I screamed running toward him and the other men as the hall exploded around me from an unknown source. I watched every one of the men fall to the ground and bleed out. I hit my knees next to Maliki picking his head up and holding him as he gasped for air. The hospital was still exploding around me. Callen came out from the room running for me. It was like the world was in slow motion and I was its bitch. First I was holding one of my closest friends, who was dying in my arms, another friend had disappeared and my potential boyfriend the only guy who had seen me weak and venerable was running through bullets to get to me. Callen hit the ground next to me and wrapped his arms around me pulling my dying friend and me to safety.

I looked at my friend as he tried to tell me something with his dying breath. All I could make out in a whispered half mumble was the word "الأسرة" which meant family in Arabic. I held him as he went limp and the bullets stopped flying around the room. Callen exhaled slowly "well at least they've stopped shooting for a second."

"He's gone" I stammered tears running off my face. Callen pulled me into his warm strong arms for the second time in my life and it felt as good as the first time.

I grabbed my phone and hit the speed dial for Eric. It rang once before the familiar voice came on the line. "Hey Chris what can I do for ya" he said in the happy he used and the nick name he had given me which I had a fear might stick with the team.

"Well we have shots fired in the hospital and an unknown number of civilians down. Take caution upon arrival the shooter or shooters on the loose" I said as calmly as I could.

His tone switched in an instant from funny and playful to serious "I'm calling Sam and Kensi, is G there." I heard in the distance him yelling for Hetty.

I hung up on him as one of the men started to move. I had originally thought that everyone was dead. I got to my knees and started to move I heard in the distance a pop and Callen pulled me back the same moment that the window exploded. My side exploded with pain and blood started to leak from it. For a moment I thought I had been shot again but then I realized Callen must have pulled a couple of stitches when he grabbed me. I felt faint as the blood ran down my side and dripped onto the floor. G looked down at that moment feeling the splash. For a second I saw pain on his face then he took his coat off and pressed to the wound. I smiled at him weakly and blacked out.

I woke up the next day in a hospital bed. It wasn't in the same room and no one else was in the room with me. I couldn't remember what had happened until I felt my side and realized everything that had occurred in the last day. A tear leaked from my eye as I remembered Maliki. Suddenly Callen poked his head in obviously checking in me. He smiled at me and I felt like melting into a puddle on the bed. Instead he walked over to me a kissed me on the top of the head lingering for a few seconds to hold me against him as if reassuring himself I was there.

He sat down next to me and started to say something but at that moment I was more interested in the sound of high heels clicking on the laminate floor heading our way. I reached for my gun and at the same time G grabbed his gun and laid it cocked on his knee. I held my gun at my hip out of site of anyone passing by but still in range of shooting anyone who walked in. At that moment a tall beautiful brunette with long hair and blue eyes she was wearing a knee length black dress with a pair of bright red heels and a brief case. I dropped my gun, smiled and shrieked happily.

This is a little short but I have a lot of schoolwork I will post the next chapter soon. P.S. Please Review.