Chapter 4

When Jack woke up, he was lying on a gurney. It took him a while to realize he was starring into someone's face. That someone's hand was gently stroking his face. He smiled. It was Isabelle. She leaned in and kissed him on the lips. It was a soft kiss. He returned it passionately. God, he loved her. Her gorgeous blue eyes were staring into his. They looked worried.

"How are you feeling?" She whispered softly.

He groaned and replied. "Not too bad now that you're here."

"That's because they gave you morphine." He tried to sit up but he couldn't move them. She gently pushed his chest down. "Don't move honey. Both your shoulders were dislocated."

He nodded and closed his eyes. He was already asleep.

When he woke up a couple hours later she was still standing over him. She was still gently stroking his chest. He looked around slowly. Sure enough, his neck hurt from Joe's slap. He looked at his fiancée and smiled. She noticed and leaned in to kiss him. Her kiss was soft and before she could pull away he returned it passionately. When they broke apart, she smiled.

"I'm so happy you're ok." She said tearfully.

"Can I feel my baby? I want to feel my baby." He begged.

She took one of his hands and gently moved it towards her round stomach. It hurt but it was worth it. He smiled as he felt his child kick.

"Thank you." She whispered in his ear.

"I love you more than anything on this planet," he replied.

He heard a high pitch voice scream: "Daddy!" He struggled to lift his head and Isabelle moved some pillows to support it. Kim was walking into the room holding Chase's hand.

"Baby, how you doing?" He asked. God, it felt good to have all his family together.

"I'm fine daddy. You don't look so hot though…"

"It'll heal with the right kind of treatment," he replied all the while looking at his young fiancée.

Chase nodded at him as a greeting and informed him that Joe had been caught. He was being held by CTU. There was no way he was going to get away. He would be sent to jail for the rest of his life. Jack had accomplished his mission. His family was safe. He could finally rest. He slowly fell asleep with his head in his future wife's lap. Life was good.

The End.