So. Not mine. I've tried to include more details, but feel free to critique and PLEASE REVIEW. Thanks.
Dr. Phung peeked into the exam room and coughed discreetly. "Dr. Stanton?" The lump of blankets on the gurney didn't move. Phung raised his voice. "Dr Stanton!" The man sat up abruptly.
"What!" Phung smiled slightly. It was good to know that even a hotshot otolaryngologist didn't like to be woken up during his thirty minutes of rack time. He cleared his throat and continued.
"Agent Gibbs has arrived, doctor, and there's been a pile up on Tilson Street. We need the bed, and I think Ms. Todd will be able to go home once she has resumed consciousness, if Gibbs is willing to stay with her."
Dr Stanton still looked half asleep. "It's Agent," he muttered. Phung blinked.
"What?"
"Agent, not Miss…oh never mind. Where are they?"
NCIS
McGee was pretty sure that if he didn't get Abby to shut off her stereo, or at least turn it down, his eardrums were going to burst, and blood was going to get all over the floor. And then Gibbs would get angry, and make him clean it up
"Abby!" he shouted. There was no response. From the diaphragm, now. He took a deep breath and shouted more loudly then he ever had in his life, including the time when Tony had convinced him that Ducky's lab would echo if you shouted loud enough.
"ABBY!" Abby, had, of course, at that moment realized McGee was there, and had turned off the music. His shout echoed off the walls of the lab, and Abby winced.
"Jeez, Tim, no reason to go mental. I heard you the first time." Of course she did. I think I'll just go crawl in a hole and die now. Abby was still talking.
"So, what brings you down to my humble abode…with no caffeine?" She shot him a glare, but he was pretty sure it was a playful glare. He hoped.
"Well, Tony is worried about Kate and Gibbs." He announced, joining her at the computer console. "Do you know why either of them would be late?"
Abby looked thoughtful. "One of them has finally become injured in the kinky sex games they play every night after work?"
McGee choked on his own spit.
NCIS
Jimmy Palmer looked up when Tony entered the morgue.
"Good morning, Agent DiNozzo!" he said cheerfully, pausing briefly in his examination of…something dead. Tony averted his eyes, choosing instead to glare at the geeky lab assistant.
"That's Agent DiNozzo to you, Palmer." He stalked across the morgue to the small office where Ducky was sitting at his desk, ignoring Jimmy's confused look.
"But I…did…right?" He turned back to the cadaver. "Agent DiNozzo," he muttered. "Right."
NCIS
"Anthony, what can I do for you?" Ducky smiled cheerfully and rose from his chair. Tony smiled in greeting and was just about to explain the situation when his phone rang. He held up a finger and flipped open his cellular.
"DiNozzo here," he answered. "Boss! Where ya been? I – what?" He stopped abruptly, and Ducky turned to look at him. Tony looked up to meet the older man's eyes, worry evident in his own brown orbs. His voice dropped to a whisper. "Is she okay, I mean, I– okay. Yeah, I've got Ducky here, I'll get McGee and Abby and we can be there in–."
His expression changed from confusion to anger and back to confusion. He was silent for a few moments, but then he sighed. "Alright. The Green Lantern? We're on it." He hung up, and turned to Ducky. "That was Gibbs," he said quietly. "Kate was attacked. She's in the hospital now. Gibbs is with her, but he wants us to get on the case. I – " He ran his fingers through his hair. "I'm gonna go brief McGee." He left quickly.
"Good Lord," Ducky murmured, concern evident on his weathered face. "I do hope she'll be alright, for everyone's sakes."
NCIS
"Agent Gibbs?" Dr. Stanton enters the room quietly, and waits while the silver-haired man snaps a cell phone shut, and turns to face him.
"Yes. Tell me about her condition," he says briskly, and Dr. Stanton is taken aback at the level of professionalism in his voice. Of course, he isa federal Agent.
"Well, Agent Gibbs, she suffered a mild wrist fracture and a very mild concussion. The most serious injury she contracted was a broken jaw. We were forced to wire it in place, but it looks a lot more serious than it is. The metal is there simply to ensure that her jaw heals cleanly. It's not a bad break, so she'll only have the metal in for a few weeks. An x-ray will show when the jaw has knitted completely. I…hate to say this, but there are several severely injured people crammed into the hallways right now…and she should wake up very soon…" Gibbs raised an eyebrow.
"You want to discharge her." Dr. Stanton looked uncomfortable.
"Well, yes. But it would be best if she would stay with someone, at least for the first few days…" Gibbs expression was neutral, and Stanton wasn't really sure if he was digging himself in hole or not. His suspense was broken by Gibbs' swift reply.
"Of course. I'll take her." Dr. Stanton beamed.
"Excellent! Now, listen carefully. She will need to apply ice for fifteen to twenty minutes each hour for the first one and half days, maybe two if the swelling does not go down. After the first two days, heating pads can be used help ease any pain, and over the counter medication can also be used. Don't push or pull on the jaw in any way, and you may need to check on her during the night to make sure she's sleeping only on her back. She'll be able to drink nutritional supplements only, and NO exercise or anything that would make her pant for breath. Call a doctor if she develops a severe headache, high temperature, loss of feeling in the face, extreme jaw pain, or the wires and splint become loose. Come in immediately if she has trouble breathing."
He paused, and looked at Gibbs, gauging his reaction. He didn't want to discharge a patient to someone who was overwhelmed immediately. But Gibbs was listening raptly, and it appeared he may be taking mental notes. Dr. Stanton smiled. "Follow me. I can get you full written instructions, and I have to show you how to use the wire cutters. Don't worry," he added when he saw Gibbs glance at Kate and frown, "she won't wake up for another ten minutes, at least." Gibbs nodded, and they left.
Okay. So. Thank you's to orangeangel, Liz, Christieanne-Anna, Mellie Erdmann, dg101, ccabello, and TV-LUVIN-HOTTIE.
Big Ginormous thank you's to nsotnas and jtbwriter for their suggestions, some of which I will be using. If I can…think of a plot.