"Look doctor I understand that she isn't one hundred percent but I need to get her out of this hospital and somewhere safe" Hagen insisted "there is a man after her and this hospital is way to big for me to make sure it is completely secure. I need to move her somewhere else"
"And I'm telling you detective Hagen, Miss Duquesne has severe injuries" The doctor was starting to get agitated "if you move her out of this hospital at this point that man you are so concerned about will not have to bother - she will die by herself"
The doctor left and Hagen was left alone in the hall.
He made his calls, asking for more officers to guard the doors and more patrols around the hospital. He made his way back to Calleigh's room and walked in as quietly as he could.
He sat down, intended to watch her sleep, but she stirred and opened her eyes.
"Hey" her voice was still barely above a whisper
"Hey there..."
"Is everything ok?"
"Don't worry, I'm taking care of everything, just get some rest" he whispered, reaching out and caressing her forehead for a brief second.
*
She didn't want to sleep, but she was so damn tiered
# They must be pumping me with enough drugs to knock out an elephant # the thought flashed through her mind but she couldn't keep it for long.
She was nodding between waking and sleep, hearing parts of conversations as the nurses came by, seeing Hagen's concerned expression as he sat in that chair beside her bed, she thought she saw Alexx there at some point, she thought she might have even talked to her - but she wasn't sure.
Her mind flashed back to Hagen, who seemed to be there every time she opened her eyes, he looked tiered and worried. She knew that there was something she was supposed to be worried about to but with the fog in her head she couldn't really remember what it was
*
A few hours later Hagen walked out of the room in search for coffee, he stopped for a moment in the hall when he saw Calleigh's doctor. He was standing and talking to a young man with blond hair and blue eyes - the resemblance was uncanny and Hagen did not need an introduction to realize this must be Calleigh's brother.
He lingered for a moment and listened in on the conversation
"Mr. Duquesne I'm glad you're here, we're only allowed to give this kind of information to family member and so far you're the first one to arrive" He waited for the young man to nod and then continued "You're sister has been severely injured, we ran a few tests once she woke up and found out that the damage to her arm was more sever then we first thought, it will take a while for her to regain mobility in that arm. The other bullet passed close to her heart and spinal cord, puncturing the lung."
"but she's going to be ok? Right?" the brother asked hopefully
"She will, but it will take a long time" the doctor assured him
Hagen had heard enough, he walked away, head slumped. He had to get himself some coffee.
*
Speed and Erik rushed to the hospital as fast as they could, sirens blaring. It was redundant and they knew it - after all Hagen was there and so was half the police force according to what Alexx reported.
But they rushed over there anyway.
Erik was driving, his knuckles turning white from the firm grip on the steering wheel. They weren't talking, there was nothing to say. Speed was grimly looking out the window, watching the buildings and people zoom by.
Soon his vision blurred and his mind wondered off.
FLASHBACK
"Hey Speed, what's with the glum face?"
He looked up with a start and saw her coming into the dark lab where he had been sitting for the past few hours. "I thought everyone went home..."
"Everyone did, I stayed back and waited to se how long it would take you to get out of isolation"
He looked at her quizzically and she shrugged, letting out a soft chuckle "Well I WAS waiting but I came to realize the patience was not one of my virtues"
"We all have our crosses to bare" he mumbled grumpily as she sat down next to him
After a few minutes of silence he realized she was not going to go away and decided to start talking "Do you know she was the one who recruited me? she brought me in and taught me everything I know"
"I didn't know that" she said softly
"She didn't even tell me she was leaving" he mumbled, knowing he was sounding like a baby
"Speed, Magen... she hasn't been the same since her husband died. I don't even know how she managed to come back here at all after what happened to him, going back to solving other people's crimes and tragedies when you own husband had just been shot..." She placed a hand on his shoulder and started rubbing it, somehow the contact brought him some comfort.
"I still thought she would at least tell me herself, we worked together for a long time Call', I thought she was my friend"
Calleigh didn't answer, instead she kept rubbing his shoulder for a while. After a while she got up and wrapped her arms around him for a second before pulling him out of his chair.
"Where are you taking me?"
She didn't answer but simply continued to drag him after her. They made their way out of the lab, down to the lobby of the building and out to the street. She pulled him after her as she crossed the street to a bar.
"Calleigh I'm really not in the mood..."
She ignored him and ordered two beers. When the drinks came she put one in his hand "Come on Speed, say goodbye..."
"What?" bewilderment showed on his face.
"Here I'll start" she lifted her beer in the air "To Magen, good luck where ever you go, we hope you find what you're looking for"
He smiled and took a swig.
PRESENT DAY
"Hey Speed" Erik's voice finally penetrated through his thoughts
"what?"
"We're here"
"And I'm telling you detective Hagen, Miss Duquesne has severe injuries" The doctor was starting to get agitated "if you move her out of this hospital at this point that man you are so concerned about will not have to bother - she will die by herself"
The doctor left and Hagen was left alone in the hall.
He made his calls, asking for more officers to guard the doors and more patrols around the hospital. He made his way back to Calleigh's room and walked in as quietly as he could.
He sat down, intended to watch her sleep, but she stirred and opened her eyes.
"Hey" her voice was still barely above a whisper
"Hey there..."
"Is everything ok?"
"Don't worry, I'm taking care of everything, just get some rest" he whispered, reaching out and caressing her forehead for a brief second.
*
She didn't want to sleep, but she was so damn tiered
# They must be pumping me with enough drugs to knock out an elephant # the thought flashed through her mind but she couldn't keep it for long.
She was nodding between waking and sleep, hearing parts of conversations as the nurses came by, seeing Hagen's concerned expression as he sat in that chair beside her bed, she thought she saw Alexx there at some point, she thought she might have even talked to her - but she wasn't sure.
Her mind flashed back to Hagen, who seemed to be there every time she opened her eyes, he looked tiered and worried. She knew that there was something she was supposed to be worried about to but with the fog in her head she couldn't really remember what it was
*
A few hours later Hagen walked out of the room in search for coffee, he stopped for a moment in the hall when he saw Calleigh's doctor. He was standing and talking to a young man with blond hair and blue eyes - the resemblance was uncanny and Hagen did not need an introduction to realize this must be Calleigh's brother.
He lingered for a moment and listened in on the conversation
"Mr. Duquesne I'm glad you're here, we're only allowed to give this kind of information to family member and so far you're the first one to arrive" He waited for the young man to nod and then continued "You're sister has been severely injured, we ran a few tests once she woke up and found out that the damage to her arm was more sever then we first thought, it will take a while for her to regain mobility in that arm. The other bullet passed close to her heart and spinal cord, puncturing the lung."
"but she's going to be ok? Right?" the brother asked hopefully
"She will, but it will take a long time" the doctor assured him
Hagen had heard enough, he walked away, head slumped. He had to get himself some coffee.
*
Speed and Erik rushed to the hospital as fast as they could, sirens blaring. It was redundant and they knew it - after all Hagen was there and so was half the police force according to what Alexx reported.
But they rushed over there anyway.
Erik was driving, his knuckles turning white from the firm grip on the steering wheel. They weren't talking, there was nothing to say. Speed was grimly looking out the window, watching the buildings and people zoom by.
Soon his vision blurred and his mind wondered off.
FLASHBACK
"Hey Speed, what's with the glum face?"
He looked up with a start and saw her coming into the dark lab where he had been sitting for the past few hours. "I thought everyone went home..."
"Everyone did, I stayed back and waited to se how long it would take you to get out of isolation"
He looked at her quizzically and she shrugged, letting out a soft chuckle "Well I WAS waiting but I came to realize the patience was not one of my virtues"
"We all have our crosses to bare" he mumbled grumpily as she sat down next to him
After a few minutes of silence he realized she was not going to go away and decided to start talking "Do you know she was the one who recruited me? she brought me in and taught me everything I know"
"I didn't know that" she said softly
"She didn't even tell me she was leaving" he mumbled, knowing he was sounding like a baby
"Speed, Magen... she hasn't been the same since her husband died. I don't even know how she managed to come back here at all after what happened to him, going back to solving other people's crimes and tragedies when you own husband had just been shot..." She placed a hand on his shoulder and started rubbing it, somehow the contact brought him some comfort.
"I still thought she would at least tell me herself, we worked together for a long time Call', I thought she was my friend"
Calleigh didn't answer, instead she kept rubbing his shoulder for a while. After a while she got up and wrapped her arms around him for a second before pulling him out of his chair.
"Where are you taking me?"
She didn't answer but simply continued to drag him after her. They made their way out of the lab, down to the lobby of the building and out to the street. She pulled him after her as she crossed the street to a bar.
"Calleigh I'm really not in the mood..."
She ignored him and ordered two beers. When the drinks came she put one in his hand "Come on Speed, say goodbye..."
"What?" bewilderment showed on his face.
"Here I'll start" she lifted her beer in the air "To Magen, good luck where ever you go, we hope you find what you're looking for"
He smiled and took a swig.
PRESENT DAY
"Hey Speed" Erik's voice finally penetrated through his thoughts
"what?"
"We're here"