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Note: This chapter was written with the help of Checkmate. She inspired some of the ideas in following chapters as well.
Surprises All Around by Rosalie
Chapter Four
Adam and Emma sighed as they stopped working for the first time in an hour and a half. They had just finished repairing the damage Dan had caused to Jesse. Adam sighed again as he looked down at Jesse's frail form still not believing that his son would be capable of something like this. "He was so kind and friendly when I left. He wouldn't even hurt a spider even though he was afraid of them." He thought sadly.
"Will he be alright?" Emma asked interrupting Adam's trail of thought causing him to jump slightly, which made Emma laugh slightly.
" He should be. The knife didn't cause any irreparable damage." Adam said.
" Shal will be glad to hear that. She was really worried."
Adam was just about to reply when Shalimar came storming in followed by Brennan who shrugged apologetically. Adam smiled and nodded.
Emma laughed when she saw Shalimar. "What were you doing? Listening through the door?"
Shalimar gave Emma a look. If looks could kill Emma would be six feet under.
" Yeah, You got a problem with that?" Shalimar challenged.
"Nope not a problem" Emma gulped as she saw Shal's eyes which at the moment were glowing yellow.
" Good." She said with a slight smile but it was a smile that was short lived as it hit her again. " Damn." She thought as she ran to the bathroom.
Adam, Brennan and Emma all suppressed a laugh as she left. Emma looked over at Brennan who at the moment was holding Jesse's hand and said, " Wait a minute. Why were you laughing? Did she tell you?"
Brennan smiled. " Yeah she told me. Right after she barfed and before she made me leave so she could take a shower."
" What she didn't try to kill for letting Jesse get hurt?" Adam said making everyone jump.
Brennan looked over at Adam surprised. " You heard that?"
" Yeah"
" Oh. No she didn't try to hurt me she was indisposed when I found her. I'm pretty sure that if she was feeling better she would have killed me though." Brennan said with a smirk as Shalimar entered the room again and punched him in the arm causing him to loose his balance and fall to the floor.
" Hey, What was that for?" Brennan asked before adding. " Shut up" which was directed to Emma who was finding it rather amusing.
" That was for letting Jesse get hurt. I told you what would happen if you did." Shalimar said.
"You promised you wouldn't hurt me." Brennan pouted as he got up.
"I wasn't feeling good then but I am now. I lied." Shalimar retorted laughing before sobering quickly when she saw Jesse again and it all sunk in. " Will he be alright Adam?
Adam gently brought Shal into a hug and said " Yeah he should be. You okay?"
Shalimar just nodded as she walk over Jesse solemnly and sat on the edge of the bed and picked up his hand. It scared her at how pale he was and all of the wires and tubes were disturbing. She squeezed Jesse's hand tighter as she shuttered. When she looked up she was surprised to see she was alone.
Brennan, Emma and Adam were in the rec room talking after silently exiting the med-lab.
Adam let out a deep sigh before he began. " Okay. What exactly happened Brennan."
Brennan looked over at Adam and grumbled something under his breath before he repeated the events of the day. " Well let's see. We couldn't find him and were just about to leave but Jess talked me into going into a store before we left. Daniel was in it almost.." Brennan paused for a moment as he contemplated a few things.
"It was almost what Brennan?" Emma asked cringing slightly as she couldn't block out all of the emotions Brennan was emitting, as they were too strong.
"Hmm, it was almost like was waiting for us. Now that I think about it. We should have cued into the trap when he said you were his father and that he knew you sent us. You didn't tell him did you, Adam?"
Adam's brow furrowed as he frowned and thought. " No I didn't. I also left when he was 10. I didn't think he would remember me. I mean he never seemed to want to when I was around." Adam replied generally confused now.
" It seemed to me that he was angry at you. There seemed to be an edge to his voice when he mentioned you or his mother. What happened between you two anyway, I mean if it's not to personal?"
" She." Adam didn't get any farther as Shalimar's voice came booming into the room. "Adam come here quickly!" Everyone in the room got quiet and held their breath, as they feared the worst. Adam got up and ran to the Med-lab with Brennan and Emma in tow. " What's wrong?" Adam asked breathlessly when they had reached the lab, curious as to why Shalimar was smiling.
" Nothing's wrong, Adam. He's awake. I thought you'd want to know." Shal said smiling easily for the first time that day.
Adam was shocked and realized that Jesse was staring at him tiredly.
" Hey" He said in a voice slightly above a whisper.
Adam smiled and was glad he had taken the tube out and put an oxygen mask on Jess instead. If he hadn't it probably would have caused more problems. Everyone in the room let a relieved breath they hadn't realized they were holding out. Jesse was going to be all right.
Note: Chapter's kind of short and boring I know but I hit writer's block. Not finished yet. Don't know how many more chapters. Any ideas for chapters let me know. Thanks.
Note: This chapter was written with the help of Checkmate. She inspired some of the ideas in following chapters as well.
Surprises All Around by Rosalie
Chapter Four
Adam and Emma sighed as they stopped working for the first time in an hour and a half. They had just finished repairing the damage Dan had caused to Jesse. Adam sighed again as he looked down at Jesse's frail form still not believing that his son would be capable of something like this. "He was so kind and friendly when I left. He wouldn't even hurt a spider even though he was afraid of them." He thought sadly.
"Will he be alright?" Emma asked interrupting Adam's trail of thought causing him to jump slightly, which made Emma laugh slightly.
" He should be. The knife didn't cause any irreparable damage." Adam said.
" Shal will be glad to hear that. She was really worried."
Adam was just about to reply when Shalimar came storming in followed by Brennan who shrugged apologetically. Adam smiled and nodded.
Emma laughed when she saw Shalimar. "What were you doing? Listening through the door?"
Shalimar gave Emma a look. If looks could kill Emma would be six feet under.
" Yeah, You got a problem with that?" Shalimar challenged.
"Nope not a problem" Emma gulped as she saw Shal's eyes which at the moment were glowing yellow.
" Good." She said with a slight smile but it was a smile that was short lived as it hit her again. " Damn." She thought as she ran to the bathroom.
Adam, Brennan and Emma all suppressed a laugh as she left. Emma looked over at Brennan who at the moment was holding Jesse's hand and said, " Wait a minute. Why were you laughing? Did she tell you?"
Brennan smiled. " Yeah she told me. Right after she barfed and before she made me leave so she could take a shower."
" What she didn't try to kill for letting Jesse get hurt?" Adam said making everyone jump.
Brennan looked over at Adam surprised. " You heard that?"
" Yeah"
" Oh. No she didn't try to hurt me she was indisposed when I found her. I'm pretty sure that if she was feeling better she would have killed me though." Brennan said with a smirk as Shalimar entered the room again and punched him in the arm causing him to loose his balance and fall to the floor.
" Hey, What was that for?" Brennan asked before adding. " Shut up" which was directed to Emma who was finding it rather amusing.
" That was for letting Jesse get hurt. I told you what would happen if you did." Shalimar said.
"You promised you wouldn't hurt me." Brennan pouted as he got up.
"I wasn't feeling good then but I am now. I lied." Shalimar retorted laughing before sobering quickly when she saw Jesse again and it all sunk in. " Will he be alright Adam?
Adam gently brought Shal into a hug and said " Yeah he should be. You okay?"
Shalimar just nodded as she walk over Jesse solemnly and sat on the edge of the bed and picked up his hand. It scared her at how pale he was and all of the wires and tubes were disturbing. She squeezed Jesse's hand tighter as she shuttered. When she looked up she was surprised to see she was alone.
Brennan, Emma and Adam were in the rec room talking after silently exiting the med-lab.
Adam let out a deep sigh before he began. " Okay. What exactly happened Brennan."
Brennan looked over at Adam and grumbled something under his breath before he repeated the events of the day. " Well let's see. We couldn't find him and were just about to leave but Jess talked me into going into a store before we left. Daniel was in it almost.." Brennan paused for a moment as he contemplated a few things.
"It was almost what Brennan?" Emma asked cringing slightly as she couldn't block out all of the emotions Brennan was emitting, as they were too strong.
"Hmm, it was almost like was waiting for us. Now that I think about it. We should have cued into the trap when he said you were his father and that he knew you sent us. You didn't tell him did you, Adam?"
Adam's brow furrowed as he frowned and thought. " No I didn't. I also left when he was 10. I didn't think he would remember me. I mean he never seemed to want to when I was around." Adam replied generally confused now.
" It seemed to me that he was angry at you. There seemed to be an edge to his voice when he mentioned you or his mother. What happened between you two anyway, I mean if it's not to personal?"
" She." Adam didn't get any farther as Shalimar's voice came booming into the room. "Adam come here quickly!" Everyone in the room got quiet and held their breath, as they feared the worst. Adam got up and ran to the Med-lab with Brennan and Emma in tow. " What's wrong?" Adam asked breathlessly when they had reached the lab, curious as to why Shalimar was smiling.
" Nothing's wrong, Adam. He's awake. I thought you'd want to know." Shal said smiling easily for the first time that day.
Adam was shocked and realized that Jesse was staring at him tiredly.
" Hey" He said in a voice slightly above a whisper.
Adam smiled and was glad he had taken the tube out and put an oxygen mask on Jess instead. If he hadn't it probably would have caused more problems. Everyone in the room let a relieved breath they hadn't realized they were holding out. Jesse was going to be all right.
Note: Chapter's kind of short and boring I know but I hit writer's block. Not finished yet. Don't know how many more chapters. Any ideas for chapters let me know. Thanks.