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Steve paced up and down the corridor, anxiously waiting for news on Jesse's condition; it had been half an hour since they had arrived at the hospital, Jesse lying unconscious on a stretcher. Chris was on the phone, for the last ten minutes he had been trying to get through to Jesse's mother, but she was working and was refusing to come to the phone. Steve shook his head disbelievingly, the woman was so caught up in herself and her work that she didn't even have time for her own son, then he frowned, imagining what Jesse's childhood must have been like. The intern had grown up with a Dad who was never there, a Mum who cared about her work more than her own son, and a step father who had abused him.
The door to the hospital room opened and Steve's head snapped up, a questioning look on his face. His father ran a hand over his face, sighed and then gestured for Steve to sit down. Chris took the chair next to him, an equally worried look on his face. They both looked at Mark expectantly.
"Physically he'll be okay. He's been pretty badly beaten, and he's got a mild concussion, luckily Bryan didn't get a chance to use that knife on him, if he had of who knows how bad his injuries could have been. But he's very shaken, and he won't let the nurses touch him, we're going to have to do the things that the nurses would usually do."
"Of course we will." Steve nodded approvingly at Chris' statement. He was glad that Jesse's brother was there, not only would he be able to help Jesse through his recovery, Steve had a feeling that Chris would also be an extra support for him.
"Dad, can we see him now?" Steve looked at Mark hopefully, he needed to see for himself that Jesse was alright, and he wanted to be there for Jesse, he had a promise to keep.
"Yes, but one at a time, I don't want him to get excited." Steve looked at Chris, who nodded knowingly at him and gestured for him to go first, a small smile playing on his lips.
Steve stood frozen in the doorway to Jesse's room, the intern was staring into space and hadn't realised that there was someone in the room. He had two black eyes, and there was a bite mark on his shoulder. Tears began to fall from his eyes and Steve shook himself, and then ran to be by Jesse's side.
Jesse shifted slightly on the bed to make room for Steve and the detective climbed in next to him, he pulled the younger man close and kissed the top of his head. Then, as Jesse buried his head in his shoulder he began to murmur comforting words, telling Jesse that he was safe, and that Bryan would never hurt him again.
It was only when Jesse finally let sleep to claim him that Steve finally allowed his own tears to fall.