Hey guys. Sorry this upload is a little later than what I expected but I have been so busy as I started back to school again yesterday. This will be the final chapter so I hope you guys enjoy it. Please review about what you think and all are welcome!

"Well… this may not be the best of news but…"

-Scorpion-

Before the doctor could continue, Drew and Ralph burst through the hospital doors and Ralph immediately shouted Walter's name. As soon as Ralph ran to Walter, he embraced him with so much compassion. Hugging people wasn't what Walter usually did but with the current circumstances, he knew he had to comfort Ralph seeing as he couldn't find much comfort with Drew. After all, only Walter could really understand what was going on with Ralph due to the low EQ brain that they have learnt to overcome with the help of Paige.

Whilst giving Drew a scolding look, Walter just said "You were saying," aiming it at the nurse.

The nurse was confused by the past few moments but Cabe reassured her by saying: "Don't worry about them two. There's a lot of history between them."

"Okayyy. As I was saying, the state of Ms Dineen is still a little bit in the balance. There were some complications during her surgery."

Before she had a chance to explain, Walter cut her off. "What kind of complications? Will she be alright?" This sudden burst of emotion did not go unnoticed by the team and Drew. To be honest, Drew was the most surprised, but then again, since he made his return into Paige and Ralph's lives, he had noticed some subtle hints of romance between Walter and Paige and he definitely didn't approve of this idea!

"Chill your beans Walt. Let the woman speak for Pete's sake!" Cabe grumbled who seemed to be loosing his temper. He had considered Paige as a daughter as she filled the empty void of his lost daughter. Also, the fact that he considered Walter as a son and the pair were pretty close helped with the fact that they were all considered as a tight-knit family to Cabe. "He keeps getting worked up for some reason. Please continue." The look on Toby's face when Cabe said that was a picture. He knew in an instant was due to the mutual feelings that the liaison and the genius shared for one another.

"Right… As I was saying, there was some complications with the surgery. From the initial impact, Ms Dineen suffered from a few fractured bones along with some severe whiplash in the upper back and neck region. During the surgery, he heart stopped which we think was due to the anaesthetic that we had to use to give to her. However, after some close examinations by some of the expert surgeons who were able to resolve the problem within a matter of seconds after stopping some symptoms earlier in the procedure. At the moment, she is in a stable condition but in the Intensive Care Unit. For the next couple of days, Ms Dineen will be under some intense surveillance from the doctors to ensure that there are no further complications with her recovery."

Of course the first thing that came out of Walter's mouth was: "Can we see her?"

"Well, it's past visitation hours but I think I could make an exception due to the circumstances," the young nurse replied as she saw Cabe reach to his pocket to pull out his Homeland badge. "However, only two of you will be able to stay overnight. While you decide, I'll go and see if she is awake and stable enough to talk."

Knowing that the others would just exclude him, Drew was the first to speak up after the nurse left. "I think I should be the one who gets to see Paige first," he said quite firmly which made the others seem quite surprised by his sudden forwardness. "I've known her the longest so I know what she needs right now. She needs family."

Walter was clearly extremely annoyed at this comment made by Drew. If Cabe wasn't there at that moment, he probably would have launched himself at Drew. Seeing the look on Walter's face made Cabe jump up out of his seat to stand in front of him as he could read the genius so well. However, even though Cabe himself was fuming, he didn't want to cause seen in the middle of the hospital and in front of Ralph. Instead, two of the most unlikely people to stand up, did, Happy and Ralph!

"Excuse me, since when do you know about family? From what I heard, you dumped your girlfriend and son so you could run around and catch a few balls all day long! And I can tell you plan to do it again seeing as you haven't been around for months. You may have played a huge part in Paige's life before now, but from what I can see, she doesn't care! You deserted her at one of the worst possible times and now you expect to just walk back into her life. So convenient that she now happens to work for the government. Where were you when she worked as a waitress? If I had to guess, I bet you heard about Paige's job upgrade and wanted to worm your way back into her life so you can get rich quick because from what I can tell, you can't hold a job for more than a couple of months! However, one fact I can assure you of is that if you aren't out of here within the next 15 minutes, you will be staying in the hospital for years, and it won't be because you're visiting Paige!" yelled Happy as you could tell she was so mad at Drew's comment. As she stormed outside – obviously to catch a breather – the whole team looked at each other with exasperated faces. The silence was ruined by Toby quietly commenting: "I'm so turned on right now! I can't believe she made that accusation! She must be watching me work when I'm physcoanalyzing clients." The whole team looked at him disgustingly – especially Drew! "Ermm… I'll go and see if she's calmed down. Don't want her wrecking the car lot!"

As Toby quickly scampered towards the door, Ralph then showed his face from behind Walter's hip and spoke up. "Drew, we may not have known each other for long, well not me anyway, but I feel safer with Scorpion than I would ever feel being under the care of you. Over the past year, Walter has taught me so much and I can't thank him enough. Without him, I don't know where mom and I would be now – she'd probably still be working at the diner, and us two not understanding each other. My real family are Scorpion! I feel a sense of belonging within the group and Walter, not only is he one of my closest friends, but he's also like the father I never had! He always leaves time aside to care for me and mom and I know that they connect in a different way to what me and him connect." He looked up at Walter and saw a smiling face looking down on him before feeling a hand rub through his hair. "I may not be able to connect with people with lower IQ's than me properly, but when I'm around the team, I learn more and more every day. Now no offense but if you don't get off the premises now, then I might have to use some of the training that Ray has been giving me and use it against you! And I know Happy, she'll stick by her word!" Just before saying this, Happy and Toby had walked in as they tried to hide their laughter. They looked at each other and thought that he had definitely listened to Happy and Cabe's lectures in the past. Drew was completely shell-shocked by Ralph's opinion and he couldn't say a word. Instead of saying anything, he just turned around on his heels and left!

"Good job kid," Cabe said as he ruffled Ralph's hair. "Now where were we?"

-Scorpion-

The next couple of minutes were a lot more peaceful. The team as a whole had decided that Ralph and Walter would be the ones to stay overnight but Cabe, Happy, Toby and Sylvester were all allowed to see her for a couple of minutes.

Once the four had done saying goodbyes, they walked out of the room to where Walter and Ralph were. Just before he left, Cabe decided to pull Walter aside. "Take care of her okay. I can tell she's a good 'un." The slight wink from Cabe didn't go unnoticed by Walter and all he could do was smile before he responded, "I plan too. Don't worry!" Cabe let out a light chuckle and patted Walter's shoulder before both Walter and Ralph entered the room.

"Mom!" Ralph practically screamed when he saw his mom lying there on the hospital bed. Releasing his hand, Walter gave out a small laugh and watched the interaction from a distance between the mother and son. The boy reminded Walter so much of himself when he was younger but he just wished that he had a connection like that with his own parents.

Within a matter of minutes, Ralph was lying on the bed and leaning on Paige's shoulder and was sleeping soundly. After all, it was about 1am and he was only 10! As Walter walked towards the side of the bed, he locked eyes with the mother as she softly smiled in return. He couldn't help but return the gesture as the edge of his lips curled upwards.

As he pulled a chair up, Paige lightly planted a kiss on her son's forehead to make sure he was properly asleep – which he was – and then looked over at her second favorite genius who was smiling back at her. From underneath the blankets, she moved he hand to the edge of the bed and waiting for Walter to hold it. He took it within seconds and didn't even question the sudden displays of affection that she was showing. He looked at their conjoined hands and smiled before looking her in the eye and saying: "You frightened me today, and you know I don't get frightened often." She squeezed his hand as reassurance and then mumbled a "sorry" which she didn't think he'd hear. She brought his hand up to her lips and gently kissed it and for some reason unknown to Walter, he didn't freeze or anything. Instead, he felt a spark somewhere in his chest but he still couldn't process it. "Hey, you're safe now. I can remember when we first met when I said that I wouldn't let anything hurt you. I'm sorry for breaking that promise but I can tell that it wasn't your fault." The liaison slightly chuckled as he took her down memory lane; something he didn't do often but made a mental note to do so due to the huge smile on Paige's face. She yawned all of a sudden and Walter knew that it would be the drugs that were kicking in. "You're tired," he started, "You should get some rest. I'd have to check my statistics with Sylvester but I think I've read somewhere that the more rest you get within the first couple of days after surgery, there is an 87% chance that you will be fully recuperated within three months." Not being able to help it, she laughed at his response and then decided to slowly close her eyes. Seeing the beautiful site of the mother and son in front of him, Walter got up from his seat and pecked Paige's cheek. He didn't know what had made him do it but there was just something that made him feel like this is where he belonged. Before he could move, Paige opened her eyes, cupped his face with her free hand and softly massaged his lips with hers. She felt him smile against her lips and they both knew at that point, that this was what they both wanted. They must have been like that for what seemed like hours as when they finally parted when they were gasping for air. Before closing her eyes again, Paige said: "Maybe we should re-evaluate some previous decisions we have made." As he sat down again, he whispered "I think we should," with a boyish grin on his face. This was what he wanted, and he was certainly going to fight for the right to keep it that way. Within a matter of minutes, Paige had fallen asleep and the sight was as pretty as a picture in Walter's eyes. One thing was for sure, Walter didn't want to sleep at all if he knew the other option was to watch his new girlfriend sleep peacefully. For a while, he sat there thinking to himself but eventually fell asleep to the quiet breathes that both Paige and Ralph were releasing. That night, he wasn't dreaming about science and math at all. But instead was trying to picture what life might be like in the future and he definitely didn't mind…

I hope you enjoyed the final chapter. Please review and tell me what you think and maybe some ideas for upcoming fanfiction. If you have an idea for me, either leave it in a review or PM me, as I will probably get back to you within a couple of days. Thanks for the support guys!