Disclaimer: I do not own Rookie Blue or their characters, ABC and their affiliates do.
Authors Note: I apologize for the short chapters but I will try to update quicker. This chapter takes place directly after the last one. If there is ever a time hope forward or backwards I will let you know.
As Holly took in her surroundings and heard them call time of death she couldn't help herself, she collapsed on the ground and was an inconsolable mess. Everyone looked at her wondering what her problem was, and why was she on the floor looking like a hot mess. What Holly didn't realize was the time of death they called was on the other patient that was in the tent. But finally she gathered herself up and was able to stand up on her own accord. She looked into Gail's face and only then realized that Gail was in fact still alive and she was getting ready to be loaded onto the waiting helicopter.
Holly let out a breath she didn't even realize she was still holding. She turned to the pilot of the helicopter. "Excuse me sir, I was hoping to ride with you to the hospital." He looked at her with a mixture of confusion and intrigue. " Why are you needing to ride with us, we don't usually allow this dr…" "Oh I'm sorry my name is dr. Holly Stewart and she's my girlfriend." Those words came smoothly and carelessly off her tongue, I mean she's my girlfriend right. I know that we haven't been together or had the chance to put a label on it but yes she's my girlfriend.
The pilot looked at her and agreed that she could go if she stayed up front and was quiet.
So with that Holly made a call to Steve and told him where they were heading and to let him know she's stable and being transported now. The entire ride to the hospital was nerve wracking for Holly she could barley contain her inner turmoil. Once they landed on the helipad she got out and was ushered into the ER so that they could stabilize Gail's injuries, and get a better picture of what surgical interventions she would need. Holly sat down in the waiting room with the promise from the charge nurse that she would update her as soon as a decision was made on Gail's surgical needs. So there she was waiting and pacing back and forth in the confines of the waiting room, waiting to here any news about the woman she loves more than anything in this world. She was so in her head she didn't hear Steve and Tracy approach her.
Tracy came up to Holly slowly "Holly have you heard any news yet?" Holly turned around and immediately enveloped Tracy in what could easily be described as someone clinging to a life raft in a stormy sea. "Oh Tracy thank god you are here, I haven't heard anything new yet they took her back to the ER about 10 minutes ago. The charge nurse promised to come and update me as soon as there is new information on her condition and their surgical approach." Tracy turned to Steve and took his hand in her's as Holly grabbed him in a hug and tried her best to put on a brave face and reassure him. "She's a fighter Steve she has made it this far, and according to most of my training she should never have made it this far, but she won't give up on us. She won't leave us or her beloved cheese puffs." That incited a raucous laugh from the group. So they all sat down to wait for the update from Gail's team.
It didn't take to long for the charge nurse to come out and update everyone on Gail's condition an location. She called out for Holly who stood up immediately along with Steve and Tracy. "How is Gail, what's the damage?" Holly quickly questioned. " condition is critical she was rushed into surgery just now, they got her scans back and she lacerated her internal mammory along with the right ventricle. The bullet did a decent amount of damage to the surrounding area, the doctors are hoping to get away with a right thoracotomy to repair the damage. The damage from the explosion was mostly to her abdomen which there is a little free fluid in morrisons pouch meaning she may have a spleenic laceration. The surgeons are hopefully that they will be able to maintain the bleeding there. Now her head is another thing, she must have been thrown backwards because she has a subdural hematoma, so we have neurosurgery in there as well taking care of that with a craniotomy. She has a lot of fighting ahead of her, but she is strong and quite the fighter." Holly sat down almost defeated, Jesus Gail has so much wrong with her, no Holly she has to make it she has to.