A/N: Thank you for the lovely reviews and one person did guess correctly who was responsible.

Chapter 2

The beep of the machines was the only thing that was keeping him sane. It was the only thing that was telling him that Jane was still alive, even though she was completely still. She hadn't regained consciousness at all. She was limp but at least her heart was beating. He kept hold of her hand in his, rubbing his thumb over her knuckles.

"I love you Jane. You were the only one I loved. I'm so sorry for being too stupid to admit it before it was too late. I hope you're finally at peace now, you deserve it."

When he kissed her lips he placed his hand on her neck and paused after the kiss.

"JANE? JANE? JANE PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME. I LOVE YOU!"

Reade and Zapata looked at each other in horror. Reade decided to tackle Kurt.

"Kurt? Kurt, you need to let her be now. She's gone."

"THERE'S A PULSE!"

Reade and Zapata exchanged another look and Reade thought it was better to humour Kurt and check. He was shocked to feel a steady rhythm, it wasn't strong but it was there.

"GET AN AMBULANCE NOW!"

Zapata was on her cell straight away and she looked on as Kurt cradled Jane's head and continued to speak to her.

"I love you. Please don't leave me. I'll make it up to you I promise. I love you."

Everyone watched as he whispered to her although the fact that they were all still in shock that Jane was in fact alive that there was silence in the room so they all heard every word that Kurt was saying and he kept on stroking her hair.

He had to see what was going on. The plan didn't work out how he thought it would. He entered the room and was pleasantly surprised to see the whole team there sprawled in chairs that must have been taken from some offices. They all looked to him and if the situation wasn't so dire he would have laughed at the expressions on their faces. The next thing he knew he was pinned against a wall and Stubbles had his arm across his throat.

"YOU?! YOU DID THIS? WHY? I THOUGHT YOU LIKED JANE! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

Stubbles blaming him made him see RED. He dislodged the arm that was at his throat then went on the offensive. He pushed Kurt back.

"MY FAULT? MY FAULT? WHO WAS THE ONE WHO IGNORED THE ISOTOPE TEST RESULTS?"

Another push and Kurt was force to take a step back. It wasn't the fact that Richdotcom was stronger than him it was the shock of the hacker actually getting physical; he always manipulated things to get what he wanted.

"WHO TOLD JANE SHE WAS TAYLOR?"

Push number three.

"WHO GOT MS US MARSHAL PREGNANT?"

Push number four.

"WHO TOOK MS NSA TO BED EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMED AS IF SHE WANTED JANE DEAD? EVERY WEEK A DIFFERENT SUICIDE MISSION THAT ONLY JANE COULD TACKLE? REALLY?"

"EXCUSE ME, IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE LIKE THIS THEN YOU CAN ALL LEAVE!" said a nurse that no one saw enter the room.

"No, we're fine. We were just discussing …things. We'll keep it down from now on…"

"See that you do, if not badge or no badge you will all be leaving this room!"

All the conscious adults nodded their heads.

"Why?" asked Kurt

"Are you serious?" demanded Rich

"I thought it would actually bring you to your senses and realise that you were in love with her. The 'poison' was only supposed to mimic death not cause it…"

"So why isn't she awake yet?" Kurt interrupted

Rich just looked at Patterson.

"What do the lab tests say?"

Patterson looked at her tablet and tapped a few times and read something and looked up into Kurt's eyes.

"He's right, there's no reason why Jane shouldn't be awake by now."

"Well what has she got to live for? I get that you were all angry when you found out the truth about her. I get that. I get that you wanted comfort and that you went to an old 'friend', I get that accidents happen and that you're now a daddy, cute kid by the way. But I don't get why you would even start something with someone Jane doesn't even trust. I mean as bad decisions go the only thing worse would be if you took Shepard to bed. It's like you wanted to hurt her even more than she was already hurting and you thought 'let me sleep with the person who wants her dead every week.' If you hated her that much why didn't you kill her yourself? I'm sure you could have 'arranged' something, being the FBI and all…"

Kurt winced at the things Rich was saying. He was seeing how he has royally f $%ed up.

"I mean, she was trying to protect you! Are you the only ones that can protect people? Eddie here broke your sister's heart to protect her and your nephew, if you ask me that deserves an ass kicking, but he's still part of your team, you didn't turn your back on him! Tasha here, protected Eddie when it looked like he could have had something to do with the death of 'Coach the Creep', who deserved to die by the way, but she still protected him because it was the right thing to do! But when Janie does it she deserves everything she gets? How is that fair? She protected you Stubbles and for what? She protected the whole team for all of you to turn your back on her! If that wasn't bad enough, what she endured during those three months was horrific but she survived, she escaped only to come back to you for all of you to treat her like crap. She lost everything. You were her family and you all turned your backs on her, actually if you did that she would be better off but no you bring her back in only to ignore her and use her for your own gain and what's worse is the fact that she lets you!"

All four members of the team just stood there listening to the words spewing from Rich's mouth. All of them were feeling shameful; all of his words were true. They all treated Jane appallingly they were only now realising the magnitude of their behaviour. Rich was right, they were all that she had, they had all listened to her confession but they didn't try and bring her back into the fold, they used her to get what they wanted. Kurt was feeling sick, he was Assistant director of NYO and he should be the one leading by example but instead he was pleased that no one on the team was giving Jane the time of day because his feelings were hurt or rather his heart. He used to be a good team leader and now he doesn't even recognise himself. He could have and may still lose the woman who has his heart and why? Because he was too caught up in his feelings he didn't stop to think about Jane's. Kurt was still being introspective when a question pierced his brain.

"…do you mean 'all she endured'?" Patterson asked

Rich just looked at them as if he was completely and utterly disgusted with them.

"How can you not know?" Rich asked

"Please tell us." Begged Patterson

"Why? You didn't care before, why now?"

"Look we f $£ed up, we know it! It took Jane nearly dying for us to finally understand! We're the lowest of the low, we know this there is nothing else you could say that would make us feel worse than we do but we want a chance to make it up to Jane ok?!" declared Zapata

Rich watched the team look at him begging him with their eyes to reveal some of Jane's secrets. He saw the sincerity in their eyes. He also saw the anguish in Weller's eyes and he knew it was going to get worse but they had to know if they were going to be a team once again.

All four watched as Rich walked to Jane's bed side.

"I'm so sorry Janie, but they need to know."

The sincere apology was completely out of character for the usually obnoxious criminal and that in itself stunned the four in the room. They knew what they were about to learn was not going to be pleasant. Rich was by Jane's side when he lifted the sleeve of her gown up so it reached her shoulder. Kurt heard a soft gasp and he couldn't tell if it was Patterson or Zapata. They all saw the scars; they couldn't take their eyes off of them. Kurt knew his team and he knew that they would be as disgusted as he was by the sight they were seeing and the fact that their treatment of the person in the bed that used to be their friend and in Kurt's case something more; was unforgiveable.

"Do you notice that the further up her arm the more the number of scars?"

Rich was looking at all of them and he was somewhat pleased to notice their shock. He was a little concerned that they may have known about Janie's torture and may have condoned it but their reactions told him otherwise and Kurt's reaction was what he had hoped for when he thought of this plan. If he for one moment thought Kurt wasn't good enough for Janie he would help her to disappear but he saw how Kurt reacted to Jane's behaviour when she was in that room along with Allie and Nas. He knew for certain that Kurt loved Janie but he was just stubborn.

"The areas that are usually covered due to our ridiculous 'public decency' laws are more scarred than the rest, I can't imagine why, can you?" Rich sarcastically asked "Not only did they take pleasure in giving her said scars but it had the added effect that it may deter any…romantic advances from anyone who…"

"No it doesn't!" replied Kurt quietly but determinedly

Rich watched as Kurt kept his eyes on Jane, he saw the love in his eyes as well as the violence that would happen to those who were responsible for the scars if Kurt ever found them. Any doubts that he had vanished at the look in Kurt's eyes.

Everyone watched as Kurt walked towards Jane and Rich stepped aside as Kurt pulled a chair close to the bed. He sat on the chair and took Jane's right hand in his he then contorted his body so his left arm went around Jane's head so she was cocooned within his arm and his left hand rested by her face and his thumb stroked her cheek. He laid his head by hers and spoke into her ear.

"Fight Jane. You have a lot to live for. If you'll have me I'm yours. I love you! I was an idiot but I've always been yours and I'll always will. I love you, please fight don't give up!"

The others watched as Kurt kept on speaking to Jane; it was awkward to watch their usually stoic boss confess his feelings without any regard to who else was in the room. Eventually Kurt fell asleep with his head right by Jane's her right hand in his. The others retook their seats and settled in until Jane would awake.

He must have been dreaming, he could feel Jane's lips on his. He decided to enjoy his dream and returned the kiss. He couldn't get enough of her. His right thumb was stroking her knuckles while his left one was stroking her cheek. At some point he realised that he wasn't dreaming but that Jane was in fact kissing him. He opened his eyes and broke the kiss so he could look at her. She whimpered at the loss of him. He stroked her cheek to comfort her.

"Jane, sweetheart can you open your eyes for me?"

He watched as she shook her head. He was confused as to why she didn't want to open her eyes.

"Jane, c'mon sweetheart, let me see those gorgeous green eyes." Kurt said as he nuzzled her nose with his.

Again he watched as she shook her head and more tears escaped and rolled down her cheeks. He moved his right hand to her left cheek and his left hand to her hair.

"Jane? Why don't you want to open your eyes?" he asked as he dropped a quick kiss on her nose.

He thought that he wasn't going to get an answer but eventually she started to speak. He had to lean closer which he didn't think was possible as he was already close to her.

"I don't want it to end."

Kurt was confused.

"You don't want what to end?"

"This dream, I don't want this dream to end like the last one."

"What dream?"

"We were in bed together and we were both happy after spending the night making love to each other and then I woke up and I was in that room…"

"Jane this is real. You were in that room and you drank the poison to save Allie and Nas."

At the mention of Nas he saw her stiffen.

"Jane, Nas and I are no longer a couple. I broke it off weeks ago. I realised the only woman I loved and am in love with is you!"

Another shake of the head and Kurt decided to show her instead of talking to her. He leaned in and met her lips with his. He heard her whimper and decided to deepen the kiss which she was amenable to. They kissed for a while. He completely forgot about the rest of the team and Rich. He was too busy kissing Jane.

Rich had no qualms about watching the touching scene in front of them, the others did. The heart-breaking voice of their friend refusing to open her eyes due to the fact that she thought it was a dream was nearly too much to bear. However when the two started a more intimate embrace that was their cue to leave, there were somethings they didn't want to see and some things that they could never 'un-see' and the way the things were going they wouldn't be surprised if they had a niece or nephew in nine months' time but that didn't mean they wanted to see how they were conceived! Zapata had to shove Rich out as he was just staring at the couple. He was helped by Reade and Patterson who pulled him out of the door. They surrounded him as they walked to the waiting room and kept him in the centre when they reached the empty waiting room.

"How did you know about the scars?" Zapata asked without beating around the bush

"I saw the videos!"

He looked at the three stunned adults in front of him.

"There were videos?" whispered Patterson

"Yeah, the sadistic bastards took great pleasure in marking Jane for life!"

"Weller cannot see those videos! Ever!" declared Zapata

"Do you really think Stubbles is going to let it go? Maybe until Janie is out of the hospital but as soon as they see each other in their birthday suits, which could either be in 5 minutes considering the tongue sandwich we all saw or 5 minutes after they get back to his place after being discharged, all bets are off. You know he'll hunt the guilty parties down!"

"Well we have to make sure that that doesn't happen. He can't end up in jail just after they get together!" exclaimed Patterson

"We're not going to let that happen!" declared Zapata

"Rich we need to see the videos!" demanded Reade

"Why?"

"So we can run the guys through facial recognition and get the guys off the road before Weller can get to them!"

"That may not be necessary…"

"Why?" asked a dubious Patterson

"Well, hypothetically the guys in the videos may have already been dealt with…"

"By who?" asked a weary Reade

"A friend of a friend of a friend, you know how these things go!"

"Why?" asked Zapata

"Well, either Janie was going to find them and torture them because of what they did to her or I figured Kurt would and I thought in either case it would be better if it was dealt with before either or both came to the same conclusion so they wouldn't have blood, however much deserved, on their hands! Plus I think this will make me a shoe in for favourite Uncle or even godfather to the next generation of Doe-Wellers!"

Zapata scoffed loudly.

"HELL NO! Reade will be the favourite Uncle and Patterson and I will be joint favourite Aunts and with regards to godparents, well they'll be us three and Sarah, there will be no place for you!"

"If it wasn't for me then those two in there wouldn't even be about to make my niece or nephew! They will realise this and so favourite Uncle Rich is here!"

The other three looked at each other with trepidation just in case Rich may have a point.

"Anyway, let's look at those videos!"

"Now?"

"Well, there's no time like the present!" declared Zapata

Back in the hospital room Kurt gave up sitting on the chair and moved so he was sitting on the side of the bed. He rested his forehead against Jane's, his hands were in her hair and her hands lay tentatively on his sides, she still couldn't believe that this wasn't a dream.

"Jane, let me see those gorgeous green eyes, please?"

More tears leaked out under her eyelids and rolled down her cheeks. Weller wiped them away and lifted her right hand to his chest where his heart was. He felt her hand tighten on his shirt when she felt his heartbeat. The he saw her slowly open her eyes. The mesmerizing emerald orbs were confused and surprised when they landed on him. More tears rolled free.

"Jane, I'm an idiot. I tried to forget about my feelings for you by starting something with Nas…"

Kurt noticed when her hand tightened on his shirt.

"…there is no excuse for my behaviour. I was a dick and instead of admitting my love for you I took another woman to bed. As soon as I realised what I was doing I broke it off. I wanted to ask you out but I had to earn your trust and friendship before I could even expect you to feel the same way about you. I love you Jane, you, no one else. It's always been you and it will always be you. I have a lot to make up for and I only hope that you could find it in your heart to give me a chance to do so…"

Jane watched him throughout his talk and she didn't realise she was crying until he kept on wiping the tears away with his thumbs. The only answer she could give him to his question was to pull him closer until their lips met. They parted only when air became a necessity, Kurt rested his forehead against Jane's until they both caught their breath. He felt her hand move from his side to his cheek and she touched his face just like as if it was the first time they met then her hand stayed on his cheek and they stared into each other's eyes.

"You know you're an idiot as well!" Stated Kurt

He chuckled as Jane narrowed her eyes.

"We're a match made in heaven!"

Jane rolled her eyes.

"Seriously though, you were an idiot to think that I, the team or Ella wouldn't miss you. I'm slow but I did realise the mistake I made and I was trying to rectify it. I. LOVE. YOU! I will tell you every day for the rest of my life if I have to for you to believe me. Could you find it in your heart to give me another chance?"

Jane shook her head and she watched as his face became distraught, she had to lift her other hand to his face and trap it between both of her hands before he could move away.

"I can't give you another chance because I never stopped loving you Weller!"

Even though he heard her words when she confessed to Allie how she felt about him hearing it from herself still made him feel humble that this wonderful woman in front of him had the strength of character to keep her heart whole for him even though he didn't deserve such loyalty. He would make it his life's work to make sure she never regretted that decision that her heart remained his.

They looked at each other and smiled, they gazed at each other until Jane became embarrassed and she bit her lip and looked down and began to blush under his loving scrutiny which caused him to chuckle. Jane half-heartedly pushed against his shoulder and Kurt's response was to kiss her senseless.