Tuesday, November 1st 2004

'George Washington Memorial Hospital'

Jack left in the ambulance with Sue, the screeching sirens drowned out the sound of his sobs as the tears streamed down his face. Doctors told the team that the bullet had narrowly missed Sue's heart, but had punctured her lung and she needed surgery to repair it. All night, Jack had stayed at her side, no matter who told him he needed rest, or how firmly he was told, he would not leave the ward. He didn't sleep, couldn't eat, he just sat there holding Sue's hand and talking to her. This is stupid, he thought She can't hear you, there's not point in talking. Yet, he kept begging her to wake up.

In Sue's dream, Jack was standing bathed in white light, signing to her.

"Sue, please, wake up. I'd do anything if you'd just wake up! You can't die on me, you just can't! I can't live my life without you in it. Life without you wouldn't be living. I just wish I'd gotten to tell you how I feel sooner. Sue... I."

She chose that moment to wake up and tell him she wasn't going anywhere, anytime soon.

"You- you could hear me?"

"Huh? Jack, you know I can't hear..."

"But.. how did you know what I was saying?"

She ignored his question, instead asking one of her own.

"What else were you going to say before I woke up?"

"I ... I was going to say I ..."

"You what?"

"I love you, Sue."

She sat bolt upright, exclaiming

"What?!"

He faltered, hesitating whether he should repeat it or not, well she didn't look like she wanted to hear it.

"I ... love you."

She stared at him for a minute or so then beckoned him closer to her, whispering "I love you too, Jack." in his ear before looking in his eyes, and closing the tiny space between their lips.

What she didn't know was that they had quite an audienceJack broke off the kiss when he heard cheers and applause from behind him, and both of them blushed deeply when they saw the rest of the team standing in the door. Their embarrassment turning to horror when they spotted Ted Garrett standing at the back. He wasn't smiling, in fact he looked quite peeved. Ted stepped to the front of the group of agents and with the sternest expression he could muster said,

"Hudson, Thomas!"

"Sir... I...we..."

"There is no need to explain Agent Hudson, it is very clear what just happened."

"Sorry about that, Sir, um...well, rules kinda flew out the window for a sec..."

He tried his best to continue glaring at them, but the corners of his mouth betrayed him and he ended up smiling - making Sue and Jack very confused indeed.

"Screw the rules, Hudson. It's about time! Just don't let it interfere with your work."

"We won't. Thank you, Sir!"

"Don't thank me, thank your colleagues, I thought they'd kill me if I didn't give my blessing!"

Jack and Sue looked at the rest of the team, who were now smiling sheepishly.

"I love you."

They told each other again, before closing in for another kiss.

THE END

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