"What's wrong with her?" A brotherly Tony asked Abby's doctor about an hour and a half later.

The Doctor gazed back through the window of Abby's room at her.

"I can't fix a broken heart. She's depressed. She wasn't eating right and when she was eating she wasn't eating enough."

"Is…is she going to be okay?" He choked, worried about his friend.

"She will be fine. We're giving her fluids and we're giving her nutrients through the IV's. I want to keep her overnight for observation."

"And the baby?"

"The baby's fine. It's mom that pays because the body will feed the child first."

"Thank you, Doctor."

"Oh, and one more thing, if I were you…I'd have a little talk with the baby's father. He's really messed up, Mr. DiNozzo. I can see there is a story behind all this pain between the two of them and I can see he wants it to end… You have to be straight with him, but go easy on him. He really loves her," The doctor turned and walked away.

"Gibbs?" Tony said as he opened the door slightly.

Gibbs looked up at him, "What?"

"Can I talk to you?"

"I'm not leaving her, Tony," He stated firmly.

"We need to talk."

"DiNozzo, are you deaf?"

"I don't want to wake her up; can we just get some coffee or something?"

Abby moaned from the conversation, "Go away."

"Abby, I'll be right back, Tony's being an ass," He kissed her forehead and left the room, glaring at Tony the entire way.

"Do you really love her, Gibbs?" Tony questioned him as they bought their coffee.

"Yes."

"Then what the hell are you doing?"

"What the hell am I doing?" Gibbs glared at him.

"Look, I know that you love her. I can see it in your eyes. I know you love that baby too, I can see that too. I'm not blind, and I'm not stupid. I love Abby, too, Boss? She's like a sister to me, alright? And you're hurting her and it's pissing me off. I want you to fix this and fix this fast. I want to help you; we all want to help you. Please, let us help. You can't do everything by yourself anymore. It's like you've always told us, our team…this team, we're family," Tony's eyes were somber as he stared into the grey eyes that had so often struck fear in him.

Gibbs looked deeply into Tony's face, "You're right," He nodded and looked away.

"I am?" Tony nearly choked on his coffee.

"Yes. I need help… I can't do this by myself. I'm scared all the time. I love her. I love my son. I love my team. You are my family. I need my family," Jethro took a sip of his coffee, glancing up at Tony briefly.

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to marry her," Gibbs looked at him, stars shining behind his eyes.

"Then marry her," Tony looked at her.

"Tony, don't tempt me now, I'd go by a ring right now, right this second. I would, I swear I would,"

"You can't right now. You have to get it back. You have to get it back to the way it was before the pregnancy and before everything fell apart," Tony nodded at him and Gibbs half smiled.

"I love her, Tony,"

"I know, Boss," Tony patted him on the shoulder gently.

"I want to buy her some flowers; can you stay with her for a while?" Gibbs looked at him carefully.

"Yeah, I'll stay with her," He gave Gibbs a small smile and watched him walk off.

About an hour later Tony looked up and saw Gibbs standing at the door. He had a dozen black roses and what appeared to be a dozen red roses, too. Tony raised an eyebrow at him and he walked out of the room.

"Boss, red?" Tony looked down at the flowers.

"Watch and learn, Tony," Gibbs winked at him.

Tony watched Gibbs as he entered the room.

Gibbs moved swiftly and quietly as he filled up a clear vase half way with water. He gently and deliberately placed the roses in alternating colors. He then pulled out what appeared to be a handwritten letter, folded it in thirds, and then he placed it against the vase. He wheeled the vase on the tray closer to Abby so that it was within arms length. He walked quietly out of the room.

"Abby!" He said loudly and glanced over his shoulder and saw her waking up. She had been curled on her side, facing the flowers.

"This way, Tony," Jethro said softly. He sat in the waiting room and pulled out his phone.

"Hey, aren't you gonna wait for her to read it? Don't you want to be in there?" Tony looked at him, clearly confused.

"I am waiting," Jethro said nodding towards his phone.

"I don't get it, why wouldn't you want to be in there when she sees all that?"

"Because my letter gave her a choice," Jethro said.

"What? You gave her a choice? I don't understand?" Tony was looking oddly at Jethro and Jethro smiled.

"I told her everything that is inside of me. I told her how much I love her and how badly I want to fix this. I told her that if she takes me back she will never have to doubt me. I said that if she wants me back, to call me. I told her that even if she doesn't want me back that I will be there for my son," Jethro said, looking Tony in the eyes.

"You're serious? You, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, just poured your heart out…in a letter?"

"Yes," Gibbs chuckled at this thought.

"Alright, Nicholas Sparks," Tony shook his head, still in shock.

A few seconds later, Gibbs' phone rang.

"Hello?" Tony noticed the nervousness in his voice. He looked at Gibbs. Gibbs' eyes were closed, as if he were praying.

"I love you, too," Gibbs choked on these words as he hung up the phone.

He didn't look at Tony and he walked back to Abby's room.

Tony watched in amazement as Gibbs strode over to Abby and kissed her lips softly.

"I love you, Abigail. I love you so much," He leaned his forehead against hers gently.