Jason opened his eyes, his brain feels like it's pounding against his skull viciously. A bright light is shining down in his face, he looks away from it and can make out he's in a room. More details become clear as his eyes focus better, he can see he's hooked up to an IV and a green chair and Sookie is asleep in it beside his bed. He finally realizes he is in the hospital, "Sookie?" he called to her. Jason called her name a second time and she awakes, stretching her arms above her head. She looks in Jason's direction she leaps from the chair and towards his hospital bed and gives him the biggest hug. "Hey Sok, good to see you to. But, uh could you not squeeze so tight." Jason said. "I'm sorry. It's just I thought you'd never wake up. I mean you'd think I'd be relived you were in a coma and not dead like they told me." Sookie told him tearful.
"Wait. What? Coma? Dead? What do you mean dead?" Jason asked.
"You were in an accident, they said you died on the scene you had no pulse. You've been in a coma for nearly three weeks." Sookie told him.
"I died?" Jason asked.
"Yeah, but you're alright now." Sookie said.
A female doctor came in and to check on Jason, after she examined him and concluded that he had mostly healed from his other injuries that included a few broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a very bad concussion, and his only real symptom should be a mild headache for a few days. She wrote him a prescription for the migraines, and gives the Ok for him to be discharged. A nurse knocked on his room door and said that he had a visitors, walked in Sadie, "Sadie, hey." Sookie greeted her with a hug. "Hi, he's awake. That's good. How do you feel?" Sadie asked. "A headache is all, who are you?" Jason asked. "Oh, Jason you remember Sadie. Justine's granddaughter." Sookie said.
"Ms. Justine, yeah. Your Sadie Jolivet, good to see you. Those flowers for me?" Jason asked.
"Yeah, hope you like them, there my Auntie's favorite. And it's Sadie Matthews, my mom is Jolivet." Sadie told him.
"Sorry Ms. Matthews, but you have that Jolivet look about ya. The bright eyes, olive skin, and curly hair." Jason said.
"It's Ok, you just awoke from a coma. But you seem to be doing Ok." Sadie joked.
Jason smiled, "Yeah, pretty much, just can't remember much from that day."
"You don't remember anything?" Sookie asked.
"No, should I?" Jason asked.
"No, at least it doesn't have to be right away. We just need to get you well for now Ok." Sookie told him. Sadie shot Sookie a questioning frown, "Sookie, can I talk to you for a minute?" Sadie asked. Sitting the flowers on the table, "Thanks for the flowers." Jason said. Sadie smiled as she and Sookie walked into the hospital hallway. "He doesn't remember." Sadie said. "No, which when you think about it makes sense he hit his head pretty hard." Sookie said.
"And when are you planning on telling him about-" Sadie started.
Sookie interrupted, "Not now, he just woke up a few minutes ago, from a coma no one thought he'd come out of, with the way he came in here literally DOA. I'll tell him in a day or two, when he's adjusted a little better." Sookie said.
"A day or two? The cops will come for him when they find out he's woken up Sookie. You have to tell him if not now, soon." Sadie told her.
Sookie knew she had to tell her brother but she dreaded doing it, Jason had been through so much already,, just woke up from a coma and she worried how'd he take it.
Driving home later that day, Sookie asked Jason if he remembered anything, he tells her he doesn't remember anything past being at Sookie's house talking about Grandpa. "Did we ever find out who daddy was writing to?" Jason asked.
"We did, sort of. He may have another sister, she'd be our aunt. I think her name's Catalina, but that's all I know." Sookie said.
"Good, at least we got a name. That's something to work with right?" Jason asked.
Sookie seemed nervous, "Jason, we have to talk. We may have to put searching for daddy's sister on hold for awhile." Sookie started to explain.
"Why?" Jason asked. Siren's sound behind them, Jason looked back. Sookie eyed her rearview mirror, Jason turned to Sookie, she gave her widen eye look. "What?" Jason asked. Sookie pulled over her car, deputy Andy and Sheriff Bud walked up to the passenger side of the car. Andy told Jason to get out off the car with his hands up, Bud stood by. Sookie motioned for the car door to get out, "Stay in the car Ms. Stackhouse." Bud ordered. Sookie sat helpless as they took Jason away in hand cuffs, Jason all the while asking what he did and why he was being arrested, he look at Sookie for answers, she finally got out once they were putting Jason in the backseat of the police car. And proceeded to beg Andy to let him go, "It was an accident, he doesn't even remember anything from that night." Sookie said.
"Ms. Stackhouse, I do not want to have you arrested as well, get back in your vehicle now." Bud scolded her. "Bud please." Sookie pleaded. She looked at Andy pleadingly, "Sookie go home." Andy told her. "Wait, when can I come get him. Won't he get bail?" Sookie asked. "That'd be up to Judge Hines to decide." Andy said. "And when will that be?" Sookie asked. "After booking, and there's about ten others ahead of him to go before the Judge. Maybe next week." Andy told her.
"Next week?!" Sookie exclaimed. "Don't worry he'll be fine, until then try and scrap up some cash, Judge Hines likes to give out hefty bails." Andy advised her, as he and Bud got back into their trooper. Sookie shouted through the window to Jason, "Don't worry Jason, I'll get you out!" As the trooper drove off Jason looked out the window his face all in a confused, worried frown.
Sookie arrives at the station to see her brother but Sheriff Bud won't allow her, she continues to demand to see him and finally he walks her back to the cells, but gives her two minutes to talk to him. "Sookie." Jason called out. "Jason, you Ok?" Sookie asked.
"No! I'm in jail, you gotta get me out of here,they said I'm in here for murder! Did I kill somebody?" Jason asked.
"..It was an accident, not your fault Jason." Sookie told him. "I did? I killed somebody?" Jason asked.
"Jason, shut up! You don't say anything Ok." Sookie said.
"Who?" Jason asked in a low tone.
When Sookie doesn't answer right away he asked again but louder, "Who Sookie?! Tell me right now!"
"...Tara's Mama, Lettie Mae." Sookie said tearful.
Jason's eyes widened, he slumped against the cell bars. "Times up!" Bud said. "I still got 10 seconds left." Sookie said. "That's right, it'll take you exactly 9 seconds to get out my station." Bud said.
"Jason you're going to be Ok. We'll figure something out, just hang in there. And don't say anything no matter what. You hear me?" Sookie told Jason.
"Yeah, Sok." Jason said, he sat on the jail floor with a blank stare, tears rolling down his face.