Dark Void

Chapter 34th

Gibbs needed to get the nerve up with calling and waking his wife up in bed no doubt at home. He was missing his couch, house and his wife. He always hates it when he gets hurt from over the years with his recklessness. He gets too involved in his work with NCIS and when he had joined NIS and his friend Mike Franks until he was stabbed on the street outside his house during a storm.

Taking a deep breath with his lungs exhaling and vice versa. He pulled out his cell phone to bring up her number onto the screen...

Loreile was laying down on the couch with the blankets covering her to keep warm with the chill. She was just too lazy with wanting to get up to start up the fireplace with the logs. She had left her cell phone on the marble coffee table one of a few items she had brought to add a woman's touch in the house and for which Gibbs had appreciated it greatly.

All of the sudden with the phone on vibrate. She was able to hear it with waking quickly and moving to pick it up with her baby stomach in the way. She saw that it was her husband's name again feeling slightly annoyed to woke from a sound sleep.

"Jethro what's wrong? You can't sleep again? I would think that your pain medication will of helped make you sleep?"

"No dice, Loreile. I needed to talk with you about something before I am able to really sleep. And I need to get everything out of my mind."

"And I guess Jethro it has something to do with Hernandez and his second-in-command ?" She will say with annoyance in her tone and angry demeanor.

"It does and I need to discuss on whether it's fine with you that once I get out of here and healthy again to go after Hernandez no doubt in Paraguay. Director Leon Vance had stated that it was up to me to go with a team along with the marines and Seals to go in and check out the compound once again. There are rumors that their just might be hostages involved once more and we need to kill this man or else no one won't be safe." He said with a deep breath...

"Doesn't these trips cost a great deal of funds for the U.S. Government, DOD and most of all SECNAV?" She asked the stupid question to have Gibbs angry at her with asking it.

"You know dam well Loreile that it does cost money since your involvement with the C.I.A., F.B.I. and mostly the Navy. What I need to know on whether you will let me go without starting a fight with me on the subject."

"And if I said no? Just like what Jacqueline Sloane had done to you with the divorce during the time when you needed her the most." She will say this to him over the phone with mentioning Sloane.

"GOD DAMN IT! You're not Jacqueline Sloane. Don't you ever mention that woman to me again. Do I make myself very clear with the question?" Gibbs blood pressure and heart rate had risen with having to be angry.

"You're right I am not her. And I am your wife with her own views. I would think with you having been hurt too much by that bastard that you won't even think about going after him. Leave it up to the others to do the job Gibbs. You have already paid the price for trying to capture the murderer."

"You're not answering my original question. So please answer it in the first place." He was hot under the collar with his wife and wanting to ring her neck sometimes with her stubbornness...Even though he had to chuckle slightly...

"Jesus my darling husband you're putting me into a difficult situation with the question and no doubt Leon wants to know right away as well in order to put together the team while you recoup from your injuries. I wonder what Doctor Taft will have to say on the subject when he finds out about the mission?"

"He's not going to find out until I am already on the transport plane to Paraguay. So what's the answer Loreile?" He was getting impatient with wanting to know the answer.

"Ok, it's yes with going Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Now can I go back to sleep now as with yourself." She hung up the phone to annoy him further. He will call her tomorrow.

At this point after his wife had hung up. He had his answer and now he needed to get healthy as fast as possible. Now he was going once again wake up Vance at home with needing an answer on the operation. Using his phone again with a great deal of usage with his cell. He had brought up the number to Vance and pressed send...

Director Leon Vance was in his bedroom sound asleep on loud. He had to be crazy that anyone would be calling him at midnight. His phone went off loud making him jump up to grab his cell and cursing under his breath to see Gibbs name.

"God damn it Gibbs what is it now at this late hour?" He will scream out in frustration with needing sleep.

"I talked with Loreile about the operation and she is letting me go Leon without any further issues. The only person I am worried about is Doctor Cyril Taft. I just need to be sure that he doesn't find out."

"Actually Gibbs I had only found out earlier with the Intel. Doctor Taft will be going along as the main doctor with the group to help those having been injured. He's willing to forgo any problems for when it comes to your health. He will talk to you tomorrow about it on what he plans to be doing. It was the only way with SECNAV and the DOD letting him go."

"And what about his wife Catherine having to be pregnant?" Gibbs had to say that was important for him to asked.

"She will be watched out from those from the medical profession, NCIS and SECNAV. So everything has been covered so far along with know exactly that Jose Juan Hernandez will be there as with the rest of his regime."

"Fine Leon. I will be sure to have everything worked out before you're able to get out of the hospital. Now if you will excuse me I am exhausted." He hung up the phone to have Gibbs feeling better even though he can't believe that Taft is going to be in the middle of the action...