Chapter 8

The Ambulance arrived at the hospital, followed by another, the paramedics rushed in with two teenagers, both unconscious and both looking like a bus had hit them, little did the know the staff weren't far wrong, The nurses directed the paramedics where to take their newest patients.
"This is Jordan Jethro DiNozzo, 17 years old, he was the driving the car, found unconscious, I.D was in his pocket, airbag didn't deploy possible head injuries, definite leg injuries and possible spinal injuries, but stable"
The paramedics finished their report and left the doctors and nurses to get to work, once they had finished getting him settled with the machines and in his bed, a nurse called his parents, she knew her patient well.
Down the hall was the second patient that had been brought in from the accident, again the paramedics had made their report, 17-year-old female, Madison Penelope Jefferson, both leg and arm injuries, possible head and spinal injuries, airbag deployed, broken nose and cheek bone, also unconscious.
Once the nurses had informed the families it was just a waiting game, these nurses knew the DiNozzo's and extended family very well and the rush of relatives was soon to come, but that wasn't their concern, their patients were to be tended to.

In the cars the family were indeed on their way, but Tony was becoming impatient the traffic had built up and he wanted to get to the hospital to see his son, up ahead Tony could see the twisted wreckage of a black SUV, Tony yelled at everyone in the car to shut their eyes, he knew this is what had caused his son to be in hospital but closing his eyes was not an option for Tony he saw the twisted metal of a red car partially underneath the SUV, once the traffic cleared enough Tony floored it and made it to the Hospital, the image he had just saw still sitting in his brain. luckily McGee had the same idea, there wasn't much use putting any of their passengers through that. A bigger ordeal was yet to come.

At the hospital Tony stormed up to the nurses desk, he told them his son's name, he wasn't in the mood for niceties, Tony found the room his son was in soon after, he looked through the window to see his son strapped and attached to various machines and equipment, Ziva ran into the room and clutched her baby boy's hand, he was her little one and he couldn't be taken from them yet, he couldn't she didn't want to think about him dying. A parent wasn't supposed to outlive her child.

Tim, Gibbs and the kids watched through the window as Ziva and Tony clutched the hands of their son, Gibbs directed them to the visiting lounge they needed time with him alone. Maya was holding on to Alfie for dear life, she had sobbed into his t-shirt since Tony had wrestled the information out of Ziva, her big brother had never looked so helpless before, Alfie would hold her forever if she needed it.

Antoinette was in Tim's lap with Abby crying on his other shoulder, Antoinette had finally fallen asleep after what had seemed like hours of sitting in the waiting room, hearing the little girls sobs over her jayjay and how he needed to wake up he hadn't finished reading her latest obsessions, Harry Potter. Abby was now still and staring into space, she had dried mascara down her face.

Gibbs was stony and looked like he was day dreaming, a occassional tear would roll down the mans cheek, everyone was used to Gibbs bottling up his emotions, but this, this was different, his first grandchild was in an accident and their was nothing he could do to prevent it.

Tony and Ziva sat at the bedside of their son, he was so small and quiet and looked like he was in pain, the doctors informed them they were giving him pain meds but until he awoke they would be unsure as the strength and dose he would need to keep the pain manageable.
Hours had flown by and nurses had brought coffee for the adults and Tony realized his family were still probably waiting for an update, he walked out of the room and was pointed to the visitors lounge by a nurse. The site which met him broke his heart more, Gibbs face slightly streaked with tears, Tim the same and the children and Abby asleep all cuddled up to one-another.
"Guys you should go home, i will call you if anything changes, Tim can Maya stay at yours whilst we are here"
Tim nodded and began moving slowly to awaken everyone cuddled around him,
"Come on were going home, we will be back after we have had some sleep, changed and had some food"
Everyone shuffled out of the waiting room but Gibbs didn't move, he stayed staring at the opposite wall,
"Boss?"
"I'm not going anywhere son, i will be here for you and Ziva, I need to be here for my son and grandson."
Tony began crying and Gibbs pulled him into a hug, they were still in the same position when alarms began blaring and a woman's screams and sobs became louder and louder, Tony ran towards the noise to see a woman looking a lot like Abby being restrained by nurses

Tony felt this woman's pain, if his son began to arrest he wouldn't be fighting tooth and nail to get to him. A short time later and the alarms stopped and the machines resumed their steady beeping. The woman sank to knees thanking god.