Well, it is true. I just couldn't resist it. But however, I'm in Singapore and owls aren't really native here. So if I hear about one, I'll know its from you.

Here's another post. But be warned that it isn't going to make you feel any better.

St.Michaels Hospital, 3rd of July, night

“How’s the sheila doing, mate?” asked Bobby, walking back into the waiting area. Together with Myles, they carried cups of steaming coffee and handed them out to their worn-out colleagues. “We don’t know. It’s been an hour since Jack went in and she’s been keeping quiet ever since, we don’t know what’s going through her mind,” said D quietly, clearly worried about Sue. All eyes shifted towards the blonde, sitting alone and patting Levi’s head, which was on her lap.

Sue’s mind was in a whirl. So many things just flashed past her. Her late night visit to Jack’s place. Her lunch with Jack. Her life with Jack. And now, Jack getting shot. Now, she really wished she had come clean with Jack.

“Hey, sheila,” whispered Bobby, placing a hand on Sue’s shoulder. She turned around and he handed her a cup. “THANK-YOU,” she signed.

“You holding up, all right?” he asked.

“I’ve been better”.

“Don’t worry. Jack’ll be fine. I’m sure of it”.

“But what if you’re wrong?” she whispered. Sue was having a full-on panic attack. “What if Jack doesn’t make it? What if something bad happens? And I can’t tell him what’s on my mind?”

“That you love him?” Bobby ventured.

“How did…How did you know?”

“Jack mentioned some things to me,” smiled Bobby. “He told me you wanted to pursue a personal relationship?”

“He told you that, huh?” said Sue, a small smile creeping onto her face.

“Yeah, he did. And I’m pretty darn sure he wouldn’t just up and leave when the both of you have unfinished business.”

Sue nodded, hoping with all her heart, that Bobby was going to be right. She felt a little better after Levi barked in response.

Five minutes later, the team saw a doctor coming out of the operating theater. All of them immediately rushed towards him. “Is Jack okay?” asked Sue, desperately wanting an answer. “I’m afraid I have some bad news,” said the doctor, shaking his head.

No sooner had the words left the doctor’s mouth, Sue fell into a dead faint, leaving her colleagues scrabbling to catch her in time.

OMG!!! I mean, I agree with KB2, but this went far enough! Jack can't die!!!!!

I'm with Sue...I think it would be better to black all of this out!

OK, OK. Let's just say my conscience got the better of me. Here's a post to make all of you feel better.


St.Michaels Hospital, 4th of July, midnight

The first things Sue saw when she woke up were the worried faces of all her friends.

“Is she okay? She looks dazed,” stated Tara. “Do you think she remembers us?” asked Lucy. “Oh please! She just fainted, not have a concussion,” said Myles sarcastically.

Sue blinked. The whole conversation didn’t make the slightest sense to her. She tried to seat up. A flurry of hands rushed to help her up. Then she remembered.

“Jack!” she practically screamed. “I have to get to Jack!” cried Sue. Panic rose in her heart. “He doesn’t like hospitals! I have to get to him!” She tried to stand but fell right back into D’s arms.

“Relax, Su. Jack’s fine. He’s resting right now,” said D. “But the doctor said…” stammered Sue. “The bad news was that Jack lost a lot of blood and is most probably going to have to stay here for the week,” explained Lucy, who had gotten a call from a hysterical Tara screaming about Jack being shot and Sue passing out.

“So you mean Jack isn’t dead?” asked Sue, a wave of relief finding flooding her senses.

“Of course not, Sue,” replied a shocked Lucy.

“Then, can I go and see him?”

“Sparky’s still in a coma. But talking to him might just wake him up,” said Bobby.

“OK, I’m going in,” said Sue. “Don’t wait up”.

“No problem. We’ll come by tomorrow,” said D. The rest of team started filing out, leaving Sue and Levi to walk through a door and Sue to handle all her twisted up and way complicated emotions.

WoW! What Jack could do to a gal!


Great job!

Thats more like it.

So sorry for the long wait. My internet connection got cancelled and now I'm using a friend's computer. Hope this post may be able to tide you until my connection is back on.

Jack’s room, St.Michaels Hospital, 4th of July, past midnight

Sue came in and quietly shut the door behind her so as not to wake Jack. “He’s not even awake,” she then remembered sadly. She gently pulled a chair beside Jack’s bed and sat down with Levi’s head on her lap. She heaved a little sigh of relief when she saw Jack’s face. She gently placed a hand on his cheek and caressed it. And to think she almost lost him tonight.

“Well,” she began. She didn’t really know how to continue but the words just came out of her mouth. “It’s Sue here,” Levi barked. “And Levi says hi too. Well, all I can say is that,” she paused. “What the hell were you thinking out there? You scared me to death, just like when you had that heart attack. Do you have some sort of death wish? Pulling that kind of stunt. You are so lucky you’re not dead,” she stopped. Maybe she shouldn’t come on too harsh on him. After all, Jack is a FBI agent.

“I um…I heard from Bobby that you told him of our conversations. And just to set the record straight, I didn’t mean to say that I loved working with you. I actually wanted to tell you that I love you,” she paused and then continued. “And I realized that after tonight, I might. No, I could have lost the chance to tell you that,” tears following free now, down her face. “I love you, Jack. I’ve loved you ever since the day I met you and went rattling on about being your special project. I’ve loved you the day you had that heart attack. I’ve loved you the day I caught you eating ice-cream when we were undercover, and I especially loved you the day I said I was leaving for New York,” she blurted out. Sue was breathing hard now. She just had to get all her feelings out in the open.

“I’m sorry if I hurt you about the whole New York thing and I should have known better. Leaving D.C would have meant leaving you and I can do that anymore. I love you too much. And I am sick and tired of hiding my feelings for you so you better wake up right now and let me talk to you face-to-face”.

Sue was a mess. Crying and trying to breathe at the same time. It wasn’t until later, her breathing returned to normal. Eyes red and puffy form crying, she closed her eyes and gently laid her head on the bed, just in front of Jack’s hand and prayed that, tomorrow, she could feel his hand on her head just once more.

OMG! i wish that Jack heard what Sue had to say, maybe not all of it, but most of it, just to get the jest that she loves him...


Great job, mel!

Holy smackers Jack! Wake up!

Uh, Jack! Did you know you are missing something VERY important. Just like a guy to sleep at the most inoportune moments! LOL Looking forward to more!

In the immortal words of Bobby, WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!! I'm back, everyone and armed with a new modem. And while waiting for it to arrive, I've decided to wave my favorite pink, fluffy, shiny fanfic pen and make all logic and fact disappear. In its place, are the things we've all come to love such as, J/S fuzzies. So enjoy!

Jack’s room, St.Michaels Hospital, 4th of July, morning

His whole body was aching when he opened his eyes. This was even worse than that heart attack and that was when Allie came over to help out. God, he wished Sue was here. Wait, he felt something at his fingertips. Something long and silky. He looked down and saw the blonde mess. “Sue,” he thought, and started stroking her hair gently. He immediately drew back when he saw her woke up with a start.

“Jack?” asked Sue, all voice all woozy and tired. Oh, how he loved that voice. “Hey,” replied Jack. “Oh my god!” cried out Sue, launching herself into Jack’s arms. “Oh my god! Oh my god! You’re okay. Thank God you’re okay.”

“Yes, Yes, I’m okay,” Jack struggled to say. Sue’s hold on him was practically depriving him of air. But he didn’t mind at all, of course. After all that had happened, he wouldn’t mind being in that position for the rest of his life.

“Oh god. You’re awake,” she whispered, pulling away from him at last. “You’re okay. This. This is great news. I have to tell the guys”. Sue stood up to get to her blackberry but was stopped by Jack’s hand on her arm.

“I have to talk to you before they get here.”

“OK,” she said, before she sat back on her chair. “About what?”

“About us.”

“Oh.”

“And if you’re thinking of coming up with some excuse to leave, don’t,” he warned. “We need to talk.”

“Okay. Shoot.”

“Before I um… shoot, I just want you to know that I heard every single word last night,” he said, before noticing that Sue was starting to blush furiously. He gently took her hand in his. “I’m sorry for what I did. I really am. I just wanted to stop them so badly that I forgot about you. I forgot about the consequences should something happen to me. I’m so sorry for all the pain I caused.”

“It’s okay,” she said, placing a hand on his cheek and stroking it with her thumb. “You’re fine now. That’s all that matters.”

“No, it isn’t,” he insisted. “I should have thought better. Should have used my heart instead of my head,” he paused before continuing. “I love you. I really do. Ever since I saw you. You stormed right into my life and from then on, I knew. That I wanted to be with you. So, I know this may come as a shock and I know we never really dated but will you do me the honor of being Mrs. Hudson?

The last statement blew Sue away. What he said was exactly true. They’ve never been on a real date. And what would Garrett say? And then it occurred to her. Sometimes in life, someone who is worth taking a risk for would appear. And she knew, Jack was that someone.

“I would love to be your wife,” she breathed. Jack was so happy; he pulled her right into his arms and kissed her until she almost felt that her soul was being sucked out of her very being.

“Wow,” was all that she could manage after they finally broke apart. “Yeah, I know,” replied Jack. This was actually the happiest day of his life. “But what about Garrett?” asked Sue, voicing her concern. “Don’t worry about that. Leave him to me,” said Jack, pushing the hair back behind her ear. “You just go and tell the team I’m fine,” taking her hand again.

It was a really long time before Sue managed to get to her blackberry to call the team.

I feel fuzzy wussies, I feel fuzzy wussies, I feel fuzzy wuzzies!

:Bdaygirl: :bdayboy:

Jack’s room, St.Michaels Hospital, 4th of July, afternoon

Lucy was trying to get into the room, carrying bags of food and a big bunch of balloons. “What’s going on, Luce?” asked Jack, surprised at the colorful mess the balloons were making. “ If Mohammad can’t come to the mountain, the mountain comes to Mohammad,” replied Myles, who came with a 6-pack of beer.

“What Myles means is that since Jack can’t come to our place for the party, we brought the party to Jack instead,” explained Lucy, after seeing the perplexed expression on Sue’s face.

“Oh,” said Sue, nodding to indicate she got it. “Where’s D?” she asked, after everyone came into the room. “He’s with Davey, for the essay,” answered Tara. “Well, I think we have everything,” declared Lucy, looking around the room, which was now cramped with balloons, beer, bags of food, flowers, etc.

“Then, let the party begin,” said Sue, flashing her mega-watt smile in Jack’s direction. “WooHoo!” shouted Bobby, grinning and punching a fist into the air.

I promise that there'll be one more post after this

lol I think their going to get into trouble with the nurses.

not after Jack smiles!!! LoLx


Great job, Mel!

Well, this is the last post of my story. I hope you guys will like the ending.

Jack’s room, St.Michaels Hospital, 4th of July, evening

“…And after you got shot, Ackerman came in with his team. With all the huge guns. After that, there was all the shouting and yelling,” related Lucy enthusiastically. Everyone was just keeping quiet. She didn’t have to tell the story. They were there, first-hand. Jack even had the scar to prove it. But what are friends are for? “But then again, you know. This is all Ackerman’s side of the day. Not really interesting, is it?” ended off Lucy in a bored, fake voice, finally realizing that the team didn’t a play-by-play. Everyone started throwing bits of food at Lucy, even Levi barked good-naturedly. “What?! OK, OK, I get it!” screamed Lucy in a mock hurt voice.

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“And now, for the main event of the day,” declared Myles dramatically, “What would Independence Day be without of the Declaration of Independence?”

“Oh no,” groaned Lucy and Tara in unison. “Belt up, Myles,” said Bobby, smiling to show he meant the comment in a nice-hearted way. Placing a hand on Sue’s shoulder, Jack said, “You’re so lucky you’re deaf.”

“Now people,” shouted Myles, straining to be heard, “I know Sue and I have not been the closest of friends when she first joined us. But over time, I’ve realized that you’ve become an invaluable part of us and I want you to know that I would have missed you had you went for New York. And as a thank-you-for-not-leaving present, I’m not going to speak and sign the Declaration. I’ve taken a very long time to master this. Think of it as me congratulating on your engagement to Jack too.” With that, he stood up and raised this hands and fingers to begin their magical dance in the air, swaying to the sound of the voice.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

All of them, except Jack, stood up to a standing ovation, cheering their lungs out. Myles just smiled shyly started waving for them to sit rather awkwardly. Sue has tears in her eyes, signing “THANK-YOU” to Myles. He signed, “WELCOME” back. “I thought I’ll never see the day Myles signed so fluently,” declared Jack solemnly, still very much in a daze. “You’re already in the hospital, mate. Be thankful it isn’t the morgue,” said Bobby, patting Jack on the back.

A flash of bright light suddenly shone through the room and Levi started pawning Sue. “The fireworks. It started,” said Lucy and everyone, sans Jack and Sue, rushed to the window to watch the amazing spectacular before them.

Jack pulled Sue into his arms and said, “Happy Independence Day, my dear.” That taken care of, he pulled her into an everlasting, breath-taking kiss.

Let freedom ring
Let the white dove sing
Let the whole world know that today
Is the day of a reckoning

Let the weak be strong
Let the right be wrong
Roll the stone away
Let the guilty pay

It's Independence Day

FADE OUT

Just would like to thank everyone who has been reviewing my story, like Reg, Jill, Court, Jolan, Tiff, kidbrother and everyone else i might have forgotten. I hope this journey has been as fun as it has been for me. oh, and

A HAPPY EARLY INDEPENDENCE DAY

That was great! Unexpected and wonderful surprize from Myles. I hope you get one of the awards!

I liked that story. I especially loved how you made Myles say the Declaratation of Independence! :laughs:

Awesome job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why am I not surprised Myles is the one saying the Declartion of Independence? LoLx

Anywayz, great job, Mel! You did a fabulous. And even if there wasn't chocolate(sry, but I'm a chocoholic! Lolx) I loved the story! Absolutely loved it!

Happy Early Independence day to you, too!


BTW is there gonna be another story? <hint hint>

You mean a sequel? Hmm...I don't know. I'm not quite sure yet. i'll think about it.

Thanks Reg and Tiff for the nice comments

Well..............I was thinking of writing a church scene for the wedding. But I'm a bit of a jam. Writer's block. Maybe I could use a little help :whistle:

As someone also from Singapore, might one suggest (tongue firmly in cheek) that the sequel feature a honeymoon in Singapore ? :>

yhm

Wow! Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I would most certainly try to fit in everything and Singapore as a honeymoon venue wouldn't hurt, I suppose.

To yhm: Welcome to the board. Which part of Singapore do you live in?

Hi there

I'm on the East Coast. Which part do you live in?

Am now wondering just how international the membership on this site is :>

Can't wait for further adventures of the team from you ... post soon!

yhm

I'm more towards the west side.

Thanks. Can't wait to read a fanfic from you too.

This story was great !!! And a sequel would be great too !!!

Sand

Da da da da da dum, da da da dum dum... OK, my off-key rendition of the wedding march is over. I guess that wedding will have to wait until after Jack heals anyway, so a little writer's block shoudl be nicely covered by the injury.

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to announce that after overcoming several days of writer's block, an idea for a sequel has formed in my mind and I will start working on it.

So give me a couple of weeks, and I'll probably start posting.

Cheers

That was great ... now I am going to read the sequel !!!

Sorry I am SOOOO late reading this story, but I am so glad that I did and that I was able to read it in one sitting so that I missed all of the cliffies! I will start the sequel tomorrow!

glad jack wasn't hurt too bad.
yay he and sue are engaged.
aww myles signing and speaking the declaration of indepence for sue and saying how much he would have missed her had she gone