When Detective Munch arrived at the hospital with Rosalie they walked into the lobby and he was prepared to ask the lady at the desk which room Angel was located in when Rosalie suddenly squealed.


“Conner!” she exclaimed gratefully and Detective Munch looked down at her just on time for her to yank her hand from him and run for her brother a couple of feet away.


“Rosie!” Conner replied matching his tone of voice well with hers and he knelt down and held his arms open just on time for her to stumble into them. She wound her arms around him and hugged him tightly.


“I missed you Conner why’d you have to leave me?” she mumbled into his neck and Conner rubbed his hand over her back soothingly.


“I told you why sweetie, I had to go find Angel and it was a lot safer for you to stay with the police right then,” he explained gently even though he’s explained it to her a dozen times. If Detective Munch hadn’t have been there in all of the times that he has he never would’ve believed it. The kid has the patience of a saint when it comes to his sister. He watched as Conner hugged her close to him protectively and kissed her forehead affectionately and Rosalie nestled into him contently.


“I love you Conner.”


“I love you too sis. More than you will ever know,” he told her softly and he held her closer at those words. Watching Aaron and Angel’s reunion, the way they clung together like two magnetic forces joined together made him yearn for his own sister. After a few moments he turned his attention on Detective Munch who had stood there silently letting them have their family moment until he was ready.


“How is Angel doing?” he asked gently.


“Better now that she’s gotten the treatment that she needed. Aaron is with her right now, I stepped out to give them some time alone and Elliot called him and told him you were coming with Rosalie too.”


“How long have they been alone?”


“Almost thirty minutes.”


“So it’s safe to intervene now?”



“I think so,” Conner answered with a shrug.


“Lead the way then,” Detective Munch replied and Conner nodded before standing with Rosalie who automatically wrapped her legs around his waist and with the Detective at his side he brought her toward Angel’s room. As soon as they walked in they found the twins lying together on the bed. Aaron was lying behind her with his arms wrapped protectively around her waist and his chin rested on her shoulder as she lay on her side nestled into him.


“Angel!” Rosalie exclaimed sounding both happy and relieved to see her. Angel gave her a weak smile.


“Hi sweetie…” she greeted her.


“Hey Angel…how are you doing?” Detective Munch asked gently.


“I’m doing all right,” Angel answered softly. “The Doctor just says to take it easy – he wants to keep me here over night.” Detective Munch noted how she didn’t sound too thrilled about the idea and watched as her nose scrunched up to prove his observations correct.


“Well, the doctor knows what he’s doing so it’s best that we listen to him” he told her gently while pulling up a chair beside her bed.


“Yeah, well, he’s no Doctor Johnson…” Angel insisted while holding her arms out toward Rosalie. He watched as Conner sat lightly on the bed being extra careful not to do anything to hurt her in the process and while Rosalie remained rooted in Conner’s lap she leaned forward and gave and received a hug from Angel.


“Carefully Rose,” Conner reminded her gently, though while Angel was hugging her he leaned forward also and planted a kiss on her forehead lovingly and Angel reached up and gently tangled her fingers in his hair and pushed his lips onto her own in a brief but meaningful kiss. She yearns for some time alone with Conner right now and Aaron having full knowledge of this firsthand from inside her head is doing his very best to stall. Though he gave Conner his blessing he still isn’t quite ready to hand his twin over and forget just yet. He is still feeling very protective of her at the moment – more so than usual.


“Doctor Johnson or not, he still knows what he is doing,” Detective Munch continued.


“It would be best if we stayed here until the storm ends anyway,” Aaron added. “We are in the safest place we could possibly be right now.”


“Has there been any word on what’s going on inside the Orphanage?” Angel asked worriedly and Conner who currently had his forehead rested lightly against her bandaged one gave her an Eskimo’s kiss and rubbed his finger over her hand gingerly.


“Our entire FBI team is outside the Orphanage dealing with it as we speak,” Detective Munch answered in what Angel recognized as a careful tone of voice. “We’ve had communication with the guy holding the hospital wing hostage and Detective Stabler has spoken to both the Backstreet kids who managed to get away through the air vents and Doctor Johnson who is now hiding with them in Brooke’s office. That is all I know right now.” Angel arched her eyebrow challengingly. “That I am allowed to share with you,” he added.


“My brother and sisters are in there I think I should be allowed to know what is going on,” Angel argued readily. He can tell she’d been prepared for this fight.


“You are supposed to be taking it easy right now,” Detective Munch told her calmly. Angel stared at him with narrowed eyes for a moment and then looked up at Aaron.


“I want time alone with Conner now. You’ve stalled long enough.” Aaron sighed heavily and then deciding it wouldn’t be worth it to argue with her he gently rolled out of the bed and held his arms out to Rosalie.


“Come on sweetie, let’s go get us some candy and soda” He offered and Rosalie smiled and allowed her favorite person in the whole world to take her and he carried her out of the room but not before he could flash a warning glance to Conner. Detective Munch deciding that he would grant her time alone with Conner right now in hopes that it will make her relaxed enough to talk later followed him out. When they were gone with the door shut Conner lay beside her before carefully enveloping her in his arms and she cupped his cheek with her hand as their foreheads still touched.


“I’m sorry I couldn’t keep my promise and create a blood bath of baddies in order to find you,” he told her softly with a hint of a smile on his face and Angel smiled up at him in return while letting her fingers dance over his cheek in a gentle caress.


“I’m not. It wouldn’t have done us any good if you went out and got yourself killed Conner. The fact that you were part of my rescue at all means so much to me.”


“I love you,” Conner informed her and Angel brought his lips closer to hers so that they were just inches apart.


“I love you more,” She insisted quietly before claiming his lips for her own.



~*~*~*~*~*~


“Are you okay?” Kori double-checked while looking down at Ashley so that their foreheads were touching.


“I’m fine,” Ashley nodded and she lay there patiently as Kori checked for herself before pulling her away from the action. She brought her back beside AJ who Ashley instantly threw her arms about for a hug.


“Are you okay Alex?”


“I’m fine sweetheart you just keep taking care of yourself. You don’t know how proud of you I am right now,” he told her, refusing to let her see how dizzy he is becoming from so much blood loss.


“I learned from the best.”


“No, you had it in you all along…all I did was force you to see that.” Meanwhile as Ashley and AJ were quietly talking Sean got to his feet, stumbled slightly, and then focused on Nick who currently had the upper hand in his and Trevor’s fight. He had pinned Trevor to the ground, managed to yank his gun from him, and Sean narrowed his eyes dangerously as Nick whacked him upside the head with it. Sean darted toward them then and he kicked the gun that was in mid-air as Nick was about to hit Trevor again and it went flying. He kicked Nick hard in the stomach after that sending him stumbling backward and Trevor was up on his feet instantly. While he and Todd, the one man who took his time in stopping Ashley pointed their guns on everybody else, and Seamus had a hold of Scott from behind with a gun pointed to his head Sean turned his gun on Nick feeling royally pissed off at him that he’d messed with his Trevor. Ashley’s heart lurched upon seeing this.


“NO!!!” she shrieked and started forward only to have AJ wound his arms quickly around her, injured one and all and Kori was prepared to grab her too if that didn’t work. Brian however, who currently didn’t have anyone holding him back flew forward and pounced on top of Nick immediately sheltering him and Sean paused, lifting his finger away from the trigger. He knows that Brian is Ellie’s cousin and that he is at the top of the Do Not Kill list.


“Let him be! Don’t you think you’ve hurt him enough?” He asked tearfully.


“Move away Littrell, don’t make me shoot you. He hurt my Trevor and now he is going to pay for it!”


“Well then it looks like you are going to have to shoot me then,” Brian snapped. “You hurt his lover, he hurt yours – It’s only fair.” Trevor snorted.


“Shut up Brian, Your goody-goody church talk is not going to work on Sean.”


“I wasn’t talking church talk.”


“Maybe not but knowing you I’m sure it was coming.” Brian opened his mouth to respond and Trevor interrupted. “It always does with you Littrells.”

“Oh shut up Trevor, don’t act like you know the Littrells, you know nothing about them” Ashley snapped angrily.


“I know one Littrell, that’s enough for me” Trevor replied while eyeing her with a dangerous look that would normally frighten her but she only eyed him right back evenly.


“You are only making a damn fool of yourself. There is not one bad thing that anyone can say about the Littrells that would be true” Ashley insisted.


“Careful now, I know you don’t want me to come over there. You won’t go unpunished for hurting Sean my dear, you know better.”


“The old Ashley knew better. The new one could give a flying fuck about your rules.” Trevor narrowed his eyes and stepped toward her and in that same moment something slammed into the back of him and before he even had the time to register what was happening he went flying into Sean their foreheads colliding. Both men cried out in pain and stumbled back slightly as their guns dropped to the floor.


“Yeah!” AJ exclaimed appreciatively as he had sat there watching Kevin and Jerald both sneak up behind the two men as Brian and Ashley distracted them. “Fucking awesome!”


“Brian get their guns!” Denise added and Brian dove forward toward Trevor’s gun while Kori went for Sean’s both of them managing to nab one each. Soon as they composed themselves, Trevor and Sean were both quickly back up on their feet and they dove for Brian and Kori immediately. The four of them began fighting over the guns, the guns being waved wildly in the struggle.


“Kev, get back!" Jerald hissed at his brother, whom was currently trying to sneak up on the struggling duos. Kevin waved for him to shut-up and continued inching closer to the four currently fighting over the two hand guns. Suddenly there was a loud BANG and Kevin doubled over in pain, giving a startled cry as he grabbed at his gut. Everyone froze and Sean immediately turned to see what had happened, the gun he'd managed to wrestle from Kori in his hand. He narrowed his eyes upon seeing Kevin doubled over, and he turned to glare at the Bastard who'd taken the shot. "You asshole!" He shouted. "I TOLD you he WASN'T to be shot! Period!"


"Would you rather he fucking shoot you?" The man snapped in response. "He was about to fucking attack."


"And I TOLD you, him and I have a fucking agreement when it comes to us and to leave him the fuck alone!" Sean growled, suddenly pulling the trigger on his gun and the man who'd shot Kevin went down. "Stupid sonofabitch!" He turned to glare at the other man currently still in the room. "You wanna try and fucking harm Ellie's family?" He demanded, his eyes narrowed dangerously. Seamus shook his head, and just kept his gun pointed at everyone else.


"Got it!" Trevor exclaimed, yanking his gun free from Brian's grasp. "Now, GIT your asses back over where they belong!"


"He needs a doctor!" Jerald growled from Kevin's side, his eyes narrowed angrily at the two criminals his niece insists upon saving.


"We have one right here," Sean replied, waving a hand at Trevor. "He can fix him."


"No supplies, dumbass!" Jerald snapped, ignoring Sean's withering glare. "He needs immediate medical attention, Sean! If not he could DIE! And if HE dies, THEN who will look after Ellie, huh? Yes, she has me, but I'm NOT the one she wants the most, damnit!”


"FUCK!" Sean shouted angrily, stomping his foot just like Ellie would do during a tantrum. "Fucking call in some help for him, Trevor!"


"What am I? Your Bitch?" Trevor snapped. Sean gave him a Look.. "Call them yourself, Sean. This isn't going according to plan. It's your plan, so you call them."


`"Get help for my brothers too," Kevin insisted, as he stifled a gasp of pain.


"Your brother is fine!" Trevor answered him.


"Not Jerald, Nicky and Alex!" Kevin managed to snap somewhat. "They need help too!"


"Fuck no!" Sean retorted. "I'm not helping them. I do that, and Ashley won't suffer!"


"FUCKING GET HELP FOR MY LITTLE BROTHERS SEAN!" Kevin shouted with all his strength that was left in him. "FUCKING GET THEM HELP OR I AM NOT LETTING ANYONE FUCKING TAKE ME OUT OF HERE! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT SEAN? FOR ME TO FUCKING DIE, BECAUSE YOU REFUSED TO HELP MY BROTHERS? I AM NOT LEAVING WITHOUT THEM!"


"You don't give the fucking orders around here, Pretty Boy!" Sean raged. "And you'll get that fucking help, even if I have to fucking throw your ass on a gurney myself!"


"Ben, get a fucking Doctor over here, maybe two," Sean ordered, soon as he'd heard the other man pick up his phone. "Don't fucking question me! Just do it! And make sure they've everything they need to get a bullet out of someone's gut!....I SAID don't fucking question me and just DO IT!" Everyone watched as Sean slammed his phone shut and shoved it back into his pocket. "He'll call me when they're outside the door," he informed Jerald. "So keep him from fucking bleeding out, and help will be here shortly." Kori raised her eyebrows at Brian, whom was currently next to her, and he shrugged in response. They'd heard of Sean's Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde personalities, but had never expected to see anything other than Mr. Hyde. Sean glanced over at Ashley who still sat wrapped in AJ’s protective arms and he pondered on how he was going to get his hands on her. Sure AJ is injured already and he could just take her from him with no problem what so ever, but he knows that five different people if not more will jump to his aid in a heartbeat. Hell, he wouldn’t put it past AJ to put up a fight for her anyway injured arm and all. Sean shook his head bitterly. Of all the things they could die for they choose this bitch? He doesn’t get it. He just doesn’t get what she has that makes everybody want to jump in front of open fire for her. What he really needs to do is do something with all of these fucking people. Why did he have to end up with so many hostages? When he made these plans of his, he forgot to think about how many people he might end up holding hostage. Trevor would’ve thought about it. If he had included Trevor in on the planning they might not be out numbered right now…but he sure as hell isn’t going to admit that.


“Trev…” He spoke up warily knowing he isn’t going to get much help out of him if he orders him around anymore.


“What?” Trevor asked while tearing his gaze from Kevin as he was in the middle of trying to help Jerald keep Kevin from bleeding so much. Kristin was at Kevin’s side as well with tear flooded eyes holding Kevin’s hands and Sean wondered briefly on who this woman is but didn’t voice his curiosity right then. He was in the process of fighting back a small pang of jealousy as he watched his personal doctor, his lover, treat someone other than him. He is so used to having him all to himself.


“I know you are kind of busy at the moment…but I need someone to keep an eye on them while I go check something.” Sean paused a moment then as Trevor instantly looked up at him warily. “Please?” he added begrudgingly causing Kori and Brian to share another look of surprise and they were not alone. Scott was eyeing him as though he’s suddenly grown three heads.


“Tell Seamus what it is and have him do it. You are right I am busy right now,” Trevor answered the sharp look on his face softening somewhat as not only him but everyone in the room got to witness the part of Sean that only he has ever known for a brief second.


“It’s something that I need to do myself,” Sean insisted as his eyes darted toward a now very much dead Todd lying face down on the ground nearby. “I need to be in control of the situation, you know that. And besides, I don’t trust anyone else but you or me to handle it.” Trevor arched his eyebrow at him for a moment, and then turned his attention on Kristin.


“Since you are going to be here Kristin you can help me out for a moment” He told her and he ignored the look of surprise on everybody around him including from Sean when he addressed her by her name.


“How…do you…know Kris?” Kevin choked out weakly.


“It doesn’t matter,” Trevor told him and then handed Kristin the shirt he was currently using to apply pressure to the wound. “Hold that down on his wound for me,” He ordered and she did just that not needing to be told twice. Trevor got to his feet and went over to Sean and while Seamus kept watch on everybody with his trained gun at the ready he gently grabbed Sean’s shoulders and rested his forehead against his.


“You need to tell me what you are doing. I am not going to let you go anywhere without knowing first because in case you haven’t noticed things aren’t going as according to plan anymore,” he told him quietly so that only he would hear.


“Just don’t worry about it. It’s a good thing,” Sean insisted.


“You expect me to believe that after you got us into this mess Sean?”


“Minor setback but I know a way that I can gain control again.”


“Well, you aren’t going through with it until you’ve told me first.”


“What am I, your bitch Trev?” Sean repeated Trevor’s words from earlier and Trevor rolled his eyes in a somewhat playful way.


“What you haven’t figured that out by now?” Sean stared at him in a stubborn silence.


“Come on Sean it’s me here what harm can it do? I just have better control over things and can think more clearly and faster than you and even you know it.” Sean scowled.


“I was going to go to the control room and see what the police are up to right now – I know they have to be out there by now.”


“Why?” Trevor demanded in obvious surprise. “What do you want with them when everything you want is right in here?”
`

“It’s good to know what they’re doing, Trev. For someone who thinks a lot more clearly and faster than I do, I would have thought you’d realize that.” Trevor narrowed his eyes at him, thought that over for a moment, and the nodded.


“Fine...go. But do not do anything but look at the cameras until I get up there do you hear me?”


“I do what I want and always have Trevor…you haven’t figured that out by now?” Sean asked and then pulled away from him and headed for the control room. Trevor shook his head irritably and returned to Kevin again and a few seconds later a few men came rushing through the secret entrance way Trevor had told them about and he let them take over with the doctor stuff. While the doctors were handling Kevin, Trevor looked to the five other men who had brought them.


“Keep watch on the hostages, I have Sean to take care of” he ordered. “Please,” he was quick to add and then he rushed off to the control room hurrying as fast as his legs would carry him as he could already see that Sean was on the phone. Though he was in the process of being tended to, Kevin watched him leave and when he saw him disappear inside the control room Kevin looked at the doctors.


“Nick and AJ have been shot too,” He told them in a quiet urgent voice. “They need tending to as well.” And with that being said one of Kevin’s doctors quickly turned their attention on Nick and AJ while the other one stayed with Kevin.