Gibbs woke up at 2a.m. with a slight jolt. The pain was rapidly getting worse. He looked around for the pump. It was on the table. Before he could reach for it Tony spoke.

"You feel eyes on you again?" Tony asked worriedly.

"No."

"What is it?" Ellie asked.

"M' ribs n' abdomen… arm…n' shoulder…getting' kinda bad." He mumbled

"How bad?" Tony asked.

"eight…seven n' half…six and half…n' seven." They looked at the morphine pump. They were shocked to see it was on a barely nonexistent setting.

"We haven't left the room empty. Who messed with it?" Ellie asked.

"Connery probably posed as a doc. used the confusion early yesterday, got to the control in the nurse's station." Gibbs said.

"The nurses have control." Tony said.

"Yeah probably" Tony said. Ellie went to check with the nurses.

"The nurses said they saw a 'new' doctor matching Henry Connery description. Told them to tell us next time they see them." He said, getting a sigh from Gibbs.

"Great." Tony said sarcastically.

"You'll get him. I know you well enough." Gibbs told them. Tony raised an eyebrow in a Gibbs-like look.

"Come on Tony you're working the case. It'll take me a while before I could even look at you're reports without the others killing me and hiding the body, even if I could."

"I guarantee you'll be on it."

"No he won't." Tobias and the other's walked in.

"It's my jurisdiction besides. We looked at all of your homes and found bugs and booby traps."

"Well, that sucks. I still want a piece of him."

"We all do DiNutzo." He replied. They looked at Gibbs.

"Better you're all safe than risk your lives." He told them they sighed.

"You're all staying in a single floor safe house. The rooms are in the back, three on the right side and two on the left. The three rooms on the right: closest to the front will have DiNozzo, twin bed, next two twins for Jethro and Ducky, the last one has a queen for Brenna and Palmer. The left the front's a twin for Ellie next a queen for McGee and Abby." There are only a few houses, limited on rooms, this one had the most. Jethro's one condition is you'd all be in the same place. Has a good sized kitchen and living room." Tobias told them.

"We wouldn't want dad anywhere else." Brenna said, the others nodded smiling slightly.

"What?" Tobias asked. They explained and Tobias patted his shoulder.

"You all will stay there except two of you. You'll be in this room while two of my agents stay outside. They 've been briefed and if they make even the slightest mistake their gone." They all nodded.

He left their lunch from the diner. They enjoyed their meal, watching t.v. and talking. They nodded at the two agents posted out the door; they recognized them and know their good, trusted agents. He didn't have help except from the pump and to stand up from the benches. They went on a walk, the same distance and stops. They went back to the room. He crawled up into the bed without help. He was exhausted and started dozing off. They said goodbye and he fell asleep in seconds. They said goodbye.

"Focus on getting better." Ducky said hugging him.

"Yeah, you've said yourself that their competent." Jimmy said.

"I know. I'm focused on my health." Gibbs responded.

"Good" Tony said.

"Love you dad" Abby and Brenna said simultaneously, kissing a cheek each.

They had their usual walk with Gibbs after diner. Ellie and McGee were both able to leave the room, with the agents there. They walked slowly and steadily. Gibbs was holding his ribs bent forward slightly with Ellie's arm around his waist and a hand on his elbow. They walked back to the room nodding to the agents again. He relaxed into his pillows and pressed the pump four times.

"Get some good rest tonight. We have you're six. Take the amount you need." After a while he pressed it again twice.

"I know I trust you. Thought that was all I needed." He responded slightly raspy. They smiled.

She kept an alert eye out as McGee got some sleep, well dozing technically. They felt better having another line of defense but they were not going to lose focus for even a second. That way Gibbs could relax, heal and get stronger. They didn't want him to have to feel like he had to protect himself.