"Sam!" Jules' scream pierced the air as she saw the explosion. The entire team froze for what seemed like hours, but was more like seconds. Then they jumped into action. Jules ran towards Sam, with Ed and Greg close behind. The smoke was billowing and debris was everywhere. Jules was screaming for Sam, desperately searching for him. Ed and Greg were trying to calm Jules, begging her to get out of the smoke, so it wouldn't harm the baby. Jules was heedless to their warning; her only focus was on finding the man she loved, the father of her child. Pushing their grief aside, the two men grabbed Jules, intent on pulling her to safety. Jules would have none of it; she was fighting them every step of the way.
"Jules! He's gone. You can't help him now." Ed told the disbelieving woman. "Jules, you know he would want you to take care of yourself and the baby. The two of you meant everything to him." Greg spoke quietly. "Don't dishonor Sam's life by putting your baby's life in jeopardy."
Hearing those words, made it real to Jules; her legs suddenly gave out, and she started to sob. Ed and Greg caught her before she fell, and gently eased Jules to the ground holding her as she cried heartbroken. "He can't be gone! He just can't be….." sobbed Jules, with uncontrollable grief. By this time the rest of the team had made their way over and stood in a mini circle around the guys holding Jules. In the background firefighters and other policemen were on the scene, but this team was blind to everything but their grief and pain.
After what seemed like hours, Jules sobs subsided, leaving her silent and numb. The guys knew it was time to get their pregnant teammate away from the scene and the danger it could present to her unborn child. They tried to get Jules to stand, but she was almost catatonic; so Ed scooped her into his arms and carried her back to the trucks, followed by the rest of the team. Gently placing her in the truck, Ed turned to the rest of the guys, "We need to take her to the hospital to get the baby checked out, and she shouldn't be alone. But we also need to take care of the situation here." There was a moment of silence as they thought about Sam and watched a catatonic Jules just stare ahead in the van.
Lou spoke up, "Spike and I can handle the paperwork and talking to IAB, right now our focus needs to be on taking care of Jules and the baby, like Sam asked us to. They have to be our main priority."
"Well said Lou. We will honor Sam's life by respecting his wishes-Jules comes first. This is going to destroy her. It is going to take all of her strength to make it through this. She needs us now, and we can't let our grief consume us. We lost a good man today, a brother, but we can't lose sight of the future. His legacy lives on in all of us, and most of all in Jules and their child. So let's focus on honoring his life by being there for Jules and the baby." Said Greg, his sadness creeping into his voice.
"For Sam." Echoed Spike, Wordy, and Ed.
"Wordy, call Sam's parents. Tell them what happened. Greg and I will take Jules to the hospital and stay with her. She shouldn't be alone right now, so one of us needs to be with her." Instructed Ed. With that, the team broke apart and went their separate ways, each channeling their own pain, putting it aside to focus on the tasks at hand.