The morning of November 25th, Gibbs woke up, groggily at 4:30. He looked round at his family, smiling. He was excited to be leaving this morning the doctor had decided to keep him over night for good measure. The chair to the right of him had Ellie curled, facing him, with A Tale of Two Cities. Ducky sat on the bench with a medical journal. Jimmy and Brenna were sleeping on their bed Abby and McGee were asleep in the bed on the left side of the room. Tony reclined legs fully stretched reading a monthly gun magazine. Tony and Ellie managed to be fully relaxed and on full alert, a normality for agents on protection details. He sat the bed up slightly and the three looked up and smiled. Tony waved and Ducky nodded and squeezed his ankle, settling back and reading. Ellie marked her page with a piece of paper and sit it in her seat as she stood. She walked over, kissed his cheek and sitting by his thigh with her right knee bent, a hand in his. Ducky sat in her seat and also put his hand in Gibbs.

She pushed his hair out of his face, asking in a whisper, "Hey what'r'you doing up?"

"Headache," she nodded frowning.

"How bad?"

"It's 'bout a six and a half" she frowned. and gently ran her fingers through his hair.

"That bad? Well, umm, that's not good. Really, really not good. I should get a doctor. We can get you pain meds. Do you want me to?" she half muttered in a panicked whisper. As she went to stand, he stopped her with a gentle hold of her wrist.

"It's fine. It's just one of my usual tension headaches, don't worry."

"Usual? You get these often?" she said more concerned than confused.

"Yep, since I was young." He could tell the Ellie and Tony both wanted to know why.

"I've known you've them and can work through it almost like it's there. But how long have you had these?"

"Yes, Jethro how long have you had these horrid headaches?" Ducky asked.

"My mom used to get 'em too. They are easy to deal with. It usually only takes Tylenol when I actually need it."

"And you don't need it know?" Ellie asked.

"Na, only really notice them after our conversations on a case or when I get home. In other words when my minds not occupied." he said.

"You mean your minds not bursting with concentration 24/7." Tony said with faked surprise, a hand on his chest and wide eyes.

Gibbs glared playfully, "Don't make me head slap you, DiNozzo."

"I'd never, Boss" they all shared a laugh as Gibbs lost his fight against a grin and chuckle.

McGee and Jimmy woke up two hours later at 6:47. The others woke up at 8. They ordered breakfast and ate. At 11:30 a nurse came in and took out his iv. They all laughed as Gibbs grinned at her.

"Much obliged." He charmingly said.

"Your welcome." She grinned back her hair falling to the side.

He watched her walk away staring at her butt. They watched him in slight surprise. They knew he look at other women that way but never this openly. When she turned the corner he strethched his neck to follow, causing Abby to hit him on the shoulder. He smiled and made his most innocent face possible.

"What?" he asked.

"You're as bad as DiNozzo" Ellie joked.

"Yeah well blame my sex" he joked as he and Tony shared a look. They grinned as everyone laughed.

A few minutes later Gibbs sighed. "We can never get rid of paperwork can we, DiNozzo?" released. They others nodded feigning sadness.

"Tis' a tragedy" Ducky said.

Gibbs started to fill in the release forms as everyone in the room shared a round of laughs. It took a while they ate a few snacks that Bishop kept on her. It was noon when Gibbs had finished signing the release papers. Tony and McGee took everyone's keys, except Gibbs of course, running to everybody's homes for clothes. He was already dressed to go home in blue jeans, a black long sleeve shirt, and his greyish green MARINES tee. Tony and McGee in dark blue jeans and black NCIS tee. Ellie was in soft, dark grey jeans and a peach long sleeve shirt that had a triangle from her waist to the neck of her shirt. Ducky was in a grey tee and jeans. Brenna was in a grey long sleeve shirt and light blue jeans. Jimmy was in black jeans and a light blue tee shirt with a grey guitar on it. The nurse came back after an hour and handed Gibbs his discharge papers.

"Alright you're free to go." She smiled and put the wheelchair by the bed.

"Sorry Maggie but that's a definite no-go."

"After everything that's happened you should use it."

"No see my legs work just fine. He said swinging them back and forth. Everyone giggle shaking their heads back and forth in fond exasperation.

"I won't win this argument will I?" the nurse turned to them and they shook their heads. She nodded and they headed back to the FBI building.