(Coop's perspective from the end of Venom Part 2 to the end of Ambition in the Blood.)
PLACEHOLDER, PART TWO
When she asks to talk to Bailey, you aren't surprised. She would be wondering where he is, what's taking him this long to arrive to her side. He is her boss and friend, after all.
Then, after you've told her that he's fighting for dear life, you can hardly keep up with her as she rushes downstairs, afraid that she might lose her footing and fall down.
You watch her silently break down when she witnesses his prone body on the hospital bed, and you reach out to her. She accepts your gesture, but she doesn't seem to be comforted by it. You know that she's in shock.
When she gently tells you that you'll be spending the night alone, it doesn't faze you. Much. She's been through a terrible ordeal, and she needs time. You're more than happy to give it to her. You love her, after all.
Your love for her is buoyed by her call in the middle of the night. She needs your help. You'll be there for her, no matter what.
She seems better. She appears to be keeping it together. But you know she's falling apart. You tell her that she can lean on you. She assures you that she's fine. You let it go.
Then, Bailey is operated on again, and she's a mess. Out of your reach, again. You ask if she's ready to get back to work. She claims she is. Then, you venture out into what you know is really bothering her, and she shuts you down. That stings, even though you know that this isn't about you, and shouldn't be about you.
You realize that she's holding it all together for his sake. She wants to be strong for him. And, she'll fall apart when he's strong enough to handle it. She won't lean on you.
You wonder if there's always been three people in your relationship, or if it's a recent thing.
In the end, the answer doesn't really matter. The result is the same: you on the outside, looking in.