Outside Monica's room Skinner spoke to Follmer.
"What the hell is going on with you Follmer? First you attack Agent Reyes, and then I walk in on you and Agent Doggett trying to kill each other. You were assigned to protect Reyes, not assault her or Doggett and I distinctly remember telling you and Doggett not to kill each other." Skinner yelled in Follmer's face.
"I did not touch Monica."
"Maybe not physically, but you did verbally. If you attack another agent, I'm goner kick you out of the bureau before you can say anything. I am sending Agent Mulder to relieve you, go home Follmer and stay away from Agents Doggett and Reyes." Skinner said.
Follmer looked at Reyes once more, and then walked off, passing Mulder in the corridor.
Mulder walked up to Skinner. "Sir you called me down here to protect Agent Reyes, may I ask why?"
"We think that Krycek is after is after her because of her abilities." Skinner said. "And make sure that Follmer doesn't come back here either, and if he does, don't let him in and call me."
"Okay, but why isn't A.D Follmer allowed in?"
"Because I just sent him home after I walked in on him and Doggett punching each other. I think that it is a risk having Follmer and Doggett in the same area." Skinner said and left.
Mulder walked into Reyes room and went up to where Monica and John were sitting on the bed. "Hey guys, Monica how are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling better now that I've given Follmer a piece of my mind." Monica said smiling. Mulder raised his eyebrow and looked at her hand, noticing to grazes.
"You punched the Assistant Director?" He asked in disbelief, and Monica replied "Yep." Mulder let out a low whistle. "That took guts, how is your shoulder?"
"It's alright but I forget that I can't use it, and then moving it hurts." Monica replied looking at her shoulder.
"You know, I spoke to your doctor before I came in and he said that you can go home in a couple of days if your shoulder's okay?" As Mulder said this Monica's face lit up. "But you won't be going home for a while, when the hospital releases you, we going to drive you to a safe house." Monica's face fell slightly; she was looking forward to being alone with John when she got out of hospital. But she was happy that she was going to be getting out of there soon.
"Doggett, do you wanna go get some coffee or something? I'm guessing that you haven't left Monica since Follmer came, and for good reason too from what I hear."
"Yeah, thanks Mulder. You guys want anything?" John asked getting off the bed.
"Yeah I'd love a coffee." Monica said, and Mulder just shook his head before answering. "Nah, I'm good."
John kissed Monica's forehead and then left for coffee, but as he was walking down corridor, someone grabbed his shoulders, pulling him into an empty corridor. John turned around and came face to face with Brad Follmer as he was shoved against the wall.
"Follmer, what are you doing here, Skinner told you to go home and to stay away from me." Doggett said.
"Monica belongs with me; I was with her long before you were." He hissed in Johns face.
"Well she doesn't want you, Monica has made that clear. I thought you would have got that through your head when she punched you."
"She only did that cos I made her angry. I can control her though, unlike you." Follmer said.
"Is that what this is? You're trying to control Monica's life? Is that it?" John asked. "I don't need to control Monica; she is her own person and she is in control of herself. Neither you nor me can control another person." John stated.
"If you don't control people, they do things like Monica just did to me then. They lash out and attack others without reason."
"Monica had a very good reason punch you; in fact I am surprised that she didn't do it earlier." John said. "You choke her, follow her, harass her and I and then you insult her, what did you think she would do? It serves you right."
"You let her punch me; you should have more control over her. I certainly would. You can't just let her go around hitting every person that insults her."
"What do you want from me?"
"I'm just making sure that you aren't going to Kersh and tell him about what has been going on recently, you keep quite about the assaults, and I'll continue to keep quiet about your little affair with Monica. If you don't keep quiet, I can ashore you that you will lose everything. Your job, your lover, I'll close the X Files down for good, and you will lose everything that you ever cared about. And then Monica and I can pick things up from where we left off." Brad said and let go of Doggett, as he heard footsteps coming around the corridor and he straightened his suit.
"As if there was any doubt. And you'll keep quiet about my relationship with Monica, because if you don't, not only will I kick your ass, but I will tell Kersh that you almost killed Monica." John said and walked away from Follmer, heading to the hospital cafeteria and thinking about the conversation that he and Follmer had outside Monica's room a while ago, and then finding out that she had overheard. He realised that it must have really hurt her hearing him say the things he did, even though things seemed okay he realised that he had never directly appologised.
As he waited in line he came up an interesting way to apologise to Monica, or at least one that could to tide her over until was alone with her and could tell her properly. He ordered and payed for the coffee, then he found a permanent marker on the bench and wrote on the coffee cup.
He walked back to Monica's room and moved the table closer the bed, placing the coffee on it.
"Thanks" Monica said and watched as John then sat down next to her.
Monica was curious as to why John put the cup on the table instead of just handing it to her. She looked at him briefly, but he gave no explanation to explain his actions. Then as Monica went to grab to coffee, she noticed the writing on it. Picking it up she read what John had written, 'I'm sorry.' She smiled to him as she took a sip and he knew that everything between them was okay again.
So that's it for another chapter. Hope you liked it! :)