A/N Another piece of " Little Moments Like That" Don't hate me!lol…I'm not really sure about this one, sorry it's so long! Also, I don't know if I edited out all of the mistakes! Sorry!
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Danny skidded around the corner and saw it all. It was like it was in slow motion. He could hear the crack as Angell's skull hit the brick wall. Her body collapsed to the ground. Before Danny had the chance to choose between tending to Angell and chasing the man who put her in her current state, Hawks came speeding past him. The ME turned detective chased off after the suspect. Danny rushed to Angell's side. He could tell by her expression, she was trying to sort out what happened. She tried to get up.
"No, no sweetie, don't try to move" Danny coaxed her to stay still. Angell gave him a bewildered look, almost as if she didn't recognize him. He watched her brown eyes roll into the back of her head as she fought the need to pass out. "Angell!" Danny called, trying to keep her from going under. "Angell!" He cried again, it still wasn't working. "Jess!' He tried, gently taking her hand. Her eyes shot open and met his. He quickly radioed in the incident, to inform the rest of the team and get an ambulance on its way.
"Danny?" She croaked.
"Yeah Jess, it's me, you hit your head, you need to talk to me" Danny replied. For the first time he noticed her chest heaving. Her breaths were labored and seemed to pain her. Danny began to wonder if she might have a collapsed or punctured lung. He did a quick analysis of her body to make sure she didn't have a gunshot or knife wound he might have overlooked.
"Don?" Jess asked. Danny never knew one word could be loaded with so many questions.
"He's coming, honey" He assured her. Fear consumed her expression as she fought for every breath. A whimper escaped between pants. She started to pass out again. "Jess! You've got to talk to me. What did you and Don do this weekend?" Danny begged her to speak.
"Um, uh, the motorcycle" Jess tried to form a sentence.
"The motorcycle yeah? You took the bike out? Where did you go?" Danny knew it was hard for her to speak, but keeping her talking was the only way he knew if she was conscious.
"Upstate" She spit out.
"So you rode upstate. Did you drive or did Don?" Danny fired back with another question.
"We…" She stopped to take a large gulp of air. "We both did" She finished.
"That sounds like fun. What else did you do? Did you go out to dinner?" He continued.
"Don?" she asked, her expression changed and tears filled her eyes. He squeezed her hand.
"He's on his way" Danny calmed her. "So did you go out to dinner?" He asked again.
"No, Don, Don cooked" Jess answered. "Don?" She tried again.
"I'm right here baby" Don's voice interrupted their conversation as he hit his knees beside her. He grabbed the hand Danny wasn't holding. Just as she looked up at him, her eyes nearly slipped closed. "No Jess, honey, just hang in there a second longer" Don begged. Just then the paramedics swooped in. Panic overcame Jess. "Baby, just relax, they're going to take care of you. I'll be right back I promise. I just need to talk to Danny" Don soothed, slowly standing up.
"Don" Jess called as loud as her sore body would allow. Don spun to look back at her. "I love you" She managed.
"I love you too" He breathed, giving the paramedics access to her. "So Danny what happened?" Don asked as calmly as possible.
"It was an unfair fight, man. I mean the guy was two maybe three times her size. One strong shoulder to her chest and she was done for." Danny explained.
"So?" Don wondered, the situation still seemed somewhat unclear.
"There is no doubt she has a concussion. I heard the noise as her head hit the wall. I just don't know how bad it is. So, I did all I could to keep her awake. Though, I can tell you she's scared. I could see it in her eyes and I don't blame her. She's having trouble breathing. I don't know if she just got the wind knocked out of her or if it's something more serious." Danny continued.
"Well, uh, I'm going to get in the ambulance with my wife" He sputtered.
"Alright man, I'll catch up with ya later" Danny nodded as Don turned and walked away.
Once at the hospital, they look Jess away to examine her. Don nervously paced around the waiting room.
"Mr. Flack?" A nurse called. Don looked up and jogged to the nurse's side. "Jessica is doing fine. She does have a mild concussion and multiple cracked ribs. We would like to keep her overnight for observation." The lady informed him.
"Do you know why she was having trouble breathing?" Don questioned.
"She simply had the wind knocked out of her." The nurse explained.
"Can I see her?" He asked hopefully.
"Right this way" the nurse directed.
Jess looked up as her door opened. She smiled when she saw the familiar face of her husband.
"Hey" He said quietly.
"Hi" She replied softly"
"How are you feeling?" He inquired, approaching the bed.
"I'm a little sore, but ok" Jess answered. Don carefully sat down next to her, somewhat afraid to take her into his arms, knowing about her ribs.
"I can't stay very long, you need to get some rest and I need to go interview the guy who did this to you" He stated, stroking her cheek.
"Don't kill him, ok?" Jess joked.
"No promises" Don smiled. He felt the weight sitting in his chest lighten as he watched her smile.
"Are you coming back?" She wondered.
"When I get things squared away at work" He nodded. She winced as she readjusted in the bed. Don swallowed hard, not liking to see her hurt. "Alright, I gotta run. You take it easy, get some rest." He added, standing up. He bent down and kissed her lightly.
"Hurry back" She called to him as he walked out the door. He turned around and winked at her.
