You Could Just Ask

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Jack: "Want to change your clothes?"
Gibbs: "Yeah."

Gibbs tries to sit up, but instead pain shoots through his ribs and chest.

Gibbs: "Aagh!"

Jack: "Gibbs are you alright!?"
Jack: "Here let me help you up."
Gibbs: (Grunts) "Aah."
Jack: "Did I hurt you?"
Gibbs: "No."
Jack: "Can you stand?"
Gibbs: "About to find out."
Jack: "Here I got you."

Gibbs: (Grunts) "Alright, now hand me that bag."

Jack: "Here, you got it?"

Gibbs: "Argh-Yeah."
Jack: "Need my help just ask."

A couple minutes later Gibbs is struggling to get his shirt on, and Jack is just amusing herself because she knows he won't ask for help.

Gibbs: "Agh!"
Jack: "Are you alright?"
Jack: "Gibbs!"
Gibbs: "Yeah, yeah I'm fine."
Jack: "You need help."
Gibbs: "No I don't."
Jack: "Yes you do here."
Gibbs: "No Ja-(Sighs)."
Jack: "Lift your arm."
Gibbs: (Winces)

Jack: "You alright?"

Gibbs: "Yeah."
Jack: "Now, that better?"

Gibbs: "Yea."
Jack: "Are you gonna put pants on...or are you just gonna-"
Gibbs: "...Yeah."
Jack: "Need help?"

Gibbs: " I think I'm good."
Jack: "Alright."

Jack sat back down in the room and laughed as she heard Gibbs talking to himself.

Gibbs: "Damn it."

Gibbs: (Groans)

(Crash)

Jack: "Gibbs!?"
Jack: "Gibbs you alright!?"
Jack: (Laughing) "Did you fall?"
Gibbs: "No Jack, I briefly succumbed to gravity."
Jack: "Okay smartass, let me help you."
Gibbs: (Slightly yells in pain)

Jack: "Are you okay!?"
Gibbs: "I'll be fine."
Jack: "Let's get you back in bed."
Gibbs: "Thanks."

Jack helps Gibbs get his clothes on and gets him back in bed.

Jack: "Sometimes you just need to ask for help."
Gibbs: (Chuckles) "Agh."
Jack: "Stubborn Marine."
Gibbs: (Deep breath)

Jack: "Hey, are you okay?"
Gibbs: "Agh-ye-yeah."

Jack: "Get some sleep."
Gibbs: "Can't."

Jack: "You have to rest,only way to get out of here."

Gibbs: "Ye-yeah I guess so."
Jack: "Gibbs you should talk about it."
Gibbs: "Talk about what?"
Jack: "Gibbs what you've been through a lot, you can't just keep that bottled up."
Gibbs: "..."
Jack: "What you've been through, I don't know how you haven't had a psychotic break."
Gibbs: "Thanks."
Jack: "I mean it."
Gibbs: "Jack I'm fine."

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