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''A Ghost from The Past''
Chapter 2.
Present day. Friday Night.
Late at night all the team members and their families were sleeping. Some slept soundly, some slept a little less well, but one of them was not sleeping well at all. Tim was dreaming his past...
The day Melanie was born, they were working at a crime scene. His phone rang and Alice told him that Allison was having contractions and she was taking her to the hospital. Tim had left the crime scene and had arrived in the delivery room just in time to see his daughter come into the world. He was so proud and happy. Ally and Mel were so beautiful. They were his life. When he came out from the delivery room, he had found all his team, excited and happy like a real family.
Tony had congratulated him saying, "She'll be a beautiful woman, trust me !"
"Why?" asked Tim, surprised. "Because she was born on my birthday!" smiled Tony.
Tim smiled, dreaming about that moment, but that happy suddenly stopped as a bad dream came to his mind.
3 months and 6 days ago, Tim's life stopped.
It had been a really nice evening. They'd had dinner all together to celebrate Mel and Tony's birthday. Gibbs, Abby, Palmer, Ducky, Ziva, Tony with Alice and Michael, Tim with Ally and Mel. One big happy family.
After dinner, Tony and Alice had gone home because Michael was already asleep while all the others had chatted a little in the restaurant's parking lot.
On the way home Mel fell asleep in her car-seat as Tim and Ally were chatting.
The last things Tim could remember were Ally's words, "Tomorrow I'll call the architect for the pool plan and I'll call the alarm security system man."
"Why?" Tim had asked.
"Because it doesn't work and you didn't fix it!"
"I'll do it. I promise!" he'd sighed, rolling his eyes.
"I hope so, or...''
BANG!...Nothing else... Just dark and silence...
3 months and 6 days ago. After the birthday dinner.
When the DiNozzo family went into their home, Michael was slepping soundly in his father's arms.
"Take him. I've got to put the dog in her bed and then turn on the irrigation system," said Tony in a low voice.
"If you had fixed the timer..." started Alice.
"I've tried to, but..." he tried to say, but she was glaring at him. "Ok , I'll call the gardener. Take him," insisted Tony.
"Just a moment," Alice took off her high heels sandals. "Now I can do everything," she sighed in relief as she took their son and went upstairs.
Gibbs was in his car with Abby, who wouldn't stop talking. He was driving behind McGee, but they separated at a traffic light. Abby and Gibbs were still waiting for the green light when they heard horns blaring and the terrible crunch of metal on metal not far from them. Gibbs started, as if he already knew what has happened.
Ziva was in Palmer's car. They'd already left Ducky at home and they were going to Ziva's place, when her cell rang.
She grew pale and said, "We're coming," she closed her cell. "It was Abby, McGee has been involved in a car accident! Stop and get out, I'm driving!"
Alice was removing her make-up and Tony was unbuttoning his shirt. They were talking about their plans for Summer vacations. Mountain or sea? Maybe both. They would definitely go to Disneyland with their son. They had promised him.
"We could ask Ally and Tim to come with us," said Alice.
"Sure, Michael and Melanie would have lots of fun together!" smiled Tony, when his cell rang and he answered, "DiNoz-What? ... I'm coming!" He looked at his wife.
"What's going on, Tony?" she asked as she saw Tony closing his phone. The look in his eyes scared her.
"McGee's been involved in a car accident."
"How are they?"
"Don't know," said Tony buttoning his shirt and taking his car keys.
"I'm coming with you. I call the baby-sitter."
"No, stay here. I'll call you as soon as possible," he kissed and hugged her.
When Tim recovered his senses, he was very confused.
He heard voices. Bad noises.
He saw ambulance lights and Fire Dept. lights. Tim tried to move, but he couldn't.
Mel! Where's my baby?... Ally!
He turned his head, but a man said, "Do not move!" He was a paramedic.
"My daughter," whispered Tim.
"She's fine. She's with a doctor, don't worry."
"My wife," asked him, but that man didn't answer.
"Where's Ally?" McGee asked again.
"We've already taken her to the hospital."
"How is she?"
"Sir, I've got to assist you. Do not move!" said the paramedic and went to grab a stretcher.
Tim tried to move again, but he felt a shooting pain. He blacked out.
When Tony arrived at Bethesda Hospital, Gibbs, Ziva, and Jimmy were already there.
"Boss," said Tony coming out of the elevator. "How are they?"
"Mel is fine, Abby's with her."
"Tim and Ally?"
"Tim has a deep wound on his leg," said Gibbs.
"Brain trauma?" asked Tony.
"No. Luckily not," sighed Ziva.
"And Ally?" Tony asked, dreading the answer.
"She's in surgery," Ziva whispered.
"And?"
"Not good," sighed Gibbs.
"But what the hell happened?" asked Tony.
"A man didn't respect a stop sign. He crashed straight into the passenger side of the car, where Ally was sitting," Ziva explained.
"How is that bastard?" asked Tony, angrily.
"Dead," answered Gibbs.
"Good," said Tony. The others smiled in spite of themselves. "Is Ducky in the operating room?" asked Tony.
"No, he's not," answered Palmer.
"I've called him, but he was going to his mother, because she's felt ill. He'll come here later," explained Ziva.
"We need a doctor who could go in and then tell us something," Gibbs furstrted said. "I've looked for your doctor, Tony."
"Brad Pitt?" he asked, refering to the doctor who treated him for pneumonic plague.
"Yes, but he's not here."
"Palmer?" asked Tony.
"I can't go in. I'm not this hospital's student, sorry."
"I'll call Alice, maybe she could do something," said Tony.
Alice called Mrs. Wilson (Michael's baby-sitter) and run to Bethesda Hospital.
When she arrived at Surgery Dept., she told them that she already talked to Dr. Baker, a neurologist that worked there. He was her friend and luckily he was on duty so he could escort her into the obsevation room, from where they could see and hear everything.
Gibbs, Tony, and Palmer waited in the corridor.
Ziva went to Tim, but he was sleeping because the doctors gave him some sedatives, so she decided to stay with him.
4 hours later Alice entered the waiting-room. Tony and Gibbs were looking outside the glass wall, but Palmer saw her and whispered, "Tony."
He turned and looked at his wife. She was really upset. She was crying. Tony went to her, but he couldn't ask anything. She sighed, "She's still alive."
"Thanks, God," sighed Tony.
"How is she?" asked Gibbs.
"Sorry," said a nurse from the door. "Dr. Torman?"
"It's me," answered Alice.
"Dr. Baker told me to give you these," she said, giving her some sheets of paper.
"Thanks," said Alice, putting on her glasses.
"What's that?" asked Tony.
"ER report," she answered still reading, then she sighed, "Oh, my God!" Tears sprung from the corners of her eyes.
"What?" asked Tony. He knew his wife very well. Alice was a very sensitive woman, but not on the job. If she was so upset reading that report there was something really bad written on it.
"Well, " started Alice, trying to be professional and not just an despairing friend. "Ally has multiple fractures on her face, right arm, and right leg," she swallowed. "Some inner lesions and 2 of them are..." she broke off, "They're very dangerous."
"Where?" asked Palmer.
"Right kidney and liver and..." she swallowed hard again, "And an severe brain hematoma."
"So?" asked Gibbs. He already knew the answer, but he needed someone to say it out loud.
"It means that likely she will not recover," sighed Alice, looking at Tony. He just hugged her tightly. All of them were very upset.
Alice went back to the observation room, so she missed Tim by a few seconds but Gibbs saw him. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I'm fine, Boss," Tim sighed, leaning heavily on his crutches. "How is Ally?" he asked, scared.
Ziva was behind him and was shocked by Tony and Gibbs paleness.
"Tim, she..." started Gibbs, but couldn't go on. He was living his personal hell as he couldn't help thinking about Shannon and Kelly.
"Alice is in the observation room," said Tony.
"And?" asked Tim.
"She's not come out, yet," Tony firmly said.
Gibbs and Palmer looked at him, shocked. Palmer helped McGee sit down and they saw Tony heading to the corridor.
Tony didn't want McGee to read the thruth on his face and he also needed to be alone, but Ziva followed him.
"Why did you lie to him?" she asked in a low voice.
"Because I couldn't tell him that his wife is in hopeless state," Tony whispred, staring at her as tears filled his eyes.
Ziva wided her black eyes in shock. It can not be happening!
3 hours later, Alice came out of the Surgery Department with other two doctors. They entered the waiting room.
Tony, Gibbs, Palmer, Ziva, and Tim looked at her.
Alice looked at Tony and he understood.
"Ally?" asked Tim.
"Mr. McGee, I'm..." started one of the surgeons as he leaned his hand.
"Alice. How is Ally?" Tim asked.
"I... I'm sorry, Tim... she..."
"No! Do not say it! No!" he shouted, standing up on his crutches.
"Tim," Alice called him as he went out of the room.
Ziva tried to follow him, but Gibbs stopped her, "Leave him alone," he said.
"No, he needs us!" Tony resolutely said as he followed his friend in the corridor.
Tony found Tim at the end of the corridor.
"Leave me alone!" Tim angrily hissed. Tony just stayed there, looking at him.
"I told you to go away!" shouted his friend, but Tony didn't move.
Tim pushed him, but Tony didn't move again.
"GO AWAY, TONY!" he shouted again.
Tony looked at his desprate friend and just whispered, "Tim.''
They stared at one another for a long time.
Tony softly smiled, concern and compassion clear in his eyes.
Tim sobbed.
"Come here," whispered Tony, dragging Tim in his arms and hugging him tightly.
Tim broke into a desperate cry, clutching at his friend jacket. Tony's fierce hug was the only thing that prevented Tim to collapse on the floor.
Tony was crying too, looking at his wife that was on the waiting room door, not far from them. He couldn't even picture what Tim was feeling in that moment and he prayed he would never have to find out.
Ally was dead. Tim has lost his wife. Melanie has lost her mom, just because a man didn't respect a road sign.
TBC
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