Okay… I planned on writing during my 3-4 hour break earlier today… I remember sitting down on the couch…
-Then I woke up by the alarm I have set to remind me that it is 5 minutes until I'm supposed to be back in the taxi… Guess I needed some sleep…?

Anyway… I'm awake at the keyboard now. (And I should really be making something to eat, but… No motivation whatsoever… Procrastinating? Me? Never…

Mac knocked on the door and waited until he heard Jack's voice on the other side before he opened the door and stepped into the room.

"Hey Mac…" Jack smirked from where he was laying on the bed. He had the TV-remote in his hand and was currently switching through channels.

"Hey there…" Mac nodded back as he limped towards the older man.

"Still not better?" Jack half-asked, half-assessed, "Sure you shouldn't be on crutches kid?"

Mac shook his head, "No, my ankle is better. Just a little tired. And it's called a 'walking boot' for a reason…"

"I still think you should limit yourself…" Jack mumbled, before he nodded towards the chair in the corner. "Sit down, will ya?"

Mac rolled his eyes, but walked over to the chair and sat down. "Happy now?"

Jack nodded.

"How's your arm by the way? What's wrong with it?"

"Dislocated my shoulder pretty bad, and took a slug to my upper arm…" Jack shrugged his uninjured shoulder.

"And where did it hit?"

"A few inches below my shoulder. Didn't hit bone, but still messed up the muscles a fair bit…"

"In other words, it hurts a bit…"

Jack frowned, then nodded. "Yeah, it's a little bit more than 'sore'. But it's still far from the worst I've experienced…"

"Well, if it was near the worst you've experienced I'd be real worried." Mac chuckled.

Jack nodded, "Yeah…"

"So… When's Pete coming?"

Jack chuckled, "Did he call you, or did you just guess?"

"He dropped me a message. Asked if he could crash in the guestroom… But he said he would stop by here first."

Jack nodded, "I should have known…"

Mac nodded, "Well, I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise…"

"No… It shouldn't…" Jack chuckled, "Have you seen Alex?"

Mac shook his head, "Kim went for Alex's room and I headed straight for yours…"

Jack nodded. "How about Pete? Have you met him?"

Mac shook his head, "Got a text that he had landed…"

Jack nodded, "Okay, so he should be showing up any minute now. The guys downstairs recognize him by now…"

Mac chuckled, "Yeah, remember the first time he visited like this?"

Jack shook his head, "Had a mother of a concussion… I don't really remember any of that week…"

Mac nodded, "Well, he spent two hours trying to get past the security. Patricia had to go down there herself."

"Right…" Jack nodded, "Still don't remember it…"

"Last time it took him what? Five minutes?"

Jack nodded at that, "Yeah, and most of that time was spent having a cup of coffee with Kenneth and Josh."

Mac nodded.

MACGYVERxLAB

Pete stopped by the security desk. This time it was Allan and Keith.

"Hey Pete, back here again? Which of our guys have messed up this time?"

"Jack…" Pete chuckled, "And a guy from a different company…"

"Oh, one of the twins?" Allan asked, "Isn't that who he teamed up with?"

Pete shrugged, "I don't know… Jack just mentioned a friend with a busted up knee…"

"I bet it's one of the twins…" Keith nodded, "Met the other one when I was coming on shift."

Pete let out a soft chuckle, "Man, I leave home for a few days. Kinda relieved to get away from the two whirlwinds at home. Fly to LA to take care of one of my former colleagues, who has a twin. And then I figure out that the other guy I might be treating also has a twin. Seems like twins are the bane of my existence…"

"Yeah, that's right… You have twins back home too… How's Randy and Gary?" Keith asked, pouring up a cup of coffee.

"Oh, they're active…" Pete chuckled, "Their latest craze is skating, curtesy one of their 'uncles'…"

"One of the old teammates?"

Pete nodded, "Yeah… Guess they're bad influence…"

Keith laughed as he handed Pete the coffee.

MACGYVERxLAB

Ten minutes later Pete was headed towards the infirmary floor to have a chat with his patients.

Okay, another chapter for this down. Hope I didn't bore you all to death.

Okay. Have a nice day!