With the exception of a few quick bathroom breaks and one rushed and forced meal break. Gibbs had not left Tony's side since he went back to sleep. The older man wanted to be sure he was there when his son woke up. He wondered how long it would take for Tony to get his memories back. After he recovered from his own amnesia and returned to work. Ducky mentioned how lucky he had gotten because some people never get their memory back. What if that happened to Tony? How would he and everybody around him cope with their friend being trapped seven years in the past?

"Ducky reserved a couch in the waiting room for you." One of the nurses Jessica commented.

"Let somebody else have it. They can even use my blanket and pillow. I am not leaving until my boy is awake." Gibbs replied.

"That is a very nice thought but all of us in the ICU took a huge risk letting you stay in here overnight last night and we really can't afford to get caught." Jessica replied.

"With his memory loss, if he woke up and I wasn't there. It will cause massive stress." Gibbs explained.

"I will meet you half way. If you go and sleep out in the waiting room. If it looks like Tony is waking up. I will come and get you." Jessica suggested.

"Fine" Gibbs grunted reluctantly.


Gibbs knew that no matter where he was there was no way in hell he'd sleep again that night. He was exhausted but his mind would not let him rest until Tony at least had the past seven years back. Seeing Tony that terrified and knowing there wasn't near enough he could do to help broke his heart. All he wanted to do was scoop his boy up, tell him that he was his real son and nothing he would do could make him hate his child, and just comfort him the way he would comfort Kelly when she got upset but that was impossible. The doctors had said no major shocks or surprises until Tony had his memories back. Aside from the ones he would have to go through to piece it all together. Not to mention with Tony's physical injuries picking him up and holding on to him for dear life probably wasn't the best idea. All he could do was lie on the couch Ducky had made up for him and try to at least relax until he was allowed back with his son. He was in a near sleep-like state when he felt somebody shake him awake. He groaned and looked up to see Jimmy standing over him.

"Palmer it's almost midnight shouldn't you be asleep with Breena?" Gibbs asked.

"Couldn't sleep. Wanted to see how Tony was doing." Jimmy replied.

"No change now go back to your family." Gibbs yawned.

"Breena said I was driving her crazy." Jimmy replied.

"So you thought coming to the hospital and hanging out in the ICU waiting room would be a good idea?" Gibbs questioned.

"I just wanted to check on Tony and maybe talk a little about all this." Jimmy replied.

"Call McGee than." Gibbs replied.

"He won't talk about it." Jimmy hastily explained.

"What about Abby? Bishop? Ducky? Even Leon?" Gibbs offered.

"They are all asleep." Jimmy replied.

"What makes you think I'd be awake?" Gibbs questioned.

"We all know how you get when it comes to Tony." Jimmy explained.

"Fair enough, now what's wrong?" Gibbs asked.

"How do you know something is wrong?" Jimmy asked.

"I am a federal agent and you are like an open book." Gibbs replied.

"I did something bad today. Really bad." Jimmy replied.

"If you cheated on Breena, I have enough to deal with look elsewhere." Gibbs grunted.

"No I would never cheat on Breena. What I did involves Tony." Jimmy replied.

"Unless you were the jackass who knocked him out, it can wait until morning." Gibbs replied.

"I called Senior!" Jimmy blurted out.

"YOU DID WHAT?!" Gibbs demanded, not caring or even thinking about the other occupants of the room. Most of whom were legitimately just trying to get some sleep.


In his cubicle in the ICU, Tony was not getting any rest at all. He looked as though he was still in a peaceful sleep but that was a lie. His heart felt like it was going to beat out of his chest. Why wasn't his heart monitor freaking out or was it? Was that the buzzing noise he heard? Wait now nurses and doctors were gathered around him. Why had they kicked Gibbs out? His Boss holding his hand and assuring him was the only thing that kept him sane. Now it was all coming back to him. Every horrible, painful memory of the past seven years. Seeing Jenny's body in that diner, Vance sending him to the God Dammed ship for most of a year, The fight with Rivken, Ziva's tears and rages of betrayal, seeing her crying on that tarmac. Why hadn't he made Gibbs take them both? Hearing that Ziva was dead, seeing the damage done when they found her in Salem's death camp and brought her home. What those Reynosa bastard's did to Jackson Gibbs's store. Jonas Cobb and all the damage he did, finding out that Danny was dead and he could have maybe helped him. seeing his tough as nails boss crying over Mike's body, the events of that mission good old' Jarvis sent him on. That was one person they lost that Tony's didn't miss much. All those fires, Jason's anger, the look on Jimmy's face when they told him they were probably going to have to miss his wedding, that damn bomb of Dearing's going off, him being trapped in the elevator with Ziva, and hearing that his Probie was hurt and being taken to the hospital but not knowing what had happened. Everything at Vance's house that night. Elias body, Jackie's blood, Ziva demanding that he go to the hospital, hearing that Jackie was dead, seeing the director cry as he called and told the parents of the kids Jared and Kayla were sleeping over with to bring just his children to Bethesda, Ziva's tears, Jackie's funeral. The quest for justice, Parsa showing up and rocking an already fragile Ziva, forcing her to stay in Israel. Parsa's return and the look on McGee's face when he talked about Delilah, seeing her in that wheel-chair and then leaving. Hearing that Jackson Gibbs was dead and seeing how hurt Gibbs was. Gibbs and McGee's helicopter going down, Ducky's friend dying. The bar-fight. How stupid was he and why did nothing bad ever happen to him? The way he saw it every horrible thing was his fault. He heard panicked voices from above him.

"Get Mr. Gibbs"

"No! We're losing him!"


A/N: Will they be able to get Tony back or is this the end? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.