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Disclaimer: I am NOT a doctor. If I were I would have no time to write this. I do however own a computer with Internet, so at the moment websites are my best friend.
Tony sat in the waiting room in the Emergency wing of the hospital with Hanah sleeping soundly on his lap. He looked down at the little girl and gently smoothed her hair as he tried to figure out answers to the questions he and Ziva would be answering when she woke up. He looked up to see Ziva come over to him.
"Hi." She whispered unsure what to say next.
"Hey." Tony responded. "I called your Aunt Nettie. She said she is catching a red eye. She should be here in the morning." Ziva nodded. "Is there any news on Jessica?" He asked. Ziva shook her head.
"Not yet." She told him. "I was hoping there would be by now. I called Abby and Gibbs. They should be here soon." Ziva said. As if on cue, Abby came running up to them.
"Is she okay? What happened?" Abby asked along with other questions when she got to their seats.
"I do not know. They were trying to stabilize her when we got here. As for what happened we do not know. We came in the room to see her barely breathing." Ziva said as she and Tony both noticed Gibbs come in.
"Family for Ms. Jessica Eshkol?" A woman in scrubs said. Ziva stood up and went over to the nurse who took her to Jessica's room. The agent stepped inside and saw the woman, a scarf on her head, an IV in her arm, and a ventilator in her nose. The woman smiled at Ziva as she sat down at the chair beside the woman's bed.
"Hi." Jessica said.
"Hi." Ziva responded unsure of what else she could say.
"I take it Hanah is with Tony?" Jessica asked her. Ziva nodded.
"Abby and Gibbs are there as well." The agent responded. Jessica smiled at this.
"Hanah likes you both." The woman told Ziva.
"She is a very likeable child." Ziva smiled wondering where the conversation was leading.
"If I die here in the States, I want you and Tony to take care of her." Jessica told her. "She loves you both and I know you would love to take her." She smiled. Ziva was speechless. Before she could say anything, the women heard a knock on the door. They turned their heads to see who it was.
"You have a visitor." Tony said holding Hanah's hand.
"Shalom Hanah!" Jessica said, her eyes lighting up when she saw her daughter. The three year old went over to her mother. Ziva stared at Tony a little longer, noticing his distant gaze as he watched the scene before him.
"Hi Ima!" Hanah told her bringing both agents back to reality. "You no feel good again?"
"No tateleh, Ima doesn't feel good, but you made me happier!" Jessica replied keeping her tone cheery for the three- year- old. The agents talked to Jessica for a while knowing they would now have responsibility of Hanah for a while, but thankfully Aunt Nettie was coming so they were able to get some help. Finally, the nurse came in and told them they would have to leave. Jessica gave them a reassuring smile. Ziva took Hanah's hand and the agents left their charge.
"What does she have?" Tony asked as he started the car. Ziva looked in the rear view mirror to make sure Hanah was not listening.
"Mesothelioma. The navy ship she was on was not fully cleared of asbestos in the part of the ship where she worked." Ziva replied.
"One of us needs to stay and watch her." Tony said to Ziva on their way back to the safe house.
"I know." Ziva said. "We should probably go in shifts." The agents were quiet for a moment.
"We need to pick Aunt Nettie up from the airport." Ziva said suddenly.
"How could you forget your own Aunt?" Tony asked as he turned the car around.
I know, it was sad. Also, someone please tell me anything medical I may have gotten wrong. Review!