The team sat in the waiting room waiting to hear news about Standish. By the time Jai had found him in an alleyway bleeding out, Ollerman had been long gone. He had immediately called 911 followed by Will and Frankie along with Susan, who was still at the hospital with Ray. Standish had lost a lot of blood and had multiple stab wounds in his abdomen along with some major abdominal damage, so he was in an emergency surgery. Jai, Will, and Frankie were sitting around while Susan had taken to pacing the waiting room, occasionally going back to Ray's room to inform him of Standish's condition. They were losing so many people lately: first Will had lost Emma (Frankie felt sorry for him, but she'd be lying if she didn't admit that she was thrilled for less competition. Wait, what? She didn't like Will that way), then they had nearly lost Ray (sure, he had slept with Will's fiancée, but he was still a member of the team), then Tina had turned out to be Ollerman's evil sidekick and girlfriend (no one including Standish was sorry she was dead), and now, Standish was seriously injured. They couldn't lose him too.
Will was reading some trashy magazine, but he couldn't tell anyone what any of the articles were about. His mind was too busy reeling around some of his recent encounters with Frankie: their dinner where they had Chinese take-out (with no fortune cookies, sadly), their almost-kiss the day beforehand, and their obvious chemistry. Frankie wasn't doing anything other than twiddling her thumbs, so Will slid closer to her on the bench. Frankie looked up at Will, but didn't say anything. Finally, Will broke the silence, "So you're just going to act like nothing is going on between us?"
Frankie looked over at Will and gave him an incredulous look, "I'm not acting like there's nothing going on between us. There isn't anything going on between us."
"Oh really? Because if I remember correctly, we were standing on a balcony yesterday and we almost…"
"Okay," Frankie yanked the magazine out of Will's hand and said, "We're not having this discussion here."
"So, you agree we have things to discuss?" asked Will hopefully.
Frankie looked over at Susan, "Susan?" Susan stopped her pacing and looked over at Frankie, "I'm going to go get some coffee. Do you want to join me?"
Susan understood the context, so she smiled broadly and answered, "Of course, I could use some caffeine. These last few days haven't been easy."
The two women walked towards the hospital cafeteria, leaving Will and Jai alone in the waiting room. Jai got up from his chair and sat down next to Will. He was silent for a few moments before he asked, "When are you going to tell Frankie you like her?"
Will looked over at Jai in surprise, "You actually care?"
"Not particularly," admitted Jai, "But I've been told I need to learn how to bond with people and it's the proper social convention, so I'm asking."
Will sighed, "Well, clearly Frankie isn't willing to admit she feels the same way. If she even does."
"I know the feeling," Jai said, "But if you like someone, you shouldn't let them get away."
Will looked over at Jai in confusion, but didn't ask any further because Susan and Frankie returned with their coffees, "That was fast," commented Will.
"There was no line if you want to go get some," said Susan.
Just then, the doctor appeared and asked, "Is there anyone here for Edgar Standish?"
Jai and Will stood and Frankie and Susan walked over to him, "We're all here for him right now," said Will.
The doctor nodded and said, "Well, the damage is repaired, he's not out of the woods yet, he's being monitored in the ICU, but we're cautiously optimistic about his condition."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great to hear, doctor," said Frankie. He might be a goofball sometimes, but she couldn't imagine the team without Standish.
The doctor walked away and Susan smiled, "I'm going to go tell Ray," she walked off towards his hospital room.
"Yeah, you go tell Ray," Jai muttered under his breath. Frankie hadn't noticed but Will had heard Jai's words and the tone in which he had uttered them.
Frankie looked into her empty coffee cup and said, "I drank this way too fast. Now I want to go get another one."
"You do that," said Will and Frankie left the two men standing there.
Will immediately turned to Jai, but Jai interrupted him, "Don't. Say. Anything."
"What? The fact that you are totally jealous of Ray?" asked Will. He couldn't believe what he had just said. Someone was jealous of Ray and that someone was Jai Datta.
"I'm not talking about this with you. Or anyone," said Jai, taking a seat again.
"You're the one who brought it up," said Will.
"I didn't bring it up to you," Jai held up an issue of People Magazine and pretended like he cared about the gibberish in the articles.
"Jai Datta is jealous of Ray Prince. Unbelievable," Will chuckled to himself. Jai put the magazine down on the bench and stood to walk away, "Hey, where are you going?"
"To find Frankie. She doesn't like to talk about her feelings. She gets me," said Jai and went towards the cafeteria.
Susan arrived shortly after Jai left and she sat down next to Will, "Well, Ray is thrilled with the fact that Standish is out of surgery and according to the doctors, he should be released tomorrow or the next day," Will looked over at his friend and nodded, doing his best to hide his smirk, "What?"
"Nothing," answered Will.
"Will Chase, I've known you for several years now and I'm one of the FBI's top psychological profilers. I know when something's up. Is this about you liking Frankie?"
"What? No!" said Will.
"Will, listen to me. I almost lost Ray, and if Jai hadn't told me to tell him how I really felt about him and he had died, I would've hated myself. We work in a dangerous profession, Will. You have to live every day as if it was your last. And believe me, the worst thing that could happen is if you let someone you care about get away."
Will wasn't quite sure what to say. He knew Susan was right; she was always the one of the bunch to tell it like it was, but he couldn't help but think about his chat with Jai right before Susan had returned. He laid a hand on her shoulder and she did the same. Will squeezed her hand and asked, "What would I do without you?"
"You'd still be toying with your feelings for Frankie. Now go find her!" said Susan.
Will nodded and went off to find Frankie, hoping she hadn't left the hospital yet. Susan sat alone before she sent a text to everyone saying she was leaving right before Jai came back to the waiting room. He didn't say anything, so she spoke first, "I should really be getting home now that Standish is out of surgery. I'll see you at the Dead Drop tomorrow?"
"Of course," Jai nodded.
"Okay. I'm going to tell Ray good night and then I'm out of here," said Susan.
Jai sighed and looked at the time. It was getting late, so he figured he should probably head home too. He bid Will and Frankie goodbye and they all agreed to meet at the Dead Drop tomorrow before visiting Standish. But somehow, almost everyone was leaving the hospital with more conflicting feelings than when they had arrived.
