"That's my son!"

I hear my dad yelling. He rarely yells but this is a different kind of yell, he had fear in his throat.

"What do you mean I can't ride with him?"

"I'm going!"

"Ma'am you can't."

"Why are we arguing about this I'm going."

Did Zaire just raise his voice to my parents, "Zai?"

"I'm here baby. Don't talk, I don't even know how your talking but don't. I love you, please don't leave me."

I close my eyes for a little they fill heavy. I can feel my body being lifted on the bed and laid on another one. There are people yelling orders and I hear Zai in the back yelling that I need him and I do. I'm scared I don't know whats going on I keep getting cold then hot again, my eyes are fighting to close but I am fighting to keep them open.

"Mr. President your son was hit and the bullet is still in his lung we are taking him to surgery now."

Shot, surgery what the hell is going on than I fill hands grabbing mine.

"Jerry hang in there son."

"Mommy's right Jerry."

I see their faces but their blurry next thing I know I'm staring up into lights and a man with a mask on his face says that I will be sleep in no time.

In the waiting room

"How the hell did someone disarm an agent and go on a shooting spree," Fitz yells at the head of security and secret service.

"Mr. President we are checking all cameras."

"You find this person. My son…."

"Fitz," Mellie warns

"Find him now!"

"Yes sir."

Fitz, Mellie, Karen, and Teddy were left alone with their agents. It was quiet while Fitz held a crying Karen. And Mellie sobbed with Teddy in her arms.

After Karen's tears died down she spoke in a soft voice, "is he going to die daddy?"

Fitz looked at his terrified daughters face and couldn't find the wording s to help her feel better because he had the same question running in his own head. Hours later doctors come in and say he's alive but needs his rest but also in a coma and it was up to him when he woke up.

"He is able to open his eyes but not for long. Follow me he's this way."

I shake the doctors hands as we walk down the hall to see Jerry. Over the next couple of days it's the same thing. He opens his eyes and looks around and closes them. After three days they take out the breathing tube so he can breathe on his own, but the same thing keeps happening, open of his eyes and closing them. I had a feeling he was trying to say something to me and I think I knew what it was. That night I called Liv and Zaire and told them to meet me at the hospital.

"Is he..did he?"

"Easy there Z. How are you holding up?"

"I'm not going to lie I'm hanging on by a thread. My parents won't let me come see him and I don't want him to think that I have abandon him because I haven't I won't but they are just so…they want to send me to military school to get this phase out of me," he ends with a scoff.

"Zaire why didn't you say anything to me? Liv asks him looking at his face

"What was I suppose to say 'hey Liv can you rescue me from my parents because they want to send me away from here so I can't see the love of my life anymore,' oh and we all know it's not a military school, you have enough to deal with. You're his mom you don't have to worry about me."

Fitz is heart broke that this was happening, "Z do you love my son?"

"I do, God I do."

"Then that's all I need to know. Come on I think he has been looking for you."

They walk down the hallway together to find Jerry with his eyes closed. Zaire breaks down and Fitz holds him close.

"It's okay. He's alive but he does need you."

I wrap my arm around him and bring him into the room, "go sit by him, you won't hurt him."

Liv comes and stands on the same side as me and grabs his hand. She wasn't immediate family and was not allowed to come in to see him, also she was working with everyone to find who did this. Jerry's face was facing the side of the bed we were on and he opened his eyes. He saw Liv and smiled and mouthed a hi to her and me. Feeling another person was in the room he looks around and you can see the gleam in his eyes.

"Hi baby."

I knew it was going to be hard for me to speak but I for damn sure was going to try.

Weakly and with tears running down my face, "forever."

"And always," Zaire says.

"Till the end…"

"Of time. Come what may. Save your strength J."

I know I should but I needed to talk to him, "where…were…you?"

"My parents kept me away but baby believe me I tried every day to get here and I prayed for you every day."

"I..know. I love..you Zai."

"I love you too. Get some rest I'll be here all night."

5 hours later

I feel really light. Nothing hurts anymore and I am beyond happy. I know have been shot and things are bad but I can't see it, dare I say it I feel like I'm in haven. I know it's not the medicine because the medicine made me feel all fuzzy and heavy. This feeling is new. I look over and I see Zaire holding my hand. I miss kissing him so feeling the way I'm feeling I nude him and try get him to wake up.

"Zeus wake…up."

Popping his head up quickly, "are you okay, do you need a doctor?"

"Shhh, no. I want a kiss."

"What?"

"Kiss me and kiss me like you mean it."

"What if I hurt you?"

"Kissing you will heal me."

"Your dad and Liv are in the room."

"I don't care. I missed you and I love you. I deserve to kiss the love of my life."

"Jerry…"

"Please. Pretty please with you on top," he said giving his best put and puppy dog eyes.

"Well who could resist that," Zai says laughing and leaning in to kiss him.

Zaire only meant for it to be a peck but Jerry wanted more. The minute their lips touched Jerry moaned in his mouth and took Zaire's bottom lip in between his. Pulling back Zaire broke the kiss

"Wow..just wow, but babe your parents."

"I don't care. They are asleep, look," they both glance and Liv and Fitz are huddled together sleep, "see they are knocked out. Come on kiss me, I need your lovin," wagging his eyebrows.

"Fine, but no more moaning because you know what that does to me."

"I'll try my best."

They make out and talk a little for the next thirty minutes. During another make out session Fitz wakes up. At first he's shocked because his son is in love and hes seeing it, the parent instincts kick in and he wants to embarrass them.

"Can you two stop trying to eat each other's faces. We are in the room," he says trying to be stern.

"Yea come on guy we are right here," Liv pipes up still with her eyes closed.

Both of us had the look of horror on our faces

"I remember that look. It's the same one I saw when I caught you guys the first time around."

Zaire dropped his head in embarrassment while I turned beat red at the memory.

"Sorry we thought you were asleep."

"Yea sorry we didn't mean any disrespect."

"Oh my goodness boys lighten up. We get it your teenagers and I love."

Once the awkward moment is over we all start talking about his recovery, how they were going to keep Zaire here, and ground rules of them dating and so on. There was laughter and love all around the room but there was that feeling again but this time it came as a calming feeling. The nurse came in quickly for some reason and said the doctor was right behind her.

Fit was worried, "doctor what's going on?"

"His pressure is dropping slowly and we need to make sure it stays up. Jerry how are you feeling?"

"I feel light but I feel fine. I can't feel anything."

"Doctor he says he's fine, what's the problem?"

The doctor didn't know how to explain it but he knew that Jerry was slipping, but before he could answer Jerry started talking.

"Zai I'm tired."

Zaire knew something was wrong but didn't want to speak it out loud, "baby don't be tired okay, you have to fight."

"I know but I want to sleep now."

"Baby please, not today. I love you okay please stay."

"I love you too. Do I tell you that enough I love you . God I am in love with you. I wish we were married."

"J we could be you just have to fight and not be tired please," he begged but he knew in his heart this was different, something was different.

Turning to Liv and Fitz, "mommy and daddy take care of each other because you have a while to go."

"Jerry sweetie what are you talking about?"

"He told me to tell you that I'll be fine."

"Who did son," Fit asked.

But I couldn't answer anymore I just wanted to sleep

"I love you all. I'll miss you. I love you."

And everything felt warm and I was at peace in the welcoming light.

"What happened?"

"We have to get him back up to sugrey right now

"What?"

"I'm thinking he might be collecting fluid somewhere, I won't know until I get in there."

"Go and please save my boy."

Zaire was crying in Livs arms while she looked at Fitz pleading with him to do something

"It will be alright guys. He's a fighter."

"Fitz…"

"I know baby, I know. We have to be strong okay? You too Zai we have to be strong for him."

Sobbing Zaire spoke the words they were all thinking, "I'm not ready for him to leave yet. I'm not ready."

Fitz looked up and watched them wheel his son in the operating room for the last time.