Shawn woke up with a start after hearing a shrill scream come from Sasha's room. Shawn ran to his sweet girls bed and found her curled up into a ball rocking back and forth crying hysterically.
Shawn came in and placed the scared preschooler on his lap and asked her what happened. Sasha took a deep breath and said, "Daddy it was awful you went with Mommy and Uncle Lassie and Uncle Gus to go and arrest a bad guy and the bad guy shot you in the tummy and you were in the hospital. Mommy and Grandpa kept crying and they didn't know if you would be okay."
Shawn started to run his fingers through the soft brown ringlets of Sasha's hair and told her, "That was just a bad dream sweetie, Uncle Lassie and Mommy carry guns and they make sure that Uncle Gus and I stay safe."
Sasha looked up at her Daddy with red eyes from crying and her bottom lip sticking out. She asked, "Please Daddy just stay home with Grandpa and me today please!"
Shawn hugged his Sasha bear tighter and told her he couldn't think of a better way to spend a Thursday but Mommy and Uncle Lassie needed his help. He then promised to get the new Disney movie on the way home and they would have a movie night tonight.
Sasha pulled her Daddy close and looked into his eyes and with more intensity than her years told him, "Please be careful today Daddy Please. I don't want anything to happen to my Prince Daddy." Shawn smiled at his little princess and promised
Later that Day:
Sasha was at her Grandpa Henry's house and they were getting ready to take a picnic lunch on to the beach. Sasha started to get really antsy she asked her Grandpa if they could call Daddy at work. Grandpa Henry told her they would call after lunch Daddy and Mommy were with Uncle Gus and Uncle Lassie arresting a bad guy.
Sasha was okay with that answer for a few minutes then she went from antsy to almost crying and asked her Grandpa again, "PLEASE PLEASE Grandpa lets call Daddy PLEASE!"
Seeing that his Granddaughter was almost in tears he scooped her up in his arms and told her they could go and sit on the couch and call.
Henry sat down on the couch next to his phone and pulled Sasha into his lap. Then the phone rang. Sasha laid her head on her Grandpa's shoulder and started to quietly cry, "Oh no we are too late." Henry picked up the phone and it was Juliet on the other end.
Juliet told the worried father that Shawn was shot in the stomach and he is being brought to Mercy hospital. She stopped for a minute and told him that is looks really bad and he needed to bring Sasha with him.
Henry hung up the phone and got Sasha and him ready to head out to the hospital. In the car Sasha was really quiet. Quiet is not something Sasha is, even when she sleeps so that made Henry worry. He tried to make her feel better and assure her that her Daddy will be okay.
Sasha just started crying and told her Grandpa about the dream she had last night. Grandpa Henry looked at his Granddaughter and asked if she could tell him her dream.
Sasha agreed, "Daddy was with Uncle Lassie and Mommy and they went into an empty warehouse that was really smelly and this chubby man with white hair surprised them from behind and shot Daddy and then ran away. The guy was tall and Chubby with white hair and three missing teeth." Grandpa Henry asked cautiously, "Was Daddy okay in your dream?" She shrugged her shoulders and said, "I don't know I woke up screaming then Daddy came in and we talked about it then he made me a pop tart."
Henry smiled and told the little girl that Daddy used to make him pop tarts too. Then he tried to assure his granddaughter and himself that Shawn was going to be just fine. "He has to be!" Sasha yelled, "He owes me a new Disney Video."
Henry laughed and told Sasha that she should make Daddy watch the video in a pink tutu for not listening to your dream. Sasha giggled at the thought.
They made it to the hospital and were greeted by Chief Vick and Uncle Gus and Uncle Lassie. Juliet was sitting on the couch in the corner trying to compose herself so she didn't upset Sasha.
Henry asked the crowed if they knew anything but they did not all they knew was he was taken straight into surgery.
Sasha wiggled free from Henry's hands and went to find her mommy. She sat next to Juliet on the sofa and put her little arms around her mommy. Juliet looked up with a forced smile on her face. Sasha made Juliet look at her and told her, "Prince Daddy is a strong Daddy. People like him and I have to be tough we get into so much trouble. He is going to be just fine mommy I promise."
Juliet grabbed her Sasha bear tight and started to cry again while she held tight to her daughter.
While Sasha was busy Henry took the time to ask Lassiter what in the world happened. Lassiter told him all that happened and then added, "Sadly we didn't get a chance to see the guy that shot Shawn." Henry raised his eyebrow and looked over at his Granddaughter. He told Lassiter that Sasha had a dream last night that Shawn was going to get shot and her dream matches what happened exactly. Henry looked at Lassiter with a crooked mouth but she was able to give me a description of the man.
Lassiter smiled and told Henry that, "Uncle Lassie and Spencerella might have to take a trip to the station latter and see if she can help draw a picture of the bad guy."
He was quietly thinking for a moment then Lassiter looked at Henry and asked, "She dreamed this was going to happen last night? You don't think she could have her Daddy's special talents do you?" Henry shrugged his shoulders at Lassiter and said, "I wouldn't put anything past our little Sasha BUG."
The wait for word on Shawn took hours Gus sat and read through magazines Chief Vick sat next to Juliet trying to chat about anything and everything to keep her mind off of worrying. Henry was walking the floor praying with each lap that his son would be okay. Sasha was snuggled up on Uncle Lassie's lap, her head on his chest sleeping like a baby and so was Lassiter.
Finally, the Doctor came out everyone who was awake jumped up to talk with him. He told the worried family, "Shawn had made it through surgery but he has lost a lot of blood so he is still in a lot of danger. The Doctor was honest with the family he has a 50% chance of making it through the next 36 hours, if he makes it through the night then he will probably be okay in time."
He told them that they could all go see Shawn even Sasha given the gravity of the situation.
Juliet went and gently woke Lassiter up, she filled him in on what the Doctor said before she woke Sasha up. Then Henry, Gus, Juliet and Sasha went back to go see Shawn.
