After making sure that Matt made it back to the station and Joe was put in a holding cell. They left after making arraignments to come back and fill out any report that might be needed.
Gibbs and his team wanted to be at the hospital with Tony, and being a former federal agent the members of the BAU wanted to be there as well. They knew that they could offer to give blood if needed, but giving support would be their main propose.
As they were walking up to where Penelope and Ducky were sitting the profilers could see Penelope encouraging Ducky as he was talking, slight gestures and small expressions on her face. They knew she was doing what she does best listing when someone needed to talk.
She touched Ducky's hand and pointed to the agents.
"Any news Duck?" Gibbs asks with his usual bluntness.
"Jethro would it hurt you to be at least a little bit polite, the agents from the BAU are going to think you are a heathen."
"Actually Dr. Mallard, I don't think that particular word is the one you want . . ."
"Reid." Hotch says sharply bring no further comment from the young agent.
Ducky smiles at Reid then tips his head slightly at Hotch. "Anthony's doctor will be out shortly."
They didn't have to wait more than five minutes before the surgeon came over to them.
"I suppose you're all here for Tony? He said there would be a gaggle of agents waiting for news. He even made a bet for which of you would have the best glare." He says before he continuing with a shake of his head. "He'll live, added another scar to his collection, last time I saw that many scars I was in a MASH unit. Through and through the bullet did manage to nick his liver we had the devil of a time finding the bleeder. We gave him a pint to top him off. We put braces on both of his knees and are icing them. We also called Dr. Pit and gave him a report for his records, thanks for letting us know about his lungs it helps as a lot."
"How long does he have to stay, Doctor?" Gibbs asks.
"I'd like him to stay at least a week but after talking to Dr. Pitt, I'll be lucky if we can keep him in bed for two days."
"When can we see him?" Rossi asks.
"Give us a couple of hours, he is still in recovery then we will move him to his room."
Gibbs lets out a long breath. "We should go get some coffee."
"Something to eat would be better all of you have been up since the crack of dawn. I'm assuming that none of you have anything to eat at all." Ducky looks at the group of them and the guilty looks on their faces. " I thought as much. I would be much happier if you eat a piece of fruit, maybe some wheat toast. Something besides coffee."
"Dr. Mallard is right we should eat something before we go back to the police station to fill out the reports." Hotch acknowledges.
"Baby girl?" Derek asks watching as Penelope bypasses the line and starts to go straight to the large round table near the windows.
"Nothing thanks, just tea my stomach is still queasy."
"Right, so tea and toast for Penelope because Ducky knows best."
"Very good Derek, `get yourself something too."
The agents talked shop mostly going over a few of their more memorable cases. It was Gibbs that motioned to Hotch seeing that Penelope is staring out the window lost in some world of her own. After Ellie tries to get attention, by calling her name twice and not getting any response at all.
"Garcia? Is something wrong?" Hotch called out to her.
"I'm sorry did you say something, sir?"
"I want to know if something is wrong you're not usually this pensive."
"No, I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do something illegal and not get caught, buying a new cheap laptop with to start with, then adding some memory and a bigger hard drive."
Seeing Rossi laugh and the shocked expressions on the agents from NCIS.
"Just who were you planning on hacking?" JJ asks her .
"I planted a bug so I could get back into the who ever sent the hit-man after Tony."
"But that's. . " McGee starts to say.
""I know what it is agent McGee."
"You could go to jail for that." He counters.
"I'm not worried first they would have to prove it's me, secondly the FBI receiving anonymous information is not unheard of, and lastly I have an excellent lawyer."
Gibbs can't help but smile if only fleetingly. "I'm not very good at saying I'm sorry, But I am sorry I doubted you Miss Garcia, please except my apologies. You are as dangerous as you are pretty."
"No, you got that wrong Gibbs, Baby-girl is beautiful, but so much more dangerous with a computer. Even I'm scared of her."
"I accept your apology agent Gibbs." She replies with a bright smile.
"I have a question?" Ellie ask. "Just how well do you know Tony, I mean I thought your team just met him, yet you were kissing in his kitchen last night."
Penelope didn't flinch or even smile. "We only kissed once and well he needed the connection, we also hugged then sat on the couch and talked until just after one in the morning. Besides I knew who he was even before we came down here. He saved me once."
Hotch glares at her. "Finish, how did he save you and why is this the first time I've heard of this?"
"It's not what you think, I was out with some friends, third wheel of sorts. There was this guy who was hassling me. Tony made him stop, led him out of the place, he waved me off when I tried to thank him. He went back to his date I didn't even say one word to him."
"How long ago was this?" Morgan asks.
"A few years ago. I was a red head then."
"What did you talk about?" Gibbs asks.
"This and that. He just needed someone to listen someone who could understand without judging him. So I listened, we talked, laughed. I think he felt better when we finally went to bed. In our own rooms, I'm here to work, not play, just so you know."
"Never had any doubts at all Kitten. None of us did."
"Thank you, sir."
Ducky places his tea cup down. "So what are we going to do about Anthony? He can't stay here. Yes he can protect himself no doubt there. But he does have his Ladies and Bill to think about. What if next time they send more than one person to kill him."
"I don't know Ducky, he has made himself a life here. I don't like that he is so far away, trouble follows DiNozzo like a magnet."
"I have a suggestion., well more of a proposition."
"What is it Dave?" Hotch ask leaning forward.
"My brother and his wife want to move someplace warmer they want to get away from the city. They have always wanted to open a small diner, they use to cater all of the time, in the summer months when their university classes were not in session. I could ask them if they would be interested in looking and maybe buying the place. I'll make sure they know it's a package deal the Ladies and Ben."
"He'll hate us." Tim muses.
"He'll be alive and that's all I care about. He wants to cook in a diner, hell I'll help him buy one he can cook for all the LEO's and agents he wants."
JJ offers her opinion. "Or he could become a consultant for the two agencies. I've seen him work how he picks up the slightest clues, and he has a way with him. Puts people at ease they talk without fear with him."
"Who's going to suggest it to him?" Reid asks looking a the bosses.
When every one looks at Gibbs and Penelope. "You do it P.G. you've built a connection with him and he trust you. Don't push it, tell what we think and about Dave's brother and his wife." Emily tells her.
"I'll do, I just don't want to lose a friend over this."