A Safe Place

Chapter Six

After a couple of days I was told it would actually take a week based on how bad she was. Whenever I had a break I would be at the hospital, sometimes someone would come with me but if they were all busy with their cases I would just go alone, I knew the others were just as worried as me. Eventually she got to come home, after I finished up my case I went and picked her up from the hospital. The next couple days flew by, I didn't get much sleep though as I was still worried about Samantha. The one good thing that came from this though was I was beginning to like having her now.

Charlie and I had finished our case in the afternoon and Johnny, Paul, and Paige were out working theirs since we got back. At around 8 at night I was in my room trying to get Samantha to sleep, it was easier now that she was healthy but it was still difficult. I was going to wrap her in one of her blankets but I couldn't see any right near me so I just grabbed my sweatshirt and swaddled her up in that, with that she fell asleep much faster, I gently set her next to me on the bed so I could keep doing work until she woke back up. After a few minutes I heard Charlie walking over, "Is that a good idea?" She asks from the doorway.

"It's fine, and I'm right here anyways she'll be okay, I'm watching her"

"Doesn't look like you are" she joked as she came in all the way.

"I'm not fully focusing on this"

"I know you aren't, especially since we are done with that"

"Just going over everything" I stated.

"You need to relax Mike, and get some sleep"

"I do sleep"

"But how much?"

"Okay it's not a lot but it's enough to function"

"She's fine now, you need to sleep, we need you at your best" She pointed out.

"Yeah...you're right" I handed her the file and she took it from me.

"You're sure she's okay?" She asked.

"Yeah I made sure, it's not much different than a blanket I just tucked the string away and the hood is flat she's fine"

"There are blankets" she joked.

I smiled "I know, she just seems to like this better"

"That's odd" she said as she went to the door again.

"I know, but she'll be fine until she wakes up in an hour or two." I shrugged. She nodded and left the room.

Two weeks later, -Charlie's POV-

Paul, Mike, Johnny and Paige were all out on a case so I was home by myself, I was on the couch holding Samantha when I heard the front door being opened, I didn't think they'd be back already so I looked over towards the door. "Hello?" I heard Jakes call out.

"Jakes?" I asked in shock since it had been months since he left.

"Yeah, I'm back. I just took some vacation time and then I was gonna figure out what I wanted to do but she was just using me for who she thought I was and I was tired of just living that constant lie" he explained to me as he walked to the living room where I was.

"At least here you get to switch lies and when you aren't working you get to be yourself" I told him.

"Is no one else here?" He asked since I was the only one around, he hadn't noticed Samantha yet.

"No, they're all finishing up a case. I wasn't needed since it really only required four people. Briggs and Johnny are really just the backup anyways; It's Paige and Mike's case. And someone had to be here anyways" I explained.