Hello, again… Hope you're doing fine. I am.

So, I got this request in the comments. It's from an anonymous guest. (I really like when people have accounts, or at least leave some kind of nickname with their reviews or requests… Just saying… But of course if you guys want to stay anonymous, that's okay too… I'm just curious…)

Request:
Love this! So cute. Would you mind writing one where Riley is hurt? After "scissors" it would be interesting to see how Jack reacts.

So, here it goes…

"Nice to have a little time off…" Jack smiled, leaning back against a fallen log. "Get a little fresh air and make some memories."

Riley nodded as she took off her backpack and sat down next to Jack.

"What happened to Mac?"

"Oh, something caught his attention… It might take some time before he catches up…" Jack stretched his right leg in front of himself. His knee made an audible pop somewhere in the last few degrees of extension.

"Dude, you should have that checked out…" Riley shuddered.

"Nah…" Jack shook his head, but rubbed at the knee. "Doc will probably just tell me I'm getting old…"

Riley chuckled, "No, but seriously… You should probably have that checked out… I don't want to have to worry about you any more than I already do…"

"Okay, okay… I'll have it checked out…" Jack rolled his eyes.

"Great!"

"WHEN I get old…" Jack decided to add.

"You're impossible… You know that?" Riley raised an eyebrow at him. But then she smiled and nudged Jack in the arm. "But you're the best dad I've ever had…"

Jack smiled and removed his hand from his knee.

"You know what?" Jack looked over at Riley, "You've changed, a lot. But you're somehow still the same…"

"I haven't changed that much…" Riley protested, her eyebrows drawn close together.

"Last time I dragged you out camping, you complained for two days, until Diane decided we should cut the trip short…"

"I was fourteen… It would have been weird if I didn't complain…"

"Guess you've got a point there…"

"I actually liked camping with you… I've gone camping a few times since, because of you…" Riley confessed.

"I'm impressed Ri, real impressed…" Jack noted with a proud smile on his face. "But hey, maybe we should get a fire going? Set up camp before Mac gets here and makes us walk even further…"

"Tired, old man?" Riley teased, pushing off the ground.

Jack's eyes went to his knee, before he looked up at Riley. "We've walked for hours… And Mac is untiring…"

"Yeah…" Riley nodded, looking around. "Say I gather some wood for the fire, and you set up the tent?"

"Sounds like a sweet deal…" Jack said as he pushed himself off the ground.

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"OW! Son of a bitch!"

Riley's exclamation made Jack's head snap towards where she was readying the bonfire.

"You okay?"

"Damn axe slipped…" Riley mumbled, pressing down on her left hand. "Or, well… I slipped. Jammed my hand up in the blade…"

There was blood trickling from her hands.

"Let me see…" Jack almost commanded as he got up and walked over. "How bad is it?"

"Not that bad…" Riley decided as she removed her right hand to look at the new wound on her left hand. "Doesn't bleed too bad…"

"Let me see, Ri…" Jack had one hand on her shoulder, and the other held out for Riley to place her hand in.

Riley did as Jack expected of her, and let him study her hand.

"Looks like it's gonna need some stitches, hun…" Jack locked eyes with Riley.

"Or just some tape…"

"Honey, you want stitches out here… Trust me…"

"Really, I don't need to hike back to the car and take an hour-long drive just to get what? Four stitches…"

"You've obviously never been camping with Mac and me before…" Jack smirked. "Follow me… I've got a first-aid kit in my backpack…"

"So, tape?"

"Stitches…" Jack corrected, and pulled out a small red bag.

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Jack had just finished stitching up Riley's hand when Mac caught up with them.

He had placed nine neat, small, stitches along the wound. If it had been his or Mac's hand, the wound would have been stitched together with two rough stitches…

"What happened?"

"Riley joined the camping team. She's not just an honorary member anymore…" Jack chuckled, knowing that Riley was okay.

"Nothing broken, I hope…"

"Nah, just stitches…" Riley smiled. Showing the neat stitches that would have impressed most cosmetic surgeons. "And I didn't know Jack could do sutures like that…"

Mac studied the stitches as Jack dug through the first-aid kit for some dressings.

"Well, neither did I…" Mac commented raising his eyebrows. "Those are great…"

"So… There…" Jack placed a dressing over the wound, "You're not allowed to use the axe anymore…"

"You know I'm gonna use it the next time I need it, right?"

"Yeah… I know…" Jack shook his head, "Just… Don't scare me again, will you…"

"Scare you?" Mac's eyebrows jumped towards his hairline.

"I think he's scared of my mom…"

"Diane? No…" Jack chuckled, "I just don't want you to get hurt… Like ever…"

"Such a dad…" Riley smirked, then winked at Mac.

Okay, I understand if that's not what you expected. And I kinda want to take a second swing at it, but I also wanted a mild chapter.

I know Jack doesn't go off the charts on this one, but hey… It's a relatively small cut.

Hope you enjoyed…