Fosters: Blackhawk (40 page)

Chet runs through the door telling everyone to
get in the safe room.  Cindy and Rachel round the kids up,
Cindy opens the wall downstairs and runs up with the girls.
 Cal takes me into the room downstairs and stands at the wall
with his gun out.  No one makes a sound.  It feels like
where in here for an hour when we hear shots and people moving
around in the house.  The kids don't move, I level my
breathing and try to relax.  There's yelling then we hear the
bikes, I hope they're ours.  Holy crap the gunshots sound like
they're in the friggin house.  What the hell is going on now
the kids aren't even here?  Someone's phone rings and I hold
my breath.  Fuck!  Rachel is rummaging in her purse when
the shots are fired. I see the hole in the wall before I go
black.

Cloud

I text her 'thank you', she sent the sonogram
picture.  I have no fuckin clue what is what on it, but I have
a picture if my baby boy.  I put my phone away and stand at
attention outside the office Jamie, Kevin and Mitch are having
their meeting.  Zack and two men are double timing it down the
hall.  What the hell?  "It's a setup."  He opens the
door to the office with his gun drawn.  I follow while the two
IST guys stand at the door one looking in one looking out.
 Mitch is standing at the end of the conference table.
 Zack pulls her behind him.  I pull her behind me and
turn to go back out.  Someone on the other side of the room
fires.  Jamie, Zack and Kevin fire back.  I get the fuck
out with Mitch just in time for fuckin shots to fly in the
hall.

IST is firing back when Jamie comes out the door
shooting.  He pulls Mitch behind him, I give him cover to get
her to the other side of the hall.  Baxter Security comes
behind the asswipes shooting at us and takes them down.  I'm
so fuckin glad they pulled such a big team together.  I
thought it was overkill; I have no problem admitting I was wrong.
 Four move in front of Jamie and Mitch six are behind.
 With Kevin and Zack behind, I keep the front clear, it sounds
like a gun fight on a tv show behind us.  Suv's are waiting
out front, a line forms as BS makes it out the door.  We get
Mitch in the second one and BS and IST spread to the front and
back.  "Is the plane secure?"  Jamie asks someone on his
phone.  He shuts it down.  "Get us to the airport."

"I'll miss the meet and greet."  Mitch says
softly.  I look at her, she's not fazed by the shoot-out we
just went through.  Fuckin women are fearless.  I look at
Jamie.

He's not smiling.  He's looking at her.
 "We just killed countless men and you want to go to a meet
and greet?  Angel I'm starting to worry about how the violence
is desensitizing your ability to make rational decisions. We just
had a shoot-out in an office where you were presenting your new
software to a group of supposed businessmen that pulled guns on
us."  He's watching her.

"Did anyone of our get hurt?"  She
asks.

"No angel, but that isn't a reason to stay as
far as I'm concerned.  Our men being hurt is not a criteria
for any of my decisions.  If we were fooled by this meeting I
have to ask how that happened and have the answer before you're out
in public again."  He's calm and sounding reasonable.
 Mitch rolls her eyes looking out the front window.  I
hold in my laugh, she's too much.

I'm glad we're going home.  Zack came up
the hall knowing before Jamie knew.  "How did Zack know it was
a setup?"  

He looks at me with that blank mask on.
 He's pissed.  "Tess."  

Mitch looks at him.  "Tess had a vision
about my meeting?"  She shakes her head.  "Baxter's
didn't know anything about the setup?"  

He looks at her with the blank face, "No."
 Fuck, no wonder he's pissed.  

"I'm glad we're going home.  I can't wait
to see the kids."  She says look out the window again.

"Did Ben pull me new flight plans?"  I
ask.

"He's waiting for the last possible minute.
 I didn't know if we would be detained in-route."  I nod.
 "Kevin is on with him and Beau."  

It's a tense ride but a safe one.  At the
plane I re-check the preflight work that was already done and get
us the fuck out of Chicago.  We land in Foxboro.  I'm
fuckin wiped.  

Climbing in the suv I put my head on the
headrest and breathe.  My guide is not waiting to take me
away.  I get a bad feeling and open my eyes pulling out my
phone; Jamie touches my hand stopping me from dialing.  "We're
on our way to the hospital.  Someone shot through the safe
room wall and hit CJ and Chet.  She's in surgery right now;
Aleena said Steve, Christian Jacob, Jessie, and Jeremy are holding
her until you get there."  

I suck in a breath.  She's in surgery a
fuckin gain.  The baby.  "What about the baby?"
 

"I have no other information.  Danny is
sending me updates every thirty minutes but they just say still
waiting.  It's been three hours."  

"Fuck!"  I close my eyes and find my guide.
 I call on Nunánuk and ask her to watch over my boys and give
them the strength to hold onto her and the baby.  I call to
Jeremy but get nothing.

After fuckin forever we get to the hospital.
 I would have called but they need to hold her while I can't,
I'm not distracting them.  As I'm walking to the waiting room
I call my spirits, I feel them close.  Jeremy comes running
he's crying.  "Help" I hold him walking through the door.
Everyone is here sitting in a circle.  I sit in the open seat
and hold my boy while I hold on to my girl. They're holding her.
 I fly us over the reservation.  At the lake Nunánuk has
a circle of our friends and family holding on with us.  I
circle them, Aleena is here splashing everyone.  I thank them
and call for strength for them and us.  'Hear me CJ, we won't
let you go.  Come back to us baby.'  I keep saying it
over and over.  

"Blackhawk?"  

I open my eyes and stand.  "Yes."
 

"We've repaired the damage; because it was a
head wound we induced a coma.  The next few hours are
critical..."  

I put my hand up.  "She's alive, what about
the baby?"  

"The baby is doing fine.  The man that took
the bullet for her saved him..."

"When can I see her?"  I don't give a fuck
about anything else. 

"I just came from ICU, she's stabilized there.
 Two at a time ten minutes each time..." 

"No I am Indian; we need three to keep the
spirits healing her.  We'll wear mask or anything you want us
to but we need three."  Steve puts his hand on my shoulder.
 

"I'll let the nurses know."  He looks
nervous.  

I look over my shoulder; Steve, Ben, Jamie and
Kevin are standing with me.  "Thank you."  I lift Jeremy.
 "Who else Jeremy, who's going to get her back for us?"

"Christian."

Jessie comes to me, "Ten minutes then Joey.
 Then Steve."  I nod.

Christian takes my hand then looks back.
 "You need to help from the waiting room.  Hurry."
 He pulls us through the hall to the elevator.  We walk
right in her room and I blink back the tears.  

Christian goes to the other side of the bed.
 Jeremy wiggles out of my arms and sits by her feet, they hold
hands.  I bend kissing the bandage on her head.  Jeremy
reaches for my hand, I hold CJ's with my other.  As soon as I
feel the heat I jump.  'Hold on to him Christian don't let him
go.'  We fly over the lake, he's helping me.  I give the
ancient chant for healing, Jeremy says it with me.  We circle
Nunánuk and our people.  Aleena is here again.  'My
princess, help us in our call for strength and healing.'  She
splashes us, 'I am here my brother the warrior, we make three.
Eagle Eye is here with Brody and Bear, they make three.
 Jeremy gathered us to make three.'  I circle them
feeling the water soothe the heat, we chant together.  I hear
so many voices with us. I feel Joey, she chants with a smile making
Nunánuk smile, Aleena laughs splashing high. When Steve comes to us
the heat is back. Jeremy asks for Brenna, then Jacob. He's giving
everything to the spirits thanking them for taking the pain from
him like a grown warrior. I'm so proud of him I hold him tight and
thank him.  We take up the chant with Nunánuk again.  She
tells us to go back and be with CJ, they will continue.  I'm
unsure what to do.  Jeremy says we have to give it some time.
 I take them back.  Opening my eyes I see he's pale and
exhausted. Steve comes for him saying he needs Little Ben and
Jessie.  I nod kissing my boys and thanking them.  

"Daddy."  Jeremy says with a smile.  I
kiss his head before Steve carries him out.  Danny and
Brantley come in.  I keep CJ's hand and close my eyes while I
hold Brantley against me. Everyone comes and goes, I don't let her
go.  

Steve is talking to me.  I open my eyes.
 "Cloud you need to sit.  I'll stay, go see the kids.
 Little Ben's outside.  We won't let her go."  I
look at him.  I'm not leaving her.  "It's been almost
five hours.  Sit, regroup, kids are nervous."  

Fuck, I nod.  "Don't let her go."

"Never."  He says as he takes her hand.
 

As I walk out, Little Ben walks in.  Baxter
Security is standing guard, one at her door the other at the end of
the hall.  Driscoll is outside the waiting room door.  He
throws chin to me.  I nod.  The chairs are in a circle.
 I touch Jeremy's head he opens his eyes.  He looks
better.  "Daddy."  He smiles.  

He puts Christian's hand in Jessie's and stands
up on the chair.  I lift him over and bring him out to the
hall walking away from Driscoll.  "Littlest Ninja tell me
she's going to be ok."  He nods with a smile.  "Thank you
Jeremy."  I hug him tight.

"Believe."  He says.  I nod.
 

Two
days

Cloud

"She's still asleep."  I tell them.
 Steve is with her while I come and talk to the kids.
 Jeremy walks by me and out, I look out the door, he's going
to her room.  I sit with Jacob in my lap and Christian on my
side.  Joey comes over with a smile.  My happy girl.
 I lean and kiss her cheek. 

"How are you guys doing?"  I ask a little
ashamed that I haven't been home with them since I got
here. 

"Dad we understand.  We're being taken care
of."  Christian says Jacob nods and kisses my cheek.
 Brantley and Taylor pull chairs to sit in front of us.
 I touch each ones face.  

"Thank you for understanding."  I tell
them.  "What are you doing today?"  I know the Officers
have been keeping them busy.  

"We're cooking with Sam.  Some of us get to
serve too!"  Joey is all smiles.  

"Sounds like you're looking forward to it.
 I'm glad; when you're old enough he may give you a job if you
show him you can do it."  I tell her.  

"We're getting paid today.  The Brothers
are all busy so we get to take the Prospects jobs."  Taylor
says, Christian kicks him.  What the fuck?

"I'm not asking you but tell me guards will be
with you."  I can keep them here.

"Yes we have Bull and Driscoll.  Chet is
staying all day too, he has to sit though, Ben didn't want him to
come but he's a stubborn butt.  Jeremy, Jacob and Christian
are staying here."  Joey says.

"Ok."  I hear Jeremy calling me.  I
stand up kissing Jacobs head.  "I'll be back as soon as I know
what's going on."  I tell them as I'm walking out the door.
 

I run to the room seeing all the activity.
 A nurse is pulling on Jeremy.  "Let him go."  She
looks at me then Steve.  "Let.  Him.  Go."  I
walk closer and she steps back.

Jeremy puts his hands on CJ's stomach and
smiles.  He speaks in the ancient language.  The nurse
looks at the doctor.  He points to the machines.  Steve
is holding CJ's hand; I put mine over Jeremy's on her stomach.
 I feel Steve's hand on mine, I jump and we fly.  Nunánuk
is laughing telling me to keep going, trust in the spirits.  I
circle the lake then dip us right in calling our spirits to guide
us. 

Jeremy laughs, 'he's doing it' he's so excited I
smile.  

'Who Little Ninja?'  

'The baby, that's why they want him, he's
healing her.  Nunánuk, Aunt Aleena and the baby, the three.
 He's doing it daddy.  You believed, everyone believed.'
 He laughs again.  Steve laughs with him.

I open my eyes and CJ is looking at me.
 She's looking at me.  I feel the tears and don't give a
fuck, she's looking right at me.  I kiss her lips.  "I've
been waiting for you to wake up; it seems our boy has been busy."
 She blinks twice.  Jeremy puts his head on CJ's stomach.
 Her other hand moves to his head.

The doctor and nurses stand watching.
 Steve puts CJ's hand in mine.  He touches Jeremy's back.
"No. Together."  Steve nods and steps back.

"Mr. Blackhawk we should really examine your
wife."  The doctor says.  

"You'll have to do that around us.  We're
not leaving and not letting her go."  I tell him.  I wipe
the tears off her cheeks.  "Not letting her go."  I move
to the side so he can get closer to her.  I wipe my face on my
arm. 

He talks to her and checks her eyes; she finds
mine as soon as he's done.  He asks her questions and she
answers in a soft hoarse voice.  While he works around Jeremy
to listen to the baby's heartbeat a nurse is un-bandaging her head.
 

"The baby's heartbeat is strong."  The
doctor smiles at Jeremy.  Steve laughs from the doorway.
 

The nurse dropped the bandages and is staring at
CJs head.  She has a scar above her ear going back about four
inches.  I move the nurse; she's not doing anything anyway,
and kiss her scar.  Her hair is shaved around it.  She's
not going to like that.  I smile at my beautiful wife.
 She smiles back.  "Hi."  She says with her eyes
shining.

"Hi baby.  How are you feeling?"  I
skim my knuckles down her cheek.  

"I'm thirsty and I have to pee."  

I laugh.  The doctor moves me down and
examines her head.