Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the most amazing show on television – Flashpoint. I am writing this fiction for enjoyment purposes only. I have created an OFC named Gwendolyn, so yes, she's mine.
Chapter 1
Gwendolyn's POV
My eyes felt heavy. They were closed so I shouldn't have been able to feel them anyway, but they still felt heavy. I heard voices.
No, that wasn't right. I heard one voice. It was far away though. One voice kept repeating my name.
I tried and managed to open my eyes but I couldn't focus on anything in particular. Everything was blurry and the lights were too bright. I closed my eyes and tried again. This time I was able to focus on the wall, the lights, and the dark shadows in my peripheral vision. Those must be people.
I closed my eyes again, and the third time I opened them I could see more details of where I was. I wondered where I was as I couldn't place anything.
When I could focus on something, it was Emmett's face that I saw. Of course I recognized Emmett. He was one of my brothers, and my favourite brother, but I would never tell Shane that. It would hurt his feelings. I wouldn't tell Emmett that either as that would give him a big ego boost.
"Gwenny? I'm…glad…Can...hear me? …here."
I saw Emmett's lips move, but his voice went in and out, so I must have missed a few words. It sounded like he was far away, but he wasn't. He was close enough for me to touch him. I blinked a few more times, trying to clear my vision. Or maybe it was my head that was pounding that was causing me to feel groggy.
I turned my head to the left and saw a man. I thought it might be my brother Shane, but it wasn't. This man was a police officer. He was in a uniform. Him, I didn't recognize. He smiled at me. It was a bit unnerving. I turned my head toward Emmett again and opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. My whole mouth was dry.
"Don't speak, little sister. I'll go get you some juice," I heard Emmett's voice louder and clearer this time.
I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. I felt weak. Tired. Unfocussed. When I opened them again, things were a bit clearer. I was in a hospital. That didn't bother me that much, as I was a doctor, so I was always at the hospital. But working at the hospital and being a patient at a hospital were two different things altogether. I tried to recall any events that would have landed me in the hospital, but I came up blank.
"Gwenny?"
Emmett's pet name for me had always annoyed me, but I was really glad that it was his familiar face I saw when I first opened my eyes.
I moved my left hand to hold the cup of juice Emmett was holding out for me and that is when I realized that the police officer was holding my left hand. He let it go of course, but he kept staring at me with what could only be called puppy dog eyes. Emmett was the king of puppy dog eyes, and it got me every time he used them.
After I drank enough juice to wet my throat, I managed to say, "what happened?"
Emmett's eyes glazed over with tears. I was a little shocked. I couldn't remember the last time my brother's eyes filled with tears. It just didn't happen. He was 'tough' guy. It must have been serious for my brother to tear up like that.
"Gwen, you fell down the stairs. You hit your head." He paused. "I found you and couldn't wake you. I don't know how long you were at the bottom of the stairs. I'm so glad that you're alright now."
I smiled a little, but even that effort took a lot out of me.
Then the police officer to my left picked up my hand again and kissed it.
It felt weird. Really weird. I pulled my hand back and stared at him.
"Who are…?" No that wasn't right. Who was he…he was obviously a police officer. I started again, "why are you here?" I really didn't know how else to put it. I mean, I had never met the guy before and here he was holding and kissing my hand.
"Why wouldn't Parker be here?" Emmett asked.
Emmett's question threw me. This Parker was obviously a friend of Emmett's.
Parker was giving me this intense look. Must be the cope stare. I had to look away again.
"Em, do we know him?"
Emmett looked at me really strange. "You don't recognize him?"
I looked at the police officer again. His eyes were even sadder looking, making the puppy dog look really sad.
"Did you save my life?" I asked.
A tear fell from Parker's eyes and he lowered his head into his other hand.
"Sis. Look at me."
I looked at Emmett.
"What do you remember?"
I remembered…I remembered Dad dying and leaving me a file. I remembered learning that Dad wasn't really my biological Dad, and that I had a father running around somewhere out there. I had another family out there and that I wanted to find them. I remembered learning that I had two new brothers, and their names were Ed and Roy Lane. I remembered fighting with my brother Shane when I said I was going to make contact with Ed. I remember making the decision to make contact with Ed Lane.
When I told Emmett all of this, he looked mad. At least that was what it looked like to me. It was weird though. Emmett had supported me in my need to find my other brothers, so I couldn't understand why he was mad at me.
"Crap. Parker she can't remember – "
"I know, Emmett. Let's just slow this down. Sweetheart, what day is it?"
I looked over at Parker again. I thought about it. "May…the 15th?. I think"
Parker just nodded his head.
Emmett started to get agitated again. "That's like 10 months ago. 10 months of memories gone!"
"Emmett, stop." Parker held his hand up, almost like he was surrendering. It looked unusual for a police officer to hold his hands up like that.
Then Emmett's words finally got through to me. 10 months. I got scared. "I've been in a coma for 10 months?" I started moving my legs and arms, just to make sure that the muscles were still working. They seemed in perfect shape.
Parker shook his head. "No, sweetheart. You fell last night, but you are awake now. Let's just focus on that, okay? Everything else will come back."
I nodded my head. It made sense. I still felt groggy.
Parker let go of my hand and stood up. "Emmett, I'll go get the doctor and tell them that my – Gwendolyn, that she's awoken. Someone needs to check her."
Emmett looked at me. "You'll be alright Gwenny. You'll see. Everything will work out."