Ch.8
Same as always.
Setting: mercy hospital
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Narrative p.o.v.
Melinda sat in Chloe's room talking to Olivia. "so what did the doctors say?"Melinda sighed; she could feel the tears coming again. "The doctors said that the removed the bullet, it was close to heart and caused only a bit of damage. But while during the surgery Miranda had an asthma attack. The surgery was cut short, and they have to wait till the can continue to remove another bullet that's in her back."Oliva held Melinda as she cried. She knew that this whole problem was going to be a toll on her.
Melinda tried to dry up her tears when she heard a knock on the door. "Miss Warner we have a room set up for Miranda you can come see her." Melinda told Olivia bye and followed the doctor to her daughter's room. Melinda opened the door of the hospital room after the doctor left. Inside the room laid her daughter in a bed. She looked so fragile. Melinda couldn't help but to cry again. Wires and tubes were sticking out of everywhere. Melinda sat in a chair next to the bed and grabbed Miranda's hand and cried herself to sleep.
Setting:mercy hospital 5 months later
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Melinda sat in Miranda's room with fin. It had been five months since the incident, and since then the doctors had been able to get both bullet out and patch up the scars on Miranda's body. All that had to be done now it for Miranda to wake up. Melinda snuggled closer to fin and laid her head on his chest. "You know where going to have to tell her sooner or later after she wake up." Fin told Melinda as he put a hand on her stomach.
"I know fin, but I'd rather wait until later I just don't want to put so much on her after she wakes up." Fin grabbed the hand that didn't have a ring on it and kissed her knuckles. "Maybe she'll be happy for us she can be the flower girl." Melinda laughed as she sat up. "I guess I just want her to be happy with us being a family. "Mom I really don't care if you and fin are getting married. Hell you guys have been together long before I came so why do I have to mess it up? Oh just to let you know fin if I find out you hurt my mom let's say there aren't going to be babies coming from you in the future."
Melinda and fin turned to see Miranda staring at them wide awake. "Ohm Miranda sweeties how long have you been awake?"Miranda sat laid there staring at her mom and new dad before replying. "I guess when you started talking about where going to have to tell her." Fin got up to leave the mother and daughter alone but also to find a doctor and tell them that she was awake.
Melinda stared at her daughter before going to the bed and pulling her into a deep hug in which both mother and daughter cried. Melinda pulled away from the hug to look her daughter in the face. "Sweetie I'm so glad you are awake, but if you ever yell at me and run off again you are grounded."Miranda laughed at her mom through the tears and hugged her mom before she had to be checked out by the doctor.
"We'll miss Miranda looks like you have a clean bill of health. We would like you to stay for a few more days though just to make sure your fine and then you can go home." The doctor left the room leaving the soon to be family to get acquainted. "So you don't mind me being your dad?"Miranda's just shook her and watched TV. Some conversations came and go, but it looked like the new family was content with just being quite.
The new family sat in silence that was comfortable for them. The alone sound that was heard from the TV., nothing could disturbed this moment well that is until fin's captain came into the room holding a vase of flowers and being followed by a d.a. . "Hello Miranda these are from everyone." Cragen placed the flowers on the counter next to the other ones. The D.A. went up to Miranda and stood next to the bed. "Now Miranda I know you've just woken up but I need a stamen on who that man was and what happened in the warehouse."
Miranda stared at the woman like she was crazy. There was no way that she was going to go through that much drama right after waking up from a coma. "You're kidding me right?"The woman stared at Miranda before putting a hand on her shoulder. "Well you see dear were going to need a statement or Mr. Henderson will get away." Miranda slunk into the covers of the bed shaking her head crying. "Mom.. I don't want to talk about it yet please."Melinda held her daughter as she stared at the D.A. (who will not be named.)
"I really don't think this is an appropriate time cant we wait until she comes home." The woman starred at Melinda for a minute before allowing holding off the statement. The woman left the room leaving the four people to talk for a while until cragen had to leave.
Setting: Warner household
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Melinda, fin and Miranda stood in the foyer of the house. They had just gotten back from the hospital and had a surprise for Miranda before they went to the precinct. "Hey sweeties go put this bag in the room down the hall to your left while I get some coffee. Melinda went into the kitchen followed by fin and made some coffee; she wasn't even shocked when she heard the squeal come from Miranda as she ran into the room.
"Mom you are the best ever thank you!" Melinda laughed at the excitement from her daughter at the site of her new room. 'don't thank me baby thank fin, Elliot, and munch for it."Miranda thanked the men who set up her room as soon as she reached the precinct. But Miranda's happiness was cut short when the D.A. walked in and took Miranda into an interrogation room with munch. "Ok Miranda all you have to do is tell me and detective munch what happened.
Miranda sighed and knew the truth had to come out sooner or later. "David Henderson is the man who kidnapped me and Chloe. I don't remember a lot I was really in and out of it. But I do remember him hitting me. He also raped me, but it wasn't the first time he's done it plenty of times before, not just to me other girls to but he says I'm his favorite."