Emily bit her lip and tried to keep it together. She could not believe what Jimmy had just told her. She felt terrible she was sure that he had stood her up but he was in the hospital. She couldn't believe how cruel she had been to him. The horrible things she had thought and how she had lashed out at Jimmy. She should have known that Tony wouldn't stand her up.

"Emily are you alright?" Jimmy asked wrapping his arms around her.

"Oh yeah... I guess." Emily replied.

"You're pretty shaken up. I will take you home." Jimmy offered.

"No I...I want to see him." Emily replied.

"Are you sure?" Jimmy asked.

"Yes" Emily replied.

"I will leave a note on your car saying you will be back for it tomorrow." Jimmy replied.

"Smart" Emily replied.

Emily stared out the windshield as they drove down the road. She was so lost in her own thoughts. That she didn't notice Jimmy griping the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles were white. Why was this happening? Would Tony be alright? She tried to find the words to say something. Anything at all actually.

"He's going to be alright." Jimmy assured.

"What's wrong with him?" Emily finally asked.

"He has appendicitis." Jimmy explained.

"What? How is he?" Emily asked.

"I don't know he was just being taken into surgery when I left." Jimmy explained.

"Do you think they will let me see him?" Emily asked.

"Maybe not tonight. It's almost the end of visiting hours the team will probably want to go first. Gibbs will probably even fight to stay by his side all night." Jimmy explained.

"Who's Gibbs?" Emily asked.

"Tony's boss. He is kind of like a dad to Tony and the rest of his team." Jimmy explained.

"Oh" Emily replied.

"Well at least you'll get the meeting his family part out-of-the-way." Jimmy replied.

"What hospital is he at?" Emily asked.

"Bethesda" Jimmy replied.

Seconds felt like hours as Gibbs waited for news on his son. He thanked every God, the universe, and just about every force he could think of that he had taken Tony home with him. He shuddered at what could have happened if he had sent Tony home on his own. It was terrifying enough finding him curled up in a ball writhing in pain on the floor of his guest room. The door opened and Jimmy entered followed by a short red-headed woman. Jimmy whispered something to her and pointed towards him. Emily nodded and ran over.

"What do you want?" Gibbs asked.

"Are you Gibbs?" Emily asked.

"Yes I am. Who the hell are you?" Gibbs asked.

"I am Emily. The girl who was supposed to be on the date with Tony." Emily explained.

"Oh" Gibbs replied.

"How is he? What happened?" Emily asked.

"He had felt bad for the past couple days. He called in yesterday but came in today because he wanted to make his date." Gibbs explained.

"Oh" Emily replied.

"He is going to be fine. I am just glad we got him here in time." Gibbs replied.

Flashback

After Gibbs finished his interview with Vance. He went down to the vending machines and got a Caf-Pow for Abby. At first he was surprised by the lack of music and signs saying to be quiet. Then he remembered that he had sent Tony down there to rest. He let the doors slid open and entered the lab. Abby was waiting for him and immediately led him to Tony. Who was curled up on the futon holding a bucket close to his chest. Almost on cue Tony sat up and vomited into the bucket.

"He looks terrible." Gibbs commented.

"Poor guy he's so miserable." Abby said.

"I wish he had stayed home." Gibbs replied.

"I know. He needs to be in bed." Abby replied.

"I am going to take him home with me." Gibbs replied.

"You need help getting him to the car?" Abby asked.

"I think I can get him." Gibbs replied.

Getting Tony to the car was nearly impossible. Seeing as DiNozzo was practically dead weight. He set the younger man down in the front seat of his car and drove him to his house. By the time they arrived home. Tony was slightly more alert and able to get out of the car with only a little help from Gibbs.

"We're at your house Boss." Tony said groggily as they walked through the front door.

"You just realizing that DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.

"What about my date?" Tony asked.

"You look like shit and I had to pull over six times so you could vomit." Gibbs replied.

"I can't... she needs to..." Tony tried to argue.

"Call her." Gibbs replied.

"Alright... I'll cancel." Tony replied.

"You still have a couple of hours before the date. How about you lie down for a while first?" Gibbs offered.

"Alright" Tony replied.

Gibbs went down to the basement to work on his latest project. The week must have worn him out more than he thought. Especially since he was an agent short Thursday. Because before he knew it he was asleep at his work bench holding a glass or bourbon in one hand and sanding paper in the other. He was roused from his sleep by a crash from upstairs. For a moment he was confused until he remembered that he had brought Tony home with him. He flew up the stairs and found Tony lying on the floor in a puddle of his own vomit holding his side. He didn't even try to get Tony's attention. He just grabbed his phone and dialed 911.

END FLASHBACK

Emily sat down beside Gibbs and waited for the rest of Tony's team. She looked over at the silver-haired ex-marine. This was her first time meeting him but she had heard stories from Tony. Based on what he said. Leroy Jethro Gibbs was a tough as nail, no-nonsense ex-Marine. However the man she saw was like a frightened father. Caleb was the same way when Dylan was in the hospital. At long last the door opened and doctor approached the group.

"Family of Anthony DiNozzo?" The doctor asked.

"That's us." Gibbs replied.

"I am Dr. Jones." Dr. Jones introduced.

"Just tell me how my son is!" Gibbs demanded.

"As we had feared. Tony's appendix had already burst. We believe it happened when he first became ill on Thursday night." Dr. Jones explained.

"His appendix burst? Shouldn't he have had symptoms before? Shouldn't he be dead?" Emily asked.

"Well I have heard of Agent DiNozzo and he has a very high tolerance for pain and sometimes people like him don't even notice until the organ has already ruptured. He is very lucky the body develops a sack to keep the poison from spreading. If he had gone much longer without treatment. It would have been too late. Unfortunately there were further c"Complications as well though." Dr. Jones explained.

"What the other complications?!" Gibbs demanded.

"He had a bad reaction to the anesthesia and is not waking up." Dr. Jones explained.

"Will he ever wake up?" Emily asked.

"Why the hell aren't you doing anything?" Gibbs demanded.

"To answer both your questions all we can do right now is wait." Dr. Jones replied.

A/N: Of course Tony can't even have a simple procedure without complications. New chapter should be up Friday. Please review and thanks for reading.