Kate couldn't bring herself to even put the car in gear. Grocery shopping would have to wait. The only thing she wanted was to be in the arms of the man she loved. She went running back inside and found Tony lying on the couch.
"You're back already?" Tony asked.
"I couldn't leave you." Kate said.
She couldn't hold her emotions back any longer. She fell to her knees beside the couch and buried her head in Tony's chest.
"Shhh it's alright, everything is alright. You don't have to worry." Tony said.
Kate looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"How am I not supposed to worry? I am losing the love of my life! Once you're gone I am all alone. And then what? I can't go back to work. I cannot endure the pain of going to work and seeing someone else occupy your desk when you are the one who is supposed to be sitting there." Kate cried.
"I tell you what. Let's lay down and let me show you how I really feel about you." Tony said.
He was so weak but he wanted with everything in him to make love to his wife. If he was going to be terminal and die of cancer, he wanted her to remember just how much she meant to him and how much he loved her.
They held each other after they made love. Tony was too weak to get back out of bed. Kate ordered his favorite pizza and they ate it in bed while watching his favorite James Bond movie.
The next morning took a toll on Tony. It broke Kate's heart as she got ready for work. Tony seemed weak and pale. However, he still insisted on getting up and going to work. He said he had a headache which Kate knew was from the cancer already spreading to his brain.
"Sweetheart you are sick. You need to stay home. Gibbs will understand." Kate said trying to get Tony to lay back down.
"Gibbs doesn't need to know what's going on. No one does. This is our secret. When I die they will not think much of it. They will move on just as you will." Tony said trying to be the strong one.
"Tony I will always love you and I can't just move on. Neither will the team. You are the glue that holds both our family and our work family together. They need to know." Kate said.
"When the time is right, we will tell them." Tony insisted.
He then put on his suit and tie and they were out the door.
Once they got to work Tony's headache got worse. Kate could tell he was turning very pale. She just wished he would have listened to her this morning.
"We got a dead petty officer near the Potomac. Let's roll" Gibbs said.
Kate, McGee and Tony grabbed their go bags and headed to the elevator. Tony felt very lightheaded and everything started spinning. Before he knew it everything went black. Kate turned just as she seen Tony collapse to the floor.
"Tony!" Kate screamed out.
The team turned at the blood curling scream of Kate. They found Tony lying on the floor convulsing violently. His poor body shook and jerked. Kate just wished she could take this away from him.
"What the hell is going on?" Gibbs asked.
"I don't know Gibbs." Kate lied as she was at Tony's side.
"McGee what are you doing just standing there. Call an ambulance." Gibbs spat.
Kate knew what was going on. But for Gibbs this scared the crap out of him. Tony was a young healthy man, why the hell was he having a seizure? Tony started turning blue from the lack of oxygen to his body. Kate feared this would be the day she lost her husband.
The seizure finally started to slow down by time the paramedics showed up. His heart rate was erratic and they didn't take time to answer questions. They ran with Tony to the ambulance with Kate went running right beside them. As they climbed in the back of the ambulance, another strong seizure overtook Tony's body. Kate couldn't help but cry. She just hoped that he would come back around and be able to stay with her, even if it was just one more day. She held on to Tony's hand as his body jerked. He gasped for air.
"Please Tony, not now. I'm not ready to let go yet." Kate said wiping away tears as the ambulance made its way to the hospital.
