He then proceeded to carry me away to safety, holding me close to his strong chest. Normally I would deeply enjoy this, but at the moment I was a little distracted the excruciatingly painful bullet wounds that were scattered across my torso. The scenery blurred around me as I quickly lost consciousness. Before I knew it I woke up to the sound of my heart beating on a monitor. My vision was blurry which may have been why I called out for Maria as my large, black, male nurse came in. He laughed and told me about my condition, which I didn't understand at all. How the hell am I supposed to understand big, fancy medical terms? I passed out soon after that. The next thing I knew I woke up and Kenzie was there. Huh, and I thought she didn't like me.
"Hey. So what's new with you?" I said weakly.
"We are still looking for the guys that attacked you. No luck yet but Callen is not letting anyone get any rest until we get this guy. How are you?"
Oh wow, oh wow, ok stay calm. Just because he is relentlessly trying to avenge your, uhh well not death but injury, that doesn't mean anything. Or does it? How am I supposed to tell him I know who is after me when it could mean death for both of us. And wow how he carried me to safety how romantic was that. Right it is probably nothing he is just a coworker and sexy coworker but a coworker none the less. Oh she's expecting answer. "Uh well I'm doing ok, I have a few more things in common with Swiss cheese now but other than that…" I tried to laugh but failed miserably.
Kenzie smiled back at me and did a light chuckle. Then her phone rang, she answered quickly, desperate for a way out of the awkward silence. I wonder if they found them. Would Callen ever let up? I'm sure he would, I mean there is no way he would endlessly pursue the people who hurt me, and we are only team mates after all. I was so distracted by my thoughts that I was surprised when Kenzie started to speak.
"Hey so that was Sam, umm I gotta get back. They need my help. But one of us will be back soon to see how your doing." She explained quickly, and apologetically.
"Oh, ok. No problem. Thanks for stopping by."
"Yeah, ok bye." She hustled for the door.
"Hey Kenzie!" I called quickly.
" Yeah?" she said half way out the door.
"Really, thank you."
"No problem." Then she smiled and left.
At that I fell in to a restless sleep. I woke up screaming in the middle of the night as the male nurse came running in my room to see what was wrong with me. I consciously lowered my heart rate to the best of my ability so he wouldn't call any doctors in. All of the sudden I remembered what I had been dreaming about. The man who had shot me he knew about Logan and was after him. Ohh god not my little brother, come after me not him. My heart rate began to rise and the nurse looked at me skeptically and asked if I was all right.
"Yeah sure" I said in a voice that anyone could here was coated in fear "Would you mind if I use a phone I need to err call someone."
"Well technically I am not supposed to but you are with the government so here is my personal cell phone don't tell anyone where you got it," the nurse said in a voice that said I swear to god if you have a seizure I will slip something in your water.
"Thanks, I'll be fine can you uhh leave maybe" I said in a disconcerted voice.
He sighed but walked out. I dialed the number Logan had given me as he watched me board the plane. It was for an emergency if there ever were one. This seemed as good a time as any to call him and let him know he was in danger. I dialed the number with shaky hands hoping for an answer. It rang three times and then an answer thank god.
I heard his serious phone voice that always made me laugh "Hello Logan Coffey of the international bank how can I help you."
"Well first Mr. Coffey you can drop that fake pretense and talk to your big sis like normal" I laughed then which hurt a lot but it was just funny talking to him while lying in a hospital don't ask me why.
"Christy is that you what's up big sis how are you" he said laughing.
"Well I currently resemble Swiss cheese right now but other than that I hurt like hell. Listen to me Logan and listen good because I'm not joking the Russians came after me and could have killed me and I think they are gunning for you." I heard glass shatter in the background and I yelled Logan's name into the cell phone.
"I'm here no need to yell I just dropped my glass now explain exactly what happened" he said in a clam voice.
I repeated everything I could remember from the "incident" as Logan called it. I left out the part about Callen carrying my in his sweet arms. I figured I would find Callen with a broken neck because Logan was being protective brother. Logan and I said our goodbyes and he promised to come and visit as soon as he could. I hung up and sat up in bed I called for my nurse who I found out was named John. He was nice and cool he promised tomorrow he would talk to the doctor about letting me off this bed and get me walking around. Thank god!
I heard a voice I will never forget ask the nurse my condition. The nurse told him straight not knowing I could hear him.
I have no idea if she will ever be able to have full nerve control that means no more running shooting or anything else that uses fine motor skills" my nurse told Callen.
"Are you sure I can't understand how this could happen you said she would be fine" Callen ended by yelling. Ohh my god he sounds like he actually cares. Wait never being able to fire a gun but that would mean never working for NCIS. I can't let that happen.
And so the devil struck again I thought as Callen walked in the room with a straight face.
"Hey you're awake" he said in his sweet voice that comforted me even if he didn't know it.
"Yeah I was just thinking" I whispered in a voice that spoke of insecurity and weakness.
"Of what" he said sitting down.
"I was just thinking that the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist" I said slowly making sure I got all the words right.
"Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects I love that part" Callen said with a small smile "you can rest if you need it."
"Thanks but first I want to tell you something I WILL come back to work within the month and be ready to start working again" I promised Callen in as serious a voice as I could muster. Callen stood up, came right over to my bed, sat next to me, and leaned in.
"I will do anything to help you with that if that means coming in after work and walking you around the hospital or teaching you to shoot again I am her for you" he said with his face in front of mine. Then he leaned in and kissed me fiercely.
I blinked in shock and watched Callen get up and walk to the door. He turned and said "I like you Christy and I will come back but right now I need to catch the people who did this to you."
"Good bye" I whispered after him.