Tony sat up in bed. He briefly felt confused as he surveyed the room. Until he remembered that he was out of the hospital and back in his room at Gibbs' house. Back home he was finally home. For a minute he had thought it was all a wonderful dream and he was still in the hospital. Part of it was still a dream though. The part he had most wanted to be true. He looked at the alarm clock beside the bed, read nine-fifteen. Sadie was probably already in bed now. He was getting really sick of missing so much of her life. He climbed out of bed, walked downstairs, and found Gibbs sitting on the couch watching an old western. When he saw Tony come in he flipped off the TV and patted the cushion next to his.
"Slept through another day." Tony sighed.
"That's what you need." Gibbs grunted.
"I know but I am tired of missing Sadie's life." Tony sighed.
"I will make sure you are up to be with her tomorrow." Gibbs assured.
"Not sure if that's possible." Tony replied.
"Why not?" Gibbs asked.
"I think I am sick." Tony admitted.
"Sick? What makes you think that? Do you need to go back to Bethesda?" Gibbs questioned.
"I was having fever dreams." Tony replied.
"Well you don't feel warm to me and you didn't when I put you to bed. You may have had one that broke. What did you dream?" Gibbs explained.
"I dreamt that Ziva was in my room holding my hand." Tony replied.
"That wasn't a dream." Gibbs corrected.
"Why would you tease me like that?" Tony questioned.
"No Tony she is back and she may be rejoining our team." Gibbs explained.
"Really?" Tony asked.
"Yep she came by earlier to say hi to me and she wanted to see you but you were asleep. She still stayed up there, held your hand, and talked to you for a long time." Gibbs explained.
"Where is she now?" Tony asked.
"She had to get home but she is starting with the team Monday." Gibbs explained.
"Oh" Tony sighed.
"What's wrong? I figured you would be over the moon." Gibbs replied.
"I am it's just I thought I would have more time on your team." Tony replied.
"Nope Bishop left yesterday and Ziver comes back Monday. Why would that impact you being on my team?" Gibbs explained.
"I have to quit now. Because I love her." Tony replied.
"No you don't." Gibbs countered.
"Rule twelve." Tony replied.
"Do you promise to love Ziver and to never hurt her?" Gibbs questioned.
"Cross my heart." Tony replied.
"Then rule twelve is no more." Gibbs replied smiling.
Jimmy tossed and turned on the hospital couch. It was impossible to sleep when the love of your life was fighting for her life down the hall. It seemed like Breena was getting sicker and weaker with each day instead of healthier and stronger. He was struggling to prepare himself for the worst. The worst being Breena dying. Maybe she would be better off dead. She had lost her baby and her ability to bare children. Then there was what Senior had done to her. The door to the waiting room swung open and a doctor walked in the room. The look on his face confirmed that it would be bad news. The other people in the waiting room bolted to attention while praying it wasn't their loved one in trouble. Jimmy on the other hand curled himself up into a tighter ball, wishing that he could disappear. He knew that it was Breena. It was always Breena if it was bad news.
"Jimmy Palmer?" The doctor called.
"That's me." Jimmy squeaked.
"I am Dr. Williams I am treating your wife tonight." Dr. Williams introduced.
"What now?" Jimmy asked nervously.
"She has developed pneumonia and her fever has spiked to one hundred and six. We think it would be for the best if you said your goodbyes." Dr. Williams explained.
"I...I need to call her family." Jimmy stammered.
"Of course." Dr. Williams replied.
Back at Gibbs' place Tony was also struggling to sleep. Probably because he had been asleep most of the day. He made a mental note to drink a Gibbs amount of coffee the next day so he could get back on a normal sleep schedule. He could hear Gibbs snoring across the hall. If he didn't have a little girl who needed her daddy. He would make a crack about how funny it was that Mr. Hand-tools sounded like a power saw when he snored but he didn't think it would be good for Sadie. If her grandpa slapped her daddy so hard on the back of the head that it snapped off, crashed through her wall, and landed on her bed. He heard a stirring across the hall and jumped thinking that Gibbs had heard his thoughts. Luckily his surrogate father was just dreaming. Tony climbed out of bed and walked next door to Sadie's room. He watched his little girl sleep from the doorway.
"Daddy?" Sadie asked.
"Yes baby girl it's me." Tony replied.
"Are you feeling better?" Sadie asked.
"A little." Tony replied.
"Good" Sadie replied.
"Hey Sadie can I ask you something?" Tony questioned.
"What?" Sadie asked.
"Would you like it if I dated somebody?" Tony asked.
"Will I have a mommy?" Sadie asked.
"That's what I am hoping." Tony replied.
"Yes!" Sadie cried.
"Good I can't wait for you to meet Ziva." Tony replied.
Bright and early Sunday morning Ziva was up and at NCIS Head Quarters. She still wasn't going to start until the next day but Vance wanted her to get a complete physical before he would allow her to come back to work. So at eight fifteen in the morning she was sitting on the table in autopsy while Ducky checked her out. She had already been weighed, had her blood pressure and pulse check. As well as her breathing and reflexes. Ducky had rubbed her from head to toe and checked her gentiles. She had also peed in a cup and had blood drawn. She was sure that everything was fine she was just waiting for Ducky to come and talk with her about her test results.
"Ziva" Ducky called from the doorway.
"Are my results in?" Ziva asked.
"Yes" Ducky replied.
"Great I am sorry for making you wake up so early on a Sunday. It is going to be great working with you again though. I will see you first thing in the morning." Ziva explained.
"Actually Ziva I am afraid that you cannot return to the field." Ducky explained.
"What?" Ziva asked.
"You cannot return the field, at least not now." Ducky repeated.
A/N: What's wrong with Ziva? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.