Gibbs approached Sarah in the waiting room once again,"Sarah,I know you don't condone my relationship with your brother,but you have to realise that I love him."

She started to sob,"Please just stay away from me,my parents will arrive soon and I'm sure they will agree with my decision."

He tried one more time,losing all his self-respect,"Please ,Sarah?"

"I SAID JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!",she jumped up and almost knocked Tony down storming out of the room.

Ducky rushed to intervene,"I think we all need to get out of here and find a place we can talk."

The team left the hospital and found a table in a nearby coffee-shop where they could talk in private. Ducky was the first one to break the silence,"Jethro,what happened between you and Sarah?"

Gibbs was distracted,he left his heart in the hospital with his lover,"She doesn't like the fact that Tim and me are in love. She restricted Tim's visitors to only family."

Ziva was surprised,she never saw this one coming,"You mean you and Tim are in a relationship?"

Tony answered for his distracted boss,"Yes Ziva ,they are together."

Ducky was also surprised,but didn't show it,"Is this something that happened recently?"

Abby took it as her turn to answer,"Yes Ducky,they didn't have time to tell the team yet."

Jimmy was happy for his friends,"Congratulations,Agent Gibbs. I know this isn't the best time to say it but I hope you two are happy together."

They then discussed the reason why Sarah didn't want to allow the team to see her brother,they were shocked about the bigotry from his family. Ducky instructed everyone to go home and that he would go back to the hospital to go and reason with the McGees. Gibbs tried to protest but he was firmly pushed into the car by Tony,driving him home.

Ducky stepped into the waiting room,seeing a distressed Sarah,sitting between her parents,"Commander McGee could I have a word with you please?" Tim's father followed Ducky to a secluded corner in the waiting area.

"I am Dr. Mallard,I am the ME that work with your son at NCIS.",Ducky offered his hand to the neatly dressed man in front of him.

Tim's father ignored the outstretched hand,"Do you know about the relationship between my son and his boss?"

"Yes Sir,I only found out about it recently,but they do have my blessing."

Commander McGee looked if he could murder the man in front of him,"Well they don't have our blessing! I will make sure my son break it of as soon as he wakes up,I have never been so humiliated and disappointed in my life!"

Ducky tried to pacify the angry man in front of him,"I don't think Tim planned on it to happen."

"Well he did it any way,no son of mine is going to be a faggot,it is a sin in God's eye!"Tim's father turned away to leave.

Ducky tried to stop him,"Please Sir,the rest of the team care greatly about your son,would it be possible for us to visit your son when he is allowed to have visitors."

"No,I stand by my daughter's decision,it is in my son's best interest. If you would excuse me my family needs to pray for my son's recovery." Ducky left,there was nothing he could say any-more that would make a difference,it broke his heart to leave Tim behind alone in the hospital.

Ducky found the whole team together at Gibb's house in an effort to create a unified front,he was soon surrounded by everyone demanding if he had any news. A sombre atmosphere ensued after he explained what transpired at the hospital. Gibbs sat down on the couch desolate,he didn't even know if his lover survived the operation he went for,once again he was helpless to help those he loved.

After two days of endless waiting,Tim's family started to give up hope,his condition wasn't improving and he slowly slipped away. Tim's mother was the first one who started to question their decision,to prevent the team from seeing her son. She knew her son was dying and that he would have preferred that the team who was so dear to his heart,should be there. She spoke to her husband and her daughter,at first they didn't listen to reason,but at the end they relented. She phoned Dr. Mallard to tell him that it would be alright for the team to come and pay there last respects.

It was a sombre group that gathered in the waiting room,everyone agreed that Gibbs would be the first one to see Tim,although the McGees avoided him at all costs. Gibbs sat next to Tim's bed holding his hand tightly,telling him how loved he was and thanking him for the precious moments they could spend together. Tim's father watched the silent tears and sobs that shook the strong man's body in front of him,he listened to the honest and heartfelt words spoken to his son. Somewhere in his heart he knew that a love as strong as this could never be a sin and before he knew it he rested his hand comfortingly on the strong man's shoulder.

Gibbs sat there absorbing the support of the other man,he was too choked up to say anything. Both of them was elated when the green owlish eyes of the ill man before them opened,Tim's father called out,"Stay with us,Son, I'm going to call the doctor!"

Gibbs leaned forward pressing his lips against Tim's brow,"It is time you wake up,my Beautiful Boy!" Tim was too weak to move,the ventilator made it impossible for him to speak,but in his eyes you could see the love for his lover.

While the doctor was busy with Tim,Gibbs and his father returned to the waiting room,delivering the good news,there was an overall air of relief and optimism,the new bond between Gibbs and Tim's family didn't go amiss.

Two weeks later Gibbs and the team brought Tim home,their pampering driving him crazy. Tim felt relieved that their relationship was in the open now and that he and Tony talked about the painful words that was spoken between them. Tim forgave him instantly as he realised how hurt Tony was by the situation.

That night Tim and Gibbs lay together in their shared bed ,making plans for the future,they had to agree that Fate conspired to keep them together,through everything that happened