Chapter 6

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It was still early in the morning; Sara had fallen asleep in the hospital sitting next to John. Her arms were folded on the bed and her head rested on top of them near John's hand (which she had been holding a good deal of the night.

She remained asleep until she thought she heard someone saying her name. For a moment she forgot where she was, forgot that she had spent the night sleeping in a chair next to her fiancé. Her eyes fluttered open and she turned her head to see that John had woken up and was looking down at her.

"Hey." He said with a scratchy voice.

"Hi." She said, lifting her head. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I took a bullet in the stomach."

"Well they took it out, so you'll have to live without."

"Hey I am all for living."

"And I am completely behind that decision." Sara smiled, taking his hand in hers. "Fin and everyone was here earlier, but they went back to the station once we found out that you were going to be okay."

"How bad was it?" John asked, tightening his grasp on her hand.

"Well the doctor said that you were very lucky because the bullet managed to miss any major organs and they said that it was good you got here so quickly because they were able to stop the bleeding. You should be okay though." Sara managed without letting the tears fall from her eyes.

"Don't start crying please." He said moving his hand to her cheek. "You know I can't stand it when you cry."

"I know… it's just… this whole thing really scared me. It reminded me of… of when my dad died." Tears finally began to creep down her cheeks, landing on his hand.

"Hey… Sara look at me." She lifted her head, meeting his gaze.

"It's going to take a lot more than a shot to the stomach to get rid of me. I love you and I'm not going anywhere."

"You promise?"

"I promise." He smiled at her. "So who picked you up?"

"Oh, well Olivia and Elliot came and got me… I should mention that I wasn't wearing too much when they arrived and Elliot saw more then he probably should have."

"I bet he turned a few shades of red."

"I was too busy trying to button up your shirt."

"Oh you were wearing one of my shirts?"

"Of course, like I wear anything else to bed?" She asked rhetorically.

"True… have you eaten anything lately?"

"No, I've been in the waiting room and here most of the night."

"Go get something to eat, I'll be fine on my own for a little bit."

"Are you sure?" Sara asked standing up and stretching her back.

"Yes I'm sure."

"Alright, But I am going to find your doctor first." She said as she walked towards the door.

"I wouldn't expect anything less."

"Alright I'll be back in a little bit." Sara smiled leaning over and giving him a little kiss. As soon as Sara left the room John leaned over and picked up the phone on the side table.

"Hey Fin, it's John… I need you to do something for me."

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