It was one moment in time
One moment where Iain was faced with a gunman yet it was another who took the hit
Ruby
Selflessly, as he was staring down the barrel of a loaded gun, she was the one who pushed him out of harm's way, taking the full force as Mark pulled the trigger. She stood for a second before wavering on her feet, stumbling backwards into a wall. She could no longer stand & slid down until she was sitting on the floor
"No, Ruby, no" Iain pleaded as he collapsed to his knees in front of his colleague, not caring if Mark had the gun pointed at him
All colour had drained from her cheeks as a growing patch of scarlet red developed on her chest. He placed his hands on the wound, putting pressure on it to stop her from bleeding out
"What have I done…?"
Iain could hear Mark sobbing behind him, but his concentration was fixed on Ruby who was deteriorating rapidly
"Ruby, stay awake, stay with me" Iain implored as Ruby's eyes fluttered shut, her breath becoming raspy & uneven
With a free hand, Iain grabbed his radio & pressed the emergency button
"Control to three zero seven. You pressed your emergency button. Is everything okay?"
"Control, emergency situation. Paramedic with a gunshot wound. Back-up required immediately" Iain said into his radio
"Iain…" Ruby's voice was barely above a whisper, "… If I don't make it-"
He held her gaze for a moment, her blue eyes were filled with fear & he had never seen her so vulnerable before. She had always been so strong, the grounding force to his impulsive nature. Seeing like this scared him but he had to be the strong one, for her
Iain shook his head defiantly, "-No you're not doing that! You're not saying goodbye. Back-up is on its way, just stay with me"