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SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT… I always try to keep my stories in order and I was writing the last chapter for Shot to the Heart, which turned out too lifetime for my taste, but after 6 complete rewrites and no more inspiration for the story, I just went with what I had.

That and my great-grandfather (93) contracting throat cancer has kind of made my writing time slightly off. He's refusing treatment, which is probably smart for someone his age, and so we are waiting and it's nerve-wracking at best.

Sorry, for the excuses, but I hope ya'll enjoy this chapter.

NCIS

Gibbs had signed the paperwork hours ago to get Tony to the top of the lists for a lung transplant after Brad Pitt had insisted that his son was going to need a transplant. It scared him to know that it was that bad now.

Gibbs opened his phone and dialed one of the last numbers that he wanted to dial, but the man needed to know his grandson was in the hospital and really sick.

He gave his dad the news quickly and could him starting the engine of his car when he hung up the phone.

Gibbs watched as Palmer hand Ducky a cup of tea before handing Gibbs a cup of coffee. McGee was off to find his wandering daughter, once again.

Gibbs had kept it together so far, but he was well on his way to a break-down. Tony needed him to be strong. Abby needed him to be strong. They needed their dad, and he could only pray for Tony.

Tony always knew when he was lying, and called him on it, usually away from the rest of the team.

FLASHBACK

Tony watched as his dad told him that everything would be okay again. He just couldn't understand that Tony had a feeling in his stomach that made him want to hurl.

"I don't think it's going to be okay, dad."

"I've been to war before Tony, and I came back alright."

"This time it doesn't feel right. Mom and Kelly just died, dad. Stay here."

"I can't go AWOL Tony. It goes against everything I believe, everything I taught you and your sisters. I love you, son. You know that, right?"

"I know dad, but my gut tells me something bad's going to happen if you go back dad."

"I'll be fine, Tony. I promise."

"That's a lie, dad. Go ahead, leave. Don't lie to me though, don't make promises you can't keep."

END FLASHBACK

He came back from that in a coma, lost in a world where he missed his wife and daughter.

NCIS

Jeanne Benoit cried as she drove down the interstate toward the docks. Her boyfriend was in a hospital bed, and part of her knew she was being selfish, but she was upset at him lying to her.

He had absolutely no reason to lie to her about having a father and yet he had. The way he and his father interacted showed that they were close.

She couldn't help but wonder what else he had lied about, and her mind kept going back to Abby Scioto, the eccentric Goth who'd been so worried about Jeanne's boyfriend.

She had never considered herself a jealous person, but the girl was obviously ridiculously close to her boyfriend and the only explanations she could think for that were ex, girlfriend, or sister. The two looked absolutely nothing like each other, which only left girlfriend or ex. That bothered her a lot as well.

Jeanne was so lost in her own thoughts that she missed the swerving SUV. Minutes later, she heard someone talking to her but she just couldn't answer.

NCIS

Tony looked at Abby, "If you're going…cough…to tell….cough…Mc…" Tony fell into a coughing fit, and Ziva and Abby could only look only helplessly.

"I'm down to my last life, Abs." Tony got out afterward, "And Kate says I should…cough…just say it."

"You're still seeing Kate?" Tony nodded gently, before telling Ziva what she needed to know.

"She says I should tell you…cough, cough, cough…I love you, sweet cheeks."

"You should rest my little hairy butt."

"Abs…cough…tell…cough…her."

With that, Tony fell asleep once again, and Abby walked out, knowing the Mossad Officer would follow.

"What is happening, Abby? Tony said there was something I did not know about Team Gibbs."

Abby laughed a bit. "Tony's my brother Ziva, by adoption. Our dad adopted us both when we were little."

"That is all? Tony seemed to believe there was something more to it. Is he just delusional? It would explain why he proclaimed his love to me."

Abby pulled Ziva to the side, and upon seeing Tim round the corner, ushered him over.

"Ziva, Timmy, there is a lot more going on at NCIS than you know. When I was little my parents moved to D.C. before they died, and so I was put in an orphanage and met Tony because his father was a jack-hole. We were adopted and grew up together as brother and sister, but the biggest thing is that our dad is someone we all know…."

"Abs, breathe," McGee instructed, "Who?"

"Gibbs."

NCIS

Jen watched her former partner as he sat alone, staring into the abyss and probably lost in memories.

"Jethro," she said, sitting next to him, "You look like hell. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"I can't lose another child, Jen. It nearly tore our family apart the last time."

"Special Agent Gibbs?" Dr. Pit asked as he walked into the waiting area.

Gibbs and Jenny walked to the doctor hand-in-hand, although unknowingly.

"We had a car accident victim die in emergency at Uni-hospital, one of their doctors apparently, but more importantly she's an organ donor."

Gibbs almost felt guilty at wave of relief that swept over him at that, "She's a match?"

Pitt smiled a bit, before confirming that she was in fact a match, before faltering.

"We aren't supposed to give out names, but in this case, it's necessary though. The doctor who died is Jeanne Benoit, and she was the one to originally bring Tony here."

Gibbs and Jen looked at each other for a long time, knowing that this was an amazing thing for Tony, but it also blew one of the Director of NCIS's undercover ops, upsetting her slightly.

"How long?" Gibbs asked the trusted doctor.

"They are on their way to prep him for surgery now. I will do my very best to make sure that Tony is okay."

Gibbs let out the breath he'd been unaware that he'd been holding since the doctor had made his last appearance.

"He's a strong man, Gibbs. He'll be fine. Go see your son before he goes up to surgery Jethro. I'll inform the others."