Chapter 7- Final Chapter

Kelly just stared at the floor; she was lost in a trance. Ziva sat next to her and placed an arm around her shoulders, Kelly laid her head against her "I can't lose him Ziva" Ziva wiped away Kelly's tears and placed a kiss on her head "You won't Kelly, your dad's a fighter you know that. He'll soon be awake and head slapping Tony"

Tony was going to make a witty remark but he heard Kelly softly laugh so he thought he would let Ziva have this one has it made Kelly laugh. Then a doctor approached them. Everyone stood up but the doctor suggested that they stayed seated.

Doctor inhaled before talking to them "Timothy McGee suffered a minor concussion but he is going to be fine, he'll have to stay here for the night to monitor him and he can have visitors."

Kelly spoke up "what about my dad Doc?"

The doctor sat in front of them, Kelly knew it was bad news. She held Ziva's hand. The doctor had no idea how to break the news to a 9 year old.

The doctor exhaled this time "Jethro suffer major injuries, he also suffered a concussion but the results of the CT scan show that there might be some brain damage but it's a small possibility. He suffered some burns due to the explosion. I would advise you to visit Agent McGee until I say it's okay to visit your father. The state he is in now, I don't think anyone should see him"

Kelly understood what the doctor was saying "I understand but I still want to see my father" She was starting to get angry. The doctor nodded "I will come and find you once we have placed him into a room"

Kelly played with her necklace, it was Gibbs's dog tags, and he had given them to her when Shannon died. The team took Kelly to see McGee then the doctor would come and get her when Gibbs was put into a room.

Tim was sitting up in the bed trying to read their faces when they came in. "how bad" Abby hugged him "you're going to be fine McGee" Tim noticed that Gibbs wasn't with them "whe where's boss?" Tony had his arms around Kelly's shoulders "Boss got hurt really bad McGee, but he'll make it" Kelly wiped away her tears that had fallen "I can't lose him" she turned into Tony's chest and cried into it.

Tony rubbed her back "hey shhh it's okay Kel, your dad will wake up and probably yell DiNozzo and start barking out orders like normal" Kelly faintly laughed "you sure?" Tony nodded "yes I am sure, plus you'll see him soon and you can tell him how McGee is and how much you loveeee him"

Kelly looked up at Tony "wil will you come with me Tony?" Tony sat down and held her on his lap "of course I will" they heard footsteps behind them, but it wasn't the doctor it was Leon. "I heard what happened, how bad are the injuries?" Ziva brought him a chair over "McGee suffered a minor concussion but Gibbs suffered most of the injuries"

Leon joined them around Tim's bedside. Leon placed his hand on Kelly's leg "He'll be okay Kelly" Kelly just nodded. She felt like she was 6 again and being told that her mother hadn't made it. But instead of Gibbs holding her, Gibbs was the one lying in a hospital bed and it was Tony holding her.

They started talking about random things. Abby was now lying beside Tim in the bed, she wanted to be close to someone. Tim didn't mind, he just wrapped his arms around Abby. They're talking got interrupted by the doctor. "He's in room 23 if you wish to see him" Kelly nodded and got off Tony's lap.

Tony placed his arm around her shoulders "you sure Kel?" Kelly nodded "Someone should be with him" Abby gave her a quick hug "He's strong Kelly" Kelly nodded with that Tony & Kelly headed towards room 23.

They reached room 23, the door was closed. Kelly took a deep breath and reached out for Tony's head which he was only happy to give to her. They slowly walked in. Kelly got herself ready for the sight. Tony slowly pulled back the curtain that was covering the bed.

Kelly whimpered "To Tony" Tony hugged her "He's alive Kelly that's all that matters right now" Kelly nodded and sat next to the bed and held Gibbs's hand "H he doesn't look that bad"

Gibbs had a bandage around his head; he had a few cuts on his face and a few minor burns on his hands. He also had a few tubes running into him and drips. Tony sat beside her "he's breathing on his own which is a great sign Kel" Kelly nodded. She leant over and placed a kiss on the bridge on his nose.

Kelly placed the dog tags into Gibbs's other hand "how much do you think he will remember?" Tony looked at the heart rate machine "I don't know but Kelly as long as he remembers who you are that's all that matters to us" Kelly nodded "If he asked for Shannon; I'll have to tell him"

Tony shook his head "No if he asks for Shannon then I shall tell him what happened, but right now all we can do is hope that he remembers at least you. We can fill him in on the rest of us" Kelly looked at him "You will use Tim's proper name and not a nickname"

Tony smiled "You ruined my fun there Kel but yes I promise to use McGeek's real name and not a nickname" they heard the door open; Tony had his hand on his holster but heard a squeak of a wheelchair. The others appeared with Leon pushing Tim in the wheelchair.

Kelly looked up at them "what are you guys doing in here? Tim you shouldn't be out of bed" Tim smiled "I asked to be placed into this room with him so that no matter what he won't be alone" Kelly nodded "thank you Tim"

The nurses brought in a new bed that was opposite Gibbs's and Tim carefully got into the bed and once again Abby joined him. She wanted to feel safe and Tim was only happy to have her company.

They all started talking again; Kelly got comfy in her chair and fell asleep with her head on Gibbs's shoulder and his hand in hers. Tony placed his jacket over her and moved over towards Tim's bed so that she had some quiet but also so she knew that she was safe with the team around her.

Leon looked at Tony "how is Kelly handling all of this?" Tony turned to the director "She's handling well for someone of her age, I told her to keep positive and that the main thing is that when Gibbs's wakes up that he remembers her it doesn't matter if he doesn't remember us" Leon nodded "I agree, but what about if he mentions Shannon"

Tony sighed "Kelly mentioned that too and I told her that if that did occur that I would explain to him what happened to Shannon then tell him what had happened to him" Leon smiled "you've thought of everything DiNozzo" Tony nodded "as senior agent it's my job to think ahead in case anything like this happens again"

A few days past and Gibbs was slowly getting better but he still hadn't woken up, Tim had been released from the hospital. Kelly refused to leave Gibbs's bedside no matter what. Leon made sure that she always had someone with her including himself but it was mainly Tony. It said it was down to him being the older brother.

Ziva had brought some of Kelly's things to the hospital for her, so she could entertain herself while she waited for Gibbs to wake up. She was grateful for them especially her iPod. The music kept her away from her silence which only made her thoughts become louder in her head.

Kelly noticed the sun had gone down over the city. She heard the door open and turned to see Tony walking towards her with take-out food. Kelly was sitting by the window "what's for dinner tonight" Tony held up a Chinese carton "Chinese" Kelly walked over to the bed and took her food "thanks, they took another tube away today, and the doctors say he could wake up soon which is good news. I'm just worried about how much he'll remember"

Tony sat down with her "Everything will be fine Kel, let's just wait until he wakes up then we work from there okay" Kelly nodded "your right Tony, thanks for spending all this time with me well us" Tony smiled "I'm your older brother it's in my job description" they hadn't heard Leon join them in the room "remind me to check that when I get into my office tomorrow DiNozzo" Kelly laughed as Tony almost dropped his food. Tony cleared his throat "Director" Leon pulled up a chair "I thought I'd join you guys, actually Jackie sent me" he handed a bag to Kelly "some fresh clothes for you" Kelly smiled "thanks Leon thank Jackie for me" Leon nodded.

The 3 of them carried on talking and eating, none of them had realised the pair of blue eyes watching them. Until Kelly felt Gibbs squeeze her hand, Kelly turned around "hi" she almost burst into tears. Gibbs smiled "Hi Kel"

Gracie