okay first off I thought I left you on a bit of a cliffhanger so thought I'd update today :) I also want to apologise if any of the medical jargon/facts are wrong I don't know much about it but I've tried to do the best I can with the help of my dear friend Google :) hope you enjoy this chapter, let me know what you think :)
Mac sat in the back of the ambulance holding on to Danny's hand, he was unconscious due to the amount of blood that he lost from his stomach where he was shot. "Come on Danny, you need to pull through this, think of those two beautiful girls you have back home" he gave Danny's hand a squeeze hoping he might get one back in return but nothing. "I've called Lindsay, she's on her way to the hospital" Mac pinched the bridge of his nose with his other hand, not knowing what else to say to the younger man who he thought of as a son.
The ambulance soon arrived at Queen of Mercy, the paramedics unloaded Danny from the back of the ambulance pushing him through the doors of the hospital. Mac kept hold of Danny's hand until he was told he was allowed no further. "Where's he going?" Mac asked the doctor who had stopped him.
"They are taking him straight down to prep for surgery to remove the bullet" The doctor replied picking up a clipboard
"How long will that take? His wife is arriving soon I need to tell her what's happening"
"It's okay sir, we will be able to sit down with Mrs Messer and explain what is going on but I should think as long as there are no complications the surgery should only take a couple of hours"
"Okay" Mac sighed rubbing his hands over his face.
"I need to go but if you could fill this information in about Mr Messer and then hand it to reception that would be very helpful" The doctor handed Mac the clipboard and then made his way though the door Danny had just gone down.
Mac sat on one of the nearby chairs looking at the forum, he started to fill bits in like name, date of birth, address. He heard someone running, he looked up to see Lindsay running towards him, placing the clipboard on the chair next to him he stood opening his arms for her to run into, he cuddled her tightly, holding her head to his chest.
"Where is he?" Lindsay asked through her tears.
"He is in surgery Lindsay, they are removing the bullet" Mac replied gently sitting down with her.
"What happened?" She asked
"We aren't exactly sure yet, we have some CSI's from New Jersey down there going over the scene"
"Is everyone else okay?"
"I don't know, Danny was the first one they got out and I went in the ambulance with him"
"Thank you for going with him"
"It's not a problem, he would of done it for me" Mac replied "Where's Lucy?"
"She's at home with Stella"
"Stella?" Mac asked surprised
"Yeah, Danny organised for her to come and visit me as a surprise, she arrived this afternoon" Lindsay sat up "I should probably phone her, let her know what's going on I kinda left in a hurry"
"Okay, I'll still be here" Mac replied.
"Thank you Mac, I'll be back in a second" she got up and made her way outside to make her call to Stella.
Mac picked up the clipboard again, he began to fill in the rest. There were a few bits he needed Lindsay to fill out and she also needed to sign it as next of kin.
Jo spotted Mac in the corridor and came over, sitting in the seat next to him "Oh Mac, this day hasn't turned out very good has it" she sighed
"No, it hasn't, How are the other two? Do you know?"
"I don't know about Hawkes, he was still in the factory when I left with Flack. But Flack is doing okay, just a lot of bruises and a small wound on his arms which has been stitched up. He has finally woken up but they want to keep him overnight for observation which he isn't too pleased about" she took hold of Mac's hand and looked him in the eyes "How's Danny?"
"Not to great Jo" he sighed "He is in surgery now having the bullet removed"
"He'll get through this Mac, he is a fighter" she smiled giving his hand a squeeze "Is Lindsay here yet?"
"Yeah, she's just gone outside to make a call, she will be back soon"
"How is she doing?"
"As well as can be expected"
"I need to go back to Flack, I told him I was only popping out for some water, but you tell Lindsay if she needs anything and I mean anything then she knows where to find me" she gave Mac's hand one last squeeze and then left heading back to Flack's room.
Five minutes after Jo left Lindsay came back and sat next to Mac resting her head on his shoulder "How is Stella?" Mac asked
"She's good, this is all a bit of a shock to her, but she has fed Lucy for me and is now getting her ready for bed"
"Does Lucy know?"
Lindsay shook her head "I'll tell her when I know what's happening with Danny, I don't want to tell her Daddy will be fine and find out he's..." Lindsay couldn't bring herself to finish the end of that sentence.
"That's understandable Lindsay" Mac replied "Oh Jo's been down here, She came to let me know that Flack is doing fine lots of bruises and a small wound but he should be out of hospital by tomorrow"
"That's good" Lindsay replied
"She also said if you need anything, you know where she is. You know that applies to us all though, don't you? we will all be here for you Lindsay"
"I know Mac and thank you it means a lot"
"It's not a problem" Mac told her then he passed her the clipboard "There are a few things I couldn't fill in on here"
She sat up taking the clipboard off him and began to fill in the blanks after she had signed it Mac took it to the reception desk. They then sat in silence for a while both unsure what to say.
Another doctor made his way down the corridor and stopped in front of them "Mrs Messer?" he asked
"Yeah that's me" Lindsay replied.
"Would you just like to come with me for a second"
"Oh god, is Danny okay? He is still alive isn't he?" She panicked, the tears falling down her cheeks again.
"Mrs Messer, please if you would just come with me" The doctor said again.
"Okay, but Mac is coming too"
"That's fine" The doctor replied leading them both to his office along the corridor, he sat behind his desk while Mac and Lindsay sat in the two seats on the other side. "Right, so Mr Messer is.."
"Danny" Lindsay interrupted "his name is Danny"
"Sorry Danny, They've managed to get the bullet out of him and it didn't hit any major organs and they are just stitching him up as we speak"
"So he will be okay? When can I see him?"
"Soon but you should know while he was on the table Danny went into cardiac arrest due to the blood loss, we were able to revive him, but it seems like he has fallen into a coma so his body can deal with the shock it's had"
