A/N: I can't believe my story has come to an end! I loved writing it and to read all the reviews I received. So here by I want to thank everyone who read my story, everyone who wrote a review and a very special thanks to all my fans who gave me their thoughts after every chapter! You guys are so amazing! Enjoy the last chapter!
Sam tried to open his eyes. It took him a few tries, but finally they were open and he registered his surroundings. A hospital, he had been in the hospital. But this was a different room. He couldn't remember why he was in the hospital though, but he remembered that Jules and Nat had been with him. But not now, no one was there. He lay in his bed starring to the white walls, not really knowing what he was doing there. When a nurse came in she started to talk to Sam, but Sam didn't feel like responding. So he ignored the nurse and kept staring at the walls. Why was Jules not here, he wanted her to be here. He had this urge to go look for her, to try and find her. But he kept lying in bed, not moving, just staring at the walls.
Ed had been closely listening to the situation inside. Greg had talked to Lucy and it seemed like they were able to reason with her. But within a minute after she asked for a glass of water he heard Greg's voice coming over the comms and every muscle in his body tensed.
"Eddy, the subject has a gun pointed at Jules. She is standing in front of the west living room window. I need you to go up there and take position, but don't let her see you. I don't like the state she is in, she looks confused and about to have a panic attack."
Ed instructed Leah and Danny to make a quiet entry from the back and stay out of sight, but in position to go in to living room quickly. Spike was in the truck looking for everything he could find on Lucy Holden.
"I've got the solution." Ed informed the team over their comms.
"In position." He heard Leah and Danny say.
"Okay guys, I'm going to talk to her." Was Greg's reply. And he stepped back into the living room where Lucy only moments before had picked up the gun and pointed it at Jules.
"Hey Lucy, I have brought you your water." Greg told her and he put down the water at the table. It was his way to let her know that he was listening to her.
"Do you mind to lower your weapon just a little bit, it would make me feel a lot better." Greg started the negotiation. She shook her head no, but lowered the gun anyway a little bit down. Enough to not be pointed directly at Jules.
"Thank you Lucy. You seemed to be very upset by the news I gave you. You care for Sam, don't you?" Greg was looking for a connection with her.
"Yes." She replied very softly, now looking at Greg.
"So, for how long have you known him?" Greg wanted to make her talk, to open up to him.
"It was my first week at the coffee place, he came by to get his usual. I noticed him". She answered; her face had an expression as if she was reliving that moment. Right after she stopped talking Spike shared some info he had found.
"Boss, I just checked her mothers medical file and she got the same medication descripted to her as the meds found in Sam's blood. Maybe her mother didn't use all of it and Lucy kept it." Spike's voice came through. Greg just gave a simple "Okay", which could be interpreted by Lucy as a reaction to what she just told him.
"So you noticed Sam, did you? Can you tell me a bit more about it?" Greg continued the negotiation.
"I noticed him because he looked so sad. In the mornings before his shift started he would be okay, but when he came by after a shift he had often a haunted look on his face. I knew what his job was, Jeffrey told me. So I figured it was due to the job. But after a while I saw there was more to it, that he was lonely. He just needed someone to care for him. So everyday I worked up the courage to talk to him. I even practised at home and bought books on how to start a conversation. But every time he came in I couldn't and I just turned red. He noticed it, but he always was nice and just gave me a smile. A warm smile that made his face beautiful, but his eyes never fully joined." She started to sob softly and Greg gave her a moment before he continued.
"That must have been hard for you, to see someone who needed help but not able to give him the help he needed." Greg stated, he received a nod from Lucy.
"Was it then that you decided to help him in a different way?" Greg asked her.
"For a whole year I did my best. I followed him home because I hoped he had someone waiting for him. But I never saw someone else beside him. But then, one day, something had changed. He looked really happy. I didn't have to wait long to see why, soon after I noticed he brought her in." She shook her gun towards Jules. Greg inside and Ed still in position outside cringed at her movement, but her gun stayed quietly.
"Lucy, I just want to tell you something about that gun in you hands. The trigger on it is very light, very easy to set it off by accident. Could you do me a favour and keep it still?" Greg asked her in a nice and soft voice, not wanting to order her around. Her only reaction was "Oh", but she did as Greg told her.
Greg didn't like it that the story landed on Jules, he wasn't sure if Lucy saw Jules as a threat. But he had to get past it to understand the full story.
"That must have been nice, to see Sam happy?" He continued.
"Not at first, I didn't like her." She gave a nod towards Jules with her head this time.
"But he was really happy and I checked her, she is a good person. I think she had good intentions." She told Greg. Greg was relieved she wasn't jealous of their relationship.
"But something changed, didn't it? Something happened that made you feel you had to help him." He asked her.
"A couple of months ago he came by to get coffee and had a horrible look on his face. Dark circles under his eyes and he didn't say much, he didn't laugh. First I thought they broke up, but after a week or two she was there with him again. But the dark circles never faded. And his mood was maybe a bit happier, but he wasn't the same anymore. She," She started to shake the gun in the direction of Jules again. "She is not able to help him anymore. Now it is up to me. I helped him!" She started to cry and the gun in her hand went up to her own head.
"I didn't mean it to be like this. I didn't want to kill him, but maybe it is for the best. It helped my mom to be at a better place. Know Sam will be and so will I." She finished her line in a calm and resolute voice. Just in time Spike's voice came over their comms with amazing news. News that could save this girl from committing suicide.
"Boss, the hospital called. Sam's awake." Spike was relieved to inform his team members. Greg used the information right away, hoping it would help Lucy.
"Lucy, I've got some good news. The hospital just called and Sam is awake. He woke up out of his coma." He told her, hoping it would be enough. She looked up at him, not really believing him.
"It's true Lucy. And you know what, I will tell him about this amazing person you are. Because you cared. Not many people are willing to do this for strangers, for people they hardly know. But you did, so can you please lower your gun? I really don't want to tell him that the person who looked out for him is not living anymore. I think that would really upset him." Greg watched her closely to see if it was enough. Jules had pulled back slowly from the moment the gun shifted to Lucy's head, so she was clear and safe now. But Greg really wanted this confused girl to let the gun down so she could get the help she needed. She seemed to believe what Greg had told her and very slowly she let her arm down and Leah stepped in to take the gun away from her while Danny cuffed her. Greg looked at her while she was led to a police car. He felt sorry for her and he was going to give a recommendation of psychiatric treatment instead of prison. She didn't belong there. Greg walked over to the truck.
"So Spike, tell me what the doctor said, do we have our man back?" He asked with a smile on his face.
Jules was sitting with Greg in the car, on their way to the hospital. She was very relieved to hear that Sam woke up and she couldn't wait to see his blue eyes. She had to think back at Lucy and everything that she had told them. It made more sense now. It was true that Sam was happier now they were in a relationship, they both were. And the change on Sam a couple of months ago were due to her being injured on the job. He took it pretty hard afterwards, that he wasn't able to protect her in the first place and that he had to watch her while she was injured, not able to help. But she couldn't help herself wondering if there was more to it. Did Lucy see things in Sam that she and the team hadn't?
"Sarge, do you think Lucy was right? I mean, how she saw Sam. Do you think he was more hurt than we thought he was in the last years?" She asked her boss.
"It's possible, but maybe she was focussing on the wrong person. Maybe it was Lucy herself who was lonely and hurt." He told her, he gave her a warm look.
"But I think you are asking the wrong person. Ask Sam and I know he will give you an honest answer. After this week I don't think he will play down his feelings so much anymore." Greg told her. And she new he was right.
She just couldn't believe it. When they called to tell them that Sam had woken up she thought that it would mean he was at least awake mentally as well. But only his eyes were open. The doctor had told them that it would take time. They had to think of it as rebooting the system. Slowly part-by-part was starting to work again. He was awake and that was very important, now they had to give him time to be able to respond to sounds, images and smells.
She was sitting next to him, holding his hand while she talked. The doctor told her that it would be good for him to hear the voices of people he knew and to hear memories. So she told him all that had happened today (except for the fact that she was held hostage). Now and then she made place for someone else to sit with him, they were all taking a turn. It was the only thing they were able to do to help him.
Sam woke up again, but this time he wasn't alone. He felt her, she was right by his side. It made him feel better. He wanted to talk to her, but he just couldn't. He tried to move, turn his head towards her, but nothing was working. There was only one thing he could do and that was to listen to her. He didn't mind. He felt her soft and small hands around his left hand, it was a warm touch that he felt through his whole body. After a while he slowly slipped into darkness again.
When he woke from the darkness it wasn't Jules who was sitting next to him. Again there was a hand on his hand but this time it wasn't small. The hand was not only larger but he was sure that he never held this hand before, not really. But at the same time it felt like he knew this person very well. So he tried to focus on what this person was telling him. He couldn't understand the words, but he recognized the person nonetheless. This was a man he had worked closely with, a man he knew and a man he had missed. He couldn't remember why but he did. It wasn't the sound of the voice though, that told him who this person was. It was the tone of the voice. The voice of a father. He was happy he was here with him.
He didn't know if time had passed but suddenly there was someone else sitting next to him. He knew this because the person next him wasn't as calm. This person was really nervous and somehow he thought he knew why. He listened to the voice and didn't have to think hard who he was. You couldn't mistake this voice for someone else. Normally there was a happy ring to it, but not now. Was he apologizing? He thought he was. Suddenly he heard a word that he recognizes. Natalie, he mentioned her. What was he talking about and why was he apologizing about Natalie. Had something happen to her? He felt panic rush over him and he heard other sounds. Footsteps and a beeping sound. Something was beeping very quickly. And then he remembered. He remembered his friend telling him about himself and his sister. He calmed down, he was fine. His sister was fine.
It felt like he was floating in a sea of unconsciousness. He started to remember more and more and words started to make sense. So why wasn't he able to move or talk? He didn't even know he was able to blink. It was all so frustrating. He felt Jules hands. One was over his left hand, squeezing it a bit. And the other was caressing his face. He really liked the feeling of it. There was someone else in the room though. Maybe Greg or Ed, he couldn't tell. Jules was talking to him. This person tried to convince her to go home and take some rest. He really didn't want her to leave and apparently neither did she. He heard her answer. "There's no place in the world I'd rather be." For a second it was quiet. But then he heard Jules gasp, her hands kept still and she waited for what to happen next. He smiled inwardly, he had done it. He had squeezed her hand back. He did it again while he slowly turned his head until he saw her beautiful face. He opened his mouth and a rough sound came out that sounded a lot like "I love you".
It had been one month since he woke up from his coma. He was only in a coma for 18 hours, but it took him two full days before his body was completely back. He had been awake but non responsive. The weird thing was that he was able to remember some moments from that time. When he was finally completely awake they had told him what had happened. Even though the thought of being drugged was creepy, he was very happy that he wasn't suffering from some kind of illness. Last month he had spent rehabilitating from the drugs his body got addicted to. There were no long time effects and he was very glad for that. He also felt sorry for Lucy. He wanted to visit her and let her know he wasn't angry but he hadn't done it yet. According to Jules he was postponing it because he really was angry with her. Maybe she is right, she usually is. Maybe the fact that Lucy had made him doubt his mental and physical well being had made him angry towards her. He hadn't mentioned it with Dr. Luria though. He understood why he had to see her a couple of times before he was cleared for work, but he liked to keep the subject light with her. The sooner he was able to get back to work.
He looked at the tray of coffee he had with him in the car. He was going to the Barn now and thought of bringing coffee with him would show he was fine. But to be honest, he had visited a few coffee places before he finally decided the fifth coffee place would do. There was a man working behind the counter that looked extremely normal. He listened while he was talking to another customer and apparently he just proposed to his girlfriend. That sounded like a happy man. And happy people don't have time to drug their customers.
At the barn he handed the coffee out to everyone. He was happy to be there again. And they were happy to see him. Sam looked at the new guy, he had to leave when Sam would return. Jules told him he was really good and that he was offered a permanent place in team 2. Then Sam gave Jules a look and had to smile. Her face was glooming from happiness. They just shared an amazing morning together where they received some news that they couldn't believe. From today on this whole world was going to be a different place, because from today it was not just him and Jules anymore.
A/N: That's it! If hope I explained everything, if you still have a question just PM me and I will answer them! I have been working on a new idea to write about, I'm actually pretty excided about it. If you want to know more you can find the information on my profile. And off course one last review about your thoughts on this story is welcome :)
