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"Well, she'd lost a lot of blood when she was brought in," he started.
Bobby's face drained of all color. "Go on."
"She's in a coma right now. We have her on an IV, hooked up to monitors, and we've replaced the blood she lost. We have no idea when or if she'll come out of it," he finished.
"Can I see her?" Bobby asked, his voice trembling.
"In about an hour, she's in recovery right now," he said.
"What about the baby? Can he see her?" Darien spoke up.
"Yes you can. The nursery is on the third floor. You won't be able to hold her, but you can see her."
Bobby nodded and thanked the doctor.
"You want me to go with you, Hobbes?" Darien put his hand on Bobby's shoulder when he stood up.
"Yeah, I'd like that," Bobby gave him a small smile.
Bobby told the nurse at the desk on the maternity ward that he wanted to see his daughter.
She called back to the nursery and pointed him in the right direction.
When he and Darien got to the window the nurse inside had already rolled her incubator over so they could see her.
The tears welled up in Bobby's eyes as he looked at his daughter. She swung her fist and then opened her eyes. She had Bobby's dark brown eyes and Marie's blond hair.
"She's beautiful, Bobby," Darien told him.
"Yes, just like her mother," he placed his hand on the glass and smiled down at her.
"Do you guys have a name picked out?"
"Catherine Elizabeth, we'd picked out names before we got married," Bobby waved at his daughter and then looked at his watch. "It's been an hour, I'm gonna ask if I can see Marie yet."
"Alright, partner. I'll go back to the waiting room," Darien waltzed down the hall and to the elevator. As soon as he sat down he called Claire and then Alex to let them know about Marie and the baby.
Bobby came into Marie's room. He took in a deep breath when he saw her. She had so many wire and tubes sticking out of her and she was very pale. He sat down next to her and laid his head in his hands.
"Marie, baby, you gotta wake up. I don't think I could handle it if you didn't I just saw our daughter and she's gonna be fine," his voice cracked a little. "I love you, sweetheart," he kissed her hand and leaned back in the chair.
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Bobby made sure that there was at least one guard at Marie's room round the clock. It had been a week and Marie hadn't woken up yet. The doctor told him that he'd be able to take Catherine home in three weeks as long as she kept gaining weight.
Darien had spent the week trying to find Arnaud. He and Hobbes had a huge score to settle with him, especially if Marie died. He didn't like to think about that, but he HAD to at least accept the possibility.
Another week passed and still no leads on Arnaud. Bobby got in the van after he and Fawkes finished their case for the day.
"Going to see Marie?" Darien asked.
"Yeah, and Catherine too. She's gotten so big and the nurses are gonna let me hold her today," he grinned at Darien.
"Wow, that's great!"
Bobby nodded and started the van.
Darien gave him a low five and went to his car to go home.
Bobby went to Marie's room first. "Hey, baby, they're gonna let me hold her today," he said brushing the hair out of her eyes. "You should see how much she's grown," he sat down.
After two weeks he was starting to get nervous. His heart jumped into his throat as Marie blinked her eyes.
"Marie?!?"
"Bo...Bobby... where am I?" her voice was soft and strained.
Bobby hugged her gently. "You're in the hospital," he said the tears beginning to flow.
Marie hugged back then her head started to clear a little. She noticed she no longer had a bulge in her stomach. "The baby... what happened? Is she ok?"
"She's fine, in fact they're gonna let me hold her today," Bobby hit the nurse call button on her bed.
"Finally? How long have I been here?"
"You've been in a coma for two weeks," he explained.
The nurse came into the room and gasped when she saw Marie sitting up and talking. "I'll get the doctor."
"Two weeks?"
Bobby nodded. He told her about what had happened, Arnaud bringing her in, her having the baby and everything else.
The doctor looked her over and ordered some tests. He wanted to see how much damage if any she had from being in the coma. Then the nurse brought Catherine so both she and Bobby could hold her.
Marie cried when she saw her daughter and gave her a kiss on her forehead. She handed her to Bobby and he cradled her in his arms gently. She smiled seeing them together, she knew Bobby would be a great father.
After all the tests were completed the doctors said Marie would be able to go home in two days. And since Catherine was growing much faster than they expected she'd be able to go home as well.
Bobby was so excited. He made sure to get the last things in the nursery ready before then. He put the baby seat in Marie's car and drove her car to work that day. He was glad when the day was over so he could get Marie and Catherine.
Darien followed him out of the building, with Claire and Alex not far behind. None of them noticed the black van with tinted windows that was parked across the street.
Anthony DuTier watched as the agents came out of the building and got in their cars. He'd followed Fawkes, and the two woman already and now he was going to follow the shorter bald man.
He drove and kept back far enough to avoid drawing suspicion. He waited as the man went into the hospital and then came out with a woman and a child. He followed them back to a house and then jotted down the address before driving off.
"Hello, Javier, I have what you requested," he spoke into his cell phone.
"You know where all of his friends live?" Javier asked.
"Yes, what do you wish me to do now?"
"Start with the women, take them to my compound. Fawkes will rue the day that he betrayed me," Javier hissed into the phone.
"Yes, sir."
A/N: Javier was the terrorist in Den of Thieves. This is the last part for Joys and Sorrows. The story will be continued in Playing with Fire.
Feedback is welcome...
"Well, she'd lost a lot of blood when she was brought in," he started.
Bobby's face drained of all color. "Go on."
"She's in a coma right now. We have her on an IV, hooked up to monitors, and we've replaced the blood she lost. We have no idea when or if she'll come out of it," he finished.
"Can I see her?" Bobby asked, his voice trembling.
"In about an hour, she's in recovery right now," he said.
"What about the baby? Can he see her?" Darien spoke up.
"Yes you can. The nursery is on the third floor. You won't be able to hold her, but you can see her."
Bobby nodded and thanked the doctor.
"You want me to go with you, Hobbes?" Darien put his hand on Bobby's shoulder when he stood up.
"Yeah, I'd like that," Bobby gave him a small smile.
Bobby told the nurse at the desk on the maternity ward that he wanted to see his daughter.
She called back to the nursery and pointed him in the right direction.
When he and Darien got to the window the nurse inside had already rolled her incubator over so they could see her.
The tears welled up in Bobby's eyes as he looked at his daughter. She swung her fist and then opened her eyes. She had Bobby's dark brown eyes and Marie's blond hair.
"She's beautiful, Bobby," Darien told him.
"Yes, just like her mother," he placed his hand on the glass and smiled down at her.
"Do you guys have a name picked out?"
"Catherine Elizabeth, we'd picked out names before we got married," Bobby waved at his daughter and then looked at his watch. "It's been an hour, I'm gonna ask if I can see Marie yet."
"Alright, partner. I'll go back to the waiting room," Darien waltzed down the hall and to the elevator. As soon as he sat down he called Claire and then Alex to let them know about Marie and the baby.
Bobby came into Marie's room. He took in a deep breath when he saw her. She had so many wire and tubes sticking out of her and she was very pale. He sat down next to her and laid his head in his hands.
"Marie, baby, you gotta wake up. I don't think I could handle it if you didn't I just saw our daughter and she's gonna be fine," his voice cracked a little. "I love you, sweetheart," he kissed her hand and leaned back in the chair.
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Bobby made sure that there was at least one guard at Marie's room round the clock. It had been a week and Marie hadn't woken up yet. The doctor told him that he'd be able to take Catherine home in three weeks as long as she kept gaining weight.
Darien had spent the week trying to find Arnaud. He and Hobbes had a huge score to settle with him, especially if Marie died. He didn't like to think about that, but he HAD to at least accept the possibility.
Another week passed and still no leads on Arnaud. Bobby got in the van after he and Fawkes finished their case for the day.
"Going to see Marie?" Darien asked.
"Yeah, and Catherine too. She's gotten so big and the nurses are gonna let me hold her today," he grinned at Darien.
"Wow, that's great!"
Bobby nodded and started the van.
Darien gave him a low five and went to his car to go home.
Bobby went to Marie's room first. "Hey, baby, they're gonna let me hold her today," he said brushing the hair out of her eyes. "You should see how much she's grown," he sat down.
After two weeks he was starting to get nervous. His heart jumped into his throat as Marie blinked her eyes.
"Marie?!?"
"Bo...Bobby... where am I?" her voice was soft and strained.
Bobby hugged her gently. "You're in the hospital," he said the tears beginning to flow.
Marie hugged back then her head started to clear a little. She noticed she no longer had a bulge in her stomach. "The baby... what happened? Is she ok?"
"She's fine, in fact they're gonna let me hold her today," Bobby hit the nurse call button on her bed.
"Finally? How long have I been here?"
"You've been in a coma for two weeks," he explained.
The nurse came into the room and gasped when she saw Marie sitting up and talking. "I'll get the doctor."
"Two weeks?"
Bobby nodded. He told her about what had happened, Arnaud bringing her in, her having the baby and everything else.
The doctor looked her over and ordered some tests. He wanted to see how much damage if any she had from being in the coma. Then the nurse brought Catherine so both she and Bobby could hold her.
Marie cried when she saw her daughter and gave her a kiss on her forehead. She handed her to Bobby and he cradled her in his arms gently. She smiled seeing them together, she knew Bobby would be a great father.
After all the tests were completed the doctors said Marie would be able to go home in two days. And since Catherine was growing much faster than they expected she'd be able to go home as well.
Bobby was so excited. He made sure to get the last things in the nursery ready before then. He put the baby seat in Marie's car and drove her car to work that day. He was glad when the day was over so he could get Marie and Catherine.
Darien followed him out of the building, with Claire and Alex not far behind. None of them noticed the black van with tinted windows that was parked across the street.
Anthony DuTier watched as the agents came out of the building and got in their cars. He'd followed Fawkes, and the two woman already and now he was going to follow the shorter bald man.
He drove and kept back far enough to avoid drawing suspicion. He waited as the man went into the hospital and then came out with a woman and a child. He followed them back to a house and then jotted down the address before driving off.
"Hello, Javier, I have what you requested," he spoke into his cell phone.
"You know where all of his friends live?" Javier asked.
"Yes, what do you wish me to do now?"
"Start with the women, take them to my compound. Fawkes will rue the day that he betrayed me," Javier hissed into the phone.
"Yes, sir."
A/N: Javier was the terrorist in Den of Thieves. This is the last part for Joys and Sorrows. The story will be continued in Playing with Fire.
Feedback is welcome...
