Jessica furiously pulled the car into the front drop off entrance of the hospital. "What do you want me to do?" LJ asked nervously. "Go get someone!" Jessica exclaimed getting out to help Veronica pull Nick out of the car. "No...No wait if they find a bullet they'll call the cops." Nick exclaimed. "Nick I am a cop they're not going to call anybody!" Jessica said trying to get Nick to move. LJ sat in the passenger seat watching them with wide scared eyes. "You have to get the bullet out." Nick said looking at Veronica. She looked with wide scared eyes from Nick to Jessica. "I...I can't." she whispered shaking her head. Jessica looked at her. "Yes...you can...I'm going to go find someone that I can trust hurry up and get the bullet out." she said to her sister firmly. Nick looked at Veronica. "You can do this V." he said calmly to her looking at her in the eyes. Jessica looked to LJ. "Come with me." she said grabbing the passenger door open. They both rushed into the hospital. "Stay close to me and keep your head down." she said rushing through the hall. She came up to the front desk. "Hi I'm looking for Doctor Akler." she told the receptionist. "Hold on just one second." the receptionist said getting on the phone to page the doctor. "She'll be with you momentarily." the lady told her. "Thank You." Jessica praised walking back to LJ who was standing on the wall with his head down. "I asked for my old friend. She'll help without any questions. "Jessica?" she heard her name and turned. "Lizzy." Jessica smiled and engulfed her old friend in a hug. "How have you been? Its been so long." Liz asked looking Jessica over. "I've been better. I have an issue and I need your help." Jessica said to Liz. "Whatever you need I'll do my best." she said looking over Jessica's shoulder to LJ. "Is that?" she asked nodding to LJ. "Yes it is. But its not him that needs seen. I got into some deep shit." Jessica confessed as they walked over to LJ. "Do you need me to call Alexis?" Liz asked worriedly. Jessica shook her head. "No. I just don't need any cops involved." Jessica said to her. "Who do you want me to see?" Liz asked. "He's outside in the car." Jessica said leading Liz outside to Nick and Veronica.
Once they got Nick checked out and settled into a room Jessica watched as Veronica walked down the hall to get coffee. Jessica sighed and sat down beside LJ in the hall. "Are you OK?" she asked him. Before he got a chance to reply Liz walked over. "Jessica can I talk to you for a second?" she asked as Jessica nodded and walked toward her. "He's lost a lot of blood. He's in surgery right now. He's lost oxygen and with the bullet it caused a lot of damage. Is there anyone that you can call any family?" Liz asked Jessica shook her head. "No its just us." she confessed. "OK well I'll let you know when he's out of surgery." Liz said placing a hand on her arm gently before walking off. Jessica turned back around toward LJ but stopped when she realized he wasn't sitting where she left him. She looked around worryingly looking toward the paper that was left in his seat. She picked it up and seen the service of Lisa was today. She closed her eyes and sat down. She tried to stop from crying. She didn't know why but all of this was making her very emotional.
Jessica sat in the chair in Nick's room watching as Veronica sat beside Nick's bedside holding his hand. "You and Nick? When did that happen?" she asked her. Veronica looked at her briefly before looking back to Nick. "I'm not sure. We only kissed once, but I feel something I haven't felt in a real long time." Veronica confessed to her sister. Jessica smiled. "Yeah, love has a funny way of doing that." she said giving her sister a knowing look. Jessica looked to the door and watched as LJ came back in. She stood up and made her way over to engulf him in a hug. "Thank god. Are you OK?" she asked him. She felt him nod his head. "Yeah I'm fine. I'm OK." he sobbed lightly in her shoulder. "She didn't do anything. She didn't deserve this." he cried into her shoulder. Jessica fought back her tears. "I know. Your mom loved you very much." she looked up feeling someone's eyes on her. But there was no one standing there. She felt like she was being watched. Unknown to them Agent Hale followed LJ from the funeral.
Nick was finally awake. Jessica and LJ were sitting on the couch that was in the room and Veronica was standing beside the bed. The hospital room phone rang and Veronica went to answer it. "Hello?" she asked into the phone. "Veronica Donovan?" Agent Hale said into the phone. "Who is this?" she asked causing Jessica to get up and make her way over to listen to the phone call. "It doesn't matter who this is. But don't hang up. I have information that you and your sister will be interested in. Information that will lead to the exoneration of your sister's ex husband Lincoln Burrows." He told her. "What is it?" she asked excitedly making Jessica's heart start to race. "I can't tell you now. I want you two to meet me tomorrow afternoon at the Highland Café on Kentucky Avenue. This is not a trap. I will tell you everything you need to know. I'm sorry. Highland Café eight o'clock." he said before hanging up. Jessica and Veronica looked to each other. "What do you think?" Veronica asked Jessica as she walked over to the window. "That sounded like one of the agents following us. I don't think it was Kellerman but the other one." Jessica suggested deep in thought.
Jessica was at the coffee machine watching as the coffee poured into the cup. Liz walked up to her. "So I have to ask is this about Lincoln?" she asked her. Jessica turned toward her. "The less you know the better. Too many people have died because they knew the truth." Jessica warned her. "Yeah but I have a curious mind. I can actually piece it together myself. LJ being here and all." Liz said to Jessica. "In the end its always about Lincoln, it always has been. I know that you love the guy, but is he worth all this? You're spending your Friday night stuck inside a hospital room because someone you're working with got shot who is trying to exonerate Lincoln." Liz turned to walk away but stopped and faced her again. "You have another guy who absolutely adores you. Why give all that up for someone who cheated on you with your sister?" she asked before walking away. Lincoln was keeping watch as the rest we're finishing up digging that hole. His thoughts kept going back to Jessica. He missed her so much but she was probably with her new boyfriend. That should be him. She shouldn't even be allowed to be with anyone but him. If he gets out of here he was going to show her exactly who she was meant for. He seen the COs start to come over. He quickly warned them. Charles poked his head out. "You have to stall them." he said. "Hey boss." Lincoln greeted standing in the way of the door. "What are you doing out here Linc?" Roy Geary asked. "Just taking a break boss." he explained shortly still blocking the way. "I need in there to check on them." Geary said trying to get passed Lincoln. "Is there a problem convict!" Roy exclaimed angrily. Lincoln looked toward the door and Charles shook his head. Lincoln's heart sank. He had to make a big distraction. His mind went to Jessica smiling up at him happy and in love. "Forgive me Jess." he whispered softly to himself before clocking Geary right in the face.
