives, drug sniffing and well just plain all around guard dog that I handle now as part of my job."
Jet growled again more softly this time.
Senior said "You have a guard dog for protection and you didn't tell me Junior?"
Tony exhaled slowly. "Dad, I had some issues with Ziva after I left NCIS. Had to move and when the opportunity came up for me to handle Jet, I took it." He lifted his hand a little. "Stand down Jet, he will leave soon. That's a good pup."
The dog leaned down on her front paws but kept her eyes on Anthony Dinozzo Senior.
Tony said "So how much money is it this time Dad?" "Need a trip to Monte Carlo or is it just Atlantic City?"
Senior looked at him. "You wound me Junior, I was in town doing some business for Donald Trump and I heard you were hurt at work. I came to see my son."
Tony said "I'll ask one more time, how much money?"
Emily had moved to the corner and was on her cell phone. "Yes Garcia Anthony Dinozzo Senior. Oh he does well then you might want to tell Hotch before I handle this."
She said "Mr. Dinozzo, you are in violation of a protection and restraining order filed by your son. So I am escorting you out of his room and away from him effective immediately. You may address this with my supervisor SSA Aaron Hotchner or any federal judge in the District Of Columbia but for now you are leaving this hospital with me."
Tony sighed and put his head down slowly to face the wall. "Sorry Em."
She replied "Don't apologize Tony, aren't they a sign of weakness?"
He smiled a little. "You know Gibbs, figures you'd know Rule 6."
She said "There are a few good books on my ereader. Check them out." She handed him her Kindle then.
Tony said "Might as well, not like sleep is going to happen for me ." He exhaled a little.
Emily said "I am getting your doctor to come in, just heard you wheeze. "
He sighed. "Leave it to Senior." Then he was quiet and looked at Jet in the corner of the room again.
Author's note: Tonio is the short from of Antonio which is Anthony in Spanish or Italian so I wanted to have Emily use it here. Someone mentioned me writing some stuff with Senior and Tony and so I did.. Trying a different spin on things here.