Jacob joins the Squad
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Michael’s POV
I had been laying in this damn bed for a week now. My sweet love, Elizabeth, was once again in a hospital bed but at least it was in the bed next to me. It killed me to see her connected to all those tubes and machines. At one point in time the doctors were talking about it being in her best interest to pull the ventilator but her brothers were having none of that. Even Brian the doctor wasn't agreeing to it. He said there is more of a chance she will pull through just based on what she has already done. He was the one that reminded doctors that she had been in a coma for two weeks once before and woke up against all odds. He had told us all that we owed her at least double that before we started talking about end-of-life measures. End of life measures for this beloved woman I wanted to scream at the indecency of it all. How could I even think about it? Oh God I prayed that he would hear us all and bring her back to us. Their uncle was still on the loose so everyone was being heavily guarded. Since I was technically out of commission and unable to aid the squad any longer Chad had said they were looking at adding members. I chuckled because I knew that he had been actively trying to recruit David. A new guy I have never seen before is here today and I'm not sure of him but Chad brought him by and introduced us so I know he's passed all the clearances. I also know that Chad wouldn’t bring him here if he wasn’t completely trustworthy. Chand introduced him saying his name was Jacob. He looked over at Elizabeth and said to me "she's beautiful I will say that but from what I have heard about her I can see why you fell in love with her. I really do hope for all of you that she pulls through. The world could stand to have a few more like her in it." I appreciated the words he was saying to me. It actually filled my heart with pride to hear someone that didn’t really know her say something like that about her. She was a great woman.
I gingerly made my way out of the bed and over to her bedside. It was a struggle and Jacob (the new guy) I could tell was struggling with if he should offer me help or let me do it on my own. He opted for keeping a close eye on me but letting me do it myself. I probably wouldn't have accepted the help and I appreciated the respect he was showing. I sat in the chair next to her and started to talk to her. She looked so small and frail there. But no matter what I knew she was a fighter. I asked Priscilla and Amber to bring the babies in today. I'm hoping that if she hears them it will bring her from this slumber. My voice isn't doing it and it seems like the voices of her brothers isn't doing it either. I just kept talking to her telling her all about the plans I had for our future. How I could see our girls growing up and becoming as strong and wonderful as their beautiful mother. I was reminding her of how strong I knew she was. How she had overcome so many difficult odds that I knew she could overcome this as well she just needed to open her eyes. I was growing tired and felt weak I looked over at Jacob and said "I think I could use a little help back to bed my friend if you're up to it." He silently nodded his head and without hesitation he walked over to me and helped me back to my bed. I got settled back into bed and quickly fell asleep while gazing over at my sleeping beauty. All the while whispering "Please wake up baby I love you."
Jacob’s POV
Chad my new command lead was wary at first when he talked to me. But after looking over my credentials he smiled and said “I think you are going to be a great fit for our squad. We are technically replacing one member on the team. He will no longer be on active duty but will be on call and offering assistance where needed. I don’t see on your records why you chose to change squads though? I mean with your qualifications and experience I don’t understand why your old squad let you go.” I knew this was going to come up sometime soon but I guess it would be better now than later. I would hate to form a friendship with these guys just to have them turn on me like my last squad did. I cleared my throat and prepared myself for being cast out of a squad before I even got started. “Well my old squad couldn’t handle the fact that I am a gay man.” I waited for what felt like and eternity when Chad cleared his throat. “It’s ok sir you don’t have to say anything I understand. You don’t want to work with a gay man despite his qualifications. I will just grab my stuff and move on. I may retire to the private sector.” Before I could reach the door he said “You should probably let people speak before you make assumptions young man.” I scoffed at him calling me a young man since I was only a few years younger than he was. “Our squad only cares about two things. One that you are good at your job and do it well. Two that you are loyal and respectful to all the other members of the squad no matter what your personal preferences are. I think you are going to be a great fit for this squad and just so you know the young lady that you will be guarding has an older brother that is gay and I was actively trying to get him to join the squad knowing full well he was gay.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing but it sounded like I got the job. “Now that we have all that out of the way I need you to start right away. I need to take you over to the hospital the young lady I told you about and the agent who fell in love with her are both there. The guy we took down went after them both and tried to kill them. She’s in a coma and he was seriously injured. They need a guard at their hospital room and I think you are the best qualified for this as you are not that close to either of them at this point.” I nodded my head and we made our way to the hospital.
At the hospital I was shocked to see that we were being led to a huge room that had two beds in it. One bed held a large but weak looking man. The other bed held a small fragile woman with tubes coming out from what seemed like everywhere. The guy was awake and looking at me warily. Chad walked over and introduced me to him stating that I was being assigned to guard him and Elizabeth for the duration of their hospital stay. I looked over at his woman and said me "she's beautiful I will say that but from what I have heard about her I can see why you fell in love with her. I really do hope for all of you that she pulls through. The world could stand to have a few more like her in it." He nodded his head at me with tears in his eyes. I could tell seeing her like that was killing him inside. I know that if it was the love of my life laying in a bed like that I would be completely broken. Of course I have just about given up on finding that one guy out there that truly completes me. Chad excused himself and left me to watch over these two. I watched as Michael gingerly got out of the bed to make his way over to his love. At first I was going to jump up and offer him a hand but realized he was a strong and proud man so I just sat back and watched. If he wanted the help he would ask and if he ended up needing it I was there. He glanced at me and gave me that look that said I was correct in my first assumption. After a while of sitting there and talking to her he glanced up at me and said "I think I could use a little help back to bed my friend if you're up to it." I just nodded my head and silently helped the man back to his bed. Before he drifted off to sleep he informed me that two ladies would be coming by with two infants for a visit and that they had been cleared. I told him I understood and for him to rest I would give my life before I let anything happen to his woman.
Michael’s POV
I'm not sure how long I was asleep for but the sounds of crying woke me up. At first, I thought it might be the soft crying of well crap I didn't know who it was that was crying. My mind was groggy and sleep filled. I wasn't sure. I kept fighting the urge to go back to sleep. The crying kept seeping into my thoughts. I could hear someone whispering to me "Please wake up baby I love you." Hadn't I just said those words to my Elizabeth a few minutes ago. Just before I fell asleep? I was certain I had and yet here I was hearing a small voice saying those same words to me. Only the person was crying and the voice sounded familiar. Just when I was about to open my eyes, I heard people bursting through the door to our room. I could hear the babies crying and could hear Amber saying to Priscilla "of course they want to eat now. I hope they don't wake Michael with all their noise I was told by Jacob he was sleeping." Then I heard a small gasp and someone say "Oh God I remember everything now." With that I heard the girls shriek and a deadening thud on the floor next to me. I opened my eyes to see medical staff and everyone rushing towards my bed. What the hell was going on I was fine. Then they ran to the side of my bed and was picking someone up. It was my Elizabeth. That was who I heard crying softly next to me. That's who I heard whispering those very same words to me. When had she woke up. Better yet how in the hell did she get out of bed without anyone knowing she had?
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