Newbie: An NCIS Fan Fiction

Chapter 24 - Fighter

"Ashton. Calm down. He's going to be ok." Gibbs says.

"Let me see him!" I scream.

"You can't."

"Why the hell not?"

"He's in the ICU... On life support... His legs were crushed pretty badly and his skull has a small fracture."

"What?! You said he'd be ok!" I start crying even harder.

"He will be... Once he comes out of a comma." Abby says softly.

"What if he doesn't? What then?"

"He will. Don't tell yourself he won't. He's a fighter."

"Can I please see him?"

"I will go see what I can do." Ziva says as she leaves the room.

"Tony, please go make sure she doesn't kill anyone." Gibbs says.

"On it, boss." Tony says.

"Everything is going to work out, Ashton. I promise." McGee says as he gives me a gentle squeeze.

About ten minutes later Tony and Ziva walk back into my room. "They made an acceptation. Ashton and Gibbs, you may go see Palmer." Tony says, smiling. I stand quickly and feel a sharp pain in my leg. I sit back on the bed and look down. My leg is wrapped.

"What happened to my leg?" I ask.

"A piece of metal from the car cut your leg open pretty badly... You had surgery on it... That's why I told you earlier you aren't getting up." Gibbs says.

"Well how do you expect me to go see him?"

"Wheelchair."

"Fine." McGee and Tony come over and together, they lift me into a wheelchair. Gibbs pushes me to the ICU and into Palmer's room. "Palmer." I say sadly as I see his cut up and casted body laying limp on the hospital bed. The room is silent except for the beeping of the machine telling the nurses he's alive.

"I'll leave you alone with him." Gibbs says as he pushes my wheelchair up right next to the bed.

"I'm so sorry this happened to you." I look at his eyelids, dancing away. I carefully lean my lips into his and kiss him.