A few days later……………

Jen woke up with the sun warm on her face. She opened her eyes to see Elise reading her chart.

"Elise?" Jen whispered. Pushing herself up a bit on the bed but pain flashed through her body causing her to gasp.

"Easy Jen." Elise said coming over and helping her to sit up more. She smiled at her warmly. "Wes is going to be really happy when I tell him that you're awake."

"What happened? How did I get here?"

"I'll let Wes tell you. It's a long story." She answered. "Why don't you take a nap and I'll have him come up."

"I'm not tired at all."

Elise smiled knowingly. "Well, you've been in bed long enough I think. Come on then we'll get you up and out of here."

Jen smiled at her.

"Wes." Eric warned seeing him working again in his office poring over computer files. "I don't think you should be stressing yourself out so much over this Sorenson thing."

"He nearly killed Jen with a paralytic compound. He was found with the bottle and needle still in his pocket. How could he get of scot free?" Wes ranted.

"Unless someone other than Jen saw him put the needle in the bag we can't prove it."

"Damn him!" Wes said angrily pounding the desk.

Wes suddenly got very woozy. Eric saw him teeter in his chair.

"Come on Wes. Why don't you rest for a while." Eric suggested. "I'll bring your laptop up."

"All right, I guess I should rest. But I'd rather do it outside maybe by the pool. I've been trapped inside for too long."

Eric helped Wes to stand up. He could see that Wes was in pain and trying to hide it. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," Wes grunted. " Let's just get out of here."

"All right." Eric said. "I'll get Elise."

"Fine."

After Eric got Wes comfortable in a lounge chair outside he went inside to look for Elise. He ran into her at the bottom of the stairs pushing Jen in a wheelchair.

"Jen!" He said with a wide grin. "How are you feeling?"

"Better, thank you." Jen answered smiling back at him.

"Where's Wes?"

"He's outside in the garden." Eric answered pulling Elise aside. "I was coming to get you." He whispered into her ear.

"I'll take Jen out there, that should cheer him up." Elise suggested.

"He's in a lot of pain. He's hiding it well but I think you should give him something." Eric said so only Elise could hear him.

"I can't." Elise answered. "Wes said that he doesn't want any medicine unless he himself asks for it."

Eric huffed. "He's trying to play hero again."

"I think Jen's some of the best medicine for him." Elise concluded. "Seeing that she's okay will make all the difference for Wes."

Jen overheard Eric telling Elise that Wes was in the garden.

"I'm not an invalid." She said pulling up on the locks for the wheels.

She turned the chair in the direction of the open doors and wheeled out onto the verandah. She saw Wes staring out at the garden from a lounge c hair. When she reached the edge of the verandah she saw four long stairs. She backed the chair up to a column and used it to help herself up to a standing position. Her legs felt like rubber. She quickly got her balance and took a few steps to the stairs then made her way down them. About halfway down she realized that she had made a big mistake. She felt very dizzy and sick.

"JEN!" She heard her name called from somewhere down a tunnel then she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her. Darkness closed in on her and she heard her name called from a different direction then she felt herself being lifted.