Helena paced back and forth in the hospital's waiting room. It had been over an hour since they got there and she hadn't heard anything. She grew more worried with every minute that passed.
"Huntress?" Reese was surprised to see her.
Helena looked at Reese. "Detective." she didn't really know what else to say.
"What are you doing here?" Reese walked up in front of her.
"A friend of mine is in the E.R. I'm trying to get someone to tell me what's going on." Helena looked at the doctor as he walked up behind Reese.
"Miss Kyle?" the doctor wasn't sure if she was the girl he was looking for.
"Yeah." Helena's heart raced. "How's Jamie?"
"We've managed to remove the bullet and stop the bleeding. It missed all her major organs so the only really big problem was blood loss." the doctor gave the long answer to the question when all Helena wanted was a 'she's alright' or something along the lines. "She's gonna be weak for a few days, but she'll be alright." finally he got to the understandable answer.
Helena sighed with relief. She had never been so relieved in her life. "That's great. Can I see her?"
"She's resting right now, but if you come back in the morning I'm sure she'd love to see you." he excused himself then walked away.
Helena looked at Reese. For the first time, he actually got to see her smile.
"Looks like your friend is gonna be fine." Reese stated the obvious.
"Looks like it." Helena nodded slightly. "What are you doing here?"
"Just had to talk to a doctor about a homicide." Reese explained. "Can I give you a ride home, Miss Kyle?" he had obviously heard the doctor.
"Helena…" she noticed the quizzical look on Reese's face. "My name… it's Helena."
"Helena Kyle… beautiful name for a beautiful woman." Reese smiled.
Helena smiled back. "I don't need a ride home, Detective. I'm gonna stay here." she sat down in one of the chairs.
Reese sat down beside Helena. "A night alone in the waiting room can get pretty lonely. Figure you could use some company."
"Thanks…" Helena hadn't quite counted on that one.
They spent most of the night talking about meaningless stuff. There was no talk about crime fighting or their lives or anything remotely important.
Helena wound up falling asleep with her head on Reese's shoulder. And Reese watched her sleep up until the time that he fell asleep.
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To Be Continued...
"Huntress?" Reese was surprised to see her.
Helena looked at Reese. "Detective." she didn't really know what else to say.
"What are you doing here?" Reese walked up in front of her.
"A friend of mine is in the E.R. I'm trying to get someone to tell me what's going on." Helena looked at the doctor as he walked up behind Reese.
"Miss Kyle?" the doctor wasn't sure if she was the girl he was looking for.
"Yeah." Helena's heart raced. "How's Jamie?"
"We've managed to remove the bullet and stop the bleeding. It missed all her major organs so the only really big problem was blood loss." the doctor gave the long answer to the question when all Helena wanted was a 'she's alright' or something along the lines. "She's gonna be weak for a few days, but she'll be alright." finally he got to the understandable answer.
Helena sighed with relief. She had never been so relieved in her life. "That's great. Can I see her?"
"She's resting right now, but if you come back in the morning I'm sure she'd love to see you." he excused himself then walked away.
Helena looked at Reese. For the first time, he actually got to see her smile.
"Looks like your friend is gonna be fine." Reese stated the obvious.
"Looks like it." Helena nodded slightly. "What are you doing here?"
"Just had to talk to a doctor about a homicide." Reese explained. "Can I give you a ride home, Miss Kyle?" he had obviously heard the doctor.
"Helena…" she noticed the quizzical look on Reese's face. "My name… it's Helena."
"Helena Kyle… beautiful name for a beautiful woman." Reese smiled.
Helena smiled back. "I don't need a ride home, Detective. I'm gonna stay here." she sat down in one of the chairs.
Reese sat down beside Helena. "A night alone in the waiting room can get pretty lonely. Figure you could use some company."
"Thanks…" Helena hadn't quite counted on that one.
They spent most of the night talking about meaningless stuff. There was no talk about crime fighting or their lives or anything remotely important.
Helena wound up falling asleep with her head on Reese's shoulder. And Reese watched her sleep up until the time that he fell asleep.
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To Be Continued...