The Accident
\nBy Patt<\/p>\n
Summary: Jim is in a terrible accident and loses his memory. There aren\u2019t enough of these stories around, so I thought I would write one. Hahaha. <\/p>\n
There was a multiple car accident in the intersection of Kolb and 22nd street. Police and medical units arrived at the scene and they each headed to a car or truck. <\/p>\n
Officer Mike Miller went up to a smashed in truck and found a man sitting with his head on the steering wheel. Miller tapped the man on the shoulder and said, \u201cCan you sit up?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man sat up and looked out the windshield but never looked at Officer Miller. He seemed totally dazed and Miller was going to have to get an EMT over here as soon as possible. <\/p>\n
Officer Troy Thomas walked up to him and said, \u201cOh man, how is Detective Ellison doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is Detective Ellison?\u201d Miller asked. <\/p>\n
Thomas said, \u201cHe\u2019s sitting right here in this smashed truck. Is he talking?\u201d<\/p>\n
Miller replied, \u201cNo, he hasn\u2019t said a word. I didn\u2019t know it was Jim Ellison. I would have called Major Crimes. How did you know it was him from over there?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCall Major Crimes now and ask for Captain Banks and tell him that Jim Ellison has been in a terrible accident. Let\u2019s see if we can get him talking,\u201d Thomas said. <\/p>\n
\u201cDetective Ellison, do you know where you are?\u201d Thomas asked. <\/p>\n
Jim looked at him with a dazed look and said, \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve been in an accident Detective Ellison. We\u2019ve notified Major Crimes so they know that you\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know who Detective Ellison is. Was he with me?\u201d the confused man asked. <\/p>\n
Miller decided to take over for a while. \u201cTell me what happened right before the crash, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember a crash. I don\u2019t remember anything. Who am I and what am I doing in this truck?\u201d the man that was supposed to be Jim Ellison asked. <\/p>\n
Miller decided he might try and help a little until the medics got there. \u201cYou\u2019ve been in a terrible accident. We don\u2019t want to move you until the medics check you out. Your name is Jim Ellison and you\u2019re a cop. Practically everyone knows you. You\u2019ll remember everything in time, don\u2019t worry, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a gear shift stuck through my side,\u201d Jim stated. <\/p>\n
\u201cHoly shit, he does,\u201d Thomas said looking through the other window. <\/p>\n
Thomas got right on it and went for a EMT. Two EMT\u2019s followed him over to the truck and one said, \u201cJim are you all right?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know you. But my side hurts like a son-of-a-bitch. Could you look at it?\u201d Jim asked, looking more confused by the moment. <\/p>\n
Jack, the first EMT said, \u201cIt\u2019s okay Jim, we\u2019ll get you out of there and get you ready to go to the hospital right now.\u201d Jack also noticed a huge contusion on Jim\u2019s temple that was not only big but looked like it was full of blood. Jim had blood all over his face, so they needed to get him checked out right away and get him on his way to Cascade General. <\/p>\n
The second EMT, Travis, said, \u201cI\u2019ve got a back board here, I think he needs to go on it. Let\u2019s get him out of there as quickly as we can and lay him on the backboard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon Banks arrived at that moment and walked over to the truck, \u201cHow is he doing?\u201d Simon asked Travis. <\/p>\n
\u201cNot that good, Simon. He\u2019s got a head injury, doesn\u2019t know who he is and has the gear shift shoved through his side,\u201d Travis answered. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe doesn\u2019t know who he is?\u201d Simon asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo, so I would suggest you don\u2019t approach him. It would just confuse him at this point in time. We\u2019re getting him out now and putting him on a backboard and then taking him in the ambulance,\u201d Jack said. <\/p>\n
Simon stood back and watched them pull a bloody and very confused looking Jim Ellison from the truck. What was left of the truck, at any rate. Simon was surprised Jim was even alive looking at the truck damage. They got Jim put on the back board and moved him immediately to the ambulance and before he had a chance to check on him, Jack and Travis were gone. <\/p>\n
How am I going to tell Sandburg about this?<\/i> Simon wondered as he walked back to see if he could help with anything or anyone. <\/p>\n
Simon found out that a semi ran a red light and hit Jim. That\u2019s why there was so much damage. The semi driver just kept going. There was nothing more than a hit and run driver to make Simon become angry. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
Simon drove up to the hospital to see if he could find out what was going on with Jim before he had to go and tell Blair the news. <\/p>\n
Simon stopped at the nurse\u2019s desk and told them who he was and what he needed. The nurse at the desk told him to sit down and a doctor would call him as soon as possible. <\/p>\n
Simon waited for two hours before he was called into the back. Dr. Spenser was on call and he knew Jim and Blair quite well, so he was treating Jim. He said, \u201cCaptain Banks, Jim just got out of surgery. They had to relieve some pressure in his brain from the hit he must have taken. Then they took out the gear shift and had to fix up all of the damage that caused. He\u2019s in the Intensive Care Unit, right now. I would suggest you get Blair up here as quickly as possible and see if he can get his blood pressure down. He has a way of handling Jim when no one else can.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he doesn\u2019t know who Blair is, does he?\u201d Simon asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo, he doesn\u2019t. But we have to try something,\u201d Dr. Spenser said before he started to leave. \u201cGo and get Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go right now, sir,\u201d Simon agreed and was off like a bullet. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
The drive over there was quiet and gave him time to think of what he was going to say to Blair. The two men were closer then anyone Simon knew of, and often wondered if it was more then that. But it was none of his business, so he never asked. <\/p>\n
When he got to the University, he went right to Blair\u2019s office and knocked. <\/p>\n
Blair said, \u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon walked in and Blair jumped out of his chair and said, \u201cOh my god, he\u2019s been shot?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, he was in a car accident. Hit and run driver left him for dead. He\u2019s at Cascade General in the ICU right now and they\u2019re waiting for you to get there and help lower his blood pressure,\u201d Simon started. <\/p>\n
\u201cOh my god, so he\u2019s alive. Thank god, thank god, thank god.\u201d Blair hugged Simon and then started for the open door. \u201cCome on, Simon, let\u2019s hurry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon figured he could tell him the rest on the way over to the hospital. As soon as they were in Simon\u2019s car, Simon put the siren on and they were off. He began to fill Blair in on Jim\u2019s injuries, including the fact that he didn\u2019t know who he was. <\/p>\n
Blair took a deep breath and said, \u201cHe\u2019ll be fine. I just need to have some time with him and it\u2019ll be just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBlair, it might not be as easy as that. He doesn\u2019t know who you are,\u201d Simon reminded him. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019ll know that I\u2019m someone important to him. He\u2019ll know,\u201d Blair said seriously. <\/p>\n
\u201cOkay\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
The talk was all about Jim and how in the hell a gear shift could stab him in the side. Simon didn\u2019t have these types of answers for Blair. Leave it to Blair to ask that, when no one knew exactly how it happened. <\/p>\n
When they arrived at the hospital, Simon dropped him off and went to park. Simon knew that Blair wouldn\u2019t be waiting inside for him. He would already be upstairs next to Jim\u2019s side. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean I can only see him for five minutes every hour? That\u2019s insane. Dr. Spenser wants me to spend time with him. Call Dr. Spenser right now and he\u2019ll tell you exactly what to do,\u201d Blair said trying to keep calm. <\/p>\n
The nurse paged Dr. Spenser and he came to the ICU almost immediately. \u201cBlair, I\u2019m so glad to see you here. Jim is in tough shape right now. He won\u2019t listen to me about getting his pain under control. He doesn\u2019t know about anything, so he\u2019s just like anyone that comes in here with amnesia. We\u2019ll have to start from scratch. Follow me. Oh and Nurse Satton, Blair Sandburg can be in Jim Ellison\u2019s room day and night. So don\u2019t try and stop him,\u201d Dr. Spenser said on the way to the room. <\/p>\n
Blair was so thrilled that now someone would know. He could see his lover finally.<\/p>\n
When they walked in the room, Jim was breathing very hard and was sweating like a race horse. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, I brought that person I was telling you about in to see you. This is Blair Sandburg and he\u2019s here to help,\u201d Spenser said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe pain is too much. I can\u2019t stand it,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, because of something that you have, you can\u2019t have a lot of pain killers, so we\u2019re going to have to work this out some way. First of all, take a deep breath and blow it out slowly. Then take another one and do the same. Each time you let the breath out, let some of the pain go with it,\u201d Blair explained. <\/p>\n
Jim took a deep breath and let it out, then did it three more times and looked over at Blair and said, \u201cIt seems to be helping a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGood. Now we\u2019re going to work on your breathing so we can get your blood pressure down. Okay?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cWho are you?\u201d Jim asked outright. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m your roommate and best friend in the world. So believe me I know you better then anyone does. Let\u2019s work on the breathing some more and see if we can\u2019t watch the numbers go down as we do it,\u201d Blair ordered. <\/p>\n
Even though Jim didn\u2019t know Blair, he still followed his orders. He was breathing fairly well within an hour and the numbers had gone way down on his blood pressure. Just as Dr. Spenser thought, Blair had been exactly what Jim needed to have around him. He felt like it was safe for him to leave Jim in Blair\u2019s capable hands. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, I\u2019m going to be up here a lot in the next week or so. So you better get used to me,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\u201cDo I have a say in this? Because if I do, then I don\u2019t want you here a lot. Thank you for helping me get my breathing under control, but I\u2019m better now and I\u2019d prefer to just have the nurses check on me now and then. I really don\u2019t like the idea of a man staying here all the time. It looks weird, if you know what I mean?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
Blair didn\u2019t know what to say. He was hurt beyond any pain he had ever felt. \u201cIf you don\u2019t want me here, then I won\u2019t be. It\u2019s your call. But I hope that you\u2019ll allow me to come and visit you every day. We\u2019re best friends, remember?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I don\u2019t remember and I wish you would stop reminding me of what I don\u2019t remember. If it was anything memorable, wouldn\u2019t I remember it already?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, the memory doesn\u2019t work that way. You\u2019re a cop and you don\u2019t remember any of that do you?\u201d Blair inquired. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I don\u2019t remember anything about my life. I would like to have my dad come and visit me and he can fill me in on what\u2019s going on. So I\u2019d prefer you not to come anymore,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
Simon came walking into the room and said, \u201cDid I just hear him say he doesn\u2019t want you to come see him anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim sighed and said, \u201cYes, I don\u2019t want to see anyone. I just want my dad to come up. The nurses said he\u2019s on his way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blair stood there in shock. He didn\u2019t even know what to say, so he finally said, \u201cI wish you well, Jim Ellison. Goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blair walked out of the room and Simon just stared at him. <\/p>\n
Simon said, \u201cDid I miss something? Why is he leaving? He\u2019s your best friend in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe I don\u2019t need him anymore,\u201d Jim stated. \u201cAnd who are you?\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m Simon Banks, your Captain at the police department. I know you hit your head, and that we shouldn\u2019t yell at you, but you just sent one of the finest human beings in the world, out of your life. What is wrong with you? Couldn\u2019t he have visited at least?\u201d Simon barked. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe bothers me. It\u2019s as simple as that. I don\u2019t want to see him anymore. I don\u2019t want to see you anymore either,\u201d Jim said sharply. <\/p>\n
William Ellison walked in the doorway and said, \u201cJimmy, I\u2019m your dad. The doctor told me that you don\u2019t remember anything. I\u2019m going to help you remember it. Simon, I\u2019ll take it from here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simon said, \u201cI hope you come to your senses in the next few days. Here is my card, call if you need anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
William walked Simon to the elevator and said, \u201cI\u2019ll get him to remember Blair and everyone at the station. I\u2019ll stay with him until it all comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, William. I\u2019ll tell Blair that you\u2019re here and will take over for him,\u201d Simon commented. <\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know how much to tell him about he and Blair. I guess that will have to wait until later.\u201d William decided. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
Simon went down to the car and found a heartbroken looking Blair Sandburg standing next to it. <\/p>\n
\u201cCome on, kid. Let\u2019s get out of here,\u201d Simon suggested. <\/p>\n
\u201cI hate to leave him, you know what I mean?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t have a choice, Blair. He\u2019s got a mind of his own and right now, he\u2019s fighting us. His dad is up there and will try and fill in all of the blanks for us,\u201d Simon stated. <\/p>\n
\u201cOh perfect. The man that dislikes that Jim and I are together is talking to Jim. He\u2019ll never want to see me after that,\u201d Blair confessed. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou are a couple, then?\u201d Simon questioned. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes, for the last year. He wanted to tell you about it at least, but I was afraid of what might happen at the station once it got out. Now I won\u2019t have to worry about it ever again,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBlair, he\u2019ll get his memory back and he\u2019ll want you right by his side, as always. Don\u2019t worry about it,\u201d Simon promised. <\/p>\n
\u201cCan I go back to the University, Simon? I need to finish up the tests I was grading. It won\u2019t get done by itself,\u201d Blair remarked. <\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, but remember that Jim is going to call you one of these days and he\u2019ll be his old self.\u201d<\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
William sat down by the bed and said, \u201cThere are some things you need to know about your life. I\u2019m going to start with the heightened senses.\u201d<\/p>\n
William spent the next three hours explaining the Sentinel senses to Jim and Jim was amazed. He realized his dad was right. He could hear people by the elevator without even trying to. They talked about this for some time after the initial three hours passed and then Jim had to rest. <\/p>\n
William was going to tell Jim about his relationship with Blair, but he didn\u2019t know exactly how to start the conversation. <\/p>\n
When Jim woke up he said, \u201cSo what\u2019s next?\u201d<\/p>\n
William asked, \u201cDid you meet someone named Blair Sandburg?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I sent him home, he sort of bugged me. He seemed like he was clingy or something,\u201d Jim commented. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s your lover,\u201d William spat out. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? What are you talking about? I\u2019m not a fag,\u201d Jim assured his father. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim, you\u2019ve been with him for over a year now. I think I should know. I eat dinner at your loft every Sunday night. Blair is very kind to me, as well as to you. You should really let him see you,\u201d William suggested. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow it\u2019s even worse then before. I don\u2019t want a fag standing around my room. It would just bug me,\u201d Jim explained. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if it would bug you, he\u2019s your Guide.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is a Guide?\u201d Jim asked. <\/p>\n
William went on and explained about the Sentinel and Guide relationship and how much it meant to both of them. <\/p>\n
Jim just glared at his dad and said, \u201cWell, I might have been in a relationship with him before, but I\u2019m not now. I don\u2019t want him around me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJimmy, he\u2019s your Guide. You have to have a Guide to exist in the Sentinel world,\u201d William stated. <\/p>\n
\u201cThen I won\u2019t be a Sentinel, dad. I don\u2019t want to be gay. I don\u2019t want to talk about it anymore.\u201d Jim lay back on his bed and closed his eyes. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo tell you the truth, I\u2019m glad. I never liked you being gay, but I don\u2019t want it to end this way,\u201d William said. <\/p>\n
\u201cDad, let\u2019s drop it all right?\u201d<\/p>\n
The two men talked about Steven, his home life or lack thereof and William tried to stay away from talking about anything sexual. <\/p>\n
Before long it was time for William to leave for the day. After he left, Jim looked at the business card that Simon had left with him. On the back was Blair\u2019s University number and his cell phone number and their home number. Jim almost called him because he was confused, but instead he put the card in the drawer and went to sleep. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean, he has no memory?\u201d Megan Connor asked. <\/p>\n
Simon sighed and said, \u201cJust like it sounds, Connor. He doesn\u2019t remember any of us or anything about us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rafe asked, \u201cEven Hairboy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven Hairboy,\u201d Simon answered. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhen do they think his memory will come back?\u201d Connor asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe doctor seems to think that with enough visiting and talking with him, he would eventually remember things and we\u2019d go from there. He told Blair he didn\u2019t want him in his room any more. He didn\u2019t like the way Blair was looking at him and talking to him,\u201d Simon explained. <\/p>\n
Joel said, \u201cWell that\u2019s just craziness. Jim can\u2019t make it without Blair, everyone knows that. We\u2019ll all go up and tell him that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re banned from his room. Only his dad gets to visit him,\u201d Simon stated. <\/p>\n
\u201cOh my god, it must have crushed Hairboy,\u201d Brown said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes, he\u2019s very depressed as well he should be. This new Jim is sort of a jerk,\u201d Simon remarked. <\/p>\n
\u201cWho are we kidding? The old Jim was sort of a jerk, sir. We need to visit him tomorrow and that\u2019s all there is to it. We can help him get his memory back,\u201d Connor said angrily. <\/p>\n
They all talked about Jim and how this was going to affect Blair and before long it was time for everyone to go home. It was already ten at night. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
At eleven o\u2019clock Megan Connor walked up to the desk and said, \u201cI just need to take a peek at my brother and be sure that he\u2019s sleeping all right.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWho is your brother?\u201d the nurse asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cJim Ellison. He\u2019s no doubt sleeping, I just wanted to be sure,\u201d Megan said. <\/p>\n
\u201cGo ahead, your dad just left at nine. So he\u2019s sleeping right now. You have ten minutes to sit with him,\u201d the nurse said. <\/p>\n
Connor walked to his room and walked in. Jim opened up his eyes and smiled at Connor. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you smiling?\u201d Connor asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re the best looking nurse I\u2019ve seen all night,\u201d Jim answered. <\/p>\n
\u201cI hate to disappoint you, but I\u2019m not a nurse. I work with you in Major Crimes. I had to be sure you were all right before I could go home and sleep tonight,\u201d Connor explained. <\/p>\n
Jim said, \u201cDid you used to be my lover or something?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot a lover at all-just a good, good friend. How are you doing tonight?\u201d Connor asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m feeling better, but I found out something tonight that blew my mind and I don\u2019t think I can live with it,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t live with being lovers with Blair? What a weak person you turned out to be, Jim Ellison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even know him. My dad told me about him, but that didn\u2019t help at all,\u201d Jim commented.<\/p>\n
Connor pulled up a chair and said, \u201cI\u2019d like to tell you about you and Blair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jim put his bed in an upright position and began to listen as Connor told him stories about the love between the two men over the last year. She talked softly for about three hours and the nurse never came in once. Thankfully she didn\u2019t check Jim\u2019s room at all. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo if we\u2019re this great couple, why didn\u2019t he stay and fight for us?\u201d Jim wondered. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s trying to let you have time and space. He doesn\u2019t want to interfere. Blair is like that. Although it\u2019s weird calling him Blair since I have always called him Sandy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy Sandy?\u201d Jim inquired. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor Sandburg. I call you Jimbo,\u201d Connor stated. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat rings a bell with me. Do you suppose that it means I\u2019m remembering something?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea, Jimbo. But I\u2019m going to let you sleep now. Just try and have some good dreams about you and Sandy and things will go back to normal,\u201d Connor ordered. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll try, Megan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou call me Connor,\u201d she corrected him. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat rings a bell to. Talk to you later on. I\u2019m tired, I need to sleep,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cGoodnight, Jimbo. Sleep well,\u201d Connor said as she walked out of the room. <\/p>\n
Jim was exhausted and fell asleep almost immediately. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
Jim woke up the next morning and remembered who he was and where he was. He buzzed for the nurse and asked if they would call for Blair Sandburg. <\/p>\n
William walked in the doorway and said, \u201cHow are you this morning, Jimmy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, why did you let me send Blair away yesterday? I never should have done that. I bet he\u2019s having a fit trying to figure out how he can help me from afar,\u201d Jim said. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo your memory is back, I take it?\u201d William asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I remember everything. I need to see Blair. Could you find him for me?\u201d Jim pleaded. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go and get him at the loft and bring him here right now. We\u2019ll be back before you know it,\u201d William answered. <\/p>\n
\u201cThanks, dad. I\u2019m being moved to the surgical floor in an hour, so ask at the desk where I am.\u201d<\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
William hurried to the loft and saw Blair\u2019s car there. He rushed up the stairs, not waiting for the elevator and knocked on the door. <\/p>\n
A sad looking Blair answered and said, \u201cWilliam, why are you here? Is Jim all right?\u201d He was instantly worried. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s fine. His memory is back and he wants to see you,\u201d William said. <\/p>\n
Blair lit up like a Christmas tree and said, \u201cAre you serious? He asked to see me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only did he ask to see you, but he asked me to pick you up and deliver you to the hospital. He\u2019s out of ICU now, so you can visit him all you want,\u201d William remarked. <\/p>\n
Blair hugged William and said, \u201cI\u2019ve got to get dressed. I\u2019ll be right out. I\u2019ll pack him a bag of sweats and tee shirts too.\u201d<\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
Jim was able to get out of bed and go to the restroom by himself. He felt very proud of that milestone. He hoped that Blair would bring him some sweats to wear so he didn\u2019t have to wear these hospital gowns any longer. He was tired of having his ass hanging out for the world to see. <\/p>\n
Jim was very excited but he was also still very tired. He decided to take a power nap before Blair go there. <\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for taking good care of Jim while I was off feeling sorry for myself, William.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are most welcome. I told him all about you. I told him about how awful I was to him for years, but thanks to your help I come over for dinner every week. I\u2019m so glad he got his memory back,\u201d William confessed. <\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for being so good to me. I was afraid you would talk him out of me,\u201d Blair said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBlair, I like you a lot and I think you make Jimmy a much nicer human being.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you mind if I call Major Crimes and tell them the good news?\u201d Blair asked. <\/p>\n
\u201cBy all means, call.\u201d William said laughing. <\/p>\n
Blair called Simon and told him what was going on. As expected, Simon was thrilled with the news and promised to share it with everyone in the bullpen.<\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
Blair was sitting in the chair next to Jim\u2019s bed when he woke up. \u201cHey, why didn\u2019t you wake me up?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI figured you needed your sleep. It\u2019s not every day a gear shift gets tossed through your side. You\u2019re lucky that it didn\u2019t damage your kidney or any other vital organs. How are you feeling?\u201d Blair asked nervously. <\/p>\n
\u201cBlair, come and give me a kiss,\u201d Jim ordered. <\/p>\n
Blair almost flew over to the bed and kissed Jim with as much passion as he could put in his lips. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow that was a kiss, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBabe, I missed you so much. It feels like you were gone for a long while,\u201d Blair commented. <\/p>\n
Jim smiled and said, \u201cI heard I was a jerk. Connor came last night and told me to have sweet dreams of you and me and I did. Do you believe it? Just like that, the memory was all back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you remember the accident itself?\u201d Blair inquired. <\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I need to give my report to Simon. I guess I should call him up,\u201d Jim said trying not to yawn. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s on his way up now. Nap until he gets here. I\u2019ll wake you up, all right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you, Chief.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you, Jim.\u201d<\/p>\n
~~~~~<\/p>\n
Later that day, Simon came with paperwork in hand. He asked Jim a ton of questions and Jim answered them all. He gave a great description of the semi that hit him and even had a partial plate for them to start looking at. <\/p>\n
When Simon was all done with the paperwork, he visited for a few minutes and then took his leave. <\/p>\n
Jim looked at Blair and said, \u201cYou haven\u2019t said a word about how mean I was to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJim, you didn\u2019t have your memory,\u201d Blair reminded him. <\/p>\n
\u201cI should have known even with no memory. I can\u2019t imagine my life without you in it,\u201d Jim said earnestly. <\/p>\n
\u201cSame here. I love you so much. Maybe in a few days we\u2019ll get to go home and cuddle in bed. That\u2019s all you get for awhile.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBlair, how about you climb up here and cuddle with me. I\u2019m not hurting much at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blair crawled up onto Jim\u2019s bed and spooned himself into Jim\u2019s body. It felt perfect. It felt right. It was where he belonged. And thankfully Jim knew that too. <\/p>\n
The end<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Accident By Patt Summary: Jim is in a terrible accident and loses his memory. There aren\u2019t enough of these stories around, so I thought I would write one. Hahaha. There was a multiple car accident in the intersection of … Continue reading