Abby was worried. Gibbs had just told her about the three agents and she knew that Ziva was hurt a lot. McGee had come to see her an hour ago and Tony had just left. Ziva was still on life support. She was getting worse too.

"Agent Gibbs, we're going to take Ziva in for surgery in half an hour. She made it through the night and we're hoping to be able to repair all the damage to her body today," said Dr Smith. He had forced his boss to let him work even though it was supposed to be his day off.

"She's stable?" asked Gibbs.

"Enough for surgery, yes."

"Alright. She's in good hands then. Can I see her before you go?"

"Of course you can. Does she have any family here?"

"No. The only family she has is in Israel and he doesn't care about her. If he did, he wouldn't have sent her on a mission that was most likely going to kill her. He knew that she wouldn't disobey a direct order when she needed the job. She was held captive for three months by a terrorist and he almost killed Ziva. She was so lost for weeks after we brought her home."

"That's horrible."

Gibbs gave the doctor a small smile and walked into Ziva's room. She was still unconscious and didn't look any different to the previous night. Gibbs held Ziva's hand tightly and bent down to whisper in her ear.

"Don't die on us Ziva. We all love you here. The guys and Abby are all awake and they want to make sure that we can all go out to dinner together again. That includes you Ziva. Please fight for us. I know it would be easy to give up right now but I'm quite positive that your mum, sister and Ari wouldn't want you to join them yet. You're too young for that. The doctor's confident that you'll be okay now that you got through the night. You have to pull through Ziva, you have to," whispered Gibbs. He kissed the top of Ziva's head gently.

"Tony, Ziva's back in surgery. Her doctor is confident that she will be okay now that she got through the night," said Gibbs.

"That's good," replied Tony. He was still groggy.

A sudden ringing made both guys jump. Gibbs pulled his phone from his pocket. Looking at the caller ID, he walked out of the room.

"Hey dad," said Gibbs.

"Leroy, I heard about your team. Are they okay?" asked Jackson.

"McGee's going home tomorrow but will be off work for a few weeks. Tony's got a severe concussion and his doctor wants to keep him for a while. Abby's doing well, her injuries are healing rapidly. She's heading home in a couple of days. I could use some help down here though dad."

"Not a problem. I'm on my way right now actually. I'll be at the hospital in an hour. How's Ziva?"

"She's the worst. She's back in surgery but her doctor is confident that he'll be able to repair the rest of the damage that couldn't be repaired yesterday."

"Ziva's a fighter. If anyone can pull through, it's her."

"I know."

"Leroy, I can tell you're upset. I know you love the team but you need to look after yourself too."

"I can't leave Ziva. Not right now anyway. She needs me." Jackson could hear the sadness in Gibbs' voice and he knew that his son was crying.

"Ziva's tougher than anyone I know. She's amazing. I love her just like you do Leroy and I know that she's going to be okay. It's okay to be upset."

"Thanks dad."

Gibbs hung up his phone and went back into Tony's room. The young agent was trying to sit up. Gibbs hurried over to the bed and helped Tony into a sitting position, careful not to hurt him.

"Thanks Boss," said Tony.

"Don't thank me DiNozzo. There's no need. Now, my father is coming down to help out and he should be here in an hour. I want you to rest while I go and check on the others."

"Okay Boss."

Tony closed his eyes and immediately fell asleep. Gibbs quietly shut the door behind him and went down to see McGee. He knew Ziva was still in surgery. Dr Smith had promised to find Gibbs when Ziva was back in her room.

"Hey Boss," said McGee. He put down the book he had been reading.

"Hi McGee," replied Gibbs as he pulled up a chair.

"How's Tony?"

"He's still out of it but at least he's awake. I've called Sarah to come and pick you up tomorrow. She'll be here around ten. You'll be off work for at least six weeks McGee so Sarah is going to take you back to her place. She'll help you get around until you get better."

"Thanks Boss. Can I see Ziva yet?"

"She's in surgery still. When her doctor says she's out, I'll take you up there. Maybe you can come with me to see Abby. Then you can visit Ziva when she gets back to her room."

"Sure, let's go then."

"Come on. Oh yeah, that reminds me. My dad is on the way down to help out, so if you need anything, let one of us know."

"Okay Boss."