Chapter Four

I Need You...

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A/N: Thank you to all who have Read, Reviewed and Stuck with this story since the beginning…

Maggie POV

Alex had gone out for her sentry duty and Lourdes was fast asleep in her bunk, with everything that had happened today I just couldn't sleep, my head was still pounding from its impact on the curb; so I just got my boots back on and headed out for a walk, I didn't plan on going anywhere in particular but somehow I ended up walking to the Medical bus, I could see the busy outline of Dr. Glass pacing around doing her chores or whatever she does, I slowly boarded the bus, I must have startled her as she turned quickly with a gasp.

"Sorry Doc, I didn't mean to sneak up on ya like that." I quickly apologized as I leant against one of the units

"It's fine, I just get a little jumpy at night" she replied, I couldn't help but stare over to where Hal was laying, he looked so peaceful like he was just napping or something…

"How is he?" I asked, as she was checking his IV drip.

"He's doing pretty well, the bullet somehow just missed his spleen" she informed me, as far as I knew this was a good thing because the spleen filters blood and therefore is a vital organ; my thoughts were disturbed by a sudden and jolting pain that traveled from one temple to another I winced slightly and Dr. Glass saw…

"Are you alright?" Dr. Glass asked while checking the cut on my eyebrow "Did you get that completely checked out?"

"I left before Stacey could finish; why, is there a problem?" I asked, I was getting slightly antsy as to where this was going especially when she shone the Mag-Lite torch in my eyes "What the…?!" I exclaimed out of the sudden shock of the light, I ducked my head out of the way

"Have you had any Headaches? Nausea? Blurred vision?" She asked as a serious question, I nodded and she took a bottle of pills from the cabinet and poured two out "Take these, they'll help" I was hesitant at first, considering my past I never wanted to go down that road again…

"What are they?" I asked her

"Don't worry, Tylenol; it's perfectly safe" She reassured me "Listen, could you stay here for a little while so I can go grab some coffee?" she asked me while I took the pills with the small cup of water she had passed me with the pills.

"Sure" I replied before she left the bus, I walked over to the bed where Hal was laying and pulled up the little stool Matt sometimes sat on, it was slightly uncomfortable and made me feel like a Hobbit, but for Hal it was worth it… I took a few seconds to watch him sleep while I thought of what to say, because I knew talking to someone who is in a coma or is just unconscious is supposed to help them …

"Hey there Hal, I-it's me Maggie" I began "Look I just wanna say thanks for what you did back there… but it was really dumb and it scared the living shit out of me" as I spoke I could feel the tears welling up as I held Hal's hand, waiting, hoping for him to wake up "Y'know… I have been thinking about what you said to me, just before we found Karen…you told me that you wanted to be with me, I told you that we were partners and nothing more; the truth is I told you that because I didn't know what to do, I mean after all that we have been through I guess I was just scared that one of us would eventually get hurt but now I've realized life is too short not to take chances…So I'm telling you this now Hal Mason and you better be listening; You really need to wake up because Ben needs you, Matt needs you, Tom needs you and I need you…Because I love you" I eventually felt the tears roll down my cheeks and drop onto the hospital sheets but I also felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders, I just really hoped he could hear me...

I began to feel a little sleepy but non the less I wanted to be there when Hal woke up, so I just sat there holding his hand in mine as I fought to stay awake, a battle I would lose this time…

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