THE DISTANCE BETWEEN-CHAPTER FOUR
I DO NOT OWN NCIS OR THE CHARACTERS ON THE SHOW
Ziva brought the sedan to a sudden halt as she pulled up to the emergency entrance at Bethesda; Gibbs was out before she came to a stop with Tony on his heels. She would have liked to follow as well but quickly parked the car instead. She was at the doorway when she saw the van carrying Abby, Ducky and Palmer pull into the parking lot and fighting her urge to hurry inside she waited for them to meet her before they all headed in. Tony and Gibbs were arguing with a nurse trying to find where McGee was when Sarah spoke from inside the hallway. Ignoring the nurse they all turned as one and headed toward her eager for word on McGee.
"They told me a doctor would be out to talk to me any minute," Sarah said as she turned to lead them to the family counseling room she had exited moments before. The nurse shook her head and knew it was a losing battle trying to remove them from the small space so she left them alone and returned to her desk.
"Have they told you anything at all?" Abby asked Sarah reaching for her and pulling her into her arms.
"Only that he is in surgery; they had to cut him from the car," Sarah answered.
Gibbs winced at the words but said nothing. Before anyone could respond the door opened and admitted a short, dark-haired woman; she startled at the number of people crowded in the room but quickly composed herself.
"Are you the family of Timothy McGee?" she asked.
"I'm his sister and this is our family," Sarah answered causing a brief smile to both Tony and Gibbs' faces though no one spoke.
"I'm Dr. Maylone; I performed the surgery on Mr. McGee. The surgery went well, there were no complications and he is doing fine. The SUV that struck his car hit on the driver's side causing damage to his left side; he suffered multiple contusions and cuts, a broken arm, cracked ribs and a dislocated hip. We have wrapped his torso to limit the movement of his ribs and his hip has been put back in place. We did have to place a pin in his arm and it has been cast. He will have to have some physical therapy on the arm after it has healed but I don't expect any problems with him having full function of his arm. He will be on bed-rest for a few days until the hip has healed and then we can release him home," she finished.
The relief in the room was palpable and after promising a transfer to a private room after recovery where everyone could visit, the doctor took leave of the room.
Dr. Maylone smiled as she exited the room. She was grateful to be able to deliver good news to a family and even happier knowing that her patient had a good support system to help him through his recovery. Mr. McGee was obviously in good hands.