Hello all, I know most have been waiting for this so here it is, the next chapter but a quick thanks to you all, without you, I wouldn't have written this. Please Read and Review, love always Layna.
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To say that Frank hated Hospitals was an understatement; he despised them. He had lost his mother in one, been told his wife had cancer in one and then lost her in the same one, he had also lost his son in one and now there was a chance he could lose two more kids and another injured. The worst part was that he was alone in that waiting area and as much as he wanted to be at the hospital with Danny waiting for Erin to get out of surgery he knew he wanted to be here more. It wasn't fair; he felt like the family had just had the joy of having Jamie released from St. Victors.
"Commissioner," he heard called to him and his gut wrenched, he stood as the mother of Edit Janko wheeled herself in with who appeared to be one of her sons.
"Mrs. Janko, How are you feeling?" He asked as she drew closer.
"Oh, I'll be fine. Is there any word on my daughter?" Tears forming in her eyes, all of this was overwhelming, and Frank understood and if he was not from a cop family and Jamie was the only cop in the family he would be just like her.
"Nothing yet," Frank responded as he settled in a chair next to her.
"Forgive me, this is Edit's brother Jake, Jake this is Commissioner Reagan."
"Frank, please," he extended his hand out to the man who took reluctantly with anger in his eyes.
"I heard from Edit that you had a large family Frank, where are they?" Jake asked in a tone that Frank knew to be one of anger directed to him.
"Jake," his mother warned as she shot him a glare only to turn and give Frank a nervous smile. "Please excuse my son Commissioner; he is just worried for Edit."
"Don't apologize for me mother, Eddie is a rookie, she shouldn't have been undercover, she shouldn't be in this hospital DYING right now."
"I am sorry that your sister is here, my son is too and I wish that neither of them had taken on this case but together they decided they wanted to."
"And you didn't talk them out of it, your own son for god sakes!"
"Jake," Mrs. Janko yelled she looked horrified.
"No, it's quite alright, I understand, I wish I would have told Jamieson no, I wish that on day one I could have detected that Henrietta Quimby was a dirty cop and that she was sending my son into an assignment that would get him shot. I wish that when he asked me what I thought I could have convinced him that I didn't want him to do it because his family did not need to lose another brother, I couldn't lose another son and until this is over I won't forgive myself." This left Jake silent, though the rage within had only dulled to a slight simmer, he was still angry and unable to bring any words up he just stalked out of the room leaving Frank with a silent and slightly horrified.
"I am so sorry Commissioner, ever since the whole ordeal with his father, Jake keeps a close eye on Eddie, they are the closest."
"It's alright I understand, Jamie has two siblings like that too, ever since he became a cop they worry constantly."
"May I ask you something?" Frank nodded to the request.
"You said you couldn't lose another son, I don't mean to pry but was he a cop too?"
"Yes, my middle son, he was the third oldest, he was killed in the line of duty in '09, it shattered our family and I think it brought Jamie the final steps towards his decision to becoming a cop."
"So you have lost a son, to police work," she knew she was toeing the line but she was just so curious.
"Unfortunately, to more dirty cops, and it killed me, Jamie actually took down the group responsible for it."
"I am so sorry Commissioner…"
"Frank, you can call me Frank."
"Frank, she is my little girl and I am so terrified when I found out she wanted to be a cop, and now I fear that my nightmares have been confirmed, I just don't understand, she just wanted to help people." Frank opened his mouth but was interrupted when another Reagan entered.
"Frank, any news on either of them," Linda asked as she came into the room with worry evident in her voice and plastered on her face.
"Linda, why are you here, I thought you were with Danny and Erin?"
"I was but Erin is in surgery and Danny demanded that I come here he said he was fine and that he needed updates on Jamie and Eddie."
"Nothing yet, how is Erin?"
"Internal bleeding and a severe concussion, there was no word once I left, gave Henry my phone and told him to call you, Garrett and or Baker as soon as they had anything and I told them I'd do the same."
"Is Erin and Danny other cops that work with my daughter?" Linda became aware of the other woman in the room.
"No, they are Jamie's sister and brother, this is my son Danny's wife Linda." Linda gave the woman a tired smile and watched as the older woman took that in
"They are also injured, were they with Jamie and Edit?"
"No they had a witness and there was a car accident."
"Oh, well this just isn't our year is it then," She asked as she looked to the door
"I guess not," Frank answered, and that was all that was said for a while as they stared idly at the door waiting for any news they could get.
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It was an hour and a half before a doctor finally came in to the waiting room, they all sat in anticipation as the doctor slowly made her way in.
"You must be the Reagan family," They were the only ones in the room as all the rest of the waiters had gotten their news.
"Yes," Danny replied, his heart beating.
"Erin is going to be just fine, the surgery was a success and she will have to be here for a few days but I see a nice release soon, She is in recovery now so I will come get you once she is set up in a room."
"Thank you so much," Nicki said as she released her great grandfather's arm from her death grip.
"You are very welcome, I am positive as soon as she has come out of her anesthetic state she will be happy to see you." He bid them a farewell and left the room Henry jumped up and excused himself to call Linda as Nicki let out a heavy breath, she was so overwhelmed even through the jury was still out on her Uncle and also Eddie who she had come to like.
"How are you Uncle Danny?" She finally turned to her other Uncle who looked at her two cousins as they slept oblivious to the situation right now. Frankly, Danny did not know how to answer that, he was both relieved but also absolutely terrified.
"I'll get back to you on that," he said as looked to her and pulled her into a hug, this was going to be a long night.
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"Family of Edit Janko," a male doctor called causing Frank too nearly to jump from his seat but he pushed that back as both Eddie's mother and brother stood up.
"My daughter how is she," Eddie's mother begged for good news.
"Your daughter had lost a lot of blood, we unfortunately had some complications and lost her twice on the operating table, we were able to shock her back. One bullet hit her left lung and while we patched her up she lost oxygen for a while, we have place her in a medically induced coma to prevent any brain damage"
"Brain damage," Mrs. Janko said she looked like she was about to collapse."
"She lost oxygen to her brain and with the cardiac arrest has done its wear and tear on her; this coma is only to help ensure that we keep her from straining herself as she recovers. Now, we have placed in a temporary tube just until we are sure her lung is healing properly, she has quite a bit of recovery but I m sure as long as she has you there to help her she will be just fine."
"So she will make it, she will wake up," Jake asked in a slightly relieved voice."
"I am very optimistic."
"Thank god!" Mrs. Janko breathed out as she hugged her son and cried tears of joy.
"Can we see her?"
"They will transfer her to a room soon; if you could just hang out here for a little longer I will come get you when she is there"
"Yes of course, thank you so much doctor." The minute that the doctor walked out Emily and Jake Janko collapsed in the chairs letting out a short laugh of relief.
"I am so glad she is going to be okay," Linda said to Frank who nodded in agreement but now it was their turn as a doctor called for "The family of Officer Reagan." Something in Frank made him think of the worst, maybe it was the fact that he had been here before in this situation or maybe it was the doctor's expression.
"How is he?" Linda asked jumping from her chair, Frank behind her. He could feel the eyes of Emily and Jake looking at the group.
"Maybe you should sit," The doctor began and already Linda felt dread fill her body.
"No what is it, how is Jamie?" Tears began to form, the liquid was hot and it blurred her vision as she tried to hold them in.
"Doctor, My son," The Doctor let out a long sigh as he began with sad eyes.
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I know this is short but I have not updated in forever, please Read and Review and know that I love you all Love Layna
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