"Hetty, what's going on?" Lori said fully awake now as she answered the phone.

"Hello Mrs. Callen, I'm sorry to call you at this hour but something has come up. I'm sorry to tell you but something went wrong during the undercover operation Mr. Callen and Mr. Hanna were on. Mr. Callen and Mr. Hanna are in the hospital right now with gunshot wounds."

Lori's heart sank to the floor. "How bad is it?"

"I don't know yet. Ms. Blye just called me to inform me, I'm heading over to the hospital now."

"Okay thank you Hetty. I'll be there too soon."

Lori hung up the phone and called her sister. She needed someone to watch the kids.

"Lori, do you know what time it is?" Sylvie spoke half asleep as she answered the phone.

"Yes I know and I'm sorry to call you at this hour but I need someone to come watch the kids."

"Is everything okay?"

"It's G, he's been shot. I need to go to the hospital."

"Oh okay. I'll be right there."

"Thank you."

Lori got dressed and put Julie back in her own bed. She went downstairs and waited for Sylvie to arrive.

"He sis, thanks for coming," Lori spoke as Sylvie walked in.

"How bad is it?"

"I don't know yet."

"Don't worry sis, I'm sure he'll be fine. There's no way he would leave you and the kids."

"I hope so. Thanks for coming over here. The kids are all asleep, you can get some more sleep in the guest room if you want. I've already but the baby monitor there."

"Okay, don't worry, I've got the kids, you go see G."

"Thanks sis."

Lori got in her car and drove to the hospital and she went up to the surgical floor. She saw Kensi, Deeks and Hetty sitting in the waiting room.

"What's going on guys? What happened?" Lori asked.

….

"We've got movement," Deeks spoke just past 2am. The group, including Callen and Sam came out of the building and they got in different cars. Kensi and Deeks followed the cars at a safe distance. They were going to the hotel they were planning on blowing up tomorrow. They parked the car around the back entrance. Kensi noticed they were all wearing hotel staff clothes. Kensi and Deeks went to hotel security and told them to keep an eye on the group but to not engage. Kensi and Deeks watched on the cameras to see what they were doing. A little later the cameras went down. Kensi and Deeks quickly went up to the floor they were last seen. When they got into the room they saw Callen and Sam lying on the floor, shot.

….

"Where's the group now?" Lori asked.

"We don't know. Eric and Nell are tracking them."

"They must have realized that Callen and Sam weren't who they said they were."

"We never picked up anything suggesting that over the coms," Deeks told her.

"Maybe that was deliberate so you wouldn't come crashing in. How is G doing?"

"I don't know. They won't give us any answers."

Lori stepped up to the desk. "Excuse me nurse, I would like to know how the Caucasian agent is doing that was just brought in here."

"I'm sorry miss. Just like I told the others, I can't give that information to non-family members just yet. You'll just have to wait until the doctor is out."

"I am his wife! I want to know how my husband is doing right now!"

"Do you have proof that he is your husband?"

"Listen lady, it's 3am! I just got called out of my bed cus my husband was shot! I had to call my sister to come watch my kids, our four kids, two of which are newborn twins! I demand to know how my husband is doing right now! Don't make me arrest you, I'm a federal agent as well!" Lori yelled at her.

The nurse was visibly shocked. "Okay, I will go see if someone can come update you."

"Thank you."

Lori went back to the others as the nurse went to see if she could get an update. A little later a doctor stepped up to her.

"Mrs. Carter?" The young doctor asked, Lori figured he was still an intern.

"Yes, how is my husband?"

"He was shot several times. The doctor is working on repairing the bleeders."

"How bad is it?"

"Don't worry ma'am, your husband is in good hands."

"How bad is it?"

"It's touch and go at the moment but don't worry, your husband is in good hands. The doctor will come update you once your husband is out of surgery."

"Okay thank you."

The doctor went back to the OR. A little later Michelle stepped in. Sam was still in surgery too. Everyone sat in the waiting room, waiting to hear an update on Callen and Sam.

It had been two hours already since the young doctor had updated Lori. Lori was going out of her mind, she needed to know what was going on. She needed to know that Callen was okay.

"It's gonna be okay Lori," Kensi tried to console her. "I know they are still busy in there but that's at least a bit of a good sign, they are still saving him, it's not over yet."

"I know, I just wish he would be out of surgery already."

"I know. But Callen is not strong. He's not gonna leave you and the kids."

"I hope you're right."

A little later a doctor stepped up to them. "Mrs. Hanna," the doctor address Michelle.

"Yes, how's my husband?"

"He was shot several times but we managed to repair the bleeders, with some rest he should be just fine."

"Okay thank you. Can I see him?"

"Yes of course, right this way."

"Hang in there Lori, I'm sure G will be just fine."

"Thank you. You go see Sam."

Michelle left the waiting room and went to see Sam. Kensi and Deeks stayed with Lori. It was another hour later when Lori saw the young doctor approaching with an older doctor. Lori stood up.

"How is he doing doctor?"

"Your husband had several bleeders. One of the bullets had hit the edge of his kidney. We had to repair the bleeder. Fortunately we were able to safe his kidney. One of the other bullets had hit his vertebrae, the other bullets didn't hit any vital organs. We stitched the bleeders up. The complete damage to his vertebrae we can't determine just quite yet. We'll take him for a scan later today and we'll go from there," the older doctor explained.

Lori let out a sigh. "His vertebrae? Does that mean he could be paralyzed?"

"It's too soon to say."

"Doctor, just be honest with me. Is there a change that he could be paralyzed?"

"Yes there's a change that could happen but according to the tests we did so far it's unlikely, but yes it's a possibility."

Lori couldn't believe it. He couldn't be paralyzed, he just couldn't! "Can I see him?"

"Yes of course, right this way."

"You go see him Lori. We'll update Nell and Eric and we'll see if we can find this group," Kensi told her.

Lori followed the doctor to Callen's room. He was in the ICU for now. Lori saw that a LAPD officer was guarding his room. Lori stepped into the room and saw Callen lying on the bed. He had a tube down his throat and he was hooked up to several machines.

"We put a tube down his throat because we had to fully sedate him in order to operate and we're keeping him sedated for now."

"Okay thank you doctor."

"I'll be back later to check on him," the doctor spoke and she left the room.

Lori gave Callen a soft kiss on his head and sat down on the chair next to the bed and grabbed Callen's hand.

"Please be okay G. I need you, our four kids need you. Please, I can't lose you. I love you G."

Lori looked at the clock. It was just before 7am. The kids would be up soon and they would be wondering where Lori was. She couldn't have her phone on in the ICU, she would just wait for at least an hour before calling Sylvie. Lori couldn't do much now besides wait for Callen to wake up. She couldn't believe that he was here lying in the hospital, having been shot. This is what she feared for every time Callen went out into the field, especially undercover. But she knew Callen worried about her too when she was in the field.

A little later Hetty stepped into the room.

"How is he doing Mrs. Callen?" Hetty asked.

"He's doing okay considering. It's just a matter of waiting to see how bad the damage to his vertebrae is. But the doctor was optimistic."

"That's good."

"Have Eric and Nell found the group yet?"

"No not yet. I've send agents to your house and to Mr. Hanna's house to keep an eye on your families in case they come there."

"Thank you Hetty. How's Sam doing?"

"He should be just fine. I know you were supposed to start back at work next week but with the recent events you can take some more time off if you need it."

"Thank you Hetty. I will see how G's doing at the end of the week."

"That's fine Mrs. Callen. You stay here with Mr. Callen, I'll update you when Eric and Nell have found them."

"That's fine Hetty."

Hetty left the room and went to the office. Kensi and Deeks were already at the office and so were Nell and Eric. Lori wondered what had happened. Had the group shot Sam and Callen? Had their identities been compromised? She would just have to ask Callen or Sam that when they would wake up.

Just past 8.30am Lori stepped out of the room and went to the area where she could use her phone. She turned it on and saw she had a missed call from Sylvie.

"Hey Lori," Sylvie answered the phone.

"Hey Syl, I saw you had called me."

"Yeah, the girls were wondering where you were. How's G doing?"

"He's doing okay considering."

"That's good."

"Can I call you on Skype? That way the girls can see me and I can explain it to them."

"Yeah sure."

"Use my iPad, it should be lying around somewhere."

"Okay, yeah I've got it."

"Okay I'll call you right back."

Lori hung up the phone and Skype called her sister. Sylvie accepted the call and Lori's face popped up on the screen. Myra and Julie were sitting in front of the table on the ground.

"Mommy," Julie spoke when Lori's face popped up on the screen. "Mommy no at home."

"I know sweetie. Mommy had to go see daddy."

"Wewe daddy?" Myra asked.

"Daddy is a little bit sick. Daddy is in the hospital."

"Daddy be okay?" Julie asked with a sad face.

"Daddy will be just fine sweetie, but daddy has to stay in the hospital for a little while."

"Daddy no home?" Myra asked.

"Not yet sweetie. Not until daddy is better. Daddy is really sick right now so he's in a special part of the hospital and you can't visit him there but once daddy is better you can come see daddy in the hospital okay."

"Okay mommy."

"Now be good girls to your Aunt Sylvie and to Emily, mommy will be home later."

"Yes mommy," Myra and Julie replied.

"Okay good."

Lori gave the girls a hand kiss and Myra and Julie returned it before they went back to play with Ella.

"Emily should be there around 9am," Lori told Sylvie.

"Okay sis, don't worry. We've got it covered here. You just stay with G and make sure he's okay."

"Thanks Syl."

"No problem."

"I should be home later, I think. G's in the ICU so I don't know how long I can stay here."

"Alright but you don't have to worry about that kids. Emily and I have got them."

"Thanks. Don't forget to walk Ella."

"I won't."

"Thanks."

Lori hung up the phone and shut it off again before walking back into the ICU. Around noon the doctor came in to check on Callen. There was still no change with Callen's condition.

"I'm sorry ma'am, but I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. It's not allowed to have visitors here this long in the ICU. If you leave your number with the desk nurse I will have someone contact you if there's any chance in your husband's condition. There is another visiting hour from 2.30pm till 3pm and another one from 7pm till 7.30pm. I'm sorry ma'am but these are the hospital rules."

"I understand. Just keep my husband alive and call me immediately when there's a change."

"I will do that ma'am. You just go home and get some rest."

"Okay." Lori walked up to Callen and gave him a little kiss on his head. "Be okay G. I'll be back later. I love you."

Before leaving Lori went to visit Sam. Sam wasn't in the ICU and he was already awake.

"Hey Sam," Lori spoke as she walked into the room. Michelle was still there.

"Hey Lori, how's G doing?"

"He's doing okay considering. He's still out cold and he has a tube down his throat cus the doctor had to sedate him complete to perform the surgery. One of the bullets hit the edge of the kidney. They were able to repair it and safe the kidney. But one of the other bullets had hit is vertebrae. They can't determine the damage just yet. The doctor said it's unlikely but there is a small chance that he might be paralyzed."

"Oh my," Michelle said and she stood up to give Lori a hug. "I'm sorry to hear that but don't worry about G. He's strong, he'll pull through."

"I hope so."

"He's been through worse. He'll be alright. And they can do a lot with medicine these days. If there should be something wrong they maybe can fix it."

"Yeah, it's just a waiting game right now."

"I'm sure he'll be alright," Sam spoke. "G's been through worse. He'll be alright."

"If you need anything don't hesitate to ask," Michelle told her.

"Thanks but I've Emily helping me at home with the twins and my sister is there now too."

"Okay, the offer still stands."

"Thanks. I'll let you get back to it. I just came to see how you were doing. I'll see you later."

"Please keep us updated to G's condition," Sam spoke.

"I will Sam, you rest up."

Lori left the hospital and went home.

"Mommy!" Myra and Julie called and came running up to her.

"Hey sweeties," Lori replied and gave both girls and a hug and a kiss.

"No daddy?" Myra asked.

"No daddy is still at the hospital. He is still sick."

"When daddy besse?" Julie asked.

"I don't know yet sweetie. But daddy will be fine okay."

"Okay. Can we see daddy?"

"No, not yet sweetie. Daddy is still in the special part of the hospital. When he's out there I will let you know and you can go see him okay."

"Okay," both girls replied.

The girls went back to playing. Sylvie was in the living room with them.

"Where's Emily?" Lori asked.

"She's putting the boys to bed."

"Ah okay, I'll go see if she needs a hand."

Lori walked upstairs and went to the boys' bedroom.

"Hey," Lori softly spoke in case the boys were already asleep.

"Hey Lori," Emily replied. She was at the changing table dressing Finn for bed. Charlie was already in his crib sleeping.

"Hey little guy," Lori softly spoke to Finn and gave him a little kiss. Finn smiled up to Lori once he heard her voice.

"Do you want to put him in bed?" Emily asked.

"Yeah." Lori picked Finn up from the table. "Hey buddy, yeah mommy is home again but now you have to go to sleep okay."

Lori gave him his pacifier and rocked him in her arms a bit before putting him down. Lori walked over to Charlie and gave him a soft kiss on his head before she and Emily left the room and went back downstairs.

"How's G doing?" Sylvie asked once Lori sat down on the couch.

"He's doing okay considering. He got shot. One of the bullets hit his kidney but they were able to repair and safe the kidney. But one of the other bullets had hit his vertebrae. They don't know what the damage to the vertebrae is exactly. They would take him for a scan later today. The doctor said it was unlikely but there could be a chance of paralysis."

"Oh no," Sylvie said shocked.

"He's still out cold for now with a tube down his throat. They would keep his sedated for now until they would know more about the extent of his vertebrae injury."

"I'm sorry Lori. But G is tough, if anyone can make it through this G can."

"Yeah, he'll be alright Lori," Emily added.

"I really hope so."

Lori just enjoyed the company of her family. Just after 2pm she went back to the hospital to see Callen again. His condition hadn't change and they hadn't taken him for a scan yet. They would do that around 5pm. Lori stayed there for a half an hour before going home. When she got home the boys were out of their cribs and they lay happily on their play mats in the living room. Lori took Myra and Julie to walk Ella. It was good for Lori to just be outside and enjoy the fresh air. After dinner Lori and Sylvie went to put the boys to bed as Emily went to walk Ella with Myra and Julie .

"Thank you for staying here today sis."

"It's no problem Lori. You need to take care of G now too. But don't worry, I'm sure he'll be alright."

"I hope so."

Once the boys were in bed Lori and Sylvie went back downstairs. Sylvie went home and Lori got ready to go to the hospital again.

"Okay, Myra and Julie, can mommy get a goodnight kiss?" Myra and Julie came to give Lori a kiss. "Be good girls to Emily and mommy will be back in a short while."

"Yes mommy," Myra and Julie replied.

Lori left and went to hospital. Just as she sat down in Callen's room the doctor walked in.

"We've got your husband's scan results here."