Arrival Overdue
Chapter 9
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"Well, I talked with his Ortho doctor and we agree that there's no reason that he can't be transferred back home by Tuesday," Jennifer was telling Faith.
"He can ride in a car for that long?" she asked.
"Well, it would be a good idea to stop periodically to give him a chance to move around a bit. And a vehicle that has reclining seats would be better to keep the pressure off of his abdominal incision. He'll need follow-up in about ten days. I can send his records off to his doctor down there," Jennifer said.
"Um. I don't even know if he's got a regular doctor at home," Faith said. He's never sick. He just lives in the ER," she joked.
"Well, I can recommend someone, or he could come back up here. Or, I could check him down there. I'll be going down for a conference about that time," she remembered suddenly.
"Well, we'll figure all that out in the next couple of days, I guess," Faith said.
"The back seat on my truck reclines. He could stretch out on there," Ty offered. "But, I'll be back to work by then," he said as an afterthought.
The doors to the elevator opened as they were talking and Sully and Rose Boscorelli stepped out.
"Faith? Where's my Maurice?" Rose said as she approached.
"Hi Rose. He's right in there, but he's sleeping right now. This is Dr. Tate, Bosco's doctor," Faith said.
Rose took the doctor's hand and said, "Thank you for taking care of Maurice. Is he going to be okay?" she asked as Sully walked up to Ty and rolled his eyes.
"Good trip?" Ty asked him, trying not to laugh.
"Marvelous," Sully said, his usual grumpy self. "How is he?"
"He's doing okay. He's pretty banged up and sore, but he was really lucky. He just found out what exactly happened to Hogan. The Troopers just got done questioning him and that wiped him out - you know, reliving it all again," Ty reported.
"I'll bet. You going back tonight?" Sully asked him.
"Probably. I've gotta work tomorrow," Ty told him. "Doctor said he can probably go home by Tuesday. We were just trying to figure out how to get him back home. He's not gonna be able to drive himself and Faith came up with me."
"Well, you can come back with me and leave your truck for Faith, if you want," Sully offered.
"That's a plan, but Faith has to be back to work tomorrow too," Davis said.
Rose finished talking with the doctor and went in to see Bosco. Faith walked over to Sully and Davis while Dr. Tate went to check on a few other patients.
Sully handed a bag with extra clothes to Faith. "Thanks, Sul," Faith said, taking the bag from him.
"No problem. How you holding up?" he asked her.
"Me? I'm fine. It's Bosco I'm worried about, but he seems to be in good hands," Faith said looking at Ty.
"Oh?" Sully asked.
"Yeah, Dr. Tate offered us lodging at her house last night and for as long as we need it. She even offered to come down to the City and check on Bosco while she's at a conference in about a week," Faith said.
"She met Bosco at the rest stop before the wreck. She was there with her daughter and they struck up a conversation," Ty explained.
"Of course, he didn't know that she'd be saving his life later on," Faith added. "But, they seem to hit if off," she added with a smile. "I was talking with her while you were taking Jordan to the bus stop earlier. Her husband was a cop up here. Got killed by a drunk driver on his way home from work one night about two years ago. She's raising Jordan by herself," Faith told them.
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"Maurice?" Rose said quietly. If he didn't wake up right away, she'd just sit and wait. The doctor told her that he'd had a rough morning and was pretty wiped out. She looked him over and noticed all the bruises and scrapes. "What they did to you," she said softly.
"I'm okay, Ma," Bosco said as he opened his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. I just had to see for myself that you were okay," she said as she leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. She took hold of his hand.
"Well, I'm sore, but I'll be fine the doctor says," he told her, squeezing her hand.
"I'm sorry I couldn't get here last night, but I didn't have any way to get here. I couldn't get hold of Mikey and your father, well... he wasn't too eager to bring me up," she told him, sorry that she had mentioned it as soon as the words were out.
"It's okay," he said, trying to hide his disappointment. "I was pretty much out of it from what I'm told. Faith was here and I didn't even know it until today. She says I talked to her last night for a minute, but I don't remember," he said, shifting slightly as he tried to get more comfortable.
"Well, I'm not going anywhere now. Dr. Tate told me I could stay at her house until you were released. She seems really nice," Rose said.
"Yeah, she's okay. She's got a cute kid too," he said glancing at the picture that was still on the bed next to him.
"She said you can probably go home by Tuesday. Of course, you'll have to stay with me for a little while until you heal more. Or, I could stay at your place - wherever you're more comfortable," Rose said.
"We'll talk about it later, okay Ma?" Bosco said, fighting to keep his eyes open.
"Okay, Baby. You just close your eyes and rest some more. I'll be right here or in the hallway if you need me," she told him, raking his hair with her fingers, avoiding the spot where he was injured. He was sound asleep again in what seemed like seconds and Rose sat and watched him for a short while.
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As Rose came out into the hallway, Faith, Ty and Sully turned to her. "Is he awake?" Sully asked.
"He was for a minute, but he's back out of it again. The pain medication, I guess," Rose told him. "Thank you again, Sully, for driving me up here."
"No problem. I wanted to come up and see how he was anyway. I'm driving back down tonight. Are you staying?" he asked her.
"Yes. Dr. Tate offered to let me stay at her house until Maurice is discharged. Faith, thank you for staying with him. And you too, Ty," she said.
"No problem. But, I do have to go back to work tomorrow, so I'm gonna head back with Ty and Sully tonight. Will you be okay here?" Faith said.
"I'll be fine. You go back and try to find the monsters that did this," she told them.
"Ty offered to let me use his truck to bring Bosco home next week, so I'll call you to find out when he's gonna be discharged and I'll come up and bring you both home," Faith said.
The Troopers, who were now off duty, came off the elevator and down the hallway to the group. "How's he doing?" asked Kavanaugh.
"He's doing okay. They said he can probably go home as early as Tuesday. Any news on Mason?" Faith asked.
"Nothing much right now. We're trying a couple of hunches, but no luck so far. You guys heading back tonight or are you sticking around til the morning?" Franklin said.
"We'll probably head back tonight, but I'll leave my number with you in case you get any information on the case," Faith said.
"Sully, Mrs. Boscorelli, this is Trooper Franklin and Trooper Kavanaugh. They're the ones who found Bosco and got him transported to the hospital," Faith said. "This is John Sullivan, NYPD, and this is Bosco's mother, Angela Boscorelli."
They all shook hands and Rose said, "Thank you for getting him to the hospital. I'm grateful for everyone's help."
"Well, Ma'am. All we did was call for a helicopter. Your son did all the hard work of holding on until we found him," Kavanaugh said.
"Well, we're heading out for some dinner and thought you might like something besides hospital food. Anyone interested?" Franklin asked.
"Sounds great to me. I didn't realize how hungry I was until you just mentioned it," Faith said and Ty agreed.
"Good, you all go out and have some fun. I'm going to stay here with Maurice," Rose said.
"Okay. We'll bring you back something to eat. We'll stop back before we head back down home," Sully said to Rose.
"Thanks and have fun," Rose said and they all started to leave.
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TBC...
Chapter 9
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"Well, I talked with his Ortho doctor and we agree that there's no reason that he can't be transferred back home by Tuesday," Jennifer was telling Faith.
"He can ride in a car for that long?" she asked.
"Well, it would be a good idea to stop periodically to give him a chance to move around a bit. And a vehicle that has reclining seats would be better to keep the pressure off of his abdominal incision. He'll need follow-up in about ten days. I can send his records off to his doctor down there," Jennifer said.
"Um. I don't even know if he's got a regular doctor at home," Faith said. He's never sick. He just lives in the ER," she joked.
"Well, I can recommend someone, or he could come back up here. Or, I could check him down there. I'll be going down for a conference about that time," she remembered suddenly.
"Well, we'll figure all that out in the next couple of days, I guess," Faith said.
"The back seat on my truck reclines. He could stretch out on there," Ty offered. "But, I'll be back to work by then," he said as an afterthought.
The doors to the elevator opened as they were talking and Sully and Rose Boscorelli stepped out.
"Faith? Where's my Maurice?" Rose said as she approached.
"Hi Rose. He's right in there, but he's sleeping right now. This is Dr. Tate, Bosco's doctor," Faith said.
Rose took the doctor's hand and said, "Thank you for taking care of Maurice. Is he going to be okay?" she asked as Sully walked up to Ty and rolled his eyes.
"Good trip?" Ty asked him, trying not to laugh.
"Marvelous," Sully said, his usual grumpy self. "How is he?"
"He's doing okay. He's pretty banged up and sore, but he was really lucky. He just found out what exactly happened to Hogan. The Troopers just got done questioning him and that wiped him out - you know, reliving it all again," Ty reported.
"I'll bet. You going back tonight?" Sully asked him.
"Probably. I've gotta work tomorrow," Ty told him. "Doctor said he can probably go home by Tuesday. We were just trying to figure out how to get him back home. He's not gonna be able to drive himself and Faith came up with me."
"Well, you can come back with me and leave your truck for Faith, if you want," Sully offered.
"That's a plan, but Faith has to be back to work tomorrow too," Davis said.
Rose finished talking with the doctor and went in to see Bosco. Faith walked over to Sully and Davis while Dr. Tate went to check on a few other patients.
Sully handed a bag with extra clothes to Faith. "Thanks, Sul," Faith said, taking the bag from him.
"No problem. How you holding up?" he asked her.
"Me? I'm fine. It's Bosco I'm worried about, but he seems to be in good hands," Faith said looking at Ty.
"Oh?" Sully asked.
"Yeah, Dr. Tate offered us lodging at her house last night and for as long as we need it. She even offered to come down to the City and check on Bosco while she's at a conference in about a week," Faith said.
"She met Bosco at the rest stop before the wreck. She was there with her daughter and they struck up a conversation," Ty explained.
"Of course, he didn't know that she'd be saving his life later on," Faith added. "But, they seem to hit if off," she added with a smile. "I was talking with her while you were taking Jordan to the bus stop earlier. Her husband was a cop up here. Got killed by a drunk driver on his way home from work one night about two years ago. She's raising Jordan by herself," Faith told them.
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"Maurice?" Rose said quietly. If he didn't wake up right away, she'd just sit and wait. The doctor told her that he'd had a rough morning and was pretty wiped out. She looked him over and noticed all the bruises and scrapes. "What they did to you," she said softly.
"I'm okay, Ma," Bosco said as he opened his eyes.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. I just had to see for myself that you were okay," she said as she leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. She took hold of his hand.
"Well, I'm sore, but I'll be fine the doctor says," he told her, squeezing her hand.
"I'm sorry I couldn't get here last night, but I didn't have any way to get here. I couldn't get hold of Mikey and your father, well... he wasn't too eager to bring me up," she told him, sorry that she had mentioned it as soon as the words were out.
"It's okay," he said, trying to hide his disappointment. "I was pretty much out of it from what I'm told. Faith was here and I didn't even know it until today. She says I talked to her last night for a minute, but I don't remember," he said, shifting slightly as he tried to get more comfortable.
"Well, I'm not going anywhere now. Dr. Tate told me I could stay at her house until you were released. She seems really nice," Rose said.
"Yeah, she's okay. She's got a cute kid too," he said glancing at the picture that was still on the bed next to him.
"She said you can probably go home by Tuesday. Of course, you'll have to stay with me for a little while until you heal more. Or, I could stay at your place - wherever you're more comfortable," Rose said.
"We'll talk about it later, okay Ma?" Bosco said, fighting to keep his eyes open.
"Okay, Baby. You just close your eyes and rest some more. I'll be right here or in the hallway if you need me," she told him, raking his hair with her fingers, avoiding the spot where he was injured. He was sound asleep again in what seemed like seconds and Rose sat and watched him for a short while.
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As Rose came out into the hallway, Faith, Ty and Sully turned to her. "Is he awake?" Sully asked.
"He was for a minute, but he's back out of it again. The pain medication, I guess," Rose told him. "Thank you again, Sully, for driving me up here."
"No problem. I wanted to come up and see how he was anyway. I'm driving back down tonight. Are you staying?" he asked her.
"Yes. Dr. Tate offered to let me stay at her house until Maurice is discharged. Faith, thank you for staying with him. And you too, Ty," she said.
"No problem. But, I do have to go back to work tomorrow, so I'm gonna head back with Ty and Sully tonight. Will you be okay here?" Faith said.
"I'll be fine. You go back and try to find the monsters that did this," she told them.
"Ty offered to let me use his truck to bring Bosco home next week, so I'll call you to find out when he's gonna be discharged and I'll come up and bring you both home," Faith said.
The Troopers, who were now off duty, came off the elevator and down the hallway to the group. "How's he doing?" asked Kavanaugh.
"He's doing okay. They said he can probably go home as early as Tuesday. Any news on Mason?" Faith asked.
"Nothing much right now. We're trying a couple of hunches, but no luck so far. You guys heading back tonight or are you sticking around til the morning?" Franklin said.
"We'll probably head back tonight, but I'll leave my number with you in case you get any information on the case," Faith said.
"Sully, Mrs. Boscorelli, this is Trooper Franklin and Trooper Kavanaugh. They're the ones who found Bosco and got him transported to the hospital," Faith said. "This is John Sullivan, NYPD, and this is Bosco's mother, Angela Boscorelli."
They all shook hands and Rose said, "Thank you for getting him to the hospital. I'm grateful for everyone's help."
"Well, Ma'am. All we did was call for a helicopter. Your son did all the hard work of holding on until we found him," Kavanaugh said.
"Well, we're heading out for some dinner and thought you might like something besides hospital food. Anyone interested?" Franklin asked.
"Sounds great to me. I didn't realize how hungry I was until you just mentioned it," Faith said and Ty agreed.
"Good, you all go out and have some fun. I'm going to stay here with Maurice," Rose said.
"Okay. We'll bring you back something to eat. We'll stop back before we head back down home," Sully said to Rose.
"Thanks and have fun," Rose said and they all started to leave.
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TBC...
