Chapter 21: Coma
Back at the crime lab Christi was headed toward the breakroom when when Erica Skies approached her. " Ms. Caine would you like to comment on the current condition of your friend?" Erica questioned her. " What are you talking about?" Christi asked slightly annoyed. " you mean you don't know?" Erica qustioned in disbelief. " Know what? What is going on?" Christi questioned now throughly annoyed. "Earlier today Vanessa Jones was shot and rushed to the ER. There is currently no word on her condition." Erica told Christ. "Would you like to comment?" Erica asked. " No now get out of this lab and out of my way!" Christi yelled as she waddled as fast as she could down to her hummer and then drove off to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital Christi waddled as fast as possible toward Eric and smacked him hard on the back of the head before doing the same to Speed. "OW!" they both yelled as Christi sat down next to Ryan and rubbed his back. "Christi you shouldn't be here. It's bad for the baby." Eric said "Eric just shut up my best friend, and maid of honor is in the hospital and shot I have everyright to be here. How dare you try to keep me out of the loop and then I have to find out from Erics Sikes that Nessie is in the hospital!" Christ screamed at Eric, who mad no further protest. He knew he was in deep shit. " And you dad...you let him do this!" Christi continued looking at Horatio.
The argument Continued as the doctor came out hanging his head. " Excuse me Mr. Wolfe" the doctor said above the noise gaining everyone's attention. "How's Vanessa?" Ryan asked as Alexx stood next to him and squeezed his hand. "Vanessa is in a coma. She lost a lot of blood on the way in here, nearly died of exanuginashion before we could get her into the OR. We were able to remove the bullet safely. If she wakes up she will make a full recovery." the doctor said, but his words fell on deaf ears and the tears streamed down Ryan's face.
Moving away from Alexx, Ryan seemed to be lost in a trance as he punched the wall until there was a hole in it. Eric grabbed his friend and held him up hugging his as he cried, while trying to hold in his own tears. Van was like a sister to him. He had lost Marisol, he didn't want to loose Vanessa too. Now matter how much they fought, or how much they threated each other they still loved each other. Just regular brother and sister. On the other side of the room Christi, Alexx, and Natalia were huddled together giving and lending support, while Speed and Horatio stood silent tears running down their face. The doctor had since left to go back and check on Vanessa.
Ryan sat in a chair next to Delko as memories of Vanessa and himself flooded his brain. He remembered the day she had come to work at the lab. He had seen her in the reception area. Standing tall and proud, her hair in a high ponytail, leggings, heels, and a tunic shirt that came down to her knees.
" Are you looking for someone?" Ryan asked the young woman wating in the reception area.
"Yes I'm looking for Lt. Caine. He offered me a job here as a CSI, and I'm here to accept" she said confidently, her Caribbean accent thick. Just the sound of it made Ryan's body react, and her delicious appearence did nothing to stem the reaction. Ryan was broken from his thoughts about her body when she called to him.
"Huh?" he asked snapping back to reality.
" I asked what your name was" she said to him as if he was slow.
" CSI Ryan Wolfe." He said extending his hand. " And you are?" he asked. Taking his hand she introduced herself.
" Vanessa Jones" she said and smiled.
" Nice to meet you. I'll take you to Horatio's office." Ryan said.
" No need Mr. Wolfe. I'm right here. I've heard eveything" Horatio said cooly
" Lt. Caine pleasure to meet you" Vanessa said.
" And you also Ms. Jones. I'm glad to see you have met the person that will be showing you the inns and outs of the Miami Crime Lab" he said as he handed over her kit,gun, keys to her hummer and badge. " Welome" he added before giving them an assignment and leaving.
" So you ready to go?" Ryan asked.
" Sure" Vanessa said smiling.
The ride to the scene was quite nice in Ryan's opinion. He had found out where Vanessa was from, and a few other things about her. She seemed to be a very open and friendly person. Once they arived at the scene Ryan was stating some of the normal procedure, only to find that Vanessa was already talking to Alexx about the body.
" Sorry Ryan, I forgot to mention that I was a CSI over in the Caribbean before I came here." she said laying a hand on his arm before gloving up and searching the area around the body clearing a path. They had finished up pretty quickly, but throughly. On the way back Ryan asked he something he was surte she was going to say no to and slap him.
" Hey Vanessa would you like to go out for dinner tonight?" Ryan asked
" Don't you think this is a little fast?" she asked smirking.
" I just like to get to know who I'll be working with" Ryan said thanking the heavans for a good excuse.
" Liar" she said calling his bluff. " You just want to flirt with the new girl." she said laughing
Ryan could only look at her his mouth agape as they pulled up to the crime lab.
" Don't look so shocked. I'm a CSI if I couldn't call that bluff then there is something wrong." she told him smiling.
" I-I...um" Ryan stammered, but Vanessa put a perfectly manicured finger to his lips silencing him.
" I'd love too" she said kissing his cheek before writting dow her address in the palm of his hand. " eight o'clock" she said before getting out of the hummer and taking her evidence to the places that it need to be.
Ryan snapped out of his memory when he heard the doctor calling him. " Mr. Wolfe" The doctor said calling Ryan again. " Yes" Ryan said in a rasoy voice. "If you want you can go in and see Vanessa." The doctor said. " Do you think all of us can go in?" Christi said. " It's usually against protocall, but sure." the doctor said and lead them all back to Vanessa's room. Once inside Ryan immedately rushed to her sid hold and kissing her hand. Eveyone else sat around the room in various places.
Sitting at her bedside Ryan rested his forehead on her arm and prayed for her to wake up. An hour or so passed before Frank Tripp walked in the room bearing Iris. " Irises Frank?" Eric questioned sahking his head. "Yeah so?" Frank questioned back. " You lughead her favorite flower is hyacinth." Eric teased needing to lighten the mood, know that's what Vanessa would want to wake up to was laughter. " No it's Iris." Frank stated. " And who are you calling a lughead Delko?" Frank questioned. The two argued, but only stopped when a faint voice spoke.
" Dad, Mom; make Uncle Frank and Eric stop. My head hurts" Vanessa said in a small raspy voice. Looking up Ryan couldn't help stop himself, as his lips crashed into her lips with a passion unknown to mankind. Kissing back Vanessa slightly smiled. Oxygen became necessary as the two broke apart and the doctor walked in, Horatio following behind. " Ms. Jones your awake. How do you feel?" he asked. " Like Eric just hit me in the head with his scuba tank." she said faintly smiling. " Ahh well that is to be expected I have some medicine for that." the doctor said, and continued to explain to Vanessa what happened, and that she should make a full recovery.
Once the doctor left Alexx rushed over to Vanessa and hugged her. " Sugga you gave us quite a scare, are you sure your ok?" Alexx asked. " Yes Mommy I'm fine" Vanessa said calling Alexx be the nickename she had given her. Alexx was really her adopted mom, just as Horatio was her adopted dad. Eric, Speed, Cooper, Natalia, Calliegh, and Valera were her brothers and sisters, Frank was her gruff uncle who underneath it all was a big teddy bear and Ryan was the unfortunate sucker who fell in love with her and would eventually marry in to this family.
" Wow I want to marry Ryan Wolfe" Vanessa said to herself as she smiled. Sitting up Vanessa yelped in pain. " Dammit that hurt." she said. Sitting up again with the assistance of Ryan Vanessa smiled at eveyone in the room. " Now Eric, Uncle Frank for both your information your both wrong on my favorite flower. My favorite flower is a rose. But I do like the two you named. I also like Plumeria Obtusas, but they are mostly found in the Caribbean." she said smartly as she heard Eric mumber something in Russian. Nessa talked back and soon the two were fussing playfully at eachother and soon making fun of Frank, who became quite irritated. " Delko, Jones I know your borth talking about me now stop it" Frank said
Everyone laughed, and Rayn kissed Vanessa again, before she sopke seriously. " So do we know who did this or do we have yet to find out?" Nessa asked as she leaned back onto Ryan's chest, since he now sat behind her, and she sat betwenn his legs. "Yea we do. The perp had sweaty palms. Valera ran the DNA and it came back to Jake Berkley." Frank said as a silent anger filled the room.