Chance's heart beat hard in his chest as he and Nate run up the hall toward Tina's office. What the hell was going on? His mind could not get past the fact that Tim was with Tina in her office. Was he having a seizure?

As they near Tina's office, they see Jenika and Sami running to meet them.

"It's Tim's dad!! He got past me!!" Sami tells them.

"Oh, this can't be good." Nate replies.

"So help me, if he hurts Tim, I'll kill him, Nate." Chance says.

"The cops are on the way." Sami says as they reach the door of the office.

"WHAT THE HELL!!" Nate yells.

"TIM!!" Chance shouts.

"OH, MY GOD!!" Jenika screams.

Tim is sitting in the corner of the room with his arms over his head. Trying to protect himself from his dad's punches. Tina was lying nearby unconscious.

"PLEASE STOP!!" Tim cries loudly.

"SHUT THE F*CK UP, YOU B*STARD!!" Regan yells as he swings another fist at his son.

Regan is suddenly knocked off his feet as he is tackled by Nate and Chance.

Sami runs to Tina as Jenika runs to Tim.

"WHAT THE F*CK IS WRONG WITH YOU, MOTHERF*CKER!!" Chance says as he punches Regan repeatedly in the face.

"GET OFF ME!!" Regan yells as he continues to fight with the two men.

A couple of police officers come running in with Olena.

They have to pull the two angry employees off the intruder before they can take him into custody.

Tina was beginning to come around as Sami helps her sit up. She had a dark bruise forming on her jaw where Regan had hit her.

"Timmy, honey are you alright?" Jenika asks as she tries to wipe the blood coming from his nose.

"Tina." Tim says as he pulls away from the blonde nurse and crawls over to his friend. "Are .. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Sweetie." Tina says as she brushes Tim's hair out of his face so she could see his injuries. "How bad are you hurt?" She asks when seeing the blood on his face.

Blood was running from Tim's nose and his busted lip. His left eye was black and swollen shut.

"I'm so sorry." Tim says as he hugs her.

"Honey, you have nothing to be sorry for." Tina says as she rubs him on the back. She watches over Tim's shoulder as the policemen read Mr. Foust his rights as they handcuff his hands behind him. 

"Tina? We need to get you to x-ray to make sure nothing is broken." Jenika says as she stoops down to help Tina up.

Tina smiles up at Chance as he gets down on his knees beside them. She pulls away from Tim and pushes him gently toward Chance.

Tim turns his head to see his lover for the first time. Everything had happened so fast that he didn't even realize that Chance was there.

"Chance." Tim says as he grabs him around the neck and begins to cry.

"It's alright, Sweetheart. You're safe now." Chance says as he wraps his arms around him.

"YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, YOU F*CKING FAGGOT!!" Regan yells as the officers pull him toward the door.

"I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DEAD TO YOU!!" Tim screams through his tears. "I DON'T CARE!! YOU HEAR ME!! I DON'T F*CKING CARE!! I HOPE YOU ROT IN JAIL!!"

"Tim!! Baby, calm down!" Chance says as he tightens his grip around his lover.

The nurses take Tina and Tim for X-rays and to doctor they injuries.

"Nate, can I ask you something?" Chance asks as he watches Jenika doctor Tim's face.

"Sure." Nate says turning his attention to his fellow worker.

"That buzzer that was going off, did it have a certain meaning? I noticed all the patients running to their rooms." Chance says.

"The buzzer tells the patients that there is a possible intruder in the building. They lock themselves inside their rooms for safety. They stay there until an announcement is made that it is safe to come out." Nate replies. "Usually Tina makes the announcement but since she's in here getting checked, Sami will probably do it once she sees that Mr. Foust is completely off the property."

"You know, there was something good that came out of this." Chance says as he kept his eyes glued to the brown-eyed man on the examining table.

"Really?" Nate asks with furrowed brows.

"Actually, it just dawned on me that Tim was talking and everyone in the room heard him." Chance says as he turns his head to face his friend. "I was scared that this would stop him talking all over again."

Tina walks into the examining room looking much better.

"How's my favorite patient doing?" She asks with a smile.

"I'm alright." Tim answers quietly as he holds an ice pack near his left eye. "I'm really sore."

"He's going to be fine." Jenika smiles as she brushes back his hair. "Nothing broken. Just bruised up. He just needs to rest and take it easy."

"Can I go back to my room now? I'm really tired." Tim asks as he looks around at Chance.

"Chance, why don't you take him to his room and stay with him for a little while." Tina says. 

Chance nods as he stands and helps Tim off the examining table.

"You know, I'm very proud of you." Chance speaks softly as they slowly make their way to Tim's room.

"Why?" Tim asks, looking down at the floor as he walked.

"For standing up to your father the way you did. And for not letting him interfere with your talking." Chance answers.

"I wish I had done more like hit him back. But these visions of his beatings kept flooding my mind and I was so scared. I wish I could have protected Tina. She got hurt because of me." Tim says sadly.

"Tina will always stand up for you guys, no matter what the cost." Chance says.

"And I figured that I will never see him again so he can't hurt me anymore for talking." Tim says as they enter his bedroom. He was thankful that they had not run into any of his friends. He was tired and hurting and just wanted to lie down.

"How bad are you hurting?" Chance asks as he turns down the covers.

"My shoulder is hurting. I think it took most of the hits." Tim says as he slowly and painfully undresses down to his boxers.

"It is bruised pretty bad." Chance says as he kisses Tim's shoulder.

"I know you have to go back to work but will you stay with me until I go to sleep?" Tim asks as he sits down on the bed, looking up to at Chance with sad brown eyes.

"Of course, I will, Angel." Chance smiles.

"PHOTOGRAPH, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE INTRUDER??" Austin shouts as he and the others run into the room.

"HOLY MOLY!! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!!??" Avi asks loudly.

"He was in the office with Tina when, uh, the intruder came in." Chance explains. "He really needs his rest, guys."

"Boy, he really did a number on you. Did Tina get hurt? Can you see? There are some weird and crazy people out there. I'm glad we're all safe here. But then, come to think about it, we're really not safe anywhere. I mean, first, the tornado and then some crazy person comes in and beats the sh*t out of you. Why would someone even break into a hospital to beat up a patient? That's a sick person. He needs to be in a hospital." Adam says as he shakes his head in disbelief.

Tim reaches over on his nightstand and picks up his notebook and pencil.

'He....' He starts to write but stops. He slowly raises his head and looks at his lover. Chance gives him a soft smile.

"It was my dad. He was the intruder." Tim says quietly.

His friends could only stare at him with their mouths agape.

PHOTOGRAPH TALKED!!

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