Tony had been asleep for several hours and it didn't look like he'd be waking any time soon. So Gibbs ended up that opportunity to go and look at the van. It was unlikely he could get the vehicle insured and registered that night but, he could at least look at the vehicle and maybe get it a mechanic. One of his buddies from the Marine's had a shop around Baltimore and he had agreed to check it over. So long as Gibbs got it to his shop before five. Rather than having to try and follow Ducky to his friend's house. Gibbs ended up riding with his friend in the Morgan. He tried to keep calm but was on edge the entire drive over. This was the first time he had really left Tony since the child was readmitted to the hospital. Even though Tony had recovered significantly, he was still sick, and Gibbs still felt guilty.
Ducky turned onto a street with very middle class houses and cars. He parked in front of a house with a white mini van parked in the driveway. Gibbs unbuckled his seat-belt and followed Ducky up the driveway to the front door. Gibbs studied the bike that sat beside the porch and the trike that was parked on the porch. After a few seconds a forty-ish, man of average height and build with thinning brown hair answered.
"Are you the one who called about the car?" The man asked.
"Yes, Pat. This is Jethro Gibbs." Ducky replied.
"HI" Gibbs greeted extending his hand.
"Nice to meet you, Jethro." Pat replied.
"Where's the van?" Gibbs asked.
"Garage" Pat replied.
Gibbs followed Ducky and Pat through the living room and kitchen to the garage door. Pat jostled the door knob and then yanked violently. A process he had to repeat three times before the door finally opened. The garage light was triggered by the motion, revealing a large silver van. Gibbs walked around to the side of the vehicle and Pat pressed a button allowing the right, back door to slide open. After the door opened, Pat pressed another button and this time a large black platform came down and softly landed on the ground.
"This is the ramp you just push the chair up here and it will lock. Don't know if he will need a booster seat or not with the chair but if he does you can just secure the chair and have easy access to him in the next seat and there is still extra passenger seating in the third row." Pat explained.
"This is really nice." Gibbs commented.
"Yeah we had the money for it and we got a great deal ourselves." Pat replied.
"This is really nice, I insist on paying you something." Gibbs insisted.
"No I want to give this away. We had help and I want to pay it forward. Just when things get better for you do the same for somebody else." Pat replied.
"I want to do something now, for you." Gibbs replied.
"Jethro is quite the handyman. Maybe he can help you make some repairs to your home. I noticed that your door was jammed and a few other things that were amiss. I don't mean to be rude but I had similar issues with mother." Ducky explained.
"Your handy?" Pat asked.
"Yes" Gibbs replied.
"Great" Pat replied.
Pat went on to explain a few more things about the van and allowed Gibbs to operate the lift. He was sitting in the driver's seat. About to drive the van over to the mechanic's when he heard his phone ring. He turned the car back off, pulled his phone out of his pocket, and peaked at the little screen. His heart hit the floor when he saw that it was the hospital calling.
"Hello?"
"Wait what happened?!"
"No she is NOT allowed near him! Luke and her are not even together!"
"Yeah I am on my way back."
Gibbs hung up the phone and jumped out of the car. He could not believe that this was happening. He could not believe that, that bitch had gotten into his son's room. She didn't even like Tony. Why on Earth would she go to see him? He highly doubted that she had gone to make amends. Not after the previous days performance. It was clear that, that girl had some serious issues and Gibbs was relieved that Luke had finally broken up with her. He just prayed that she was not delusional enough to blame Tony for the breakup and try something stupid.
"Jethro what's wrong?" Ducky asked.
"Let's go! I'll get the van checked out tomorrow! That way I can just get everything done at once but I need to go! NOW!" Gibbs cried.
"What's wrong?" Pat asked.
"That was the hospital. That bitch got into Tony's room. He's too upset to speak but he had a target drawn on his chest and he's hysterical." Gibbs explained.
"Oh dear" Ducky remarked.
"Good Lord is that your ex?" Pat asked.
"My nephew's ex. She's a real psycho." Gibbs spat.
"I am sorry to inconvenience you Patrick but this is an emergency." Ducky apologized.
"No it's fine. I just hope that Tony is OK." Pat replied.
"Me too" Gibbs hissed.
Jordan sat with her arm wrapped protectively around Luke's torso. It felt so weird for her to be protecting Luke. He had always been the strong one. The one who rushed to her aid. He almost never let anything get to him but after today. He really needed to breakdown. She still could not believe that Heather had threatened Tony. Even worse the cop did not believe then. At least they had finally gotten sympathy from McGee and the team from NCIS. They were working a case at the moment but the case had been handed over to another team.
"If she hurts him. I am just going to lose it. He is just a kid. He does not deserve to be hurt. He has been hurt enough. Why is she like this? Why didn't I see it before?" Luke rambled.
"I don't know Luke." Jordan replied.
"God what if she hurts him?" Luke questioned.
"She won't hurt him." Jordan assured.
"What if she does?! God it would be my fault! I would never forgive myself and hopefully Jethro wouldn't either! This is all my fault!" Luke cried, jumping up and kicking at the air.
A/N: Heather's lucky she ran but how long can her luck last? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.
