"Catherine?" his voice sounded like it was coming through a tunnel as he called out, forcing his eyes open as he did. The first thing he noted as he opened his eyes were the tubes and wires poked into various parts of his body, that and the pain that came back in a dull throbbing as soon as his eyes opened.
"Cath?" he called again as he struggled to move a bit in the bed. Had they poked him into one of those flimsy excuses for clothing this time? Moving, moving was definately not good, made his head pound full force. Sam shook his head slowly, trying to clear it before forcing himself to move again, slowly inching towards the side of the bed, fighting the pain. He had things to do and he couldn't do them from a hospital bed.
*****
Cosmo had been on edge ever since Catherine had left and the fact that he couldn't share what was going on with anyone else just seemed to make it worse. He anxiously paced by the command area the team had set up waiting, waiting for any news about Parker or any word from Catherine. He knew that he was hoping for the impossible but.... Just then his cell phone rang, ending all thought as he grabbed for it.
"Renfro," he said as he clicked it on. Let it be good news, he didn't care what it took, just let this call be good news.
"Cosmo, it's Catherine." After flashing her badge, Catherine had taken over the phone at the nurses' station so Sam's room would be in sight while she talked. "Cosmo, he's fine. They've done a CT scan and x-rays and everything looks normal. They're going to watch him for a few days to be on the safe side but...."
"You're sure? You've seen him and you're sure that they didn't make another little mistake this time?" Cosmo demanded, stunned at what he had just heard.
"I've seen him. No mistake. He's fine. You found his fugitive yet?" Catherine asked with a soft laugh. That would be one of the first things she was sure that Sam would want to know when he woke up. As she talked, she looked over towards Sam's room, her eyes widening when she Saw that his eyes were open and.... "Cos, I've got to go. Call you back later." With that, Catherine quickly hung up the phone and hurried over to Sam's room again. She didn't think he was actually in any condition to get out of bed but knowing Sam, she wasn't going to take any chances.
"Sam Gerard, exactly what do you think you're doing?" she said as she came in, smiling slightly in spite of herself as she hurried to his side and put out a hand, stopping him from trying to drag himself out of bed any further. He had only managed to move a couple of inches but knowing Sam, he would have been up eventually.
"Cath?" Sam muttered, glad to see her but wishing she would talk a bit quieter. He fumbled, raising a finger to his lips as he forced the pain back. He didn't have time for pain now. "Fugitive? They got Parker yet?"
"Cosmo's on it, Sam. Everything's in good hands so you just forget any ideas you might have about trying to run a search from this bed and concentrate on getting some rest." Catherine whispered as she leaned over him, adjusting the pillows a bit so he was more comfortable before gently pressing a kiss against his forehead. "You gave us all quite a scare."
******
The other marshals looked curiously over at Cosmo as he put his phone back in his pocket and then begin to laugh, first a soft chuckle and then louder. What in the world could he find so funny with Sam....
Cosmo shook his head, trying to get the laughter under control and 'Vannah and Biggs came over, both looking very upset with him but it was a fight. Wasn't this entire thing just like something Sam would pull?
"Cosmo, what are you...." 'Vannah started to say but he interrupted her.
"Hospital made another mistake," Cosmo said with a shake of his head. "That was Catherine. Sammy's alive. He's gonna be fine." As his two friends let out a loud whoop at the news, he shook his head again. Leave it to Sam to pull this. Heaven probably didn't want him and the devil was afraid he would take over.
Cosmo turned again and cupped his hands around his mouth to get the attention of the cops nearby. "Got some good news for you people to pass on! Seems there was a mistake and Marshal Gerard isn't so dead after all! Now that we knowhe's alive, we really need to get going on this fugitive. Big Dog gets real cranky when there's a fugitive loose out there!"