Grace ran up the corridor frantically. She'd just arrived in the S.U.V with Rigsby and Cho and she'd left them parking while she ran in to locate Jane. he'd insisted on going with the ambulance even though the colour was gone from his face and he could barely stand. She looked into every room she passed hoping to see a familiar blonde head. She finally reached the nurses desk and almost ran into it startling the nurse sitting at the computer.
"Please can you help me? I'm looking for Agent Teresa Lisbon. She was shot. Small black hair. Twenty-seven weeks pregnant. Am…"
"yes she's gone up to surgery I'm afraid. Are you family."
"I work with her. she's my best friend. Grace Van Pelt" Grace was in near tears.
"Yes. You're down as an emergency contact. She was taken up to surgery about twenty minutes ago. They stopped the bleeding but they're worried about the baby. The bullet perforated the amniotic sac."
"Oh God what does that mean for her and the baby."
"I can't say yet I'm afraid dear." She smiled sadly at the clearly flustered red head.
"Was there a man with her. Blonde, really good looking."
"Mr Jane is in the waiting room just behind you there." She turned and nearly flew into the room to find Jane sitting in a blue hospital chair.
"Jane." she said quietly. His head shot up and she took in the tear streaks down his cheeks. She moved over to him and sat beside him taking his hand.
"he's dead Grace. How can he be doing this again." She could barely hear him he was so quite.
"I don't know Jane. I don't know." She took his hand in both hers. Rigsby and Cho arrived at the door.
"Whats…" Rigsby started.
"She's in surgery. We have to wait."
"Wait…" Jane repeated.
/ / / / / /
Lisbon thought she heard a faint beeping but she ignored it and looked back out over the park. The day was glorious and she couldn't help but smile. She watched as two little children ran across the park in front of her. Then she looked towards the swing set and her grin grew wider.
"Come here darling." She called out and the tiny blonde haired girl ran towards her. she opened her arms and scooped the child up in one move.
"Mommy." She grinned as Lisbon twirled her around in the air.
"Oh darling." She smiled and hugged her. just then she looked up and heard the beeping getting louder and louder and suddenly the sky got darker and she gasped.
/ / / / / /
"We have her. she's back." The nurse said looking up at the surgen.
"Thank God. Morris how's the baby." He said looking up from the patient to his collegue.
"Not breathing. I need some help here." Morris said beginning CPR on the tiny child in front of him.
/ / / / /
"Jane." Cho said nudging the sleeping blonde slightly. "Jane theres a doctor here who wants to talk to you." He said and Jane sat up immedieatly.
"Mr Jane. I'm Dr Francis, your wifes surgen." Grace went to correct him but Jane cut in.
"Is she ok? it's been over six hours and we've been told nothing." He said standing up to face the man.
"She's ok. things got complicated and we very nearly lost her but she came back. She's in recovery and your daughter is in intensive care in the maternity ward." Jane stopped stunned, Cho and Rigsby ran forward to catch him just as he keeled back. Straightening up and leaning against Rigsby he choked out.
"I have a daughter?" he nearly squeaked.
"Did the nurse not come out to tell you…" the surgen asked his hand going to his head. "…I'm so sorry you werent informeed Mr Jane but we had to deliver the baby. The damage to your wifes abdomin was so extensive we couldn't be sure the baby could survive when we were repairing the damage, so we had no choice but to deliver." Grace gasped behind him.
"But she's not even seven months yet. Can she…" he started
"She's doing well. Babies born after 26 weeks have an 80 percent chance of survival and your wife was on a prenatal treatment with corticosteroids, which helped speed up the baby's lung development. She's very strong and we're very happy with her signs." Janes head was running at a hundred miles an hour. He didn't know what to think.
"And Teresa?" he managed look back up at the doctor.
"She's hanging in there. She lost a lot of blood and the next twenty four hours are vital. I'm so sorry you weren't kept updated Mr Jane. Very Sorry."
"Thank you Doctor." Cho said smiling slightly. Rigsby walked back with Jane towards the chairs. The Doctor closed the door behind himself.
"Lisbon's ok Jane!" grace said sitting down next to him.
"And you have a daugher." Rigsby stood up next to his girlfrind.
"Jane?" Cho sat on his other side. "I know this is all a bit much, but you neeed to go sto one of them." He looked over at his co-worker.
"I know. I just…"
"Just what Jane?" grace moved closer to him.
"I just need a cup of tea."
/ / / / / /
Grace almost cried as she looked at the tiny baby through the glass wall. She was in a large plasitc cot that made her look even smaller.
"She's so small." She whispered.
"I no" Rigsby put a hand on her shoulder and looked back towards baby girl Jane.
"do you think she'll be ok?" she asked looking up frightendly at her much taller boyfriend.
"You heard the doctor. She's doing well."
/ / / / /
"Jane did you get some food?" Cho asked coming into the room.
"Ya." He said not taking his eyes off Lisbon.
"Liar. Grace said you haven't left since I went home."
"I'd prefer if you didn't take shifts to watch me."
"We haveno choice you're going to fall down."
"I'm fine."
"I brought you food. And a change of clothes. You're still covered in blood."
"Thanks." He said as Cho sat on a second chair at the other side of the boss.
"Have you seen her yet."
"What do you mean she's right here."
"no Jane have you gone to see the baby yet."
"No."
"Why?" he sighed. "Rigsby says she after getting strong."
"I can't go to see her without Lisbon. We should see her together."
"But…"
"No we're doing this together." He said roughly so Cho left it.
"You should go for a shower before you change." To his surprise Jane nodded.
"I'll just leave her a message."
/ / / / /
Lisbon opend her eyes slightly. Wondering why the light was hurting her so much. She tried to lift her hand to her forehead only to find she was very stiff. This heightened her confusion and led to fear. Her eye sight cleared and she paniced looked around to find herself in a hospital room. She tried to sit up only to be stopped by multiple wires and a stabbing sensation in her stomach.
"Lisbon calm down!" Rigsby said running into the room.
"Where am I." She said as he tried to ease her back down onto her pillows.
"You're in the hospital boss. Jones shot you remember? You've been out for almost four days." he said sitting on the edge of her bed. She lay back
"Oh ya…" she looked back up. "Wheres Patrick?" she said trying to look around again.
"He left you this." Rigsby held out a card. She took it and turning it over was greeted by a teddy bear. She smiled and turning it over again read what he'd written in his neat handwriting.
Cho made me go for food.
Back soon.
Jane.
She grinned and looked back at the picture.
"He made about twenty of them!" Rigsby said picking up a small bundle from the locker. "For when we made him go sleep. Or when Grace took him home to change his clothes. Even for when he was just in the bathroom. He wanted to make sure you weren't looking for him." She felt tears prick in her eyes. Then it hit her.
"The baby!" she gasped and grabbed her stomach, hissing as she hit the bullet wound.
"Oh god Wayne what happened my baby."
"Hey hey its ok!" Jane said running into the room and kneeling beside her. "The baby's fine! They had to deliver her but she's fine! They've been bringing us updates ever few hours and rigsby and Grace have been to visit her."
"Her? we have a daughter." Lisbon smiled.
"We have a daughter." Jane nodded. Rigsby slipped out to get a nurse while they talked.
"What's she look like." She asked.
"I… I don't know I havent gone to see her yet." He said.
"What why? Wayne said it's been days."
"I wanted to wait for you to see our baby."
"Well lets go now!" she went to sit up.
"Where do you think you're going!" said the same nurse who had helped the frantic Van Pelt a few days before.
"To see my daughter." Lisbon said. Her head still quite heavy.
"You cant go anywhere! You're dosed up on painkillers and you have almost thirty stiches in your side. Now I understand you're anxious to see your baby but I'm afraid you're going to have to wait another while. I need to check everything and then we'll get you a wheelchair." Lisbon sighed and lay back again, wincing as her side reminded her what had happened.