A/N: I really truly intended to write a new chapter for letters. But this one kind of came to me today. If you don't like it, I won't write more. Let me know what you think.
All he could do was sit and watch as the EMTs worked tirelessly to bring his brother back to him. It never should have gone this way. Jamie has always told Danny that he doesn't have as much to live for as Danny does. And every time Danny let the remark slide, now however he needs to tell Jamie that he has just as much as Danny to live for. That he means too much to the family for them to lose him.
He was even supposed to work with Jamie today; it was by chance that they had been paired together. It was also by chance that they were in pursuit of a killer. It had been a foot chase that Jamie had won easily. However he might have lost instead of won. Next thing he knew, Jamie rolled off to the side and Danny cuffed the suspect. He didn't even know anything had happened until Jamie whispered his name. In his eyes he saw fear. He heard himself telling his baby brother that he was going to be okay, not even allowing himself to glance at the knife protruding from Jamie's abdomen.
"He's losing too much blood; we need to stabilize him and fast. He may not make it if we don't…" was all Danny would allow himself to hear.
"Jamie, you have to fight, please fight…"Danny allowed himself to sob quietly. He wanted so bad to trade places with his baby brother, to not have to watch his brother suffer. He heard the hard, shallow breathing that was wracking his already weak brother. He wanted to bad to offer his brother some comfort, just by holding his hand. However he had been pushed aside as the EMTs arrived.
"This is as stable as he is going to get, let's load and transport him. Surgery and a transfusion are his only hope right now," The young EMT proclaimed.
"Please let me ride, with him. I need to ride with him," Danny heard himself beg. He knew he wouldn't be able to drive himself.
"I don't think that is the best choice, we are still trying to stabilize him and if anything were to happen you'd only be in the way," The older EMT expressed knowing that this could end in a way that wasn't good for either of them. "You can follow in your squad car," He yelled as they loaded his little brother in the back of the ambulance. Without even giving Danny the chance to respond or digest the news, the sped off in the direction of the hospital.
'Mom, Joe, you can't let Jamie go like this, we still need him. It killed us to lose you two; it would finish us off the lost Jamie. Please, please help him," Danny prayed as he sat on the bench next to where his brother had been hurt. And with that he laid his head in his hands, stained with his brother's blood and let the tears flow.