Chapter 4
Halifax General Hospital, ICU Ward, Nova Scotia
Tony awoke looking at a white panelled ceiling with bright florescent lights set at intervals, in the background he could hear machines clicking and whirring along with a heart monitor beeping away rhythmically.
With a start Tony realised that the machines and heart monitor he could hear where attached to him, and that he had a tube down his throat, panicking Tony started to struggle not noticing that his heart monitor was getting faster and faster every passing second.
Nurses' Station, ICU Ward
Nurse Sheldon had just finished her rounds and had just sat down at her desk when the phone rang,
"Halifax General, ICU Ward Nurse Sheldon speaking" she answered as she double checked the patients' monitors on her computer screen,
"This is Special Agent Gibbs of NCIS here in Washington DC, I need to speak to the doctor in charge of Anthony DiNozzo." replied a gruff voice on the other end of the phone, just as she was about to reply alarms started blaring as the monitor in room 212 started going crazy,
"Sorry Agent Gibbs I've got to go" slamming the phone down Nurse Sheldon raced to room 212 as other doctors and nurses converged from different directions.
Bursting into the room the medical staff noticed that the patient was in the midst of a panic attack, recovering quickly a doctor rushed to his side and quickly spoke to him.
"Anthony can you hear me, I'm Doctor Fouquet I need you to calm down, can you do that for me please"
Tony could hear someone talking to him but in his panic stricken state all he could make out was 'Doctor', 'calm down' and 'please', making a huge effort Tony managed to calm down enough to notice he was being held down by an attractive redhead with vivid green eyes, looking into her eyes Tony slowly calmed down enough for redhead to release him.
"Anthony, can you hear me" said Doctor Fouquet as she felt the young man she was holding down slowly relax, seeing him nod she gave him a smile and carried on,
"That's good, now in order for us to remove your breathing tube I will need you to cough when I say, can you do that for me?"
Again Tony nodded, keeping his eyes on the redhead as she explained what was going to happen next.
"OK Anthony, get ready and cough please" and when the cough came the Doctor with skilled and experienced fingers pulled out the breathing tube letting Tony breath on his own.
NCIS HQ
Gibbs looked around the bullpen after the nurse had to hang up due to some sort of alarm, looking over at McGee he noticed the some grey hairs appearing in his normally immaculate brown hair, looking closer McGee also looked pale and glassy eyed as he navigated his way through the paperwork required of a senior field agent.
Turning his gaze to the one person who had him the most worried he noticed that Ziva was missing from her desk again,
"McGee, where is Ziva" growled Gibbs glaring at Ziva's' desk as if willing her to appear,
"Umm I don't know boss but I will find her for you" said McGee quickly as he noticed the look on Gibbs face, quickly grabbing his sig and badge from his drawer McGee scurried to the elevators and away from the wrath of Gibbs.
"Okay, if I was Ziva where would I go" McGee muttered to himself as he waited for the elevator to arrive, when the doors dinged open he was surprised to see Abby standing there holding a crying Ziva,
"Umm the boss is looking for you Ziva umm I'll just go now" stuttered a now nervous McGee as he quickly turned about and headed back to the bullpen and a fast walk.
Arriving back at the bullpen McGee noticed the director and Gibbs were talking again, waiting till they were finished seemed like bad idea but interrupting them seemed like an even worse one, steeling himself for the patented Gibbs glare No 3 he opened his mouth to interrupt when Gibbs glared at him and growled,
"Well, where is she McGee?"
"Ziva, well she's in the elevator crying on Abby's' shoulder" replied McGee as he visibly tensed for either the head slap or the arm punch as Gibbs raced past him with Vance in tow.
Reaching the elevator doors just as they started to close Gibbs slipped through and took in the scene in front of him, Abby standing there holding a crying Ziva, quickly Gibbs took the two young ladies he considered his daughters and whispered to Ziva words of comfort.
Looking up at Gibbs, a now calmer but still crying Ziva, whispered
"I loved him Gibbs, I loved him but I couldn't let him love me in case I hurt him again, I argued with him constantly to keep him at arm's length and now he's gone and it's my entire fault."
Holding her closer Gibbs leant down and whispered in her ear,
"I know Ziva, I'm going up to Halifax to see him and get some answers, are you coming as well?"
"Yes" came the muffled reply as Ziva broke down in tears again, looking at Abby, Gibbs signed
'Can you look after her until I have got the flights and hotel sorted please' giving a quick nod a sombre Abby gently took the sobbing Israeli from Gibbs and enveloped her in a gentle hug.
Striding out of the elevator Gibbs marched over to McGee and started barking orders at him,
"McGee get Ziva, the director and myself seats on the next flight to Halifax and hotel rooms for at least a week, we are going to get him back and some answers"
Room 212, Halifax General Hospital
After all the doctors and medical staff had left, Tony knew that it was only a matter of time before Gibbs and the team found him here, reaching up he pressed the call button and waited for the nurse to arrive,
"Yes Mr DiNozzo, what do you need?" asked Nurse Sheldon as she came through the door,
"W-w-when can I leave?" coughed Tony realising as soon as he asked the question that he wouldn't like the answer,
"Not for at least a month, do you need anything else?" shaking his head Tony didn't see the Nurse leave as he turned and looked out his window and across the city skyline, his thoughts on a different city and a brown eyed exotic beauty.
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