Chapter Fourteen
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Chapter Fourteen
"Get us some help in here!" Frank barked over his shoulder, already moving towards his sons. Baker didn't hesitate as she moved down the stairs as fast as her legs would carry her. Frank knelt beside his son, and placed his fingers against Danny's throat beyond relieved to find a thread pulse beating below. He tilted his head back and checked his mouth for any obstruction, only then noticing all of the bruising around his son's neck. "Son of a bitch" he muttered. "I think his throat is too swollen for his to breathe" he told Jamie softly, alarmed at seeing Danny's lips turning blue.
"Let me through" a man shouted as he all but pushed Frank out of the way, followed by two other men in EMT uniforms. "He needs a Tracheotomy" the man told them, and seeing the concern on Frank's face he continued "It's ok, I'm a doctor" he assured the other man. Without further words, and limited communication between the medical team the doctor was making an incision in Danny's neck and Frank was holding his own breath. After a mere few moments a tube was in his son's neck and a bag was attached- forcing air into the injured man's lungs. The doctor put a stethoscope to the detective's chest and frowned at the rasping sound coming from his lung. "He's got a Pneumothorax" he told his colleagues with a sigh. "Let's get him to the bus" he told the EMTs, and the three transferred the injured man onto a back board, taking care of the tube in his neck, he was then placed in a gurney and carefully carried down the stairs before being gently placed into the back of the ambulance. Frank followed anxiously behind. The doors were shut on him whilst the medical staff carried out life saving procedures on his son, and all he could do was wait.
"How is he sir?" Baker asked softly.
"I don't know" he replied truthfully, exhaustion overwhelming him as he thought of all of the events of the last couple of weeks.
"NYFD are starting the clear up, all of our guys are accounted for sir. No major injuries" she told him, hoping to at least reassure him that there was one less thing for him to worry about.
"Thank god for that" he replied, glad that none of their fine men or women had been hurt as a result of Lopez's quest for revenge, he just wished that he could say the same for his son.
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Frank drove behind the ambulance, he and Jamie had left as soon as the EMTs had been ready to set off. He had left the scene in Baker's capable hands, Jackie was assisting her and then both women had been instructed to ensure they received the medical treatment that they also required.
"Will he be ok Dad?" Jamie asked softly, he had never been as scared in his life as finding his brother like that, bruised, bloodied, unconscious and not breathing- he knew it was an image that would haunt him for the rest of his life.
"I don't know son, I know that he will fight as hard as he can, I just pray that is enough" Frank replied, his eyes focussed on the road ahead, in an attempt to prevent his emotions from consuming him.
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"Dad, where is he?" Linda asked as she jogged up to her father in law, frantic to see her husband.
"He's in surgery" he replied tiredly.
"What happened?" she asked as she sat next to him.
"We're not sure until Danny can tell us" Frank replied. "It looks as though Lopez had a sniper set up, although we don't know who the target was. Something happened that changed his plan, and he blew up the warehouse" he told her. "That is pretty much as much as we know" he finished.
"What did he do to Danny?" she asked him fearfully.
"The doctors say that he was beaten" Frank told her softly, taking hold of her hand before he continued. "He also tried to strangle him, causing his larynx to swell so that he couldn't breathe for himself" he told her, pulling her into his arms when her tears overwhelmed her.
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The three Reagans were waiting for what felt like an age before the doctors finally came into the room to speak with them.
"Well Danny has got through surgery ok" he started much to their relief. "There was extensive internal damage that took a while to repair. We had to remove his spleen, as it was too badly damaged to save. He also has a bruised kidney, the punctured lung, he had re broken his ribs, there is some muscle damage around his shoulder and his Larynx is swollen and bruised" he told them.
"Can he breathe by himself now?" Frank asked softly.
"Not at the moment, he is still on the respirator and is sedated to prevent him from becoming distressed and attempting to fight it" he answered honestly.
"Can we see him?" Linda asked hopefully.
"Of course, he is just getting settled in recovery and then one of the nurses will come and get you" he told her with a reassuring smile. As he left the room Linda allowed her head to drop into her hands, lost for anything to say. Frank knew there were no words he could offer so he did was hold her. Jamie excused himself, suddenly desperate for some fresh air- he left the room and walked straight out of the doors. Frank looked up in concern for his youngest child, but he knew that at that moment Linda needed him more. They remained like that for the whole of the five minutes that it took for a nurse to come back for them. Silently they followed her, scared as to how Danny would look, but also eager to see him alive and recovering. She took a deep nerve steadying breath before stepping into the room, her heart breaking at what she saw. If she had thought he had looked bad when he was first admitted after the car crash, then what she saw now was a whole new level. Her beloved husband lay completely flat on the gurney, his face bruised and swollen, a tube in his neck attached to a machine that was breathing for him, and his chest a mass of bandages. Even his hands and wrists were covered in cuts and bruises.
"He looks so small" Linda whispered, unused to seeing her husband looking so vulnerable.
"Don't let him hear you say that" Frank replied, squeezing her hand and encouraging her to sit down on the chair beside the bed. She eased herself down gently, and took hold of Danny's hand, there was nothing she could do but be there for him when he woke up.
End Chapter Fourteen
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