REFLECTIONS
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: 25 years
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CHAPTER 02
Frank looked at himself in the mirror; he couldn't believe that after twenty-five years, he was finally having the wedding. He was trying unsuccessfully to fix his tie when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Frank said.
Jake entered with Frank's son Wesley said, "Dad, Uncle Jake's here."
Frank turned to see Jake it had been years since they had seen each other. He walked over, extended his hand, which Jake accepted and pulled him into a hug saying, "Good to see you."
"Same here. Can you believe what I'm finally doing today?" Frank asked.
"She deserves it and you know it. She was able to stay with you this long."
"Yea, she a great woman, mother, and lover."
Jake said, "She sure is. Remember when you first met?"
Wes then said, "You know you never said how you and Mom met?"
Frank closed his eyes as if he was summoning back the year 2003 for a few seconds. Then he said, "Jake here, got himself shot in what back then we called a drive by shooting. Father Garcia who raised him in the orphanage called me. I called the rest of the team and we all waited patiently in the emergency room. We were there hours before the surgeons came out to tell us what had happened. Both of them walked out, tired and melancholy, they went to the families of the patients that didn't make it. After they told the families they split up and the female doctor came towards us. She caught my eye because she looked like an angel coming towards us. When she got to us, she immediately started speaking in Spanish to Fr. Garcia. The rest of the team looked at each other and realized that she not only knew Fr. Garcia but also Jake."
Jake said, "I never heard this part of the story."
Frank said, "Oh you didn't handled Samantha and I together well, so you got the abbreviated version."
"By all means continue." Jake said.
Frank took a deep breath and went on, "I interrupted the reunion and introduced myself and the team. I asked her about your condition and she replied, "Jake has taken two bullets."
Jake could see in Frank's eyes he was recalling that night if it was today.
Samantha said, "One bullet exited clean, the other one did some extensive damage inside. It for some reason hit bone and shattered. He is not classified as stable or critical, I can't make a decision for at least six to eight hours."
Frank said, "What are you telling us, Dr.?"
Samantha answered, "Right now, Jake is in Surgery Recovery ICU and is still attached to a breathing tube."
Frank came back to the present and said, "Alex let out such a wail, that I thought she was going to pass out."
Jake said, "Alex and I were pretty tight at that time. What happen next?"
Frank said, "I looked at her and noticed she had worry in her eyes. I asked her why you weren't breathing on your own." Frank went back to the night in 2003 again.
"It's just a precaution, I had to sedate him quite a bit so until he is not drugged so much, I want to make sure that his breathing doesn't falter. When the drugs begin to wear off then I will remove the tube. Until then I won't know if he leans towards the stable or critical side."
Frank said, "In the next breath, she told us that it would be better for all of us to go home and get some sleep. She didn't expect to move you to your room until early the next morning. She walked away at that time."
Jake said, "So what everyone do?"
"We decided I would take the first shift, and they would come back in the morning. Before they left, Alex asked Fr. Garcia how she knew him and why she was comfortable in using your first name. He looked at her and said that you and her had a history with one another."
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: 25 years
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
CHAPTER 02
Frank looked at himself in the mirror; he couldn't believe that after twenty-five years, he was finally having the wedding. He was trying unsuccessfully to fix his tie when there was a knock at the door.
"Come in." Frank said.
Jake entered with Frank's son Wesley said, "Dad, Uncle Jake's here."
Frank turned to see Jake it had been years since they had seen each other. He walked over, extended his hand, which Jake accepted and pulled him into a hug saying, "Good to see you."
"Same here. Can you believe what I'm finally doing today?" Frank asked.
"She deserves it and you know it. She was able to stay with you this long."
"Yea, she a great woman, mother, and lover."
Jake said, "She sure is. Remember when you first met?"
Wes then said, "You know you never said how you and Mom met?"
Frank closed his eyes as if he was summoning back the year 2003 for a few seconds. Then he said, "Jake here, got himself shot in what back then we called a drive by shooting. Father Garcia who raised him in the orphanage called me. I called the rest of the team and we all waited patiently in the emergency room. We were there hours before the surgeons came out to tell us what had happened. Both of them walked out, tired and melancholy, they went to the families of the patients that didn't make it. After they told the families they split up and the female doctor came towards us. She caught my eye because she looked like an angel coming towards us. When she got to us, she immediately started speaking in Spanish to Fr. Garcia. The rest of the team looked at each other and realized that she not only knew Fr. Garcia but also Jake."
Jake said, "I never heard this part of the story."
Frank said, "Oh you didn't handled Samantha and I together well, so you got the abbreviated version."
"By all means continue." Jake said.
Frank took a deep breath and went on, "I interrupted the reunion and introduced myself and the team. I asked her about your condition and she replied, "Jake has taken two bullets."
Jake could see in Frank's eyes he was recalling that night if it was today.
Samantha said, "One bullet exited clean, the other one did some extensive damage inside. It for some reason hit bone and shattered. He is not classified as stable or critical, I can't make a decision for at least six to eight hours."
Frank said, "What are you telling us, Dr.?"
Samantha answered, "Right now, Jake is in Surgery Recovery ICU and is still attached to a breathing tube."
Frank came back to the present and said, "Alex let out such a wail, that I thought she was going to pass out."
Jake said, "Alex and I were pretty tight at that time. What happen next?"
Frank said, "I looked at her and noticed she had worry in her eyes. I asked her why you weren't breathing on your own." Frank went back to the night in 2003 again.
"It's just a precaution, I had to sedate him quite a bit so until he is not drugged so much, I want to make sure that his breathing doesn't falter. When the drugs begin to wear off then I will remove the tube. Until then I won't know if he leans towards the stable or critical side."
Frank said, "In the next breath, she told us that it would be better for all of us to go home and get some sleep. She didn't expect to move you to your room until early the next morning. She walked away at that time."
Jake said, "So what everyone do?"
"We decided I would take the first shift, and they would come back in the morning. Before they left, Alex asked Fr. Garcia how she knew him and why she was comfortable in using your first name. He looked at her and said that you and her had a history with one another."