Chapter 3
"I don't want to die, I want my family." Gibbs thought, quietly, aloud and squeezed his trigger, injuring the gunman and in return receiving a bullet to the shoulder, but he was alive. He was where he wanted to be. Jenny walked in at that moment and stared at her husband and the injured gunman. She shook her head and helped Gibbs up as a plain clothed cop helped the struggling gunman into cuffs whilst his partner took the gun and disarmed it. He nodded at Gibbs who nodded back and grasped his shoulder before letting Jenny take him outside.
"I want my family, Jen. Our family before any doctors." Gibbs said.
"I know. But we have a doctor in our family… Does he count?" She asked cheerfully.
"Nah, still family."
"Good… because they're here." She said pointing to a large group of people who smiled at them and waved. Gibbs smiled back. There were the faces he loved most. This is where we wanted to be for a long time to come.
He could hear Mike's voice inside his head. "Good choice, Probie. Family always wins." Gibbs smiled to himself as he walked painfully to his family. Mike was right, as always.
You're family too, Mike. Never forgotten and always loved. Gibbs thought with a smile and he could have sworn he heard Mike laughing.
"Rule 44 – Women and children first, Probie." Mike laughed and Gibbs smiled in agreement.
The End.