When Kate opened her eyes again, she found that she was squinting into a bright light, which she recognized to be the harsh light of a hospital.

She assessed herself, moving around on the hospital bed and found that her legs were alright but her ribs were sore, one arm was bandaged, her head was thumping and that one hand was warmer then the other.

She soon grasped that it was buffers hand on hers that was causing the heat. He was sitting on a chair pulled up close to the bed, his head to the side in a position that suggested he was asleep.

She was frustrated that she could not reach over and touch his perfect cheek; her bandaged arm and preoccupied hand made sure of that.

Cautiously, she shook his hand. "Buffer?" she whispered warily. "Buffer." She said louder this time.

His eyes opened quickly and widened as he quickly scanned the room. "Pete" she started again "Hi" she said, unsure of what to say.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" he asked sleepily, squeezing her hand in his.

"Not so great, but I'm happy you're here." She grinned shyly at him, and he returned the smile easily. He always felt relaxed around her.

She wasn't sure how long they spent just sitting there; smiling at each other and holding hands before their silent conversation was interrupted.

"Kate!" exclaimed Mike, a worried look already painted on his face "Thank god, I've been so worr- oh!"

Instantly Kate felt awful at the wounded look on Mike's face as he saw their hands clasped together so tightly and she quickly took her hand from Pete's.

Pete, sensing the tension between them, awkwardly stood up. "I'll, uh just go, um get some coffee" He said nervously, picking up Kate's hand once more to quickly squeeze it to which she smiled graciously before turning to face Mike.

She knew it was coming from the moment he walked in and saw them together. "Kate is there something going on between you and buffer? If there is just tell me now."

"Mike…" she felt like she had to explain, but suddenly all she felt towards Mike was anger. "Why would it matter if there was?"

"Uh Kate, Have you forgotten about the fraternization rules?" He asked in a patronizing tone. His voice was strong with distaste.

"Well Mike, have you forgotten that we broke them once before as well?" Her voice was shaking with rage that he mistook for sadness.

"Kate…" He knew where she was going with this.

"Don't 'Kate' me Michael Flynn; you think it's okay to have double standards then?"

"Kate it was a long time ago, we were both young…"

"And you think that it makes it hurt less Mike? That I loved you and you broke my heart? That you just left without a word, without saying goodbye."

"I wanted to do what was best for you Katie"

"But you made that decision yourself didn't you? I spent months Mike, months sitting around trying to figure out what I had done to make you leave. "

She felt her eyes watering and prayed for her tears not to betray her; she didn't need Mike to feel sorry for her.

"I'm sorry Kate…" It sounded genuine, but Kate couldn't accept it.

"It's a bit late for that Mike; you had five years to say it and the moment I start to move on, you have to bring it all up again."

"So there is something then? By the way, you were the one who brought it up."

She knew he didn't mean it in a way that would upset her, but at that moment all her feelings towards Mike that she had been bottling up for the past five years suddenly boiled over.

"Get out" she whispered through gritted teeth.

"Kate…" He looked startled, still unsure of where her anger came from. This only angered Kate more.

"I said get out Mike!" she yelled loudly, her voice echoing down the hospital corridors and the tears that she had been holding onto began to fall.

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That's all i have for a while, please review if you have any suggestions or ideas about what should happen next or just to say what you thought about it. Thanks :)