"Don? Don!" Don sat up with a start and immediately wished he hadn't.
He felt like he'd been hit by a truck. Megan was staring at him. "Sorry," Don grunted, trying to wake up. "I must have fallen asleep."
Megan bit her lip as she studied him. Deciding to hold in what she really wanted to say, she forced herself to focus on the case. "The parents are here. They're on the way up."
"Good." Don stood to follow her and thought he might pass out. The pounding in his head intensified to the point he could hardly see and it took a moment to collect himself. As soon as he did he followed Megan toward the elevator and greeted the nearly frantic parents who were speaking a furious mixture of Russian and English.
The initial reunion however was quiet and carefully constructed by Megan so as not to scare the child. What followed was a very long forty-five minutes of filling out paperwork and getting the girl released into the parent's custody.
By the time Don got back to his desk he was wiped. Now he was sweating bullets on top of the headache and his still churning stomach. Had they turned the heat up?
His brain felt like it was being squeezed and his limbs felt like lead. He collapsed in his chair and realized he was shaking. It was an incredible relief to be off his feet.
"Don?" Colby stood in front of him. "Alvarez gave a full confession. They're getting ready to transfer the husband and wife. Do you want to go?"
He should go. It was important. More important than being sick, although for the life of him he couldn't remember why at the moment. "Yeah," he managed to get out.
He stood and the world spun. He grabbed his desk and gasped. Colby turned and gripped his arm, concerned. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah I'm good," Don straightened and in an instant his knees buckled and the world went dark.
"Megan! David!" Colby yelled as he knelt next to his boss. "Wake up Don. Come on buddy, talk to me," he said worriedly, rolling him onto his back.
Colby's fingers brushed against Don's skin as Megan and David ran over followed by half a dozen other agents. "He's burning up," Colby said as he loosened several buttons on Don's shirt, "call paramedics now."
Megan pulled out her cell. Don moaned as David knelt on his other side. "Colby?"
"Right here Don," Colby replied.
"I don't feel so hot," Don mumbled.
"Yeah I know. Just hang on, okay? Don? Don talk to me!" Colby ordered.
David shook his head. "He's out again."
"Paramedics will be here in two minutes," Megan said, kneeling next to them. "How's he doing?"
"He's really pale," Colby shook his head, running a fist over Don's sternum.
Don moaned and roused slightly, but didn't open his eyes. "Paramedics are here!" someone called and seconds later they were on the floor starting Don on oxygen and several IV's.
"David, go with him," Megan ordered as their boss was loaded onto a gurney. "Colby and I will take care of the transport and meet you at the hospital."
"Make sure somebody calls Alan and Charlie!" David called as they headed for the elevator.
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