Lena came down to Angela's office where she was rummaging through her files obviously still flustered with the argument she had with Jack.

"Angie?" Lena cautiously called her name.

"Lena what do you think you are doing with him?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Lena I'm warning you he is a dangerous person to be around he could snap any minute. And Jack isn't helping matters by putting him out in the field so soon."

"Maybe hes not as damaged as you think he is."

Angela stopped and sighed. "I wish I shared your naive view but unfortunately I've seen this too many times in young soldiers. For his sake I hope your right but I still hold my reservations." Angela sat down looking at Lena. Just be careful around him."

Suddenly Angela's beeper went off as she looked down her face dropped.

"Oh no."

Lena's eyes were full of concern, "What? Whats going on?'

Angela ran passed her to the landing pad where the shuttle was landing.

When Lena arrived to see Angela and a team of doctors waiting there with a gurney, her heart started to sink even more. She saw Reinhardt and Jamison get out of the shuttle with scratches and minor cuts tears were welling up in her eyes, "No, no, no, no, no" Then she saw her fear come true. Chris being placed on the gurney rushed into surgery. She heard the doctors reading his vitals to Angela, while blood soaked cloths were seen draped over the gunshot wound.

"Angela" Lena was fighting back breaking down as she followed her to the emergency room.

"Lena I need you to wait out here." She entered the room while Lena stood there still processing everything that had just happened.

Lena sat down burying her face into her hands. Waiting for anything good to come out of those doors.

Morrison called Reinhardt and Jamison in for a debriefing.

"From the top what happened." Morrison demanded

"Nothing out of the ordinary from the intel until we infiltrated the base and discovered Talon operatives were present in the building." Reinhardt.

Morrison slammed his fist down on the desk, "how are they always so far ahead of us! What happened after you engaged the operatives?"

"The lad in the infirmary saved our bloody necks. Managed to plant the last C4 and we were on our way out before a sniper we didn't see cracked a lucky shot on the mate." Jamison said so matter of fact. Morrison looked at him nodding slowly.

"Ok thats all, dismissed you two."

Broken down houses around. A hand reaching out of the mess

You weren't strong enough. You weren't fast enough. All your fault. All your fault.

Chris suddenly gasped awake in a cold sweat

"What happened where am I, where are they, I need to find them."

Angela placed a hand over his shoulder trying to calm him down. "Relax Chris you passed out from a wound take it easy."

"NO, NO they're still out there I have to find them." He started to shove Angela out of the way before she sedated him to put him back to sleep. Angela sighed heavily removing her mask and walked out of the room.

It was 4 hours since he was brought back. Angela exited the emergency room to see Lena slumped over in the chair asleep. Her eyes were red from crying it looked like. Angela nudged Lena slightly

"Lena, Lena." She jolted awake at the sight of Angela leaning over her.

"Is he.." she couldn't finish the question.

"He's sleeping now. Let him rest for the night, you can visit him first thing in the morning."

Her eye's started to well up as she embraced the exhausted doctor. "Thank you Angie."

She nodded as she broke the embrace going back to her room to get some shut eye herself.

Broken down houses. "Chris, Chris over here!" He looks to find Greg waving him over. He runs over to him before suddenly something pulls at his leg. He can't move He tries to crawl over to him.

A house topples on top of him

"NOOOO!" He tries to crawl but he can't break the grip.

Not strong enough. Not fast enough. All your fault.

Chris wakes up in the ICU this time slowly. Still trying to find his bearings.

"Welcome back love." He slowly turns his head to see Lena curled up in the chair by his bed.

"Lena, what happened I..oh god" he rose up and reached for a trash can before vomiting a few times. He started panting heavy slumping back into his bed. Lena was concerned but had a grossed out look on her face.

"Sorry, anesthetics always have messed with my stomach." He chuckled slightly but also wincing in pain. "What time is it?"

"Only 3. Angela said to let you sleep but I wanted to be here when you woke up." she reached a hand out and tangled her fingers with his.

"I'm lucky to have met you Lena, you always save me from being lost in my mind."

Lena just smiled and gripped his hand tighter.

"You were mumbling in your sleep." Lena said

"I was? Hope I didn't see anything embarrassing." He tried playing it off as a joke but he could feel the tears welling up in his eyes from the nightmare he woke up from. He tried turning his head so Lena couldn't see.

"Chris?"

"Yea?" His voice was crackling a bit from him trying to suppress his tears.

"Who's Greg" Chris lost what little will he had holding back his tears when he heard his brothers name. He finally broke down. Lena felt heart broken not knowing what to do.

"Lena?" Chris' voice was so rattled at this point

"Yes love"

"Don't leave me." Lena was hesitant at first but she crawled into the bed with him and nestled her head on his chest.

"I won't ever leave you." She said as they both fell back asleep eventually.