Well, here it is, the sequel to "Almost to late". I hope that just as many people like it and don't be afraid to give advice cuz that helps so much!

~Soccergal

Alex was lying on the hospital bed, pretending to be asleep so she wouldn't have to face her friends. It has been two days since she was rescued by Walker and she wasn't making much progress. After she was brought to the hospital, Alex got scared. How could she trust these men? What if they hurt her like Diego? Walker was so comfortable with touching her, but, although she wanted to trust him, Alex was scared and she didn't know what to do.

Walker was sitting in the chair next to Alex and knew she was awake, but he didn't want to push her. The doctors told him that the rape kit was a defiant positive and that made a lot of sense. Alex was scared; he could see it in her face whenever a male walked into the room. Walker was trying to make it easier on her, but it was hard. Nothing he did put her at ease. He came every day, being careful not to touch her unless she touched him first; he didn't stay in the hospital room with her while she changed and had Sydney stay at night, but it wasn't helping.

"Hey Walker, how's our girl doing?" Jimmy asked walking into the room quietly, seeing that Alex's eyes were closed.

"Better, she didn't cry when Sydney left to change and shower." Walker replied as his partner sat beside him.

Jimmy examined Walker's face as he spoke, "Hey Pard, don't this personally. We don't know exactly what happened to her expect that she was violated. You know that she's going to get better and she's going to trust you again."

Alex felt so guilty, she couldn't help but be scared and that was hurting Walker. Reminding herself that Walker loved her and would never do anything to hurt her, Alex slowly opened her eyes to face her visitors. Walker smiled when he saw her sit up, knowing that she was trying not to be scared.

"Morning Counselor, did we wake you up? I was trying to be quiet, but he kept talking to me! I swear!" Jimmy told her pointing over at Walker.

Walker rolled his eyes as Alex giggled, "No, you didn't," Alex paused glancing at the time, "Is breakfast already over? "

Jimmy smiled at her before pulling a bag out from under his seat, "Walker and Sydney told me you weren't taking to the hospital food so I snuck you in some of the good stuff."

Alex flashed him a smile that was a little to hesitant to look like her, but Jimmy was satisfied and handed her the bag. Opening it and dumping the contents, Alex's smile got bigger as she dug into the biscuits and gravy. Walker watched, relieved that she was eating again. Alex caught Walker's eye and quickly looked down, her entire body tensing up. Walker recognized that she was scared and quickly excused himself to go to the bathroom to help her relax.

Jimmy watched as Alex watched him leave with a guilty expression on her face. Alex put her fork down and stared at her hands.

"It's not your fault Alex, and Walker knows that. He's not mad at you, I'm not mad at you. No one thinks badly of you." Jimmy whispered leaning towards the bed slightly.

"I feel so bad Jimmy. I know that you guys wouldn't hurt me, but I can't help it. I'm scared to death. Just being touched makes me want to cry." Alex told him on the verge of tears.

Jimmy wanted so badly to take her into his arms, but knew that she didn't need that right now, "Alex, you're going to be fine. It might take longer than anything you've ever done before, but you're going to be fine. I just know it and everyone knows I'm never wrong."

"Oh yeah? What about all those stocks you keep putting me in?" Walker asked, getting another giggle out of Alex.

"Well I'm right about the really important things." Jimmy stated looking smug.

Walker rolled his eyes towards Alex, who giggled again. He saw the remainder of the tears in her eyes and his heart broke. Knowing that Jimmy was right, Walker let it slide. Alex would be okay, but in her own time. She had to face the demons whenever she was ready and she couldn't do that when she was still in the healing process. Alex always tries to rush through everything, but she couldn't rush through this, not this time.

The doctor walked in as Jimmy threw himself backwards into the chair, making it tip onto the floor. Jimmy quickly stood up as if nothing happened, which sent Alex and Walker into a fit of laugher. Jimmy rubbed his head with a pained expression that made Dr. Stevens walk over to him. Dr. Stevens examined Jimmy's head quickly before moving over to stand next to Alex.

"Hey Alex, how are you feeling today?" Dr. Stevens asked sitting on the very end of her bed, as not to frighten her.

"Better, I'm able to use my wrist more now." Alex told him, trying to contain her laugher at Jimmy's pouting face.

Dr. Stevens took some notes on his clipboard before turning back to Alex, "Well, you have no reason to stay here anymore, but I don't want you staying by yourself. You're still very weak."

"Don't worry Doctor. She's staying at my house." Walker told him, watching Alex's reaction carefully.

Alex froze. She was staying with Walker? Granted all of her clothes were basically over there and that was her main place to stay, but was she ready? Realizing that she couldn't make it around her apartment if she needed to, Alex saw she really had no choice. Taking deep breaths, Alex told herself several times that Walker loved her and would never hurt her. After she was calmed down, Alex nodded at the doctor with a small smile on her face.

"Great. All the paperwork is done and you can leave whenever you're ready." Dr. Stevens gently patted her shoulder and left the silent room.

Was Alex ready to be alone with Walker all day and all night? Was Walker ready to find out exactly what happened to the love of his life? Jimmy sighed; this was going to a very interesting journey.

Sorry this is so short, I promise the next chapter will be much longer!! Please review or I might not update ;)