In one glance
Title: In one glance
Author: Julia R.
Characters: William Murdoch, Julia Ogden
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: M
Summary: William is seriously injured during an intervention.
The day was radiant. In this day of May, the flowers growing everywhere around the city and in the gardens, the winter was over and the population of Toronto finally savored the return of spring.
The station number four had been relatively quiet this past week, a few thefts, some complaints, but no murders or disappearance.
Everybody had noticed the cheerful mood of Detective Murdoch, the many long minutes during which he eclipsed his office to join the morgue. Where was the source of his happiness. And many of his colleagues knew he would keep this mood until at least the end of the month, the anniversary of his wedding with Dr. Ogden two years earlier.
Thus, with a long sigh of contentment, he laid the last book lying on his desk. He got up, turned off the light, walked to the door and took his hat. He arrived at George's office to whom he simply smiled walking beside him.
-I am going to leave George, he murmured, see you tomorrow.
-Good evening, Sir, replied his friend, smiling.
William nodded as he surveyed the open space and headed to the door of the police station. He climbed the two small steps when the voice of his superior was heard above the din of the post.
-MURDOCH.
He froze. He sighed deeply and looked up at the ceiling a few seconds before turning and come face to face with Inspector Brakenreid.
-Sir?
-An hold-up at the Toronto Bank, we are on call, Crabtree, Jackson and Higgins accompany us, and we go to the armory. The man seems violent.
-But Sir, I planned to ...
-I don't care, I also had planned a quiet evening with my wife. They wait for us, they are accustomed.
William did not answer. He knew he was right, but for once, he cursed the fact that he was a police officer for who duty comes first. He had imagined this evening since he left Julia at lunch time. They had spent it in the nearest park, talking about everything and nothing, and noticing that they were alone in a remote corner, he did not hesitate to bring her against him. She had let him, laughing, he crossed her eyes and kissed her again and again, as he pressed his body against hers, lying on her, hearing her grow low moans of pleasure . Agains heart, they had to separate, but with the promise that the same night they would resume where they left off and they would go much further. So at that moment, William cursed himself to be the man of honor that he was, because he knew his evening and night would be a lot less enjoyable as he had imagined.
Night had long fallen when the woman heard her phone ring. She was in her office. After completing reports, she had taken a book she was reading for a few minutes now. She was warned that her husband had gone into action and he would not be back until late, but she had not had the heart to wait at home. Julia preferred to wait him until he was back to the police station. As he always did, he would come to see her in the morgue and they decide together if they were returning home, or if he would be too busy to accompany her. She wasn't prepare to hear her phone ringing, as William was always personally come to prevent her, and at this late hour any other person knew that she no longer was in the morgue. Especially since she was Mrs. Murdoch.
Julia picked up the phone, placing a pencil on the line where she had stopped reading and began to speak.
-Doctor Julia Ogden?
-Doctor, Inspector, I ...
-What can I do for you? Have you a body?
-We are ... at the hospital, said the deep voice of the Inspector Brakenreid at the other end, Murdoch ... he ...
-Does he hurt? Julia threw feeling her heart miss a beat.
-Yes, you should come.
Then the Doctor Ogden did not bother to respond. She just hung up the phone in a hurry. Knowing that William was wounded put her in all her states, she was shaking like a leaf. "Please, tell me it's not bad, I beg you," she repeated in her head all the way, until she entered the hall. She asked the room of the Detective Murdoch and was immediately led there. She entered a leap to see George standing at the end of the bed, his face wounded several burns. She met his gaze one second before looking at the man who was in the bed, motionless, her husband.
-William? She said rushing to his bedside.
-Julia are you ... there?
She frowned, finally noticing what state he was. He also had burns on his face, but his eyes were closed and two large white cottons were posed on.
-Julia, William repeated in a trembling voice, I can't see anything.
to be continued...