Warning! To all who are squeemish, there is a bit of blood mentioned in this chapter. I'll do a quick summary at the end sans blood.

Juliet had screamed when she saw Shawn get shot, but he was alive. Her relief only lasted a moment though, for a second later he tripped on Victor Scorcese's unconscious body. She wasn't sure if the mobster was alive or not, he was already on the floor when she arrived. Joey had assured her that Kate was alive, but she didn't see her anywhere and now Shawn was lying over Victor with a gash on the side of his head where he hit the table.

"Shawn! Shawn, get up!" She yelled, she needed her gun, needed some way to drop Joey. And she needed Shawn to be alive. She couldn't lose him. "Shawn!"

"Shut up Princess, he's alive…for now at least." Joey had his father's cruel voice, but it was younger, less graveled by years of smoking and drugs.

"Back-up is on the way Joey, you might as well just surrender now." It wasn't and she kicked herself for not having Carlton follow, but she needed Scorcese to drop his guard so she could get her gun.

"No one's coming Princess, don't you know that lying is wrong?" His gun was still trained on her and she was racking her brain for options. Suddenly she saw Kate, wearing the navy button up top that Shawn had bought her and the khaki shorts that had been just a little too big on her. She was crawling, careful to not make any noise. She was their one chance of getting out of this, but if Joey noticed Kate, it was all over.

"Really?" Juliet said, trying her hardest to keep Joey's attention focused on her. "So you never lie?" She risked a glance at Kate, who was checking on Shawn. She saw Kate's thumbs up and focused back on Joey—Shawn had a pulse.

"Oh, I lie. I lie all the time, but I'm not a cop like you." He was staring at her, and as much as it's what she wanted—needed—to give Kate a chance, his gaze made her incredibly uncomfortable.

She chanced another look at Kate, who was standing now. Nearly in position now, just a second longer… "So what do you lie about—" She hadn't even finished the sentence when Kate jumped on him. Joey fired and Juliet lunged for her gun, taking a shot from the ground. She must have missed, though, because Joey just shook Kate off, shot at the glass, and ran out.

Then she felt it. The warm sticky sensation down her arm and chest quickly followed by an intense burn in her shoulder. It was like nothing she'd ever felt…she'd been shot.

She pushed away the pain, "Kate, are you okay?" She said, trying to focus on the room.

"O'Hara, you're shot!" She heard Carlton's voice behind her. He must have followed her when she stormed out of the station with Shawn.

"Carlton, Joey Scorcese just fled—go find him!" Her partner looked horrified by the scene and didn't move. "Lassiter GO!" She shouted and he turned and ran. "Kate." She said again, softer now. The room was starting to go dim, but suddenly Kate's face filled her vision. She was crying, though she probably wasn't even aware of it.

"Jules…no, no, no. Jules stay with me!" Kate said and Juliet felt her push against her shoulder. White-hot pain flashed and Juliet couldn't help but scream. "I know Jules, I'm sorry. I've got to stop the bleeding. Stay with me." Kate pulled on her navy shirt, popping off all the buttons. Shawn had given her that shirt…

"Shawn." She moaned.

"He's okay Jules, he's unconscious but okay. I tried to put a tourniquet on his leg and he's not bleeding as bad now." The room was going darker again. But Kate gently slapped her face. "Juliet, look at me, focus on me okay, you can't go to sleep."

She tried, she opened her eyes and focused on Kate. She was wearing a white tank top now, must have had it on under the navy top. But there was a stain on it, a dark red stain growing outward from a point on her stomach. "Kate, you've been shot!" Her shot must have gone wide, she must have hit Kate instead of Scorcese. She tried to reach for the bullet wound, apply some pressure on it, but her shoulder screamed in protest.

"It's okay Jules. Tis only a flesh wound." Kate laughed slightly at her own Monty Python reference, then looked seriously into Juliet's eyes. "It's not important. You're important. You have people who love you. Shawn loves you. You can't die, you have to stay with me."

Juliet felt the tears hit her own face. She tried to stay awake, to focus on Kate, but the darkness overcame her.

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So Church was about generosity, and I figured I might as well post this next part, but it's another cliff-hanger! I'll post the next part tomorrow evening after all my classes and work! I'll also address comments after Kate's part.

Ok, so the quick summary: Shawn is shot in the leg and banged his head on a table. He's unconscious but alive. Juliet got shot in the shoulder by Joey Scorcese, who got away but Lassiter is chasing him. Juliet tried to shoot Joey, but the shot went wide and she hit Kate in the gut, now Juliet is unconscious and Kate's trying to save her. If you think you can handle it, you should definitely read the chapter...it's not that bad...

Anyway, read and review! If I don't get any reviews I might not post tomorrow ;). Y'all are wonderful as always.