Five days later, Gibbs found himself on the same bed as before, looking at Tony. The nurses had said nothing about the extra bed, and George had said Gibbs needed the rest. So Gibbs had stayed in the room with the unconcious Tony, reading him the paper and some books, asking him to be okay and wake up when they tried waking him up. And here they were, George extubated Tony.
"Tony, open your eyes" George said. Tony's eyes fluttered half open. "Hello Tony" George smiled. Gibbs felt his heart increase in speed.
"Where-" Tony started but coughed. George pressed an oxygenmask over Tony's mouth and nose.
"Don't talk yet, just wait a few minutes and we'll try some water first" George said to calm Tony down. Tony's eyelids fluttered and he looked like he was about to succomb to the darkness again when his eyes went wide. "Easy, easy, you're at the hospital, everything is okay, Gibbs is right here" George said, "Agent Gibbs, would you come oer here and try to keep him calm?" George asked. Gibbs came over and took Tony's hand.
"Hey Tony, I'm right here, you just rest and take it easy" Gibbs said, but Tony still seemed scared. "It's really okay, I know your head must hurt, but I'll explain everything if you'd just relax a little" Gibbs said. Tony kept looking at him and his lips moved. Gibbs frowned, "No, everything's okay, you just had an operation seven days ago and they had to put you in a medically induced coma, but you're awake now" Gibbs said. Tony's lips moved again and Gibbs smirked before leaning forward and whispering in Tony's ear.
"Love you too" Gibbs whispered before straightening back up. "I'm jsut going to stand back while the doc does what he needs to do, okay?" Gibbs asked. He got a quick nod and stepped back while the doctor checked over Tony's vitals and removed the oxygen mask, replacing it with a nasal cannula and giving Tony a few sips of water.
"Now, I need to run a few tests, so we're taking him with us for now" George smiled and rolled Tony away. Gibbs sat back on his bed and smiled, everything seemed to go the right way today.
"Jethro? Did everything go according to plan?" Ducky asked. Gibbs nodded. "Oh good, I've been worried, I believe I even made Timothy fall asleep with my story about the rhino and the giraffe, you know it's really an interesting story.." Ducky said. Gibbs leant back and enjoyed Ducky's story while he smirked, thinking about Tony and that everything had gone according to plan. When they wheeled in Tony a little later, George's expression said everything, something was clearly wrong. Tony looked asleep and George came over to Ducky and Gibbs.
"He's lost three years.. Agent McGee met us in the hallway and Tony didn't recognize him, but he kept asking for someone named Kate, saying she would worry if he didn't tell her he was alive.. Agent McGee seemed a little upset" George said.
"Damnit.." Gibbs said and sighed, rubbing a hand over his tired face, "Will this never end?" Gibbs asked to noone in particular. George left. "He remembered me" Gibbs said, "But we weren't together back then, but he remembered.. us.. he.." Gibbs started, but he just couldn't say that Tony had said he loved him, it was too private.
"I understand" Ducky said and squeezed Gibbs's shoulder reassuringly. "The mind is a mysterious thing Jethro.. just be happy he has not forgotten you, alright?" Ducky asked. Gibbs nodded and closed his eyes.
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