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Chapter 3 – Pull trough

Lawson was pushed to the trauma room immediately while Shannon was walking up and down until a doctor stepped in front of her.

"Sergeant Shannon Henry?"

"Yes."

"Senior Sergeant Blake filled you in as his emergency contact. You have to sign a few papers."

"How is he?"

"Please let us take a seat right here. Senior Sergeant Blake is in critical condition. He is bleeding internally really badly. Through the scans we can tell that there are a few broken ribs but we can't locate the bleeding. We have to put Mister Blake into surgery to find out were he is bleeding and to stop the bleeding. He already has lost a great amount of blood. So you as his emergency contact have to agree that Senior Sergeant Blake can undergo surgery. Despite that you have to agree for the blood transfusions that he is going to need."

"But….but I don't know if he is agreeing with that." Shannon said shocked from the words she just heard.

"I want to be completely honest with you Sergeant. If we don't get to do these things your Senior Sergeant is going to die." The doctor spoke truthfully getting Shannons eyes to fill with tears immediately. She has suspected that Lawsons life was in danger but this hard words made her world turn upside down.

"Where do I have to sign?"

Kerrys heels were clicking on the floor as she searched the OR waiting room for her Sergeant. As she found Shannon she could tell by a look that she was a mess. Tears were streaming down her face.

"Shannon?" Shannon immediately wiped the tears from her eyes and made eye contact with her boss. Despite the fact that she tried really hard her eyes were million miles away from her normally cool look.

"You got any news jet?"

"They put him in surgery about half an hour ago. He has major internal bleeding. Trough the high amount of blood they couldn't locate the bleeding on the scans. They told me that he has a few broken ribs. I signed up for the operation and for blood transfusions that he will need. The doc said that he is in critical condition." Shannon said her voice shaky and full of emotions.

"Can you please tell me why the hell Lawson put you as his emergency contact?" Kerry asked after a few moments of silence.

"I have no idea but you can be damn sure that I will ask him when he is out of all this." Shannon played her role well.

"How is he?" Josh voice interrupted Kerry from getting further. Shannon had to smile a little. Good old Josh always just in time. Shannon told Josh and the others the same words as Kerry before. She knew that she had to control her emotions. She wasn't supposed to break down because her senior sergeant was in critical condition. Josh was the only one how knew what was going on. He could see how terrified she was but he was afraid too.

"How can it take that long? They took him under about fife hours ago. It isn't a good sign right?", Stella asked.

"They have to locate the bleeding and then get him back together." Josh said in a calm tone even if he was million miles away from being calm. Shannon lifted her head slowly. She was barely able not to cry. Why did it take them so long? Was Lawson going to be okay?

"Family of Senior Sergeant Blake?" a voice ran through the room causing everyone to jump up from their seats.

"As you may have noticed the operation took quite some time. Mister Blake has six broken ribs. They were all pretty much dislocated. Mister Blake was bleeding from his liver and his spleen. His spleen was damaged really badly so we had to remove it completely. Because of the blood loose Mister Blake already got three blood transfusions during the operation but he will need even more."

"But….he….he is going to be okay right?" Josh asked. He held Shannons hand firmly.

"To be honest with you his condition is still critical he has to pull trough the night. We removed him to the ICU and hooked him to a ventilator."

"Oh no." Shannon gasped.

"Can we see him?"

"Just two persons at a time."

"Josh, Shannon you should go in. Keep us updated. I am staying here." Kerry said while Shannon gave her a quick nod following the doctor with Josh right behind her.

"Oh no Josh." Shannon said as she entered Lawsons room slowly. Tubes where coming out of his body and going back in. Worst of it was the tube breathing for him with a scary sound that causes Lawsons chest to move up and down slowly.

"Fuck!" Josh said out loudly pulling Shannon into his arms.

"Shan you know Lawson. He will be fine in no time you hear me? He is way too stubborn to end it like this." Shannon wiped away her tears before making her way to Lawsons bed slowly.

The first thing Shannon get to love on Lawson was his big boss manner. He was always the strong men standing in front of them knowing exactly what to do. Guiding them to different situation, making sure they came out of all this save. The strong Lawson who was making decisions about life and death with no visible emotion in his eyes. She had fallen in love with him.

During all the time they had spent together Shannon slowly learned that the strong and untouchable Lawson was more broken then she had ever imagined him to be.

The worst about it was that she had watched him slowly fall apart with every call that went wrong. It had punished her that she wasn't able to hold him together to help him pull trough. She knew that everything that happened today was a result from the last weeks. Lawson had told her that he had let his team down once. Today he was not willing to let his team down even if it means walking into another call with six broken ribs bleeding to death internally.

Shannon had watched him break. As he came walking down the steps after telling Sandrine everything that has happened she had seen a broken men looking so old and tired from the world. And right now he was looking quite the same. He looked tired and Shannons eyes filled with tears immediately.

"You have to pull trough this Lawson. You can't leave me here you hear that? You just can't leave me here! I know you are tired of this world. I know that you feel helpless and lost but I need you so much so please don't be a coward and pull trough!" Shannon said by placing a kiss on Lawsons forehead

Josh took a deep breath looking away from his best friend not wanting to let Shannons words into his mind. He exactly knew that Lawson has pushed himself to the edge slowly with every call going wrong. Today he jumped in his stubborn way to help and protect his team.

….to be continued!