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Chapter three

After all she went through

Johnny knew he shouldn't have visited the girl because of the fact that she had to be sedated for someone to be near her, but something pulled him to her and before he knew it, he was looking down on the peacably sleeping two year old with a mixture of concern and worry. He knew Jenny when she was two years old and she had never had to go through what this little girl went through. Jenny had a mother that brushed her hair and parents to play with her and be with her when they needed her. Sighing he decided to sit down and watch as she breathed evenly glad he was able to save her.

She began to stir and Johnny hesitated. He knew that she could become scared and become combative, but he couldn't bear to call in a nurse to give an injection of seditives at the moment and just settled for watching her. She blinked as she looked at him, little tremors filling her little body and Johnny's heart felt for that girl.

"I hear your name is Aurora. That's a pretty name you know. My friend's daughter is two and a half years older than you but I bet age doesn't matter to you when you're little," Johnny rambled.

Aurora seemed to begin to think that he was a threat because she let out a whimper. Johnny went over to her making sure she saw where his hands were because he didn't want to scare her. Smiling down at her, he quickly got out a brush.

"You want me to brush your hair and make you a do," he asked.

She looked at him hesitantly and then nodded an acceptance. She didn't really get why he was acting so friendly because her daddy never acted like this towards her but as she let him gently brush out the knots in her hair and put it up in a partial ponytail, she began to smile. Seeing it, Johnny smiled. He then showed her the mirror and she looked at him with a little glint in her eyes.

"Hey you look good. Maybe when I get a pen I can sign the casts on your legs and then we can entertain. There's barbies; a Jenny favorite, coloring a coloring book, you could draw, or you could talk and talk and talk," Johnny told her getting a duffel bag and showing it to her.

She chose to color, but she did hold onto to a small brown teddy bear that was also in there. Johnny handed her the crayons and she started to color and although it was outside the lines, it didn't really matter because she was opening up to him.

"So Aurora, what's your middle name," Johnny asked not expecting an answer.

"Gweorgwette," She answered busily squibbling away.

Johnny smiled.

He knew he didn't get attached to patients emotionally but sometimes he couldn't help but do it but this was something different and he didn't know what it was, but didn't want it too end too soon.


Roy stuck his head inside the doctor's lounge and sighed when he only seen Dr. Brackett and Dixie there. He berated himself for letting his partner get away when they were getting supplies. Johnny sure knew to keep a person on their toes, Roy thought.

"Hey, Brackett how's the little girl," Roy asked.

Brackett looked thoughtful.

"She's doing better but is currently taking sedatives to calm her down. The problem is the mother. She seems to believe that the one night stand was with a fireman out of station ten two and a half years ago and you knew Johnny that long right," Brackett inquired.

Roy nodded and Brackett continued.

"Well, she let it-uh slip that it could be anybody there. Tony said though that he remembered a girl by the name of Laura that Johnny had been dating and that she was with several other men too," Brackett finished.

Roy shook his head wondering why some people were willing to ruin their lives like that. Just as he was about to answer, a nurse came in looking excited.

"Gave Aurora a sedative yet," Brackett asked.

"More like an upper," the nurse told him.

At his look she specified, "Look come with me quietly and see."

They went to the room that Aurora was being kept in and peered inside. Roy was curious, Brackett clueless, and Dixie didn't want to miss this. She knew a show when she saw one.

Johnny was in there and Aurora seemed to be okay but not really calm either. In fact, she was very hyper and Brackett was wondering why how he was going to lecture Johnny on following regulations and not sneak into other patients rooms while keeping a straight face. It was a humorous sight though.

Aurora threw the doll against the wall and picked up another doll and said, "No, she die."

Johnny pretending to be Ken said in a high pitch, "Skipper, you can't-Why do we keep killing her off and why do I always have to be Ken and the baby Kelly."

Roy couldn't help it anymore but started laughing out loud. He quickly left to control himself followed by Dixie while Brackett remained behind observing the now red faced paramedic. Aurora held on tightly to a brown teddy bear and he only assumed Johnny gave it to her because it wasn't there before.

"Guess she's not going to need a sedative," Brackett said.

"I'm going to need to give the guys at the station one if they ever get wind of this," Johnny replied.

Aurora just smiled and tugged at Johnny's sleeves.

"Yeah," he asked.

She just smiled and intwined her hands before putting them in her lap. Brackett couldn't help but noticed how her hair was now brushed and pulled back partically and she seemed very happy around Johnny. He himself thought it was impossible for Johnny to ever spend this amount of time with a child he didn't even know.

Johnny realized that she was too shy to ask for any contact whatsoever, gave her a hug and she smiled before she eyed Brackett.

"Okay I know when I'm not needed anymore, Oh and Johnny make sure I get a little bit of blood for a test. You two behave and no more-"he looked down at the skipper barbie on the floor. "-killing Skipper while you are at it," he finished with an amused grin.

He heard Johnny's groan and Aurora laugh as he headed out of the room and he couldn't help but smile. He knew it would be only a matter of time before news hit that he was playing barbies with a two year old patient that he only met at a fire. He frowned as he remembered that the mother had pinned most of the blame on the stepfather who was nowhere to be found. He realized that he would have to make sure that the guy didn't know where the toddler was because anyone willing to beat a kid and then kill them in a fire would certainly want them dead and she went through a lot as it was with the injuries.

He just hoped she didn't have to see the person ever again and smiled briefly wondering where Johnny got the skills to deal with children. He had the Gage charm going for him but the girl was petrified and he just went in to be friendly and would come out with something more. She did deserve it after what she went through, Brackett reasoned.