If you could call it love


A.J. was half awake. She could feel her hand tugged, and being inserted with needles, IV's, and oxygen mask over her mouth. Vision was a problem. Only narrow slits at a time. She could hear Wolfe's voice echoing somewhere.

"Ryan?" She murmured.

"Sir, you can't go into the ambulance unless you're family!" A tall paramedic shoved Ryan Wolfe by the chest as Wolfe tried to move into the vehicle.

"You don't get it do you?!" Ryan shouted, almost pulling out his hair, he felt so agitated that he almost felt like his heart was going to jump right out of him, "Right now, I AM her family."

A.J. couldn't hear anything. There was silence. A dreadful silence that was soon broken by a familiar soothing voice. "Sir, right now, Miss Hart is our family until we can contact hers. Now let Detective Wolfe aboard…now…" Horatio's voice had a sharp edge at the last words.

"Yes sir, lieutenant Caine."

The weight of the vehicle shifted and Wolfe's presence was there, beside her holding her hand. His broken breaths made her smile a little.

"What're you thinking?" He asked.

"How stupid you are." She replied.

A.J.'s eyes were still closed but she knew that he was finally smiling.

Ryan Wolfe waited in the emergency room for almost three hours. His impatience was evident as he kept harassing the nurse on when the doctor would come out. Or when for the fifth time he dropped his eighth coffee. Though this gesture reminded him of A.J. even more.

His eyes were closed when Eric walked in, jacket slung over an arm as he walked and sat down next to Wolfe.

"How're you doin'?" He asked the air.

Wolfe looked at Delko but didn't answer until after a while.

"Mmm, I- I really, don't, I…" he sighed, "I don't know Delko…" He glanced at his fidgeting fingers.

"She'll be alright, alright?" Eric attempted a smile but it didn't help.

"You know…I was jealous of you when she first came to the Dade…"

Eric glanced at Wolfe. His hair ruffled, drooping eyes. "Why?" He finally said, scoffing a little.

"She wouldn't take her eyes of you…"

Eric gave a quite chuckle, and shook his head. "You're wrong Wolfe…You know, I kept my eye on her too. She's really something. She was—I don't know, hot? should I say, when she marched right into the office after the interview."

Wolfe didn't know to agree aloud or to punch Delko for liking her, and how he secretly was frightened how A.J. could've been won over by Delko.

"How're you holding up?"

A.J. smiled at her boss. "I'm fine, I'll make it."

"Good…you just rest and take it easy, can you do that?"

"What about the Andrews case?" She winced at the wound.

"Your new case is to take care of yourself and then come right back when you're okay…okay?"

She smiled and nodded.

"Kay, now let me check what the boys are doing."

Ryan and Eric nearly pounced the doctor as he came out of the emergency room, all smiles. Wolfe took a breather and smiled.

"When can someone visit her?" Eric asked.

"Well Lieutenant Caine has already seen her so let her rest, and, we'll see, okay boys?"

Eric nodded and patted the doctor on the back for thanks.

I can finally get some sleep.

Her eyes widened as she heard the door open and close. Her voice caught in her throat. Her body exhausted from all the drugs. She tried to speak as Kevin advanced towards her.

"I haven't seen you in a long time, Alison." He smirked and stroked her cheek.

A.J. almost cried as he kissed her lips.

"Doctor I just wanted to ask—"

Wolfe walked in and almost choked on his tongue.

"What—are—you—doing--?!" He ran up and rushed the doctor into the wall.

"R-R…Ryan…"A.J. tried to speak, "D-don-t, I-I kn-know him." She closed her eyes, Wolfe was afraid that she would never open them, "I-I kn-know him…"she repeated.

I AM SO SORRY!!! I didn't mean to keep you waiting and have such a short chapter up but homework has got me so messed up I couldn't think of how to CONTINUE! I know. I was freaking out, my friends were about to bite off my HEAD! This is just/ almost like a filler, just to move the story along.

But who's this Kevin/ Doctor? WHAT DOES HE KNOW THAT WE DON"T? Poor Wolfe, will he EVER get A.J. alone? All this next chapter…soon, I MEAN it this time!