Hi, me again with chapter 4 this time. Thanks to everyone who reviewed I'm extremely happy about it. I don't want to ramble so I'll just say R&R and enjoy…
"Michael!" shouted Jason running toward the pile that was Jayden and Michael. He breathed a sigh of relief at Michael moving. "Michael?"
"Uncle Jason?" asked Michael sitting up. Jason gave Michael a long needed hug.
"Jayden?" asked Jason noticing that she hadn't said anything. Moving over toward her he noticed that she hadn't moved yet. Right in the center of her back was a gunshot entry wound. She'd been shot in the back and the blood was pooling around her back. He quickly moved to her and started putting pressure on the wound.
"Uncle Jason? What's going on?" asked Michael as he watched his Uncle.
"She was hurt," Jason said flipping open his cell phone and calling information. "French, great."
"Just say ambulance."
"What?" asked Jason his head snapping back to Jayden, whose eyes were open.
"I said just say ambulance, do I have to spell it out for you?" asked Jayden closing her eyes in pain.
"Right, okay." Said Jason as he started talking on the phone again.
He heard a groan from behind him and turned around. Jayden's shooter lay on the ground still alive. He turned back to Jayden. "The ambulance should be here soon. I think." Said Jason. His understanding of French was not all that great.
2 Hours Later
"Mr. Morgan?" asked a translator as he and the doctor both came into the waiting room.
"Yes?" asked Jason as he and Michael stood up.
"Jayden is out of surgery and in recovery."
"Is she okay?"
"She may be paralyzed. But other then that she is fine. I'm sorry."
"I want her to be transferred to the United States, is that possible?"
"Not at this point. But in a couple of days we'll she how she's doing." Said the translator as they turned and left.
"Uncle Jason? Are you okay?" asked Michael.
"Yeah Little Buddy, I'm okay."
One Day Later
'Knock, knock.'
Jason sighed as he climbed out of the hotel bed and headed toward the door. He had rented a hotel for him and Michael not really sure that Michael should be at the hospital the entire night.
Jason opened the door and Carly hurried in pushing right past him, Sonny was right behind her.
"Oh Michael, Little Man, you're okay." Said Carly as she woke Michael up and the two embraced.
After Michael got a hug from Sonny, both he and Carly turned to Jason. "What happened?" asked Sonny.
"He was in Faith's house that she has here in France." He explained sitting down on the bed.
"Where's Jayden now?" asked Sonny.
Jason sighed this was definitely not something that he wanted to get into especially now, running on no sleep.
"She's in the hospital." He said getting up and walking toward the door. For some reason that he couldn't shake, he felt saddened knowing that Jayden had been shot. Maybe because she had proved herself to be nothing like her mother. Maybe because she took a bullet that had been meant for Michael. He wasn't sure but he did know that he was starting to care for her.
"Why? What happened?" asked Carly, wondering what exactly had happened and what Michael had seen.
"She was shot in the back."
"That's not all is it?" asked Sonny. He knew his friend better then Jason knew.
"No, the bullet was aimed at Michael. She tackled him and was shot in the back. She might be paralyzed."
"Oh, God, Jase." Said Carly, she wasn't sure what to say or what to really feel. This was Faith's daughter but she had also saved her son's life.
"Well, that settles it we'll all go to the hospital and see what we can do for her." Said Sonny.
At the Hospital, Jayden's Room
Jason knocked on the door as they all entered and Jayden turned and looked over at them.
"Jason, hey." She said. This was the first time that she had seen him since the shooting. He had left before she woke from surgery.
"How are you." He asked taking the empty seat beside her bed.
"I'm okay considering everything." She said. Hell she was miserable, who wouldn't be she was shot. But there was one good thing. "I have a little feeling in my legs. The doctor said that being paralyzed was only temporary."
"That's great," said Jason smiling.
"Jayden," said Carly moving forward. "Thank you for everything that you did. Helping my son and saving his life."
Jayden nodded. "I said that I would do anything that I could to help and I meant it."
"I'll help you anyway I could." Said Sonny. "If you need anything."
"No, thanks though."
"Where are you going after this?" asked Jason. He wanted her to come back with them. Maybe then he could figure out what his exact feeling for her were.
"Why? What does it matter? I helped you like I said I would and that's it, Michael's safe." She said thinking that it would be great if she had more time with Jason.
"Well, I was thinking that you could come back to New York with us. I mean you don't have to or anything but it'd be nice, I mean you did save Michael's life. And you will have to testify at trial to get Michael's kidnapper convicted. You were there after all and he did shoot you." Said Jason. He'd take any excuse to get her back to New York.
"I don't know I mean, there's nothing back there for me." She said as everyone looked at her waiting for an answer.
Thanks in advance for any reviews I get. I love cliffhangers, don't you? It's great that's two chapters in a row. I especially love the ones that can carry on for many chapters. Like Jayden's shooter. Hopefully the next chapter will be up in the next couple of days. Bye!
Aimee
