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**~** The hospital **~**
"Steve what happened?" Jesse was sitting up in a hospital bed. He couldn't remember a thing because he passed out because of the overdose of drugs his captor gave him. He was looking around and saw that there was one missing face, Katherine. Everyone else was there. Mark, Amanda, and Steve, Katie wouldn't just leave him there in the hospital. "Where's Katie?"
"Jesse you were drugged and then brought back to a cabin in a campground. Dad saw you get kidnapped, called me up and made me do a license plate search. I did and I put out an APB out on the blue van and the guy." Steve tried to explain as best as he could.
"Where's Katie?" Jesse was ever persistent and demanding about finding out where his girlfriend was. 'Is she dead?' was the only thought running in his mind.
Father mode kicked in immediately. "Jesse." 'No please don't tell me. Please don't tell me she's dead.' Jesse was fighting back tears. That was Mark's tone for saying something is absolutely wrong. Just how wrong is the situation. "Katie is in the ICU. Her ex-boyfriend Larry Sloth beat her up pretty good. He would've gotten to you next Jesse if Steve and the police force didn't find him," Mark had a soothing. "It doesn't look to well for Katie." Jesse's heart froze. He couldn't handle that he was going to be fine but Katie might die.
"Mark she has to make it." Jesse was ready to go out and find her and make sure she was okay. Mark gently put his hand on his shoulder.
"You have to get some rest before you go any where." He tried to comfort the young man as best as he could. He wished he could've protected Jesse and Katie. He felt a little angry with himself for not protecting Katie better.
"Mark. Please." Jesse was pleading with the older man. He couldn't just sit there waiting for more news, whether good or horrible.
"Jesse. You have to get some rest. We're going to leave you now."
"Okay Mark." Steve, Mark and Amanda exited the hospital room.
**~** Ten minutes later **~**
Jesse hopped out of bed and stuck his robe on. He went to the elevator and went down to the third floor. He couldn't wait any longer. He asked the new nurse on duty what room Katherine Johnson was in.
"She's in room 307."
"Thanks."
He walked quietly into the room. There laid Katie hooked up to about 5 IVs and a breathing tube. For the first time since Steve has been shot he cried. Mark was going to walk in but decided not to when he saw Jesse holding Katie's hand and praying. He kept on walking on.
Jesse just sat there watching her. Every second seemed like an hour. The only noise heard was the moderate footsteps and the beeping sound of the EKG monitor. Jesse was a little more comfortable having her there even though she was still unresponsive. Jesse finally fell asleep within a half an hour. After an hour or what seemed to be an eternity Katie finally twitched her hand which was still encased in Jesse's.
"Oh my god. It's so good to see you awake." Jesse then peeked through the door and saw Mark running towards the door after Jesse was screaming the good news. He brushed her hair away from her face. "Mark I told she was going to be okay."
"Oh that's so good." Jesse and Mark rejoiced and hugged each other at the wonderful new events.
**~** One day later **~**
Steve was visiting Jesse who was getting out and Katie who still had to stay in the hospital for another week.
"Steve can I ask you something?" Jesse was worried what the answer was to his third question. He had somewhat of a sly voice while asking.
"Yeah sure Jess." Steve was wondering what Jesse was getting at.
"Do you like Katie?" That was a pretty dumb question to ask. The answer was a definite yes without a doubt.
"Like a sister. Why?" Steve was dumbfounded at the question.
"Do you think well maybe change her name to Katherine Lynn Travis?" That was the little clue that Jesse could give Steve that he wanted to marry her.
"Jesse are you serious?" He always wanted those two to be together not only a couple but husband and wife.
"Yeah I think. I saw her in the bed just lying there. I knew I couldn't do anything to help her. It made me upset to see her like that. I know she won't hurt like a certain other did. There's something about her that is different about her. She's so perfect." He felt so helpless watching her. He didn't feel like he was doing his job. He had to protect her from everything. He failed his duty as her boyfriend in his eyes.
"I was wondering when you would come to your senses."
"Huh?" Jesse was surprised that Steve could keep his mouth shut.
"I knew you two would make a wonderful couple."
"You did?" Jesse was so relieved that Steve was actually excited about the marriage.
"Yeah dad and I both thought you would look so handsome walking down the aisle." He was now fluttering his eyelashes in sarcasm.
"We'll then you can help me pick out the perfect ring. Can I keep Bob's open later Saturday night when she gets out of her so I can pop the big question?"
"Yeah sure. I'll make sure I leave early."
"I was hoping that maybe you, Mark and Amanda could come. You know for moral support." He couldn't ask her alone. What if she said no? He would be so devastated.
"Are you sure you don't want a romantic dinner alone?"
"I think she rather have you guys there. But don't tell Mark or Amanda. I want them to be just as surprised as Katie will be."
The two men headed down to the parking garage and jumped into Steve's truck.
"So Jess were are we going to first?"
"You know Anthony's Jewels on Fourth Street?"
"Yeah."
**~** A half an hour later at the jewelers **~**
"This is the ring." The diamond ring was small but sleek. He didn't want something enormous because it would just clutter her beautiful hand.
NEXT CHAPTER IS THE BIG ONE! PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT EPISODE. BON APETIT! ( (
**~** The hospital **~**
"Steve what happened?" Jesse was sitting up in a hospital bed. He couldn't remember a thing because he passed out because of the overdose of drugs his captor gave him. He was looking around and saw that there was one missing face, Katherine. Everyone else was there. Mark, Amanda, and Steve, Katie wouldn't just leave him there in the hospital. "Where's Katie?"
"Jesse you were drugged and then brought back to a cabin in a campground. Dad saw you get kidnapped, called me up and made me do a license plate search. I did and I put out an APB out on the blue van and the guy." Steve tried to explain as best as he could.
"Where's Katie?" Jesse was ever persistent and demanding about finding out where his girlfriend was. 'Is she dead?' was the only thought running in his mind.
Father mode kicked in immediately. "Jesse." 'No please don't tell me. Please don't tell me she's dead.' Jesse was fighting back tears. That was Mark's tone for saying something is absolutely wrong. Just how wrong is the situation. "Katie is in the ICU. Her ex-boyfriend Larry Sloth beat her up pretty good. He would've gotten to you next Jesse if Steve and the police force didn't find him," Mark had a soothing. "It doesn't look to well for Katie." Jesse's heart froze. He couldn't handle that he was going to be fine but Katie might die.
"Mark she has to make it." Jesse was ready to go out and find her and make sure she was okay. Mark gently put his hand on his shoulder.
"You have to get some rest before you go any where." He tried to comfort the young man as best as he could. He wished he could've protected Jesse and Katie. He felt a little angry with himself for not protecting Katie better.
"Mark. Please." Jesse was pleading with the older man. He couldn't just sit there waiting for more news, whether good or horrible.
"Jesse. You have to get some rest. We're going to leave you now."
"Okay Mark." Steve, Mark and Amanda exited the hospital room.
**~** Ten minutes later **~**
Jesse hopped out of bed and stuck his robe on. He went to the elevator and went down to the third floor. He couldn't wait any longer. He asked the new nurse on duty what room Katherine Johnson was in.
"She's in room 307."
"Thanks."
He walked quietly into the room. There laid Katie hooked up to about 5 IVs and a breathing tube. For the first time since Steve has been shot he cried. Mark was going to walk in but decided not to when he saw Jesse holding Katie's hand and praying. He kept on walking on.
Jesse just sat there watching her. Every second seemed like an hour. The only noise heard was the moderate footsteps and the beeping sound of the EKG monitor. Jesse was a little more comfortable having her there even though she was still unresponsive. Jesse finally fell asleep within a half an hour. After an hour or what seemed to be an eternity Katie finally twitched her hand which was still encased in Jesse's.
"Oh my god. It's so good to see you awake." Jesse then peeked through the door and saw Mark running towards the door after Jesse was screaming the good news. He brushed her hair away from her face. "Mark I told she was going to be okay."
"Oh that's so good." Jesse and Mark rejoiced and hugged each other at the wonderful new events.
**~** One day later **~**
Steve was visiting Jesse who was getting out and Katie who still had to stay in the hospital for another week.
"Steve can I ask you something?" Jesse was worried what the answer was to his third question. He had somewhat of a sly voice while asking.
"Yeah sure Jess." Steve was wondering what Jesse was getting at.
"Do you like Katie?" That was a pretty dumb question to ask. The answer was a definite yes without a doubt.
"Like a sister. Why?" Steve was dumbfounded at the question.
"Do you think well maybe change her name to Katherine Lynn Travis?" That was the little clue that Jesse could give Steve that he wanted to marry her.
"Jesse are you serious?" He always wanted those two to be together not only a couple but husband and wife.
"Yeah I think. I saw her in the bed just lying there. I knew I couldn't do anything to help her. It made me upset to see her like that. I know she won't hurt like a certain other did. There's something about her that is different about her. She's so perfect." He felt so helpless watching her. He didn't feel like he was doing his job. He had to protect her from everything. He failed his duty as her boyfriend in his eyes.
"I was wondering when you would come to your senses."
"Huh?" Jesse was surprised that Steve could keep his mouth shut.
"I knew you two would make a wonderful couple."
"You did?" Jesse was so relieved that Steve was actually excited about the marriage.
"Yeah dad and I both thought you would look so handsome walking down the aisle." He was now fluttering his eyelashes in sarcasm.
"We'll then you can help me pick out the perfect ring. Can I keep Bob's open later Saturday night when she gets out of her so I can pop the big question?"
"Yeah sure. I'll make sure I leave early."
"I was hoping that maybe you, Mark and Amanda could come. You know for moral support." He couldn't ask her alone. What if she said no? He would be so devastated.
"Are you sure you don't want a romantic dinner alone?"
"I think she rather have you guys there. But don't tell Mark or Amanda. I want them to be just as surprised as Katie will be."
The two men headed down to the parking garage and jumped into Steve's truck.
"So Jess were are we going to first?"
"You know Anthony's Jewels on Fourth Street?"
"Yeah."
**~** A half an hour later at the jewelers **~**
"This is the ring." The diamond ring was small but sleek. He didn't want something enormous because it would just clutter her beautiful hand.
NEXT CHAPTER IS THE BIG ONE! PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT EPISODE. BON APETIT! ( (