A/N: I want to apologize that it took me so long to update, especially that I had about half of this chapter written a long time ago. The only excuse I have is the huge writer's block, which I had to fight with for the last two months. Luckily, it seems to be going away, so hopefully, the next update is going to be sooner.

Chapter 10

They were all sitting in the conference room, listening to what Sue was telling them. It seemed that the guy, who decided to help her, really had a plan; when she repeated everything to them it was really logical and well thought.

"He said he's supposed to meet with Simon in the Central Park later today. He's going to send the exact hour of the meeting to this phone. He wants us to come there and arrest them, so we'll have Simon back in prison."

"Do you know anything about this man? His name, why he was convicted, anything? How can we know we can trust him?" asked Stuart and Sue sighed.

"Look, I have no reason not to trust that he wants to help us. He could leave me there, let Simon do anything he wanted to me, but he didn't. No, he didn't tell me his name, and I really didn't interrogate him! The only thing I wanted was to be sure he isn't joking and get out of there! But I do believe that he wants to help us! I know that!" she stood up from her chair and stormed out of the room.

Everyone looked surprised, when she slammed the door; it was the kind of reaction they definitely didn't expect from Sue. Jack was the first one to react, standing up as well and following her out of the room. Even though he couldn't see her, when he looked around, he didn't have to search for long. The first place he thought about, when he was wondering where she could go, was her office. When he opened it, he saw that indeed, she was there.

She was sitting with her back turned to the door, so she had no idea that he was standing there. Levi was at home, so he couldn't alert her. Jack slowly approached her and gently touched her arm to let her know of his presence, but she jumped slightly anyway. She suspected that Jack would follow her, but she didn't think he was going to find her so quickly. He crouched in front of her, taking her hands into his.

"I know, I overreacted. It's just…" she sighed and felt his thumbs caressing tops of her hands. "I know he isn't playing with us. Why would he let me go if he worked with Simon? And the way he looked like, when he was speaking about his desire to go back to his family…"

"It's ok, Sue. You believe him and I respect that. Just calm down, you don't need any more stress…"

"Yeah… I just wish it was completely over, Simon was back in prison and we could say that we're safe…"

He stood up and pulled her to the standing position, too. Then, he wrapped his arms around her, hugging her, and she cuddled to him, closing her eyes. Jack looked at her, knowing that it all was a nightmare for her as well, and wishing he actually could take it all away. But he couldn't; all he was able to do was being with her and there was no way someone could make him leave her until they catch the lunatic. He knew that she probably would stop feeling like that only, when they would be sure he isn't after them anymore.

A while later they came back to the team, so Sue could tell the rest of the story. They decided not to interrupt her until she finishes, and only then asked her a couple of question. It was the general understanding that now it would be best for her to just go home and Jack agreed to take her to the apartment. It didn't take them long to get there and they were immediately greeted by delighted Levi.

Jack went to the bedroom to change his clothes and returned only a short moment later to find Sue on the couch, leaning to the side of it, with her head placed on her pillow. After watching her for a second he became sure that she was asleep and smiled slightly. He thought of a lot of things, but he didn't realize how tired she must have been. He just took off her shoes, slipped his arms under her and lifted her up, careful not to wake her, then carried her to the bedroom. He placed her on the bed, where she was going to be way more comfortable than on the couch, and covered her with a blanket. He made sure that she was still sleeping, kissed her forehead and left the room, leaving the door open. When he turned around, he noticed that Levi placed himself on the floor next to the bed and smiled.

He went to the kitchen, thinking of preparing something to eat, but it quickly became obvious that it was going to be a difficult task. They didn't really have a lot of food and he completely forgot about it. They will just have to order something but it's something he'll take care only after Sue wakes up. He had no idea what she was going to eat, or more specifically, what her stomach was going to accept.

He was lying on the couch and dozing off, while watching TV, when Sue's cry came to his ears and he immediately jumped to his feet. He heard Levi barking and ran to the bedroom to find her squirm in pain on the bed, holding her abdomen.

"Jack... Something's wrong... The baby..." she managed to mutter, when the pain eased a little.

His cell phone was luckily still in his pocket, so he took it out and immediately called for an ambulance. It came quickly but for him it felt like hours has passed until he heard the knocking. A dozen or so minutes later he was already in the hospital, pacing nervously and waiting for any news. Even though he understood that it just had to be like that, he was still angry that he was kicked out of the room when the doctor came. For him, all those minutes lasted eternity, but finally the man came out and walked to him.

"Mr. Hudson, you can go to her, now." he said, stopping in front of Jack "I have to say that I was really surprised to see Ms. Thomas here, because absolutely nothing indicated that the miscarriage may occur. She admitted she felt minor cramps but it is absolutely normal at this stage of pregnancy. Thanks to your quick reaction everything is fine now, but I still think she should stay here for the night. Now, if you excuse me, I have to go to the patient in labour."

Jack nodded and watched the man walk away before he slowly made his way inside the room, where Sue was taken to as he was talking to the doctor. It was a room for three people, but only two of the beds were occupied and he noticed Sue lying on the one closest to the window. She was looking outside, so she had no idea he was there. He politely greeted the woman, who was lying on the other bed, reading a book and walked further in, taking one of the chairs and placing it next to Sue's bed. He gently touched her hand and she immediately turned her head to face him.

"It's okay." she said, smiling weakly and he squeezed her hand. "The doctor says I should spend the night here, just in case."

It was very audible in her voice, that she didn't like that idea at all, but it seemed that she also seemed to accept it and he was glad for it. The last thing he wanted was a fight with her, trying to convince her to follow the doctor's orders.

"You, on the other hand, should go home." she added and noticed a change in his face expression, followed by a glare.

"There is no way I'm letting you out of my sight. The last time I did that, Simon appeared out of nowhere." he switched to signing, as he didn't really want their companion to know what they were talking about. She was focused on her book and there wasn't a very high possibility that she knew ASL anyway.

"There are people everywhere. There is no way he would be able to come in here, unnoticed, while his face is being shown in every news! A doctor, a nurse, other patients, this woman here – there are so many people here that I can say that I'm safe."

"You told me exactly the same thing, then. Hell, Bobby was there, only in another room and he was still able to get inside and take you! Do you really expect me to feel fine with leaving you with strangers, while my best friend wasn't able to keep you safe?"

Sue sighed, it was obvious that there was no way of convincing him to leave unless they get the information that Simon was arrested. She didn't really want him to go, but he looked exhausted and she was sure that's what he must have been. And there was no way he would be able to get any proper rest in this chair. Only a moment later she started to wonder if he would be actually allowed to stay after visiting hours, and realised that most probably, he was going to be chased away in the evening anyway. She felt tired as well, and enjoying the feeling of his hand gently caressing her hair, she closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

When she woke up, she was surprised to realise that he was gone. The first thing she noticed was lack of his hand in hers, and when she opened her eyes she noticed, that the chair he earlier occupied was still standing at her bed side, but empty. She felt a small hit of panic, thinking that something might have happened to him, but thought that it wasn't very possible. It was just a short moment later, that he went back inside, carrying a bottle of water and a cup.

"You're awake." he said, smiling and sat back on his chair. "Bobby called me few minutes ago with good news. Everything was just how you said it's supposed to and they've found him."

"That's great." she smiled back, taking the bottle from his hands and taking a small sip. "This means that you can go home now."

"You really want to kick me out of here, don't you?" he asked, teasingly and Sue shrugged.

"Just because I have to spend a night here, doesn't mean that you have to as well. Besides, you forget about something. First, I believe that poor Levi would really appreciate if someone came, took him for a nice, long walk and give him something to eat. Secondly, your best friend is staying at our place, and it's not really polite to leave the guest alone. Besides, I believe he doesn't have keys."

It still seemed to be not enough to persuade him to go home, but then the nurse came and informed him that whether he likes it or not, he'll just have to leave. It was obvious that there was no fighting with her and he finally agreed, but didn't leave any doubts that he really didn't like it. Sue smiled, watching him leave with the face expression of the little boy, who was ordered to go to his room after he did something wrong. Her heart always melted, when he made the face expression, which made him look like a big child. She thought he looked really cute and adorable then.

Her hand automatically moved to rest over her abdomen. She sighed, remembering the doctor tell her that it was actually very close and they would lose the baby. But it seemed to be okay and she felt really relieved, she was completely terrified for a while. She was happy it was fine and even more, because they have caught Simon and he wouldn't be a threat for them any longer. She would be able to focus on other things, most of them concerning the little human inside her. She knew that they would just have to look for a new apartment, because the one they lived in was enough for the two of them, but they didn't really have any place for things for the baby. She thought that they had to start looking, because it might take them a moment to find the right place, and then decorate it. She also had to finally stop postponing breaking the news to her parents, but she didn't really look forward to it. She knew, that after hearing the news they could even come to New York with a visit and make a huge scene, and it was the last thing she actually wanted.

What she however had no idea about, was that when Jack came home with Bobby, after meeting with him in the pizza restaurant nearby, they've found Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in front of the door.