"Ayuda! Necesitamos ayuda!" (Help! We need help!)

Nicky heard her screaming and said, "Whoa. You don't have to scream Jess. I'm okay. I'm not dying or anything"

"You're not but with that wound you're have a BIG risk of infection and if that wound doesn't kill you the infection will"

Unbeknownst to them, a nurse saw them as soon as they stepped through the doors of the ER. They walked about 5 more feet together before said nurse came with a gurney to get Nicky some help. When Jess tried to follow the nurse said,
"Señora, no puede pasar. Tiene que esperar y quedar aquí" (Miss, you cannot pass. You have to wait and stay here)

"No, quiero quedar con el" (No, I want to stay with him)

"Yo se que quiere quedar con su amigo pero-" (I know you want to stay with your friend but-)
Jess easily lied and responded, "El es mi esposo. Y voy a quedar con-" (He is my husband. And I am going stay with-)
Nicky saw an argument brewing and when Jess lied he knew he had to stop it.
"Jess, it's okay. Just come find me later."
She turned to him and tried to argue, "But Nicky-"\
He cut her off and said, "Listen, I'll be fine. You've done all you can do for me now it's time for doctors to take over." He pulled her closer to him and quietly said,
"Go out and get all the money you can for the watch while they patch me up. We'll need it for the bill and to get back home"
When Jess gave him silence he quickly corrected, "If you want to go back home that is. I know I never asked but I thought—"
Jess cut him off when she grabbed his face and had her lips meet his, "Yes. I want to go home." She pulled away from him and stood back up. She took one of his hands in both of hers and held it to her chest. Jess looked down at him with all her concern for him showing in her eyes. She just looked at him and said, "Okay. Fine. I'll be back as soon as I can but if I'm not back on time call me. You're phone is in your back pocket."

Nicky furrowed his eyebrows, "How? My phone got messed up in the car crash?"

She smiled and said, "I got you a new phone. It came with the watch"

Nicky returned her smile and said, "That's my girl." He used her same hand that she held his in and brought it to his lips for a gentle kiss then let go and said, "Okay. Go."
Jess let go of Nicky's hand and took on last look at the nurse and said, "Gracias (Thank you)" She turned around and Nicky just saw her walk out of the doors before the nurse started to roll him out of sight.

_3 HOURS LATER_
Jess got back to the hospital cleaned up and in different clothes. She came back with over 5,000 euros in cash, a change of clothes for Nicky and some things to clean Nicky up along with the keys to a booked hotel room. The same room she and Nicky made love in 2 nights ago. She also had some food for both of them to eat.
When she stepped in the doors, the nurse immediately recognized her and led her to Nicky's room. She said that he got there about 30 minutes ago and was still sedated. Nicky had minor surgery to repair the damages to his lung and surrounding tissue but he would be fine. He lost a lot of blood so they gave him some blood and he could be out of the hospital within the week.
When Jess got to his room she walked inside and saw that Nicky was still sedated. He look so peaceful sleeping on his back so she just sat in the chair next to his bed. It was noisiest chair she ever sat on in her life. She tried to be quiet and not wake him up but she failed. Nicky moved and sighed as he was awakened. He slowly opened his eyes to the bright lights in the room. He turned his head in the direction of Jess and he involuntarily smiled upon seeing her.
She smiled back and said, "Hey, how are you feeling?"

"Pain wise I feel pretty good but I know that's because they gave me a shit ton of drugs." Jess laughed at that comment, "but I also feel really tired."
Jess responded and said, "Well, the doctors said you'll be just fine. That you could be out of here within the week."

He looked at her through hooded eyes asking, "Really?"

She nodded and said, "Yeah. You're going to be okay"

"Good. I hate this." No one talked for about 30 seconds until Nicky broke the silence.
"And I'm not gonna leave you again. I'm not making the same mistake twice. I'm not letting you go again."

Jess look at him surprised but with tears in her eyes and asked, "You heard me say that?"

Nicky nodded and said, "Yeah, I was a bit in shock from Bucky shooting me but I could still hear you."

Jess let a tear escape while she look down and asked, "Did you also her me say that I trust you?"

Nicky nodded again and said, "Yeah, I heard that too."

Jess smiled at him as she said, "Good. Cause I do. I really do trust you with my life. You got shot trying to save it. I think that's enough for me to trust you."

Nicky chuckled lightly as he said, "I think so too."
Jess laughed a bit with him but Nicky spoke again, "Oh and Jess?

"Yes Nicky?"

Nicky looked directly into her eyes and said, "I love you too"

Jess was surprised but very happy as she asked, "You do?"

Nicky took one of her hands in his and said this again, "Yes. I love you Jess."

Jess let a few tears fall before Nicky wiped them of her face with his thumb. Jess was so happy but she had a question for Nicky. A question that she needed to be answered. She look at Nicky with all the seriousness she could muster and said, "Nicky, I need to ask you something and I want you to tell me the truth."

"Okay. Ask."

"Why did you leave me in New Orleans?"

Nicky looked form her gaze away for a second, not sure if he wanted to be this vulnerable but she deserved and explanation. She deserved to know why. Nicky sighed and turned back to look at her beautiful face before telling her everything he was thinking when he left her there.
"Well for once my dad was right when he said 'There's no place for love in this game. That shit'yll get you killed'.

"What do you mean by that Nicky?"

NIcky breath in before letting out all that he kept in since New Orleans.
"I saw how good you were and you had only just started in the game. What happened last night, I've been in those situations many times before. Where keeping up with the lie means life or death. When you're as good as we are in this game, these situations will happen more often. I thought then that you deserve a better life than this. That as much as you loved the job and the whole scheme of it all, it's dangerous. I knew I was already falling for you and I would never forgive myself for putting your life in danger when I felt the way I did and still do about you. And I know you're a grown women but I felt like I had to protect you. So I left you. I had to so you wouldn't end up in the danger I have been. It was my way of protecting you from this 'con man' lifestyle. And I knew you would be able to convince me not to so I just had to leave you and not look back. But I have regretted that decision every day since then. It changed me. So when I saw you in Buenos Aires at that mansion, I knew right then and there that even if you wouldn't take me back, at least you would now that I am sorrier than you could ever imagine and I have changed. Even if you didn't forgive me, at least I knew that you were safe.
Nicky paused and looked away from Jess as he finished explaining himself, "Even if that meant not having you on my life."

Jess listened to all he said and felt tears in her eyes again. After she digested all he said she only really had one question, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Nicky let out a light chuckle as he said, "We're con artist, Jess. I knew you could convince me not to."

Jess smiled at him as she said, "But I was REALLY bad back then. Remember, I had the "light touch" and you were the one person that could convince anyone of anything"

Nicky returned the smile and said, "But you had a certain advantage over me"

Jess raised an eyebrow and asked, "What certain advantage?"

Nicky responded, "Well let's just say certain parts of your anatomy can be a hell of a lot more convincing to me than Farhad's ever could."
Jess hit his shoulder lightly as she laughed. She wanted to say something but she saw Nicky get serious again and start to talk.
"I wasn't lying when I said I've never seen anything like you. That is what drew me to you. And I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life the day I left you in New Orleans.

Jess looked straight into his eyes of the man before her and just stared for a minute. All that time between New Orleans and Argentina she thought she was used and thrown aside. And it hurt mostly because she was wrong about who she thought Nicky was. Now that she knows it was protect her she felt a little underestimated by Nicky but she needed to learn some things on her own. It also made her realize how quickly she fell for Nicky and how much she missed him. But she held that anger knowing she couldn't be so weak in this game. She couldn't be a weak con artist. After thinking all this she chose her next words wisely,
"I forgive you Nicky and I trust you. I want to be with you but if you ever leave me again-"

Nicky cut her off, "Don't worry. I won't. If anything, you'll leave me before I leave you."

Jess responded, "Well that won't happen either. You're stuck with me mellow"

"If I wasn't in this bed high as a kite on drugs I would get you for that"

Jess laughed and said, "Sure you would mellow."

Nicky playfully glared at her and she said, "Okay. I'll stop. You should get some rest."

Nicky told her, "You should too."

"I am. I've got this chair right here so I'm good."

"You can't sleep in that. Get on this bed girl."

"Nicky, you just got shot in the chest"

"I got shot on my left side. My right side is perfectly fine"

Jess was about to argue that point but decided not too and just went to his right side, kicked off her shoes and got on the bed. Nicky scooted over as much as he could and wrapped his arms around her as she lied her head on his chest. They intertwined their legs together as much as they could and let sleep overtake them and within a minute they were asleep with huge grins on their faces, dreaming about one another.

They didn't know what would happen to them or of they would continue being the spectacular con artist that they are but whatever it may be, they would do it together and always stay focused.

(SO I was wondering, should I write another chapter. If I do it'll be about Nicky and Jess 5 years later. I always hate that so many movies don't show that so I will write it if you tell me too so PLEASE REVIEW!)