DISCLAIMER: THEY DON'T BELONG TO ME, I JUST KEEP BORROWING THEM.
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NOTES: Thank you so much for all your comments, hope you enjoy the next instalment - Nearly finished :(
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Chapter 49: Visitor.
Jeff continued cradling Virgil in his arms until a short tap sounded at the door. Glancing round Jeff smiled at Doctor Gerry Sylvia when he entered the room. "Hey Gerry, how are you doing?"
"I'm good thanks, Hello Virgil."
"Hi doc," Virgil replied, wiping away his tears.
Gerry waited quietly while Jeff helped Virgil out of his arms, kissed him on the forehead, and then sat back in his seat. As soon as they were settled Gerry spoke. "We have you booked in for some scans tomorrow to see how well your shoulders healed, if that goes well then we can start physio. Also, I just saw the nurse, she said that you are going to try and eat something?"
"You are?" Jeff questioned.
Virgil nodded his response.
"Well, how would you like to have something to eat out of that bed?"
"That would be fantastic," Virgil replied, "I'm fed up of lying around."
"If you give me a couple of minutes then I'll organise someone to come and help you out."
… …
Twenty minutes later Scott, his grandmother and brothers returned to the ward room with Parker and Penelope alongside them, all of them coming to an instant stop when they saw Virgil propped up in a big comfy chair with some food in front of him.
"Wow, how long were we gone for?" Gordon asked.
"Not long," Virgil grinned, taking another spoonful of soup.
Alan bounced over to Virgil and sat down on the bed. "It's so good to see you eating."
"Well, I don't know if you could call this food," Virgil responded, placing the spoon he had been using down.
Ruth looked at Virgil sternly. "Try and eat some more Virgil."
Virgil shook his head. "I've had enough, thank you grandma."
"You've only had 5 spoonful's!" Jeff stated.
"Virgil, you need to eat some more!" Alan demanded.
"When did you become so bossy?" Virgil questioned.
"I'm not bossy," Alan protested.
Virgil smirked. "Well I hate to say this bro, but you are kind of turning into Scott."
"I'm not bossy!" Scott responded.
"Err, yes you are," Alan replied, "but there's no way I'm turning into you."
Scott scrunched up his nose. "It's not such a bad thing you know."
"I'm not saying it is but…" Alan's voice trailed off when he saw Virgil laughing at them both. "Wait, you see what he's doing, right?"
"Yes, I do!" Scott exhaled loudly, frowning at Virgil he picked up the spoon and held it out towards him. "Now, stop trying to change the conversation and eat!"
"Yes, otherwise we will feed you ourselves!" Alan added.
Everyone started laughing at Scott's and Alan's response while Virgil took the spoon and reluctantly started eating again.
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Half an hour later the door crept open and Maria Andrews peeked inside. "Hi, is it okay if I come in?"
"Of course," they all responded.
"How are you Virgil?"
"Better than I have been."
"That's good," she smiled.
"You're not back at work already, are you?" Ruth questioned.
"No," she reassured them, "I've been offered some time off, with the offer of full pay this time, so I've decided to take it… I just wanted to see you all before heading back home, I heard about what happened after I was arrested, and wanted to say thank you for believing that I didn't do it."
"No problem," Jeff smiled.
"If you hadn't of followed your instincts then I would have still been in jail and I dread to think what would have happened to my brothers. I don't know what I would do if I lost them."
"I can understand that!" Scott replied, placing his hand in Virgil's. "We heard about your brothers being injured a while back, how are they?"
"They are okay, thank you. They've had some tough times but we've all got through it together… Personally, I'm just glad they are alive. Like yourselves I have International Rescue to thank."
"International Rescue?" Jeff commented, trying to deflect the awkward looks everyone was giving each other.
"When Virgil was first brought in, Doctor Sylvia told us that International Rescue had helped save him and brought him here."
"Yes, they did," Jeff replied, remembering the cover story Gerry had used.
"And they helped your brothers?" Ruth questioned innocently.
"Well, unfortunately the way my family had been buried by the landslide meant that they hadn't been found until quite late but thanks to their hard work my brothers were eventually discovered and rescued."
"They sound like great guys," Penny commented, trying not to laugh at all five boys trying to hide their slightly reddening faces.
Maria nodded. "Yes, they are, one of them even stayed with my mother when she passed away."
Scott glanced at Virgil who had been the one who had remained. "He sounds really brave!"
Virgil rolled his eyes at Scott's remark.
"Yes, he is… They all are," Maria commented, "I've heard they are not currently performing rescues. I really hope it's nothing too serious."
Virgil smiled at her warmly. "I'm sure everything is okay and whatever problem they had is over. I wouldn't be surprised if they are back on duty really soon!"
Everyone bit their lips trying not to laugh at Virgil's remark.
"I hope so," Maria replied, not noticing their reactions. "Anyway, I've got to go… Thank you again."
Everyone said their goodbyes to Maria, once she had left the room Scott turned to Virgil and shook his head. "You are so subtle!"
"She's right though," Virgil stated, "International Rescue needs to continue."
"But you need us," Gordon remarked.
"Both the Hood and Sanderson are in prison… And I'm okay."
Scott shook his head. "You're not though Virg. You've been struggling, and you need our support."
"We need to continue operating or the Hood will get what he wanted, and someone might need our help."
"You don't need to worry Virgil. Brains is monitoring the systems, if anybody does need help then he's been passing the information on to local rescue services and there's not been any major incidents," Jeff informed him.
"But how would we all feel if the rescue services couldn't make it in time, or a major disaster happened that needed our specialised equipment. Someone out there could lose a family member… I don't need rescuing anymore but others still do… The world needs International Rescue!"
