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"We were set to make the deal." Ty started now sitting in a quiet corner of the hospital. "The targets trusted us and were ready to take our money when they got a phone call. They were speaking German I think, I couldn't understand them. But it didn't look good. I just thought maybe it had something to do with something else because the guy smiled at us midway through the conversation."

Ty paused, he was not sure if the truth was the best option, but it was all he had so he continued, "The guy came back and started asking us about where we had been after we left the meeting earlier that morning." Ty paused taking a drink of his coffee is just to put off the next portion for a bit longer.

"I lied. Told them I was with Carter arranging for the money."

The Captain already knew it was a lie, he had spent the afternoon on the phone with Carter, both of them arranging for the money. Carter was worried about coming in since he was sure the guys followed him back to the hotel. He needed Maynard to get the money to him some other way.

"Where were you instead?" The Captain asked.

"I had lunch with Melissa. I didn't think anyone would follow me."

Maynard shook his head, Ty was a loose cannon. He knew that much from the pervious bust that went wrong because of Ty's inability to stay away from his wife. It was after that bust that Maynard himself had recommended that Ty be removed from the team.

"They must have followed me. I checked to make sure I wasn't followed, but somehow they knew I was not at the hotel with Carter."

Maynard didn't understand how contributed to their cover being blown. He wanted to ask, but at the same time he could see the other man was having difficulty explaining.

"They got the credit card slip from the waiter." Ty said, "I paid for lunch. My real name was on the slip."

Captain Maynard took a deep breath trying to keep from screaming at the other man. It was a stupid rookie mistake that might have cost Carter his life.

"It took them awhile to crack the LAPD database. But the phone call must have been to tell them they found my file." Ty pause again taking another sip of the putrid coffee, "They pulled a gun and had it aimed at me. They asked Carter if he knew I was a cop."

"What did Carter do then?"

"He was trying to diffuse the situation. But by that point there was nothing he could do. It happened fast. I remember Carter moving in front of me, pulling his gun at the same time both of us pulled our guns and opened fire about the same time as they did." Ty closed his eyes picturing the event as he continued to describe what had occurred, "Carter fell back against me, but he kept firing even as we both were falling. I tried but I couldn't see anything. When we hit the ground he stayed on top of me, I think this was around the time that Jamie and Dean came it. Carter and I both got up and got help get the situation under control. By this point most of their guys were dead. It wasn't until the final guy had given up that I noticed blood. Carter looked down at himself and we all could see the blood coming from his shoulder, his coat covered the bullet wound he took in the abdomen. He feel to the ground, sort of collapsed like the life had been taken out of him. His back was against the cheap bar they had in the place. And he sat there his hand over the wound. I rushed over to him calling out to Dean to call an ambulance. "

Ty would never get the look in Carter's eyes out of his mind. He was almost happy it seemed. He had to know he was close to death and he was the happiest Ty had seen him. It was then that Ty realized that Carter really had nothing left to live for, and that his dying would have been a blessing to him. It bothered Ty to see a friend a colleague happy to die. All the shit he had put Carter through all the arguments he had with Carter he never knew. All the time they worked together. Carter took a bullet for him and just the week before Ty had been giving him shit over the fact that Carter was more than happy to sit back and assume no risk while everyone else did.

"You are officially on suspension pending further investigation. You know you'll be lucky if Carter lets you back on the team."

"Yeah." Ty said putting his face in his hands, "I didn't think."

Captain Maynard took the kids gloves off, "Yeah you didn't and your stupid mistake could cost Carter, my friend, his life."

"I know I'm sorry." Ty said looking up into the Captain's eyes.

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Dean was typing up the report when his cell phone rang. Picking it up he immediately answered, "Bendis."

"I have an update on Carter." Ty said trying to hide the exhaustion in his voice.

"Hold on let me put you on speaker." Dean said turning his phone on speaker motioning for Jamie.

"Carter should be fine assuming there are no other complications. He's in recovery right now and they are going to move him to ICU within the hour."

"What was the damage?" Dean asked.

"Bullet grazed his shoulder taking some muscle with it. The one in the abdomen was the worse. He flat lined but they brought him back. His lung was nicked and it caused it to collapse, and lodge itself in one of his ribs. But the doctor seemed confident that he would recover." Ty paused then asked, "Do you all remember if Carter broke any ribs recently?"

Dean frowned, "Probably when he was undercover as the victim in the last operation. I think the guys roughed him up a bit."

"Really. I don't remember him being hurt other then the bloody nose." T y said trying to figure out how Carter had broken his ribs.

Dean did not hold back, "That was because you were too busy assuming he was trying to one up the FBI. But he was defiantly hurt. He was taking a lot more of his pills that evening." Dean failed to mention how he had walked into the shop finding Carter passed out on the couch a bottle of alcohol almost empty and pills spilled on the table. After making sure Carter was breathing he left him to sleep it off. It was later when Carter woke up that Dean noticed him grab his side in pain as he sat up. When Dean inquired what happened, Carter told him nothing and to go home.

"When can he have visitors?" Jamie asked.

"Probably tomorrow. One person can be with him at a time."

"Should someone stay with him tonight?" Jamie asked, suddenly feeling like the girl when Dean looked at her like she had grew a third head.

"No he'll probably be asleep throughout the night the doc said."

"ok." Jamie answered feeling foolish for asking.

"You coming in to do your report?" Dean asked Ty.

"No I'm going to work on it at home. I just want to go home and shower."

"ok man." Dean hung the phone up.

"Do you really think Carter is going to be ok?" Jamie asked knowing that Carters wounds were far from as minor as they all made them seem.

"Yeah he's a stubborn bastard. Too stubborn to die." Dean said getting up to pick up his typed report from the printer.

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Ty looked up to see his wife walking up to him with a to-go container. "This looked the most edible." She said handing him the carton.

"You aren't coming home tonight are you?" She asked seeing the look in his eyes.

"I'm responsible babe." He said looking down at his feet. "He wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for me. Someone should be with him."

"And that someone has to be with you?"

"It's my fault so yeah it needs to be me." Ty said his voice strong, he could not explain to her why it meant so much for him to be there. "I'm sorry babe."

"don't be it's just another time the prince of darkness takes you away from me."

"I'll be home tomorrow. I am off for awhile. We'll be able to spend some more time together. " Ty said trying to appease her. He didn't want to tell her chance were that he would be completely off the time without the benefits of his work. This one mistake could be the end of his hopes and dreams.

"Ok." She said giving in. She kissed him deeply happy that he was alive and with her still. "I'll bring some more clothes by tomorrow and check on Carter too."

"Thank you." Ty said kissing her back. God he missed her so much when he was gone. He loved her, despite how difficult it was at times especially when he came back forma job. She would never truly understand how hard it was to do his job, and how she made it so much more difficult to leave each time.

"Try to sleep some Ty. You look exhausted." She got up hugging him then leaving. She was upset, but she did not try to show it. Carter would always control Ty as long as he let him. Sometimes it felt like there was no room left for her and then there was the issue of when Ty came back from being undercover. It took days, sometimes weeks before he was back to the Ty she knew. It left her wondering if their marriage was another cover for him. If he was just acting to have something normal in his life.

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