Chapter 5
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After finishing up at the scene Jack returned to the hospital and found Sam sitting in the waiting room exactly where he left her. She was staring at something in her hand but when she saw him approaching she shoved it into her coat pocket.
"Any news?" he asked, wondering what she was trying to hide from him.
"Danny's out of surgery," she replied. "They said he is going to be fine. It was a through and through and the bullet managed to avoid damaging any major muscles or nerves. We can see him as soon as they move him to recovery."
He knew that if she hadn't volunteered any news about Martin there probably wasn't any but he had to ask, "And Martin?"
"Nothing yet," Sam's voice cracked and for a moment Jack thought she might start crying again. However, despite the chink in her armor earlier, she was back to the consummate professional Special Agent. "What did you learn at the scene?"
He gave her a quick synopsis of all the information he learned while still managing to avoiding having to describe the state of the car. He noticed Sam's forlorn expression at hearing the details and while he wanted to hold and comfort her, the voice in his head reminded him that she only wanted comfort from Martin now. He blew his chance long ago.
"Where do we start looking?" she asked in a voice full of determination.
"I think we should talk to Danny as soon as possible. We have the witnesses account but I think he might be able to give us more accurate details," he said as she nodded in agreement.
"The nurse gave me their belongings," she said gesturing to two plastic bags by her feet. "Have you called Rafi's girlfriend, Sylvia, and Martin's parents?"
"Van Doren contacted Victor herself. He should be here within the hour. Benefit of being the Deputy Director, you can use the jet at a moment's notice. I called Sylvia but she is staying with her cousin in Baltimore. She is due any day now so I told her to hold off on coming out here until I have more information on Danny's condition."
"Makes sense, I'm sure Danny would agree."
He too a moment to study Sam's face and saw that her eyes were red rimmed and raw. "Martin's going to be okay."
"I know." She looked at him as if unsure of just how to much information to share with one ex-lover about another. She bit her lip and considered her words carefully. "It's just that…..there's still a lot to say."
He nodded at her. He knew Martin had been falling for Sam since day one – he does have a Masters in Psychology for a reason. But it wasn't until this moment that he allowed himself to believe that she just might love him back.
They sat and waited together for a bit longer until they could hear voices filtering down the hall. One of those voices he recognized as F.B.I. Deputy Director Victor Fitzgerald's.