Chapter 6
After breakfast, the four of us sit out on the back deck drinking coffee. Sitting next to Luca, he has his arm around me, holding me close. I looks at Casey and Street is holding her the same way. All of a sudden, Street's phone and Luca's phone both go off. "Gotta go brother." Luca says. We all get up and we walk the guys to the door. Casey sees Street off and Luca kisses me. "Please be careful Dom. Come back to me." I say. "I will baby. I promise." he says. He kisses me again before heading to his truck. Walking inside, Casey and I sit with our coffee in silence waiting to hear from our guys.
A couple of hours later, Casey's phone rings. "Hey Street. What's up?...Yeah she's here...We're on our way." she says before hanging up the phone. "What's wrong?" she asks. "We need to go. Luca's been hurt." she tells me. I look at her shocked and freeze. Then something kicked in and I ran out the door with her behind me. We get into the car and she heads us towards the hospital. Getting to the Emergency Room, we rush inside and see Street standing there with some other people in Swat uniforms. "Where is he?" I ask Street. "He's being looked at. We don't know anything just yet. They won't tell us anything because you're listed as his emergency contact." he tells me. I walk to the nurse's desk and ask "My boyfriend was brought in earlier. How is he?" I ask. "Name?" she asks. "Dominique Luca." I say. "Follow me." she says. "Can his boss come with me?" I ask. "If you want." she says. I look at Hondo and say "Follow me." As we walk down the hall, he asks "So you're his new girl?" I look at him and say "Yeah. I am. Molly. Nice to meet you." I say. "Nice to meet you too." he tells me. We walk up to a door and she tells me, "He has two gunshot wounds. One hit his shoulder but the other went into his side but didn't hit any vital organs. He's going to be fine but will have to be in the hospital for at least a week." she tells me. "Thank you." I tell her and we walk inside.
Luca looks over and sees us. "Hey Princess." he says. "Hey baby. How are you feeling?" I ask. "I'm good babe. Hey boss." he says. "Hey Luca." Hondo says. "How long I gotta be in here?" Luca asks. "At least a week." Hondo says. Luca looks at me and says "I guess this means I won't be home with you tonight." I look at him and say "Like I'm leaving you?" He smiles and Hondo says "Get some rest. I'll let the guys know how you're doing." I look at Hondo and ask "Can you have Casey bring me a bag up here?" Smiling he says "Yeah." He walks out and I look back at Luca. "No kiss?" he asks. I lean down and kiss him softly. "Are you okay?" I ask. "I will be. Come here." he says. "Dom…" I start. "I want to hold my girl." he says. I climb onto the bed, careful not to hurt him and lay my head on his chest. "When we got the call, I was so scared. I just found you. I can't lose you, Dom." I say. "I promised you I wasn't going anywhere. I'm not breaking that promise." he tells me. We lay there quiet for a few minutes before he says "You know what my first thought was when I was hit?" he asks. "What?" I ask, looking up at him. "You. My first thought was not being able to kiss you again. Not being able to hold you again. It really hit me." He says. I look at him and see him looking back at me. "I love you Molly." he says. I sit up a little where I can see him better. "I love you too Dom. I need you here baby." I say. "I'm not going anywhere." he says.
A little later, he's sleeping so I get up and sit in the chair next to his bed. Casey and Street walk in and Street whispers "How's he doing?" I look up at him and say "He's gonna be here for about a week but he's gonna be fine." I tell him. "How are you?" he asks. "I'm okay." I tell them. "Now tell me how you really are." Casey says. "I can't lose him. I need him here." I tell her as the tears start to fall. "You need to tell him that." she tells me. "I did." I tell her. "What did he say?" she asks. "He told me that when he was hit, his first thought was of me. He told me he loves me." I tell her. "What did you say?" Street asks. "I told him I love him too." I tell them and they both smile. After they leave, I sit back in the chair and just look at the man that has brought me back from my own emotional hell and he loves me.