A/N This chapter is short, but it deserves to be by itself.

Thanks for all the reviews, favs and follows. To those new to the story, the McGee twins are John and Katie because I wrote the story last summer, before canon had twins for Tim and Delilah. Just a reminder to all that there are a total of 52 chapters, so we are nearing the end of this work, but I have plenty more "YCM" universe stories written and in the works.

Chapter 45, Paging Dr. Palmer: 2062

Three days after Tony's birthday, Jimmy sat down to breakfast with Breena and then slumped in his chair. Breena called 911 immediately. The paramedics tried to resuscitate him, but did not succeed. He was declared DOA at the ER.

Breena had called Charles as she was waiting for the ambulance. Charles had rushed to his parents' house, arriving as his father was being loaded into the ambulance. He drove his mother to the hospital, following the ambulance.

Beth called her Ima and Abba, who headed to the hospital to be with Breena. Tony called Tim as they were en route. Beth also called Tori and Jared. Tori found a flight to DC and she and Jared prepared for the flight east.

Tony and Ziva arrived at the hospital and found Breena in her son's arms, sobbing uncontrollably. They had just been given the news that Jimmy had been declared DOA. Charles was trying to be strong for his mother, but both Tony and Ziva could see his pain and anguish. Ziva gently moved the grieving family to a more private area of the waiting room. Tim came in as the group was moving. He made eye contact with Tony who just shook his head.

Tony called Beth to update her with the sad news. Tim called John and Katie and asked them to contact Tali and LJ. Beth sent the van to retrieve the body for preparation and embalming, and then drove to get Rebecca and Robert out of their summer activities.

Services were held on 13 July with burial after at the cemetery plot that Ed Slater had bought for Breena many years ago. Many came to pay respects at the funeral home. Breena, Charles and Tori decided to keep the graveside service small. Tony, Ziva, Tim, Jared, Beth, Rebecca and Robert, and Levi and Jackie accompanied the Palmers to the cemetery.

Breena continued to work at Slater's "Just to keep busy" and relied heavily on Charles and Beth.

~TIVA~

As the year went by, Breena started socializing less and less, spending time alone or with Charles and Beth. On 26 September, as she was leaving Slater's for the day, an oncoming vehicle hydroplaned on the rain slickened road and crashed into Breena's car on the driver's side. She was killed instantly.

Her services were at Slater's and then burial followed next to Jimmy. Charles and Tori had lost both of their parents within a two and one half month time span.

Tony, Ziva, and Tim accompanied the family to the graveside services. The Gibbs' children were down to three in a short amount of time. They all were more shook up than they would admit. Facing your own mortality is never easy.

~TIVA~

Tony, Tim and Ziva had a quiet dinner at the DiNozzo house to celebrate Ziva's and Tim's birthdays, and to remember Jimmy, who would have been eighty five. They shared memories of "Autopsy Gremlin" and Tim shared the story of Jimmy talking a suicidal man off a ledge. That was when the team and Ducky learned that Jimmy had passed his medical boards and was officially an MD.

The three members of Team Gibbs, MCRT, were the only ones left of the Gibbs' kids. The unspoken thought in each of their minds was of their own mortality. At ninety four, eighty five and eighty three, each knew that tomorrow was not guaranteed, and that each day was a gift to be enjoyed. All three had shared their final wishes with each other and with their children.