A/N: Sorry for the mix up in the posts. I wasn't fully awake when I posted.

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As soon as I heard the shot jumped up so fast I knocked over my chair. Bobby was right behind me as we rushed to Angie's side.

Ranger was barking out orders. "Cal, Hal, get the women in the garage and call this into the office. Step, call 911. Lester you're with me."

I didn't have to look up to know his orders were being followed. I knew my mom would be safe with Cal and Hal, so I was free to focus on Angie.

Bobby rolled her over, and all I could see was the blood staining her dress. I couldn't see where she was hit, but evidently Bobby could.

"Angie? Angie can you hear me? I'm going to put pressure on your wound to stop the bleeding, and it's going to hurt." he told her while rubbing his knuckles on her breast bone trying to get a response. He took off his shirt and balled it up placing it up near her right shoulder and pressed down on it.

I could tell when he started to really apply pressure because Angie moaned softly. I grabbed her left hand and lightly stroked her hair. "It's ok baby. Bobby's taking good care of you, and an ambulance is on the way."

"Angie, can you talk to us? I need you to stay awake for me." Bobby told her making sure to talk fairly loudly.

"Steph… going to be…pissed." she finally said.

I couldn't help but chuckle a little at that and Angie rolled her head to look at me. "Good… needed to see… smile." she whispered.

"Ok honey, what ever you need right now you've got it." I told her.

"Even the coffee pot?"

That straight out made me laugh and Bobby looked at me questioningly, so I took a minute to explain. "When I was moving out of the apartment, that was the only thing we had a hard time agreeing on where it would go. Angie wanted it, but my coffee pot at the house had just died."

Bobby nodded with a slight smile. "If she's making jokes, she's got a good chance of being ok."

Angie tried to lift her hand to touch Bobby, luckily he noticed before she could get agitated. "Angie, you have to lay still for me ok?"

" Kay."

Angie stopped moving and just looked at me for a minute before she spoke again. "Cold."

That got Bobby's attention. "Get her a blanket. She's getting shocky."

"Pillow… legs." She told him.

I looked at Bobby for clarification. "She's reminding me to prop up her legs. It helps with shock."

I nodded and ran to grab the throw blanket and a couple of couch cushions. When I got close to them again I heard talking to Angie.

"Just what exactly do you read girl?" he asked.

I covered Angie with a blanket and slipped one of the cushions under her legs and watched her give Bobby a smile.

"books. Tell Lester… right. Time for Angie… to die."

I grabbed her hand tightly as I looked her in the eye. "No sweetie you aren't going to die."

"Not me… Angie." she said.

I looked at Bobby not understanding what she was saying.

"She's saying to go ahead with Lester's plan, and let everyone think she died." He told me.

"Yes."

I nodded. I would find a way to make that work. Ranger and Lester came back through the front door as I heard sirens closing in on the house.

"He got away clean." Ranger told me as he moved closer to the three of us.

Lester knelt beside Bobby. "How's she doing? The ambulance is almost here."

Angie tried to roll her eyes. I could tell she was finding it harder and harder to stay awake. "You've got to stay awake Ang. It lets me know you're still ok."

"Kay…" She started to close her eyes but forced them open again. I could see her lips moving, but I couldn't hear her, so I leaned over putting my ear close to her mouth.

I straightened up and stroked her hair again. "I'll tell him baby. You just worry about getting better first ok?"

"What did she say?" Ranger wanted to know.

Before I could answer him the paramedics came storming through the door and pushed all of us back so they could get to her. I just stood there numbly watching as they stuck IV's in her arms, and all sorts of monitors to her body. I could only sort of hear Bobby talking to the paramedics. It was if I wasn't completely aware of anything that was going on around me except how pale and small Angie looked laying there on the floor.

The paramedics rolled Angie on her side, so they could put her on a backboard and then they lifted her to the gurney. I reached out and grabbed her hand again. "You hang in there for me Angie. We'll see you at the hospital."

Ranger was once again giving orders. "Brown, you go with her. I'll take Tank and follow you. Lester. You bring Steph and Tank's mom. Tell Hal and Cal to take the other girls home." Ranger grabbed my arm and walked me to the door behind the paramedics.

Joe Morelli was coming up the sidewalk as we were walking out. Before he could open his mouth and say anything Ranger cut him off. "You can talk at the hospital. We're not staying here."

I watched Angie being loaded in the back of the ambulance, and Bobby climbed in behind her. I slid into the passenger seat of Ranger's Porche and just stared out the window. I couldn't imagine how Ranger managed to function when something happened to Bomber. I barely knew my own name.

Ranger seemed to realize that I was in my own little world, because he didn't say a word the entire way to the hospital. We pulled up just as the paramedics were unloading Angie from the ambulance. I got out of the car and Ranger was soon on my side. He grabbed my arm and turned me to face him.

"Lock it down Soldier!" he barked, and that snapped me out of the daze I was in.

I gave Ranger a nod and headed towards the emergency entrance. I was completely under control, but I still needed to be in there with her. We walked into the Emergency Room and were greeted by a nurse with a clipboard full of paperwork. I ignored the paperwork and stared down the nurse. "Where is she?"

"They are evaluating her now Sir… if you just fill out the paper work we should have more information when you are done."

Ranger led me to a chair and sat down next to me. I looked over at him and sighed softly. "She wanted to follow through with Lester's plan"

"Explain."

I quickly filled him in on the half formed plan to let everyone think she died. Ranger nodded, and just as I finished explaining Morelli walked in followed by Lester, Steph and my Mom.

My mom immediately sat at my side and grabbed my hand between hers. She was doing her best to silently comfort me while we waited for news. Stephanie sat down next to Ranger while Lester went to go find a nurse to flirt with for more information. Morelli stood in front of the four of us and crossed his arms over his chest staring at Steph.

"What did you get yourself into this time cupcake?" he asked her.

I wanted to just punch the shit out of that smug bastard. I must have made a move because Ranger put a hand on my shoulder, and my Mom's grip tightened on my hand. Ranger stood up and moved closer to Morelli.

"This had nothing to do with Steph. The woman who was shot tonight is a protected witness." Ranger told him quietly.

Morelli was once again all business. "WITSEC?"

"Not anymore."

"First attempt?"

"Third."

Morelli nodded and looked thoughtful. He really was a good cop, and easy to work with as long as Stephanie wasn't involved. "You got a plan?" he wanted to know.

Ranger nodded and kept his voice low in case anyone was trying to listen. "We think it's best if everyone thinks she didn't survive."

While Ranger and Morelli were talking the room was slowly filling up with more and more men from Rangeman. There was a sudden silence in the room, and I looked up to see Bobby walking towards us. Bobby made his way to stand in front of me.

"She's asking for you."

I stood up quickly but before I could go anywhere Bobby put his hand on my arm. "I've got to warn you, she looks worse than she is. She's pale, and she's receiving a blood transfusion, along with IV antibiotics, saline and she's been given pain killer. She's going to try to talk, just make her keep the oxygen mask on as much as possible."

I nodded my understanding, and shifted my weight from one foot to another. Bobby noticed my impatience, and gestured for me to follow behind him. We walked back into the room where Angie was, and it broke my heart to see her hooked up to all those tubes and wires. I made my way through her bedside and gently picked up her hand to hold it in my hand.

Angie rolled her head towards me and tried to reach up to take off her mask.

"You've got to keep that on Angie." I told her and she rolled her eyes.

"It makes me feel nauseous." She told me.

I looked to Bobby and he nodded his head. "That's normal. Nothing to worry about."

I nodded my thanks and turned my attention back to Angie. "Ranger is out in the waiting room right now talking with the cops. We're going to do better at keeping you safe I promise."

Angie squeezed my hand. "Not your fault. It happens."

I smiled and leaned over to kiss her forehead. "Listen to you… It happens. You act like this is perfectly normal."

Angie managed to smile. "I hear in Trenton it is normal."

I just shook my head and sighed. There was so much to say right now, but I didn't know how to start. How do you plan a future and make promises with so very much up in the air. I was just about to say something to her when Bobby stepped away from the door allowing a Catholic Priest to enter.

Angie rolled her head towards the door, and I could see some of the tension leaving her body as the Priest approached the bed.

"The hospital called and told me you had requested an Anointing of the sick." He said as he leaned over her bed a little.

When Angie nodded I watched the priest place a scarf around his neck and remove a bottle of oil from his pocket. He uncapped the bottle and placed some oil on his thumb before making the sign of the cross on her forehead.

"Through this holy anointing, may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit."

He put more oil on his thumb and made the sign of the cross on each of her hands, and gently placed his hand on her forehead. "May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up."

The priest then crossed himself and closed his eyes as if saying a silent prayer. Angie looked at me and grasped my hand before whispering. "Can you give us a minute?"

I nodded and kissed her cheek softly. "I'll go tell everyone how you're doing, but I'm leaving Bobby just outside the door. Ok?"

Angie nodded slowly before looking back at the Priest. "Father, will you hear my confession?"

The priest took the chair that I had just left, and as I walked to the door I could hear her whispering . "Forgive me Father for I have sinned…"

I stepped outside the door and told Bobby to stay close, and that I would be right back. I walked back into the waiting room and all eyes turned to me. I moved towards my Mom, Ranger and Steph. "She seems to be doing ok. She asked for a priest to come in for the anointing of the sick, I left when she asked him to hear her confession."

My eyes narrowed as Steph turned and whispered to Ranger. "Last rights?" Ranger nodded his head slowly as he looked me in the eye. I chose to ignore that I had over heard. As far as I was concerned, she was fine, and would continue to be.