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Ricky has been seen in Seaford again. His friends, Kim Crawford and Jack Brewer were in a car accident and, naturally, RW was visiting them. And while Jack has been seen walking around with just a cast on his wrist, Kim has not been released from the hospital yet. As you can see from the photo gallery, Kim's bodyguard, who previously was employed by Ricky was seen around the hospital as well. While we prefer not to comment on RW's personal life, we will make an exception now and wish his friends speedy recovery.

Comments:

rw4ever: ppl say she is dying! you think it's true?

weavermagic: no, the GG article said it was just a bad concussion. i mean, i don't care about the girl, but she's too young.

rw4ever: well, i hope she gets better. she and Jack are RW's friends. it would be devastating if smth bad happened...

caitweaver: she is not dying! she is in coma though. they say her concussion is bad...

weavemagic: where'd you heard that?

caitweaver: i told you, i live in Seaford and met Kim be4. she's nice. i met Jack too. when i heard she's in hospital, i came to check on her.

rw4ever: and they just told you everything?

caitweaver: no! but ppl talk and don't pay attention. nurses are like into RW and Jack. especially Jack. he is like living in the hospital now. you saw that pic when he brought her to hospital?!

weavemagic: yeah. but that other pic of RW with Jack in the waiting room... Sigh... they are so hot, it's unfair.


It was another three days before Kim woke up. The MRI test results came back and the doctor was optimistic that there were no brain hemorrhaging or fluid buildups. She had hairline fractures on her wrists and, while there were no fractures on her knees, she was bruised there badly. All in all, she had a host of minor issues, but nothing too severe. It was a good news that buoyed everyone for a while.

However, Kim was not waking up and the doctors were not helpful in soothing anyone's fears. Apparently, comas were not uncommon with brain trauma and no one knew how long they'd last. Kim's doctor believed that it was the sign of Kim's body healing itself and that such a coma was more likely the result of too much stress and possible drugs, rather than the concussion. There was nothing to do, but to wait for her to wake up.

Bobby was held up for questioning for a good portion of the day, but his attorney made a bit a stink about charging his client with a crime. At that point the FBI let him out and he was back in the hospital. He, Chuck and Jeremy made for an interesting group. Chuck was a corporate attorney and had plenty of professional acquaintances that he thought would be helpful to Bobby. Jeremy, as the bodyguard, knew quite a bit about self-defense and defense of others situations.

Jack had to leave the hospital to go talk to the FBI. Chuck, armed with healthy fresh distrust of the agency, arranged for Jack to have a lawyer present. It went smoothly enough. Jack only had one moment of hesitation when he was asked directly if he saw the man with a gun point it at anyone in particular. Thankfully, his attorney managed to rephrase the question and Jack could honestly answer that he was so preoccupied with Kim that he did not see anything other than the man had a gun in his hand.

Jack was also asked about how they figured that Kim was in that particular structure. Once again, Jack was able to dodge the direct answer.

He later found out that Milton was asked about his algorithm and his hacking into the utilities mainframes. Before he could plea the Fifth (Milton was inordinately proud to say that in real life), the FBI was stopped from further questioning by Milton's dad. Milton being a minor, they had to have his guardian present, as well as his attorney. It seemed that Chuck's friendships paid off.

Bobby's lawyer also pointed out that the agency refused to follow-up on the solid lead about Leona and even failed to ascertain whether she was still incarcerated. Such negligence was abysmal and the lawyer threatened with all sorts of civil litigation on behalf of Kim, her parents, Bobby and the American public in general.

In the end, the FBI closed the case and Bobby's confession about shooting Leona's accomplice was referred to the local authority. As Bobby predicted, the prosecutor's office chose not to charge him with any crime other than the possession of an unregistered gun.

They also finally learned, who was Leona's accomplice. It turned out that one of the orderlies in the psychiatric facility that she was held, knew of her previous riches. Together they hatched a plan for Leona to escape. It was not clear if the man was in it strictly for money or was there something else going on. He had the working knowledge of poisons and drugs and it was he, who procured the toxins used to poison Bobby and boys, as well as the one that almost killed Kim.

All of this mattered very little to Jack. Aside from a visit to FBI, he did not leave the hospital. Bobby once again arranged for Kim to have the largest suit and Jack was sleeping in the reclining chair that was brought it. He showered, ate, and slept in her room. His parents tried to convince him to come, but relented after his moody silence drove them out of the room. On the upside, his mom and Kim's became very friendly discussing their stubborn and beautiful children.

All of this existed in the periphery of Jack's world, which right now shrank to the size of Kim's hospital bed. He kept waiting for her to wake up. He talked to her, held her hand and quietly despaired that she would not wake up. His realization that he loved her was not unexpected, but the power of it still awed him. He wanted to tell Kim this. He wanted to kiss her. He wanted - hoped really - that she loved him too...

He slept poorly, riddled with nightmares again, and had the patience of a bear with a sore paw. His friends and family all but avoided him at this point.


It was the second time that Kim woke up to the sound of steady beeping and surrounded by a lot of white and cream. Hospital. She was in the hospital. The memories of the capture and rescue came back in quick succession and Kim's head throbbed painfully. She tried to move her hand to her forehead, and noticed that she had both a wrapped up hand and an IV line stuck in her vein. Now that she was awake and moving a little, all sorts of aches and pains became noticeable. Her head though hurt the most. She groaned, but abruptly stopped, because it made the headache worse. She closed her eyes and tried to breathe through it.

Then she heard it. Someone getting out of chair in haste, the metal legs scraping on the floor, and grabbing her hand gently. She opened eyes and saw that it was Jack. His face was tired, with dark circles under the eyes, his hair lank. He looked at her with a soft expression in his eyes. "Hey there. How are you? Doctors said that your head would hurt for a while. Don't move too much..."

He was talking gently combing through the hair on one side of her face. She tried to ask something about what happened after she passed out, but Jack shushed her with a finger on her lips.

"Kim... I am so glad you woke up... You've been asleep for a while now. We were worried... I was worried... I just got you back..." He sighed and kissed her hand over the bandages.

It was then that Kim saw that his own hand was in a cast. She furrowed her brows in confusion and looked up at him in silent question. Jack saw her expression and waived it off.

"It's nothing. Just a small fracture. The cast should come off soon..."

They were silent for a while, enjoying closeness and the quiet.

"You won't believe but it's actually unusual that there are only two of us here. Usually there is a crowd. Our moms are getting along like house on fire. I think they are already planning the wedding... And Ricky has been here a lot. You know, he is not so bad. Jeremy is out of hospital and has been making friendly with you dad. Oh, the best gossip is that Jerry and Bryn have been like dancing around each other. They all have been coming here to see you. And your cheerleading friends, and Kevin, and even Caitlyn. Really, so many people care about you Kim. I hope you know that. That you are loved. By everyone... And by me... I love you..." His speech ended in a whisper and Kim was crying softly because for all that Jack acted the tough, macho man, he had a way with words. At least it always worked on her.

"I thought I lost you for a moment. When police told us about the accident and that they could not find you. And then again when that gun went off and you fell. And you slept and slept... Kim, you can't do that to me... I joked before that you'd be the death of me, but... I don't know how I would do without you... And I don't want to find out..." Jack held her hand and placed it against his forehead, his voice choked up and watery...

Kim moved to her side, silently cursing the soreness and pain that flared everywhere in her body. Jack lifted his head to say something, but it was Kim's turn to shush him. "I am here Jack. I am OK. You found me and brought me back... And I am not going anywhere... I... I love you too. You must know that..."

Jack looked at her in wonder and then they kissed. It was careful and gentle - Kim felt every single one of her bruises and her head was kind of killing her - but oh so meaningful. This moment, this confession, was not in the most of romantic places and she and Jack were sort of broken and bruised, but it was hers and she wouldn't change it for the world.