Once they arrived back at the DiNozzo home, Gibbs carefully took the little girl out of his car and carried her inside. Though she was on medication to make her feel better, she still wouldn't feel normal for several days. He laid Kami down on the couch as he changed the sheets on her bed. He could hear a small cry coming from the living room that caught his attention.
"Papa?!" Kami cried.
Gibbs rushed to the living room and picked her up.
"It's ok Kam, Papa Gibbs is right here." Gibbs tried to soothe her.
"Papa I don't feel…" Before Kami could get the rest of her sentence out she threw up all over herself and Gibbs.
Kami proceeded to cry harder, afraid that her Papa Gibbs would be mad at her.
"Hey it's ok." Gibbs rubbed her back.
Poor little thing. It was the first time she hadn't had her mom or dad by her side while she was sick. Gibbs cleaned Kami up along with himself before laying her down in the bed he and Tony had shared. Kami cuddled into her Papa Gibbs arms, but wanted to hold her daddy's pillow.
"Miss Daddy." Kami cried.
"I know baby girl, I do too. But as soon as you feel better you can go in and see your daddy." Gibbs said as he rubbed the little girl's back.
It wasn't long before Kami was in a deep sleep.
The next day Kami was feeling better. Her fever was gone and she was able to keep down toast and eggs, courtesy of her Papa Gibbs. Gibbs poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down at the table with the young girl.
"Would you like to go see your daddy today?" Gibbs asked.
Kami nodded her head as she continued to eat.
Gibbs kissed the top of her head.
"Ok baby girl, but Daddy won't be able to talk to you." He tried to explain.
Kami gave him a funny look "Why?"
"Well Daddy is sleeping, trying to get better. He might look a little scary but he is ok." Gibbs explained.
Once they got to the hospital, a nurse was about to tell Gibbs he couldn't take a child into ICU. He glared at her before another nurse came out from the nurse's desk.
"You must be Agent Gibbs. Dr. Pitt told us you and Miss DiNozzo would be visiting us today." The nurse smiled at Kami who was snuggled into Gibbs' arms. "Right this way!"
Gibbs followed the woman, not wanting to tell her he had already been down to Tony's room the night before.
"If you need anything, please let me know." The nurse smiled before she left Gibbs at the door.
Taking a deep breath, Gibbs entered Tony's room. At first glance, Kami gasped. She buried her face in the crook of Gibbs' neck and cried.
Gibbs walked over to the chair beside Tony's bed and sat down.
"It's ok Kam. Daddy's ok." Gibbs rubbed her back.
Kami turned and looked at her daddy. She leaned her head against Gibbs' chest as she sobbed. Seeing Tony on a vent plus all the tubes and wires attached to him scared Kami.
"We are here for you Tony." Gibbs whispered to Tony as he took his hand.
"Love you Daddy." Kami said as she patted his hand.
It had been three days since Tony was admitted to the hospital. Kami had come to grips with her Daddy being there.
Gibbs had gotten a call from Brad about taking Tony off the vent, however he was still in a coma. This made Gibbs and Kami rush up to the hospital.
Kami and Gibbs walked into Tony's room to find him on a nasal cannula. He looked so peaceful as he laid against the white sheets of the bed.
Kami crawled up in Gibbs lap so she could be closer to Tony. She was full of questions.
"Papa Gibbs, why is Daddy still sleeping?" Kami asked.
"Well Kam, even though the breathing tube is gone, Daddy is still really sick and needs to sleep a lot so he can feel better." Gibbs explained.
Kami cocked her head "But I went to sleep and feel better. Daddy wake up soon?"
"Well baby girl…your daddy is kind of like Sleeping Beauty. He needs his beauty rest. Once he wakes up he will feel better." Gibbs broke it down.
Kami nodded her head. Kami wants so badly to be able to curl up next to her daddy but knows it could hurt him.
Brad came in in the afternoon.
"How's my favorite little DiNozzo doing?" Brad smiled.
Kami showed him her megawatt smile "Good! Daddy is Sleeping Beauty!"
Brad looked at Gibbs, shocked.
"The girl knows her movies." Gibbs shrugged.
"Of course, she's Tony's daughter." Brad laughed.
"Papa Gibbs say daddy is like Heihei." Kami giggled.
"You mean the chicken on Moana?" Brad asked.
"Rooster." Gibbs and Kami said in unison.
Brad couldn't help but laugh. After he checked on Tony, Brad slipped out of the room and later came back with a small DVD player for Kami.
"I figured this would help you pass the time until your daddy wakes up." Brad smiled as he handed the DVD player and Disney movies over to Gibbs.
They knew it would still be a while before Tony returned to them, but at least now they could stay with him.