Big thanks to all those who have stuck with this. My apologies for not updating sooner. I tend to have a little less time available for writing during the summer. Big thanks to Allison Winchester Collins and Precognitive Numbers for the reviews. Comments and reviews welcome! Oh, and as you'll be able to tell, I had reached my seriousness quota when I wrote this chapter. So… enjoy the insanity.
There were orderlies and nurses waiting at the entrance to the E.R. Joe stopped the SUV, jumped out and ran around to the other side, helping Felicity out and then helping get Harrison out. He was limp, his limbs flopping around and his head lolling from one side to the next. In no time they had him bundled onto a gurney and into the E.R. Joe and Felicity followed, Felicity trying to explain what had happened to the head nurse.
They ended up sitting in uncomfortable hospital chairs, waiting. Eddie joined them shortly, having spoken with Joe over the phone. He'd been at the precinct when Joe had called it in and come to join them as soon as he could. Together the trio sat and waited. They waited for several hours. They were still sitting waiting when Caitlin and Cisco came running in to join them.
"What have you heard?" Caitlin demanded, before anyone else could speak.
"Nothing," Felicity replied.
A strange noise suddenly reached their ears; the doors opened and Harrison Wells came rolling towards them. A nurse came out chasing after him. In the wheelchair, he was significantly faster than the nurse, twisting it around so that he had everyone between him and the nurse.
"Get her away from me," Harrison demanded.
"Excuse me..." the nurse said. Cowering behind Felicity, Harrison peaked around her waist at the nurse.
"She's trying to torture me," Harrison declared.
"He stole that wheelchair," the nurse protested. "I was just trying to take some blood."
"Vampire!" Harrison shouted at the nurse. "She's trying to steal my blood!"
"What have you given him?" Caitlin demanded, moving between the nurse and Harrison.
"Just something to take the edge off." She explained.
"They're trying to kill me!" Harrison ducked away from the nurse, who was trying to get to him around Caitlin. He moved so fast that Felicity lost her balance and fell into his lap. "Hello, pretty lady." He grinned, arching an eyebrow suggestively at her.
"I am his doctor," Caitlin said, stopping the nurse. "He's under my care now. We'll go get him into the lab van and return your wheelchair."
"Harrison, why are you stroking my face?" Felicity asked, her eyes going big.
"Pretty and soft," Harrison declared.
"Come on loopy boy," Cisco said, moving to stand behind Harrison.
"Who are you?" Harrison arched a questioning eyebrow at Cisco.
"Your chauffeur. Sit back and enjoy the ride," Cisco ordered.
"My legs don't work," Harrison informed Cisco.
"Yeah, I know," Cisco said.
"Where are we going?" He said in a cheerful, sing-song voice.
"Back to the lab." Cisco said, pushing the wheelchair as fast as he was comfortable.
"Lab? I work in a lab? Cool." Harrison laughed gleefully, throwing his hands up into the air. "Faster!"
As the two men vanished down the hallway, Felicity exchanged horrified looks with Joe and Eddie. Caitlin, however, only had eyes for the nurse. "Now, I need you to tell me exactly what you gave him. Dr. Wells has had a bad enough day, I don't want to have to worry about drug interactions while I'm treating him."
"Fine." Frowning at Caitlin, the nurse headed back the way she'd come with Caitlin following.
"Did we just see Dr. Wells high as a kite?" Joe asked.
"I think we did," Felicity said, staring in the direction Cisco and Harrison had gone. Poking his head back inside, Cisco looked upset.
"Can I get some help please! He's being difficult!" Cisco called, his voice desperate. Exchanging looks, the others dashed down the hall to his rescue.
They stopped and stared at what they found. Harrison Wells and Cisco Ramon were engaged in a battle, for the driver side door of the lab van. It seemed that Harrison had gotten there first and gotten it into his head that he was going to drive. At the moment Cisco was attempting to pull Harrison's hand off the door handle. For his part, Harrison was easily fending Cisco off with his free hand. The two were bickering much like little children.
"Let go!" Cisco shouted.
"No! You let go!" Harrison countered. "I'm gonna drive!"
"Dr. Wells!" Joe shouted. "Let go of the door."
"No!" Cisco and Joe yanked and pulled at Harrison's hand, struggling to keep him from getting the door open.
"Pull him off!" Joe shouted.
"I'm trying, he's freaking strong!" Cisco yelled back.
"Help! They're trying to kidnap me!" Harrison yelled in response. A few passing strangers looked over, but Eddie stopped them with a flash of his badge.
"Dr. Wells! Nobody is trying to kidnap you," Joe chided him.
"Help! They won't let me drive!"
"It isn't handicap accessible," Cisco shouted. "You can't drive it!" The screaming and yelling continued, with the men yanking and pulling at each other for several long minutes. Finally, Felicity waded in, and attacked.
"Harrison, I'm sorry, but you have to stop screaming and do as your told!" Her apology issued, Felicity leaned in, capturing Harrison's lips mid-scream. At first he stopped yelling because of the blockage, but soon he stopped even trying to yell, too distracted. As the kiss continued, Harrison let go of the door so he could focus on the female who was kissing him. With his hand free he cradled her face, stroking it some. The other men in the group fell silent as they stepped back, watching the two kiss.
"That is certainly one way to distract a man," Joe said, arching an eyebrow. Cisco choked out a grunt of agreement and nodded. The kiss broke apart, Felicity gasping for breath and licking her lips.
"Pretty lady, you kiss me like that again and I will follow you off the face of the earth," Harrison said, his chest heaving and his face flushed.
"Okay. I'll kiss you like that again, once you've gotten into the back of the van and allowed Dr. Snow to check over you," Felicity said, looking up as Caitlin came out to join the group.
"Promise?" He looked at her with wide eyes as if she was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen.
"Yeah. I promise." She was blushing now, vaguely aware of the audience around them, but her impulsive idea had worked and if she was to be honest with herself, she wouldn't mind kissing Harrison again.
"Okay, but you're gonna have to help!" With that Harrison wheeled himself around to the other side of the van. Glancing at the others, Felicity followed.
"Well, at least somebody managed to calm him down," Caitlin said. "Not how I would have done it, but it worked. Better than fighting with him." She gave the others a look.
"I didn't know he was so strong," Cisco protested.
"He uses his arms for everything, of course he's strong," Caitlin said. Shaking her head, she walked around to help Felicity. The blonde had helped Harrison get into the van and was settling into the seat next to him.
"Hey, where's my other kiss!" Harrison was demanding.
"I haven't examined you yet," Caitlin said, climbing up into the van. "The nurse couldn't tell me what they gave you, but I'm hoping it will wear off sooner than later. How are you feeling?" As she spoke she started checking his eyes. "Pupils are PERL."
"What does that mean?" Felicity asked.
"Pupils equal and reactive to light," Harrison supplied. "Bit silly when you think about it. Should just be PERL or pupils are ERL." Caitlin nodded, poking at the cut on his cheek. "Ouch. That hurts. My head is throbbing."
"I'm not surprised. Between what the nurse gave you and the concussion you suffered in that car wreck, I'm impressed you regained consciousness as quickly as you did," Caitlin observed. "Now, I'm going to check your legs." Crouching, she lifted one leg, carefully removing his shoe and pushing the pant leg up, exposing bloodied and damaged skin below.
"That does not look good," Harrison said. "How'd I do that?"
"You don't remember what happened?" Felicity asked. Cisco climbed into the driver's seat, glancing back at his passengers.
"My head hurts too much to try to remember anything," Harrison said, putting a hand up to his head.
"Your wrists," Felicity said, reaching out and taking the hand closest. "Caitlin, you're gonna need to check these next I think."
"Are you guys ready to go?" Cisco asked his passengers.
"Let me check Dr. Wells's other leg," Caitlin ordered. "These will need to be cleaned and bandaged when we get back to the lab. You might need stitches in some of them." Carefully, she removed the other shoe and examined Harrison's other leg.
"Hey," Joe said, poking his head in the front passenger door. "I've called Capt. Singh. He's insisting on meeting us at STAR Labs. I tried to assure him it wasn't necessary."
"Can I go to bed?" Harrison's request was plaintive. "My head hurts."
"Dr. Wells, I need you to stay awake a little bit longer," Caitlin ordered. "Joe are you riding with us or not? I want to get him back to the lab and checked out."
"Is it okay if I ride with you?" Joe was a little surprised at the offer. At Cisco's nod, he climbed in, glancing back at the two women and Dr. Wells. "How you feeling Dr. Wells?"
"My brain hurts," Harrison answered. "And my stomach seems to have left my body."
"That's probably a side effect of the medication that stupid nurse gave you. Based on your behavior and description of how your feeling, I'd say you're at least sensitive to the medicine if not allergic." Caitlin buckled in on the other side of Dr. Wells and took his wrist, taking his pulse and counting respirations.
"Are we ready to go now?" Cisco asked.
"Yeah," Caitlin agreed. She glanced at Dr. Wells who had started to hum under his breath, his gaze fixed on Felicity. When Cisco complained, Harrison fell silent, but continued to gaze at Felicity as they rode.