Tony was ready for visitors by the next morning but he was still not awake yet. Gibbs had gone on a rampage the night before. Knocking over furniture in the waiting room and cursing out doctors. It took Ducky and three orderlies to talk him down. Emily sat apart from the team. Starring our the window into the parking lot.
"What's wrong with her?" Gibbs asked.
"She doesn't want to lose him." Jimmy replied.
"I know that Tony is a great guy but she barely knows him. Why is she this upset?" Gibbs asked.
"She really likes him but most of all she doesn't want to lose another man the way she lost her husband." Jimmy replied.
"What?" Gibbs asked.
"I don't know how much about her Tony has told you but, her son Dylan was born with severe complications and spent the first three years of his life in and out of the hospital. Anyway they got to be friends with this other family. In a similar situation. They had a lot of overlapping hospitalizations and I think the boys shared a room once or twice. Anyway the other family's son had some kind of liver disorder and when he was six. They couldn't avoid it anymore. He needed a transplant. He was young and small and they thought that he would do fine with half on an adults liver. Since kid donors are so hard to come by/ Unfortunately he was adopted and there was no way to reach his birth parents. His adoptive parents got tested anyway just in case but they were not matches. Caleb was a match almost perfect actually. He was more than happy to donate half of his liver to Billy. They did the surgery two weeks later. Billy came through excellently and is still doing great to this day but Caleb had complications. He reacted poorly to the anesthesia and had a heart attack on the operating table. They did all they could but he died three days later." Jimmy explained.
"That's horrible." Gibbs replied.
"Dylan, her son still has health problems and she has had horrible experiences with men in the past. Tony is the first man she has loved since Caleb and now his life is in danger. Before they could even have one date." Jimmy replied.
"Tony needs to get better." Gibbs said.
Emily stepped into Tony's room. She slowly made her way to the chair and sat down beside his bed. He looked so fragile. How was this the same man she had fallen in love with a week ago. She really was in love with Tony. Now she may never be able to know if he felt the same way about her. She knew about when he had the plague and Jimmy had told her about his other closes calls. Did he have anymore lives left in him?
"Tony you have to listen to me. You need to wake up. I love you and I want to get to know you. I want to introduce you to my kids and get to know your team. I was so angry and hurt when you didn't show up last night. When Jimmy told me you were in the hospital. I freaked out. I was so scared that you had been shot and were dying as we spoke. Then he told me it was appendicitis. I was relieved because I thought that meant you'd be fine. I guess I was wrong. Just please wake up. I already lost my first husband and I honestly don't know how long I have with my son. I can't lose you too. You can't die Tony DiNozzo. You need to live." Emily said to Tony's unmoving form.
Jimmy clung to Breena. He was still in shock about Tony's predicament. Just a few days ago Tony had been going on and on about his date Saturday and how much he liked this girl. Now he could be dying. Emily had been so upset last night. First her rage from believing she had been stood-up and then the guilt and terror of learning that Tony was in the hospital.
"Maybe you should call and check on Tony?" Breena asked.
"Ducky said he would call me when he heard something." Jimmy replied.
"Are you sure you are okay with being at home?" Breena asked.
"No it's fine. I needed a break anyway. McGee and I had to keep Abby calm. Gibbs was so flipped out and Ducky had to practically sit on him to keep him from hurting somebody. I am exhausted," Jimmy explained.
"How is Emily doing?" Breena asked.
"She was really upset. She already felt terrible for being angry at him and now she is reliving all the memories of losing Caleb." Jimmy explained.
"I felt terrible when that happened." Breena replied.
"So did I. Even though I had only met him that one time." Jimmy replied.
Emily nervously walked through the front door. She couldn't believe she had missed Carly's performance. She had been so upset about Tony. She just lost everything else. She hoped that Carly wouldn't be too mad at her. With any luck somebody had videotaped it. Even though she would feel awkward. Asking for a tape of the performance she had missed because of a man she had just met.
"Emily is that you?" Her mom asked.
"Yeah it's me." Emily replied.
"Why didn't you come home last night?" Her mom asked.
"Tony didn't show up." Emily replied.
"I am so sorry. Are you alright?" Her mom asked.
"He's in the hospital. His appendix ruptured and he reacted badly to the anesthesia. He still hasn't woken up yet." Emily replied.
"I am so sorry. Do they have any idea if he will wake up?" Her mom asked.
"No" Emily replied.
"Oh baby I am so sorry. Come here." Her mom replied.
"I can't lose him." Emily cried collapsing into her mother's arms.
"I know sweetie, I know." Her mom replied.
After a long talk with her mom. Emily was feeling a lot better. She was still terrified of losing Tony but she wasn't near as upset as she had been. She walked down the hall to her kid's rooms. Dylan was taking a nap in his room but he wasn't the kid she needed to talk to. She walked next door to Carly's room. She was sitting on her bed playing with one of her dolls.
"Carly?" Emily asked.
"Oh you're finally home." Carly replied.
"Carly I am so sorry about missing your performance." Emily apologized.
"She cried you know?" Dylan asked from the doorway.
"Dylan I thought you were asleep." Emily said.
"I woke up." Dylan replied.
"I am so sorry but, there was an emergency last night and I lost track of time." Emily replied.
"What happened?" Carly asked.
"Tony got really sick and had to go to the hospital to have his appendix removed." Emily explained.
"Oh no is he alright?" Carly asked.
"He's really sick but we are all hoping that he will pull through." Emily explained.
"What a great excuse! Blow off your child cause some guy is sick!" Dylan yelled running from the room.
A/N: Dylan isn't too crazy about Tony is he? As for Tony what will happen to him? New chapter should be up Monday. Please review and thanks for reading.