Tony sat on the floor with baby Katie in his arms. He was holding her in a sitting position between his legs and was supporting her trunk and head with his hands. Katie was waving her arms up and down, slapping his legs, and giggling. It came as a relief to him to see how well she was doing. Lily was sitting at the table across from him working on her "homework". Jake was off at the boxing gym with director Vance. It was a nice sunny afternoon; the birds were chirping outside despite the nearing winter. It was such a lovely day and everything was so peaceful. Tony really should have been more relaxed than he was. He should have been happy and at peace but for some reason he was not. He was tense and anxious. His stomach was churning and his heart was heavy. He wondered if this was how Gibbs felt when something was wrong. If this was a gut feeling. He had always dreamed of one day developing his boss's sixth sense. Funny thing was now that he may be getting his wish. He was praying that he was wrong. That he was just being paranoid.

"Tony! Your phone is buzzing!" Lily called.

"Can you get it for me? I need to get Katie settled." Tony asked.

"I don't know the number." Lily replied.

"Aright, then don't touch it. I will be right there." Tony instructed.


Tony placed Katie in a safe and out of the way place on the carpet and rushed over to the table. He grabbed the phone from Lily and his heart dropped to the floor. Lily didn't know the number but he recognized it right away. It was the number for the emergency room at Georgetown Hospital. It was the number that only called your home if a family member was in the hospital. Both of his girls were safe at home but Ziva was out and Gibbs was at the office. Had one of them been in an accident? Had something happened to the baby? Had Gibbs been hurt on the job? On top of his heart racing Tony's hands were shaking and his vision was blurred. Making it just about impossible to answer the phone. Georgetown had hung up and called back twice before Tony was able to answer.

"Hello?"

"Am I speaking to Tony DiNozzo?"

"Yes mam"

"This is Connie Murphy from Georgetown University Hospital."

"Uh-huh"

"Are you the legal guardian a Jacob Ethan Dallas-DiNozzo?"

"Yes"

"Jacob was involved in a serious car accident and has been brought in along with an adult male and two other teenage boys."

"Was the adult male a Leon Vance? Is Jake OK?"

"The name sounds right but I have told you all I can. You will need to speak with Jake's doctor for any further information."

"Of course I will be down right away."


Tony called for Lily to come with him right away. Before rushing back over, scooping up Katie into his arms and rushing out the door. Lily was moving behind him as fast as her little legs would carry her. He opened the back door and buckled Katie into her car-seat. He looked over and saw that Lily had already got into her booster seat. Once he was sure that Katie was secured, he rushed over to the other side of the car and buckled Lily in. With both girls safe he jumped into the driver's seat and sped for the hospital. Dreading what was waiting for him.

"Tony what's going on?" Lily asked.

"Jake is hurt and we have to go check on him at the hospital." Tony replied.

"Is he OK?" Lily asked.

"I don't know." Tony admitted.


Finding a parking space seemed to take forever once Tony arrived to Georgetown. The space he finally found was much further than he would have liked but at least he had found a place. Once he was parked he got Katie out of her car-seat and wrapped her up in her carrier. The ER was a terrible place for a preemie but he had been too frazzled to think to call Gibbs or Ziva. Besides the fact that he didn't have any time to lose. He got Katie secured and rushed over to the other side and got Lily out. He ended up scooping her up in his arms and running as fast as he could towards the building. He burst through the sliding doors and rushed up to the front desk.

"May I help you?" The receptionist asked.

"My name is Tony DiNozzo. My son Jake was brought in after a car accident." Tony replied.

"Jake is on the pediatric ward. Please go up there and a doctor will be with you shortly." The receptionist replied.

"Regular or PICU?" Tony asked.

"Regular" The receptionist replied.


A feeling of relief washed over Tony. If Jake were in the regular pediatric ward. That meant that he couldn't be too severely injured but it wasn't enough to put him at ease. Just because the injuries were not critical did not mean that they were not bad. Jake could still have a few serious injuries. It didn't seem fair. He was such a sweet kid and he had finally come around. Now not only had he been in another serious car accident but he was facing further injuries. Tony did not let go of Lily until he was in the waiting room of the pediatric unit. He surveyed the waiting room and found Jared Vance and another boy who looked to be about the same age. He walked over and took a seat beside the two boys. He had just sat down when Kayla ran into the room followed by the Vance's nanny.

"Oh Jared! Thank God!" Kayla cried.

"How's dad?" Jared asked.

"I don't know they won't tell me or Lara anything. Ducky and Mr. Gibbs are his emergency contacts. We can't know a thing tell they get here." Kayla explained.


Kayla and Jared took seats on either side of Tony, who put his arms reassuringly around both children. Lily had climbed up into his lap and buried her head in his side. A man and a woman burst into the room and through their arms around the other boy, who Tony soon learned was named Danny. Danny offered Jared a pat on the shoulder and then left with his parents. The door separating the waiting room from the rest of the unit opened. A doctor stepped out and made her way over to Tony.

"Tony DiNozzo?" The doctor asked.

"Yes, mam" Tony replied.

"I am Dr. Lang." Dr. Lang introduced.

"How is Jake?" Tony asked.

"Lucky, extremely lucky. The car was hit head on at a very high speed. Miraculously Jake walked away with only a mild concussion, three broken ribs, a broken nose, and two sprained wrists." Dr. Lang explained.

"That's all? He's OK? He's going to be OK?" Tony asked.

"He is expected to make a total recovery. We would like to observe him at least for another couple of hours but he should he home by morning if not sooner." Dr. Lang explained.

"Can we see him?" Tony asked.

"Yes you may. Please follow me." Dr. Lang replied.


A/N: Jake is an extremely lucky kid, isn't he? I will reveal Vance's fate in the next chapter but he may not have gotten so lucky. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.