Arrival Overdue
Chapter 7
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"My name's Jordan. What's your's?" was the first sound that Ty heard. He opened his eyes to see a little blue-eyed, blonde-haired girl staring at him.
"Mommy says you're a policeman. Do you know Officer Bosco? My Mommy took care of him last night," she continued.
"Yeah. Hi, Jordan is it?" and the little girl nodded. "My name's Ty. Ty Davis," he answered sitting up in the bed and squinting at the sunlight coming through the window.
"I'm so sorry, Officer Davis," said Jennifer as she took hold of Jordan's hand and led her out of the room. "Jordan, I told you that the Officers were very tired and needed to sleep," he heard Dr. Tate say as she led Jordan down the hallway.
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"But, I want to see the lady policeman," Jordan was whining as she got further away.
"Sshhh, Jordan. Please. Come get ready for school," Faith heard as she woke up. She smiled and looked at the clock on the nightstand. 7:00 a.m. She didn't even remember getting into the bed last night after they'd gotten here from the hospital. Dr. Tate had insisted on fixing them both something to eat before they went to bed and Faith was sure that the full stomach helped her to sleep better despite her worries about Bosco.
She got up, washed up, and put her clothes on, laying the nightshirt that Jennifer had let her borrow on the bed after she'd made it. She walked out of the bedroom and down the hallway to the sounds and non-stop chatter of the little girl in the kitchen. She smiled as she remembered when Emily was such a chatterbox - about the same age.
"Good morning, Officer Yokas. I'm sorry if Jordan woke you up," Jennifer apologized.
"It's Faith. And no, she didn't wake me up. Hi, Jordan. How are you?" Faith said, looking at the little girl.
"I'm fine. Are you really a policeman?" she asked.
"Well, actually, I'm a policewoman," Faith corrected her as Ty walked in behind her.
"Hi, Ty," Jordan said.
"Officer Davis," Jennifer corrected her.
"Ty's fine. Hello, Jordan," he answered.
"Well, sit down. I've got some bagels and cream cheese and some fruit. There's bacon and eggs in the refrigerator. There's bread and there's waffles in the freezer," Jennifer rattled off.
"And there's Lucky Charms too!" Jordan added.
"Mmmm, my favorite," Ty said.
"Well, help yourself to anything. Jordan, show the Officers where the plates and stuff are. I need to get ready to go to work," Dr. Tate said, heading out of the kitchen. "Oh," she said, stopping at the doorway. "I called the hospital. Your partner had a nice, quiet night. He's still sleeping, but I told them to lighten up on the medication and I'll check him as soon as I get there."
"Thanks, Dr. Tate," Faith said.
"You're welcome. And, it's Jennifer," she answered, turning to go up the hallway.
Jordan took a shine to Ty and led him over to the cabinet by his hand to show him where everything was.
"You really like those?" Faith asked, as she watched him start eating his bowl of Lucky Charms.
"Mmm. They're magically delicious!" Ty joked as Faith munched on a bagel and some orange juice. She rolled her eyes as Dr .Tate came back in the room.
"Okay, Jordan. Time to get your jacket on and get out there for the bus," Jennifer said as she gathered up the girl's schoolbag and lunchbox.
"I want Officer Ty to bring me to the bus," Jordan said, grabbing on to Ty's hand.
"Jordan, Officer Davis is a visitor. You're not supposed to make him do things," Jennifer said with a smile.
"It's okay. I'd like to get some fresh air anyway," Ty said, standing up and grabbing his own jacket.
"Okay. Thanks. Now remember, Mrs. Donaldson will be here to get you off the bus and take care of you until I get back from work. Tonight's my late night, remember? So, I'll see you in the morning and we'll do something special because it's Saturday," she said, giving Jordan a kiss and sending her out the door with Ty.
"She's beautiful," Faith said, watching through the window as the little girl tried to make Ty skip down the driveway. He wasn't having any of it and Faith chuckled.
"Thanks. She's a handful," Jennifer answered. "You have kids?" she asked, noticing the wedding ring on her finger.
"Oh, uh, yeah. Two. A boy and a girl - Emily and Charlie. They're at home with my husband - going to school themselves right about now.
"So, are you raising her by yourself?" Faith asked, not wanting to overstep her bounds.
"Yes," Jennifer answered with some sadness. "Her Dad, my husband Jeff, died in a car accident about two years ago. He was hit by a drunk driver on his way home from work. He was a police officer too. I guess that's why Jordan is so fascinated with the two of you - and why she took an interest in your partner when we saw them at the rest stop. We were coming back from a visit to her grandmother's house. He was really nice to her," Jennifer said.
"I'm sorry about your husband. Bosco loves kids. He is a big kid, really. He's got a real soft spot for them," Faith said as Ty came back in the door.
"She didn't give you too much trouble, I hope," Jennifer said to him.
"No. She did want to bring me to school for show and tell though," Ty said and everyone laughed.
Jennifer looked at Faith. "Like I said. She's a handful."
"Well, I'm about to head over to the hospital. Feel free to just sit here and relax for a little while. Make yourself at home and use anything you need. You're welcome to stay here as long as you'd like," she said, grabbing her handbag and her briefcase after putting the dirty dishes into the sink.
"Thanks, but I think we'll follow you over if that's okay," Faith said, looking at Ty who nodded his agreement.
"Sure. Let's go," Jennifer said as she turned off the coffee pot and they left, Ty locking the door behind him as he pulled it shut.
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Faith and Ty were in the hallway waiting for Dr. Tate to finish examining Bosco who was just waking up when they'd arrived.
"Any headache or blurry vision, Officer Boscorelli?" Jennifer asked him.
"Um, a little. What else happened to me?" he asked, not able to place her face, but knowing that he'd seen her before somewhere.
"Well, let's see. You have a concussion and a slight skull fracture. That should heal fine on it's own; you have a broken lower right leg which didn't require surgery. The Ortho doc can tell you more about that; you had some internal bleeding which I had to go in and stitch up - probably from the steering wheel during the crash; and, last but not least, you had a gunshot wound to your left shoulder that was through-and-through and missed any major vessels or bone. All in all I'd say you are one lucky man. I don't know how you lasted as long as you did, Officer Bosco," she finished.
She smiled as the "light went on" his eyes. She watched him look at her name tag on her white coat.
"Jennifer, right?" he said, with a smile.
"Right. And Jordan is extremely worried about you," Jennifer added.
"I didn't know you were a doctor," he said.
"Well, we didn't really have a lot of time to talk. You were working, after all," she said, the smile fading and a look of concern coming across her face.
"I'm sorry about the other officer, the detective. Do you feel like you want to talk to someone about that?" she offered.
"No. I'll be okay. I didn't really know him at all - not that I don't feel bad about him getting killed," he added quickly.
"I understand, Officer," she said.
"Bosco," he told her.
"What?"
"You can call me Bosco. Everyone does. Or Maurice," he said, shrugging and wincing at the pain in his shoulder.
"Okay, Maurice it is," she said. "I'll have the nurse give you something for the pain," she said. "I have some more patients to see and you have some visitors here.
"So, I didn't dream that Faith was here?" he said. "I wasn't sure what was real and what wasn't."
"No, you didn't dream it. She's been here for quite some time. Along with Officer Davis. You ready for me to send them in?" Jennifer asked him.
"Yeah. Um. You're coming back, right?" he asked hopefully.
"Wild horses couldn't keep me away, Maurice," she said with a smile as she gathered the chart and headed toward the door.
"Doctor Tate!" Bosco called after her and she turned to him.
"You can save the 'Doctor Tate' for in front of the nurses and residents," Jennifer said.
"Jennifer, then. I just wanted to thank you - for saving my life," Bosco said.
"You're welcome, but you played a bigger role in that than I did. I'll send in your friends, but I want you to get some rest. Doctor's orders," she said, winking and walking out.
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"He's much better today," Jennifer told Faith and Ty. "I think he's going to be just fine after a while. He can probably go home in a day or so, but he'll need to stay with someone for a short time. I'm going to have the nurse give him something for the pain, but you can both go in. When it looks like he's getting tired, though, I want you to let him rest," she finished.
"Okay. Thanks," Faith said as she and Ty walked into Bosco's room.
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TBC...
Chapter 7
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"My name's Jordan. What's your's?" was the first sound that Ty heard. He opened his eyes to see a little blue-eyed, blonde-haired girl staring at him.
"Mommy says you're a policeman. Do you know Officer Bosco? My Mommy took care of him last night," she continued.
"Yeah. Hi, Jordan is it?" and the little girl nodded. "My name's Ty. Ty Davis," he answered sitting up in the bed and squinting at the sunlight coming through the window.
"I'm so sorry, Officer Davis," said Jennifer as she took hold of Jordan's hand and led her out of the room. "Jordan, I told you that the Officers were very tired and needed to sleep," he heard Dr. Tate say as she led Jordan down the hallway.
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"But, I want to see the lady policeman," Jordan was whining as she got further away.
"Sshhh, Jordan. Please. Come get ready for school," Faith heard as she woke up. She smiled and looked at the clock on the nightstand. 7:00 a.m. She didn't even remember getting into the bed last night after they'd gotten here from the hospital. Dr. Tate had insisted on fixing them both something to eat before they went to bed and Faith was sure that the full stomach helped her to sleep better despite her worries about Bosco.
She got up, washed up, and put her clothes on, laying the nightshirt that Jennifer had let her borrow on the bed after she'd made it. She walked out of the bedroom and down the hallway to the sounds and non-stop chatter of the little girl in the kitchen. She smiled as she remembered when Emily was such a chatterbox - about the same age.
"Good morning, Officer Yokas. I'm sorry if Jordan woke you up," Jennifer apologized.
"It's Faith. And no, she didn't wake me up. Hi, Jordan. How are you?" Faith said, looking at the little girl.
"I'm fine. Are you really a policeman?" she asked.
"Well, actually, I'm a policewoman," Faith corrected her as Ty walked in behind her.
"Hi, Ty," Jordan said.
"Officer Davis," Jennifer corrected her.
"Ty's fine. Hello, Jordan," he answered.
"Well, sit down. I've got some bagels and cream cheese and some fruit. There's bacon and eggs in the refrigerator. There's bread and there's waffles in the freezer," Jennifer rattled off.
"And there's Lucky Charms too!" Jordan added.
"Mmmm, my favorite," Ty said.
"Well, help yourself to anything. Jordan, show the Officers where the plates and stuff are. I need to get ready to go to work," Dr. Tate said, heading out of the kitchen. "Oh," she said, stopping at the doorway. "I called the hospital. Your partner had a nice, quiet night. He's still sleeping, but I told them to lighten up on the medication and I'll check him as soon as I get there."
"Thanks, Dr. Tate," Faith said.
"You're welcome. And, it's Jennifer," she answered, turning to go up the hallway.
Jordan took a shine to Ty and led him over to the cabinet by his hand to show him where everything was.
"You really like those?" Faith asked, as she watched him start eating his bowl of Lucky Charms.
"Mmm. They're magically delicious!" Ty joked as Faith munched on a bagel and some orange juice. She rolled her eyes as Dr .Tate came back in the room.
"Okay, Jordan. Time to get your jacket on and get out there for the bus," Jennifer said as she gathered up the girl's schoolbag and lunchbox.
"I want Officer Ty to bring me to the bus," Jordan said, grabbing on to Ty's hand.
"Jordan, Officer Davis is a visitor. You're not supposed to make him do things," Jennifer said with a smile.
"It's okay. I'd like to get some fresh air anyway," Ty said, standing up and grabbing his own jacket.
"Okay. Thanks. Now remember, Mrs. Donaldson will be here to get you off the bus and take care of you until I get back from work. Tonight's my late night, remember? So, I'll see you in the morning and we'll do something special because it's Saturday," she said, giving Jordan a kiss and sending her out the door with Ty.
"She's beautiful," Faith said, watching through the window as the little girl tried to make Ty skip down the driveway. He wasn't having any of it and Faith chuckled.
"Thanks. She's a handful," Jennifer answered. "You have kids?" she asked, noticing the wedding ring on her finger.
"Oh, uh, yeah. Two. A boy and a girl - Emily and Charlie. They're at home with my husband - going to school themselves right about now.
"So, are you raising her by yourself?" Faith asked, not wanting to overstep her bounds.
"Yes," Jennifer answered with some sadness. "Her Dad, my husband Jeff, died in a car accident about two years ago. He was hit by a drunk driver on his way home from work. He was a police officer too. I guess that's why Jordan is so fascinated with the two of you - and why she took an interest in your partner when we saw them at the rest stop. We were coming back from a visit to her grandmother's house. He was really nice to her," Jennifer said.
"I'm sorry about your husband. Bosco loves kids. He is a big kid, really. He's got a real soft spot for them," Faith said as Ty came back in the door.
"She didn't give you too much trouble, I hope," Jennifer said to him.
"No. She did want to bring me to school for show and tell though," Ty said and everyone laughed.
Jennifer looked at Faith. "Like I said. She's a handful."
"Well, I'm about to head over to the hospital. Feel free to just sit here and relax for a little while. Make yourself at home and use anything you need. You're welcome to stay here as long as you'd like," she said, grabbing her handbag and her briefcase after putting the dirty dishes into the sink.
"Thanks, but I think we'll follow you over if that's okay," Faith said, looking at Ty who nodded his agreement.
"Sure. Let's go," Jennifer said as she turned off the coffee pot and they left, Ty locking the door behind him as he pulled it shut.
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Faith and Ty were in the hallway waiting for Dr. Tate to finish examining Bosco who was just waking up when they'd arrived.
"Any headache or blurry vision, Officer Boscorelli?" Jennifer asked him.
"Um, a little. What else happened to me?" he asked, not able to place her face, but knowing that he'd seen her before somewhere.
"Well, let's see. You have a concussion and a slight skull fracture. That should heal fine on it's own; you have a broken lower right leg which didn't require surgery. The Ortho doc can tell you more about that; you had some internal bleeding which I had to go in and stitch up - probably from the steering wheel during the crash; and, last but not least, you had a gunshot wound to your left shoulder that was through-and-through and missed any major vessels or bone. All in all I'd say you are one lucky man. I don't know how you lasted as long as you did, Officer Bosco," she finished.
She smiled as the "light went on" his eyes. She watched him look at her name tag on her white coat.
"Jennifer, right?" he said, with a smile.
"Right. And Jordan is extremely worried about you," Jennifer added.
"I didn't know you were a doctor," he said.
"Well, we didn't really have a lot of time to talk. You were working, after all," she said, the smile fading and a look of concern coming across her face.
"I'm sorry about the other officer, the detective. Do you feel like you want to talk to someone about that?" she offered.
"No. I'll be okay. I didn't really know him at all - not that I don't feel bad about him getting killed," he added quickly.
"I understand, Officer," she said.
"Bosco," he told her.
"What?"
"You can call me Bosco. Everyone does. Or Maurice," he said, shrugging and wincing at the pain in his shoulder.
"Okay, Maurice it is," she said. "I'll have the nurse give you something for the pain," she said. "I have some more patients to see and you have some visitors here.
"So, I didn't dream that Faith was here?" he said. "I wasn't sure what was real and what wasn't."
"No, you didn't dream it. She's been here for quite some time. Along with Officer Davis. You ready for me to send them in?" Jennifer asked him.
"Yeah. Um. You're coming back, right?" he asked hopefully.
"Wild horses couldn't keep me away, Maurice," she said with a smile as she gathered the chart and headed toward the door.
"Doctor Tate!" Bosco called after her and she turned to him.
"You can save the 'Doctor Tate' for in front of the nurses and residents," Jennifer said.
"Jennifer, then. I just wanted to thank you - for saving my life," Bosco said.
"You're welcome, but you played a bigger role in that than I did. I'll send in your friends, but I want you to get some rest. Doctor's orders," she said, winking and walking out.
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"He's much better today," Jennifer told Faith and Ty. "I think he's going to be just fine after a while. He can probably go home in a day or so, but he'll need to stay with someone for a short time. I'm going to have the nurse give him something for the pain, but you can both go in. When it looks like he's getting tired, though, I want you to let him rest," she finished.
"Okay. Thanks," Faith said as she and Ty walked into Bosco's room.
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TBC...
