Flynn Family Test Chapter 1

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Sharon sat in the hospital waiting room, twirling the two rings on her left ring finger. She glanced over at Rusty holding the baby, then glanced over at Patrece who had a toddler sitting on her lap. "Come here Katelynn Megan. Come see Momma." The seven month old adopted baby reached for her mother. Patrece handed her the baby, then came to rub Sharon's back. Sharon glanced at Rusty. "We need to call your brothers and sisters." Rusty looked over at Sharon studying her. "I called Nicole on the way here, using Bluetooth while driving." He gave her a look. "She'll be on her way as soon as Dean gets home to stay with Ariel and the boys. I figured you'd want to call Ricky and Emily, but I can do it if you want." He looks at his mother holding his baby sister with his little brother sitting next to her. "I grabbed Andy's wallet with the gold card in it as they were cutting off his clothes, it has the gold card in it. I can book Emily's flight.

Just then Sharon's phone rang. She looked at her middle son. "Could you?" Rusty nodded and took her phone from the table next to her. "Commander Flynn's phone. This is her son Rusty."

"Rusty it's Lt. Provenza. Is the Commander able to take a call? Rusty glanced over at his mother holding both children and trying to keep it together. He got up and changed seats. "No, not really." He pulled the notebook and a pen from his back pocket. "What's up?"

"You all aren't alone right? My wife is there?" Rusty nodded into the phone. "Yeah, Patrice is here, helping with the kids, and helping Mom keep it together. What did you find or find out? And this is Andy's son asking, not a reporter. We're off the record."

Provenza sighed into the phone. "That thought didn't even enter my head. We found the two through and through bullets 15 feet from where your dad fell. From the shots heard, Sanchez thinks there is one more bullet lodged in the wound. If you could make sure that gets sent to ballistics. Sorry, have Keith do it. You're a cop's kid, not a cop.

Rusty laughed a little. "Almost the same thing. Yeah I'll tell Keith. I have to get Emily a flight here and see about getting Nick here. That should take my mind off Dad for a bit, dealing with Army red tape and regulations. I really don't want to have to call Diane to ask for help. Provenza sighed into the phone. "If you need help with it call me and I'll call Diane, but Nick has Sharon listed as his step-mother now, so they will work with her too. Rusty nodded and sighed in relief. "Good to know, I didn't know Nick did that. Keep us up to speed. Lt." Provenza nodded into the phone. "You do the same."

Rusty put Sharon's phone in his pocket and took out his own. He scrolled the contacts and hit Ricky's name, listening as it rang. Ricky answered a few seconds later. "Raydor, go." He didn't look at the caller ID. Rusty sighed into the phone. "You need to get down here to LA, like now. Dad was shot in the line today." Rusty look a breath into the phone.

Ricky pulled the phone back for a second, looking at it. He then put it back up to his ear and spoke into it. Is he...is he alive? Or did it...you know?"

Rusty rubbed his face. "He's alive, in surgery to remove the bullets, stop the bleeding and stuff. Mom is here with Katie and Noah. Nicole is on her way. I have to get Emily a flight and figure out how to get in touch with Nick."

Ricky nodded into the phone and replied. "I'll get Nick there. I know how to do it. You call Em and book her flight. I'm headed out now, stopping at home to grab some clothes. I'll be there in like 2 and a half or three hours. Call me if there are any changes or whatever."

"Thank you Ricky. I'll get Em's flight and let Mom know that you're all on your way. Bye." He hung up the phone. Keith walked up behind him and took the phone then pulled Rusty to him. Rusty wrapped his arms around Keith's waist and buried his head into Keith's chest. "I have to keep it together for Mom and the kids and get Emily a flight and text it to her."

Keith pulled Rusty tighter against him. "No, you need to breathe, calm down, let me hold you, and let me help you. That's why I'm here. That's why Commander McGinnis sent me to the hospital as family liaison. But I'm also here to help the man I love. You don't have to hold it together for me." Keith held Rusty against his chest and kissed the top of his head, as he rubbed his back.

At that moment Sharon and Nicole looked up from the kids and watched them. They watched and listened in awe. "Give me the credit card, I'll book Emily's flight and text it to her. And I heard Ricky say he would get Nick here and that he himself is on his way here." Rusty nodded into Keith's chest as he handed him the card. "I love you Keith." Keith tipped Rusty's head up and kissed him. "I love you too babe.

Rusty let Keith have the credit card and Keith used his own phone. Rusty went back over to Sharon and Nicole. He sat down and rubbed his face. "Ricky is on his way. He is working on contacting Nick and getting him here. Keith has Dad's credit card to make Emily's flight arrangements, he'll call her when he does. And he'll keep us in the loop with Prozenza since he's wearing his radio.

Sharon moved over and hugged her son. "Thank you Rusty. You're really helping me keep it together. No word on your dad yet." Rusty just nodded as she hugged her in return. "I heard Keith say he's staying here. Commander McGinnis sent his as liaison? Remind me to thank her the next time I see her. I know you needed him here too." She looked at his expression. "Everyone knows that you two love each other and that you're a couple. No one has a problem with it.

Rusty just nodded, not commenting on he and Keith. "So they still have Dad in surgery? Provenza told me to make sure and get the bullets from the OR. Then he said, oh yeah, I'm not talking to a cop, but their son. He asked me to remind Keith to do it. Amy or Julio will be here to maintain chain of custody. Geez, I do sound like one of you. Guess that's what happens when your parents are cops and then you fall in love with one. Did I say that last part out loud?" Sharon nodded as Keith rubbed Rusty's back and shoulders from behind.

Keith leaned over to Rusty and gently kissed him. "I love you too babe, you know that. Lean on me. Let me help you. You don't have to hold in all your emotions with me. You know that." Rusty leaned into Keith, letting himself be held as Sharon watched them.

About a minute later the surgery hallway door opened. Patrice walked through followed by a man in scrubs. "Sharon?" Patrice got her attention. Sharon looked up at them, barely holding it together. "Sharon this is Robert Lewis the head surgeon who was in with Andy. Robert this is Commander Sharon Flynn, Andrew's wife. Sharon shook the man's outstretched hand.

"Is he...how is my husband?" Sharon managed to hold it together. Patrice and Robert sat down on either side of her. Robert looked at her. "We repaired the damage of the two through and through shots. We were able to remove the third bullet and it was given to a Sargent Sanchez. We had to remove Andrew's spleen. Sargent Sanchez referred to the bullets as cop killers, but the Kevlar vest and the rapid EMS response saved the Captain's life. He will make a good if not eventually full recovery, but it will take time. Nurse Provenza here tell me that he is not a patient man."

"She's right. He absolutely is not a patient man. When may I see him? I need to see and touch him." Sharon blinks back tears and rubs her face. "I need to see my husband."

"He's in recovery and Patrice can take you there now. He hasn't completely come to yet, but you being there may help with that. Have one of the nurses page me if you have questions or concerns. I will come check on him when he is moved out of recovery." The surgeon stands to shake Sharon's hand then leaves her with Patrice.