It was just the flu it had to be. At least that's what Jimmy told himself. He couldn't be really sick he had only been married a few months. He couldn't be really sick. Truth is he knew there was something bad wrong he had been to med school even if that wasn't his field. He studied it and the truth terrified him. So he ignored his symptoms and tried his best to hide them from Breena until that one night.

"Hey Jimmy you are covered with bruises what happened to you?" Breena asked.

"Oh I was just uh rough housing with Tony and McGee at work." Jimmy lied. Truth was he had no idea what happened and he hadn't really seen the agents except at crime scenes the last few weeks. He had been spending as much time as possible resting at his desk.

"Do I need to call Gibbs and tell him to control his boys?" Breena asked.

"Oh no I was the one that got too rough with cops." Jimmy replied.

"Well alright." Breena replied.

Jimmy finished changing and climbed into bed.

"Hey so you want to make tonight interesting?" Breena asked.

"Oh no I'm tired." Jimmy replied.

"Really Jimmy usually the wife says that and after years of marriage not three months." Breena teased kicking Jimmy's heel and laughing.

"Ah jeez trim your nails." Jimmy replied.

"Alright I'll do it in the morning." Breena replied.

The couple fell asleep. Around four Breena woke up to use the bathroom. She pulled the sheet back and saw something weird and dark at the foot of the bed. She moved over to the foot of the bed and felt it. It was wet and sticky. It was blood.

"Jimmy wake up I think I cut you worse than I thought earlier." Breena said shaking Jimmy awake.

Jimmy sat up and grabbed his glasses off the side table drawer. "Oh Bree I'm sorry I'll get cleaned up." He said. As he stood up Breena realized he was still bleeding a lot. Not hemorrhaging but bleeding too much for an old wound.

"Jimmy I am a little worried about you I am going to make an appointment for you with Dr. Merriman." Breena said.

"I'm diabetic Breena we bleed and bruise easy." Jimmy argued.

"I know but you could be getting worse. I'd like you to get checked out just in case." Breena retorted.

"Alright" Jimmy replied placing a band-aide on his foot.

The next morning Jimmy was at work helping Ducky with some paperwork when his phone rang.

"Hold on Dr. Mallard it's Breena I've got to take it." Jimmy said.

"Of course go ahead Mr. Palmer just make it quick." Ducky replied.

"Hello Breena"

"Hi Jimmy"

"What do you need? Is everything OK?"

"Oh yeah its fine I just wanted to tell you I made an appointment with Dr. Merriman for you at two. I'm sorry I know you hate missing work but it is the soonest I could get you in."

"Oh sure bye"

"Bye oh and I will be picking you up to take you. I don't trust you."

Jimmy hung up and went back to Ducky.

"Is everything OK with Breena?" Ducky asked.

"Oh yeah its fine it's just she is picking me up for a doctor's appointment this afternoon." Jimmy replied.

"Doctors appointment are you alright?" Ducky asked.

"Oh yeah it's fine Dr. Mallard just a routine physical and diabetes checkup." Jimmy lied.

"Alright then just let me know before you go." Dr. Mallard replied.

Breena arrived at one thirty to pick Jimmy up for his appointment.

"Dr. Mallard Breena is here I have to go." Jimmy said standing up to leave.

"Alright Mr. Palmer good luck!" Ducky called after him.

"Thanks Dr. Mallard see ya tomorrow!" Jimmy yelled back.

Jimmy was leaving to meet Breena in the parking lot as Tony was reentering with two cups of coffee.

"Hey Autopsy Gremlin" Tony greeted.

"Oh hi Tony you don't usually drink coffee at this time." Jimmy replied.

"I accidently spilled Gibbs's and I am going to need this." Tony replied rubbing the back of his head.

"Ouch" Jimmy replied.

"Where you headed?" Tony asked.

"Doctors appointment" Jimmy replied.

Doctors appointment are you OK?" Tony asked.

"Oh yeah it's just a routine thing." Jimmy replied.

"Bye Tony" Jimmy replied.

"See ya Autopsy Gremlin" Tony called.

"Alright Mr. Palmer Breena tells me you have been bruising easy and bleeding a lot." Dr. Merriman said. "Any other symptoms?" he asked.

"Uh flu like symptoms the last few months." Jimmy replied.

"The last few months?" Breena asked slightly angry.

"Uh yes" Jimmy replied.

"Alright it may just be low potassium and iron but I'd still like to run a few tests." Dr. Merriman replied.

"Alright doctor" Jimmy replied.

One week later Jimmy had just returned home from work Ducky had released him early since Gibbs had dismissed his team early. He got home and saw Breena sitting on the couch looking nervous.

"Hey Bree you OK?" Jimmy asked concerned.

"I'm fine did you check your call is that why you are home early?" Breena asked

"No I haven't turned my phone on we had an autopsy this afternoon just a heart attack not even Navy but he was a friend of Doctor Mallards and requested he do the autopsy anyway Dr. Mallard prefers I turn my phone off when we preform autopsy's." Jimmy explained. "Oh why do I need to check my calls?" he asked.

"Dr. Merriman called me trying to get a hold of you he couldn't tell me anything but, your test results are in." Breena said.

"Oh right I will call him right away." Jimmy replied.

Jimmy took out his cell and called Dr. Merriman.

"Hello Dr. Merriman I just got you call."

"Hi Mr. Palmer I got your test results in. You might want to sit down.

Jimmy gulped and sat down on the couch before pushing the speaker button on his phone so Breena could hear too. "Go on" he said.

"I'm sorry Jimmy you have leukemia."

Jimmy hung up the phone he left Breena on the couch crying and he went into their bedroom and called Tony. Hoping Tony would be able to help him.

"You got DiNozzo." Tony answered.

"Oh good hi Tony." Jimmy replied on the other end.

"Hey Autopsy Gremlin what can I do for ya?" Tony asked.

"Tony I need to tell you something." Jimmy replied.

"OK what is it?" Tony asked.

"You remember how I left early last week to see the doctor?" Jimmy questioned.

"Yeah why?" Tony asked.

"Tony I…I have cancer." Jimmy replied. Delivering the news hoping Tony would offer moral support instead all he heard was Tony's phone dropping and Tony hitting the floor.

"Tony I told you first just because I trust you. How am Well Breena knows she has been taking me to the doctor and stuff but, how am I gonna tell Dr. Mallard. I mean the others won't be so hard but he'll take it hard. I wish I hadn't just told him I had to go about my diabetes." Jimmy rambled hoping Tony would stand up, pick up his phone and play it off instead he heard Tony choke out a sob

"Tony? Tony are you alright" Jimmy asked again hoping Tony would come back that's when Tony began to cry uncontrollably on the other end. Jimmy was upset Tony didn't help him but, didn't really blame him for it Jimmy knew Tony wasn't as strong as he pretended to be

A/N: I decided that Jimmy will have leukemia and decided that at some point he will need a bone marrow transplant. Everybody at NCIS is going to get tested except Tony because he can't due to his having the plague.