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Chapter 4
Abby rushed frantically into the hospital, breaking all speed limits to get there as soon as possible. She was about to go to the front desk when she saw Gibbs pacing nervously down the hall. "Gibbs!" She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around him tightly. "He's going to be okay, right? He has to be. Please tell me he's going to be okay Gibbs."
"I'm sorry Abbs. I wish I could tell you that, but I'm not sure. He looked really bad Abby."
"You told him he couldn't die right? You told him he was going to be okay?"
"Yeah."
Abby released him and then wiped away the tears that had rapidly started to fall. "Then he's going to be okay."
"Abby."
"Don't. Just Don't. You told him he was going to be okay and he would never disobey you, so he will not die. Not this time anyway. Now if you excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom."
Gibbs watched her go, smiling at the way she rushed down the hall trying to avoid all of the doctors and paramedics with gurneys. There was something about Abby that always made him feel better. Even in the worst of times Abby could always make him smile. So could Tony. As far as he could remember, Tony had always been able to make him smile. Just thinking about all of the pranks Tony had pulled over the years made him smile.
He was brought out of his musings though when the doctor came out of DiNozzo's room and he was no longer able to pretend that today hadn't even happened. He stood as the doctor came closer to him. "Mr. Gibbs?"
"Yeah, that's me. How is he?"
"He's got a long road ahead of him but he's stable for now. Your agent's a very lucky man Mr. Gibbs. If the bullet had been an inch in either direction, he wouldn't have made it."
"But he's going to be okay."
"He should make a full recovery," he checks his chart, "I'm sorry; I have another patient I need to see about, if you'll excuse me."
"Gibbs! Was that the doctor? Is Tony okay? What did the doctor say?"
"Slow down Abbs. The doctor said it will be rough but he'll make a full recovery. I'm sorry Abbs but I've got to make a phone call. He's in room 317 if you want to see him." Abby runs off to see Tony and Gibbs pulled out the phone Tony gave him and called the number of speed dial number two, Allison.
"Hello? . . . Is this Allison? . . . Tony asked me to call you. I'm his boss, Leroy Jethro Gibbs . . . Yeah that's me . . . I have something that I need to tell you . . ."
Gibbs told her everything before going into Tony's room and sitting next to Abby, who was asleep in the chair with her head on the bed next to Tony's side. He watched over them while they slept until he heard Tony groan in pain and whisper something. Gibbs had to strain to hear him, "She's on her way Tony. Don't worry, Allison is on her way." After those words, Tony relaxed and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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