Chapter 4:

It had been four days since Jack shot Shawn and he was more than ready to be released from the hospital. He had a huge contraption on his shoulder that held it perfectly still and he felt incredibly awkward but he knew the alternative was being dead so he learned to live with it.

Henry got the truck and took all of Shawn's things down to the car. Henry smiled as he loaded the big box that held all the cards and pineapples that people brought him while he was in the hospital. It always amazed Henry how many people loved his son. He always knew he was special; it was nice to see others thought that too.

Shawn came out of the hospital being pushed by a lovely young brunette nursing student. Henry could tell Shawn just "hated" the attention the attractive young lady was giving him.

Henry opened the door and helped his Son out of the wheelchair and into the cab of the truck. It took some doing to find a good place for his shoulder and to get the seatbelt on him, but the father was determined to take his son home.

The car ride to Henry's house was slow going. Every bump in the road sent waves of pain through Shawn. Every time Shawn winced in pain, Henry would slow down and make sure nothing was wrong.

Thankfully Henry only lived six miles from the hospital. They pulled up into the driveway and were surprised to be met by Lassiter, O'Hara and Buzz.

Buzz hurried to the back of the truck and retrieved Shawn's baggage and box of cards.

Lassiter met Henry at his door. Henry said, "Lassiter normally it is good to see you but I have to get Shawn in the house he is in a lot of pain."

Lassiter told the old man, "We are here to help settle Shawn and Buzz here, is going to be your guard for the first part of the night. Officers volunteered to stand guard until Jack is caught."

Henry experienced something that he rarely ever had before, he was speechless. He looked at Lassiter and then Buzz and said, "Volunteered to keep us safe? Wow, thank you so much."

Buzz heard the elder Spencer and flashed him one of his sweet smiles. Lassiter said, "You and Shawn are a part of our police family and we will not let anything else happened to either of you." Feeling a little weird for showing such emotion he looked at Shawn and said, "Plus I deserve to be the one that smacks you around, for putting up with you for the last seven years"

Shawn smiled at Lassie and told him, "I love you too Lasadopholis."

Juliet had the door open and was holding Shawn's hand, mouthing "I LOVE YOU" to him while Lassie and Henry talked. When they were done talking she gingerly helped Shawn scoot his legs out of the car and make it to standing position.

When he stood up the blood rushed out of his head and he almost fell down, luckily Lassiter was quicker then Shawn's urge to hit the pavement. Henry asked Juliet to open the front door and get the big recliner cleared off for Shawn. She ran off to prepare her Prince's thrown and Lassiter and Henry flanked Shawn as he began his slow walk to the house.

Henry led Shawn to the big over stuffed recliner in the corner. He sat Shawn down and propped his arm up with pillows. It must have been comfortable because Shawn was almost immediately asleep.

Henry asked the two detectives to join him in the kitchen. Henry offered the two, food and drink before he asked, "How is the hunt for my brother going? Do you have any leads yet?"

Lassiter and Juliet looked at each other sadly and Lassiter said, "No sir we don't, that is why we are posting guards we are afraid that Jack is going to come back and try and finish what he started."

Henry sat rubbing the bridge of his nose, the way he did when something really bothered him. Henry looked at the two detectives and told them, "Thank you for working so hard to protect my son and catch Jack. If I can help in anyway I will. I know technically Jack is my brother but after the things he did, I don't have a brother anymore. I will pull the trigger myself if he tries to hurt Shawn again."

Juliet smiled and patted the protective Dad's hands. "We know Shawn is in capable hands with you. If you suspect anything or just get nervous and want us to come around we will be here in a flash, we promise."

Henry was getting ready to thank the women, which he hoped would wear his last name one day. When he heard Shawn yelling, "No, No, please stop." He ran to the living room half expecting to see Jack but was relieved to see that it was just a nightmare. He reached down to gently pat Shawn's good shoulder when Henry he turned pale.

Lassiter saw his face and asked, "What's wrong is Shawn okay do we need an ambulance?"

Henry grabbed something off of Shawn's casted arm and showed it to Lassiter. It was a shiny penny. Lassiter groaned, "Oh my God, how did he get in here?" Henry shook his head in disbelief, "I don't know but I do know my son will not be safe till we catch the son of a bitch."