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#2 in the After the Fade to Black
Tag to Legend Part 2
Pre-Series
Eric had called the ambulance after Sam's frantic order and then pulled up the traffic cams to watch. Seeing Callen bleeding and barely breathing shocked him.
He heard Kensi's gasp and watched Mace turn to call someone. Most likely it was Hetty, who would then call the Director.
Eric returned his focus to the cameras hoping and praying that his friend would be OK, that they would not lose him on the sidewalk in Venice Beach today.
3 weeks later
Pain.
It was the first thing Callen noticed as he woke. He hurt. Everywhere.
Why?
Then the memories started to come back. The Russian girl. The sequel of tires. Seeing the van. Gunshots. Feeling the bullets hit. Sam calling his name then demanding Eric send an ambulance. Trying to breath. Blackness.
He heard someone move and opened his eyes. It was Eric. "Callen, you awake for real this time?"
"How long?" G managed to gasp.
"Three weeks," Eric answered. "You coded twice in ambulance and five times on the table before they got enough blood back in you. You got hit five times. Hetty's been handling the doctors. Nate been handling Sam. Mace left last week for D.C. and didn't come back. Agent Gibbs calls every day for an update. Oh, and Kensi nearly killed a nurse she overheard saying that you must be some drug dealer to get shot in a drive buy…"
Callen gave a small grin as Eric rambled on about everything that had happened in the last three weeks.
He was alive.
Everyone else was fine.
He worry about anything else later. After all if Hetty was here there really was nothing to worry about any way.