"How long has it been?" Kim asked.
"2 hours and 25 minutes," Jimmy answered.
"Really? It feels like longer…" Kim said.
"My parents said they'd be here an hour ago." Jimmy said.
"They probably got stuck in traffic, driving in from the Island always takes forever
during the morning rush." Alex said, trying to comfort Jimmy.
"Morning rush? It's after 10." Jimmy said, with an annoyed tone to his voice.
"You want me to go give them a call?" asked Walsh.
Before Jimmy could reply, the doctor knocked lightly on the waiting room door
before entering the room. Jimmy and Kim both jumped out of the chairs, the rest of
the room sat in silence with the eyes fixed on the doctor.
"Ms. Zambrano, Mr. Doherty." He said with a nod. "Would you like to step outside so
we could talk?"
"Everyone here is family Doctor, whatever you have to tell us I think they'd all like to
hear." Jimmy said.
The doctor took a deep breath, and began to talk.
"Ok, well the surgery appears to have been a success. We were able to control, and
stop the bleeding. He's in recovery now, but not completely out of the woods. The next
24-48hours are going to be real important. He's young, he's healthy so the cards are
definitely on his side."
The room breathed a sigh of relief, they knew Joey wasn't out of the woods
yet, but the doctor's words were encouraging to them.
"Thank you Doctor," Jimmy said, extended his hand out to the man.
"Can we see him?" Kim asked.
"I'll have a nurse come and take you all to recovery. Right now, it's immediate
family only. This means just Mom and Dad, but the rest of you are welcome to wait in
the recovery waiting room. He's not awake yet; it's going to take a little time for the
sedation to wear off. After that, he's still going to be very tired. We want to make
sure his body gets all the rest it needs, that's going to be important to his recovery. "
"Thank you," Jimmy said more time before the doctor left.
Shortly after the doctor left, a young nurse came and took the large group up
to recovery waiting room. Knowing Joey was out of surgery, and in stable condition
lightened the mood of the group.
Alex stood up, "Anyone want a coffee? I think I'm going to get something to drink.
Kim, Jimmy you want anything."
"No, I'm fine. The nurse should be back to take us into see Joey soon," Jimmy
answered
Kim shook her head no.
"I'll take a cup, if you're buying." Walsh said from across the room.
"Billy Walsh, always the freeloader." joked Lieu.
"Hey, with the money you guys pay us…"
"You probably make more then I do Billy." Alex said, joining in the lighthearted
conversation.
"But you look better in the uniform then I do. Those pants do nothing for my ass,"
Billy shot back at her.
"Ok, ok. You win. I'm buying… and stop checking out my ass." Alex said with a laugh,
as she turned to walk out of the room.
As Alex left the room, the young nurse who first showed the group to the
waiting room walked in.
"Ms. Zambrano, Mr. Doherty are you ready to see your son?" she asked.
Kim and Jimmy both stood up, "Yeah, we're ready" Jimmy answered for the
both of them.
"Ok, follow me." she said as she left the room. "So, is that all your family in there?"
"Yeah, something like that. " Jimmy answered, not really interested in her small talk.
"We work for FDNY," Kim explained.
"Oh, ok. I guess that explains it, all the uniforms I mean." She stopped in front of
pale blue door marked 209. "Here's his room. He still has a lot of tubes and…"
"Yeah, we know." Kim said interrupting her, not meaning to be rude but just eager to
see her son.
"Ok then, the doctor wants to keep visits short for now… so I'll be back in a few
minutes."
"Yeah, ok" Jimmy answered, he took in a deep breath, half scared and half anxious to
see his son "Are you ready Kimmy?"
She nodded, and he opened the door allowing her to enter first.
"Oh my God," Kim gasped. The sight of her little boy there, hooked up to so many
different machines was shocking even to her. She knew what to expect, but didn't
know how to prepare herself. She turned her back to Joey, and leaned into Jimmy's
chest.
"Hey now, it's ok Kimmy. The doctor said he's going good." He said, trying to reassure
her while his own feelings mirrored hers. He felt so scared for his son, and completely
helpless.
"I know, but it's not right. He's just a little boy," she walked closer to his bed "Look
at his face Jimmy,"
Jimmy followed Kim towards Joey's bed. He looked down at Joey's small body;
black and blue bruises from his broken nose surrounded both eyes. The small breathing
tube was still in, and the tape holding it in place covered the most of his lower face.
"I wish I could trade places with him," Jimmy said.
"Me too, but we can't. We can't do anything, but wait."
Jimmy pulled up a chair next to Joey's bed, "Here, sit down." Jimmy said as he turned
to get himself a chair. "I guess we just wait," he said. They both sat in silence, each
holding one of his small hands.
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"2 hours and 25 minutes," Jimmy answered.
"Really? It feels like longer…" Kim said.
"My parents said they'd be here an hour ago." Jimmy said.
"They probably got stuck in traffic, driving in from the Island always takes forever
during the morning rush." Alex said, trying to comfort Jimmy.
"Morning rush? It's after 10." Jimmy said, with an annoyed tone to his voice.
"You want me to go give them a call?" asked Walsh.
Before Jimmy could reply, the doctor knocked lightly on the waiting room door
before entering the room. Jimmy and Kim both jumped out of the chairs, the rest of
the room sat in silence with the eyes fixed on the doctor.
"Ms. Zambrano, Mr. Doherty." He said with a nod. "Would you like to step outside so
we could talk?"
"Everyone here is family Doctor, whatever you have to tell us I think they'd all like to
hear." Jimmy said.
The doctor took a deep breath, and began to talk.
"Ok, well the surgery appears to have been a success. We were able to control, and
stop the bleeding. He's in recovery now, but not completely out of the woods. The next
24-48hours are going to be real important. He's young, he's healthy so the cards are
definitely on his side."
The room breathed a sigh of relief, they knew Joey wasn't out of the woods
yet, but the doctor's words were encouraging to them.
"Thank you Doctor," Jimmy said, extended his hand out to the man.
"Can we see him?" Kim asked.
"I'll have a nurse come and take you all to recovery. Right now, it's immediate
family only. This means just Mom and Dad, but the rest of you are welcome to wait in
the recovery waiting room. He's not awake yet; it's going to take a little time for the
sedation to wear off. After that, he's still going to be very tired. We want to make
sure his body gets all the rest it needs, that's going to be important to his recovery. "
"Thank you," Jimmy said more time before the doctor left.
Shortly after the doctor left, a young nurse came and took the large group up
to recovery waiting room. Knowing Joey was out of surgery, and in stable condition
lightened the mood of the group.
Alex stood up, "Anyone want a coffee? I think I'm going to get something to drink.
Kim, Jimmy you want anything."
"No, I'm fine. The nurse should be back to take us into see Joey soon," Jimmy
answered
Kim shook her head no.
"I'll take a cup, if you're buying." Walsh said from across the room.
"Billy Walsh, always the freeloader." joked Lieu.
"Hey, with the money you guys pay us…"
"You probably make more then I do Billy." Alex said, joining in the lighthearted
conversation.
"But you look better in the uniform then I do. Those pants do nothing for my ass,"
Billy shot back at her.
"Ok, ok. You win. I'm buying… and stop checking out my ass." Alex said with a laugh,
as she turned to walk out of the room.
As Alex left the room, the young nurse who first showed the group to the
waiting room walked in.
"Ms. Zambrano, Mr. Doherty are you ready to see your son?" she asked.
Kim and Jimmy both stood up, "Yeah, we're ready" Jimmy answered for the
both of them.
"Ok, follow me." she said as she left the room. "So, is that all your family in there?"
"Yeah, something like that. " Jimmy answered, not really interested in her small talk.
"We work for FDNY," Kim explained.
"Oh, ok. I guess that explains it, all the uniforms I mean." She stopped in front of
pale blue door marked 209. "Here's his room. He still has a lot of tubes and…"
"Yeah, we know." Kim said interrupting her, not meaning to be rude but just eager to
see her son.
"Ok then, the doctor wants to keep visits short for now… so I'll be back in a few
minutes."
"Yeah, ok" Jimmy answered, he took in a deep breath, half scared and half anxious to
see his son "Are you ready Kimmy?"
She nodded, and he opened the door allowing her to enter first.
"Oh my God," Kim gasped. The sight of her little boy there, hooked up to so many
different machines was shocking even to her. She knew what to expect, but didn't
know how to prepare herself. She turned her back to Joey, and leaned into Jimmy's
chest.
"Hey now, it's ok Kimmy. The doctor said he's going good." He said, trying to reassure
her while his own feelings mirrored hers. He felt so scared for his son, and completely
helpless.
"I know, but it's not right. He's just a little boy," she walked closer to his bed "Look
at his face Jimmy,"
Jimmy followed Kim towards Joey's bed. He looked down at Joey's small body;
black and blue bruises from his broken nose surrounded both eyes. The small breathing
tube was still in, and the tape holding it in place covered the most of his lower face.
"I wish I could trade places with him," Jimmy said.
"Me too, but we can't. We can't do anything, but wait."
Jimmy pulled up a chair next to Joey's bed, "Here, sit down." Jimmy said as he turned
to get himself a chair. "I guess we just wait," he said. They both sat in silence, each
holding one of his small hands.
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