Note: I don't own any character of the series.
I'm from europe, so my english isn't that good.
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"Whoever did this, is going to be in big trouble", Connor Rhodes hissed, looking at his girlfriend that was lying on the table right in front of him.
"She's still bleeding into her belly", he screamed at the team before a horrible, long disturbing sound filled the room.
Horrified Connor looked at the monotor, realizing that Zanettis heart stopped.
"She went into V-tech. She's crashing", Connor screamed.
"I can't get a pulse", Halstead noticed seriously.
"Start compressions. Give me the paddles. Right now!", he yelled at the nurses, grabbing it with trembeling hands.
"I'm gonna kill this son of a bitch", he whispered, putting the defibrilator on Samanthas chest.
"One miligram of epi", April informed with a shaky voice, continueing CPR, until a short heart beat filled the room.
Connor wiped the sweat from his head, searching for a pulse that he finally was able to locate.
"Alright, get her into the OR. We still have to stop the bleeding", he instructed, before he threw his cloves into the bin, hitting the wall with his fist.
"Connor?"
Rhodes didn't respond to Halsteads question.
"Connor?"
"WHAT?", he screamed, fighting the tears in his eyes.
"We're going to find out, who did this. Trust me."
"She nearly died. It could have killed her. She didn't do anything!", he answered, biting his lips, before he moved out of the room, clenched his fists, ready to walk into the ER to save Samanthas life…
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"She lost a lot of blood, but we're hopeful that she's gonna make it. We were able to stop the bleeding and got her back after we tried CPR on her", Rhodes informed Sharon Goodwinn, who invited him into her office, to talk about Zanettis state.
Detective Lindsay and Halstead were sitting on the table, ready to get further information on the case.
"What do you know till now?", Connor wanted to know, receiving concerned views from the Cops.
"She was found around 2 blocks from her house. She walked to the station, probably on her way to work. Someone must have lie in waite for her before he knocked her out. It was around 5:30. Still dark and the perfect time for an attack", Jay Halstead explains.
"Does Doctor Zanetti always use the same way to go to work?"
Still nervous and anxious Connor denied.
"I'm not sure. She barely drives on her own."
"Can you tell us about the injuries, Doctor Rhodes?"
Trying to controll his shaky hands, Connor grabbed his Ipad and opened some files he had saved before. It nearly killed him to look at her wounds, but there was no other option since they wanted to catch the offender as fast as possible.
"She's been seriously injured and was beaten for several times. She was hit on the chest and on her legs. Her stomach was attacked, what finally caused her inner bleeding. Luckily her head came out fine. There are no signs of brain damage."
"Is there a chance, that someone interrupted the scene? Like the offender being seen by civilians?", Erin asked, what Connor confirmed by nodding.
"Probably yes. The finger prints on her throat indicate signs of chocking."
"What eventually would verify our suspection", Jay assumed. He already wanted to ask a further question but stopped when the door went open.
"Dr. Rhodes? Dr. Zanetti is waking up right now", April Sexton told.
Connors eyes met with his boss.
"Alright, can I go?", he asked Mrs. Goodwin, then looked at the detectives. Finally Erin moved her hand, telling him that he was released for now...
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"She wanted to see you, but fell asleep slightly afterwards. She's still weak", April told Rhodes, who just entered the ICU.
"Thank you", he answered, slowly closed the door.
Quietly he sneaked into the room, sitting down next to her bed.
He turned around to make sure that they had no witnesses, then quietly took her hand.
Feeling the warm touch on her palm, Zanetti finally opened her eyes .
Her face was covered with bruises and scratches, while the loss of blood made her looking like a ghost.
"Hey", Connor whispered, caressing her hand, so she squeezed back.
"Hi", she mouned groggily and looked around in confusion.
"What happened?", she wanted to know, caused by the worried look in Connors eyes.
"You've been attacked on your way to work. They've found you in an alley next to the station."
Sam wanted to get up, but stopped on her half-way.
"Whoooow, whoooow, whooow, what are you doing?"
Sam winced when the pain hit her hard.
"Ouch, that hurts."
She touched her chest. That's when Connor got up to change her IV.
"Your rips are broken. I give you a higher dosage of morphine, right?"
Sam smiled weakly, stretched out her arm, because she felt the need of having him around.
Quietly Connor embraced her hand with his own again.
Recognizing teardrops falling from Zanettis eyes, he tenderly stroked her cheek.
"You scared the hell out of me", he admitted, giving her a sad smile.
"We nearly lost you", he added, unknowing that he triggered her memory with his words.
Noticing his girlfriend crying heavier, Connor tightened the grip on his hand, finally pulled her in a hug.
"It's okay. I'm here", Rhodes tried to comfort her, when she started to stumble.
"I was too late, so I used a shortcut. Suddenly I recognized footsteps coming behind me. I used to walk faster when I felt two hands on my shoulder. There was this guy, wearing a black mask in front of his head. He tried to choke me and when I hit back he started beating me. I thought that was it", she whispered and stared at Connor with wide eyes.
"Did you recognize him? Is there a chance you've already seen him before?"
"No, things just happened too fast. I can't remember", she sniffled, tiredly closing her eyes for a few seconds.
"Alright. You should rest now, okay?", he stroked circles above her palm.
Weakly she opened her eyes for another time, whimpered in pain and fear.
"Shhh…You're safe", Rhodes murmued the last words she heard, before she blacked out again…