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Chapter Ten:-
He was barely able to stop the car on the side of the road panting, struggling to breathe, it felt like his heart and his lungs are about to explode in his chest.
With shaking hands he picked up his cell phone and pressed the speed dial and waited for an answer, black spots covered his vision and his head started swimming, the darkness was coming closer and opening its welcoming arms.
NCIS
"I can't do anything here Gibbs" said Tony with frustration
"Only Tim can do that, it's his territory"
"Damn it" Gibbs cursed "He needs to get back here we need him"
"He's exhausted Boss, give him a break. He must be in bed already" Tony defended his friend
Gibbs was about to say something when his phone started ringing, without checking the caller ID, he answered
"Gibbs"
"Boss" the weak barely audible voice came across the line
"McGee, speak up I can't hear you."
"I …help …boss..c ..can't ..b..breath" He finally surrendered to the darkness to get rid of the agony
Now very alarmed with the way his agent was speaking Gibbs yelled
"McGee….McGee…..Tim, where are you? Talk to me" When Gibbs didn't get an answer he raised his head to look at his team, they were already on their feet, concern all over their faces
"What is it Gibbs? What happened?" Jessica was freaking out
"Tony, tell Abby to trace Tim's phone. Ziva call Ducky and tell him to meet us at Bethesda" Gibbs shouted
"Come on Tim, answer me kid" Gibbs said while racing with the team to the car
Settling inside the car all of them ready to go Gibbs took off with a screech.
Abby called them and told them where Tim's car is and once she did, Jessica picked up her cell phone and dialed 911 asking them to send an ambulance to the car site.
Driving like a maniac Gibbs, got them to where Tim's car was in ten minutes.
Tony jumped out of the car even before the car stops, opening the door of the Tim's car the driver's side and Tim's body fell out of the car in Tony's arms
His body was emanating heat, his breathing was labored and his shirt was soaking wet with sweat
Tony gently eased Tim's body to the ground; all of them surrounded him, their hearts in their throats
With shaking hands Tony tried to rouse his friend by gentle slaps to his cheeks
"Come on buddy we are here now, what's wrong with you?"
Tim's body was shivering but he didn't stir and didn't open his eyes
Frantic Jessica fell on her knees next to them holding Tim's hand and shaking him.
The ambulance was at the site in no time, the paramedics jumped outside the vehicle
"What happened? A car accident?" they asked while loading him carefully on the stretcher
"No, he was just exhausted. He collapsed" Gibbs answered
"Can I go with him" Jessica spoke for the first time since they found Tim. She looked at his coworkers to take their approval
"Go" Gibbs said finally "We'll be right behind you"
In the ambulance Tim's body was still shivering. Taking his hand, she watched silently what the paramedic was doing. He covered half of Tim's pale face with an oxygen mask, and started taking his blood pressure and mentioned something about that it was very low.
Ten minutes later the ambulance and their car were parking at Bethesda Hospital's parking and racing Tim to the ER before his co-workers even blink.
Ducky, Palmer and Abby were waiting for them
"What on Earth happened to the poor lad, Jethro?" the ME said
"What's wrong with Timmy Gibbs what happened?" Abby said frantically
"Let's get inside to find out" Gibbs led the way to the emergency door
Going straight forward to the nurses station, he showed a nurse his badge and said
"My name is agent Gibbs. Where did they take agent McGee?"
"They are stabilizing him in trauma one, agent Gibbs" she said politely and calmly
"Stabilizing? Why? What's wrong with him? He was just exhausted and sleep deprived, may be a little under the weather but nothing serious" Gibbs said with shock obvious on his face.
"I think it's much more than that, sir. Anyway the blood test results will be here soon" she smiled and added "would you like to wait in the waiting room?"
In the waiting room, every one of them was having his own thoughts.
Tony was on his feet next to the door, very angry with himself; he knew his friend was very sick but he really didn't know it was that serious.
Ziva was having the same guilt feeling; Abby was sitting next to Gibbs with her head on his shoulder shedding tears she couldn't hold
Palmer was worried about his friend too, and Jessica was pacing the room in desperation
When Ducky walked into the room to tell them the news, his face was showing that something is wrong, they gathered quickly around him waiting for him to speak.
"What is it Duck? How bad?" Gibbs started
Ducky shook his head trying to arrange his thoughts and said
"Snake venom Jethro"
Shocked faces around him, told him they didn't quite understand what's going on
"What? What do you mean snake venom Duck?"
Ducky sighed and said "The poor lad is suffering from snake venom poisoning and since they couldn't find fang marks, then the venom must have been administered though the wound in his arm, which is very infected. Thank God he was brought in here before any further damage happens"
Gasps filled the air. "That means that somebody hurt him intentionally. But why? Why Tim?"Said Tony
A young doctor joined them "family of agent Timothy McGee?" they all nodded
He explained to them one more time how they gave him the right treatment at the right time before any complications.
"He's being moved to the ICU still unconscious but he's gonna be fine in a couple of days"
"Can we see him?" Jessica asked
"Yes you can, but you can't stay long. He looks very sick so don't worry about what you are going to see" the doctor said gently
"Nurse Hopkins will take you to see him now, but please make it a short visit, he needs to rest" the doctor added and went away
NCIS
Jessica and Gibbs went first
Seeing him Lying in his hospital bed, looking so sick made her heart melts with sadness.
His skin was as pale as the hospital sheets an oxygen mask covering half of his tired face, and his entire body was shivering like a leaf in the wind.
Nurse Hopkins gave her a kind smile and reassured her when she saw her shocked face
"He's gonna be fine honey, his body is shivering because the venom affected his nervous system, but he'll recover in a few days. His body is strong" She smiled and said "Is he your boyfriend?"
Jessica nodded while her tears were rolling down her cheeks
Jessica touched his hand, and whispered some encouraging words in his ears, but he didn't stir
They all took their turns and visited him for a few minutes each.
By the end of the day, they moved him to a regular room, and none of his friends left his side
NCIS
"May be it was planned boss" said Tony "may be whoever did this, wanted our investigations to be delayed. They targeted our computer specialist. But who on Earth knows everything about this investigation and is supplying them with the information?"
"That's the million dollar question Tony" Said Gibbs
A faint groan drew everybody's attention to the bed. Jessica and Abby Jumped out of their chairs at the same time.
"Tim can you hear me?" Jessica said gently
His beautiful eyes flattered open, he seemed lost just for a few minutes before he looked slowly towards Jessica.
Seeing tears in her eyes he removed the oxygen mask as he wanted to say anything to comfort her but he was powerless.
"Are… you…. Okay…. Jess" he started panting heavily
"You are the one in the hospital bed and you are asking ME if I was okay?" she said with tears rolling on her cheeks.
The nurse quickly put the oxygen mask back on his face and kindly said "Agent McGee, welcome back. You need this mask to breath, please don't remove it"
"What….happened?" he was panting as if he was running a marathon.
Jessica squeezed his hand and said "just focus on getting better now, we are all here for you"
"How are you doing, probie? Oh man, Just give us a break. How many times are you gonna drag our butts to the hospital McSick? Or did you start to like hospital food?" Tony said mischievously
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"Thanks, boss" said Tony then gave Tim a warm smile " You gave us quite a scare Tim. Don't do that again buddy"
"We are all glad you are okay McGee" Ziva kissed his cheek gently
Abby held his other hand and with tears in her eyes she said "it'll be good to see you on your feet soon Timmy."
"Hey Tim, welcome back my friend" Jimmy said with a smile
"Thank you Jimmy. I'm.. fine.. guys,.. don't.. worry" those few words left him out of breath
"You need to rest Tim. We are leaving now" Jessica said firmly before kissing his cheek softly , and whispering in his ear "I will stay at the hospital with you tonight"
They went back to the waiting room while Tony and Palmer went to buy some coffee.
Gibbs stayed with Tim for a minute after they left
Looking at Tim with mixed feelings of concern and guilt Gibbs started his speech "Listen Tim I just wanted to say that…..I screwed up. I have been so hard on you. I never knew you were really that sick… I took all of my frustration on you"
"It's okay boss. I know you are overwhelmed by the stress of this case" McGee said with what looked like a smile on his face
"What happened? I must have been more exhausted than I thought."
"How exactly did you hurt your arm Tim?" Gibbs asked
"I told you, boss. I stumbled and fell. Actually a big guy bumped into me. Why are you asking?" Tim said and every word seemed to consume his energy
"I'll tell you later kid. Just get well soon" Gibbs brushed Tim's hair away from his forehead
"Please go home boss. You look tired…..I'm fine now" he said and lost the battle to stay awake
In the waiting room, Jessica was on the phone reassuring a frantic Sara that her brother is gonna be fine. "Okay I will see you soon then" she ended her call when Gibbs entered the room.
"How's is he doing?" she asked
Gibbs sighed "He's been better but he's a strong kid. He's gonna be alright"
NCIS
The next day, Tim was feeling better. Sarah was sitting next to him on his bed hugging him, Abby was filling a glass of water for him, and Jessica was feeding him and Ziva was holding his hand.
"All the pretty ladies McLucky" Tony said with a grin
"Give me a break Tony. I'm sick let me enjoy the moment while it lasts" Tim laughed and then looked at Gibbs and asked him
"Who do you think did this boss? Who would want to hurt me? Why me?"
Gibbs rubbed his face and said "Don't worry about this now Tim. We are on it. All of us" he said firmly "whoever did this is willing to stall us for some reason. When I put my hands on him…..he will be very sorry"
"This is getting very serious now boss. It's an attempted murder of a federal agent; we can't just let it go." Tony said seriously
"You are right Tony" said Ziva
"I feel better now boss. Perhaps tomorrow I can get back to work and help you guys….." Tim was interrupted by Gibbs' objection
"Don't even think about it Tim. We need you that's for sure, but you need to fully recover before you get back to work."
NCIS
The next morning, Tim was preparing himself to leave the hospital. He was still weak but definitely much better.
Gibbs offered that Tim stays at his place to take care of him, but Tim refused gratefully
"You need someone to take care of you Tim" said Gibbs
Jessica offered her help "I can take care of him. We are neighbors" she smiled and added "And what are neighbors for?"
NCIS
At Tim's apartment, Tim was very happy that he finally left the hospital.
"I'll be ready to sleep once I take a hot shower" he said
"If you need anything just call me. I'll go see if there's anything we can eat" she smiled
When she found nothing ready to be eaten, Jessica ordered soup.
He got out of the bathroom feeling fresh and strong. He stood in front of the mirror brushing his silky hair when she walked into the room to let him know that "the soup is here. Are you ready to eat?" she said
He was just in his sweat pants so she tried not to stare to give him the space he needs.
But he smiled and opened his arms wide for her, and she just couldn't say no. She threw herself in his arms
He hugged her tight and she hugged him back feeling the soft skin and the strong muscles under her fingers while one more time smelling the seductive smell of his skin mixed with the shower gel and his after shave
"I missed you so much" he said softly " You look beautiful in this dress" he added
He pulled away gently and looked into her eyes and then got his face closer to hers so that their lips could touch and kissed her softly.
In a hoarse voice she whispered "Tim there's nothing I want more than doing this right now. But you are still sick. You need to eat and get some sleep"
Ignoring what she said, he kissed her passionately and she couldn't resist as if she was under a spell
"You are very wrong, I've never been better. Besides, I've been waiting for this moment since you left to Arizona" he whispered while kissing her neck
At that moment, she lost all her resistance and their kiss was filled with their hunger to each other.
And the soup?!…. was left on the table till It got very very cold.
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