So this is a story set at the end of season nine although I have never watched it but my sister told me what happens and this is also similar to a story that the same sister gave me about a year ago. This is named after one of my favourite Emeli Sande songs. Hope you guys like please review. Oh and I hate Samantha Ryan so there will be eventual bashing.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but wished I owned everything!
My kind of love
Ducky lay, face down in the sand, no one was around, it was just him clutching his chest as the waves crashed onto the sea shore. he reached out and clutched the sand as pain shot through his body.
He couldn't believe this was the end, well at least he was at a good age, was all he could think.
Moments later he could hear footsteps approaching him and fast, then he felt hands roll him over so he was laying on his back, the doctor opened his eyes slowly and came face to face with a redhead. "It's ok I've got you, an ambulance is on its way" the soft familiar voice floated to his ears.
"Jennifer?" he choked out, swearing the woman was the woman who had died four years ago or was he really dead, seeing a dead person.
"Shhhh Ducky it's okay the ambulance is here" Jenny assured the older man whom she saw as a father.
Five minutes later Ducky was put on a gurney and then put into the back of the ambulance, "Miss are you coming to the hospital with your father?" A paramedic asked noting Jenny standing watching as the old man was wheeled away.
Jenny smiled at the father comment but shook her head "I'm not his daughter, I'm a friend, I can't go with him but if you give me a piece of paper I can write down all the information I know about him as well as another person you need to contact" she stated crossing her arms over her chest as a breeze passed her in an attempt to keep warm. The paramedic nodded before running back to the van to get paper and a pen.
Meanwhile in Washington D.C Bethesda hospital…..
Gibbs walked into the hospital room to find the whole team surrounding Tim who was laying in the bed with plasters and stiches all over his face from where the glass and other pieces of debris made contact with his face on the impact of the explosion.
Abby and himself had been relatively safe in her lab, Tony and Ziva had been stuck in the elevator, hours later being pulled out by the fire brigade and hadn't been able to stay too far away from each other since, meanwhile Tim had been in the bullpen and no one even cared about what happened to director Vance.
"How you feeling McGee?" Gibbs asked as he approached them standing behind Abby and placing a hand on her shoulder and squeezed it reassuring her that everything was going to be ok.
"I've been through worse" Tim gave all his friends a weak smile and grabbed Abby's hand and squeezed it.
"You'll be out before you know it McGee" Tony assured the younger man from his place next to Ziva, whom he was hooking their pinkie fingers without anyone noticing.
Gibbs phone ringing made everyone turn to look at the man in question. He groaned before pulling the phone out of his pocket and flipping it open "Gibbs" he growled.
"Mr Gibbs, this is Doctor Summers from Florida medical hospital, Doctor Donald Mallard has been brought in suffering from a heart attack he is stable at the moment but as you are listed as his next of kin I think you should come" the doctor on the other end explained.
"If course, I'll come straight away" Gibbs answered before slamming the phone down.
"What is it, did the director want something?" Abby asked.
Gibbs shook his head "Ducky's had a heart attack the doctors say he is stable, I'm gunna go to Florida" he stated as Abby covered her mouth with shock and Tony squeezed Ziva's hand.
"We'll come with you" Tony stated as he and Ziva stepped forward.
"Ok" Gibbs nodded, go home pack your bags meet me at my house" Gibbs instructed, the two agents nodded before walking out.
"I'll come too" Abby stated with teary eyes, everything was just falling apart first the explosion and now Ducky.
"No Abs, stay here with McGee I'll call you when we get news" Gibbs sated before kissing her forehead.
"OK" She nodded before going back to Tim's side and giving him a smile.
Gibbs nodded to himself knowing that Tim and Abby were both in good hands before walking out and driving home at high speed.
As he walked into his home he noted that his answering machine was flashing telling him that he had five messages, yet he didn't bother looking at them as he already knew who they were from, Samantha Ryan the latest women to be added to the pile of numbers.
Gibbs walked up to his bedroom and walking over to his chest of draws, he opened the top draw and began to route around for some socks when his hand made contact with a velvet box, he remembered buying and for whom, it was an engagement ring, not Shannon's, that was in her old jewellery box. It was from Paris, meant for one hand and one hand only, but she was gone and this time for good.
He put the dusty old box back to where it had been for years and would stay for many more before gabbing a handful of socks and shoving them in his duffle bag.
Three hours later Gibbs, Tony and Ziva arrived at the hospital in Florida. As Gibbs walked behind the other two on the way into the hospital he felt like someone was watching him closely with an intense gaze, he looked around and behind him but found that no one was there, but he still couldn't shake the feeling.
"We're here to see our friends Donald Mallard, he was brought in with a heart attack" Tony stated giving the nurse behind the desk a grin.
The blond nurse smiled back before typing something on the computer in front of her "He is in room 239, on level 3, he will be waking up soon" she stated fluttering her eye lashes.
"Thank you" Ziva stated with a fake smile as she 'accidently' jabbed Tony in the chest before dragging him to the elevator.
Gibbs smirked to himself, they were reminding him of how things used to be between him and a certain bossy redhead, god had that really been thirteen years ago? Had she really be gone four year? He missed her so much, so much he couldn't say her name let alone think it, it always made his heart ache and feel full of guilt.
"You coming boss?" Tony asked from inside the elevator. Gibbs grunted, the hard marine exterior was going back up, the walls going up around his heart, he nodded slightly before stepping in.
Five minutes and an argument between tony and Ziva on which way to go they walked into Ducky's room.
Ducky was sitting in his bed closing his eyes for a moment when he heard people walk into the room. Slowly he opened his eyes "Jethro, Anthony, Ziva, what are you doing here?" He asked with a hoarse voice.
"The hospital called" Ziva stated "How are you feeling?" she asked with a comforting smile.
"Better, if it hadn't been for Je…." Ducky stopped himself before saying her name, it might have been him just being crazy, I mean was it really her. "The nice women I doubt I would be here" he said with a smile.
"I'm need a drink" Ziva stated after a while "Can I get you a tea ducky?" she asked.
"Please my dear" Ducky smiled as he tried to sit up.
"I'll come with you" Tony smiled to Ziva "Boss you want a coffee?" the Italian asked the older man who just nodded to him before letting the younger agents walk out of the room.
Gibbs turned to face his friend, he noted that he looked paler than normal and even for someone who had a minor heart attack, "You sure you're okay Duck?" he asked his voice laced with concern.
Ducky looked at Gibbs for a moment "It's about who found me on the beach" he explained sitting up straight.
"Who" Gibbs asked confused, how could one person freak Ducky out this much.
The doctor thought for a moment, if he told Gibbs the truth it wouldn't make him happy but he had too "Jennifer" Ducky stated.
"She's dead Duck and has been for years" Gibbs took a step back "It must have been your imagination" he shook his head.
"She knew my name Jethro, before I told her" Ducky stated "But now after talking to you I understand, it was probably my imagination" he stated closing his eyes.
"Have some rest Duck, we'll be here when you wake up" Gibbs assured the older man as he made himself comfy in one of the arm chairs.
Neither of them knew how wrong they were….
TBC….
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