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A/N: Hey, a speedy update! I guess stargate cupcakes do get me moving lol. I like cake it's my sixth food group. I hope you like it it's not my best I know that much. But it's important. Like always -enjoy!
In the Line of Fire-10
"Past injuries…." Sam uttered in disbelief sinking down in her chair.
Teal'c shook his head. "Do you know what caused them?"
"It's not accidental if that's what you mean. I took an x-ray of his chest and found that he had multiple fractured ribs ranging from months ago to very recent." Janet explained.
"How recent?" Jack demanded.
Janet sighed. "Very, a day if not earlier. What I want to know is why you guys didn't get him checked out."
"Because Jonas has a tendency to conceal things very easily. The truth is we knew something was up but we just thought it had something to do with his situation." Jack answered
Janet looked at Sam for an answer. "What situation?"
"We found out that Jonas has been homeless for a long time. He's had struggles no doubt frankly we didn't want to press on him about it. Looked how well that turned out." Sam replied glumly.
"That's just the tip of the ice berg I have yet to do a full physical. Does he have any immediate family?"
"Not that we know of." Sam shrugged helplessly.
Janet frowned. "It would be nice to get his family history. Who knows when the last time he got checked up."
"Can we see him?" Teal'c asked.
Janet shook her head. "He said he didn't want to see anyone right now. I'm going to respect that besides I want psychiatric to see him first see if he can get anything out of him."
"He's not crazy Janet! Somebody beat the crap out of him!" Jack retorted harshly.
"I know you're frustrated Jack but keep in mind that I myself, as a doctor, must cover all basis. Please, all of you need rest. Go home and come back in the morning." Janet concluded giving a reassuring smile before disappearing around the corner.
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Jonas stared up at the ceiling he couldn't sleep. Mostly he was afraid if he closed his eyes he'd never open them again. Seven hundred squares… that was the rounded out number in this one room seven hundred times…
Though he did not remove his eyes from the ceiling he was aware that someone was with him. Something told him brown hair…short.
"Hi, Jonas is it?"
Definitely male. A chair was drug over to the side of his bed causing him to slightly frown.
"Do want some water?"
Jonas tore his eyes from the ceiling to watch the man pour water into the plastic cup. He ignored the simple gesture bringing his eyes back up to the ceiling. Perhaps it was more like seven hundred and eighty.
"I'm Dr. Jackson, a friend of Dr. Frasier. She wanted me to talk to you."
"You're wasting your time." Jonas replied quietly.
"I just want to ask a few questions if that's alright?" the other man said taking a seat.
"You want to know if I'm doing this to myself. If I'm mentally stable, if I'm in some sort of trouble. So Janet can report back to the Fire house. I'll save you the time. No, No, not anything I can't handle.
"You're injuries suggest that you can't."
"I'm a fire fighter I have multiple injuries do to my profession not to mention the fact that I'm a rookie." Jonas replied a tad bit harshly.
"And what about your other profession. I was told that you have been working two jobs."
"Working in a small grocery store is hardly something to worry about."
Daniel pushed his glasses into place leaning forward. "I get a sense that you are not telling me the whole truth. Perhaps when we get to know each other you'll open up more."
"I highly doubt it. No offence doctor but even if I told you everything you'd still wouldn't get it. If you don't mind I'd like to be alone." Jonas answered quietly.
Daniel nodded rising from his seat. "Right. I'll stop by tomorrow."
"Please I'd appreciate it if you don't."
Daniel looked over the young man before leaving the area. Jonas sighed what a fine mess he was in now he has put other people at risk and he had no idea how to fix it. The ceiling started to bore him perhaps if he calculated something more challenging like how many needle injections happen over the course of the day. A swish of a curtain caught his attention.
"Hey, mind if I come in?" Cassandra asked in a hushed whisper.
Jonas looked around. "Are you supposed to be?"
"Not really but when I heard that you were admitted I'd thought I'd pop by and bring you some half decent food." the young woman said holding up a small white paper bag…. "Cranberry muffin."
"Thanks but I'm not hungry." Jonas muttered wincing at a sharp pain.
"You don't have to worry about me grilling you for info I'm just here as a friend." Cassandra assured plopping down in the chair.
Jonas turned his head meeting her eyes. "Friend? I saved your life and met you once at a barbecue I wouldn't consider that as a qualification for a friendship."
"Cassandra shrugged. "I happen to think otherwise. You saved my life it may be a bit cliché but that's how it is."
Jonas frowned. "Don't take this the wrong way but you as a friend is the last thing I need right now."
"Wow that's blunt." she shot back slightly hurt by the remark.
The young fire fighter planted a slight smile to his lips. "Give it time you're a great woman Cassandra but right now I've got a lot on my plate. Relationships are not an easy thing for me to handle at the best of times."
"I hardly call being a friend a relationship. Unless I was your girlfriend or something." she teased slightly.
Jonas couldn't help but grin she was the only person close enough that he could consider a friend. A flash of an old memory crossed his mind wiping the grin off his face. He couldn't risk it.
Cassandra worried herself to death about Jonas. He saved her life and fire fighting was a gruelling job even for the pros she wanted to repay him but he had a wall up so thick no one could break it down.
"Jonas you do know that if you want to talk about anything. You can talk to me."
Jonas nodded closing his eyes. "I'm tired."
Cassie rose from her chair. "Ok. See you later."
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Jack lifted his coffee mug to his lips only to put it back down again. He'd been kicking himself mentally for not paying more attention to his unit. The fire house was a second home a second family that never turned their back on a member and that's exactly what he did. Now Jonas was lying in a hospital bed because of his neglect.
"Hey chief."
Jack looked up to see Teal'c take a seat at the table. "Thinking about probie?"
"I screwed up T I should have seen it coming. Now the kid is in the hospital." Jack replied annoyingly.
"Last time I checked you weren't a doctor besides you weren't the only one. We all should have came forward we can't deny he's been acting weird the last couple of weeks."
"Weird is putting it lightly…" Jack looked around… "Where's Carter?"
"She's helping Siler with some repairs to the one rig. The hydraulics aren't up to par or so she says."
Just then a new face entered the bay. Causing the two fire fighters' to share a look then back at the red head before them.
"I hope I'm not intruding." the red head stated.
"No not at all. What can we help you with?" Teal'c said rising from his seat.
"Jonas works here. Heard he was in the hospital."
"That's right had a bad night." T explained…. "How do you know him?"
"He's an acquaintance or more like a family friend you could say. Do you know when he will be out?"
"Afraid not he's banged up pretty good." Jack answered.
Just then Sam walked in pausing at the sight of the stranger before her. She glanced at jack who titled his head at the worried expression on his second in command.
"Well, tell him I said hi." the thug said.
"Why don't you visit him I'm sure a family friend is what he needs right now." Teal'c questioned
"He needs rest. We wouldn't want him getting any worse would we." the red head replied his voice slightly menacing.
"No we wouldn't." Jack said.
The man left the bay leaving the trio in an uncomfortable silence. Finally Sam broke it.
"I've seen him before. He's the man Jonas met when he and I were going through the burnt warehouse."
"That guy doesn't sit right with me one bit." Teal'c said turning to his friends.
"I have a hunch that guy has something to do what happened to Jonas." Jack stated as he got up from his seat.
"We should go to the police." Sam offered.
"And tell them what? That he came in to wish his friend well? Somehow that's not going to make the cops jump out of their seats besides we have no proof that links him to Jonas. It's like you said it's a hunch." Sam replied glumly.
"One thing I know we can do. Is getting Jonas off the streets. He could live with me that way we can keep an eye on him."
"Somehow I don't see him doing it." Sam replied leaning against the wall.
"If we don't do something. Jonas is going to be worse off than he is now. By then blaming negligence is not going to cut it. I' not willing to risk it are you?" Jack stated bluntly.
Teal'c looked back at the bay door. "Don't worry chief. We got your back Jonas is our brother and we won't let him down. Not this time."
A/N: So?