Just a short one this time. Mainly to ask - WHY IS NO ONE ELSE WRITING!?!
Cory drove to the emergency ambulance bay. She got out of the car, still shirtless which captured the attention of some waiting paramedics who came to help her.
After Alastair had been taken inside she drove the car back to the allotted parking bays. She searched the back of her car and was lucky to find a blanket there, even though it smelled horrible and was covered in grease.
She wrapped it around her and made her way back to the hospital.
The nurse from Emergency recognised her. 'They've taken your friend in for surgery on his leg. The doctor said the wound was fairly serious and he'll need physio on the muscles. Nothing life threatening though.' She led Cory through to the Nurse's Lounge where she gave her a hospital shirt to change into.
'He told the doctor he cut it on some metal. Is that right?' The nurse asked.
'Yeah.' She answered.
'And it was rusty I suppose.'
Cory nodded her head and smiled. SMPD knew this nurse well. She always seemed to be on duty when someone got hurt. She had the image that 'boys will be boys' and 'cops are forever getting themselves into trouble'.
'I'll tell the doctor to give him a tetanus shot.' She gave Cory a washcloth and pointed to the bathroom. 'You get yourself cleaned up. There's a phone in here too that you can use.'
'How long till I can see him?' Cory asked.
'He'll be out of recovery in about an hour. He'll be pretty groggy though.' The nurse handed her a clipboard. 'And you'll be needing this.'
Cory pulled a face. Insurance papers.
'Just fill in as much as you can.' The nurse said and left her alone.
She sat down on one of the chairs and looked at the form. There were only two columns she could answer. First name and surname. She wrote them in.
Next she called Palermo at home. He needed to be advised of what had happened. She picked up the receiver and dialled.
It ran several times before… 'Hello.' He answered groggily. After all, it was pushing midnight.
'Lieutenant, its Cory.'
'How'd everything go?' Alastair would have briefed him on the plan for the evening.
'Um, there's enough evidence to justify a warrant but that's not why I called. Al…um, Detective Maguire sustained an injury. I'm at the hospital now.'
Palermo didn't speak for a few seconds. 'What happened Cory?'
She went through the events of the evening. 'And they wanted me to fill in the insurance form but all I know is his name.'
'Hang around there.' He said. 'I'll be there shortly.'
They said their goodbyes and she hung up.
Cory went into the washroom and cleaned herself up. She hadn't realised how much of his blood she'd gotten on her. She changed into the hospital shirt and waited for Palermo to arrive.
It wasn't long before he came striding down the hall.
'Any news?' He asked.
She shook her head.
'You'd better show me this form then.'
Cory gave him the clipboard and he immediately started filling in the details.
She glanced at the paper as he filled in Alastair date of birth.
'How do you know all that?' She asked in surprise.
'I've known Alastair for a long time.' Palermo grinned and held up a file. 'And I stopped by the firehouse and got his information.' He paused. 'I've been meaning to talk to you about your relationship with him.'
Cory looked puzzled. 'He told you?'
'Yes and no. He was supposed to meet us on New Year's Eve. I called him the later on the next day to find out why he didn't show and he said he'd met someone. Then when I saw you two together I filled in the gaps.'
She put her hands on her hips. 'So I suppose you're going to tell me that he aren't allowed to see each other.'
Palermo shook his head. 'Alastair is a lieutenant. I don't outrank him therefore I can't tell you two to break it off. And the fact that you two aren't stationed together means it isn't forbidden for you to date.' He looked up from the form. 'However, with him being a lieutenant, this relationship could get complicated for both of you. All I can tell you is that I think it is a bad idea if a long-term relationship isn't what you want. So think carefully about what you want Cory because what you decide will affect him too.'
Cory nodded.
The nurse arrived and took the forms. 'Mr Maguire has been moved into recovery. He's asking for Cory.'
'What for?' She asked.
The nurse shrugged.
Cory looked at Palermo who motioned for her to go.
She followed the nurse into the recover room and was shown to his cubicle. 'Now, he's only just woken up and he's still under the influence of the anaesthetic so don't be surprised is he says something strange.'
The nurse opened the curtain for her before leaving to attend to other patients.
Alastair was lying with his eyes closed and his leg elevated by a sling hung from the top of the bed.
She walked over to him and gently stroked his hand.
His eyes fluttered open and he took her hand in his.
'How are you feeling?' Cory asked.
Alastair blinked slowly. 'I can't feel my leg.'
Cory patted his arm reassuringly. 'That's because of the anaesthetic. Trust me, it's still there.'
He looked down at his leg just to make sure.
'Is there anyone you want me to call for you?' She asked him.
'Just my girlfriend.' He said.
Cory froze. He has a girlfriend! 'What's her number?'
'I don't know.' He was starting to get very sleepy.
She looked at him strangely. 'What's her name?'
'Cory.' He mumbled and fell back to sleep.
Cory drove to the emergency ambulance bay. She got out of the car, still shirtless which captured the attention of some waiting paramedics who came to help her.
After Alastair had been taken inside she drove the car back to the allotted parking bays. She searched the back of her car and was lucky to find a blanket there, even though it smelled horrible and was covered in grease.
She wrapped it around her and made her way back to the hospital.
The nurse from Emergency recognised her. 'They've taken your friend in for surgery on his leg. The doctor said the wound was fairly serious and he'll need physio on the muscles. Nothing life threatening though.' She led Cory through to the Nurse's Lounge where she gave her a hospital shirt to change into.
'He told the doctor he cut it on some metal. Is that right?' The nurse asked.
'Yeah.' She answered.
'And it was rusty I suppose.'
Cory nodded her head and smiled. SMPD knew this nurse well. She always seemed to be on duty when someone got hurt. She had the image that 'boys will be boys' and 'cops are forever getting themselves into trouble'.
'I'll tell the doctor to give him a tetanus shot.' She gave Cory a washcloth and pointed to the bathroom. 'You get yourself cleaned up. There's a phone in here too that you can use.'
'How long till I can see him?' Cory asked.
'He'll be out of recovery in about an hour. He'll be pretty groggy though.' The nurse handed her a clipboard. 'And you'll be needing this.'
Cory pulled a face. Insurance papers.
'Just fill in as much as you can.' The nurse said and left her alone.
She sat down on one of the chairs and looked at the form. There were only two columns she could answer. First name and surname. She wrote them in.
Next she called Palermo at home. He needed to be advised of what had happened. She picked up the receiver and dialled.
It ran several times before… 'Hello.' He answered groggily. After all, it was pushing midnight.
'Lieutenant, its Cory.'
'How'd everything go?' Alastair would have briefed him on the plan for the evening.
'Um, there's enough evidence to justify a warrant but that's not why I called. Al…um, Detective Maguire sustained an injury. I'm at the hospital now.'
Palermo didn't speak for a few seconds. 'What happened Cory?'
She went through the events of the evening. 'And they wanted me to fill in the insurance form but all I know is his name.'
'Hang around there.' He said. 'I'll be there shortly.'
They said their goodbyes and she hung up.
Cory went into the washroom and cleaned herself up. She hadn't realised how much of his blood she'd gotten on her. She changed into the hospital shirt and waited for Palermo to arrive.
It wasn't long before he came striding down the hall.
'Any news?' He asked.
She shook her head.
'You'd better show me this form then.'
Cory gave him the clipboard and he immediately started filling in the details.
She glanced at the paper as he filled in Alastair date of birth.
'How do you know all that?' She asked in surprise.
'I've known Alastair for a long time.' Palermo grinned and held up a file. 'And I stopped by the firehouse and got his information.' He paused. 'I've been meaning to talk to you about your relationship with him.'
Cory looked puzzled. 'He told you?'
'Yes and no. He was supposed to meet us on New Year's Eve. I called him the later on the next day to find out why he didn't show and he said he'd met someone. Then when I saw you two together I filled in the gaps.'
She put her hands on her hips. 'So I suppose you're going to tell me that he aren't allowed to see each other.'
Palermo shook his head. 'Alastair is a lieutenant. I don't outrank him therefore I can't tell you two to break it off. And the fact that you two aren't stationed together means it isn't forbidden for you to date.' He looked up from the form. 'However, with him being a lieutenant, this relationship could get complicated for both of you. All I can tell you is that I think it is a bad idea if a long-term relationship isn't what you want. So think carefully about what you want Cory because what you decide will affect him too.'
Cory nodded.
The nurse arrived and took the forms. 'Mr Maguire has been moved into recovery. He's asking for Cory.'
'What for?' She asked.
The nurse shrugged.
Cory looked at Palermo who motioned for her to go.
She followed the nurse into the recover room and was shown to his cubicle. 'Now, he's only just woken up and he's still under the influence of the anaesthetic so don't be surprised is he says something strange.'
The nurse opened the curtain for her before leaving to attend to other patients.
Alastair was lying with his eyes closed and his leg elevated by a sling hung from the top of the bed.
She walked over to him and gently stroked his hand.
His eyes fluttered open and he took her hand in his.
'How are you feeling?' Cory asked.
Alastair blinked slowly. 'I can't feel my leg.'
Cory patted his arm reassuringly. 'That's because of the anaesthetic. Trust me, it's still there.'
He looked down at his leg just to make sure.
'Is there anyone you want me to call for you?' She asked him.
'Just my girlfriend.' He said.
Cory froze. He has a girlfriend! 'What's her number?'
'I don't know.' He was starting to get very sleepy.
She looked at him strangely. 'What's her name?'
'Cory.' He mumbled and fell back to sleep.