Tony had a hard time sleeping; he knows something wrong, he just doesn't know what. Actually he has had a hard time sleeping lately, which is why he looks so tired. He got up and took a hot shower as hot as he could stand it. He had to get through his check-up today with hopefully very little issues.

No one in the house really slept either. They were all too worried about today and whether or not Tony was really going to be okay. Sonny had a feeling that his nephew's health was in trouble, that it has been in trouble for the last 4 years and he never knew. Sonny remembered when the whole town was affected by some virus, there were a few casualties and Sonny lost his other half-sister Courtney. But those who survived the illness did not suffer any permanent damage as a result and no one was really alone. While those who had been sick, it wasn't nearly as bad as what Tony must have gone through when he had the plague and then to go through it alone. He may have had a support team, but nobody else was going through it.

Everyone except Tony gathered around the breakfast table. Sonny and Jason wished that Brad would get here already; they can't stand the not knowing. A very pale Tony joined them at the breakfast table.

"Tony, so what time is Brad coming?" Sonny asked neutrally.

"He just called; he will be here in about 10 minutes."

Sonny nodded and finally asked the question that he has been wondering.

"Why didn't you call me when you got sick?"

"I didn't want you to worry." Tony started quietly. "If you knew how sick I was, all you would have done was worry. You couldn't do anything but sit back and watch while I fight for my life. Then after I was released, I was still pretty sick; really weak and tired. I am a Federal Agent; I constantly deal with other Federal Agencies, especially the FBI. If the FBI knew that you had come to their territory they would have just cause to arrest you for being a 'coffee importer'. And I also knew that with as sick as I was, you couldn't have stayed away. The FBI doesn't know about our relationship and I am not going to throw it in their face."

"Alright, I suppose I can understand that; but no more keeping things from me where your health is concerned." Sonny answered.

Max and Milo were waiting by the door to let this Dr. Brad in. When the doorbell rang Max got it first. Brad was shocked by those who answered the door. At first he thought maybe he got the directions wrong or took a wrong turn somewhere.

"Dr. Brad Pitt?" Milo asked.

"Yes."

"Tony is this way, follow us." Max replied.

Max and Milo led Brad to the living room. Max opened the door to allow Brad into the room. Brad was shocked by how pale Tony is. He has seen him this pale several times and none of them good.

Brad knew better than to try to talk to Tony like this. Besides he already knows what the answer is going to be. "I'm Fine" His answer for everything. The more Tony says it the less inclined he is to believe him. So Brad skipped the questions and when straight to the examination. As Brad listened to Tony's lung, he didn't like what he was hearing.

"Tony, I am going to need an x-ray." Brad began.

"Brad, I'm sure General Hospital will allow you the access to their x-ray machine." Sonny suggested. He knew some of the doctors and they would do it, at least as a favor to him.

"Alright then we should get going. The sooner I get my x-ray the better it is for him."

Brad took the lead as he, Tony and Sonny walked into the hospital. Brad walked right up the nurses' station and read the name badge.

"Hello Epiphany, I am Dr. Brad Pitt with Bethesda Naval Hospital and I would like to speak with your chief of staff."

Before Epiphany could make the page they heard a voice coming up to them.

"That would be me Steve Webber and how can I help you?"

"Dr. Pitt and I need to get an x-ray of my patient here. He is on vacation here and I came here to give him a check-up." Brad answered. Brad wanted to keep the truth as vague as much as possible, at least until he sees the results.

"Epiphany, if you would please take the patient here down to x-ray and I will give them the heads up." Steve ordered.

"With me Mr.

"DiNozzo" Tony replied.

Epiphany led Tony to the elevator. After the door closed, Steve picked up the phone to dial x-ray. "Hello, a Mr. DiNozzo is coming down for x-rays, Uh hold on." Steve turned to Brad "What do you need the x-ray of?"

"His lungs and maximized to 200 percent."

Steve turned his attention back to the phone "The lungs, maximized to 200 percent. I want the results ASAP."

Steve hung up the phone. "You should have the results within an hour. We will put Mr. DiNozzo in room 412. So you can either wait for the results with him or in the Doctors Lounge."

"I will wait with my patient for the results and then when they come in, I will go to the Dr. Lounge to view them. My patient has a habit of checking out AMA." Brad told them.

"I will also stay with Tony. He wouldn't dare check out AMA with me there." Sonny spoke up.

"You sound like someone else I know, that is always with him." Brad commented.

"Leroy Jethro Gibbs?"

"Yeah, he is good at keeping Tony in line as well as alive."

"For that, I am grateful to him."

AN: Up next the Results of the x-ray