Jack and Sean burst into the small hospital room. Jamie barely held back the urge to run away as fast as he could. Danny smiled apologetically when he saw the slight flinch Jamie hadn't been able to hide. Jamie cast his eyes away for a moment, embarrassed that he was afraid of his own nephews and frustrated he couldn't bring himself to hug the two small boys when they asked with pleading eyes.

Danny intervened, noticing his brother's discomfort, "Boys, now isn't a good time for hugs. Uncle Jamie is still pretty hurt."

Sean looked to his dad, "Did you shoot the bad guy that took Uncle Jamie?"

Danny saw Jamie tense slightly as he replied, "No I didn't Sean, but the bad man is going to be locked up forever for taking Uncle Jamie and hurting other people." Sean nodded in understanding and turned to engage Jamie in a lively conversation about the neighbor's new dog.

Danny watched for a moment as his youngest gestured wildly, making Jamie smile, but was drawn out of his thoughts when he felt a small hand tap on his arm. He turned to see Jack looking up at him through his glasses. Jack was silent for a moment before he finally asked the question that was on his mind, "Is Uncle Jamie going to be okay?"

Danny smiled softly, "Of course he is, us Reagans heal fast."

Jack shook his head, "That's not what I meant."

Danny sighed, wondering when his kid got so smart, "I don't know champ. A lot of people wouldn't be able to make it through even a portion of what he went through, but your Uncle Jamie is strong. If anyone can make it through this, it's him."

Jack looked at Jamie and Sean before asking, "What happened to him dad? You wouldn't tell us everything."

Danny let his eyes wander to Jamie as he replied, "I think if you still really want to know in three or four years, you can ask him what happened. It's not something you are ready to hear, and I don't think he is ready for you to know. I'll tell you what though; you and your brother not knowing could help Uncle Jamie a lot, he needs someone he thinks doesn't look at him differently." Jack nodded, not quite sure what his dad meant, and went to join Sean, who had moved on to an animated retelling of something that happened in his gym class.

Eventually the conversation wound down and the two boys ran to meet their mother in the hall, leaving Jamie and Danny a moment alone. Jamie turned to look at his older brother, "Thanks, it was nice to see them."

Danny smiled, "Yeah those two could make Hitler smile." Jamie chuckled, stopping when the action jarred his cracked ribs and the younger Reagan winced in pain. Danny placed his hand on Jamie's bed, near his hand in a comforting gesture, "Kid, I have to get those two little terrors home and in bed. You hang on and get better. Erin should be in soon and Renzulli said he would drop by in the morning, so you get some sleep." Jamie nodded his eyes already heavy with exhaustion.

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Renzulli awkwardly held onto his cover as he stood in the doorway looking at his young partner. The usually vibrant young man was nowhere to be seen in this pale and blank copy that had been left behind. Renzulli knocked lightly on the door frame, bringing Danny's head around to look at him from his position next to his younger brother. Danny smiled weakly at the sight of his brother's partner, "Hey Tony, kid should be awake any minute now."

Renzulli nodded in answer, "Thanks Danny. Your partner wants you to call her by the way, needs you to finalize some paperwork on the case." Danny nodded and quietly left the room to make the call to his partner. Renzulli stepped forward and took the seat Danny had vacated. He winced when the chair squeaked in protest, causing Jamie's eyes to flicker open. Renzulli smiled down at his partner tentatively, "How you doin Harvard?"

Jamie returned the smile weakly and unenthusiastically, "I'm holdin in there Sarge."

Renzulli was quiet a moment before leaning forward and placing his hand on the bed, close to Jamie's, "Listen kid, I have no idea how you are feeling right now, or if I can even help. I just want you to know, I'm here for you, and so are a lot of people."

Jamie's smile turned genuine, "I know, but it feel good to hear it sometimes." Jamie felt the smile slip from his face as he turned serious, "I don't know what to do though, how to deal with this. I keep feeling like he's here, watching me, on me. And I keep wondering if anything we say to… rape victims actually help at all."

Renzulli awkwardly toyed with the fabric of the bed sheets, "I don't know what to tell you. Anything I would normally say to someone seems weak and unhelpful. But promise me that you won't push your family away, Danny especially, no matter how bad things get."

Jamie moved his hand to cover his partner's reassuringly, "I promise Renzulli, you guys wont be getting rid of me anytime soon."

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A/N- So sorry for the long wait please don't hate me! I recently got a new job and have been working almost non-stop. But I promise you that I will finish up this story in one more chapter by the end of the week cause I have two days off this week, yay! Any ways, next we get to see a little bit of how Jamie deals after he is out of the hospital and maybe a bit of brotherly comfort.