Kim's P.O.V.
We were in the hospital. Jay was in the hospital. Jay took a bullet for me. Why? Why did he take a bullet for me? He jumped in front of me, and got a bullet to the shoulder. He was in surgery now. The rest of the team were, but left to work on the case when the doctor said that he would be fine. That it only hit muscle. Voight let me stay because everyone could tell I wouldn't be able to think straight until I saw him. Until he told me that he was alright, and then I can yell at him for doing that. Then, after a little bit of yelling at him for worrying me then, and only when I start to see a little bit of guilt, will I thank him. He was watching my back.
Voight had us work as partners for some time now. We worked well together, and we spent time together that wasn't for work. It didn't start out like that. At first we would only talk while in the car. It was from there that we realized that we actually had a lot in common. It then started with meeting up for coffee before work, and then having movie days on our day offs. I remember the first thought that was on my mind when the adrenaline finally wore off, what if he dies. There would be no more movie days, or sharing stories of bad patrol partners. Oh boy did I have a lot of those. I had the worst luck with partners, and now that I finally got one that I had that bond with. The one that Antonio told me about with Jules. The thought after was the one that took me off guard. 'I would miss that. I would miss him.'
Did I care about Jay? I mean of course I care about him as a friend. We probably spent more time then most friends, but we worked together. Wouldn't that mean that we would want to have some time apart. Maybe not, right?
"Hey Kim. Jays's out of surgery. I can take you to his room, and I already cleared it so you can stay with him overnight." I hadn't even realized that Will had came into the room. That was another thing that had happened with me and Jay getting closer. Our siblings got closer with the other. That had happened when I was at Maggie's with Nicole and Jay and Will were there. Will had even met Zoe, but she had taken to Jay more than WIll. There was actually a plan to have Thanksgiving together because they didn't really have any other family, and it was basically the same with us. Why was this what I was thinking of while I was being led to Jay's door? My mind was just blank until I got to the door.
"Thanks Will."
"No problem. Just let the nurse know if you need anything. I'll check in on Jay on my break. If you don't need anything I have to get back to my shift." I just nodded, and he left. What was I waiting for? You know what, just go for it. I open the door, and there he is. Looking at me wide awake. He seemed fine.
"You know I was waiting for whoever was standing at the door to come in." He smirked at me slightly, and it just irritated me more. Didn't he realize that he could've died.
"I was trying to think of how to yell at you for doing such a stupid thing." His face changed. I think he could tell that I had been worrying.
"Kim I'm fine." That was the final straw.
"Why would you do that? Jay you're not just a body! Do you realize that? Do you realize that I've been blaming myself for this? What if you weren't ok? What would I have told Zoe? Why did you do that?" That was the breaking point. Tears started to come from my eyes. Jay just listened, and moved over to make space for me.
"Come here." I didn't speak while I made my way to the side that Jay was uninjured, and layed next to him. He put his uninjured arm around me while I put my head on his shoulder. He rubbed his arm up and down my arm.
"This was my choice, and I would do it again. Don't blame yourself for my decision. I'm fine Kim. I'll be back at work in a week at most, and I'll be out of here in the morning." He was ok. My mind finally went to rest. I was finally letting myself give into the exhaustion.
"Can we have a movie day tomorrow?" Jay just chuckled slightly. Probably because my voice was filled with exhaustion.
"Sure Kim. Anything you want." I barely heard that because my eyes were already closed, and I was just about to give into the sleep that I desperately needed.
A Hour Later
Jay's P.O.V.
I couldn't fall asleep. Not when my mind was on the brunette that had her head on my shoulder. I couldn't stop thinking about how our relationship had evolved. I needed her just as much as she needed me. It was that partnership that I had never really had before. Both Hailey and Erin wanted to stay bottled up. They didn't like showing their emotions because they thought that it would make them weak. Kim didn't care. She would let you know how she was feeling. If not by words then by her eyes.
"You know she almost took one of the new nurse's head off." Will had entered when I was thinking. He was standing by the door now watching Kim. I look from Kim to Will. She almost took someone's head off.
"She did what?" Will starts to chuckle as he comes over to the side that Kim isn't on to sit on the chair.
"When you went into surgery Kim, who rode in the ambulance with you, wasn't allowed to go in with you. There was a new nurse at the desk, and told her that she couldn't give Kim any information because she wasn't family. Kim started to rant, and that had finally got the attention of one of the nurses that knew Kim. It's the talk of the hospital." I can just picture her doing that, and lightly chuckle.
"I wish I was there." Will just looked at me and Kim. He seemed to be debating something in his mind. He finally decided what he was going to do when he nodded to himself.
"You know she cares about you right?" I look down at Kim, and then back at Will. Where was he going with this?
"I do." He just looks at me. What was he thinking?
"Do you care about her?" I care about Kim. Of course I do. She's one of the closest friends that I have, and maybe...maybe it could be more than that.
"Yes." He just smiled slightly.
"When are you gonna tell her?" What is he getting at? Kim knows that I care for her right? I mean it's always nice to hear it.
"Soon." He just smirked.
"Alright. Just do it before Thanksgiving because then Zoe and I win the bet." With that he just got up, and walked away.
"You're betting on us?"
