Title: Another hospital visit
Series: The {Boss's} Worst Dreams 7/?
Author: Chymom
Word count: 1,667 words
Characters/Parings: Charlie/Colby, Alan, Don, and OC's
Rating: PG13 the end of chapter six has some R part but this chapter does not.
Spoilers: Any and all episodes of Numb3rs maybe talked about within.
Summary: What happens when Den see's Chelle? How do the Eppes men react to what Den tells them?
Disclaimer: I do not own Numb3rs, the people, places, or things you know.
Beta: Cassy 27 and myself
The {Boss's} Worst Dream
End of chapter six: House call
"I know that each time someone touches her body she will see my hands. Every time someone comes in her body she will feel my hard dick in her body." With the {Boss}'s attention once again not focused on right person Chelle got her leg and arm free enough to make her move. Finding her strength Chelle used her free arm and leg to knock the gun off a little as the shot flew by Don's head. While Don's shot hit the {Boss}'s shoulder knocking him down. When the air cleared it looked as if Don's shot had been the ending shot. Taking the moment he looked towards Chelle trying to make sure if she had been hit by a bullet?
Seeing his chance the fallen man raised his weapon towards the pair and was a second away from taking the shot when another shot rang out. This time it came from Colby who was standing behind the partway open door. His shot had hit the {Boss} right between the eyes killing him instantly as the man's shot instantly went off hitting the wall right above Chelle's head.
Entering the room with guns drawn the partners went towards the now unmoving man lying on the other side of the room. David walked to his right side quickly kicking the gun out of reach should the man still be alive. Don's shots had been body while Colby had taken the head shot. While the partners were tending to the mess on the floor Don ran over to Chelle's side.
"Chelle, it's over. He's gone. Wake up please. Chelle" Don spoke as he untied the other two ropes holding her body to the bed before pulling her into his arms. She was breathing but out cold. An ambulance was called and arrived around the same time as the rest of the team did.
Chapter seven: Another hospital visit
As the ambulance speed towards the hospital Don's mind kept returning to the last time he had been in the back of one. It had been when Colby had found her out cold lying on the floor of a home up for sale. However, this time he knew who had hurt her and how bad she truly looked. This time he was holding her hand and praying that the man who had been hurting her hadn't taken her away from them. As expected when they arrived at the Emergence room doors Don was pointed into the waiting room as Chelle was whisked past into the double doors out of view. What felt like hours but had only been twenty minutes later a hand landed on Don's shoulder as he had his face in his hands.
"Dad, what are you doing here?"
"Charlie got a call from Colby telling him that you were coming with Michelle and that Den was meeting you here. Has he told you anything?"
"No"
"She's strong. It won't take long and she will be up chasing Rae around the office again." Alan's words gave both of them a small smile for a moment. The next half hour both men were lost in their own thoughts of the woman lying just out of their sight fighting for her life.
"Any word" Colby asked as he and Charlie joined the rest of the Eppes family in the waiting room.
"Den's with her now." Don's raspy voice informed them.
"A team is still taking the house apart. They found something's in the wall." Pausing before he continued his wiry eyes looking at the two other men with them.
"Did they find what made the marks?" Don vaguely asked after noticing the wiry eye look around from his agent/family.
"Charlie, why don't we find some kind of coffee in this place?" Alan asked picking up on the look as well. After a kiss between husbands and a quick whisper of thanks to their father the two headed down the hall once they were out of ear shot Don once again asked.
"Did they find what made the marks?"
"There was a poker that had a symbol on it that matches the ones on her body. What kind of man can do this to another human?"
"The kind that treats women as probity to be bought and sold. Do we know who he is?"
"Was"
"Was?"
"Yes, he's dead. Mike has a friend looking into finding out who he was."
"How much did you tell Chuck?"
"Nothing other than you both were on your way here and that Michelle was the one hurt."
"Thank you."
"The only person who could truly tell anyone what went on over the last few days is lying in a bed fighting to get back to Rae right now. Megan did find out from one of the men that Michelle and her family were sold to these men." Colby answered as the two missing family members rejoined them.
Half an hour later Den found the Eppes men where he expected to. He found Alan sitting in a chair in the waiting room, beside him Charlie talking Colby, and Don pacing a hole in the floor.
"Don" Den's voice stopped all movement in the small waiting area.
"How is Chelle doing, Den?"
"She has four broken and two cracked ribs. Most of her left side has burns into her muscle and tissue. It looks almost as if someone was trying to brand her. Over time most of her bruises and marks will heal but, some of them will always be viewable. With some help they will be less noticeable which I can do while she's here. That is something else I need to talk to you about Don."
"What do you need from me?"
"Last time she was in my office Michelle asked that if something happened to her two things be done. One she doesn't won't to be on live support if there is little to no chance of her ever recovering." Seeing the wide eyed worried look on the men's face he took a breath before counting.
"However, this is not what we needed to talk about. She also asked that if any decisions needed to be made that she couldn't for any reason that you be the one to make it."
"Are you telling me that she asked for me to make the hard decisions for her?"
"Yes and No she trust you Don that means that she trust you to do the right thing for her and her family when she can't. Right now she is asleep. If you are alright with it I would like to keep her in a drug induced coma for a few days to let her body heal."
"Can't she do this if she's awake?"
"She can but the pain would be almost unbearable and it would take longer to heal."
"Can you help with the marks if she's asleep?"
"Yes, right now she's stable enough for us to take a graph from her right side to help healing start on her left."
"When can you do it?"
"In the next few hours"
"Do it" Don didn't need the time to think it over.
"Can we see her?"
"For a few minutes but, only one at a time keep in mind that she looks worse then she really is right now. Keep the time short." He walked them to her room before turning to leave.
"I'll talk to the nurses and let you know when we will start. I suggest that you head home for the night. You won't do her any good if you're in the bed beside her." Den said walking towards the nurses' station. So he missed the knowing looks that the guys sent Don. Alan was the first one to enter the room as Don had said he would be the last one to see her.
"Oh my Michelle what did they do to you?" Alan asked knowing that he wouldn't get a reply.
"We'll be here to help you every step of the way." Losing the battle that he was fighting with his tears he ran his hand throw her hair that was lying on the pillow beside her. The turning on his heals Alan left the room so that the others could come in. Charlie had risen as his father had come out of the room. Seeing the tears that his father was trying not to cry Charlie asked Colby to go ahead as he wanted to talk to his father.
Even though Colby had seen her before she had come in it did nothing to prepare him to see her lying in the bed in front of him. She had tubes running in and out of her body. There were numb3rs of wires hocked up to her body. Seeing bruises and marks on her body he almost lost his stomach thinking about the pain that she must be in. At the same time thinking God that she was asleep right now and feeling only a slight bit of pain
"I'm not sure if you can hear me or not The {Boss} is dead. Most of his men are in jail or in another hospital cuffed to their beds. The only thing we know right now is that you were sold to these men and I promise you who ever sold you we will find and will be put in jail for as long as we can." He gently touched her hair before leaving to check up on his family.
Once Colby had entered the room Charlie and Don had moved to their father's side.
"Dad" For a few minutes Alan was lost in thought thinking back to the first time he had meet the woman now lying in the bed just inside the door. A sad smile lit his face at hearing how she had flipped his son in law and held his own gun on him. Finding his voice he looked to his oldest.
"Donnie, the ones who did this….." Alan started but was cut off with his answer.
"The man and some of his men are dead. The rest of his men are in jail or a hospital cuffed to their beds.
As Don finished answering Colby joined them turning to his husband he took a moment to comprise himself.
"Charlie, keep what Den said in mind. She looks worse then she is." He spoke before giving him a quick open mouth kiss. Seeing Charlie entering the room Colby took his lovers vacant seat by his families side.
"When Charlie comes back out. Colby take dad and Chuck home. I'm going to stay here." Leaving no room for debate the plan was made and as soon as the third member joined them they were going to be heading home for the night.
Back in the room Charlie much like the other men almost lost what little he had in his stomach at the sight of the woman lying in the bed in front of him. Taking a few deep breaths Charlie took the few steps to reach her side.
"I know Cole probable already told you but, the man who hurt you is dead. His men are in jail. Get better we need you home." Like the other men in her life had Charlie let his fingers run though her hair before leaving the room.
"Angel, we're going to take dad home. That way we can leave my car for Don." Without a word three of the four Eppes men left the hospital for the night each lost in their own thoughts and memories of the woman that was now a part of their own family.
While back in the hospital Don took a deep calming breath before entering the room he had been putting off for as long as he could. She wasn't dead that was good but, she was once again hurt. As he was giving himself a pep talk he slowly pushed the door open and walked into the room.
A/N: What is Don's reaction? Will the graph go as planned? Who sold Chelle and her family?
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