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They arrived back at the NYO to find the conference room full of people. Jane looked around at the faces of the people closest to them and began to get emotional.
Allie walked in behind them.
"What are you doing here?" Kurt asked her in surprise as he gave her a hug.
Allie and Jane shared a look and he realized what was going on.
"She's going to be fine," He insisted.
Sara placed her hand on his back trying to sooth him.
"We aren't just here for you," She told him.
"We all love Jane," Allie explained.
Tasha was the last to arrive. She stepped off the elevator in handcuffs being escorted by her guard from the hospital.
Reade met them and removed her cuffs.
"You shouldn't be here." He worried.
"I should be," Tasha insisted, "I'm not letting them go through this without me."
Jane watched them join them with a misty expression.
"You all didn't have to come," She protested.
Avery was hanging on her hand tightly and Jane wrapped her arm around her.
Looking around the room she smiled at the people that had gone out of their way to give them the support they needed.
"Where's Bethany?" Jane asked Allie with a worried frown.
"She and Sawyer are staying with Connor at the hotel." Allie explained.
"You brought her all the way from Colorado?" Kurt didn't know why that surprised him, but it did.
"She missed her dad and mama Jane." Allie dismissed the gesture.
"We missed her too," Jane admitted. "She was actually one of the first real memories I had when I was Remi."
Patterson, Ivan, Tasha, Reade, Sara, Allie, Rich and Avery were all watching her with worried expressions.
"Stop it," Jane protested, "You're going to make me cry."
"I want to be there," Avery told her.
"That's not a good idea," Ivan protested.
"It's not your decision!" Avery argued her agitation saying much about her concern.
"He's right," Jane told her, smoothing her hair back. "It's not going to be easy."
"I don't care," Avery insisted, "I can help."
"Help me by staying with the others." Jane insisted.
Avery looked like she was going to argue even more when Sara walked over and insisted, "She can stay with me."
Jane took one last look at the faces of the people closest to them and gave them a little smile.
"Thank you,"
They knew what she needed from them. If things went badly, Kurt was going to need all the help he could get. Secretly none of them thought anything they could do for him would be enough. Never had they seen two people who needed each other more than Kurt and Jane.
"Ready?" Jane looked up at Kurt with a little smile.
"Ready," He lied.
Patterson and Ivan led the way and the others watched them disappear with worried expressions.
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"Okay," Patterson explained to them, "We're going to do the transfusion first. It will take a little while and we're going to be watching closely for any signs that her body is rejecting the blood."
"Rejecting the blood?" Kurt protested, "What if that happens?"
"We stop the procedure." Patterson assured him, "We have everything we need if she goes into anaphylactic shock."
Kurt didn't protest, but Jane could see that he wanted to. In fact he looked like he was hanging on to his composure by a thread.
"Kurt," She took his hand, "Maybe you should wait with the others."
"NO," He wasn't going to argue, he knew where he belonged. He didn't care how difficult it would be to watch noting was getting him away from her.
Ivan came in and inserted the needle.
"This should take a few hours," He warned them, "When it's done, we're going to immediately introduce the antidote."
Jane nodded her understanding. Kurt didn't comment, but his hand did firm around hers.
After about twenty minutes, there was a noticeable reduction in tension when Jane didn't exhibit any signs of rejecting Ivan's blood.
"This is just a lot of waiting," Jane told Kurt, "If you want to go see the others, let them know what's happening…"
"Patterson will keep them updated," Kurt insisted.
Jane began to fall asleep and Kurt sat on the edge of the bed with her and watched her.
Patterson was observing them from behind the glass.
"We're making progress," Ivan reminded her, seeing how tense she was.
"Aren't you worried?" She asked him.
"Of course I'm worried," Ivan insisted, "She's all I have left…"
Finally seeing behind his mask, Patterson caught her breath. He was scared, but hiding it.
She walked over and put her arms around him.
He stood stiffly for a moment, before his arms closed tightly around her.
"You're giving her a chance," Patterson reminded him.
"I couldn't save Roman," Ivan told her, "What if I'm responsible for losing her too?"
"Whatever happens," Patterson insisted, "It's not your fault. You didn't give them the zip. You're dealing with a situation out of your control. They were poisoned before you even knew they were still alive."
"Thank you," Ivan told her and she could feel the kiss he placed on the side of her head.
When he pulled away, she didn't want to let go.
Ivan awkwardly began to check Jane's vitals.
She watched his busy work and turned away.
"We're almost ready for the antidote," Ivan told her.
Patterson turned back and they shared a concerned look. Looking through the glass Patterson watched Kurt smoothing Jane's hair back and felt her hands begin to shake.
"It's time" Kurt looked up when Ivan and Patterson came in.
"We need to wake her," Patterson warned him.
"Jane," Kurt did the honors.
Jane opened her eyes.
"I fell asleep," She said in surprise, "Why didn't you wake me?"
"You needed you're strength," Kurt explained, "For right now."
Looking over at Ivan Jane nodded.
He administered the medicine. She reached for his hand before he could step back.
"I love you," She told him, "Whatever happens, it's not your fault."
His eyes closed in pain.
"I love you too." He said hoarsely.
They pain started almost immediately.
Jane began to move restlessly and Kurt scooped her right off the bed and onto his lap.
She turned her face into his side immediately. If felt like she was being turned inside out. Her muscles went into spasm. Kurt began to rub the knots. Jane's breathing became erratic as she tried to breathe through the pain.
"It's worse this time," Kurt told Ivan, panic in his eyes.
"No" Ivan denied, "Last time she was just able to hide it better. She's weaker this time."
"Can you give her something for the pain?" Patterson began to rub the knots in Jane's legs.
"Not safely," Ivan denied, watching them work on her.
Jane began to sweat and she seemed to become unaware of where she was.
Kurt was barely able to hold her as she strained against him seeking relief.
Suddenly, she went lax. Her entire body was limp. Kurt let her recline down onto the mattress and his hands slid around to cradle her head as he looked down at her in panic.
"Jane," He called shaking her none to gently, "DON'T LEAVE ME!"
When she failed to respond, he dropped to his knees and desperately sought her pulse. His shaking hands failed to locate it. The tears falling down his face were matched by Patterson.
"Is she…" Kurt couldn't even say it.
"Move," Ivan came back into the room carrying a syringe.
Kurt watched as he injected Jane with whatever was it was.
"What is that?" Patterson worried.
"Adrenalin," Ivan explained.
Suddenly, Jane's body jerked and she took a gasping breath. Kurt started to breathe again too.
The hours passed and Jane suffered, but she didn't do it alone. Kurt felt every spasm, every moan, every time she gasped for breath he was with her. When she struggled to breathe, he held his breath. When she clawed at her skin, he soothed it with his hands. When she fought, he held her, willing his own strength into her body. When after what felt like a lifetime she fell still.
Kurt was shaking. He couldn't even check for a pulse.
"Patterson!" He looked up at her in desperation.
Patterson didn't make him wait she leaned over and grabbed Jane's wrist.
"She's…still with us." Patterson assured him.
"Ivan?" Kurt looked over at him.
"I think she made it." He said with a relieved little laugh.
Kurt's eyes closed in relief. He held Jane against him even tighter.
"Did it work?" He finally asked Ivan.
"I don't know," Ivan admitted, "I hope so, because I don't think she could do that again."
Kurt knew he couldn't.
"Get some sleep," Patterson encouraged him. "We'll let the others know."
Kurt didn't argue with her, he doubted he could even stand.
Settling down with her curled into his side he turned toward her so he could get both arms around her. As he began to calm down he could feel her breath on his neck and for the first time since the procedure began he let himself relax. With a little smile he leaned over and kissed her forehead. She was the strongest person he'd ever met. On that final thought he joined her in sleep.
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Patterson and Ivan entered the conference room. One look at them and everyone was standing.
"Is it over?" Avery demanded, "Is she okay?"
"It's over," Patterson confirmed, "She made it though. We won't know if the procedure worked for a few days…but they're sleeping now."
The collective sigh of relief was obvious.
"Can we see them?" Sara asked her arm still around a pale Avery.
"You can look in on them," Patterson assured them, "But don't try to wake them. They're exhausted."
It wasn't long before the group stood looking through the glass at where Kurt and Jane lay sleeping.
"It doesn't seem fair that they have to go through all this," Sara said softly.
"Look at them," Allie said with a little smile, "If it had been easy, they might not have forged a bond this strong."
"I've never seen anything like it," Tasha agreed, "It's like they're living under each other's skin."
"They've always been like that," Patterson insisted, "From the very first they didn't have to use words. They understand each other better than any two people I've ever met."
"He looks to her when things go right or when things go wrong," Rich was watching them with a worried expression.
"Even when he was searching for her," Avery told them, "I could tell how much she meant to him."
"She walked away from everything and everyone so that he could be with Bethany," Allie reminded them.
"Knowing that she was going to be hunted," Ivan shook his head.
"Do you think it worked?" Reade asked his expression worried.
"I hope so," Ivan shook his head. "She can't go through it again. She's too weak."
"She's still stronger than most people," Avery argued.
"She was always stronger when she was fighting for others," Ivan explained.
"She's fighting for her life," Avery worried.
"No," Patterson denied, "She's fighting for his life."
Seeing how tightly Kurt was holding her even in sleep nobody argued that statement.
"Let's give them time," Patterson insisted, urging everyone out.
"You need to get some sleep too," Ivan worried.
"We all do," Patterson
"I'll stay and watch over them," Rich offered.
"Aren't you tired?" Patterson worried.
"Naw," Rich denied, "I slept in my office earlier."
"Are you sure?" Ivan worried.
"I've got this," Rich assured them.
After the others left, Rich pulled up a chair and stared through the glass at his favorite couple.
He knew the others thought he was a clown, but as he sat watching them sleep he felt a single tear roll down his cheek. Caring for others sucked. Wiping the moisture away he turned away from the pair. This was entirely their fault. He'd been fine before they ruined him. Even as he cursed them, Rich picked up a blanket and walked quietly into the other room. As he placed it over them, he checked to make sure they were both breathing. Turning away he retreated, refusing to acknowledge that he cared.
