A/N: This chapter is short, sorry. Hopefully the next will be longer.
Disclaimer: Once again, I don't own any of these character.
Just lying there in the bed, strapped up to a monitor, Joanne actually looks like she's sleeping. They stand around the bed in silence. Beep…Beep…Beep…
Oh my god. That sound is so annoying. Make it stop. No, it can't stop, keep beeping, if it's letting me know that Joanne's still alive. Maureen walks over to the side of Joanne's bed, and reaches over to her hand. "Joanne…pookie. Are you okay?" Roger's cell phone goes off and steps into the corner and answers it.
Collins leans against the wall, guilt crashing into him. I can't believe I almost turned on family like that. She almost got assassinated over this case. I wish I can take those things back…
A tear falls down Maureen's face as she clutches Joanne hand harder. "Joanne, I know you're there, please open your eyes. Are you okay?"
Joanne mumbles with eyes closed. "You guys, I'm okay." She opens her eyes to a blurry room, but even with the blur, she can still make out who's there. Mark, Benny, Collins, Roger, and…Maureen?
Roger looks over to Joanne and start talking into his phone. "Yeah, she just woke up. Hurry." He hangs up his phone. "Mimi and Angel are almost here from the airport."
Joanne looks around the room to notice that indeed, Angel and Mimi weren't there. "Where were they?"
Roger slowly walks over to her bed, feeling guilty himself. "They had a commercial to shoot but they heard what happened and took the first flight home."
Mimi had stay at the Cat Scratch Club for a few more years, but then got discovered by a dance choreographer for music videos, and became well known, very fast. Angel started selling her designs while she drummed to make some extra money, then Mimi helped her open up her own clothing line, 2Day4U. They were on the cover of a big magazine as number one of the Top Ten Celebrity Best Friends, even had their own segment together on E! True Hollywood Story, featuring the rest of the bohos.
Maureen moves in closer towards Joanne, wiping her tear so Joanne wouldn't see it. "Joanne, what happened?"
Joanne takes a deep breath. Should I tell them? No, that can only lead to getting them into trouble too. "I-I can't."
Collins walks over beside Mark, who's at the foot of the bed. "Come on. We tell each other everything. What are you keeping from us?"
"I can't. I have to protect you guys." As the words stood in the air, each boho took the time to calculate what she just said. Joanne sighs. "I don't want to put you guys in danger. It's this case."
Roger gets frustrated. "Joanne, just tell us what the hell is going on. Why did you get shot?"
Joanne gives in, but with hesitation. "I haven't been around lately because I'm being watched, and I was protecting your safety. Someone wants Christopher Heinsfield to take the fall for the murder, they contacted me to make him plea guilty, but I couldn't do it. He's innocent and I wanted to prove it. I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys, I-" She couldn't continue as tears stream from her face.
Maureen holds on to her ex-girlfriend, her mind racing with confusion and fear of what she just told her. "It's gonna be okay baby. We're I'm not gonna let anything happened to you. I just can't believe this happened to you."
Joanne slightly chuckles, trying to lighten up the mood. "It's not that bad actually. I needed the rest, you know how I get when I have an important case."
An hour later, Mimi and Angel comes in the room with worry written all over their faces. Maureen rests her head on Joanne's bed as they both sleep, never letting go of her hand. Roger immediately went to Mimi and Angel to Collins. Collins explains to the two Latinas about the situation.
"This is crazy." Mimi announces.
"How long has she been sleeping?" Angel asks.
"They fell asleep about twenty minutes ago." Collins says. "Mark and Benny stepped out to pick up some dinner."
Next Chapter: The boho's try to find a way to help Joanne.