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Sam sat in the middle of the surgical waiting room with his hands pressed against his face for over an hour. That was until his phone rang.

"Braddock." He whispered, trying to keep the noise level down.

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"Sam—We're done. Scott's body has been sent off to forensics and Michael is under arrest and on his way to jail. How's she doing?"

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Sam sighed deeply as sobs broke through his voice. "They took her into surgery the second we got here. They were having a hard time controlling the bleeding so—I'm still waiting to speak to a doctor."

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"Do you want—." Greg didn't want to be blunt and invade their privacy.

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"You guys just head on home. It was a long shift. They said the chances of her waking up tonight anyways were really slim. But I mean—she's really close to you—." Sam only wanted someone he knew could help her to be there, not a bunch of guys standing around for no reason.

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"Okay, I'll come by after I sign off on the paperwork. You tell her that we love her, okay?"

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"Okay Boss—Thanks—." Sam just hoped he would get the chance to tell her how much he loved her.

The call ended soon after as Sam plunged his face to his hands as he broke down in tears. It was 2 am, and they girls would be fast asleep and he knew he didn't need to wake them. He closed his eyes as the tears escaped and he didn't even know and hour had passed until he felt a large hand wrap over his shoulder.

"She's going to be okay Sam—She's strong." Greg told him in s quiet tone as he sat down beside him.

"She's been in surgery for almost 2 hours now—I don't even know what to do. When she wakes up—What am I supposed to say? Is she going to be afraid of me?" He started to worry.

Greg glanced at him, "She's just going to need time, but once you build that trust back up with her—She'll want your hand to hold onto. I think it would be best that I'm not here when she wakes up. That needs to be between you and her."

"Thanks boss—." Sam said in agreement. He pressed his wrists against his forehead as Greg patted his back. They sat for yet another hour in the cold, sterile-feeling waiting room.

"Are you with Mrs. Braddock?" A doctor asked softly as he came through the doors with his hands clenched tightly together. Sam jumped up quickly as Greg nodded and stood up. "How's she doing?" Sam asked frantically. The doctor nodded, "Quite a heavy blood loss, but we finally got her stable. With the rape exam, everything was negative. She'll be fine. Now—she'll be in ICU, and sometimes women that—." Sam nodded so he wouldn't say it. "When can we see her?" Sam asked. "She still hasn't woken up, and I still stand by saying that the chances of her waking up before dawn are pretty slim, but she's in recovery—you guys can go visit her." Both men nodded as the doctor smiled.

"Thank you so much." Sam said as he shook the doctor's hand and so did Greg. The doctor then led them through the halls and to the recovery room.

"Hey—Hey Jules." Sam whispered as he placed his hand on hers.

"Sam—I'm going to leave you two alone. She's going to need you—not me." Greg told him. Sam smiled and nodded as Greg gave him a quick hug, placed his hand on Jules' and left, knowing that she would be okay. Sam sat down in the chair next to the bed.

"Hey sweetheart. I'm so sorry—I should have—I should have not let you walk out there alone. If I had protected you none of this would have happened. Jules—Please wake up." He kissed her hand gently as he took a gentle grasp of it and sat back in the chair. Her hair was sopping wet where the doctors had to wash out the bleeding. She had bruises along her face where she had been punched and her neck had hand marks all along it. She looked like she had been put through hell.

He continued to sit quietly until his phone vibrated.

"Dad? Hey—It's Jessica—I got up and I saw something on the news about the SRU chasing after an inmate. You guys okay?"

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"Jessica—Sweetie—It's 4 am. Just go on back to bed. Don't make Alexis get up for school, you guys just sit tight."

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"Dad—What's going on?" Jessica asked frantically.

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"Jessica just do as I say and go back to bed. Please—just get some sleep."

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"Okay—Okay dad. I love both of you."

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Sam smiled, "We love you too."

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It dwelled around 6 am when 3 nurses came down to take her up to ICU. Jules still hadn't woken up. Sam stood next to her the whole time as they made their way upstairs and into a single room filled with monitors and nurses all down the halls.

"She may wake up soon, and when she does, her mind-set may not be straight." A doctor explained to him. "She may think that you're her attacker and there is a good chance that she could start hallucinating. The sedative drug that she had in her body was very powerful and can set off all kinds of side effects. You're probably going to need to let her settle down before any kind of comforting or contact. Just press the call bell if she does wake up, a nurse should be by about every 15 minutes to check on her."

Sam nodded and took a seat beside her as the doctor left the room.

"It's going to be okay Jules. You'll get through this." He gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead, as he was afraid it would be his last for a while until she became comfortable again. He simply took her hand in his and waited.

As it came around 8:30 am, he felt her move slightly, and as he had prayed she wouldn't do, she slipped her hand from his.

"Get—Get away from me." She mumbled as Sam stood up from the chair.

"Jules—It's Sam—There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm not going to hurt you." He whispered as tears welled in her eyes.

"Get him away from me!" She yelled as she wasn't able to hardly move her muscles, she felt the same way she did when Scott raped her—helpless.

Sam traced his hand along her arm, "Calm down sweetie—I promise I'm not going to hurt you. Scott's dead—He's gone—He will never hurt you ever again." He told her as she tried to shake her head and pull away but she couldn't.

"Is she awake?" A nurse asked from the door, Sam nodded. Two nurses and a doctor came in as they saw her struggling.

"Calm down Mrs. Braddock—You're safe." The doctor told her. This time it was a lady. They tried to make her as comfortable as possible with more women in the room. "Mrs. Braddock—Your husband is here. Sam—He's here."

Jules' eyes wondered as he heart raced and she looked up to see Sam stroking his hand along her palm. She clenched gently around his finger.

"Good—Now are you in pain?" The doctor asked as a nurse placed a wet cloth on her forehead to get her to calm down. Jules nodded gently. The nurse then started her on an IV of a painkiller that wouldn't put her back to sleep, "We're going to keep you awake." She told her as Jules looked up to Sam. "I'm not going to hurt you sweetie—I love you." He didn't take it personal when she said nothing back. She only gave him a blank stare as if she wasn't even quite sure of where she was.

"She'll be set for another hour with that. Just grab a nurse if you need anything. Someone should be in soon to check in on her." The doctor explained as she signed off on charts and left the room along with the other nurses.

Jules lied solidly in the bed, with a wet forehead where the cloth had been for a moment, and her hand clenched around Sam's index finger. "Everyone is worried about you, but we all knew you could pull through. You're such a strong woman sweetie." He wanted to kiss her and make her better, but instead she traced her fingers along his cheek as a tear escaped her eye. "Is Scott—Is he dead?" Sam nodded. "The other man turned himself in—he killed Scott to save you. Scott was going to kill you, sweetie." Tears flooded down her cheeks as all the feelings of what had happened came crashing down on her. She remembered being cold and Scott was holding his arm around her neck, tightly. All she could remember after that was the feeling of Scott's arm falling from around her neck as he fell to the floor with blood rushing from his head. She cringed tightly and continued to hold onto only Sam's finger as her other finger fell from his cheek and back to her side. "Am I—Am I okay?" She asked. He smiled and nodded, "Yeah Jules, you're going to be okay. You just have to be strong and get through this. I promise I'll be right here with you every step of the way." She smiled with a blank look in her eyes.

They sat silently for about an hour with nurses walking in and out to check on her.

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"Dammit Jessica, why the hell didn't you wake me up!? Where's mom and dad!?" Alexis yelled as she barreled downstairs. Jessica was standing in the kitchen with Carly tightly against her and a coffee in her hands. Her eyes were bloodshot and her face was red after she had been crying from watching the news since 5 am.

"What's wrong?" Alexis got choked up as she walked into the kitchen.

Jessica nodded as she walked over and turned on the tv to show Alexis what was on the news earlier that she had recorded.

"Breaking News overnight." The news anchor spoke. "What started as a prisoner escaped from jail soon turned into a homicide as the escaped inmate, Scott Hayes, and another man, Michael Hood, kidnapped Constable Julianna Callaghan with the Police Strategic Response Unit during her late night shift." When Jules' ID picture appeared on the screen, both girls fell to the couch in tears. "Hayes was reportedly a former boyfriend of Callaghan's as they broke up after many charges of sexual assault by Hayes. Hood, using one of the Constable's side arms, shot down the main subject, Hayes. Callaghan's status has yet to be reported, and her team and family have stated that they will not be announcing the rest of the details to the public." The recording ended. Alexis was in tears as Jessica had been up for hours like that. "I talked to Dad—He said to keep you home and stay put." Alexis nodded as she ran back up the stairs, bawling her eyes out. Jessica wiped a tear and walked back into the kitchen, trying to be strong for Carly and Alexis.

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Every time Sam tried to take her hand, she would either tense up, or slide away from him. "Please don't be afraid of me sweetie. No one's going to hurt you like that, ever again." She smiled as she looked up at him and worked her fingers between his. She stared at him for a moment. "You can kiss me." She whispered to him. He smiled as he placed his lips on hers and she sighed. Sam wiped a tear from her cheek gently with his thumb as she smiled up at him. "I love you Jules—I should have protected you." She shook her head as much as she could without it hurting. "No Sammy—No—This isn't your fault. I love you too." He smiled, placing his hand in hers as she tightened her fingers around his.

He watched Jules fight falling asleep for another hour. She didn't want to close her eyes again—afraid of what she might see if she did. She was afraid of the flashbacks and nightmares that she was going to have, not only from being raped, but witnessing someone dying with his arm around her neck. It gave her chills just thinking of it. Sam smiled to her, stroking his hand through her damp hair.

Okay so the next chapter will be when the kids finally come and stuff. I'll try to update again today or well…by 5am. Hahaha.

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