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Beep…..beep…..beep…. went the monitor causing Roman to stir in her hospital bed. Her eyes slowly opened and she was met with a white room. Her body ached and she could barely see anything. A shadowy figure looming over her. Her eyes widened, not sure of where she was or how she got there. She screamed as she swung her arm up, trying to punch the figure. Jane who had been sitting in a chair right next to her bed, she had been 'resting her eyes' instantly snapped up and grabbed Roman's arm. Careful not to touch her daughters newly bandaged wrists.

"Wow! Roman calm down it's just the doctor!" Jane yelled as Roman struggled against her. Roman could barely hear Jane over the vast ringing in her ears. She lunged for the doctor. He called for the nurse to bring cuffs.

"HEY! YOU CALL ONE MORE TIME ILL FIND A PLACE TO PUT THAT NEEDAL! BACK OFF ALL OF YOU!" Jane yelled at the doctor and the nurses that had walked in. they instantly backed off. Jane pushed Roman's body down on to the bed and made Roman look at her. Roman screamed and struggled against her more and more.

"Roman! It's me! Jane!"

Jane came in to focus in Roman's eyes. Roman instantly froze. She knew it had only been roughly 11 hours since she had seen her guardians but to her it felt like months. She honestly couldn't tell if Jane was real or not. She reached up and placed her hand on Jane's face. When her hand made contact with Jane's skin, Roman broke out in to tears. She got away. She was safe, Charlie was sa- CHARLIE!

"Charlie!? Charlie! Jane we have to find Charlie!" Roman jolted up and shut her eyes tightly at the pain. Jane gently pushed her back down.

"Hey, it's ok! Charlie is ok! She is across the hall. Maura went to go check on her a second ago."

Roman relaxed only a smidge. Her guard was still up as she looked around the room. It was so quiet and bright. Her hands started to shake. Roman looked down and saw her bandaged wrists. She stared off in to space at the memory. She stayed like that for a few moments. Not saying a word, just playing the whole kidnapping over in her head. Some parts made her cringe, others made her angry. The only thing that brought her out of the trance was Maura's voice saying "oh thank god!" and her arms wrapping around Roman and pulling her in to Maura's chest. Roman sucked in a breath and upon feeling Maura's warm and tender arms wrap around her, she literally collapsed into them. She wiped away her tears from before, she refused to let them see her cry anymore.

"I want to see Charlie…" Roman said in a stern voice. Maura's eyes flickered to Jane worriedly. Maura pulled away from Roman and knelt down beside her bed.

"Charlie is in a very sensitive state right now sweetie. They put her to sleep to allow her wounds to heal."

"How is she…?" Roman asked looking down at her bandaged hands.

"She's tired…"

"You know that's not what I meant…we all know what happened out there. All three of us know what that SON OF A BITCH did to Charlie. So, how is she?"

The room fell silent. "She has a broken jaw and multiple fractures. She had a concussion, and multiple hematomas….and due to significant damage to her vaginal area….she won't be able to reproduce…." Maura said in a low tone, not missing the angry look on their daughters face.

"If I can't see her now…then I'll wait." Roman had come this far with Charlie, she was not about to leave her now. Honestly after all they had been through. After all Charlie had been through. Roman didn't trust anyone else with her. Jane got up from her seat and motioned for Maura to follow. Reluctantly, Maura pulled away from Roman's side and followed Jane to the door. When they got out in to the hall way Jane fiddled with her hands and paced. Maura leaned against the door frame watching her girlfriend.

"What the fuck are we gonna do?" Jane rasped.

"Jane language."

"She can't stay here. Medically they have no reason to keep her here right? We agreed that when she woke up, we were signing the papers and taking her home."

"She won't go without Charlie Jane."

"Then we will make her." said Jane strongly and stopped pacing to stand in front of Maura.

"You're going to force her to do something she doesn't want to do after everything she's been through!"

Jane softly gabbed Maura's forearms and looked at her directly in the eyes and said in a pleading voice.

"Maura, she needs to come home. Roman needs to sleep in her own bed and get away from this ciaos." Jane stared in to Maura's eyes. It had been a long and terrible experience for everyone.

"At least let her see Charlie before we have to go. She NEEDS that too."

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Roman stood in the hospital's restroom that was in her room putting on the clothes that Jane and Maura brought her. She winced in pain as she pulled the long sleeved black V neck over her head. She had been avoiding making eye contact with her reflection in the mirror. The thought of seeing what that monster did to her scared her. She leaned against the bathroom door and closed her eyes. Images of Johnson running his hands all over her flashed through her memory like lightning. She jolted and sucked in a breath. She opened her eyes quickly and let out a shaky breath. She took a moment to compose herself as much as she could and opened the door, stepping back in to the room. Jane and Maura's heads snapped up when their daughter walked through the door. Their intense stares made Roman a little uncomfortable. She knew that they were concerned and scared and just a tad bit overwhelmed with grief. This is why Roman did her best to shrug it off and slowly walk to the bed and grabbed her jacket.

"Take me to Charlie….please…." said Roman looking at the ground. Jane and Maura looked at each other and got up awkwardly. They lead Roman across the hall and in to Charlie's room. Roman gasped when she saw her friend. Charlie's face was painted blue and purple with bruises. The swelling had gone down. She was hooked up to an I.V. her head was just starting to get some fuzz. Tears ran down Roman's face as she approached the bed. She didn't even notice Charlie's parents sitting on a sofa against the wall. The four adults watched as Roman sat on the edge of the bed and took up Charlie's hand. She looked over her friends face.

"….Hey Charlie….you're looking a lot better….you're not as pale….and your face is starting to retake its shape…" Roman said softly, afraid if she spoke to loud, Charlie would awake. "I'm sorry…I'm just trying to make things….less terrible…" Roman squeezed Charlie's hand and cried more. " I'm…so so sorry Charlie…I should have done something…I should have woke up sooner…I shouldn't have let you go to the car alone….I shouldn't have ran out of that house….I'm so sorry…" Roman cried and laid her head on Charlie's lap.

"Oh my god…" Jane closed her eyes and mumbled under her breath. She never wanted anything like this to happen to her daughter. And she certainly never wanted her daughter to think that what happened was all her fault. Everything in the room was quite for what seemed like hours. Charlie's parents had left to go get food, trusting that their daughter was in good hands. Roman lifted her head up and the look she had on her face was one that scared both of her parents. For her face was blank. No emotion in it at all. The light that they had grown so fond of had drained from her eyes.

"Jane….can you do me the biggest favor I will ever ask of you…?"

Jane did not respond right away. She was so overwhelmed with that look on her daughters face.

"Sure baby, what do you need?"

"Can you have an officer come and watch her room until she is well enough to go home….? I would do it myself…but I have a feeling that the only reason I am here now is because you and Maura will be taking me home soon….and I don't have the energy or the strength to fight you on it right now….so please….do this for me…and I promise I won't ask for anything else ever again…." Roman didn't meet Jane's eyes. She just stared at her best friend and held her hand tightly. In all honesty how could Jane say no. it was clear that their daughter had become very protective of her friend. Technically she didn't have the authority to make that call. But she did know a cop who would do anything for her if under the right circumstances.

"Sure sweetie whatever you need." After saying these words Jane pulled out her phone and called Frankie.

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Frankie walked as fast as he could without drawing attention. When he saw Jane standing outside a room biting her nails, he waved and yelled.

"JANE! OVER HERE!" Jane snapped her head up to her brother and walked over to him.

"Hey Frankie."

"Hey, your call sounded urgent. Is Roman ok!? What did the doctor say?"

"She's as fine as she can be…but I need a favor…"

"…Yeah sure Jane what is it?"

"I need you to stay here and watch over Roman's friend until the doctor confirms she is ok to go home."

"What? Jane that's crazy! That could be days! Weeks!"

"Have officers rotate with you!"

"Jane do you hear yourself! She's fine! She is away from all of that! She-"

"Frankie…..please…..do this for Roman….she is worried sick about Charlie….she doesn't trust anyone else with her….please…I really don't want to have to drag my daughter out of here by force…"

There was a moment of silence between the siblings.

"Alright, fine, I'll do it for Roman." Said Frankie. Jane let out a breath in relief.

"Thanks man." Frankie followed Jane into the room where Maura watched Roman as she held Charlie's hand. Maura saw Frankie and smiled.

"Roman…sweetie Uncle Frankie is here to watch Charlie for you ok…" said Maura in the most upbeat voice she could muster. Roman didn't even flinch. She didn't look away. Nothing. Roman brought her hand up to Charlie's cheek and stroked it softly.

"did you hear that Charlie? Someone is here to watch over you….I'll be back soon ok…I promise…" Roman sat up from the bed, only to move closer to Charlie and place her lips on Charlie's forehead. She didn't even kiss her forehead, just placed her lips on Charlie's skin. This action often made her feel calm and warm when Jane or Maura preformed this action.

The ride home was so silent it hurt. Maura sat in the back with Roman, holding her close. Roman aloud this to happen. She had missed the warmth of her parent's arms. It was the only thing that made her feel at this point. Once at home, Roman walked in and looked around the house. As if she was seeing it for the first time. Nothing had changed about the house. And in yet everything felt different. She could barely recognize her surroundings….

"Roman….um…you hungry…? You want us to make you something…?" Jane asked.

"…I'm tried…I'm gonna go to bed…good night." Without another word Roman walked down the main hall way and in to her room. She shut the door behind her. Her room was clean. Probably Maura's or Angela's doing. New sheets on her bed. Roman took a few minutes to stand there, examining her surroundings. Only when she was satisfied did she slowly walk over to her bed and sit in the dead center. She pulled up her knees to her chest and sat in silence. She stared at the wall straight ahead. She didn't sleep that night. Not even a little.