second chances

three

Jared never left her bedside in those few days she struggled. He only left to go to the bathroom right across the hall but that was it.  Finally after 2 days of being unconscious, Mick woke up. And the first thing she saw was Jared's face hovering over her. "Hi." She rasped.

"Hey. Glad to see you pulled through. How you feeling?" In response Michaela shrugged and took a look around her. She had a ton of wires attached to her chest and immediately groaned. "I know you hate it. But the good news is you've been stable for a day now. Doctor said I could take you home soon if everything checks out. "Where?" Michaela asked.

"My house. What do you say we make it ours though?"

"Really?"

"Yeah. We can stop and pick up stuff from Grace and Bens."

"Okay." She yawned. "Woah there your not allowed to sleep yet babe. Doctor said we need to get you home to sleep so you can adjust there." Michaela groaned but complied and sat up. Since she'd been laying down all this time she was extremely dizzy when she woke up. Jared saw this and held her hip for support. "You good?"

"Yeah just haven't moved in a while." With that she got into the wheelchair and Jared guided her out of the hospital doors. Of course Michaela was drowsy as hell so she couldn't focus on anything he was saying. "Mick...Michaela love you need to stay awake. Come on." So Jared drove them to Grace and Bens house and helped Michaela out of the car to go get her stuff. The trip was short as Michaela was getting increasingly paler. "J..." Mick whispered as she sat down. He turned around to find her hunched over. "What babe?"

"I don't feel good." She breathed.

"What's bothering you? Is it your head? Your heart?"

"No. I mean I feel sick." With that Michaela puked onto the floor below the bed and whimpered. "Okay. Let's get you home. These meds are making you sick. I'll come pick up your stuff later. Jared gently helped Michaela up off the bed and carried her bridal style out to the car. Luckily it was only a ten minute drive to the house and immediately Jared ran in with Michaela and set her on the bed. "Okay babe. You can sleep now."

Fully expecting her to immediately fall asleep, Jared was worried when she had her hands on her head. "Mick?"

She shook her head holding up one finger for him to wait for a second. So he did until she was ready to talk. "These meds are making me nauseous but every time I close my eyes I feel dizzy again. But I'm so damn tired." Tears began to brim in her eyes and Jared didn't know how to help. "Hey hey don't cry okay? I'm right here. How about we put some tv on for you?"

She nodded and he sat on the bed with her and put the tv on. They didn't talk, instead sitting in a comfortable silence and eventually she fell asleep after all the drugs they put her on to control her heart started to work.

Jared let Mick sleep for about two hours before his phone rang. "Vasquez." He answered quietly. "Hey, sorry to bother on your day off. I need you and Stone here ASAP. Can you contact her?"

"Yeah about that, she's actually with me right now. I'll let her know thanks Cap." He hung up the phone and then went back to Michaela.

"Mick..Michaela you gotta wake up. Captain called and needs us." Jared spoke gently.

She groaned but complied opening her eyes to see him looking down at her. Rolling her eyes, she sat up and took a breath to steady herself before making herself decent to go to work. "Here you go." Jared offered, handing Michaela her gun. Thanking him, the two of them made their way outside to the car. "J do you know why he called us in?"

"No but it's gotta be important." She nodded accepting that answer till they got there. "Great you two are here. We've got a jumper on the roof. "Okay no offence to him but how does this involve us?"

"He's 828." Just as Michaela was about to curse, a calling flashed through her head. "Save him. Don't lose him." Quickly she shook her head and tried not to make eye contact with Jared convinced that the less he knew the better.

Sighing she went up to the roof and immediately recognized the guy. It was Harvey. Harvey who had helped her with her bag. Harvey who sat in front of her. "Harvey?" She asked cautiously.

"Don't come any closer!" He yelled stepping closer to the edge.

She was so focused on him and the recurring pounding in her heart she didn't notice her being strapped into a harness. "Harvey, why don't you come down from there so we can talk?"

"No no. We can talk here."

"Okay. Can I come up there with you and talk?" She pleaded. He reluctantly nodded and she got up onto the ledge with him making Jared nervous. Michaela tried everything in her power to talk Harvey into coming down but he just would not budge even after half an hour. "I'm responsible." Were his final words. With that he slid off the ledge still holding Michaela's hand. Quickly she realized that this was probably going to be the end and it felt like watching a movie as she slowly started to fall off the edge. Luckily a pair of strong arms caught her. If Jared hadnt been right behind her, she would have fallen to the ground right with him. After pulling her up, Jared could see that Michaela was about to break down. So he thanked the security staff and asked to be given a moment alone with Michaela.

Immediately when the door closed, she collapsed into tears.

"It's okay love. It wasn't your fault." He tried to reassure.

"No you don't understand! I failed him!" She gasped in between sobs. "I got a calling and I failed it!" As she was spiraling her heart pain began to return and all she could do was cling to Jared as he comforted her.

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oh my god, this took forever I'm so sorry haha. Manifest returns January 7th and the promo looks so good but ugh it's only December *sigh*
anyways enjoy this:)
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published: 12/16/18