The lost angel

Brian opened the lockers and took out all the workout clothing that he and Khaat had and loaded them up in a duffel bag. He closed the lockers and secured them again. He came out and saw Jess and Jack still talking, the workout coming to a halt.

He didn't want to interrupt or make her situation worse, but he saw Jack was apparently having trouble. He walked over to them and said. "Look, I don't want to intrude, but so you know, Khaat's fine. She's just sleeping in today and having a lazy day at home. Well, as lazy as it gets with two babies. You both need to forget about Khaat and me for awhile and take care of yourselves. I don't mean that to sound mean, but I do want you to take care of yourselves so that you can come back when you're ready and your family is ready. Those things have to come first. "

Jack looked at Brain as he crossed to them , he knelt in front of Jess as he spoke to her , he could see the tears happening in her eyes moving he held her and nodded to Brain "I understand I'll find some one who can mind the kids once Jess is better and can come home that way she won't be alone" he said "thank you Brian, I'm hoping it won't take her long to recover , I can't say she will be her self as I don't know if she will" he held her close to him.

Jess Looked up hearing him say she was to take time off felt like he had said she was out and could never come back , hr heart and chest hurt as she felt her tears building the one thing she loved other than her , she couldn't do. Her life in the organization had been taken, but she had her children who she now knew needed her just as much as she needed them. she rested her head on Jacks shoulder holding him close feeling his closeness brought comfort to her and her mind calmed as it had that first time.

"I don't want to disturb you any further, "Brian said, not liking to interrupt intimate moments when Jess needed Jack's support. "Stay in touch so we know when you both can come back." He walked off, deciding that the last thing they needed was his intrustion.

He ran into Robert in the hallway, coming from one floor to another, leaving his potions lab. "What brings you here?" Robert frowned.

"Laundry," Brain hoisted up the duffel bag. "Robert, Jess seems to think I ousted her. She didnt' say I but I saw it on her face."

"Jess is thinking a lot of things right now," Robert sighed. "She just needs some time and some rest. Make sure Khaat doesn't take it personally, would you?"

"Well, you're about a day late and a dollar short on that," Brian said.

"You have spent far too much time with Americans," Robert said. "I dont' even know what that means, except I'm too late for that."

"That's exactly it. I don't know how that saying got started either," Brian laughed. "Come see Khaat, would you?"

"Its on my list, my boy," Robert smiled. "And don't let her overdo that paperwork I sent home to her."

"No, I wont," Brian said, leaving.

Jess still clung to jack breathing hard she heard Brian leave his words not registering with her at all, her hands caressed Jacks hair using the feeling to keep her self grounded and not let her mind run away again. "jack , can I go back ,please I'm tired " she said looking up at him her eyes now half closed as she felt she would fall asleep right there in the gym.


Jack nodded to Brian " I will" he said and looked down at Jess who he felt lent heavier on him it was then he heard her ask him to take her back to the room, he stood up and pulled her with him , with his arm around her he walked back to her room and sat with her as she lay down on the bed her head resting so her cheek touched his hand as he saw her drift back to sleep. He sighed feeling like it was going to take longer than he had hoped, he knew he'd have to find some one to look after the kids some one who he could trust so he could work and take care of Jess .

Robert had been told that Jess had at least made an attempt to go work out. He was satisfied. He knew Jess and Jack wanted quick and easy answers, and Robert just didn't have any. He had stopped Jess's magic, including her seer's abilities. She was as much of a squib as there was at the moment. It was common practice for seers to have to be blocked for awhile. Especially if the information was particularly painful. And this clearly had. At this point it just would take time.

He passed by the room and saw Jack visiting with Jess and he made no move to disturb them. Jack was the best medicine he could prescribe for Jess right now. He instead went to the nurses station and sat down with some charts and began to update his charts. Somehow, doing his duties and Khaat's meant no shortage of paperwork--especially patient charting.

Jack saw Robert look in and smiled at him looking down at Jess as he lent over "I'll be back I promise " he whispered softly before kissing her cheek but he could tell she was asleep what he had done was more for his own security that whether she heard of not he had told her he would be back so not to panic her.

Jack walked out to Robert as he stood at the desk studying charts "hi " He said softly to him looking back at Jess threw the open door " she got tired very quickly today" he said looking at him " i can tell shes ok with not having her powers I'm worried she won't want you to unblock them Robert , id that at all possible , that you can block them permanently?" he asked he knew Robert was a powerful man and knew he knew things and spells he'd only heard .

"Well, I can," Robert said. "It's merely not unblcoking her abilities. We do that all the time with inmates at Azkaban. I just don't want to. Perhaps, Jack, if she doesn't snap out of it in a few days, you need to send her to Switzerland to Jeffrey and Sarah. The last I heard, Ronata wasn't there anymore and had returned home to her own family. The break away from Khaat might do Jess good. And if anyone can really help her its Jeffrey. You realize I can't predict how long her recovery will take. Thats completely up to her. But, she needs to get past her own trauma issues so that she isn't retriggered simply by being around someone else who has been traumatized. Its not good for a seer to not be able to cope with trauma. And in the meantime you have three young children who need some stability in their lives. They need you."

Jack listened to Robert and sighed as he spoke nodding at his last words "I know Robert , I don't want her to go away , I lost her once I don't want that to happen again , but like you said i have three children who need there mother not the shell thats in there" he said and turned to face where Jess lay seemingly asleep . He gave an audible sight and rubbed his temples as he felt a head ache coming on .

He looked at Robert and his eyes blurred for a moment he took a deep breath in and they cleared he was tired , just as tired as Jess but he wanted to make sure she was ok , he knew he would not sleep leaving her in the hospital as she was .

"Jack," Robert said quietly but firmly. "I don't want this to go on any longer than necessary. Its not all that unusual. Think of it as sort of a muggle short circuit in their electricity. Thats' sort of what's happened here with Jess and her seer's powers. I don't know what got to her, and if she doesnt' tell us we wont' know. But nevertheless, she has to deal with it.

"The specialist in that is Jeffrey. I want her back just as quickly as you do. And I've seen him get someone back together after something like this in just a few days. I want you to consider it. All I can offer her here, really, is rest. And that's probably not going to be enough."

The other part of it was, Robert knew and wasn't saying, that Khaat wasn't coping with Jess's breakdown. He didn't understand why both women were so entangled about this, but the longer this went on, the more dangerous it became for Khaat emotionally as well. He needed Jess to snap back--rather quickly. But he certainly was not going to burden Jack with that knowledge.

Jack sighed again and nodded "I'd like her back quickly too I'm seriously thinking of letting you send her I saw his works with Stevens EX wife" he said and looked at her lovingly "ok , ok Robert if she agrees then its ok with me " he rubbed his temples again and moved to sit down his fatigue n ow hitting him hard , but he looked at him "she might agree if i ask her to "he stood back up and walked back to the bed he found Jess stood waiting for him.

Jess had woke to the sound of voices from out side her room she tried to hear them but couldn't and sighed she caught the last part and sighed she understood moving to sit up she slowly stood as she saw him walk in, slowly she walked over to him and held him tight kissing him like she had when they had that first time in the forest "I will go , I have to " she caressed his cheek " for you and our children" she said then moved from him to Robert slowly as she still felt tired .
" send for Jeffery " she said "I will go, I want to go for my family" she said looking at him her face drained and tired.