Short but new. Thanks as always for the reviews. :) And please remember all my fics always have a happy ending. No matter how bad it looks. :)

Title: Lifeblood
Author: Cindy Ryan
Spoilers: everything

Traci Nash huddled against the right wall of the very crowded waiting room on the ER floor of Mercy hospital. People had started to trickle in once news spread. The road conditions making it difficult for travel. However even those still on duty had made time to visit.
Traci closed her eyes and leaned back against the wall. She still couldn't believe the days events. That her best friend was now fighting for her life.
That Andy could die.
The doctors and nurses hadn't said so in so many words but Traci could see it in their faces that Andy's condition was bad.

Traci glanced at Oliver's wife Zoe seated on the sofa with her daughters. The twenty-seventh division had pitched in to transport her to the hospital once news of the accident had spread. Traci was glad Oliver was going to be okay.

She wished Jerry was here. He had borrowed the only other spare four wheel vehicle from the department and went to hunt Boyd down.
The detective hadn't been answering his phone.
Which Jerry had assured her was nothing to worry about.
It didn't mean Sam was in danger. It just meant Boyd was being a typical ass.
Traci sent off a silent prayer that Jerry would find Boyd. Because if what the doctors and nurses weren't saying was true Sam had to get here.
Andy needed him.

Oliver awoke to find himself in a nice warm hospital room. He had a killer headache and an IV line in one arm.
It took the officer several moments to remember what had happened. The memories made his head hurt more if possible. Oliver let out a groan.
The sound drew the attention of the room's other occupant.

"How's the head?"Dov Epstein asked as he leaned forward in the chair.

Oliver blinked against the harsh light and tried to focus on the rookie's worried face.

"Feels like somebody took a sledge hammer to it."

"I'll get a nurse."Dov offered as he stood.

"Forget it."Shaw replied halting Epstein at the door. "How's Andy?"

Dov slowly turned and Oliver didn't like at all the vibe he was getting from the youth. Ep
stein clearly didn't want to tell him something.

"They just took her into surgery."Dov explained quietly as he reached his previous position. "They found some internal bleeding."

"Damn."Oliver cursed as he closed his eyes. "What are the docs saying?"

Dov exhaled slowly. "Thirty-seventy odds. She's got less than a fifty percent chance of making it through surgery."

Shaw opened his eyes as he felt them moisten and blinked to clear them. "Should've gotten her out before the medics came."

"There wasn't anything you could've done with how the car ended up."

"I should've done something."Oliver insisted.

"You followed procedure."Dov countered. "You did everything you could."

"Doesn't seem like enough."Shaw replied quietly.

Dov cleared his throat. "Jerry's trying to track down Boyd."

Oliver cringed. Sam was going to be furious plus worried as hell.
Never a good combo.

"It's that bad that they're pulling Sam out of the op?"Shaw asked even though he already knew.

Dov looked down at his hands. "Docs think that if Andy has all her loved ones around her it'll give her the strength to fight."

"Her dad?"Oliver inquired.

"Out of town and with the weather won't make it back until at least tomorrow night. Roads are really bad."

"Don't count Andy out yet."Oliver stated after a long moment.

"Trying not to."Dov whispered. "She's been through a lot."

"Yeah and came through that with flying colors. She'll beat this."

Dov nodded. "Your wife's outside, want me to send her in?"

"Yeah, thanks."Shaw replied suddenly everything was hitting him full force and he needed to see Zoe.

Oliver hoped against hope that what he told Dov wasn't a lie. Losing Andy would affect a lot of people.
Starting with Sam Swarek.
Sam had changed since meeting Andy.
Changed for the better.
Oliver knew if they lost Andy they'd lose Sam too.
That couldn't happen.