A/N: Here's the next chappie. This one was a little more difficult to write but I managed. I'm hoping to update ASAP but with school back in session and mid-terms coming it might take a while. Sorry about this.

And now, without further ado, the chappie that you have all waited patiently for!

Watching and Waiting

Jakes POV

It's been a week; Seven days; One hundred and sixty eight hours; Ten thousand and eighty minutes; In other words, a really long time for Sam to be in a coma. So it wasn't outside of the realm of sanity for Jake, and everyone else, to be fairly worried about her. It was perfectly understandable.

Jake wasn't doing too well. He was so preoccupied worrying about Sam that he was having a hard time focusing on his work. Just the other day Jake was spacing out and he didn't notice that the colt that he was working with was getting spooked. His lack of attention left him finding and calming the colt that had bolted. Not a lot of fun. Wyatt probably would've chewed him out pretty bad but he was also worried about Sam, so he didn't really notice.

Jake was at the hospital. He spent a good portion of his time there. He just sat in Sam's room, willing silently for her to wake up. The doctor had given us more information since the night of the accident.

Basically he said that with every day that passes the risk that she won't wake up gets higher. The risk was already high because of the incident with Blackie. Major Head trauma is supposed to be avoided. Yet, somehow, Sam managed to get a hard hit on the head twice. Who would've guessed it?

Certainly not me, or her father. I think that's one of the main reasons that Wyatt allowed Sam to come back. He probably thought that, because she had already endured more than her fair share of crap, the fates might look down on her and smile rather than frown. He had thought wrong… and so had Jake.

Jake hated being wrong, especially when it pertained to Sam and her safety. He always prided himself on being right. He liked being the guy that people could count on to know the answer. This time, however, he didn't know the answer.

Jake didn't know why this kept happening to Sam and he didn't know if she was going to be ok. Not knowing scared him and that was something that he would never admit to anyone.

Jake put his hand over Sam's and before he had the chance to say what he wanted to say, what he needed to say, a familiar face walked through the door.

"Don't you have anything better to do with your life than sit here all day?" Jen asked as she walked in.

"I could ask you the same thing seeing as how you're here as much as I am," Jake replied.

"Touché. Any changes yet?"

"I would have told you if there were," Jake snapped. The stress of just sitting around and waiting was beginning to get to him.

"Touchy, touchy. You might want to get your attitude checked Jake. Some sleep and a shower would do you well too," Jen said in her best bitchy tone. "I'd go for the shower first if I were you. We don't want Sam to die from the stench when she wakes up."

"Oh ha, ha. Very funny," Jake said sarcastically.

Jake knew that Jen was acting like this because she's feeling the same stress that he is.

That first night in the hospital the two of them had come to an agreement. They still hate each other but for the sake of Sam and her family, they would be as civil toward each other as they could.

They had their good days and their bad days, and by the way today seemed to be going it was sure to be a bad day.

Just when Jen opened her mouth to make another snide remark Jake started talking.

"Look, I really can't deal with another bitch-fest at the moment. Besides, there are more important things to worry about at the moment."

Jen sighed. "I know there is Jake. I'm not a completely heartless idiot."

"I'm well aware of that fact."

"Good," Jen said simply. After a few moments she asked the question that she knew they had both been thinking. "When do you think she's going to wake up?"

"I don't know, Jen. I wish I did but I don't."

"I guess until then we just have to wait."

"Looks like it," Jake said wearily. "We just have to watch and wait.

If only they knew just how hard watching and waiting would be.

That's all for now.

Sorry that the chappie is so short. The next one will definitely be much longer.

It may not be very good because I'm feeling a bit under the weather and I'm not in a very good mood because of high school drama.

Anywho, Push the little green button and review my pretties.

P.S. Anyone who has read the Twilight series and is a Jacob fan should definitely go check out Stargazer by HollyBooth. It's amazing.