Chapter 2
"Syd!" Gage cried out dropping beside her.
Walker and Trivette having heard the shot hurried towards the junior partners.
Walker checking for a pulse found a very weak one. "Trivette call 911," Walker barked out.
Gage took Syd in his hands and began speaking to her, "Come on Syd don't leave me now, I need you remember we have a date tomorrow come on Syd don't leave me."
"Gage, Gage listen to me you have to get a grip on yourself," Walker gently told him as the ambulance came into view. The EMTs were suddenly there whisking Syd away to the waiting ambulance.
"Walker?" Gage started but Walker smiled and said, "I understand go with her."
"Thanks Walker." Gage nodded and got into the vehicle where he held onto Syd's hand like he would never let it go. When they reached St.Luke, Sydney was whisked away leaving behind a very upset Ranger. When Walker and Trivette reached the hospital, they found their very anxious wives with an even more anxious Gage. After greeting their wives with a kiss Walker turned to Gage and asked "How's she doing?"
"She's in surgery, she took the bullet in her chest so they're going to have to remove it," he replied turning away so that the tears in his eyes wouldn't be noticed. Alex noticed it however and went and gave him a hug. "Don't worry Gage. She'll be just fine. I know it."
"I know Alex."
"Ranger Gage?" A man in a doctor's suit approached them.
"That's me," Gage answered. "And this is Ranger Walker, his wife Alex, Ranger Trivette and his wife Erica."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Jones we've just finished surgery on Ranger Cooke. She's a very strong stubborn lady and is doing quite well however she's still in a coma."
"Can we see her Dr Jones?"
"Yes you may Ranger one at a time."
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Gage pushed open the door and sucked in his breath when he saw his partner. With tubes all around her she looked very small and child like. "God Syd, wake up baby you can't give up on me now we have a date tomorrow remember and then we're supposed to go to Alex's party."
"I said I'd think about it Gage." Sydney tried to smile up at him.
"Sydney, Syd you're alive." Gage cried enveloping her into a big hug.
"Gage the tubes, of course I'm alive you don't think..oww oww.. Gage it hurts." Syd cried clutching her chest.
"Oh my God. Don't move Syd. Dr. Jones, Dr. Jones?"
"What is it Ranger Gage?"
"It's Syd she's in pain."
"Umm okay Nurse Green please come with me, Ranger Gage I'm sorry you'll have to wait out side we'll come with news."
"Gage, what happened?" Alex asked all of them crowding around him.
"She woke up but now she's in a lot of pain. Listen you guys can go home there's nothing more anyone can do here, Walker, Trivette please give me a few days off to take care of Syd.." "It's okay Gage. I understand take how much leave you need. We both will try to find the shooter."
"Thanks you guys."
"Call us if you need anything okay?" Erica said as she hugged him and went with Jimmy.
"She'll make it " Alex said.
"Ranger Gage?"
"Yes Doctor?" "Ranger Cooke is fine and is asking for you but only for a few minutes okay?"
"Fine Doctor. umm Doctor one more thing when can she come home ?"
" Well Ranger Cooke also asked me the same question and I'll tell you what I told her if and only if her condition improves she can be discharged next week but no going back to work till a couple of weeks. She didn't take to that idea. Said she had some date."
Gage blushed and muttering thanks went to check on his partner.
"Hey Partner! How 're you feeling?"
" Hey yourself. I'm pretty okay. Know the shooter?"
" No not yet. But they're working on it."
" Great!! "
" Heard you have to stay here for some more time. Looks like the date's off. I'm sorry " Gage smiled taking her hand.
" Oh no you don't you're not getting off that easy. As soon as I'm out of here you're taking me out for a dinner or a movie?"
" How bout a dinner and a movie? Gage asked smiling.
" Sounds good " Syd smiled and yawned" Looks like my medicine is starting to take its effect. Goodnight try to drop in after work okay?
" Umm Syd" Gage started nervously " I won't be going to work tomorrow. Walker's given me permission to stay and look after you." Gage closed his eyes knowing what was going to come.
" Over my dead body! You get back home, have a shower, go to bed , get up next morning and go to work, visit me when you're done oh and get me a file on the Pierre guy so that when you catch my shooter you'll be ready to catch him."
Gage could only just stare. " Syd but.."
" Do you or do you not want to go on that date with you. Then get out of here.. goodnight." Saying this she rolled and went to sleep.
" Even in a hospital bed surrounded by tubes she still bosses me around." Gage muttered and kissing her forehead whispered" Good night Syd."
Walker and Trivette having heard the shot hurried towards the junior partners.
Walker checking for a pulse found a very weak one. "Trivette call 911," Walker barked out.
Gage took Syd in his hands and began speaking to her, "Come on Syd don't leave me now, I need you remember we have a date tomorrow come on Syd don't leave me."
"Gage, Gage listen to me you have to get a grip on yourself," Walker gently told him as the ambulance came into view. The EMTs were suddenly there whisking Syd away to the waiting ambulance.
"Walker?" Gage started but Walker smiled and said, "I understand go with her."
"Thanks Walker." Gage nodded and got into the vehicle where he held onto Syd's hand like he would never let it go. When they reached St.Luke, Sydney was whisked away leaving behind a very upset Ranger. When Walker and Trivette reached the hospital, they found their very anxious wives with an even more anxious Gage. After greeting their wives with a kiss Walker turned to Gage and asked "How's she doing?"
"She's in surgery, she took the bullet in her chest so they're going to have to remove it," he replied turning away so that the tears in his eyes wouldn't be noticed. Alex noticed it however and went and gave him a hug. "Don't worry Gage. She'll be just fine. I know it."
"I know Alex."
"Ranger Gage?" A man in a doctor's suit approached them.
"That's me," Gage answered. "And this is Ranger Walker, his wife Alex, Ranger Trivette and his wife Erica."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Dr. Jones we've just finished surgery on Ranger Cooke. She's a very strong stubborn lady and is doing quite well however she's still in a coma."
"Can we see her Dr Jones?"
"Yes you may Ranger one at a time."
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Gage pushed open the door and sucked in his breath when he saw his partner. With tubes all around her she looked very small and child like. "God Syd, wake up baby you can't give up on me now we have a date tomorrow remember and then we're supposed to go to Alex's party."
"I said I'd think about it Gage." Sydney tried to smile up at him.
"Sydney, Syd you're alive." Gage cried enveloping her into a big hug.
"Gage the tubes, of course I'm alive you don't think..oww oww.. Gage it hurts." Syd cried clutching her chest.
"Oh my God. Don't move Syd. Dr. Jones, Dr. Jones?"
"What is it Ranger Gage?"
"It's Syd she's in pain."
"Umm okay Nurse Green please come with me, Ranger Gage I'm sorry you'll have to wait out side we'll come with news."
"Gage, what happened?" Alex asked all of them crowding around him.
"She woke up but now she's in a lot of pain. Listen you guys can go home there's nothing more anyone can do here, Walker, Trivette please give me a few days off to take care of Syd.." "It's okay Gage. I understand take how much leave you need. We both will try to find the shooter."
"Thanks you guys."
"Call us if you need anything okay?" Erica said as she hugged him and went with Jimmy.
"She'll make it " Alex said.
"Ranger Gage?"
"Yes Doctor?" "Ranger Cooke is fine and is asking for you but only for a few minutes okay?"
"Fine Doctor. umm Doctor one more thing when can she come home ?"
" Well Ranger Cooke also asked me the same question and I'll tell you what I told her if and only if her condition improves she can be discharged next week but no going back to work till a couple of weeks. She didn't take to that idea. Said she had some date."
Gage blushed and muttering thanks went to check on his partner.
"Hey Partner! How 're you feeling?"
" Hey yourself. I'm pretty okay. Know the shooter?"
" No not yet. But they're working on it."
" Great!! "
" Heard you have to stay here for some more time. Looks like the date's off. I'm sorry " Gage smiled taking her hand.
" Oh no you don't you're not getting off that easy. As soon as I'm out of here you're taking me out for a dinner or a movie?"
" How bout a dinner and a movie? Gage asked smiling.
" Sounds good " Syd smiled and yawned" Looks like my medicine is starting to take its effect. Goodnight try to drop in after work okay?
" Umm Syd" Gage started nervously " I won't be going to work tomorrow. Walker's given me permission to stay and look after you." Gage closed his eyes knowing what was going to come.
" Over my dead body! You get back home, have a shower, go to bed , get up next morning and go to work, visit me when you're done oh and get me a file on the Pierre guy so that when you catch my shooter you'll be ready to catch him."
Gage could only just stare. " Syd but.."
" Do you or do you not want to go on that date with you. Then get out of here.. goodnight." Saying this she rolled and went to sleep.
" Even in a hospital bed surrounded by tubes she still bosses me around." Gage muttered and kissing her forehead whispered" Good night Syd."