New guy

Jason stops outside the infirmary door and leans against the hallway wall, closing his eyes for a moment.
Sorry, Katie...I handled that poorly. Wanna talk later, I'll be in my office.
Shutting his emotional communication before anything more can be said, Jason pushes off the wall and goes back to his office.


Scott searches Katie's face, not seeming to hear her final comment, but staying on the previous one. "Good. You two always did belong together, ya know..." His eye roams her face with a look of sincerity, even if there is some sorrow there.

He clears his throat, wincing a little, and straightening up a bit on the bed. "I...I missed everyone too. I thought...I didn't think..." He stops, looking down. He had thought they were dead. He hadn't thought he'd get out from the Agency alive.

An image flashes through his mind of that cold, hard cell, and he shudders...

...Opening his eyes, he realizes that he's pulled his knees up to his chest again and had shut his eyes tight for several moments. He has a hard time relaxing again, and doesn't want to look Katie in the eye, slight embarrassment rising.

"Guess I...I'm not much company," he comments quietly, his gaze still down. "Thought you were dead, ya know... the whole team... that's what they told me."

More is on the tip of Scott's tongue, but he suddenly stops, his mind not wanting to think about it. "So what's the new guy like? He, um... keeping things.... up and running?"


"Carter!" Reese raises his voice, pacing behind his desk as much as the phone cord would allow. "How can you say something like that?! He's your own man! ...I know we replaced him already and the job is filled but... no... no, we can't get rid of Dalton. He stays. I'm not going to hire a man just to fire him two months later. Look, I..."

He grits his teeth, letting his boss talk. "No. I don't want to lay off Scott. He just survived almost two months with the Agency. Do you think he deserves to get the shaft?! ...That's not the point!"

Reese rolls his eyes. "For crying out loud. What is wrong with you? I know our funding is limited, but surely we have enough to handle two tech..... Of course I want to keep my own job but..."

He sighs and runs a hand through his hair. "Yes, Carter. Yes. I understand. I want to keep him here until he's well, though. Yes. Goodbye."

Hanging up, Reese mutters under his breath. "Dang you, Carter."

Seeing that more work needed to be done, he takes a deep breath and grabs some paperwork from his desk. He had to think about something else... he had to do something else before he went insane.

Heading across the floor, he brushes off a comment of Susanne, and simply aims for the hall, down and to Angelica's office. Entering the partially-open door without even knocking, he tosses the papers onto her desk. "Here's the stuff on the Henderson case," he grumbles. "Get him behind bars for life, I don't care."

Spinning on his heel, he starts back to her door.

Missed you

*Katie listens to Jason and Scott talk she can feel the tention and for a moment Katie is not sure what to do herself. But as fast as it comes it goes as Jason takes his leave. Looking down at the ground Katie is silent for a moment. This was the hard part, before everything Scott and Katie had been togther they had been happy and now, on top of everything they wernt together. The truth that was what Scott had to hear though. Anything less than that wouldnt be right.*

"Yeah, I did."

*Katie gives a chuckle and than trys to change the subject once again knowing that this was was alittle touchy.*

"I KNOW Domino will want to come home with you Scotty. She miss you. We all did Scotty."

Finally?

Scott lifts his head with a jerk as he hears someone enter the infirmary, and his eye latches on to Katie. He swallows hard, the emotions evident on his face, yet he keeps it in. A small smile quirks the corner of his mouth and he waits for Katie to sit down, a little leery, a little nervous.

Receiving her question, he gives a little shrug. His voice is hoarse and he stays fairly quiet. "Yeah...I'm okay. Guess it's a good thing I'm alive. Rick said it's been...a couple months."

Scott's eyes drop and he lets his legs slide down on the bed, his finding a loose thread on his t-shirt to fidget with. He knew he looked different...he was hardly skin and bones, let alone with all the cuts and bruises. But he knew Katie was trying not to act differently... though at the same time, just knowing that she had to try was enough to make it awkward.

"Domino, eh?" He changes the subject. "Rick said you were looking after her...she might just want to stay with you after being at your place this long."

Scott doesn't know what to say... what to talk about. Rick had told him a lot that he was still trying to process. "So...lot's, um...been going on? Heard there's as new guy on the block."

"Yeah, but we've all missed ya." Jason's voice answers him.

Scott jumps a little and looks up, surprised. "Jase...hi."

"Hey." Jason approaches slowly, cocking his head.
Aw, Scott... he's been through the wringer... he looks terrible, I hope he'll be okay.
"Katie got you cornered already?"

Scott forces something close to a chuckle. "Yeah, but that's okay. I don't mind getting cornered by her, it..." He lets his phrase trail off, slight color coming to his face. He hadn't forgotten that much...

Jason catches the subtle shift in Scott's tone, and suddenly realizes that his friend might not realize quite what relationships were like anymore.
I.... He stops his own emotions from forming communication. If he wasn't careful, his own questions would surface, and now wasn't the time.
"Her bark is worse than her bite, huh?"

Scott tries to smile. "Yeah..."

An awkward pause follows that seems to last forever. Jason finally clears his throat. "Well, I, um...guess I better get some work done. I'll see you later, Scott, alright?"

"Sure." Scott watches Jason leave before his gaze drops again. The door falling shut makes him jump and he looks back up quickly. Finding Katie's eyes again, he hesitates. "You, um... finally snag that lone ranger?"

Company

*As Jason slides next to Katie and she receves the knuge Katie she can't help but let a small smile cross her face. She was tired, and she felt drained, the last few days between using her energy on helping Scott, and than not sleeping much dew to nightmares when she closed her eyes She just couldnt seem to catch up.

Wrapping her arm around the back of Jason Katie leans her head on his chest.

Morning...Yeah I know its been rough for you. I've been a little scarse myself. How about dinner tonight?*

*And so the hours passed, and everyone worked though the feeling of seeing Scott loomed in the air. What would he think of them, how would he act. Would he remember who they were? But than the silly thoughts of the mind were gone and thoughs finally did what they should of hours ago.*

*A soft knock sounds on the infermary door and than opens slowly as Katie steps inside a smile on her face. It hurt to see Scott like this, to know he went through so much pain and she couldnt whip it away. The best thing she could do was be the friend he needed.*

"Hey Scotty. I thought you could use some company."

*Walking slowly over Katie trys not to make any suddin moves to starlt Scott. Coming to the bed Katie sits down on the bed next to him.*

"I told Domino she can come and see you soon. She was happy. By the way she acts I know she can tell your back. How are you feeling Scott? I know probely not the greatest but are you feeling any better?"

*Katie holds her smile as she looks at Scott. Her eyes searching his face but not looking at him any differnt than normal. He may look a bit differnt but he was still Scott and the last thing he needed was people to look at him differntly.*