Chapter 5

AN: So I am changing a little tiny bit of history concerning James and Lizzie when they were growing up. Not exactly sure what the age difference is between them now that James is 18 on the show but I made them 4 years apart in age. Don't strike me lol. Enjoy

It had been almost a week since James's accident and he still had not woken up. The doctors had run a scan on his brain and saw swelling which led to him being in a coma. Unfortunately though they were not sure how long until the swelling would go down and when he would wake up exactly. Daisy stayed by his side the whole time, only leaving to get food or take a shower at her place. But the longest she would be gone was less than an hour. She slept in a chair by the bed never letting go of James's hand. The guilt of not telling him about the threat of Grady was extremely overwhelming to her and she would burst into tears at a drop of the hat. Beth and Phillip came by every morning and night to see their son and Lizzie would come in the afternoon to sit with her brother. Rick, Ed and Lillian would come in to check his vitals or replace the IV drip but other than that there wasn't much they could do until he woke up. Buzz and Frank came by several times during the week to bring Daisy food or just to check on her. Dylan and Bridget also would drop in to see how Daisy was holding up. Daisy would just cry and cry as they tried to comfort her. She did try to stay strong while others were in the room but unfortunately sometimes she just couldn't help it.

Daisy's head lay on the bed as she held his hand praying to God that he would wake up soon. A knock came at the door before Marina and Shayne came in.

"Hey you" Shayne said coming over to his niece. "How ya holding up"

Daisy wiped away the fresh tears from her face "Not so good" was all she said.

Marina stepped over to the other side of the bed and looked down at James, her heart breaking for Daisy. "Has there been any change at all"

"Uh no" Daisy replied standing up as she began to pace back and forth, "Ed and Rick said that the swelling had come down to almost normal a couple days ago but they still don't know why he is in a coma."

"I'm sure thats just the way his body is recovering" Shayne said

"Thats what Ed and Rick told me before but they said that he should have woken up by now" Daisy replied her voice cracking slightly, "Ed said that we don't need to start worrying just yet, but if he doesn't come out of it in a couple more days to another week then there may be a bigger problem."

Shayne and Marina looked at each other and then back at Daisy.

"When was the last time you went home" Marina asked

"Earlier this morning when Beth and Phillip were here" Daisy said robotically.

"Did you sleep or just change clothes and come back here"

"Changed clothes" she replied automatically.

"Don't you think you need to go home and get some real rest" Shayne asked concerned about his niece's health. The stress she was putting on herself was not good for her and it was only a matter of time before she collapsed from exhaustion.

"No" Daisy shook her head. "I want to be here when he wakes up"

"Someone will call you when he wakes up Dais" Marina said gently, "But you need to..."

"I said no" Daisy said firmly, "I am not leaving him."

Marina and Shayne nodded and began walking to the door. "Call us if you need anything sweetie" Marina said as they walked out the door.

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Meanwhile Lizzie and Bill had come into the hospital and were seated in the waiting room. When Marina and Shayne came out they rose and walked over to them.

"Have you tried to get her to go home" Lizzie asked worried. "Its not good for her to be here all the time"

"We tried but she was really stubborn about it" Shayne said looking at his cousin and his petite wife.

"Maybe you could try again" Marina suggested, "I have to get back to the station and let dad know how she's doing"

Bill and Lizzie nodded as the other couple left the hospital.

"I don't think I can go in there again" Lizzie said turning to Bill, "Its been a week and he still hasn't woken up yet. Its awful, all those wires he's hooked up too. Its like a bad dream or something"

"I know baby" Bill said comforting her, "But Daisy needs you to be strong and so does your mom and dad. You have to help them through this. They all helped you when you had cancer, especially James. Now you can do the same for him by being there and just talking to him. Letting him know your there and that there are more people who want him to get through this okay."

Lizzie nodded slightly and they made their way to the hospital room. Entering the door they saw Daisy pacing back and forth by the bed.

"Daisy you need to go home okay" Bill said

"I already told Marina and Shayne no" Daisy said loudly. She was tired of people telling her what she needed to do. "I'm not leaving him and I'm tired of people telling me I have to take care of myself. I know my own body and I'm fine."

"Look how about Lizzie stays here with James and I take you home so you can get some sleep" Bill suggested as Daisy shot him a glare, "Just six hours of sleep in your own bed and then you can come back here and stay. Please James wouldn't want you to make yourself sick."

Tired of fighting everyone Daisy gave in. "Fine" she sighed dramatically, "If it will make everyone happy then I will get only six hours of sleep in my own bed. But I don't want to hear anymore lectures on how I need to take care of myself understood"

Bill and Lizzie nodded. Daisy turned to James and kissed his forehead before walking out the door with Bill to go home. Lizzie sat down in Daisy's vacated chair and reached for her brother's hand. Seeing how the hospital bed made him look so small and vulnerable Lizzie's eyes filled with tears.

"Okay so you have a lot of people waiting on you to wake up little brother" Lizzie said squeezing his hand. "Especially Daisy. Bill finally got her to go home and sleep for a while. She is so upset about all of this. She needs you to be okay." Pausing she continued, "I need you to be okay. You and I have been through the ringer together. My cancer, that stupid ponzi scheme you were in which I still can't believe you thought you would get away with that, but it all turned out okay. I remember the time when Granddad and Dad were out of town on business and we were able to play like normal kids. I think you were 8 and I was 12 and we decided to play ball in the house cause it was raining and there was nothing to really do. Remember you and I were tossing the football that Uncle Rick had gotten you and when I threw it back at you it landed about a foot away from you. You told me I threw like a girl and I proceeded to inform you that I was a girl. So you took it upon yourself to show me how to throw that stupid football correctly. Unfortunately when I threw it again it hit Aunt Alex's favorite crystal vase. I remember we tried like crazy to fix it before she noticed but it didn't work. Come to think of it she wasn't mad at all. Aunt Alex actually laughed about it. She said it was good that we were just being kids while we still could be."

Lizzie looked at her brother's unchanging face, his eyes still closed his breathing still steady. The tears were starting to flow at this point with her hard effort to keep them at bay still intact. "Come on, you need to wake up Jamie. Yes I called you Jamie and I know how much you hate that so now you need to wake up and yell at me to stop calling you that. Seriously how is Riley going to learn how to throw a perfect spiral throw thing with that stupid ball if her Uncle James doesn't teach her. You know Bill sucks a football and I have a feeling she will take after her uncle in the whole like football thing. So who better to teach her that." Lizzie stayed quiet for the longest time before saying the four simple words she hardley ever said to him as of late. "I love you James. Please wake up for me. I need you"

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Finally home Daisy opened the door to her apartment to find it unlocked. Thinking nothing of it she walked in assuming that she had forgotten to lock the door that morning after she had taken a shower. As she made her way through to the living room she stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a person sitting on the couch waiting for her.

"I had a feeling you would be coming home soon" Grady said from his place.

"Get the hell out of here before I call the cops" Daisy said walking to the phone, "I mean it Grady. I know you had something to do with James's accident."

"Ah but you can prove it though am I right" Grady said smugly, "Yeah I always did have a knack for accidents involving cars. Just ask Tammy Winslow. Oh but wait you can't cause she's dead."

"Well you obivously are a little rusty with that method of offing people aren't you" Daisy shot back angrily, "Cause James is fine"

"But he's in a coma" Grady said knowingly, "Yeah I didn't finish the job but thats still to be seen."

Daisy started to dial the SPD when Grady snatched the phone out of her hand and ripped the cord out of the wall.

"Get out" Daisy said lowly her voice running so cold a person could get hypothermia.

"You can't get away from me" Grady said stepping up almost on top of her, "Just come away with me and James will live, Otherwise next time he won't be too lucky"

As he started walking away from her to the door he stopped and turned around, "And don't think of telling Frank or the cops cause I will definately make sure that James winds up dead and then what will you be left with."

Slamming the door behind him Daisy raced over and immediately locked the door. Slumping down onto the floor she cried and cried and cried until she couldn't cry anymore. Slowly picking herself off the floor she trudged to the bedroom where she collapsed onto the bed. Pulling James's pillow from his side of the bed to her, she breathed in the scent that still lingered on it. His scent. It comforted her and she slowly fell into a deep and much needed sleep.

Chapter 6 previews: James wakes up. Daisy finally tells him about Grady. James gets angry and tells her to leave. Daisy is kidnapped by Grady