Shattered
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: Nope still don't own a thing :(
Authors Note: Thank you again for all your kind and encouraging words :D Well I felt guilty for taking so long with the other chapter and then apparently leaving off at a bad time so here is this one. Hope you enjoy. BTW I have no medical background what so ever :) Keep that in mind. Oh and I tried to figure out away to end this one with a cliff hanger and I did manage to find away but I thought I would play nice this time :) But I can't say I'll do it again ;)
Feedback : As always yes please! Good or bad.
E-Mail : Farewellparty2002@yahoo.ca
Ok and now back to the story :)
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He felt a chill run through his body. His knee's went weak. He needed to sit down and let this sink in. He took a few steps to the nearest chair and sat down. He put his head in his hands and let out a sigh.
She had pulled through. She had made it through the surgery. He couldn't remember ever feeling as relieved as he did right at this moment. It felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off of him. He felt calmness wash over him.
The doctor had went on to describe what they did and the extent of her injuries but he barely heard a word past her pulling through. He did manage to hear that the next 24 hours were critical. That there was still a chance of loosing her. But he wouldn't except that, she had made it this far so she would make it the rest of the way.
He let out a small smile as he thought to himself that the reason she fought so hard to stay with them was so she can kick his ass for being such a jerk. Well that was fine with him, he would take anything she could dish out. As long as she came back to him and didn't leave him.
"Can I see her?" he asked interrupting the doctor who was busy answering the others questions.
It's not like he didn't care about what the doctor was saying, he did. He just needed to see her. To see for himself that she was okay and safe. He needed to hold her hand and feel his world start turning again. He needed to know that everything would be fine. Well there still was Mikey to figure out but that could wait. The most important thing right now was to see her.
"Well Mr. Boscorelli she is in ICU and we only let family members in there to visit the patients,"
Bosco felt a wave of anger rush over him. There was no way in hell that they would stop him from seeing Faith. He stood up and started toward the doctor, he felt someone grab his arm. He was about to start yelling his case when the doctor continued.
"But since Mrs. Yokas has you listed as her next of kin then you will be able to go and visit and sit with her if you would like too. I apologize to the rest of you though because until she is moved into another room in a few days you are unable to go in and see her."
"So can I go in and see her now?'' Bosco asked irritated
"They are still getting her settled into the room, They have to check her vitals and change her IV but it shouldn't be much longer. A nurse will come out and get you when you can see her."
"Thanks" he muttered as he sat back down to wait.
Sully sat down beside him and gave him a reassuring smile. "We were worried for nothing. We should of known that it would take more then this to keep her down."
Bosco smiled back and said "Yeah if she managed to put up with me all these years, huh?"
Sully started laughing.
"Hey Bos, I didn't want to bother you with this before we knew about Faith and get you worried more but we can't find Fred. We have tried everywhere but we just can't find him."
"It doesn't matter. He never has to find out about this. Got it?"
"But Bosco he's her husband. He has to know."
"Look he's gone okay, and if he knows what's good for him he wont be back. So quit looking!"
"But....."
Bosco gave Sully the look of death and Sully stopped what he was about to say. He was getting angry with Sully and his persisting about Fred. Faith hadn't told the others what happened with her and Fred and he wasn't about to be the one to tell them either. It wasn't any of their business anyway.
"Mr. Boscorelli you can go in and see her now if you would like." A nurse said as she walked towards them.
"Thank you I'll be right there." Turning his attention back to Sully he said "Look Sully I mean it, Fred doesn't need to be found it would only make things worse for Faith. So if he shows up here and I find out you or any of the others had anything to do with it then you'll have me to answer to, got it?"
Bosco could tell that Sully was confused but he also knew that Sully would understand and just go along with him on this one.
Sully nodded his head and said "You got it Bosco, you probably know more about it then I do. What about the kids? Where are they?"
"They are over at the neighbors and they're fine, I called them and checked up on them. She said she would be more then happy to look after them as long as needed." With that he got up and went in to see Faith.
He slowly walked up to her taking in how she looked. She looked like she had been to hell and back and she had been. She still looked so pale and she had tubes everywhere. She was on a ventilator to help her breath. She had a heart monitor hooked on her to. Bosco was comforted by the steady sound of her pulse. It was the best thing he ever heard. He went to pick up her hand but he dropped it right away like he had been burned. He stepped back a little.
The nurse touched his arm "I'm so sorry I should of warned you, she is cold but it's perfectly normal after the surgery she went through. Her body temperature will be back to normal in a little while. She's fine, no need to worry."
Bosco just nodded at the nurse. He couldn't get over the shock of feeling her hand that cold. She wasn't even that cold in the ally and she was so pale it was like seeing her.....dead.
He shook it off or at least tried to and he grabbed her hand again and held it in his. He stood there for at least and hour just staring at her listening to the monitors that assured him that she was fine. That she would be fine. Finally he pulled up the chair next to her bed and sat down. Never letting go of her hand. He sat there for another hour before he felt his hand get squeezed, he looked up to see her eyes flutter open and shut right away. The doctor had warned him that she wouldn't be fully awake till late afternoon but that she might wake up very briefly before then.
Still holding her hand, he laid his head on the side of her bed and fell asleep. He slept through the what was left of the night, morning and most of the afternoon.
He woke up to hear one of the monitors alarms going off, he felt her moving, squeezing his hand as hard as she could like she was panicking he looked up and saw that she was awake and her eyes were full of fear. She pointed to her ventilator and tried to pull it out. He stopped her just in time. The nurse ran in and tried to calm her down telling her that she just had to relax and to breath in time with the ventilator. Looking in Bosco's eyes the whole time, she listened to the nurse and slowly calmed down and did as she was told. Sure enough her breathing became normal.
Bosco was also trying to get his breathing back to normal. The ventilator alarm had scared him. He automatically thought the worse when he heard it. Remembering what the doctor had said about the first 24 hours he thought that he was loosing her again.
He took a good look at her and she looked better then the night before, she was getting her color back and she was warmer now.
Now was the hard part, now he had to apologize for the things he did and said. He prayed that she would find it in her heart to forgive him but he would understand if she didn't. It would wreck him if she didn't but as long as she was alive and well then that was all that mattered. He would figure away to go on with his life without her being apart of it. If he had to.
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: Nope still don't own a thing :(
Authors Note: Thank you again for all your kind and encouraging words :D Well I felt guilty for taking so long with the other chapter and then apparently leaving off at a bad time so here is this one. Hope you enjoy. BTW I have no medical background what so ever :) Keep that in mind. Oh and I tried to figure out away to end this one with a cliff hanger and I did manage to find away but I thought I would play nice this time :) But I can't say I'll do it again ;)
Feedback : As always yes please! Good or bad.
E-Mail : Farewellparty2002@yahoo.ca
Ok and now back to the story :)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He felt a chill run through his body. His knee's went weak. He needed to sit down and let this sink in. He took a few steps to the nearest chair and sat down. He put his head in his hands and let out a sigh.
She had pulled through. She had made it through the surgery. He couldn't remember ever feeling as relieved as he did right at this moment. It felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off of him. He felt calmness wash over him.
The doctor had went on to describe what they did and the extent of her injuries but he barely heard a word past her pulling through. He did manage to hear that the next 24 hours were critical. That there was still a chance of loosing her. But he wouldn't except that, she had made it this far so she would make it the rest of the way.
He let out a small smile as he thought to himself that the reason she fought so hard to stay with them was so she can kick his ass for being such a jerk. Well that was fine with him, he would take anything she could dish out. As long as she came back to him and didn't leave him.
"Can I see her?" he asked interrupting the doctor who was busy answering the others questions.
It's not like he didn't care about what the doctor was saying, he did. He just needed to see her. To see for himself that she was okay and safe. He needed to hold her hand and feel his world start turning again. He needed to know that everything would be fine. Well there still was Mikey to figure out but that could wait. The most important thing right now was to see her.
"Well Mr. Boscorelli she is in ICU and we only let family members in there to visit the patients,"
Bosco felt a wave of anger rush over him. There was no way in hell that they would stop him from seeing Faith. He stood up and started toward the doctor, he felt someone grab his arm. He was about to start yelling his case when the doctor continued.
"But since Mrs. Yokas has you listed as her next of kin then you will be able to go and visit and sit with her if you would like too. I apologize to the rest of you though because until she is moved into another room in a few days you are unable to go in and see her."
"So can I go in and see her now?'' Bosco asked irritated
"They are still getting her settled into the room, They have to check her vitals and change her IV but it shouldn't be much longer. A nurse will come out and get you when you can see her."
"Thanks" he muttered as he sat back down to wait.
Sully sat down beside him and gave him a reassuring smile. "We were worried for nothing. We should of known that it would take more then this to keep her down."
Bosco smiled back and said "Yeah if she managed to put up with me all these years, huh?"
Sully started laughing.
"Hey Bos, I didn't want to bother you with this before we knew about Faith and get you worried more but we can't find Fred. We have tried everywhere but we just can't find him."
"It doesn't matter. He never has to find out about this. Got it?"
"But Bosco he's her husband. He has to know."
"Look he's gone okay, and if he knows what's good for him he wont be back. So quit looking!"
"But....."
Bosco gave Sully the look of death and Sully stopped what he was about to say. He was getting angry with Sully and his persisting about Fred. Faith hadn't told the others what happened with her and Fred and he wasn't about to be the one to tell them either. It wasn't any of their business anyway.
"Mr. Boscorelli you can go in and see her now if you would like." A nurse said as she walked towards them.
"Thank you I'll be right there." Turning his attention back to Sully he said "Look Sully I mean it, Fred doesn't need to be found it would only make things worse for Faith. So if he shows up here and I find out you or any of the others had anything to do with it then you'll have me to answer to, got it?"
Bosco could tell that Sully was confused but he also knew that Sully would understand and just go along with him on this one.
Sully nodded his head and said "You got it Bosco, you probably know more about it then I do. What about the kids? Where are they?"
"They are over at the neighbors and they're fine, I called them and checked up on them. She said she would be more then happy to look after them as long as needed." With that he got up and went in to see Faith.
He slowly walked up to her taking in how she looked. She looked like she had been to hell and back and she had been. She still looked so pale and she had tubes everywhere. She was on a ventilator to help her breath. She had a heart monitor hooked on her to. Bosco was comforted by the steady sound of her pulse. It was the best thing he ever heard. He went to pick up her hand but he dropped it right away like he had been burned. He stepped back a little.
The nurse touched his arm "I'm so sorry I should of warned you, she is cold but it's perfectly normal after the surgery she went through. Her body temperature will be back to normal in a little while. She's fine, no need to worry."
Bosco just nodded at the nurse. He couldn't get over the shock of feeling her hand that cold. She wasn't even that cold in the ally and she was so pale it was like seeing her.....dead.
He shook it off or at least tried to and he grabbed her hand again and held it in his. He stood there for at least and hour just staring at her listening to the monitors that assured him that she was fine. That she would be fine. Finally he pulled up the chair next to her bed and sat down. Never letting go of her hand. He sat there for another hour before he felt his hand get squeezed, he looked up to see her eyes flutter open and shut right away. The doctor had warned him that she wouldn't be fully awake till late afternoon but that she might wake up very briefly before then.
Still holding her hand, he laid his head on the side of her bed and fell asleep. He slept through the what was left of the night, morning and most of the afternoon.
He woke up to hear one of the monitors alarms going off, he felt her moving, squeezing his hand as hard as she could like she was panicking he looked up and saw that she was awake and her eyes were full of fear. She pointed to her ventilator and tried to pull it out. He stopped her just in time. The nurse ran in and tried to calm her down telling her that she just had to relax and to breath in time with the ventilator. Looking in Bosco's eyes the whole time, she listened to the nurse and slowly calmed down and did as she was told. Sure enough her breathing became normal.
Bosco was also trying to get his breathing back to normal. The ventilator alarm had scared him. He automatically thought the worse when he heard it. Remembering what the doctor had said about the first 24 hours he thought that he was loosing her again.
He took a good look at her and she looked better then the night before, she was getting her color back and she was warmer now.
Now was the hard part, now he had to apologize for the things he did and said. He prayed that she would find it in her heart to forgive him but he would understand if she didn't. It would wreck him if she didn't but as long as she was alive and well then that was all that mattered. He would figure away to go on with his life without her being apart of it. If he had to.