A\N: Here's the next chapter, really hope you like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Chicago PD, NBC or Global
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Based on and slight spoilers for 2.10 "Shouldn't Have Ben Alone"
Chapter 10
"Mom can we go see Officer Burgess today?" Diego wondered as he took a bite out of his sandwich.
Eva looked up from her cell phone, "Is this the one you like?"
"No! She helped save me," He frowned at her older sister, "Mommy I want to see her."
"Okay Diego, I think that's a great idea actually," She was proud but not surprised when her son had asked. He had always wanted to help others and protect them.
"We should make her something," Eva placed her phone on the kitchen table, "Like cupcakes or cookies. Nobody likes hospital food."
"That's a great idea Eva. What did you have in mind?"
"Cupcakes, really pretty ones." She glared at her younger brother, "Without icing missing."
Diego frowned, "It's not my fault the icing came out to fast. I had to eat that cupcake."
"Uh-huh," Eva tied up her hair with a ponytail on her wrist and stood up, "You can't help."
Laura cut in before her son could protest, "Eva we'll make two batches, you can decorate one batch and Diego can decorate the other one. Then we'll take some of each to Officer Burgess and leave the rest here.
"Okay," Both children agreed that was a good idea and so they cleaned off their plates and loaded them into the dishwasher and began getting out the ingredients they'd need.
Two hours later the cupcakes had all been made and decorated. "Mom do we really have to bring Diego's?" She sighed and looked at her younger brothers cupcakes that were covered with icing and messy sprinkles.
"Yes we do Eva."
"Fine," She sighed and got a container out and put some of her cupcakes in and then some of Diego's.
"Your father's going to meet us at the hospital," Laura told her children as she looked at a text message she had received from her husband.
They met Antonio in the main lobby as he had explained they were keeping Burgess under tight watch due to the nature of the shooting. "I think Officer Burgess will be very pleased you two want to visit her," Antonio told Eva and Diego as they walked towards the elevators, "And I'm sure the cupcakes will be appreciated."
"Dad wait!" Diego saw something in the gift store and sprinted away, his sister and parents going after him. "I think she might want something to read." Diego looked at the shelf full of magazines and books, "What do girls like to read?" He tilted his head and looked at Eva and his mother, "Do girls read this?" He asked looking at a magazine which had a woman dressed in fancy clothes on it.
"Amy's older sister read's that." Eva spoke of her best friend's older sister who was in Grade Eleven. "I met Officer Burgess reads to right Dad?" It's a really cool magazine so she probably does Diego you should get it."
"Alright," Diego picked up the magazine and took his wallet out of his pocket he still had some Christmas money left.
"Diego we'll get it," Laura told him.
"No Mom I want to buy it."
"I'll help you; we can each pay four dollars." Eva told him,
"Okay," He agreed and he and Eva went to the counter to pay. With the magazine now they made their way up to Burgess' hospital room. There was an officer standing guard at her room and Antonio showed him his badge and gave his name as well as telling the officer who his family was.
"Dad is that her boyfriend?" Eva asked seeing Ruzek sleeping in a chair.
"No! That's officer Ruzek, he's cool," Diego informed her.
Antonio shared a look with Laura and he had to smile as both of his children were right; he didn't think they needed to know about the two dating though; he wasn't even supposed to know yet he'd figured it out months ago. '
"Detective," Burgess smiled as Antonio walked into the room, "And Diego, and you must be Eva," She looked at Eva. "Your father talked about you all the time."
At the comment Eva blushed and said, "We made you cupcakes," She handed over the container, "Or I made them and Diego wrecked them."
Diego would have frowned but he was to busy deciding if he should go downstairs and get crayons to cover Ruzek's face.
"I know that look," Laura sighed, "Diego whatever you're thinking of doing to Officer Ruzek don't."
"But I think he'd look nice with a-"
"Diego."
He mumbled under his breath but did as he was told and stepped away from where Ruzek was sleeping, "Eva and I bought you a magazine," He handed it to her, "Eva said her best friend's older sister reads it."
"Well thank you."
"Kim," Ruzek mumbled in his sleep and woke up blinking as he saw Antonio, Laura and the kids.
"Officer Ruzek," Diego ran over to him happily.
"Hi bud," He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and straightened up.
"We're here visiting Officer Burgess. Did you sleep there? Mommy does that when Daddy gets shot."
"Diego!" Eva sighed, "You can't ask that. You're such a baby."
"I can ask him!" Diego turned on her.
"Not in the hospital," Antonio warned them, "Now don't talk about that anymore."
"Can we talk about how Eva's blushing?" Diego laughed at her sister, "Eva and Officer Ruzek!" He laughed,
"Diego!" Eva lunged forward and tried to grab him.
"Eva he just wants you to react," Antonio reminded her, "Diego you better smarten up," He turned to his eight year old and warned.
"Okay Dad," Diego turned his attention back to Officer Ruzek and said, "My class loved hearing me say I interrogated a police officer. My friends all think I'm lucky. I think you're not good at being interrogated.
"Diego," Antonio gave him a look.
"No, no that's fine," Ruzek waved it off, "You are pretty good at interrogating."
"When I'm ten Dad's going to teach me how to box and I'm going to take lessons."
"Diego that's enough," Laura pulled her hyper son towards her, "I think you ate sugar today for breakfast. You probably did too, what did your father give you?"
"Funny," Antonio looked at his wife, "It's not my fault he's always this hyper."
"What can I say babe, he's definitely your son."
"And Eva's just like Mommy," Diego added. "Because she's bossy and always tells me what to do."
"Did your father say that?" Laura looked at her son.
"Yeah he said there are things you can do to get him to do what you want. He didn't way what though," He looked around the room and got the feeling he was the only one who didn't know.
"Great now I have images in my head," Eva shivered, "Gross."
"What's gross?"
"Mom and Dad kissing and stuff…."
"Okay, okay that's enough," Laura told them. "I think Officer Burgess needs to rest and I know your father needs to get back to work, say goodbye and then we'll go."
"Bye Officer Burgess, feel better soon," Diego hugged her as best as he could.
"Bye Diego thanks for the magazine."
"You're welcome," Diego went over to say bye to Ruzek as Eva said goodbye to Burgess.
"I have to apologize for my children," Laura looked between Ruzek and Burgess, "They're much better behaved then that sometimes."
"No, no it was fine. Trust me my nieces are like that too," Burgess told her. "They were fine thanks for the cupcakes by the way."
"You're welcome and I hope you feel better soon," Laura left the room.
TBC
A\N: So what did you think? Please review and let me know.
