~Chapter 12~
~Spike's Pov~
Its been 2 weeks since Juliet got sick and kidnapped. That guy was going away for life with no parole. Everyday after shift the team and I got to her hospital room to check up on her. I visited the most. Oh and by the way we had a temp working Juliet's job. He isn't as good as her but he does the job. Right now I got there early. I smiled as I made it to her room. A nurse just stepped out.
Me: Hey how is Juliet doing?
Nurse: She is responding well to the treatments. Just to make sure if this is right has she always been blind?
Me: Yeah. She was born without sight.
Nurse: Alright. Just making sure her blindness wasn't a side effect.
Me: Alright. Is she up the visitors?
Nurse: She just went to sleep but sure.
I went inside and saw she was looking much better. All the color was back on her skin and she didn't have as much stuff plugged into her. I sat in a chair and took her hand.
Me: Hey beautiful.
Juliet then smiled.
Juliet: Hey handsome.
Me: How are you feeling?
Juliet: Better. Thanks to you.
I smiled.
Juliet: How is the team?
Me: They all miss you.
Juliet: You know something?
Me: What?
Juliet: You remember my cousin Cindy?
Me: The lawyer?
Juliet: Yeah. We were looking over the SRU handbook and transcripts for the call that I got sick in case Toth says something, guess what?
Me: What?
Juliet: Turns out us dating isn't breaking any rules.
Me: How so?
Juliet: Well technically I'm not on Team 1. I rotate between three teams insted of one. I'm technically an honarary member. Not an offical one. You guys just treat me like an offical member.
Me: So we don't have to hide it?
Juliet: Nope. And we haven't let our relationship get in the way of the job. We never broken the Priority of Life Code.
Me: Great.
I felt perfect. We can keep both of our jobs and stay together. Speaking of which...
Me: Hey Juliet?
Juliet: Yeah?
Me: We have been going out for a while and I was, wondering if you would like...for us to...move in together.
I must have caught her by surprise because she sat up.
Juliet: What?
Me: I mean that we love each other enough to live together.
Juliet thought for a moment and smiled.
Juliet: I like that a lot. Do you want to stay in your old house or mine?
Me: Yours because its bigger and you're use to everything there.
Then I checked my watch.
Me: Well its time for me to head to work.
Juliet: Oh Spike before you go get Cindy's number from my phone.
So I did. Something tells me I was going to need it.
Me: Bye beautiful.
I then kissed her goodbye.
Juliet: Bye.
So then I left.
~Greg's Pov~
I just came into SRU when I got a phone call from Dr. Toth. I found it kind of weird but I ignored it for the moment. But then he told me to check out last month's transcript. Now I know, that he suspects something. So I told Ben, the responder we have for the day to pull it up to the conference room. I went there and checked it out. Everything seemed normal until I got to the ending. Sam and Jules showed hints of them having a relationship.
Me: Idiots.
That's when Eddie came in.
Ed: What is it?
Me: They forgot to turn off their mics.
Ed then looked at the screen.
Ed: Jules and Sam. I thought they were done.
Me: That's what I thought too at first.
Ed: How long have you known?
Me: Two months.
Ed: What happened to no more secrets?
Me: It would be easier if this was all on me so no one else had to suffer.
Ed: Greg.
Me: I know. I made a bad call.
Then we heard the alarm and Ben on the innercom.
Ben: Team 1 hot call. Gear up.
So then Eddie left with the team and I had to sit back on this call. Then Toth came in the room.
Toth: Sergent. I see you took my advice and looked up the problems.
Me: Wait problems? I thought there was only one.
Toth: Obviously not. I've seen the transcripts from last week. Not only Braddock and Callaghan continued on with their relationship but Scarlatti and blind Callaghan. I thought we agreed that if they were not to have relationships they can stay on Team 1. Apparently they wasted it. Looks like both Callaghans are both rule breakers. And Blind Callaghan is just like everyone else. Flad. Not perfect.
That made me snap right there.
Me: Hey! Don't you dare insult one of my closest friends and teamates. She may not be an offical Team 1 member but to us she is. Juliet has done nothing wrong. She didn't even want the relationship. But all of us pushed it.
Toth: But they made their choice.
Me: Because we didn't give them one.
Toth: Why play matchmaker if that was the case?
Me: Because she is never really happy after hours.
Toth: But that is none of your concern.
Me: Neither is yours.
Toth: But its part of the job which makes it my business.
Me: As do mine. Juliet is always loyal to every team and everyone she has ever worked with. you can't really taker her out of Team 1 because she doesn't just belong to Team 1. She also belongs to Teams 2 and 3.
Then Ben came in and told us the situation. So I ignored Toth and jumped into the investigation. Antherax was being exposed and Jules and three other people's lives were in jepordy. There was an explosion and exveryone inhaled it and Jules got hurt. She even passed out. Eventually we came to the conclusion that there was a cover up on a bad vaccine and one of the employees wanted to prove it. But everyone made it out in time. After the situation was settled I left the room for privacy to call Spike.
Spike: Yeah Boss.
Me: Hey Spike it doesn't look good here. I got your text saying that you don't have to hide your relationship anymore. Why is that?
Spike: Juliet's cousin is a lawyer. They went over the SRU HandBook over a course of a week in case Toth tries to say anything. Since Juliet isn't really on a team offically they can't switch her or fire her. We can stay together since we never broke the rules.
I was so relived to hear that.
Me: Spike I need you to bring the lawyer down here so they can talk to Toth.
Spike: I'm on it boss.
So then we hung up and I went back to Toth.
Me: So what was the third problem.
Toth: Besides on how you handled Braddock and Callaghan, Scarlatti and Blind Callaghan? Lack of judgement of your own judgement.
Then after a while Eddie came in.
Ed: That was the job. Priority of Life was observed.
Toth: Today yes but we don't know about tomorrow.
He stood up.
Toth: Look. I like this team. I really like it and your Sergent but he doesn't know how to trust himself. I will say this thou. I will make a personal appeal to the cheif that Callaghan and Braddock will stay on Team 1.
Spike: What about me and Juliet?
Toth: Oh yes. Blind girl will have to go.
Spike: Hey! Don't call her that.
Toth: Its true. Someone with her disability shouldn't be able to do anything. Much less be part of SRU.
Ed: Hey. She is not useless.
Toth: She doesn't have the trainning.
Sam: Yes. She do. She is a combat specialist and master. She beated all of Team 2 and 3 during the field tests. She can handle a gun just fine. She may not be a marksmen but she is good enough.
Raf: And her profiling skills are accuret.
Toth: Everyone thinks she never does anything wrong and she is a sweetheart but reality is she's not. You've seen it last week.
Me: The way I remember it is that Juliet dated the guy sure but she told on him to the cops so she can keep a promise to a little boy's parents. Not for the money, but for the goodness of her heart. Face it Toth. You want her gone.
Toth: No but rules are rules.
?: Gentlemen please.
I then saw a woman with short brown hair and blue eyes wearing a buisness woman's suit. Reminds me of the Callaghan twins.
Toth: And who are you?
?: Cindy Callaghan. Attorney of law. As by half my cousin my clients are not to be spoken on a negative level. You see I've read the transcripts, and read the handbook and spoken to Juliet. I represent them to tell you they have not broken any of the rules.
Toth: How is possible?
Cindy: You see since Juliet is technically not on Team 1 or a team member period they didn't break the rules of dating a fellow team member. Also they didn't violate the priority of life code according to all of the transcripts.
Toth: How did you get access.
Cindy: I work in the same building as the cheif. I've spoke with him myself before I left. He agreed with me and gave me this.
She handed him a piece of paper.
Cindy: That paper states that my clients are cleared to do whatever they please after hours and lets them stay.
Toth: This can not be right.
Cindy: Oh it is.
Ed: Its over Toth. You're being hard on Juliet because you can't brake her and find any dirt on her like the rest of us. She is not a robot. She is human. So don't disrepect her again.
Toth: I won't have this. In the meantime Team 1 is no longer on probation but Sergent I'll give you a week to decided on your suspention.
So then he left.
Spike: Come on guys.
So then we left to go visit Juliet.
~Julietta's Pov~
I was in my hospital bed having some of Sophie's homemade soup. She came by with the kids earlier because Clark was worried about me. I thought it was sweet. He is such a good kid. Him and Dean. I forgot to tell you he came by too. He asked Clark and Sophie could he come too. Isabella was a happy infant. I wasn't contagous so I was able to hold her for a while. When it was about 8 they left to go home. Before they left Sophie game me some soup to eat. It was delicous. I was half way finished when I heard someone coming.
Spike: Knock knock.
I smiled at the sound of his voice.
Me: Spike.
He came in the room and I felt him hug me.
Spike: Mmm. That soup smells good. Did the cafeteria hook you up?
Me: Nope. Sophie did. Come on in guys.
I heard the rest of Team 1 come in.
Ed: Sophie was here?
Me: Yeah. She brought the kids over. Clark was worried about me and asked her to make me some soup. I thought it was sweet.
Greg: Anyone else visit?
Me: Your son did.
Greg: Dean was here?
Me: Yeah. He asked to tag along.
Greg: You know he thinks of you as a second mother to him right?
Me: Yeah but I don't mind.
Raf: Anyone else?
Me: Wordy and his kids.
Oops I forgot to mention that too huh.
Sam: Him too? Man I miss that guy.
Greg: Me too.
Me: Where's Jules?
Then it got silent.
Me: What? What happened? Where is my sister?
Ed: We had a job at a hazard area. A fridge full of antherax blew and Jules was trapped in a room full of it with a shardenal in her arm. It hit an artery.
Me: What?
Sam: Don't worry. She's fine. She got out and treated in time. Right now she is home fast asleep. I'm going back there now.
Me: Ok. Go to her Sam. Tell her I love her and wish her well.
Sam: She wishes you the same. Feel better alright?
Me: Ok.
So then I felt him give me a hug and hear him leave.
Spike: Guess what? I got Cindy to go all lawyer on Toth and he was furious. He has no choice but to back off on us. You should have heard him. I really wish you can se so you can see the security tapes to see his face.
Me: Too bad.
Spike: So its ok for us to date.
I felt so happy.
Greg: We'll leave you two alone.
Ed: Bye Juliet.
Raf: Bye Julie.
I smiled and waved to them good bye. I finished my soup and gave it to Spike so he can put it on a table. I felt him sit on my bed and put his arms around me. I smiled and felt that he was out of uniform. I layed next to him.
Me: Its ok. the doctors say I'm not contagious and my fever finally broke. I'm better. They just want to keep me one more night. After that I can go home in the afternoon. I'll be back to work by next week or so.
Spike: That's great.
Me: You know what I miss the most?
Spike: What's that?
Me: Well I do miss your touch.
I felt him touch my cheek.
Me: Not like that. As in something more.
Spike: I know what you're talking about. Are you sure that's ok?
Me: Its fine. I just miss it.
I heard him chuckle. Then I felt his lips on mine.
