A/N: This up a few days late and I apologize. I had most of it done on Thursday, but then I got stuck. It took me awhile to get back to my train of thought in this story. Anyways, there is going to be a time jump for next chapter. Four more chapters left guys.
Part 2 Ch. 26: A Shot for the Future
Julian places the phone back in the cradle and smiles at his wife. Brooke was leaning against the wall next to him and she had a smile on her face.
"How'd Sam take the news?"
"She told me she didn't know how to feel. There were so many emotions that she was feeling that she couldn't pick just one. She's excited though. She's agreed to collaborate with me on the television show so it's kind of awesome."
"Dad, does that mean you are going to be working along time?" Aidan asks as he comes out of his room. His door had been opened and he had heard everything his parents were saying.
"I won't be working all the time Aidan. I'll be really busy for the start of production, but things will die down. I'll be writing a lot mostly though."
Aidan frowns, but nods his head.
"Are you still going to help coach my baseball team?"
Julian kneels down to the ground and smiles at his son.
"Of course I will. You're my son and I can't ever forget that. I promised that I would help coach your team and I always keep my promises."
Aidan nods his head and leans against his mother.
"That's all I needed to know."
Julian stands up and chuckles.
"Well that's good to know, I guess."
"Mama, can I go play with Lydia today?"
Brooke smiles down at her son and nods her head.
"Let's go little man."
Aidan stepped away from his mother and huffed.
"Mom," he groans. "I'm not little anymore. I'm ten."
Aidan walks away, shaking his head. Brooke turns to her husband who was barely holding in a chuckle.
"He gets that from you."
*Defying Gravity*
"He actually did it," Sam says with a smile.
Meredith and Kylie look at Sam with curiousness written on their faces. They were currently cuddled on the couch while Sam sat in the chair.
When things had settled down with Kylie and Sam, Kylie wanted Sam to get to know Meredith and Meredith wanted to get to know Sam, so they had been meeting up weekly for the past few months. Normally, Kelsey was with her on those days, but Kelsey got called into work. She and Evan had been working on a case the last few days and they had finally gotten a lead.
"Who did what?" Kylie asks wanting to know more and fast.
"Do you remember me mentioning that my dad wants to start a television show about, basically, my life?"
Kylie nods her head as well as Meredith.
"He gets to do it. A network picked it up."
Meredith lifts her head up from Kylie's lap.
"Which network?"
"The CW."
Meredith smiles and nods her head.
"That's a good network."
Sam grins.
"I know."
"You are not going to be spending all your time writing for your father are you, because Sam, as your editor I have to tell you that you can't do that. You have a contract for another book besides the one you are working on."
Sam rolls her eyes.
"Yeah, Kylie, I got it. I'm just collaborating with him at the start. I won't start writing until he's at the point where my character starts getting feelings for Kelsey."
Kylie nods her head.
"Good because I don't want to be in trouble with my bosses."
Meredith and Sam chuckle at the woman's response. Meredith pats her knee.
"I wonder who he is going to get to play me," Kylie wonders out-loud.
Before anyone can get a word in, Sam's cell phone rings another time. She answers her phone with a smile. Her smile fades when she hears the news that is given to her on the phone.
Meredith and Kylie look at each other before looking back at their friend. They both knew that something was up, but they didn't want to interrupt Sam's phone call.
Sam hangs up the phone and stands up shakily.
"I have to go to the hospital," Sam whispers as tears form in her eyes.
"Sam, honey, what's wrong?" Kylie asks as she steps forward and places a hand on her exes shoulder.
Sam looks at her friends teary eyed.
"Kelsey's hurt!"
*Defying Gravity*
Kelsey takes a sip of her coffee and places it back in the cup holder. She and Evan were in their car staking out an apartment. Their latest case had been a bad one. Their suspects name was Devon Taylor and he was linked to the murder and rape of a Trisha Collins who lived just outside of town. He's also linked to a few other things like burglary and assault and so far he has been able to evade the cops, but not today.
"So, what's our plan of action?" Kelsey asks as she keeps an eye on the building.
"He comes out and we catch him. It should be simple, right?"
Kelsey raises an eyebrow at her partner.
"Nothing is ever that simple. We just have to be careful. Sam has been worried. It's the first major case I've been on."
"My wife is the same way. She's a detective, so she knows more of what actually happens on the job."
Kelsey glares at Evan.
"Are you implying that I lie to my fiancée about my job?"
Evan shakes his head.
"Not at all; I'm just saying she would no more than Sam since Sam isn't a detective."
Kelsey sighs.
"I'm sorry. I've just been on edge lately. I'm kind of starting to realize why my dad didn't want to be a detective."
Evan nods his head. He learns something knew of Kelsey every day.
"Being a cop runs in the family than?"
Kelsey nods her head.
"I love my father and I'm glad he allowed me to do this, but I don't think I can let my child do this job. It's tough."
Evan moves his head forward and grabs his gun.
"The bastards moving," Evan says in disgust.
Evan and Kelsey start moving from the car, but Kelsey places her hand on Evan's arm.
"Wait! Is he looking at us?"
Evan turns to look and they see their assailant start to run.
"We've got ourselves a runner!" Evan shouts before hurrying out of the car. "I'll go around the block and see if I can cut him off. You keep going straight."
Kelsey nods her head and starts running the direction that their assailant was running.
"Devon Taylor, I am ordering you to stop! You've got no way out man!"
Kelsey had chased him into a dead end in an alley. Kelsey leaned against the wall with her gun poised in front of her. She slowly turns the corner and sees Devon standing in front of her a few feet away with his gun aimed at her.
"Devon, you don't have to do this. Put the gun down and everything will be okay."
Devon laughs.
"I'm screwed either way. I might as well take you out with me."
Everything happened so fast for Kelsey. Devon had pulled the trigger before Kelsey could pull hers. The next thing she knew she was on the ground and in complete shock.
Evan had heard the gun shots and ran as fast as he could to the alleyway. He had to double back because there was no way he was going to get around all the construction that had been going on in the next block. He spotted Devon running quickly out of the alleyway.
"Devon Taylor, drop the gun and put your hands in the air."
Devon raises his gun and prepares to shoot, but Evan gets the shot off first. Devon drops the ground. Evan rushes forward and kicks Devon's gun away. He turns his head and sees his partner on the ground and not moving.
"No."
Evan rushes to Sam's side and sees the blood coming from the bullet hole in her upper chest. Evan digs out his phone and calls for an ambulance. He places his hand on the wound to stop the excessive bleeding.
"You do not get to do this," Evan whispers harshly. "You have a fiancée at home waiting for you."
Kelsey opens her eyes slightly.
"I-I'm s-sorry."
Evan shakes his head.
"There is nothing to be sorry for. The ambulance is on its way and you are going to be just fine. Do you hear me?" Kelsey closes her eyes. "Kelsey! Do you hear me?"
Kelsey lets out a puff of breath and nods her head.
"Where is that damn ambulance?" Evan shouts.
*Defying Gravity*
Sam rushes through hospital doors and looks around frantically. She spots Evan pacing in the waiting room.
"Evan! Where's Kelsey?"
Evan faces Sam and Sam stops in front of him. He sees the blood on Evan's shirt and she shakes her head.
"Whose blood is that? Tell me it's yours because I need you to tell me that."
Kylie and Meredith slowly approached Sam and Evan. Kylie had called Sam's parents as well as Kelsey's parents after Sam gave them the number.
Evan placed his hands on Sam's arms.
"Kelsey was shot and once we got here they rushed her to surgery. She went into surgery about an hour ago."
Sam lets her tears fall. She begins to shake.
"I can't lose her," Sam whispers.
Evan, not knowing what to do just wraps his arms around his partner's fiancée.
"Has anyone come out to talk to you?" Meredith asks.
Evan shakes his head.
"No, but they probably wouldn't tell me anything anyway. I'm not family."
Sam pulls away from Evan and shakes her head.
"You're wrong. Kelsey thinks of you as an older brother. She doesn't tell you because she'd be embarrassed."
"Sam!"
Sam turns and sees her mother and father rushing forward. She instantly falls into her mother's arms. Her dad wraps his arms around both of his girls.
"How's she doing?" Julian asks.
"We just have to wait."
Brooke looks over at Evan.
"What about the other guy?" Brooke says harshly. Sam stiffens in her arms.
"I shot him," Evan states honestly. "He's dead."
"Good," Sam whispers.
*Defying Gravity*
Kylie and Meredith sat in the chapel of the hospital. The day's events were getting to them. It had taken another hour before anyone would come out to the waiting room to tell them about what happened during Kelsey's surgery. Fortunately the doctor said that Kelsey would be able to make a full recovery. She had gotten shot in the shoulder and the bullet had lodged into the bone, but with some physical therapy she should be able to get back all movement in her shoulder.
"Today was scary," Kylie comments. "Did you see Sam? She was completely freaking out. She barely looked alive. She looked like a robot."
"Kylie, she almost lost her fiancée. But to Sam she isn't just a fiancée. Kelsey's her best friend and soon to be wife. She almost lost her whole world."
"I don't know what I'd do if I lost you," Kylie says sadly. "I love you, Meredith and I don't want to ever be in the position that Sam's in right now," Kylie shakes her head. "I don't think I can handle it."
Meredith looks at the cross in front of her and sighs quietly.
"Life is short Kylie. We can't predict what is going to happen in the future all we can do is plan for now and right now I want to do something with you. Are you interested?"
"What is it?" Kylie asks intrigued.
Meredith shakes her head.
"Do you trust me?"
Kylie immediately nods her head.
"Don't ask questions; just come with me."
Meredith holds out her hand for Kylie to take. Kylie grabs onto her hand and they walk out of the chapel.
*Defying Gravity*
Kelsey opened her eyes slowly. The last thing she remembered was lying in an alleyway fighting for her life. Kelsey turns her head to the side and spots her girl sleeping in an uncomfortable chair. Sam's arm was resting next to her. Kelsey grabbed Sam's hand and started stroking it.
Feeling sensation on her hand Sam opened her eyes and gasped. Kelsey was smiling softly at her.
"You're awake," Sam whispers as she gets up from her chair.
Kelsey nods her head. She sees tears in her fiancée's eyes.
"No don't cry."
Sam laughs.
"I'm just glad that you're okay," Sam leans over and placed kisses all over Kelsey's face. Sam sits back down, but keeps a hold of Kelsey's hand. "You were shot in the shoulder, but you are going to make a full recovery. You need to do physical therapy to get the proper movement back. Everybody's been here to see you. Evan was here and your captain and all the people you work with. Your parents are on the way as well."
Kelsey nods her head.
"How's Evan?"
"He's fine. His wife came and got him. He said he'd be back in the morning."
"How are you?"
Sam falters slightly.
"Scared, but now that I get to look you in the eye and I know that you're okay and that we are going to be okay."
Kelsey's eyes close slightly and she than opens them again.
"I'm tired," Kelsey whispers.
Sam leans down and places a kiss on her fiancée's forehead.
"Go to sleep baby. I'll be here when you wake up."
Kelsey closes her eyes and Sam keeps an eye on her until her own eyes close.