CHAPTER 10

There he was standing in front of her after all these weeks. Sam Braddock stood outside her hospital door holding a plant smiling at her.

He sat by her bedside with a smile and leaned over to give her kiss, as if they had never been apart.

"So, explain something to me?" Jules looked at Sam as he proceeded to tidy up her room. It was one of the qualities Jules enjoyed about him. Underneath the cool almost cocky exterior lied a neat freak which Jules considered to be an added bonus.

"Flowers in a hospital" She sighed staring at the flowers Team 1 had sent her days ago. "Wow, thanks so much, there so pretty. Now you get to leave and now I get to sit here and watch them die." Jules sarcastically stated. She was extremely irritated at herself for being stuck in an Eating Disorder clinic for a month and getting herself in this situation in the first place.

He looked at her smiling as he dumped the dead flowers into the trash.

"It's the thought" Sam smirked at her.

"Short term thought." She snapped back. Although she looked forward to seeing Sam, she also needed to vent out her feelings. Unfortunately that person would be Sam. She had enough of having to vent out her feelings at the mandatory group therapy sessions she had been subjected too for the last month in the clinic.

"Well that's why I bought you the plant." He responded as he sat back down beside her bed side as he held her hand. "I'm thinking long term."

"How long are you thinking?" Jules pondered. Is he seriously thinking I'm not going to beat this Eating disorder thing?

"As long as it takes. I'll be here" he smiled as he realized the girl of his dreams who he had not seen for weeks was finally there close to him.

"Well, I don't plan on staying her for very long" Jules grinned at him. She had been carefully setting Sam up to tell him she would be home the following day.

"That's good. We are missing you bad." He replied feeling relieved to see the fight back in Jules eyes that he had not seen in a very long time.

"Yeah how bad?" she asked not planning on allowing him to answer. "So bad that it didn't stop the team from asking Donna back to fill my spot!" she winked at him.

Sam continued to smile at her. "I actually suggested Donna be put back on the team Jules" he nervously confessed. "I told the Boss once you get back I would take Donna's place on Team 3 and then you can have my spot."

For a brief moment time stood still for Jules as she gazed at Sam's eyes. I wasn't expecting that response at all.

He did not have to explain anything else. She knew he was doing it in order for them to be together without either one of them being forced to sacrifice the job they loved so much. It was the most amazing feeling to know how much Sam loved her. It was at that moment Jules first told Sam she loved him.

"By the way Sam, I get to go home tomorrow." she whispered in Sam's ear as they embraced. "You didn't think I'd let an Eating Disorder kick my ass now would you?"

******NEXT DAY AT SRU HEADQUARTERS*******

"TEAM 1. GEAR UP! GEAR UP! HOT CALL!" Kira announced through the loud speaker. "Multiple Hostage situation at Eating Disorder Recovery Centre. 62 Charles East Street. "

"That's the clinic Jules is at " Lou yelled to Ed as he headed toward one of the black SUV's

As Sam completed the weapons check with Ed his cell phone began to ring with an unknown number on the caller id. He continued to get in the SUV with Ed. As he picked up the phone he heard Jules' voice on the other end"

"Penny. Do you remember me?. My name is Jules and I'm the police officer who helped you go home to your parents. Remember Penny?" Jules calmly said.

"Penny please. Please put the gun down. Let's talk about this" she continued to say attempting to calm Penny down.

"Boss. We've got ears. Looks like our subject is Penny Westler" Sam announced to the rest of Team 1 on his headset". "Jules dialed in on my cell."

"Copy that Sam". Sergeant Parker calmly responded "Kira, I need you to get Penny Westler's parents on the phone and get a squad car to drive them to the clinic ASAP."

"Copy that" Kira responded "I'm on it."

After a few seconds, Team 1 still enroute to the clinic had patched Sam cell phone call through. They had all been listening to the events unfold. But before they got there….they heard gun fire as the line went dead.

TBC

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