It was 1 week today since all hell broke loose and Greg was shot, Team 1 was taking 2 weeks of to try and come to terms with everything,and everyone seemed to be coping fine, although Spike was struggling the most, he'd only seen Greg once since he'd been shot and had only been out with the team twice, he never seemed to be himself either he'd always sit there and only speak when he was spoken to.

He wasn't even his bubbly self around Winnie. He hardly even acknowledged her since the night at the hospital, which is where he found himself now in the waiting room debating whether to go in, but his thoughts kept travelling back to that night.

Spike was evidently down whilst they all surrounded Greg's hospital bed with tubes going into his mouth and another separate one for his nostrils he really wasn't breathing very well, Spike's eyes where covered in a glassy shield as he tried to fight the tears, he walked out the room without a word, when he realised he lost he let the tears role freely down his cheeks as he walked out the doors of the hospital. He needed fresh air or he was going to be sick.

He had his back up against the wall, his hands where behind his back making it a little bit more comfortable, as he stared at the ground beneath him, he turned when he heard her sweet voice not even attempting to be soothing but making him feel that tiny bit better.

"Spike, there you are we've be looking for you?" She studied his face for second before she noticed he'd been crying, she drew him into a hug and he wrapped his arms around her sas he did the same, not wanting to let go, "Spike it's fine now, he's going to be ok".

He could hear the comforting tone, but he couldn't help but feel angry with everything that's gone on, when they pulled back she caught a runaway tear with her thumb "Spike I will always be here for you, you know that right?".

He was staring into her eyes and she looked sincere and he could tell she was being honest, he couldn't stop himself, it was too late he'd already slipped up big time, he immediately regretted it when he said it but the adrenaline at the time led him not to care as he said "not that way I want you to?".

She stood there shocked for a moment before she turned red "Spike you already know I have a ru-"

Before he even allowed her to finish the sentence he walked off, left her standing there, he thought he should feel bad but didn't, he was angry and upset, he didn't really want or need a second rejection. They haven't spoken since.

He came to the decision not to go in, he knew everyone was worried about him but he couldn't bring himself to see the boss like that, he can handle it being someone else on the team, not that he wanted anyone hurt but because Sarge was the decision maker, he knew what was right, he knew the right things to say and Spike didn't want to see him sitting there lifeless.

As he walked out he sat in his car for a long while before he started it up and drove back home to his parent's home, he knew it was his house now since his dad passed and his mum moved back to Italy to be with the rest of the family but he still wanted it to be his parent's house, he wanted everything to be back to normal, instead everything was falling apart.

In Greg's room he lay in the same position he had been in for the last couple of weeks, being more than ready to leave it was exciting to find out he was able to go home tomorrow afternoon after his final x-ray, however he was not allowed back to work for another month, which he found fairly reasonable.

Greg turned his head at the sound of door to see Ed walking through with two cups of coffee.

"Hey buddy, how you doing today? Just heard the good news" Ed said with smile plastered to his face.

"I'm just so ready to get home and back to work" He said taking the offered Coffee from Ed's hand "Thanks".

"Don't push it on the work, I'm starting to like my new role" He said teasingly and Greg playfully rolled his eyes at him.

He went serious for a second before he asked "How's the team doing?"

"Were getting there everyone's happier and recovering, just happy you're alive"

He ignored the last bit and was pleased about the team to know they were happy, Ed was staring at Greg trying to read his expression he knew something else was bugging him, he was apprehensive to ask but decided it was best to "Going to tell me what's wrong Greg?"

Greg took a deep breath before he looked at Ed then stared blankly at the wall behind him "Spikes been here twice since the day it happened, once on the day and then once when you all came after work, I don't know what to make of it have I done something?" he looked pleadingly at Ed who looked confused.

"You mean he hasn't come to see you at all on his own?"

"Nope, not once" he too adopted the confused look.

"But he has said plenty of times after shift he was going to pop by and check up on you?"

"I don't know Ed something's not right."

"Tell me about it, he's being acting strange with everyone, he's short and snappy a lot, not himself."

They both looked confused before Ed said he would talk to Spike, and then see if he could get him to come along with him to the hospital, before they fell into a chat about a recent case about a cat that had Greg in a fit of laughter and Ed mildly laughing after all it was at his expense.