Fading Memories

Chapter 14th

Moving closer to him in his hospital bed. "Take a long look at me?" Kelly said before telling him the truth.

"All I know the past few days had been quite strange for me after having awaken from the surgery that was done on my done with the laser. The only thing I can say is the fact that it can't be truth that you're alive and well Kelly as with Shannon?" he cried out with taking in a deep breath...

"Correct daddy. I had never died as with mother in that crash with NIS agent Curt Mitchell. Mother had called the Witness Protection Program a week before telling them mommy's suspicious about the Cartel to be taking them out."

"So they did a switch with placing doubles into your place?" Gibbs said with so much emotion he was scared as hell.

"We weren't able to tell you a think making you think all this time that we died?" she commented. "We were moved to a village in Italy for which we had out last names changed so that the Cartel wouldn't know that we were still dead to them. We stayed at the compound with many others for the past 20 years until they had felt that we were safe. Daddy I met a man that I fell in loved and married. His name is Colonel James Hawkins of the Witness Protection Program. And we have two little boys. Mommy remarried as well to a contactor for the Intel Community in Los Angeles."

"And all this time I suffered so much over the years. One of your friends from when you were eight olds. I had been staying in touch with Maddie. She needed my help eight years ago and now she is doing well in college as a Science teacher. if you like I can always give her cell phone to you." he said...

"Please daddy. I very much like to talk with her before I head back to Orlando, Florida in four days with James. While Mommy and Alex will be heading to California."

"Are you able to come back later with meeting officially Loreile? she thinks that I am making this up with meeting the woman that came into my room." he commented...

"I will see what I can do Daddy. I understand you're still with NCIS as a Supervisory agent with your team?" she asked...

"For 30 years and believe me it's not been easy."

"I completely understand. I will let you rest now until later. One thing for sure it's going to be an interesting meeting between all of us?" he responded with giving her father a kiss on the cheek. When there is a knock on his door...

"Must be one of my doctors?" he says with Doctor Cyril Taft walked in with his medical chart to check him out once again.

"I am so sorry I didn't realize Jethro, you had a visitor?" Taft needed to say before Gibbs was able to tell him the truth...

"Doc I would like you to meet my daughter Kelly. I will explain everything later as to how this was supposed to happened." he commented with tears falling from his eyes...

"It had better be good Jethro?" Taft said with Kelly shaking his head.

"I am glad that daddy has a friend that really cares for him. I have read some of the official Intel in regard to daddy being badly injured in Somalia, Paraguay? And believe me my husband James had been there once many years ago. Doctor Taft how long have you been working at this hospital?"

"Five plus years. I met your father on the Daniel Webster for when he had been shot in his chest and right knee by a young boy named Luke Harris."

"Amazing on how much my father has been through over the years?" she said with needing to go now." Listen doctor I will be back at 7 o'clock with my husband, Shannon my mother and her husband Alex. I understand Loreile is going to be here as well? so please excuse so that I get some rest before it's time to come here?' she says with kissing her father once again on his cheek before walking out...

"Do you mind just what the hell is going on Gibbs?" he barked with the response..

"Witness Protection Program at the time of the crash with NIS Curt Mitchell. Shannon knew that the Cartel Leader Pedro Hernandez was going to send his snipers to take them out. So they did a switch Cyril and was taken to Italy at some compound with many others. Years later with there names changed and dead to the Cartel regime. The both of them started new lives promising not to contact me until now with permission."

"Are they MARRIED Gibbs?" This was a hard question to asked...

"They are Doc. Kelly is married to Colonel James Hawkins with two young boys. He works for the Witness Protection Program in Orlando, Florida. Shannon is married to a man named Alex Anderson a contractor for the Navy in Los Angeles, California." he needed to take in a deep breath after all that.

"Wait a minute! Weren't you and Loreile in Orlando, Florida at the time of your vacation and visit those casino's with wining?" he said with needing to clean his glasses wiping them with a tissue.

"Correct. I just couldn't believed it when I saw her walk in my room yesterday having made a mistake she said. However Loreile had seen the same woman in the elevator yesterday for when she was leaving to go home to rest and check on the boys."

"Speaking of which. I conferred with Doctor Gilbert to let you go home the day after tomorrow with a promise that you stay home for the week on medical leave before going back to work."

"Thanks. I want to at least spend some time with them before they head back home." he sat back further against his pillows.

"You know what I will be back later to meet them all properly. I could use a break myself in my quarters. Take it easy until that time Jethro?"

"Thanks. He closed his eyes to rest...