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Monday morning found Gibbs pacing the corridors and waiting room of the hospital, he had left the hospital only long enough to shower and change his clothes before rushing straight back to see Tony. His constant pestering of the nurses to see Tony sooner or even longer than the allowed time had nearly gotten him thrown out, it was at this point he had called in a favor with Vance to convince the staff that Agent DiNozzo needed protecting and the very surely Agent Gibbs was the best man for the job. Even then he still had to leave the room while Doctors where checking on him or when the nurses where changing bandages.

It was during one of his forced excil that Ziva and McGee approached looking a mixture of furious and worried, on seeing this Gibbs gut started to churn again with worry and the feeling that something bad was going to happen, 'what you got?' he demanded forcefully.
Biting the proverbial bullet Ziva started explaining what they had done so far 'The other driver, one Peter King, was legally drunk at the time of his arrest and that's not the worst part. He has a past: two arrests for assault and one for drink driving. Seems his wife of six years left him taking his daughter, she was awarded full custody when it was proven to a judge he couldn't support her, when he lost another job, his third in four months.' Ziva finished her part and McGee picked up the narrative.
'The odd thing is last week Peter deposited 20 grand cash into his bank account he told the bank it was an advance on a job he had accepted, once we found this out we headed down to the local PD to have a chat with him. As it turns out Peter was approached by an older man at a bar called 'Cover Covers' who offered him 50 grand to "take care of" Tony in any way he deemed appropriate, so of course Peter didn't ask any questions and agreed to do the job hoping the money would help him get his daughter back.' with that Ziva picked up the story again.
'He gave us a vague description of the other man but not enough to get an ID with. Seems Tony was a regular at the bar and both men knew it, so Peter went there every night hoping to see Tony again. On Saturday Tony showed up so Peter waited in his car for him to come out planing to run him down, however when he saw Tony get in your car which was closer to the door he decided to follow and wait for an opportunity to make the hit, so to speak.'
Taking a moment to digest all of the information presented Gibbs decided the best course of action 'Right then Tony is not to be left alone I want an NCIS agent with him at all times, when he wakes up I will take his statement then join you at the office, I want Peter King in our custody and Ziva you talk to him again find out how he intended to collect the rest of the payment and any other information you can when you are done help McGee. McGee Tony keeps a list of people who might hold a grudge against him in the bottom draw of his desk I want alibi's for them all on the night King was first contacted and backgrounds on those that don't have one. The FBI will try to take over because it was attempted murder of a federal agent, Do Not Let Them. Am I clear?'
'Yes Gibbs' from Ziva's 'Certainly Boss' from McGee who asked in a small voice laced with concern 'Is he going to be alright, any changes yet?'
Just as Gibbs opened his mouth to answer the nurse that had shooed him out stuck her head out of the room 'Agent Gibbs he is awake now, you can see him before we send him off for more x-rays but only one visitor at a time and only for a couple of minutes each.'
'You first Gibbs we will wait here for the agents we have requested to arrive then set them up to best protect Tony' Ziva stated with some what of a knowing smile.
Gibbs grunted in reply and ignored the little smile before he hurried over to the nurse who was waiting at the door to Tony's room, before he could enter she stopped him with a hard glare to rival his own 'Do not stress him out and do not question him yet, he is still weak. If you do I will make sure you protect him from the car park, Got it'
'Yes ma'am' he answered a little taken aback by the harsh tone from the normally relaxed woman.
'The doctor will check on him when he is in a normal room. So make it quick' this was said in a much softer tone.

When he walked in the first thing he felt was relief at seeing Tony awake and alert 'Hey Boss, you look like hell'
Being carefully to speak calmly and without giving anything away, Gibbs approached the bed and asked 'What's the last thing you remember DiNozzo?' using his last name from the que of being called Boss and not Gibbs or Jethro.
'Leaving the office, heading home' he replied in a much softer voice, his face becoming paler with each word from the throbbing pain in his head.
'Okay Tony you get some rest they are going to move you soon then the doctor will be in to see you. After that I might be able to fill in the blanks for you.' Gibbs wasn't sure how to react to the news Tony didn't remember their talks on Saturday or the following make out session. On one hand he was disappointed because he wanted Tony in his bed and in his life but if he tells Tony what happened he might run. On the other hand he was relieved because he didn't want to lose the friendship simply by being him and scaring Tony off, he had a chance now to fix what he had done by pushing him away.
The pain was becoming too much so instead of talking Tony tapped his wrist where his watch normally sat and breathed out 'when?' to ask how long he had been out for.
After a moment he understood and answered 'Since 0100 hours Sunday morning it's now 1130 hours Monday. So a while, now shut up and rest.'
'Welcome back agent DiNozzo good to see you, I'm Susan Mill. We are gonna send you off for x-rays then get you settled in one of the other wards until we are ready to release you.' The nurse from earlier explained as she walked in picking up a chart and checking monitors she continued 'Once you are all settled in Dr Rivers will be in to see you and explain somethings for you. Right ready to go?' Tonys only response was a small pained smile and a weak thumbs up.' Alright then I will give you something for the pain then we will swap you on to another gurney and have the orderly's escort you to x-ray. So good luck I shouldn't see you again' Susan smiled as she pushed a needle into the IV sticking out of Tonys left hand. Gibbs was silent through the whole exchange content to let the nurse distract him from asking too many questions. As the nurse pulled the needle out Gibbs noticed the slight glazed look in Tonys eyes, letting out a small chuckle he told the younger man he would see him later.

Once outside of the room he looked over to his junior agents and saw two others he recognized but didn't know the names of. McGee saw him first and stood a little straighter 'Boss these are Agents Flint and Rider, Vance sent them over to baby sit Tony.' Gibbs nodded in response before turning to look at the new agents ' I want one of you outside his door at all times checking IDs and the other keeping watch from down the hall, he is being taken for x-rays now follow him and stay with him. If anything happens to him I will hold you personally responsible.'
'Ziva, McGee with me' he called out over his shoulder.
'Aren't you going to stay with Tony and tell him what happened Gibbs' Ziva asked.
Gibbs smiled to himself 'I will talk to him later, he is pretty stoned from the pain meds right now, he wont understand much.' the only reply he got was a poorly suppressed giggle.

Tony settled into his room after his x-rays and was flipping through the channels on the TV when Dr Rivers came and greeted Tony 'We haven't had a chance to meet yet I'm Dr Rivers. Your friend Agent Gibbs asked me to take over your case from Dr Knoles. So who you feeling?'
'Feel like I've been hit by a car. You gonna tell me what happened? Gibbs did a runner before telling me.'
'Well funny you should say that, seems you and Agent Gibbs where in a car accident. From what he told the nurse you had too much to drink so he was taking you home when the car you were in was T-Bond by a drunk driver.' after giving Tony a minute to take in what he had been told he started going over the medical information. 'When you came in you where in pretty bad shape you have multiply broken ribs, broken wrist, internal bleeding and a linear fracture to your skull as well as extensive cuts and bruises. Now that you are awake most of the danger has passed. We will keep you here for a few days to help manage your pain levels and run a few tests to make sure your brain didn't turn to mush. I am very hopeful that your CT scan will come back clean.'
'What about my memory Doc I've lost two days?'
'Don't stress too much about it, it may return on its own, however you may never remember the accident. Now get some rest a nurse will be in with some pain meds for you. I have you scheduled for the CT scan at 4.30 this afternoon.' With that Dr Rivers patted Tonys shoulder and left to continue on his rounds.

AN: I want to thank everyone for the support, encouragement and advice it is all greatly appreciated.