About an hour later Sab and Elaina were in the waiting room. Cody arrived a few minutes after they did and was sitting holding Sab. Elaina was sitting with her legs propped up on the coffee table and dosing off. Frank came in and walked over to her. She sensed he was there.
"Did you talk to Annie?" Elaina opened her eyes as he bent down to kiss her.
"No, I sent Alex and Jake over to handle it." Frank sat down next to her to hold her hand. "How Travis?"
"Still in surgery, I guess. They haven't told us much." Elaina leaned on him. "Who's watching Sarah?"
"Monica offered to watch her. I called Derek, told him to go there, too," Frank explained.
"I bet he loved you calling him on his date," Elaina commented.
"He'll get over it. What's wrong with Sab, she looks like hell?" Frank was looking at Sab.
"She saw too much blood, I think and she's really worried about Travis," Elaina answered.
"Did the two of you get tested for HIV?" Frank sounded very concerned.
"Yes, we did even though I know it isn't necessary. Travis keeps us posted on his testing."
"I like to make absolutely sure that the two of your are ok, that's all," Frank said kissing her cheek.
"I know you worry about things like that. I do too at times. I just wish I never brought him into this," Elaina sighed.
"It isn't your fault this happened," Frank told her.
"Actually it's mine," Sab sat up hearing them talk. "I shouldn't have told her about Travis being gay."
"You thought she already knew. You didn't know she was the killer," Frank said to her.
"But still I was the one that told her and then she tried to kill him," Sab said still taking the blame.
"If you want to keep blaming yourself go ahead and make yourself sicker doing it. We don't blame you, neither will Travis. So you told her. You didn't put the knife in her hand. You didn't make her do it. The only person at fault here is Annie and no one else." Elaina was being a bit harsh and Frank squeezed her hand tight. Elaina looked at him and she realized why he did it. "Sorry Sabrina, I flipped into Agent Blakely again for a second there."
"It's ok. I'm not feeling too good again." Sab ran to the restroom. Elaina followed her in case she needed help.
"I think I better get her away from here when she comes out. Maybe then she'll calm down and feel better," Cody said as he watched them go in.
"Sounds like the right thing to do. I doubt that she'll feel the same though," Frank told him.
Alex and Jake show up to talk to Frank and check on Travis. "Where are Elaina and Sabrina?" Jake asked, looking around.
"They're in the ladies' room Sab isn't feeling well," Cody told them.
"Should I get a nurse for her?" Alex had a worried look on her face.
"No if she needs someone Elaina will tell us. She's just upset from what happened and she's blaming herself." Frank sat down and motioned for them to do the same.
"I think I'll go check on them," Alex said walking to the restroom.
"What did Annie say?" Frank asked Jake.
"She still claims she didn't do it. She says she found him like that," Jake said not believing her story.
"I don't think that's remotely possible considering the amount of blood he'd have lost," Frank told him.
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Inside the restroom Alex and Elaina are talking to Sab. "You're going home and that's final," Elaina told her.
"I want to stay until I can see Travis." Sab resisted the thought.
"Sab, you're only going to feel worse, if you don't go home and rest," Alex told her.
"I'll call you no matter what the news is I promise," Elaina told her.
"I'd rather stay until his parents get here."
"Listen to me, Sabrina Kells. I'm ordering you to go home." Elaina said, sternly glaring at her.
"Ok! But if you keep anything from me and I find out, I'll kick your ass."
"You and what army, Babe?" Elaina put her hands on her hips and stared at her.
"Quit while you're ahead, Sab," Alex warned her.
"I can take her if I want to. I just don't think it would be a wise thing to do the way I feel right now," Sab laughed. "I'll go, no more fighting. I give in."
"Come on, Cody will take good care of you. I'm sure." Elaina walked to the door and opened it.
"He better or I'll beat him up for her," Alex said following Sab out.
As they came out they saw the doctor talking to Frank, then he left. "What did he say? Is Travis ok?" Sab rushed over to Frank and Cody.
"He made it through the surgery but they're worried he could develop an infection," Frank told them.
"An infection from what?" Sab asked worried.
"I don't think your stomach will take the details, but they're going to watch him close so don't worry."
"Is that it? Can we go see him?" Sab wondered.
"No, they don't want him having visitors. They still have him in recovery in case he develops any complications," Frank told her.
"I was going to leave but…." Cody interrupted Sabrina abruptly.
"You're going home and I'm taking you. Now," Cody told her flatly.
"I can't leave knowing he…." Sab couldn't finish her thought.
"Sabrina, we'll keep you informed. Now go home," Frank insisted.
"Oh, ok. Come on Cody," Sab said, sadly.
"Cody, I promise we'll call the minute we here anything good or bad," Elaina said as they walked away.
"Jake and Alex, you might as well go home too, it has been a long night," Frank said to them.
"We can stay to keep the two of you company if you want?" Alex offered.
"That's not necessary. We hate being here but we'll be fine on our own," Elaina yawned.
"You better try to get some rest too," Alex said.
"I will. I have a great pillow to sleep on," Elaina said hugging Frank. Alex and Jake left them to be alone in the waiting room.
"Now that we're alone, I can talk to you privately," Frank told her walking back to the couch.
"What about?" Elaina yawned again.
"If you're that tired we can talk later."
"Oh is this about whether or not I'll have a career in the morning? Go right ahead. I'm listening," Elaina was eager to find out.
"It's about your career." Frank looked at his watch. "Since it is morning, you still have one. Thanks to me," Frank boasted.
"Well don't keep me in suspense. Tell me what you got me into or out of." Elaina was very curious.
"First thing is, you don't have to worry about McMurphy any longer," Frank stated.
"Really? What did you do to him?"
"I didn't do anything. He's being transferred to the main Bureau in D.C."
"They gave him a promotion? Just who did you call and what did you tell them?"
"I call the President." He saw the surprise on Elaina's face. "What? I promised you I wouldn't call the Attorney General."
"So you call his boss instead. That could've backfired too. You were taking a hell of a chance with my career, don't you think?" Elaina thought for a minute. "Wait a minute! You said you were owed a favor from the person you were going to call. How did the president owe you a favor?"
"He didn't but his secretary did and she helped me get through to him, so I could discuss what was going on here," Frank explained.
"He actually listened to your complaint?" Elaina was amazed.
"I told him about the threats made by McMurphy and that he could check your records, see that you have a very good command and arrest record and that you knew how to do your job."
"I take it that at no time did you tell him I was your wife?"
"I don't think it came up in the conversation, no." Frank smiled.
"I can't believe you did that," Elaina said, shaking her head in disbelief.
"Believe it. Now you owe me a big favor at some point. I'm not sure what but I'll think of something."
"I'm sure you will. So who is my new boss? You?" Elaina wondered.
"Hell no! I didn't want the job. I asked them to consider Andy for the position," Frank informed her.
"He deserves the promotion having to put up with me. This would pay back some of my debts to him from the past year," Elaina reasoned. "So if Andy takes it I'll have to find a replacement for him." Elaina started to think of whom to get.
"Don't look at me. I don't want that job either," Frank said to her.
"I wasn't thinking about you, I don't want you."
"Knife through the heart." Frank made the motion as he said it.
"Oh please. You just said you didn't want the job." Elaina playfully smacked him.
"I don't but for you to come right out and say you don't want me it, hurt me," Frank pouted.
"If I picked you, we'd never be able to take vacations together again," Elaina explained her reason.
"That's true. So who are you thinking about? Sabrina? Bea? Monica?"
"No! Sabrina is just starting out as an agent more or less. Bea, she loves her position but I'll ask her. Monica would be good but I don't want to take her away from your team. So temporarily, I'm thinking about asking Maria."
"Are you crazy?" Frank was shocked.
"NO! If ask me that again which is about the third time this week you have, I'll hurt you. Maria needs to get back to work but she can't go back as field agent yet, so she can help me until I find a suitable replacement," Elaina explained to him.
"Sab and Cody aren't going to like it."
"Sab and Cody have no say in the matter whatsoever. They won't be in direct contact with her."
"What if she has to take over because we're gone? What then?" Frank asked.
"She'll be taking over for me not you. The only reason Andy took over for both of us is that he could handle both and he was doing it as a friend," Elaina said to him. "Maria, will only take over the team in an emergency; which I don't think will ever happen. If you and I are gone at the same time Bea will take command of your team and combine her team with them for the duration of when we're gone."
"You've got this all planned out and I just told you about it?"
"I think fast, what can I say?" Elaina smiled. A couple came in with a nurse as they were talking. The nurse walked over to Frank and Elaina.
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith are here." The nurse left them together.
"Hello. I'm Agent Blakely and this is Agent Donovan," Elaina introduced herself and Frank.
"My name is Elliot and this is Travis' mother, Claire."
"I wish we had met under different circumstances." Frank shook Elliot's hand.
"We wouldn't have been meeting like this, if you hadn't called my son for this case," Claire said looking at Elaina.
"I'm terrible sorry your son was injured Mrs. Smith but all agents are aware of the risks they take at any time," Elaina told her. Claire met Elaina's comment with a hard slap to her face.
"Claire, control yourself. I'm sorry, she's very upset at the moment." Elliot pulled her away from Elaina.
"I realize that Mr. Smith. I'd probably react the same way, if anything were to happen to my son," Elaina stated.
"Is your son an agent too?" Elliot asked.
"Not yet but he probably will be," Elaina said.
"Don't let him, it will only cause you heartbreak," Claire sobbed.
"I know all about that Mrs. Smith, my husband is an agent too." Elaina glanced over to Frank.
"Then I guess you do know how we feel right now," Elliot said to Elaina.
"Yes I do, I've had to wait many times at hospitals, not just for my husband, but for others that I have become friends with," Elaina explained.
"I've had to wait on word about her too at times," Frank added breaking his silence.
"So you must be her husband?" Claire asked.
"Yes ma'am. We use different names as to not to confuse people at work." Frank explained about the name Elaina gave them.
"I see. The nurse said that Travis was doing better than they thought and that he'd be moved from recovery soon," Elliot said.
"That's good news. The doctor told us he wasn't sure about infections or not, was the only reason they had him in recovery so long," Elaina told them.
"Yes they explained all that mumbo jumbo to us too. I wish doctors would talk in plain English to begin with instead of using those big words just to have to explain them," Claire said.
"I know what you mean. I hate that too," Elaina agreed with her then yawned again.
"Agent Blakely, I think you should get some rest you look beat," Elliot suggested.
"Well, I think Travis has the people here that will keep him company most. So I think I'll take your suggestion to heart and we'll go home." Elaina looked up at Frank to see if he agreed.
"We'll come back later today to visit with Travis if that is ok with you?" Frank asked.
"If the doctors don't mind we don't," Elliot answered for both of them.
"Thank you,we'll be back later then. Good bye," Elaina said then she and Frank left.