By the time Jake's plane touched down at Andrews Airfield he was running a high temperature. His arm was swollen, in a sling and he was in excruciating pain. His accompanying doctor had called ahead and a waiting SUV whisked him directly to Walter Reed Hospital where he was immediately evaluated and admitted. This disappointed him greatly as he was hoping to be in his own bed. However, he was too weak and exhausted to protest.

"Your phone has been beeping all morning. Do you want me to get it for you?" Jake opened his eyes wide and looked at the speaker and nodded.

"I am your nurse and my name is Anna. I will be looking after you for the next few days."

Jake looked at her questioningly as she handed him his phone.

"I can't be in here for the next few days. I have things to do."

Nurse Anna took Jake's vital signs, administered his medications and told him the doctor was on the way to see him and discuss his prognosis.

Jake's phone had ten missed calls. Three messages. This told him that a very active search party was out trying to find him.

-Message 1 (Olivia) "Jake, it's been five days. You are scaring me. Where are you?"

-Message 2 (Again, Olivia) "Jake, What is going on? If you don't call I going to think you're in bad trouble. I'm worried about you.

-Message 3 (Quinn) "Jake, you're scaring Olivia. Hope you're not in the hole. Call now or you're going to be sorry. Jake, don't be an asshole, pick up!"

Olivia was beside herself. She was convinced that something very bad had happened to Jake and that led her to visit the morgue multiple times.

Huck had pinged Jake's phone and found out he was in the vicinity of Walter Reed.

"I am going to find Jake and I'm taking Quinn with me, Liv." Huck said as he nudged Quinn and they hurried off. Olivia wanted to go with them but she was not feeling physically able.

Later that afternoon at Olivia's apartment

"Liv, go and lie down. I will bring you some tea?"

"No, Abby. You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine."

"Liv, I am not arguing with you. You've been worrying about Jake and you have been sick for the past week. You, Olivia, have a lot to deal with so let me be here for you. Let me help you"

"Abby you can't…."

"I can and I will, Liv." Abby said cutting Liv off mid-sentence.

As Abby stormed off to the kitchen, Liv laid back into the pillow and sighed. Her mind was racing but the minute her phone rang she scooped it up.

"Huck?"

"My hospital contact cannot locate Jake and now his phone is disabled, Liv."

"Huck, I'll call you right back." Liv whispered into the phone as she made a beeline to her bathroom and heaved.

Abby returned to Liv's bedroom, put the tea on the nightstand and rushed to the bathroom where she saw Liv bent over the toilet. "Ok Liv, I've been asking you what's going on with your health for four days and you've been deflecting. But I don't have to ask you now because I KNOW." With that, Abby sat on a chair next to the bed and tried to breathe away her frustrations. She had yelled at Liv and now she was feeling guilty so she sauntered over to the bathroom door.

"Feeling better, Liv?" Abby asked as Olivia washed up at the sink. Liv did not answer; instead she dried her hands, climbed back into bed and pulled the cover.

"Liv, I am not leaving you alone. You've saved me so many times." Abby looked at her friend, smiled and said, "Over a cliff."

Olivia looked up at the ceiling and spoke in a very detached manner, even though she was addressing Abby. "Jake doesn't know. He'll probably never know. I don't even know if he's alive."

Olivia became silent for a while and then looked directly at Abby. "When we were standing in the sun, Abby, Jake asked me to marry him and I said no." Olivia gave a deep sigh. "Why did I say no?"

Abby moved closer to Liv and tried to soothe her by rubbing her forehead.

"I told Jake I was choosing myself but I now realize that I can make the choice and still keep him. He has always put my interest before his and I pushed him away, Abby. I did that all by myself."

"Liv, perhaps you could ask the President for help. He might know where Jake is."

"No Abby, I already tried that route. That door is closed."

Back at Walter Reed Hospital

Jake felt terrible about avoiding Olivia but there was little he could do about the situation. His superiors demanded that he remain hospitalized until his wound was fully healed. They even posted two men at his door. His arm was still in a sling and revealing any detail about his condition or circumstance to anyone was simply off limits. Classified, they said.

Jake and his men had gotten high praise for professionally executing their mission, however, there were massive repercussions. It appeared as though terrorists from every corner of the globe were issuing threats and were hell-bent on avenging the death of their influential Armenistani leader. Some of the threats were indeed credible so the top brass was taking extra precautions because an injured Jake with an arm in a sling walking around DC could be problematic. Bottom line: They did not want Jake answering questions about his injury. They even confiscated his phone, thus neutralizing any communication with the outside world and because he was feeling too weak to protest, he nodded off and fell asleep.

"Race me to the lighthouse," Liv called out as Jake completed his dive and came up for air. It was almost dark and the beach was empty but Jake was not one to back down from a challenge. Nothing could bring him down. He loved the Island. He also loved that their section of the beach was almost private. But overall all he treasured standing in the sun with Olivia.

"You're aren't tired of losing?" Jake laughed as he grabbed a towel on the white beach chair nearby. "Are you sure you want to race or would you rather do this." He said as he moved in for a kiss. Olivia parted her lips and Jake slid his tongue into her warm, inviting mouth. He held her close as she threw her hand around his neck and held him as tight as she possibly could. Tongues dueling.

"Liv, don't you want to race anymore?"

"But Jake, this is so much better," Liv said as her hand made its way into his swim trunk and stroked his member. They both lowered themselves on the sand as Jake let out a muffled moan and continued to kiss her passionately while his hand trailed down to her center.

"Lay still, Jake," Olivia said as she slowly moved down his body. Jake knew what he was about to receive and this made him doubly aroused. Olivia brushed her soft lips at the top of his member before taking it in her mouth, which caused him to moan in delight and call out her name. He was almost at his peak…

"Captain, it's 7:30AM and I'm here to take your vital signs," Nurse Anna said as she entered the room.

She figured right away that Jake was locked in an erotic dream because she saw him clutching his pillow and uttering the name "Liv" in a very sexy tone. Being the professional she was, she pretended not to notice.

Jake slowly opened his eyes and and gave her a blank stare, "I need a minute, nurse" he said. "Just one minute."