Tony woke up to find Abby getting up from her chair to the accompaniment of his doorbell. Checking his watch he slowly pushed himself up into a sitting position.

"Hello?" Abby said opening the door.

"Hi. I have an oxygen tank for Anthony DiNozzo?' He heard a young males voice say.

"Come in." Abby stood back and allowed the younger man to come in. He was amazed at the change in Abby's posture. It was obvious she liked him.

"Where would you like it?" He asked smiling at Abby. Tony grinned to himself.

"Right here in the hall. He has one for his bedside so this one should reach to the living room and kitchen." Abby decided before Tony could answer.

The man smiled again at Abby before moving to place the heavy tank. Abby watched him work with a smile on her face that changed when he looked back.

"Thank you." She said when he was done.

"Can I have you sign?' he asked pulling out an electronic device and a stylist.

"Not a problem." Abby said as she took the deceive and scrawled her signature and handed it back. After walking him to the door and closing it she looked at Tony who sat on the couch grinning openly.

"Not a word DiNozzo." She ordered before the doorbell rang again.

"Who's that?" Tony asked.

"Dinner."

Abby came back from the door leading McGee who carried two pizza boxes.

Tony looked at the pizza boxes with longing.

"Dig in." McGee said setting the pizza boxes on the table in front of McGee. Tony reached forward and to McGee's amazement grabbed a single small piece.

"How's work McProbie?" Tony asked leaning back.

"Now that Gibbs is back we're taking cases again. We seem to be getting a lot more down with out you." Tony looked offended sitting up. McGee smiled as he took another bite of his pizza.

"Hey…." Tony exclaimed. McGee hid his frown with another bite as he watched Tony take slow deep breaths after the exclamation.

"Tim leave Tony alone." Abby said with a forced cheerfulness.

"ya Tim." Tony said once again reclining into the couch.

"Thanks for bringing the pizza." Abby said to McGee taking another slice and looking to Tony who was still working on his first tiny piece. Once again the door bell rang.

"Who is that?" McGee asked Abby.

"No idea Ziva isn't getting here until nine." She hopped up and ran to get the door.

"I thought I said healthy." Brad said following Abby in.

"Pizza is healthy." Tony defended despite the fact that he still wasn't eating much.

"Besides I made him a nice healthy lunch." Abby said handing him a slice.

"I need a set of vitals and I need to listen to your lungs." Brad said after he had finished his slice. Tony put down this pizza and sat up straighter.

Brad quickly took the vitals he needed and listened to Tony's lungs. After finishing he firmly took the piece of pizza and put it back in Tony's hand.

"Eat." He ordered as he let himself out. Tony was eventually bullied into eating the whole piece and half of another. Once done he looked at his watch.

"Guys I think I'm gonna go sleep in my own bed." The regret in his voice at needing all the extra sleep was evident.

"K Tony go get ready I'll come back in twenty minutes to make sure your all set."

"Abbs I Don't need that." Tony said with a hint of steel. "I am fine."

"Anthony DiNozzo. You stopped breathing and scared the hell out of a lot of people. Don't 'Fine' Me. I am going to come back there and make sure you stay breathing on us, whether I have your permission to do so or not. And don't even think that locking me out will do, I can pick locks." Abby said in a loud angry voice, looking away from Tony once she was done.

"Sorry Abs." Tony said in a quiet voice. "Twenty minutes."

"I'll help you role the bedside oxygen." McGee quickly jumped in. "Thanks, McDork." Tony huffed out short on oxygen because of his struggle to stand. McGee held out a hand. Tony stared at it for a for seconds before accepting the hand and allowing McGee to pull him to his feet.

McGee transferred the oxygen to the huge tank so that he could unplug the one Tony was already on. He carried it back to the neat back bedroom. He plugged it in once he had set it by the bed.

"There… are more… blankets in the….closet for whoever is sleeping… on the couch." Tony said sitting on the bed to catch his breath.

McGee pulled out the required bedding and looked at his partner.

"Hey… do you need anything?"

"No. I've got it. GO see if Abby is still ready to bite my head off."

"She wasn't mad Tony. She is scared." McGee said quietly before turning and leaving the room.

Setting the blankets down on the couch he walked into the kitchen to find Abby washing the dishes from lunch and dinner.

Without a word he slipped in beside her and picked up the drying towel.

"He's going to be fine really." He told her.

"I know. I shouldn't have yelled but he is just sooo…"

"Tony."

"Ya. And he is going to get better no matter what it takes." Abby declared.

"How could he not.?" Tim said laughing at the fierce look in her eye as she scrubbed the pot.

"Thanks for bringing the pizza Tim."

"Not a problem Abbs."

"What time is it?" She asked looking around for a clock.

"Eight. Ziva will be here in an hour." McGee said looking down at his watch. "Listen I have to go. I've got a ton to do tonight."

"Not a problem Tim. I've got it from here." Abby said handing him the last dish to dry.

As he went out the door he watched Abby go down the hall and disappear into Tony's room.

After assuring herself that Tony was comfortable, not lying flat, and had been transferred to his oxygen mask Abby left shutting off the light and padding down the hall to amuse herself on Tony's computer.

At exactly nine the doorbell rang.

"How is he?" Ziva asked in way of greeting.

"Fine. Sleeping. He has to stay reclined and if he has to go the bathroom he needs to be on his companion. I filled it and put it on the table next to his bed. At t…"Abby I have this under control. I heard the doctor's orders too. Go home."

"Fine." Abby said with one final glance to the sleeping agents door she let herself out into the cool night air.

A/N Sorry this chapter took forever. i have sat down to write it and stared at the screen with no clue what to write. Anyway hope you enjoyed and thanks for reading.