Off The Hook
Chapter 8
"How is Jethro Gibbs? Is he hurt badly? I need to know he's going to be alright?" Phineas was hyper and needing some food and most of all sleep. Once they will have contacted his aunt and uncle in Philadelphia.
"Wow, Phineas! Gibbs is going to be found with a stay in the hospital and therapy for his shoulder and leg. Doctor Cyril Taft just told us that he's going to be fine. They are bringing him up to the sixth floor and ICU. We will be heading there now." McGee said with taking a breather while Jack needed to talk with the boy.
"Are you alright Phineas? What exactly happened for which I have no Ideal what had transpired once I was told the news about my husband being shot at the construction site." She gave the young boy an emotional hug while seeing the circles under his eyes being exhausted for the most part.
"I was at the ball field a few blocks from the house in Philly. I was throwing the ball with baseball practice. When this man came up to me telling a story that said my aunt and uncle were busy and needed him to bring me back to the house. The next thing I knew that a plastic bag was placed over my head along with a needle to knock me out." He spitted out with the Intel to the group.
"Well, any rate! Vance and NCIS are investigating on what had been happening once the call had come into Gibbs in the bullpen about the abduction." McGee replied with Sloane wanting to get to the sixth floor and her husband. "Phineas are you hungry? We can get you something downstairs."
"I want to see Jethro Gibbs first before eating. I need to see make sure he's awake and knows that I am here. We are friends!" He cried out with Jack taking him in close for emotional comfort.
An hour later on the sixth floor of ICU
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs was beginning to wake. Even though he found himself talking to his ex-wife Diane inside the white tunnel leading to heaven.
Diane was holding his hand sitting in a chair overlooking his expression of him seeing her once again. The last time he had seen her was in his basement just prior to Ziva David showing up. "Yeah, Jethro you're alive and well once again. Your nine lives aren't up as yet this time."
"Then why am I here in the white tunnel leading to heaven?" He came out with the question looking around his surroundings.
"I asked God a favor to come here to speak with you a moment in order to let you know that your alive and well after the surgery. You need not give up Jethro with your life and most of all with your new wife Jack Sloane Gibbs. I am truly amazed that you were able to find someone like Jack to love you after being "DAMAGED."
"It just happened Diane during the three years we have known each other. Even though she blew into my life during a hurricane. Once again, Diane, I am glad you're here so that I can say that I still like you and still do after our divorce and in the later years."
"Yeah, until I was shot in the head by the terrorist trying to get his revenge against you for killing other family members." Gibbs needed to say with hearing voices talking to him in his room.
"I will leave now Jethro. Your family is waiting for you to wake and talk to them." She bent down to kiss him softly on his cheek before disappearing.