The joy that Gibbs felt upon hearing news of a potential lung donor for Tony. Was quickly replaced by an unimaginable dread. When he realized that the brain-dead man could be Jimmy. It was bad enough that somebody had to die. To allow his son to live but if it was somebody from the same family and a good friend to Tony. It was completely wrong and unfair. How would Tony take the news that his friend had died and that was the only reason he would ever have a normal life. Personally Gibbs would like to track CI Ray down, rip his lungs out, and put them into Tony's chest. Except Ducky had once told him that it was possible to pick-up skills and personality traits from their donors. He did not want any CI Ray in his son. Even if it would save his life. Plus there was the question of whether Ray was a match in the first place. The feeling of dread came to its pinnacle. When he saw Breena enter standing outside of the ICU with tears in her eyes. Gibbs walked out of the ICU and pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Gibbs are you OK?" Breena asked.

"Tony needs a lung transplant." Gibbs sobbed.

"Oh Gibbs I am so sorry." Breena replied.

"They found a donor. A man who was just declared brain-dead. Please tell me that it's not Jimmy. None of us could handle it." Gibbs begged.

"No just the opposite Jimmy is waking up." Breena replied.

"That's wonderful. I hope he is without brain damage." Gibbs replied.

"Me too." Breena replied.

Emily pulled herself from the couch she was lying on and made her way to the nearest exit. Once she was sitting on the bench outside. She pulled her phone out and checked her messages. She had several from Breena. She smiled when she saw they were updates on Jimmy and Tony. She said a prayer of thanks Jimmy was waking up and going to be OK. Her smile quickly disappeared when she saw the news on Tony. He needed a lung transplant and while they had found a donor. The hospital was having trouble convincing the family to remove life support and harvest the organs. If she didn't have to be at a different hospital with Carly. She would have rushed over to Bethesda and begged the family herself. Instead she returned to her couch, curled up, and cried herself to sleep. This was all like some sick game on the circle of life. She may lose her boyfriend because he saved her daughter's life and the only way he would be saved would be if another man was taken off of life support.

"Please just let Tony live." Emily prayed.

The morning sun shone through Tony's hospital window. Gibbs counted it as a blessing that his son had lasted through the night. It killed him that there was a man lying brain-dead with healthy organs. While Tony was struggling to survive long enough to get new lungs. At they same time the decision was in the hands of the man's wife. That would have to be an impossible decision. At least the man wasn't Jimmy. Palmer had woken up briefly the night before and while he was unable to talk. He had been awake which was a positive sign. If both Tony and Jimmy could walk out of this place. If Jimmy could return to working with Ducky and Tony could find something new at NCIS or wherever he wanted to work. It saddened Gibbs that his son would never be an agent again but if he could at least be alive. That is all that would matter. Gibbs wondered what Tony's next move would be. They could use somebody with his skills both in the field and training agents in FLETC. Of course Tony may want to apply for management of even leave NCIS all together. That would be strange going to work every day and not seeing Tony. Of course if he was being perfectly honest. Gibbs was not sure how much longer he had with the agency himself. He looked at the now empty cup of coffee one of the nurses had brought him around two. He didn't even remember drinking it. He must have fallen asleep right after. He couldn't believe that he had slept. He felt like he had been awake for a month. He hadn't felt this bad since Tony was fighting the plague. By the end of that ordeal people thought that he was the one who was sick. He looked at his watch quarter after eight. Surely the cafeteria would be open and at least have coffee brewing by now.

"Tony I am going to make a coffee run and get an update on Jack. You just hang on until I get back." Gibbs ordered.

McGee pulled himself out of bed. If only he had been able to sleep last night but he was just so afraid for Delilah. He had tried to call her five or six times the night before. He had even called her sister but even she wasn't answering. McGee tried to tell himself that they were probably just ignoring his calls. They had both been really mad after all but what if they weren't? What if CI Ray had gotten her? He had sworn to Vance that he could protect her on his own. He realized there was no way he could handle finding her on his own but he didn't want to admit to Vance what he had done. So he called the one person who could help him.

"Hi Timmy CI Ray hasn't messed with you right?"

"No Abbs I am good. How are you?"

"OK just super worried about Tony! You heard that he needs a lung transplant right? Gibbs sounded like he was going to cry on the phone!"

"Oh man poor Tony. Look I need your help with something."

"Oh of course I will always help you Timmy! What do you need?"

"Delilah and I got in a fi

ght last night. She left with her sister and I haven't been able to contact either. Please help me find her. I just need to know she's safe."

"Of course but if you don't mind me asking. What were you fighting about."

"Tony I kind of told her some bad things about him and she thought I was being a jerk."

"Well I am not happy at all that you are still being hurtful to Tony but I like Delilah. So I will help you."

"Thank you so much Abbs."

"No problem but never ever be hurtful to somebody in the hospital again."

"I won't I am actually really sorry for what I said."

"You better be."

Once Carly had been released and dropped off with her brother and grandmother. Emily decided to pay a quick visit to Tony. With any luck Gibbs would tell her that the family had chosen to end life support and Tony would be getting the transplant. She would also take that the jerk who tried to kill him had been caught. She rang into the ICU and said that she was Tony DiNozzo's girlfriend. There was a whole process to get into see him. Since the threat from CI Ray. Once she had been cleared. She made her way to Tony's cubicle. Rage boiled up inside her when she saw a male nurse approaching the room with a woman in tight-fitting clothes.

"Mam I am sorry but this woman just arrived and said that she was Tony's girlfriend." The nurse explained.

"No I am Tony's girlfriend. You can ask anyone else who comes to see him." Emily argued.

"Fine! I'll admit it! I'm a hooker OK! A hooker that your boyfriend ordered." The woman explained.

"Look at that man it there! Do you really think he had the strength to order a hooker!" Emily hissed.

"I have been observing him and he seems just fine." The nurse replied.

"How does he seem fine?" Emily asked.

"He is a known hypochondriac and Munchausen's. He even faked the plague once." The nurse explained.

"How dare you?! I am going to find his boss and he is going to make you pay." Emily warned.

"You little bitch!" The nurse barked shoving Emily to the ground.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE?!" Gibbs demanded entering the ICU followed by hospital security and a disheveled man in scrubs.

A/N: Why would somebody send a hooker to Tony's room? Who was the male nurse really? New chapter should be up Wednesday. Please review and thanks for reading. Please vote in the poll for my story Innocence.