Stef getting injured and Lena being there for her.
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It had been a rough day at work, a foot chase followed by the suspect hitting her in the leg with a pipe. Stef knew the minute it made contact that something wasn't right as she fell to the ground clutching her knee. Others continued the pursuit as her partner stayed by her side. Soon the EMTs came and loaded her into the back of the truck. She really didn't want to go to the ER, but she didn't have a lot of choice in the matter since her leg was killing her. Her partner, Alex called Mike to have him pick Brandon up from school and take him for the night.
She and Lena had not been together very long and was not sure if she should call her or not. She did not want her to worry, and she just didn't have the courage to do it. What she didn't know was that Alex went ahead and called Lena without her knowledge.
"Hi, is this Lena?," Alex asked.
"Yes it is, may I ask who this is?"
"My name is Alex, I am Stef's partner," Alex continued, "There has been an accident and Stef is in the ER."
"What happened, is she okay?" Lena asked with obvious concern in her voice as all of the possibilities of what could have happened ran through her mind.
"She is okay, but she hurt her knee very badly. We are at Mercy, and I just figured you would like to know."
"I'll be right there. Thank you very much for calling. Bye," said as she hung up her phone and grabbed her purse.
The minute Lena arrived at the ER, Alex was waiting to show her back to Stef's room. As she entered, all she could think about was how Stef looked in that hospital bed. As Lena moved to the side of the bed, Stef opened her eyes and immediately shot Alex a death glare.
"Are you okay," Lena asked, "You had me so worried when I heard that you got hurt. Alex filled me in and I can't believe that this happened."
"I am fine," Stef said, "It can't be anything more than a bruise. What are you doing here? You really didn't have to come all the way down here."
"I wanted to come. Alex told me that Mike took Brandon for the night, so you are coming to stay with me once you get out of here. "
"You really don't have to do that. I will be fine on my own," a typical strong Stef replied.
"You are coming home with me, end of discussion Stephanie Foster."
About that time, the doctor came in. "Well Stef, it looks like you dislocated your knee when you got hit. You are going to be out of commission for a few months until we get you all healed up. I will be in shortly and we will get you splinted and get you some crutches to use." As soon as the doctor left the room, Stef cursed under her breath as there was nothing that she hated more than being laid up for any amount of time.
After the doctor and nurses got her situated, she was finally able to leave. With Lena by her side, they both said their thank yous and got into Lena's car. "You really scared me today, Stef, you know that. I don't know what I would do without you in my life."
"I am really sorry about that Lena, I just didn't want to tell you because I wasn't sure how you would react. We haven't been together that long and I know how much you hate my job. I was just worried that it would scare you off," Stef said with a sad smile. "I love you too much to lose you over a stupid injury."
"You could never lose me. I love you too, and even if I don't love your job, I will always be there for you. Lets go home." Lena leaned over and gave her girlfriend a quick kiss before putting the car in gear and heading back to her apartment.
When they finally arrived at Lena's place, she helped Stef out of the car and into the house. She then set her up on the couch with a glass of water so that she could take her pain pills. Stef was beginning to wonder where Lena had gone after ten minutes and was pleasantly surprised to find her coming back to the couch with fewer clothes on than when she had left.
"I have run you a bath. Come get ready and I will rub your leg," Lena said as she led Stef to the in suite bathroom. She began undressing Stef and kissed her a few times. She eventually got Stef completely undressed and into the hot bath. She then proceeded to undress herself and slid into the water behind Stef, pulling the smaller woman between her legs. As they relaxed in the hot water Lena rubbed Stef's shoulders letting her release the stress from the day.
"Thank you so much for this Love, I love it when we do this and it is even better when I am hurting since I now know I will always have someone to come home to and be there with me," Stef said as she leaned back and placed kisses along the side of Lena's face.
"I will always, always be here for you. I love you Stef and don't ever forget that."
