McGee was on the receiving end of Gibbs fear filled phone call. He was working on autopilot as he made the needed calls to send the ambulance and Ducky and once the calls were made on his desk phone he noticed he didn't disconnect his cell so he picked it up almost afraid of what he was going to hear.

He smiled a huge smile when he heard Gibbs say, "That's it Son breathe." He decided to listen until he heard the ambulance get there. He smiled when he heard the gentle encouragement from Gibbs to what he assumed was an unconscious Tony. Tony never responded to Gibbs but the gentleness of the older mans words almost brought a tear to McGee's eyes.

When McGee finally hung up Ziva walked in, "What is wrong McGee?"

McGee bent down to pick up his go bag and took the opportunity to secretly wipe his eyes. He sat back up and said, "Grab your gear Ziva there has been an incident at Gibbs house. Tony has been hurt and Senior has been shot to death."

Abby just happened to be coming up to tell everyone goodnight and heard what McGee told Ziva. Abby looked at McGee, "Did I just hear you right Tony Sr. was shot to death by Gibbs? (Not waiting for an answer just going off half coked) I knew he was protective and angry about the tapes but I never guessed he would do something so drastic to poor Tony. Oh my God what was he thinking? Wait a minute Tony? Was Tony hurt?"

McGee looked at her annoyed, "If you would calm down I will tell you."

Abby bit her bottom lip, "I am sorry. Please go ahead."

McGee huffed, "I got a call from Gibbs and he said that Tony's Dad broke into the house and smothered Tony to the point he wasn't breathing anymore and Gibbs shot him. Tony's Dad is dead but thankfully Gibbs giving him CPR revived Tony. We are heading to the crime scene right now with Ducky and then we are going to head to the hospital. If you want to grab some coffee and go to the hospital now I know Gibbs would appreciate it."

Abby walked over to McGee and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Thanks Timmy that is what I will do and I will see you two at the hospital when you are done."

At the emergency room at Bethesda Tony and Gibbs were met by Dr. Pitt. He asked a very tired Gibbs, "What in the name if God happened to him now?"

Gibbs sighed and answered, "He was attacked and smothered with a pillow and by the time I was able to neutralize his attacker he was not breathing and did not have a pulse. I preformed CPR on him for approximately 5 minutes and after that time I felt a steady pulse and then the EMT's got there and brought us here."

Dr. Pitt patted him on the shoulder and told the obviously exhausted older man, " You know the drill. Hang out in the waiting room while we stabilize Tony and I will be out there to see you when we are done."

Gibbs sighed and thanked him as he made his way back out to the all to familiar waiting area.

Gibbs sat in silence for a few moments thinking about the events of the last few days. He would never have guessed that all that has happened would come from a fire in the apartment above Tony. It also made him think about his feelings for Tony and the rest of his team. He thought of his team like his children. His girls Ziva and Abby and the two sons that he always dreamed of, Tony and McGee, Lord knows they all bicker like siblings. He couldn't help but chuckle when he thought about Tony and Ziva filling all of McGee's drawers with cheese puffs and when they snuck in McGee's naked baby picture into the crime scene photos and they just happen to pop up when Vance was getting an update on the case.

He worried how Tony would react to him after he found out he killed his Father. He was a horrible man but he was still his father.

He scrubbed at his face with his hands and closed his eyes to try and relax when he heard a familiar clomping sound coming. He smiled and opened his eyes and sure enough it was Abby coming toward him at full speed down the hall.

She wrapped her arms around Gibbs and asked, "Gibbs, Gibbs, how are you? How is Tony? What happened? Is Tony going to be okay?"

Before Gibbs could answer that Dr. Pitt did, "Tony is going to be just fine. He is awake now and the only long lasting injury is a fractured jaw from the force that was used to smother him. He wont be talking for a while but he is doing fine and you can go back and see him now. Both of you, he is in a regular room."

Gibbs let out a huge sigh, "Thank you Doc. Is his Jaw wired shut?"

Dr. Pitt smiled, "I know that might be the only way to keep him quiet but no it isn't since it is only fractured he needs to use it as little as possible for a couple of weeks till it heals up."

Abby smiled, "Tony silent for two weeks that is going to be torture for him."

Dr. Pitt laughed, "Well he will experience some severe pain if he does use his jaw so I am pretty sure he will save the pain for when he eats. Pain is the best motivator to following doctor's orders sometimes. Tony should be able to head home again tomorrow follow me and I will take you too him."

The three started to walk down the hall and Dr. Pitt said, "You know we should really give him one of those punch cards like you get at restaurants you know buy so many and get the next one free. We could give him 10 hospital stays and the 11th one free."

They all laughed and agreed that Tony needs something like that.

Once they arrived at Tony's room Dr. Pitt left and Gibbs asked if Abby could go grab some food and coffee for him and let him talk to Tony alone for a moment.

Abby hugged Gibbs, "Sure thing Gibbs. I will be back in a half an hour."

Gibbs hugged Abby and kissed her on the check and then took a deep breath and slowly went into Tony's room. He cautiously walked over to Tony's bed.

Tony didn't open his eyes he just asked, "Is he dead?"

Gibbs sighed, "Yeah, he is dead. I am so sorry Tony."

Tony opened his eyes and looked at Gibbs weird, "Your Sorry for what?"

Gibbs looked so uncomfortable, "I killed your Father."

Tony reached over and grabbed his hand, "Please don't say you're sorry for that. I should thank you. You helped to free me from him. You should not feel sorry one little bit."

Gibbs held onto Tony's hand, "Well I am sorry because he is your Father. I know he is a Bastard but he was still your Dad and I wouldn't add to your hurt for anything. "

Tony smiled at Gibbs genuine concern, "He was my father but to me he was known as Sir. The one time I called him Daddy he beat me till I was unconscious. He was a really bad man who did a lot of really bad things and I am grateful that he is meeting his maker right now. You were there for me tonight guarding my six like you always do. I could never tell you thank you enough for saving me."

Gibbs looked at his shoes for a moment and then sheepishly said, "You are very welcome. We are partners and partners have each others backs always."

Thanks for all the great reviews. I am so grateful for each of you who take the time to read my story. This one is wrapping up it has two more chapters MAYBE three and it will be done. Thanks foe sticking with me to the end. For those of you in the US happy 4th