Author's note: the chapter was co-written by the ever-lovely C Ball
Staggering down the last few steps, Shockwave leaned heavily on Cat for support.
"Need to get out of here...." he mumbled as blood flowed from his nose and split lip.
"Aye...which way?"
"Find a car...something...get us out..."
"If I leave ye, do ye think ye can stand?"
"I don't know..." The world was a tilt-a-whirl to him as they struggled through the park.
"Here lean against this wall...I'll be back in a few minutes." Cat said helping Shockwave lean against a building. Making sure he was steady she quickly left to find a ride.
He slowly slid down the wall, unable to support himself. His ribs were on fire where he'd taken the metal bar and he thought he felt blood trickling down his neck... "Cat..." He slowly looked around, making the whole world spin on its end.
Cat knew she couldn't leave Shockwave for very long...he was too weak. She saw a small compact car of some type parked nearby. She quickly ran over to it. The car was empty; she pulled on the handle expecting to find it locked. She was surprised when the car door opened. Cat quickly hotwired the car and pulled out and floored it over to where Shockwave was now sitting on the ground.
"Jas..." Cat quickly got out of the car and ran over to him.
"Hey...."
"Come on Jas...stand up." Cat replied pulling Shockwave to his feet. Shockwave was almost dead weight. Cat almost fell under his heavier weight. Shockwave's extra weight was putting a strain on her bruised body as well. Cat managed to drag Shockwave to the car and push him in.
He slumped back into the seat. "Safe..."
"Not yet Jas."
"No. Go somewhere...safe. Hotel would compromise us...safe house..."
"I've got a safe house nearby.... hold on...." Cat replied as she floored the gas pedal. The back tires of the car screeched as they left.
Shockwave's head lolled about as he fought to stay conscious.
Cat glanced over worriedly at Shockwave. "Jas talk to me...we need to keep ye awake."
"Lovely eyes..."
"What?"
"You have...lovely eyes..."
"Thank ye Jas...that wasn't exactly the type...never mind Jas...keep talking to me."
"Okay...my mother said...look for a...girl like you..."
"Why would she say a thing like that?"
"She's always liked...you, Alyssa..."
"Alyssa.... Who's that Jas?" Cat asked confused; casting a worried look at Shockwave. She could see he was barely awake. His eyes were glazed over and only half open.
"You're Alyssa...aren't you?"
"No Jas...Gill, remember?"
"Oh..."
"Jas...stay awake!" Cat almost shouted as she saw Shockwave's head sinking down.
"Yes, ma'am..."
"We're almost to the safe house...I need ye to stay awake. Please Jas...it's very important."
"Okay, Gill...if you'll answer me a question..."
"Of course Jas."
"Will you marry me?" he smiled.
"What?" Cat almost slammed on the brakes with shock.
" I think...I'm in love with you..." his eyes started to close...
"Jas...no stay awake..." Cat said as he finally passed out. Cat pushed the car to a higher speed. Cat reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her cell phone. She dialed the number of a local doctor that made house calls.
About five minutes later she reached the safe house. She quickly opened the garage door, parked the car and then closed the garage. Cat frantically looked for the keys while taking quick looks at Shockwave.
Finding the keys Cat quickly opened the doors that lead from the garage into the house. She then went back and got Shockwave.
"Jas...?" He gave no response.
"No... Jas...please wake up." Cat said quietly as she checked to make sure he was still breathing. "Jas..."
His eyes opened slightly. Tilting his head, he looked at her curiously...
"Jas...I need ye help."
"O...Okay."
"I need ye helping walking up these stairs and into one of the bedrooms.... Can ye do that for me?"
"Surrrrre..."
Cat knew she had to hurry; he wasn't going to stay awake for much longer. Cat managed to get him into the house and started up the stairs before he passed out again. "Jas...please Jas..." Cat said trying to wake him up. This time Shockwave wouldn't wake up.
Cat finally managed to get Shockwave up the stairs and to the master bedroom door.
"Ms. Couvier?" a voice shouted from downstairs. She heard footsteps pounding up the steps. "Ms. Couvier?"
"Yes..."
An older gentleman climbed up the final step. "Good God, what happened?" he asked, moving as quickly as he could to help her support Shockwave.
"A fight...let's put him in the master bedroom."
"Get his feet, I'll take his shoulders." the Doctor said, lifting Shockwave by the armpits.
"Of course." Cat replied as she moved to get Shockwave's feet. Together they lifted him and carried him to the bed.
"Now what happened?" the doctor asked, opening his medical bag.
"He got into a fight...I'm not sure what he was hit with. He was drifting in and out...calling me another woman's name."
"Who is he?' the doctor asked, opening Shock's eyelids and checking his eyes.
"Jason Smith...he's a photographer." Cat replied quickly thinking up a new cover name for Shockwave.
"Friend of yours?"
"Business associate."
"Check his ribs while I take care of this head wound..." he murmured, beginning to clean the cut on Shockwave's head.
"Hmm..." the doctor murmured.
Cat quickly started unbuttoning Shockwave's shirt. She looked up at the doctor. "Something wrong?"
"I'd say he has a definite concussion. We should drive him to a hospital for better treatment."
"Can't we keep him here?"
"We should really get him x-rayed."
"Do you think it's that serious?" Cat asked as she noticed that Shockwave still had his vest on underneath his shirt. She quickly buttoned his shirt back up.
"Well...I assume if it was serious, there' be more injury to the scalp where he was hit. I will check in on him tomorrow. Just let him sleep."
"Of course doctor thank you so much for coming."
"It was no bother, child. I pray he has a speedy recovery.
"As do I. Please let me walk you to the door."
"I can find my way, child."
"Ok. Let me thank you again doctor for coming by. I'll see you in the morning."
"Goodbye." he called back, descending the stairs.
"Good-bye and thanks again."
Cat heard the door close. She quickly walked downstairs and locked the door. Coming back upstairs she started unbuttoning Shockwave's shirt. She gently removed his shirt and started removing his vest. She gently raised Shockwave up and removed the vest. She checked and confirmed that it felt like bruised ribs
His breathing was shallow as she cleaned him up.
Staggering down the last few steps, Shockwave leaned heavily on Cat for support.
"Need to get out of here...." he mumbled as blood flowed from his nose and split lip.
"Aye...which way?"
"Find a car...something...get us out..."
"If I leave ye, do ye think ye can stand?"
"I don't know..." The world was a tilt-a-whirl to him as they struggled through the park.
"Here lean against this wall...I'll be back in a few minutes." Cat said helping Shockwave lean against a building. Making sure he was steady she quickly left to find a ride.
He slowly slid down the wall, unable to support himself. His ribs were on fire where he'd taken the metal bar and he thought he felt blood trickling down his neck... "Cat..." He slowly looked around, making the whole world spin on its end.
Cat knew she couldn't leave Shockwave for very long...he was too weak. She saw a small compact car of some type parked nearby. She quickly ran over to it. The car was empty; she pulled on the handle expecting to find it locked. She was surprised when the car door opened. Cat quickly hotwired the car and pulled out and floored it over to where Shockwave was now sitting on the ground.
"Jas..." Cat quickly got out of the car and ran over to him.
"Hey...."
"Come on Jas...stand up." Cat replied pulling Shockwave to his feet. Shockwave was almost dead weight. Cat almost fell under his heavier weight. Shockwave's extra weight was putting a strain on her bruised body as well. Cat managed to drag Shockwave to the car and push him in.
He slumped back into the seat. "Safe..."
"Not yet Jas."
"No. Go somewhere...safe. Hotel would compromise us...safe house..."
"I've got a safe house nearby.... hold on...." Cat replied as she floored the gas pedal. The back tires of the car screeched as they left.
Shockwave's head lolled about as he fought to stay conscious.
Cat glanced over worriedly at Shockwave. "Jas talk to me...we need to keep ye awake."
"Lovely eyes..."
"What?"
"You have...lovely eyes..."
"Thank ye Jas...that wasn't exactly the type...never mind Jas...keep talking to me."
"Okay...my mother said...look for a...girl like you..."
"Why would she say a thing like that?"
"She's always liked...you, Alyssa..."
"Alyssa.... Who's that Jas?" Cat asked confused; casting a worried look at Shockwave. She could see he was barely awake. His eyes were glazed over and only half open.
"You're Alyssa...aren't you?"
"No Jas...Gill, remember?"
"Oh..."
"Jas...stay awake!" Cat almost shouted as she saw Shockwave's head sinking down.
"Yes, ma'am..."
"We're almost to the safe house...I need ye to stay awake. Please Jas...it's very important."
"Okay, Gill...if you'll answer me a question..."
"Of course Jas."
"Will you marry me?" he smiled.
"What?" Cat almost slammed on the brakes with shock.
" I think...I'm in love with you..." his eyes started to close...
"Jas...no stay awake..." Cat said as he finally passed out. Cat pushed the car to a higher speed. Cat reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her cell phone. She dialed the number of a local doctor that made house calls.
About five minutes later she reached the safe house. She quickly opened the garage door, parked the car and then closed the garage. Cat frantically looked for the keys while taking quick looks at Shockwave.
Finding the keys Cat quickly opened the doors that lead from the garage into the house. She then went back and got Shockwave.
"Jas...?" He gave no response.
"No... Jas...please wake up." Cat said quietly as she checked to make sure he was still breathing. "Jas..."
His eyes opened slightly. Tilting his head, he looked at her curiously...
"Jas...I need ye help."
"O...Okay."
"I need ye helping walking up these stairs and into one of the bedrooms.... Can ye do that for me?"
"Surrrrre..."
Cat knew she had to hurry; he wasn't going to stay awake for much longer. Cat managed to get him into the house and started up the stairs before he passed out again. "Jas...please Jas..." Cat said trying to wake him up. This time Shockwave wouldn't wake up.
Cat finally managed to get Shockwave up the stairs and to the master bedroom door.
"Ms. Couvier?" a voice shouted from downstairs. She heard footsteps pounding up the steps. "Ms. Couvier?"
"Yes..."
An older gentleman climbed up the final step. "Good God, what happened?" he asked, moving as quickly as he could to help her support Shockwave.
"A fight...let's put him in the master bedroom."
"Get his feet, I'll take his shoulders." the Doctor said, lifting Shockwave by the armpits.
"Of course." Cat replied as she moved to get Shockwave's feet. Together they lifted him and carried him to the bed.
"Now what happened?" the doctor asked, opening his medical bag.
"He got into a fight...I'm not sure what he was hit with. He was drifting in and out...calling me another woman's name."
"Who is he?' the doctor asked, opening Shock's eyelids and checking his eyes.
"Jason Smith...he's a photographer." Cat replied quickly thinking up a new cover name for Shockwave.
"Friend of yours?"
"Business associate."
"Check his ribs while I take care of this head wound..." he murmured, beginning to clean the cut on Shockwave's head.
"Hmm..." the doctor murmured.
Cat quickly started unbuttoning Shockwave's shirt. She looked up at the doctor. "Something wrong?"
"I'd say he has a definite concussion. We should drive him to a hospital for better treatment."
"Can't we keep him here?"
"We should really get him x-rayed."
"Do you think it's that serious?" Cat asked as she noticed that Shockwave still had his vest on underneath his shirt. She quickly buttoned his shirt back up.
"Well...I assume if it was serious, there' be more injury to the scalp where he was hit. I will check in on him tomorrow. Just let him sleep."
"Of course doctor thank you so much for coming."
"It was no bother, child. I pray he has a speedy recovery.
"As do I. Please let me walk you to the door."
"I can find my way, child."
"Ok. Let me thank you again doctor for coming by. I'll see you in the morning."
"Goodbye." he called back, descending the stairs.
"Good-bye and thanks again."
Cat heard the door close. She quickly walked downstairs and locked the door. Coming back upstairs she started unbuttoning Shockwave's shirt. She gently removed his shirt and started removing his vest. She gently raised Shockwave up and removed the vest. She checked and confirmed that it felt like bruised ribs
His breathing was shallow as she cleaned him up.
