Tony yawned as Gibbs walked up to his room. He was still tired, but he was also quite hungry. Apparently, the food he had eaten at lunch wasn't enough. And the smell from the food Gibbs was carrying was wafting into the room, making Tony more hungry.

"Hi, Tony," said Gibbs with a smile. "How are you?"

"Hungry. What did you bring?" Tony asked.

"Chicken and beef noodle stir-fry."

"That sounds delicious."

Gibbs laughed. "I knew you would say that. Give me a second to raise the bed a little more for you."

Tony nodded, eyeing the take-out containers. He hadn't noticed that Gibbs was sitting on the bed yet, nor had he felt the back of his bed move.

"Here you go," said Gibbs.

Tony took the container from Gibbs and a fork. "Beef?"

"Of course. What else would I get you?"

Tony grinned. "You are the best boss ever. You know that, don't you?"

"Be quiet and eat. We can talk later."

Tony looked up, feeling slightly hurt, but noticed that Gibbs was smiling. Relieved that he hadn't upset his boss, he closed his mouth and slowly ate his dinner.

18 April 2016

The weekend had proved to be very healing for Tony. He had woken up on Saturday morning to find that he remembered who Ziva was, and by the end of Saturday, his memory had gotten up to the middle of 2005. By the end of Sunday, Tony had memories leading up to the beginning of 2007. And, by the time Tony woke up that Monday morning, he discovered that he had remembered up until November of 2007. It had amazed everyone, but no-one more so that Tony. He was still surprised that his memory was returning so quickly. But he was also scared that Gibbs was hiding an illness from him after remembering that he had saved his boss from drowning.

"Hi, Tony," said Gibbs enthusiastically. "Sorry I couldn't be here yesterday."

"Are you sick?" Tony asked abruptly, looking up at Gibbs with fearful eyes.

"Excuse me?"

"Are you sick?"

"No. Why?"

"You were in the water for too long. You nearly drowned."

Gibbs looked at Tony curiously. "What are you talking about?"

"And Maddie, she's not dead, is she?"

"Oh. Now I get it. No, Tony, Maddie is not dead. She's fine and healthy, and living out in California with her parents. And I'm not sick. It's not 2007, as much as you think it is."

"You almost died."

"But I didn't. Because you jumped into the freezing ocean and saved me."

"You're sure that you're okay?"

"I'm absolutely sure. You can stop worrying about me. Now, I heard that you've been quite a good patient for Brad this weekend. And I also heard that he told you something good about your health."

"What? Oh, right. He's getting me a wheelchair so I don't have to stay in bed. And I get to go home, as long as I can stay somewhere with a bedroom on the ground floor."

"Okay. You'll be staying with me. When can you go home?"

"Tomorrow. Hopefully."

Gibbs smiled. "Well, I guess I should get going then, so I can get a room ready for you at home. Lucky I have a spare bedroom downstairs that my dad normally uses when he stays over."

Tony looked up, his expression suspicious. "You promise that you aren't sick?"

"I promise, Tony."

"Good." Tony looked past his boss and smiled. "Hi, Rachel."

"Good morning, Tony. Hi, Gibbs."

"You know Gibbs?" Tony asked.

"I do. He and I are good friends."

"Okay." Tony smiled. "You know, I forgot that you were coming in today, Rachel. I was going to make sure I had snacks for us."

Rachel laughed. "Don't worry about it, Tony. We don't need snacks. Besides, if you really want something, I'm sure I could sneak off to the cafeteria for something."

"I can come with you. Brad said that he's getting me a wheelchair so I can get out of the bed."

"You must be pretty happy about that."

"I am! I'm going home tomorrow. Or, well, to Gibbs' house, anyway."

"I think that you'll enjoy being with Gibbs. How was your weekend?"

"I got more memories back. I remember Ziva, and I remember that I saved Gibbs and his daughter's friend, Maddie, from drowning. Gibbs said it's not 2007, but I feel like it is."

"I know you do. Remember what we discussed on Thursday?"

"My memory is recovering. I know that. It's just strange, that's all."

Rachel smiled sympathetically. "Why don't we discuss that a little? See if we can uncover more memories?"

Tony grinned. "Yes! I knew I liked you for a reason... Hey, Rachel?"

"Yes?"

"Do I know you? I mean, in 2016?"

Rachel nodded.

"How did we meet? I get the feeling it isn't because you were asked to come and help me."

"You're right. We met because I asked Director Vance... Uh, sorry, the director after Director Shepard..."

"I know Vance. He's the director now? Why?"

"That's something you'll remember soon enough. Anyway, I asked Director Vance if I could do your team's psych evaluations. He agreed, but I really asked because I wanted to meet the people my sister worked with."

"Who's your sister?"

"Think about it. You always tell me I look like her."

Tony thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "You're Kate's sister! Wait, Kate had a sister?"

"She did, yes. She was a very private person though."

Tony smiled. "I remember you now. Dr Kate's Sister. You came out to do evaluations, but you only asked about Kate. And I remember not liking you much at first, but then I realised who you are, and I realised I wanted you to be my friend. I guess I wanted to keep Kate alive and be selfish."

"It's okay. I'm pretty selfish when it comes to Kate's memory too." Rachel grinned. "You know, we didn't meet until 2011. That's a four year jump from your last memory."

Tony frowned sadly. "I don't remember anything between the memories. I just remember you. Why?"

"Because we have a strong relationship. A strong friendship. Sometimes, we remember things that are important to us before anything else."

"Does that mean those missing memories aren't coming back?"

"Not at all. They may take more time, but we can work on them today."

"You're sure?"

"Very sure."