A/N: And so we've reached the end of this fic. Please, do leave a review and let me know if you liked it. I have a couple of fic ideas in my head, but it might be a while until I post anything longer.

Kurt smiled as he walked down the hospital corridor that led to Jane's room. He felt almost giddy. She'd spent the last four days here, recovering from her ordeal, but today was finally the day he could take her home. He was anxious to see her since he hadn't seen her the previous day. He had to drive to New York to give his statements and handle some paperwork, but it also gave him a chance to stock up the fridge and make sure everything was in order before he brought Jane home. He'd been reluctant to leave her, but Patterson had driven up with some clothes for Jane, and both women had assured him Jane would be fine for a day without him.

His smile only brightened as he entered her hospital room and saw her sitting on the bed, not wearing a hospital gown but her own clothes, along with a zip-up hoodie of his. The events of the past week and a half were still visible on her face and body. She still had dark circles lining her eyes because of the sleep deprivation and her arm was in a sling that helped support the brace she wore to stabilize her shoulder. All the while, she still looked beautiful to him.

Seeing him enter, Jane slid off the bed and gave him a loving smile. Kurt walked to her and slipped his arms around her waist, pulling her in for a gentle kiss.

"You ready to go home?" He murmured, nuzzling her cheek as he pulled back.

"Yeah. I could really use some real food," she gave him a wry smile as she looked at him. "No offense, but the vegan food in this hospital needs a lot of work to be any good."

Kurt laughed at her comment. "Hospital food always sucks." He cupped her cheek gently, his other hand still on her waist, holding her close. "Anyway, there's a nice small restaurant in Albany that also has a good vegan menu, I'm told. We can stop there for dinner."

Jane's face brightened at the suggestion and she leaned in for another short kiss. "Thank you. I'd like that."

Kurt loved seeing her smile, particularly after all that she endured. Her smile gave him hope that she was slowly healing. "We can leave as soon as they bring your discharge papers and instructions for follow-up meetings."

Kurt turned off the engine of the SUV and sighed. "Home sweet home". Glancing at the clock on the dash, he saw it was just after nine in the evening. Turning his head, he noticed that Jane was sound asleep on the passenger seat. She had stayed awake for the beginning of the 7-hour drive, but after the dinner he had promised, her exhaustion had won out and she had slept the rest of the way home.

He smiled fondly, looking at her sleeping form. She looked so calm, so relaxed. "I can't believe I almost lost you," he thought didn't want to think of the possibilities of what might have happened if it had taken any longer to find her.

Pushing back the thoughts, Kurt opened his seatbelt and reached over to caress Jane's cheek tenderly.

"Jane, honey." He spoke quietly, and soon she stirred at his touch and sleepily opened her eyes, blinking a few times. "Hey, we're home. "

Jane nodded and yawned, stretching out the kinks in her back, but grimaced as the muscles of her injured shoulder strained.

Kurt got out of the car and grabbed the backpack with Jane's things from the backseat, before rounding the car and opening the passenger door. As Jane stepped out, Kurt took her hand and tugged at it gently. "Come on, let's get you home," he smiled. Jane didn't say anything, only leaned into him and rested her head against his shoulder as they headed for the door of their building.

Once inside their apartment, Jane headed into the bathroom to take a quick shower. Hearing her frustrated groan from the bathroom, he glanced in and saw her trying to undress but with her shoulder and stitches, it turned out to be slightly more difficult.

"Let me help." He whispered against Jane's skin as he wrapped his arms around her and pressed a kiss to her good shoulder.

Jane only nodded and leaned into him. He helped her get out of her clothes and into the shower and he went to make sure the door and windows were locked. He was sitting on the bed when she emerged from the bathroom, and Kurt could see how tired she looked.

"Do you want something to eat?" He asked softly, gazing at her.

"No thanks. I just want to crawl into bed and sleep," came her tired reply.

Kurt got up and pulled her into gentle kiss. "Okay. I'm just going to wash my teeth and then join you."

A couple of minutes later, Kurt joined Jane in bed. As he carefully wrapped his arms around her, she snuggled into him and sighed contentedly, closing her eyes.

As he lay there quietly, holding her close, Kurt's thoughts drifted to what a close call it had been, yet again and how lucky he was to still have her by his side. Careful of the injuries, he trailed his fingers soothingly up and down her skin; he knew it helped Jane fall asleep, and he also needed to reassure himself that she was there.

"Goodnight, my love," he whispered tenderly to her.

Hearing no reply, he glanced down and smiled softly. Jane was already asleep, her face relaxed. Kurt pressed a kiss into her hair and switched off the bedside light, joining Jane in sleep barely a minute later.