Fletch grunted and swayed back and forth. He gripped the wall for support. His hand slipped and he fell to his knees. " Fletcher! Fletcher?" Tyne knelt by him. Blood seeped through his fingers. " shit." He rasped weakly. Tyne caught him. " hold..hold on I'm going to get you help." Fletch had hold of her arm. " Tyne It's too late for me." He grunted barely able to stand. Tyne shook her head. " don't talk like that! I need you…the kids…Tyler…they need you." She hugs him. " don't you dare die on me!" Fletch's eyes close and he goes limp. Tyne lifts him up running with him out of the bureau.

Zack sees Tyne approaching with Fletch in a critical state. He takes Fletch from her loading him on the bed of his truck. Tyne goes over to Taya who was resting peacefully. Calley began tending to Fletch's wounds. " I can temporarily close them but the hospital will have to do the rest." Tyne nodded. " please you have to keep him alive." Calley nods hugging her friend before returning back to Fletch's wounds. Tyne sat down next to Taya. Taya sensed her mother was right there. Taya weakly reached for her mother's hand. " mom." She rasps. Tyne turns. " baby girl." She embraces her. " mommy it will be okay. I promise." Taya grins weakly through the pain. Tyne smiles through her tears." God I'm so sorry Taya." Taya hugs her mother weakly. " don't die on me please kiddo." She begs. Taya nuzzles her mother warmly. Her eyes slowly closing. " I love you mother." Taya relaxes in her arms. " taya! Taya?!" Tyne begins to sob. She held her baby in her lap all the way to the hospital.

The EMTs opened the back of the truck taking both Fletch and Taya. Tyne followed them only to get blocked off by Zack. " no! no!" she sobs getting down on her knees. She cried into her hands shaking. Zack hugged Tyne harshly. " shh Tyne your going to make yourself sick." He whispers. Her reply was a weak whisper not high enough to understand. Zack helps her stand hugging her still. He hated seeing Tyne in pain. " please Tyne it's going to be okay." He wipes away her tears. He lifts her chin up feeling her sniff softly. " they need you to be strong now." He whispers. Tyne nods straightening up. Tyne weakly enters the hospital. She waits out in the waiting room area pacing back and forth. Several hours go by and a nurse walks up to Tyne. " excuse me miss." Tyne turns around. " yes?" came Tyne's weak reply. " Fletch is in critical condition right now. He is having surgery done at this time. We don't know if he will make it." Tyne felt a bullet go through her chest. " Mrs. Tsukiyama is stable condition right now. She has been given pain medication and surgery on that area of her chest." Tyne feels a little bit of relief flow through her. " can I see her?" croaked Tyne weakly. The nurse nodded. " of course."

Tyne walked into Taya's room to find her laying there peacefully. Taya's head turned seeing her mother walk and close the door. " mom?" rasped Taya. Tyne immediately walks up to her hugging her. " I'm right here baby girl I haven't gone anyway." Taya hugs her mom as tight as she could. " mom I'm sorry but that man he was going to hurt you." Tyne shakes her head. " you don't have to apologize at all Taya. You did it to protect me I should be thanking you." Taya hugs her mom tighter nuzzling into her. Tyne squeezes Taya gently. " god I'm not going to leave you like that not now not ever." Taya looks up at her mom to see tears leaking out of her eyes. " Taya I would be devasted if I lost you." Taya hugs her mom nuzzling her lovingly. Tyne felt light headed. " momma don't cry please." Tyne pulls away wiping her own tears away. " I don't want to see you in pain again. Dad will make it I know he will he always comes through." Tyne looked at her daughter seeing the confident spark in her eyes. Tyne smiles hugging Taya once more. Taya falls asleep again.

Tyne stays with Taya watching over her. She hears Zack walk in causing her to stand up. " any word on Fletch?" she asks. Zack nods. " he's in recovery right now. He is awake but I don't know for how long." Tyne nods getting ready to leave. " watch her." She orders. Zack nods sitting in the chair Tyne used. Tyne walked down the hall and to the left, down to the recovery unit. She goes down rows of beds marked with curtains to hear a soft moan coming from the last one on the far right. She picks up the pace running to the noise. She slows to a stop getting closer. " Fletch?" croaked Tyne's weak voice. Fletch heard his wife calling for him. " Tyne, I'm right here." He rasped. Tyne parted the curtain seeing Fletch covered in bandages. He had IVs hooked up to him pumping medicine into his system. " I know it's bad isn't it." He muses. Tyne shakes her head hugging him minding his wounds. " you damn fool!" she yells softly. Fletch hugs her back gently. " damn it Fletcher you scared me." Fletch kisses her neck. " I'm sorry Tyne I didn't mean to upset you I.." he held his side laying back down again. He pants looking at her. " it wasn't my intent." Tyne shakes her head again feeling tears well up in her eyes. Fletch senses this. " hey babe don't cry. Please not here. Don't..don't cry for me." Tyne bursted out buring her face into Fletch's chest.

Fletch hugged her rubbing her back. " please…I need you…the kids they need you." Tyne begs. Her sides were heaving with grieve. Fletch kissed her wiping away her tears. " babe it hurts so much." He croaks coughing. His machine alarms. Tyne hugs him. " Tyne…I'll try to make it…please don't cry for me." He begged. He blacks out going to sleep again. Tyne stays by him holding his hand. " I won't." she wipes away her tears. " I'll be strong for you I promise."

To be continued…