Ryan heard taping, he also felt himself propped up against some pillows. He tried to open his eyes, but they felt too heavy to prise open. Until he heard whoever was tapping asking "Doc when do you think he'll wake up, it's been two days" he knew that voice. It was Esposito. This made him more determined to open his eyes. As his eyes flickered open he murmured "Javier" he heard the scraping of a chair and looked up to see Esposito smiling down at him. "Hey there bro, you had me worried"
"Sorry"
Esposito sighed, "Again with the sorry, gees Kev will you stop saying sorry for once in your life!" Ryan just laughed, and then he winced. At once Esposito was asking him "what's wrong?" Ryan just looked at him and said holding his side "don't make me laugh it hurts!" Esposito just laughed back. He was pleased to see Ryan laughing again.
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Ryan was in the hospital for six weeks, on sick leave for two months. Then it was time for him to return to the precinct. As Ryan stepped out of the elevator he stopped and looked around. He'd missed this place; he walked over to his desk on the way nodding to colleges glad to see him back. As he was shuffling the files on his desk he heard a voice say "hey bro" he turned around to face Esposito, but he had turned to fast and a sharp pain in his chest fired up, he gasped and Esposito was crouching by his side in an instant. "Are you sure you should be back bro?" asked Esposito.
Ryan looked at Esposito and said "I got so bored sat at home doing nothing, thought I might as well come back". Ryan slowing sat up in his chair and sighed. He spun his chair back to his desk and carried on with what he had been doing. Esposito wasn't fooled, he knew Ryan should have stayed at home, but he was so pleased to have his partner back he went to his desk and he and Ryan started up their usual banter. Things were finally going back to normal.