Gibbs found Tony already on his way to getting really drunk,he had to suppress the anger that he felt,he knew Tony said something to hurt Tim and that's what drove him away. He sat down next to Tony,"Is this seat taken?"

Tony looked up abruptly,"Are you here to beat the shit out of me?"

Gibbs saw the raw emotions in Tony's eyes,the hurt and rejection in those hazel eyes,broke his heart,"No,Tony. Why didn't you tell us that you were hurt by seeing us together?"

Tony couldn't suppress his anger and sarcastically spat out,"He told you what I said and now you are fighting his battles for him,are you always going to protect him,coddle him!"

Gibbs was fast losing the battle of containing his anger,but he owed his senior agent more than that and the hurt in Tony's eyes were so tangible,"Don't test my patience,what did you say to him?"

It was Tony's surprise that his boss didn't know what he said already, that he answered honestly,"I called him a whore and asked him ,if he was trying to sleep his way to senior agent!" Tony was waiting for the fist to be planted in his face,but it didn't happen.

Gibbs balled his fist,feeling the rage rising in his mind,he hit the table in front of him ,with a resounding hard whack."God help me,Tony,if you drove him away,I will kill you!"

The bar was silent, watching anxiously to see what was going to happen. The rage in Gibbs's cold blue eyes ,kept even the bravest employee of reprimanding him."Why Tony,why I thought you were friends,I thought I was your friend?"

Tony didn't answer he just kept on sipping his drink,if his Boss couldn't see why he did it ,he wasn't going to tell him.

"Tony,look at me,tell me why you had to hurt Tim?"

Tony looked at him,tears in his eyes threatening to fall,"It's all very,"Broke-back Mountain", Boss."

It took Gibbs a while to decipher the movie reference and then it hit him in his solar plexus,knocking the wind out of him."Why didn't you tell me how you felt?"

"Would it have made a difference?"

"To be honest no Tony,I'm in love with Tim,it even surprised me,I am the one who seduced him?"

The pain was still in Tony's eyes,"Why not me? What is wrong with me?"

"There is nothing wrong with you,I value you as a friend and partner greatly,I just don't feel that way about you. You would make any person you fell in love with very happy."

Tony gave an unbelieving snort,"You are just saying that,I'm all used up and never had anything to give anyone."

Whack. Gibbs had to slap Tony,he had to nip the self-doubt in the nip,"Tony you know its not true!"

Tony gave a small smile,asking nervously,"Do I still have a place on the team?"

"Tony,no one can ever fill your position as my friend and senior agent. Nothing is going to change in the team dynamics,because I and Tim have a relationship."

"You better not break Probie's heart or you will have to answer to me!"

Gibbs smiled relieved,at least Tony's ruffled feathers were smoothed,now he had to find Tim. His phone started to ring,"Gibbs! Gibbs! Gibbs! I found him,he is on the road,I will send you the co-ordinates. Please find him and bring him home!"

"Thank you Abby!" Tony's ears perked up,he had to ask what happened.,"What happened to Probie, Boss?"

They arrived at the scene to see a pale and bloody Tim,being loaded into the ambulance. Gibbs sprang out of his car and ran to the nearest EMT,asking what happened,he tried to reach Tim,but he was already on the way to the hospital. Tony was standing next to the car,his shock and remorse turned him sober instantly,"Boss,oh my God,I'm so sorry!"

Gibbs was shivering with fear,he couldn't lose Tim,his life would return to being empty and worthless. Tim had to live. "Its okay Tony,let us go and see how badly he was hurt. Phone Abby and Ducky tell them to meet us at the hospital." Tony was praying all the way to the hospital,begging feverishly to get a chance to apologise to his friend and if Tim was really hurt bad,that Gibbs would grant him a merciful death. The agony and fear he saw on his Boss's face,was enough to make him realise that his boss cared deeply for Tim.

They rushed into the hospital,waiting frantically at the front desk for someone to help them. The nurse quickly answered their questions and directed them to the waiting room,there was no news on Tim's condition,they were still doing their assessment and tests.

Gibbs couldn't sit down,his restless pacing in the waiting room was reminiscent of a caged wild animal at the zoo. Tony huddled guiltily on a hard plastic chair,waiting for his boss to start berating him,but his boss was caught up in his own worst nightmare. Abby stormed into the room,her pigtails flapping wildly,"Gibbs,Gibbs,Gibbs, how is Timmy?" She flung herself into his arms.

"Abigail you have to calm down!",Ducky tried to reassure her. Ducky put a reassuring hand on Tony's shoulder,"Any word yet,Jethro?"

"No the nurse said they are still assessing his condition,but could you go and check,Duck?",Gibbs's eyes was pleading,full of desperation and fear.

"Of course,my friend." The room was once again filled with silence, except now and again Abby sniffed.

Tony needed someone to talk to,to confess his sins and Abby was the best candidate,"Abby,lets go and find some coffee."

Ducky returned after a short while,although it seemed like hours had past in the waiting room,for its occupants. Every member of the team was present by now and they crowded around him ,"His condition isn't good ,they took him for a brain scan and determined that he has intra-cranial bleeding,the elevated pressure in his brain could cause brain damage,they are waiting for Sarah to come and sign consent to take him to theatre,they want to do a craniotomy."

"Duck,what does that mean in layman's terms?",Gibbs asked anxiously.

"The bleeding and swelling in his brain is causing his brain to press against his skull,this causes brain damage,they are going to bore a hole in his head to drain some of the blood,to decrease the pressure in his head."

Ziva was struggling to understand how bad the condition of her partner was,"Ducky,is he going to be okay afterwards?"

"Ziva,I can't say, everything is now in the hands of God,his condition is very serious."

Tony's mind was screaming in guilt,if Tim died or had any lasting harm,it would be his fault,"Was that the only injury,Ducky?"

"No,Anthony,he has a few cracked ribs,bruises and lacerations,but his head injury is the worst."

"Can I see him,Duck?",Gibbs asked hopeful,he had to order Tim not to die.

"It won't be of any use,Jethro,he is heavily sedated."

"Ducky,I have to see him!"

Gibbs was terrified,he held his lover's cold,lifeless hand in his own,"Tim,you have to live,you have to come back to me,you don't have permission to die!"

Sarah and the doctor entered the room behind him,she was immediately angry,she didn't want to see the man who turned her brother into a homosexual. She was always unable to control her temper and lashed out at the man,who took her brother away from her,"Dr. Bates I don't want him here,I want you to only allow family to see my brother or to receive information about my brother's condition!"

"Please ,Sarah?",Gibbs wasn't beyond pleading to be near the man who was in possession of his heart.

"No,I don't want you near him,can't you see this is God's way of punishing you two!"

Dr. Bates spoke up,"I need you both to leave now,we have to prepare Tim for theatre,Sarah,I will make a note on his file of your request."