Eyes fluttering open, a frown formed on Sam's features at the constant ringing in her ears. Moving her hands to her ears to try and rid the sound she then rolled onto her back before coughing slightly. Her eyes burned. Her head hurt. She was surrounded by thick black smoke; the back of the pharmacy looked a complete mess. The shelves had collapsed and fallen all over the place, stock was scattered every on the floor. Glancing around, she then frowned spotting someone's legs sticking out from under one of the fallen shelves. Getting onto her knees she crawled over to the body. Seeing who it was she gave them a gentle shake. "Emma." She called. Though she couldn't hear anything. The ringing in her ears was still overpowering her hearing. As Emma didn't move she gently shook her again. "Emma wake up!" She shouted before she slowly got to her feet, steadying herself as she felt lightheaded before she moved to move the shelving, using all the strength she had to try and move the shelving. When it wouldn't budge she glanced around. It was just the two of them. She needed to go and get help. Heading towards what would have been the door, she climbed over the pile of rubble, her heart sinking seeing the disaster in front of her. Coughing slightly as she kept walking through the rubble she glanced around. She felt all disorientated. Didn't know which way was which. Nothing looked recognisable. Everything was destroyed and the smoke was so thick. As she started to cough again, she began to stubble down the corridor, the smoke making it difficult for her to breathe but she knew she had to get out of here and find help for Emma. Feeling someone grab her arm, Sam jumped slightly and spun around before she looked to the masked fire fighter in front of her. "My colleague…" She began pointing in the direction she came from before she started to cough again, unable to catch her breath she reached out to the fire fighter to stable herself as she kept coughing. Feeling herself being scooped up she clung onto the fire fighter, trying to catch her breath best she could as she felt herself lose consciousness but she was fighting to stay awake. As she was passed to someone else and put down on the platform, Sam became more alert as the fresher air hit her before looking up as someone moved an oxygen mask over her face, her body instantly relaxing as she felt her breathing getting back to normal. Watching as the fire fighter, who she presumed carried her to safety, climb onto the platform she looked to him as she lifted her mask down. "You have to save my colleague. She's trapped." She breathed before putting the mask back on.
Pulling off his face mask, Steve looked to her. "They've gone to get her. I'm not leaving your side." He told her before nodding to the guy to bring the platform down.
Seeing it was Steve, Sam couldn't help but smile. Her eyes filling with water as she grabbed his hand tightly. She was so happy to see him. Feeling the platform beginning to lower she frowned as she looked to Steve. "Emma's trapped." She told him through her mask.
Steve nodded. "The others have gone to get her. Let's worry about you. We need to check you over."
Taking her mask off she sighed. "I can't hear you." She told him. "My ears won't stop ringing."
Grabbing her mask, he gently put it back on her face before he grabbed his phone and typed away before showing the message to Sam.
.Others have gone to get her. Don't worry. We need to get you checked over
Reading the message Sam nodded slightly before looking to him and sighing. "I'm sorry about this morning. I know you wouldn't intentionally miss the appointment."
Hearing her Steve sighed before he wrote another message on his phone before showing her.
Don't be sorry silly. And stop talking. You're currently the patient not the doctor. About time you did as you're told
Sam couldn't help but roll her eyes before watching as Steve got off the platform and held out his hand for her. Grabbing his hand she pulled herself to her feet before she moved her arms around his neck as he scooped her up, pouting a little as he then moved her onto a bed as it was wheeled over.
Coming over Jade looked to Sam. "Why does trouble have a habit of following you around?" She asked as she attached Sam to a drip.
Seeing Jade's mouth moving Sam frowned. "What?" She accidently shouted. She didn't like not being able to hear.
"She can't hear anything." Steve told her looking to her. "Said her ears won't stop ringing."
Hearing Steve, she then sighed as she gave her head a shake. "Good thing that bomb wasn't designed to actual kill people then." She mumbled as she popped her stethoscope on to listen to Sam's chest.
Steve frowned as he watched her. "What do you mean?"
Jade raised an eyebrow looking to him. "Are you seriously asking me that right now? Steve she's lucky to be alive." She sighed as she then popped her stethoscope around her neck once more. "For her ears to be constantly ringing like they are and effecting her hearing so much she can't even hear what we are saying then she was probably right next to the bomb when it went off."
Steve looked to her before he then looked to Sam who was looking at them completely perplexed.
Seeing them all looking at her Sam frowned. "What?" She asked looking to them with a frown.
Steve looked to Jade. "Let's be thankful she's just walking away with a cut on her head." He commented before he moved over to Sam and pressed a kiss to her head.
Jade looked to him before calling over a nurse. "Well she's going to have to be admitted. Her chest sounds horrific and we're going to need an ultrasound." She paused and looked to Steve. "Just to be on the safe side." Popping the sides of the bed up Jade then looked to Steve. "She'll be transferred to Leahi."
Steve looked to her before frowning. "Leahi? That's on the other side of the Island."
Jade sighed as she looked to him. "I know but it's the only hospital that has space right now. Everywhere else is full."
As the sides were put up on the bed, Sam frowned as she pulled her oxygen mask off. "What's going on? Just because I can't hear you don't mean I don't know you're talking about me." She scolded looking to them as she folded her arms across her chest before wincing slightly.
"And I'm guessing she has a broken rib too." Jade commented before she grabbed her notebook out of her pocket and began to write down a note before showing it to her.
I'm sending you to Leahi.
Reading the note Sam scoffed. "Leahi? That's the other side of the Island. I'm going home."
Jade rolled her eyes as she started to write again before showing it to her.
You can't go home. Your chest sounds like you smoke fifty a day and I suspect you've broken a rib. There's no arguing over this Sam. You're going. I want you to have an ultrasound as well. Just to be safe
"I'm fine." She grumbled. "And so is the baby." She huffed as she sulked on the bed.
Popping her mask back on face gently, Steve smiled down to her before looking over to Danny.
"Say no more." Danny began with a smile. "You go with Sam. I'm going to get Grace home then I'll head back to the Palace and see what we've got."
"You sure you don't need me?" Steve asked looking to him.
"Steve we are perfectly capable of working on a case without you. Now go. She needs you more considering she can't hear anything right now."
Steve nodded slightly before looking to Jade. "Which way?"
Jade gestured to a paramedic. "Follow Chris and he'll take you to the ambulance and take you to the hospital. Once everything here is settled down I'll come down." Popping some papers into an envelope she passed it to Steve. "Give this to the doctor when you arrive. They'll know what tests to run and such. Although her hearing should settle down in the next couple of hours, if it doesn't she'll have to see an audiologist to determine the damage."
Taking the envelope Steve nodded slightly before looking to Jade. "You know I like you more when you're not being so serious."
Jade shrugged. "Yeah well it's not every day someone tries to blow out the hospital pharmacy. My fun face certainly fades." She told him before shrugging. "Now go. Go get her checked over." She ordered him.
Steve nodded a little before grabbing the handle of Sam's bed and helping the paramedic wheel Sam to the ambulance. As they arrived at the vehicle, Steve helped the paramedic put Sam into the ambulance before looking to him. "Shouldn't you have a partner with you?"
"Normally yes, but because of the disaster those who are not considered life threatening but still need to be seen are transported by one paramedic." He told him popping the break on the bed before looking to him. "You stay back here with her. Any problems or she starts to deteriorate just give me a shout okay? I'll try and get us there as fast as I can."
Steve nodded a little before he then moved to sit in the chair opposite Sam, watching as Chris shut the doors before he looked to Sam once more. She looked so tired. Grabbing his phone he wrote her a note.
Are you feeling okay?
Reading his note Sam gave a slight nod as she pulled her mask down and sighed." All this ringing in my ears is giving me a headache. I just wanna go home and sleep in our bed."
Pouting as he heard her he moved his hand to hers and gave it a gentle squeeze, holding onto it while he wrote another note on his phone with his free hand before showing her.
Jade said the ringing should stop in the next couple of hours. I know you wanna go home but we got to check that everything it okay first. Not to mention she thinks you've broke a rib. Just one night in hospital and I promise I'll take you home.
Reading his note Sam then looked to him. "I'm going to hold you to that, you know that don't you?"
Steve couldn't help but smile as he nodded before he leant forward and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. He knew how much she hated staying in hospitals overnights.
Smiling as she kissed him back, she moved her hand into her pocket before she pulled out her scan picture; breaking the kiss she held it out to him. "I'm sorry I didn't show you this earlier. Though we'll probably see it again, you should see it. He or she is fourteen weeks." She frowned a little to herself and sighed. "I want you to see this and know in this moment our baby was fine. Healthy."
As she broke the kiss, he looked down to the scan picture before he frowned hearing her and quickly typed away on his phone before showing it to her.
Don't you dare say that. Our baby is fine. The scan will prove that. Don't think the worst.
Sighing he pressed a kiss to her forehead. He could tell she was worrying. The way she was talking. As if the baby was gone. He couldn't bear it. He couldn't think the worst. She had a difficult start but he knew everything was fine. It was like a gut instinct. He wasn't losing her and they certainly wouldn't be losing this baby. They'd been through too much. This baby was the beginning for them. They were going to be a family.