Fading Memories
Chapter 12TH
Loreile had sat down next to his bed with complexion looking better. She was hoping and praying for the best with holding onto his strong, firm and callous hands using them a great deal from over the years with his boats and other projects.
She looked at his eyes needing to see them move. However she had kept looking at his hair needing a haircut really bad with needing one of his marine haircuts. However his best friend and cutter Ray is visiting California with his son on leave from the Marines for which his life had changed for the better ever since Gibbs had helped a while back.
All of a sudden watching him again. He began to moan a little with his eyes fluttering open with needing to wipe them. Along with his throat and lips dried as hell.
She wasn't sure on whether her husband was able to drink any water since the medical chart was no where to be seen at this time. But there was a small pitcher filled with ice chips no doubt to be used and help with the patient.
Moaning again...
"Jethro try and take it easy. You're in the Bethesda hospital having surgery earlier. It's Loreile your wife." she cried out with still holding his hand. "Do you remember being shot and falling into a metal plate?" she said hoping to help with his remembering.
"I do somewhat Loreile." he said with knowing she was and with the incident itself.
"How are you feeling Jethro?" she had to asked even though it was a stupid question to ask in the first place.
"Strange. I must of been given a large amount of pain medication." Gibbs will mention.
"So you're feeling loopy?" she joked as he looked at her as she was making fun at him and Gibbs her the expression with the famous stare. She was glad in a big way to have him back. When there was a knock on the door to be Taft and Gilbert to test out his memory.
"Doc it's good to see you and Doctor Gilbert. Tell me what exactly with using the laser did for me?" he asked with the importance of the question that had saved his life.
"Mostly burnt out the tumor and swelling happening with your long and short term memories. We are here to asked you a number of questions about whether you remember your past and present memories?" Doctor Cyril Taft said ...
"What about future memories to be really weird in it's self.?" Gibbs said to have Loreile looking over at Taft wondering on whether why he was remembering about those memories.
"Tell us about it Special Agent Jethro Gibbs?" Doctor Gilbert needed to know...
"It was weird having to be living in the future 25 plus later retired with a number of issues with trying to remember. I was still married to Loreile with having four children with all of them interested in the Marines, Air force, D.O.D. and Publisher I believe. There were a number of issues happening including my daughter Kelly still alive living in Orlando, Florida with her husband now retired as well from the WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM Captain James Hawkins."
"Do you remember anything else?" Taft asked...
"Loreile was always worried about me needing to always rest. Even though she was concerned about going to see a doctor about why she was always tired. It had turned out to be nothing with needing to rest more herself."
"Wow! Let's talk about the past..." Taft had asked him a wide variety of questions for which he had no trouble remembering all of the details.
Since this was tiring for Gibbs. He asked for water and maybe possible food. "I mean something like a Chinese food or anything solid for my pallet?" he asked with his begging expression.
"Sure why not Jethro! I will send Loreile downstairs since the Café is once again serving the Chinese and other goodies." Doctor Cyril Taft replied with a smile.
She walked out with searching for her wallet in the purple purse to teach everyone in that room.
"Okay Special Agent Gibbs do you remember what year this is?" Doctor Gilbert asked...
"2021 and it's March or depending on how long I have been out could be April?" trying to be coy with answering the question.
"Good for you, Gibbs. What exactly is your position with NCIS?"
"Senior supervisory agent for NCIS under Director Leon Vance. Even though sometime soon I am going to be thinking long and hard about retiring with taking up his offer with working at the ACAMEDY and GUN Range teaching four days a week."
"It's about time Jethro! I am always tired of saving your life all of the time." Taft had to say with his usual dry sarcasm.
"Very funny Doc! I can't help if that lately that it's been happening a lot?" he said with a tone telling them that he wasn't joking. "By the way this new laser must of cost the hospital a great deal of money?"
"It did Special Agent Gibbs and they are planning to purchase three more in the near future from the Orlando, Florida hospital." Doctor Gilbert responded with the Intel...
"Is there anything else that needs to be asked Doctors?" Gibbs responded with raising his bed slightly with the remote.
"Since you grabbed the remote with your right hand. Did you have any numbness throughout your entire body?" this was importance in case he had any damage but he doesn't having seem to be fine at this time.
"Nope! Other than the usual pain with the fingers from when I was in Paraguay with Timothy McGee. My eyesight is still an issue and will stay that way when I have my two pairs of glasses with one of them in my draw at work and the other at home. I don't smoke any more since it's been years, while my favorite drink is Coffee other than the Bourbon or Whiskey."
"He's fine Doctor Gilbert. All we need to know now on whether Loreile had gotten anything for us?" Taft said with his stomach talking to him at this time.
