WriterFreak001:

As a celebration for having over 300 reviews, this chapter is my treat to you! ;)


Title | Deception

Fandom | Scorpion (CBS)

Description | It did not take a genius for Walter O'Brien to know there was a connection between him and Paige; with each day, the pull between them – whatever it might be – grew stronger, but when Drew came into the picture, it threw Walter in for a loop. Of all of the things he had ever foreseen, he never predicted Ralph's father's untimely arrival. More importantly, Drew seemed to be hiding something; can Walter and his team discreetly investigate Paige's ex without her finding out? What will Walter do with what he finds? Find out and see.

Rating| This fanfiction will be rated T for some violence as well as brain stuff and fluff.

POV | Third Person Omniscient

Disclaimer | While CBS owns Scorpion, I am the owner of this masterpiece.

Claimer | I am human; there are bound to be mistakes. If you feel like something should be changed, you have the power to send me a review/private message. I can't guarantee if I'll change it every time, but I do read all of my reviews and all of my private messages!


Deception

Written by WriterFreak001

Chapter 29

~ SCORPION ~

Walter's POV

"Now," Cabe said as Walter sped down the highway, "When we get there, don't do anything stupid or reckless. First of all, we don't know if she's even there; second, we don't have any idea what we're up against. For all we know, they could be waiting for us."

Walter ignored Cabe's statement and immediately asked, "Where's that pen pick prototype you used on that one case when the CIA were involved?"

"Why?" Cabe asked suspiciously as he raised his right eyebrow.

"No reason," Walter deadpanned and then added, "Like you said; we don't know what we're up against. Paige may be in there, and if she is, she's probably tied up and that gadget might come in handy." Walter made an abrupt right-hand turn.

Cabe held onto the handlebar and said, "In the glove department."

"Okay." Walter nodded and slowed the car down as he neared the warehouse; Happy was already parked and waiting beside the van with Toby. Walter turned off the car lights and slowly pulled to a stop.

"Backup is still on the way so don't do anything stupid in the meantime." Cabe ordered everyone in a low voice as he opened his door. "As I was telling Walter, we don't know what we're up against, and we DEFINITELY do not want to compromise ANYTHING. Are we clear?"

"Crystal." Happy nodded.

"Sounds good to me." Toby gave Cabe a thumb's up as Walter quietly opened the glove department, located the pen pick and slipped out of the vehicle.

As he sprinted towards the warehouse, he heard Cabe quietly yell for him to get his ass back into the car, but Walter ignored him. He wasn't going to waste any more time; for all he knew, backup wouldn't arrive for another fifteen minutes. Paige might not even have fifteen minutes. He approached the metal door and jiggled on the handle, but it wouldn't budge. He inserted the pen pick, methodically twisted the gadget until he heard a click and then proceeded to go inside. Cabe's voice within his com device kept ordering him to return before he got himself killed, but Walter refused to go back and wait for backup. He slowly walked into the warehouse and hid behind a column when he saw two men walk past him.

They sat down on a sofa and turned on a TV. Walter scanned the room and saw other members doing strange things to pass the time; he figured they were waiting for someone – perhaps their boss… or the loan shark. At least they were preoccupied. He noted the darkened corridor of stairs and saw puddles of what looked like fresh blood trailing up the steps. He looked back towards the gang members, quickly darted for the next pillar and froze.

"You see that?" one of the members asked; Walter dared not to make his presence known.

"I don't see nothin'." Another one replied.

"I coulda sworn…" the first member's voice died down. "Never mind…probably one of those damn cats."

Walter held his breath and peered over the corner of the column; the members were back to their activities. He took that chance to bolt for the stairs. He then checked back towards the gang members and they seemed not to have noticed him the second time. He quietly walked up the stairs, following the trail of blood. He made his way into the loft and was grateful that no one was up there; they probably didn't think Paige would be able to escape due to the extent of her injuries. Walter scanned the area and spotted her near the far corner of the loft. "She's here," he muttered into his com device. He swiftly approached her; she was very pale.

"Are you with her right now?" Toby asked into his ear.

"Yes," Walter muttered. "She's lost a lot of blood."

"Where is her wound?"

"Uhhh…middle part of her upper leg." Walter stammered. It was hard for his mind to function under extreme circumstances.

"Listen carefully, Walt. You're wearing a tie, right?" Toby inquired.

"Yes." Walter nodded.

"Good. Take it off and tie it as tight as you can around her femoral artery to stint the blood flow." Walter did as Toby said and tied it as tightly as he could before the shrink gave his next list of instructions. "Then, apply pressure to her wound to keep whatever blood that's passed through the artery canal from leaving her body."

Walter pressed his hands against her wound. "What now?"

"Backup just arrived," Cabe mumbled. "Where are the two of you located?"

"We're in the upper loft." Walter replied. "No one is up here; everyone's downstairs."

"Good." Cabe sighed. "Stay there; don't move an inch. SWAT, Homeland and FBI agents are moving in now; I'm going to have Toby follow in quietly and assist. I'll send a Homeland agent up with him in case there are unforeseen complications."

"Kay." Walter muttered. He continued applying pressure to Paige's wound and tried not to let his internal emotions cloud his judgment; he heard a commotion going on downstairs. Gunshots were fired. Men were yelling and screaming. When he heard loud stomps coming up towards the loft, he grew rigid but released the breath he had been holding when Toby and an agent filed into the loft.

Toby opened his briefcase as he hovered over the opposite side of Paige. Then he took out a tampon and ripped the packaging off of it. "Don't judge; I know what I'm doing" he quickly said before ordering Walter to remove his hands. Toby then wedged the tampon inside Paige's wound. Toby then checked her pulse; "Her heart's still beating, but it's faint. See if you can try to get her to wake up; we can't afford for her to fall asleep right now."

"Okay," Walter nodded. He wiped his hands against his pants and then cupped her face. He stroked her cheeks with his thumbs, hoping she would open her eyes. He muttered her name softly and leaned his forehead against hers. He continued to whisper her name and beg her to open her eyes or at least respond to him in some manner.

Paige's eyes fluttered open, and she muttered Walter's name. Her voice was quiet and weak. He held her gaze and barely noticed the units filing into the loft.

"It's over. We got 'em." Cabe suddenly said as he stood behind Walter and patted his back. "EMTs have just arrived. They're on their way up as we speak. Despite disobeying orders, you did good, kid."

Walter then remembered the pen pick; he removed one of his hands from Paige's face and handed it to Cabe. "Here. Do the honors."

"Be glad to." Cabe replied.

As he unlocked the shackles, Walter muttered sweet words – words he didn't want anybody but Paige to hear – to her and assured her she was safe again. The EMTs came into the loft with a gurney; Walter stepped aside for a split moment to allow the EMTs to lift Paige off of the ground and place her onto the gurney. They hurried out of the loft, and Walter was right behind them.

~ SCORPION ~

It had been a long night for the Scorpion team. After multiple blood transfusions and extensive surgery, Paige was immediately transferred to the ICU. The doctors found the bullet lodged into her leg and removed it; luckily, the bullet only fractured her bone. The wound had been exposed for a long time so she had to be monitored in case she contracted an infection. They injected her with an antibiotic and painkillers to help with the healing process.

Cabe also had his collarbone X-rayed as the team waited for news on Paige. Toby had been right about Cabe's injury, but unfortunately, safe for rest and painkillers, there wasn't much the doctors could do.

Walter was pacing the floor; Toby leaned against the wall; Happy was sitting in a chair, squeezing a stress ball as she held her favorite wrench in her other hand; Sylvester was seated in the chair next to Happy, biting his nails, while Ralph impatiently sat next to Sylvester. Shortly after Cabe returned, the doctor came into the waiting room. Walter stopped pacing and inquired about Paige's condition.

"She's stable, for now." the doctor replied as she tucked her clipboard underneath her arm. "She had lost a lot of blood and endured extensive injuries which required immediate surgery. Due to her blood loss, she will be receiving blood transfusions frequently and will be monitored for the possibility of infection."

"Will she recover?" Sylvester stammered as he stood up and walked up to Walter and Cabe.

"In time, yes." The doctor smiled. "She's awake now; visiting hours are over so only family can stay the night. She needs her rest so if you all want to see her, only two at a time, please. She's in room 315B."

As the doctor walked away, Toby stretched his arms and said, "Well, I think it's a given on who's staying the night here. So why don't we stragglers make it quick so Paige can have her beauty sleep." Walter walked over to Ralph and enclosed the boy's hand inside his as Toby continued talking. "Sly and Cabe can go in first, then Happy and me, and then after that, Walter and Ralph can stay with her.

"Sounds like a plan." Cabe nodded. "Oh, and let's not try to make this hospital business a frequent thing; at this rate, all of your hospital bills will destroy Homeland's income."

"Agreed." All of them said and then headed for Paige's hospital room. After Cabe, Sylvester, Happy and Toby visited Paige, they bid goodnight and made their way out of the hospital so Walter and Ralph could spend the rest of the night with Paige.

Ralph immediately raced into the room and took the first seat next to his mother's bed. Walter, however, walked slowly towards the chair on the opposite side. He felt as though he was experiencing déjà vu. Cabe was right; they needed to find a way to keep everyone out of the hospital.

Paige smiled at him as she ruffled her son's hair. Ralph laid his head against Paige's hip, and she rubbed his back to console him. Walter placed his palm on top of her hand and squeezed it. "Hey," she muttered after he leaned over and kissed her.

"It's over," he quietly replied. "You don't have to worry about the mafia ever again. Drew's been incarcerated numerous felonies, the loan shark and all of the members of the LA syndicate have been put in custody. They're all going away for a long time."

"That's good." Paige smiled as her fingers lost themselves within Walter's curly hair. "I'm glad."

"Your doctor says you need your rest," Walter stated as he brought her fingers to his lips and kissed them. He noticed that Ralph had already fallen asleep. "I may not be a doctor, but I know the body heals faster with adequate rest."

"Did she? I'm not really tired." Paige yawned.

Walter chuckled. "I think your body disagrees."

She yawned again. "Maybe you're right," she muttered as he leaned in to give her another kiss.

"As my mother used to say," Walter mumbled close to her ear, "Sweet dreams."

"G'night." Paige whispered as she closed her eyes. Walter placed one last kiss against her forehead and then eventually fell asleep himself.

~ SCORPION ~


WriterFreak001:

Sorry if this chapter seemed rushed. I was caught in the zone, and before I knew it, the chapter was ending.

I did as much research as I could on medical procedures; I couldn't find much out there in regards to what I was looking for so if it looks wrong at all, let me know. :) Even though the Drew saga is basically over in this fic, there's still a lot more I can do so I'm going to continue it. :D

What do you think? Should I end it soon? Continue?