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Note to Readers: Sorry about the long wait. I was in a goriegn country and had NO ACCESS TO FANFICTION.NET WHAT SO EVER! Man is it great to be back. Happy reading!
Gage awoke to sounds all around him. Nurses walked down the hall, their rubber soles of their shoes squeaking slightly on the polished tile; machines beeped relentlessly; and the familiar voices of Trivette and Walker sounded like music in his ears. He opened his eyes, eagerly wanting to tell his friends the good news.
"Hey guys, would you keep it down over there? Some people ARE trying to sleep you know!"
Caught off guard, Walker and Trivette laughed.
"How are you feeling Gage? I'm glad to see you can hear again," Walker said.
"I'm feeling great! You have no idea how much I missed all those little noises you hear everyday, and take for granted. How long have I been out, one night?"
"Actually it's been more like 4 days. For some odd reason the anesthetic worked REALLY well, and you were out initially for the next day, but then they wanted to run some tests, so they gave you another dose. I'm really happy that you'll be back on the job soon, Gage," Trivette added.
Gage looked at his friends and suddenly realized that Sydney was missing. This upset him slightly because he had thought she would be there when he woke up. She had been taking such good care of him before the surgery. so he had just assumed she would do so afterwards also.
"Don't fool yourself," he thought to himself, "she does have a life you know."
But the question of her location nagged at him.
"Guys, where's Syd? I want to tell her the good news!" he said, trying not to make it sound like he REALLY wanted her to be there, or that he had expected her to be right by his side.
Walker and Trivette exchanged glances, and suddenly Gage noticed something wasn't right. What HAD they been talking about when he had just woken up? He remembered something vaguely like, "It'll be hard to tell him. We should wait."
"Guys, what happened to Sydney? Why isn't she here? Please tell me what's wrong, because I KNOW something is wrong."
"Gage," Trivette started, "I really don't think right now is the time for us to be talking about this. You just woke up, and ..."
"It might be a shock. A little hard to swallow right away." Walker finished.
"This really isn't funny. I asked where Sydney was, and I expect and answer. What would make this so hard to swallow anyway? She's my partner and my friend, and I deserve to know," Gage said firmly.
Walker sighed, realizing that he was trapped, and began.
"Sydney was needed desperately to go on an undercover investigation three days ago, because she's the best woman ranger we've got. So she was sent to a party where a lot of important drug lords were meeting. She got in with one of the drug lords, Heath O'Shagne but last night he discovered that she was a ranger and..." Walker's voice trailed off, not wanting to finish the story.
"...and she was shot." Trivette finished. "He hit her right in the chest. She's here in the hospital now, but Gage, it doesn't look too good. They don't think she'll make it to tomorrow."
Tears streamed down Gage's face as he thought of what Sydney must have gone through that night. Just the thought of her in any sort of pain was bad enough, but her life being cut short by some stupid druggie was more than he could handle.
"I'm really sorry Gage, I know how much she means to you," Walker said.
"If only you did, '' Gage muttered to himself through his tears, "if only she did."
"Can I see her?"
"Yes, the doctors said she can have one visitor at a time, and your doctor told us to let him know when you woke up, so that he could let you visit her." Walker said as he pushed the button, and called the doctor.
After a minute or two, the doctor came in. Surprised at seeing Gage crying he said, "Maybe I run the test results by you later, and just let you go see Miss Ranger Cooke right now."
Gage go out of bed, and was led to the room where Sydney lay, all bandaged, with oxygen, IV's, and all sorts of other machines hooked up to her. Although she looked serene, it was too much for Gage, and he started to cry harder, not believing what was happening.
As he sat down next to her, looking at her perfect, he took her hand.
"Syd, I know this isn't the way I wanted to tell you this, but I really think I have to. I love you, and I need you. Sometimes the only thing that gets me up in the morning is that I'm going to see you at work. You make me smile, you watch my back for me, and I've always tried to do the same for you. I always tried to keep you out of danger. Believe me, I really did. Now, while I'm asleep, they send you away, and I couldn't' watch your back, and you get shot. If I hadn't had this stupid problem, I could've prevented all of this! I'll never forgive myself. You deserve so much better than this. You deserve to live a long happy life, without any pain. This isn't fair."
Suddenly the line on the heart monitor went flat, and machines started beeping insanely. Doctors rushed in the door, and shoving Gage out of the room. There was a frenzy all around him. He peered in the window to see that they were using electric shocks to try and revive her heart. He saw the doctor turn to the nurse and he heard, "I think we've lost this one."
"NO SYD!" he cried. "Don't leave me, just hang on for a little longer. Don't leave me here all alone. I love you!"
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Suddenly a familiar hand stroked his face gently. His hand went to meet this other one, and he opened his eyes to find Sydney leaning over is hospital bed looking worried.
Tears were streaming down his face freely as he hugged her, and held her close to him, as though he would absolutely never let him go.
"I'll never let it happen to you Syd. I'll NEVER let it happen!"
She slowly rocking him back and forth, trying to calm him down. Finally the tears stopped flowing, so she let him go. After sitting in silence Syd couldn't keep her feelings inside her anymore. She might never feel this way again, and she might as well tell him.
"I love you Gage. I really love you, and I don't know if you can hear me, but...that's how I feel," she whispered in his ear, hoping that he could hear her true feelings.
Gage was caught by surprise. He could hear again, and what he heard was certainly an unexpected, but welcome surprise.
"I love you too, Syd, I love you to," he said, and they just sat together, holding each other, glad that the eternal silence had finally been lifted.
The Beginning
Note to Readers: Sorry about the long wait. I was in a goriegn country and had NO ACCESS TO FANFICTION.NET WHAT SO EVER! Man is it great to be back. Happy reading!
Gage awoke to sounds all around him. Nurses walked down the hall, their rubber soles of their shoes squeaking slightly on the polished tile; machines beeped relentlessly; and the familiar voices of Trivette and Walker sounded like music in his ears. He opened his eyes, eagerly wanting to tell his friends the good news.
"Hey guys, would you keep it down over there? Some people ARE trying to sleep you know!"
Caught off guard, Walker and Trivette laughed.
"How are you feeling Gage? I'm glad to see you can hear again," Walker said.
"I'm feeling great! You have no idea how much I missed all those little noises you hear everyday, and take for granted. How long have I been out, one night?"
"Actually it's been more like 4 days. For some odd reason the anesthetic worked REALLY well, and you were out initially for the next day, but then they wanted to run some tests, so they gave you another dose. I'm really happy that you'll be back on the job soon, Gage," Trivette added.
Gage looked at his friends and suddenly realized that Sydney was missing. This upset him slightly because he had thought she would be there when he woke up. She had been taking such good care of him before the surgery. so he had just assumed she would do so afterwards also.
"Don't fool yourself," he thought to himself, "she does have a life you know."
But the question of her location nagged at him.
"Guys, where's Syd? I want to tell her the good news!" he said, trying not to make it sound like he REALLY wanted her to be there, or that he had expected her to be right by his side.
Walker and Trivette exchanged glances, and suddenly Gage noticed something wasn't right. What HAD they been talking about when he had just woken up? He remembered something vaguely like, "It'll be hard to tell him. We should wait."
"Guys, what happened to Sydney? Why isn't she here? Please tell me what's wrong, because I KNOW something is wrong."
"Gage," Trivette started, "I really don't think right now is the time for us to be talking about this. You just woke up, and ..."
"It might be a shock. A little hard to swallow right away." Walker finished.
"This really isn't funny. I asked where Sydney was, and I expect and answer. What would make this so hard to swallow anyway? She's my partner and my friend, and I deserve to know," Gage said firmly.
Walker sighed, realizing that he was trapped, and began.
"Sydney was needed desperately to go on an undercover investigation three days ago, because she's the best woman ranger we've got. So she was sent to a party where a lot of important drug lords were meeting. She got in with one of the drug lords, Heath O'Shagne but last night he discovered that she was a ranger and..." Walker's voice trailed off, not wanting to finish the story.
"...and she was shot." Trivette finished. "He hit her right in the chest. She's here in the hospital now, but Gage, it doesn't look too good. They don't think she'll make it to tomorrow."
Tears streamed down Gage's face as he thought of what Sydney must have gone through that night. Just the thought of her in any sort of pain was bad enough, but her life being cut short by some stupid druggie was more than he could handle.
"I'm really sorry Gage, I know how much she means to you," Walker said.
"If only you did, '' Gage muttered to himself through his tears, "if only she did."
"Can I see her?"
"Yes, the doctors said she can have one visitor at a time, and your doctor told us to let him know when you woke up, so that he could let you visit her." Walker said as he pushed the button, and called the doctor.
After a minute or two, the doctor came in. Surprised at seeing Gage crying he said, "Maybe I run the test results by you later, and just let you go see Miss Ranger Cooke right now."
Gage go out of bed, and was led to the room where Sydney lay, all bandaged, with oxygen, IV's, and all sorts of other machines hooked up to her. Although she looked serene, it was too much for Gage, and he started to cry harder, not believing what was happening.
As he sat down next to her, looking at her perfect, he took her hand.
"Syd, I know this isn't the way I wanted to tell you this, but I really think I have to. I love you, and I need you. Sometimes the only thing that gets me up in the morning is that I'm going to see you at work. You make me smile, you watch my back for me, and I've always tried to do the same for you. I always tried to keep you out of danger. Believe me, I really did. Now, while I'm asleep, they send you away, and I couldn't' watch your back, and you get shot. If I hadn't had this stupid problem, I could've prevented all of this! I'll never forgive myself. You deserve so much better than this. You deserve to live a long happy life, without any pain. This isn't fair."
Suddenly the line on the heart monitor went flat, and machines started beeping insanely. Doctors rushed in the door, and shoving Gage out of the room. There was a frenzy all around him. He peered in the window to see that they were using electric shocks to try and revive her heart. He saw the doctor turn to the nurse and he heard, "I think we've lost this one."
"NO SYD!" he cried. "Don't leave me, just hang on for a little longer. Don't leave me here all alone. I love you!"
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Suddenly a familiar hand stroked his face gently. His hand went to meet this other one, and he opened his eyes to find Sydney leaning over is hospital bed looking worried.
Tears were streaming down his face freely as he hugged her, and held her close to him, as though he would absolutely never let him go.
"I'll never let it happen to you Syd. I'll NEVER let it happen!"
She slowly rocking him back and forth, trying to calm him down. Finally the tears stopped flowing, so she let him go. After sitting in silence Syd couldn't keep her feelings inside her anymore. She might never feel this way again, and she might as well tell him.
"I love you Gage. I really love you, and I don't know if you can hear me, but...that's how I feel," she whispered in his ear, hoping that he could hear her true feelings.
Gage was caught by surprise. He could hear again, and what he heard was certainly an unexpected, but welcome surprise.
"I love you too, Syd, I love you to," he said, and they just sat together, holding each other, glad that the eternal silence had finally been lifted.
The Beginning