Off The Hook
Chapter 7
Doctor Cyril Taft was worried about having ordered more blood plasma for his patient. His patient has been in the operating room with his team working on his shoulder and left leg. He was lucky that the bullet fragment didn't hit the left knee. It had hit in the shin for where the damage was done.
Doctor Taft asked his nurse Elle Dunstan to wipe his brow while removing all of the fragments from his right shoulder. He was going to be adding another scar to his collection.
While working on him with his music playing in the operating room with everyone liking his choice of Sinatra and Streisand for a change. All of a sudden his assistant nurse advised him that his blood pressure was dropping slightly. Until they waited for a moment until they noticed that it started to head back up once more to have everyone breathing a shy of relief.
"Doctor Cole how's the left leg and the fragments?" He pulls out the last of the fragments and places it into the metal bowl with the others and blood.
"All removed Doctor. He should have no problems with walking once he has therapy to help him walk without falling down." He smiled with the nurse working close to him to wipe his brow and some water with a straw through his green mask.
"Ok, let's close the wounds and keep a close watch on his blood count and blood pressure. I will go talk with his wife and NCIS associates."
After finishing up with the shoulder and leg. Doctor Cyril Taft feeling so much better for his friend. He would be able to talk with everyone no doubt in the waiting room.
Timothy McGee had brought in coffee for everyone and including Jack sitting shaking. She had asked that Tim get her coffee with no sugar that she had brought her own stash of sugar. "Thanks, Tim." She brushes him slightly with a slight smile.
Meanwhile, Tim was waiting for Bishop, Torres, and Phineas to arrive with getting a call on his cell phone that they had found Phineas with Vance bringing the suspect to NCIS for questioning.
All of a sudden Doctor Taft came out with removing his head gown into his pocket for now. Jack Sloane jumped up from her seat with leaving the hot coffee on the table next to her. "How is he, Cyril?" She asked needing to know that her husband wasn't dead.
"He's alive and in guarded condition with removing the bullet fragments from his right shoulder and left leg. He's going to be needing therapy to help with the weakness in his leg and shoulder. Otherwise everyone he's going to be moved to ICU within the next thirty minutes."
"OH, Thank god Doc! I am so very happy he's alive and doing well all considered. Is there anything else I should know about?" She inquired with the question wondering if there was anything else.
"Nothing at all Jack. He's going to be needing a lot of support while in the hospital and at home. Plus he will need to know that everything is fine."
"I will be sure to let him know Doctor Taft. Thanks for all of your help with the surgery and your assistants removing the bullet fragments."
"No problem! I need to go now and clean up further." He leaves with McGee taking a deep breath that his boss and friend are going to be alright.
After Taft had left the waiting room. It was then that Bishop, Torres, and Phineas following behind them walked into the waiting room with Jack and McGee needing to hug the eleven-year-old and their friend as with Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs.