As Tony slept, he saw Kate and Jenny again, this time sitting in chairs beside his hospital bed.
"You need to get things in order." Kate reminded him.
"Ok but exactly what are you talking about, Kate?" Tony questioned.
"You need to take care of Tali." Jenny said.
"How the hell am I supposed to take care of her when I am in the damn hospital?" Tony shouted.
"You know what you have to do. You can do it when you're awake." Jenny said.
Tony was awakened by a harsh coughing fit.
"Take it easy, Mr. DiNozzo." Nurse Jessica said as she came in to check on Tony.
As the coughing subsided, Tony had a request.
"I need to make one more video call."
"Alright. Who are we calling?" Jessica asked getting the tablet ready.
"Dr. James Palmer at NCIS. He is the medical examiner." Tony explained.
Nurse Jessica stopped what she was doing.
"Mr. DiNozzo, you are sick; but you don't need an autopsy done right away." Jessica said.
"No, no... Jimmy is an old friend of mine. We go way back when I was a special agent for NCIS. I need to talk to him. I would like to have him as my medical proxy and next of kin." Tony said.
"Do you not want Ms. David called if your condition worsens?" Jessica asked leaving out the 'when.'
"I don't want to bother her. She has enough on her plate taking care of our daughter, Tali. Not to mention they were both exposed to the virus thanks to me. God if they caught it too, I don't know what I would do. Tali is so young. I couldn't handle losing her." Tony sobbed. "If things go south, Jimmy can tell Ziva."
"As you wish." Jessica said as she gave Tony the tablet to facetime his friend. Tony took a moment to gain his composure before making the call.
A few moments later a bright and cheery young man with round glasses and scrubs on popped up on the screen.
"Tony?" Jimmy asked.
"Hey Autopsy Gremlin." Tony smiled.
"I hate to ask but... why are you calling me from a hospital?" Jimmy held his breath.
"I have the coronavirus Jimmy." Tony sighed.
There was the blow Jimmy was hoping he wasn't going to get.
"Tony, I am so sorry. How are Tali and Ziva handling it?" Jimmy questioned.
"Tali doesn't know. She just thinks I'm sick and will be coming home. Ziva and I both know the truth. If Ziva is taking it hard, she isn't showing it." Tony answered.
"Do you want me to let the team know what is going on?" Jimmy asked.
"It's up to you. I don't think anyone past you would care anyway. Maybe McGee but that's pushing it." Tony knew that Gibbs didn't care; he had proven that.
Before Jimmy could try and say that more people cared, Tony cut him off.
"The real reason I called you was I need a favor." Tony bit his lip.
"Sure, anything Tony!" Jimmy answered.
"I need you to be my next of kin and my medical proxy." Tony said.
"Ok..."
"When things go south I want you to be the one to make the decisions. I have already told the hospital that I want you to be the one to tell Ziva any of my medical information. But promise me, if they have to put me on a ventilator, only do it for 2 weeks. If I haven't shown any signs of improving at the end of those 2 weeks; let me go." Tony said with tears in his eyes.
"Tony are you sure?" Jimmy said wiping his own tears.
"I don't want to live on machines. I don't want to just be a body in a bed. There are a few more things. I will have my nanny Rose fax over my burial plan to Breena. I already have everything picked out and paid for. My biggest request though is... will you please take Tali and adopt her?" Tony said as tears streamed down his face.
"Tony, I can't do that. A girl needs to be with her mother." Jimmy replied.
"I may be wrong, but if Ziva can not handle raising Tali, please promise me that you will take her and raise her as your own daughter. Just please don't let her forget about me." Tony cried.
"Of course Tony. I would be honored to have her in our family. There is no way I would have her forget about you." Jimmy cried as well.
"Thanks Palmer." Tony said before hanging up the call.
Tony saw Kate and Jenny in the corner.
"You are doing the right thing." Kate encouraged.
"Now for you to finish things... time is getting short." Jenny said.
With what little bit of strength he had left, Tony called his attorney to make Jimmy his Power of Attorney, draw up papers for Jimmy and Breena to take custody of Tali and adopt her if Ziva heaven forbid caught covid-19 too and wasn't around to raise her, and a living will drawn up, documenting his wishes to have a Do Not Rescuitate order put in place if and when this virus overtook his body.