A short time later the doctor came over to where Kim and Alex where to let
them know how Bobby was doing.
"Your partner is still unconscious from the blow to the head he received. The CT scan did show some swelling of the brain, which is to be expected after the head trauma that he sustained. He will have to stay in the hospital till he regains consciousness so the swelling in his brain can be monitored." The doctor said to Kim, as she stood shaking next to Alex.
"Can we go see him?" Kim asked in a weak voice.
"Sure, but only one person at a time though," the doctor replied before he left.
Kim turned to Alex and said, "I've got to call his mother and tell her what happened, you go first.", before she turned to go make the dreaded call to Bobby's mother telling her son had been hurt.
Alex caught up to her and said, "I'll call for you. Go be with your husband.", giving her hand a reassuring squeeze that everything would be ok.
"Thanks," Kim replied softly, making her way towards the room he was in.
He lay resting peacefully when Kim entered; she was trembling a bit as she sat down next to his bed. She took her right hand and gently caressed his cheek, wishing he would respond to her being there. She sat and held his left hand as she softly began to speak to him, hoping that what she'd heard was true that people who are unconscious can still hear things going on around them.
"Please wake up soon. The kids need you. I need you. I'm not leaving here until you wake up, regardless of how long it takes. I wish I could have warned you somehow to look out, but I didn't know. It's a good thing you had a helmet on or things could have been a lot worse. Your mom is on her way; Alex went to call her. Everyone at the station is probably worried sick about you too. Whenever you wake up I'll be here waiting." She said softly, feeling tears forming in her eyes as she gently placed a kiss on his forehead.
Fifteen minutes later Alex led Bobby's mother down the corridor towards his room. Kim heard them talking as they walked and said whispered softly to him in Spanish, Su mamá para aquí verlo. Siempre que usted se despierta, yo aquí estaré esperando."
She heard a soft knock on the door and turned and saw his mother and Alex in the doorway. Tears had begun to flow down his mother's cheeks at the sight of her son unconscious. Kim walked over to her mother-in-law and gave her a gentle hug and told her she'd be just outside the door if she needed anything. She heard his mother begin to speak in Spanish to him and thought back to Keira and Joey who were with her mother. Doc came by and told her she could take time off to stay with him in the hospital till he woke up, which seemed strange especially since she was just coming off maternity leave, but greatly appreciated the fact she could stay with him. Twenty minutes later Bobby's mother emerged from the room and began talking to Kim.
"Are you staying here with him till he regains consciousness?" she asked softly.
Kim nodded her head in response and said; "I'm staying till he comes to, no matter how long it takes."
"Do you want me to look after the kids for you while your here?" she asked.
"Sure," she replied as they headed towards the waiting room.
Kim calls her mother to let her know what had happened and that Bobby's mom had volunteered to look after the kids while she was gone, her mom said that was fine and would have them ready when they stopped by. Alex stayed with Bobby while Kim and his mother went to pick up Joey and Keira. When they got to her mother's home she began to talk to Joey, trying to explain what had happened and her mother began to talk to Bobby's mother. Joey gave his mother a reassuring hug that everything would be fine and headed over to where his grandmother was talking to Bobby's mother. Kim headed in to get Keira's stuff together and when she was done picked her up and headed out to where everyone else was. Bobby's mother felt tears stinging the corners of her eyes as Kim brought out her granddaughter. You could see the likeness of her father in her, which made her think back to her son in the hospital. After getting her fastened into the carrier she'd put into his mother's car she said goodbye to them and promised she'd call if his condition changed any.
After they had left she walked back to the station and changed into her street clothes and gathered his things and took them with her and headed for his car to head back to the hospital. On her way out everyone was asking how he was doing and she told them what the doctor had told her. Jimmy had been outside and headed in her direction as she was about ready to leave.
"How's Bobby doing?" he asked quietly.
"Still unconscious. I'm getting ready to head back down there to stay till he wakes up." Kim replied, looking towards the hospital.
Jimmy gave her a reassuring hug and said, "He'll be fine, don't worry." And turned to head towards his apartment.
After arriving back at the hospital to relieve Alex, she saw her sitting out in the waiting room, immediately fearing something had happened. She walked over to where she sat and put her hand on her friend's shoulder. Alex turned her head and saw Kim standing next to her with a worried expression on her face.
"Don't worry, he's fine. They took him down for another CT Scan." Alex said, as Kim sat down beside her.
After breathing a sigh of relief Kim asked, "Has he woke up yet?"
Alex shook her head sadly and said, "No."
Several minutes later one of the nurses came over to let them know that he's back up from the scan. After Alex had left, Kim headed back to his room to begin her vigil with him until he regained consciousness. As she entered, he looked the same as he had before but the nurse had given her encouraging news, that the swelling had gone down some, which was a step in the right direction. She sat down in the chair beside the bed and brought her knees up to her chest, resting her chin upon her knees hoping he'd wake up soon.
Hours slowly ticked by as she sat for what had to have been the longest most nerve wracking night of her life. She only left to get some coffee or a soda to help keep her awake. Eventually as time went on the caffeine in the soda and coffee no longer had the same effect on her and she felt herself getting tired. As the morning sun rose into the sky, she stood by the window looking out at the skyline around her. A heavy sigh escaped her but before she went to turn around, she could have swore she heard someone faintly call her name. She spun around to see if Bobby had woken up but he hadn't moved. She headed back over and sat on the right side of his bed taking his hand into hers.
His senses had started to come back to him and when he felt her gentle touch as she held his hand he finally opened his eyes. She'd heard footsteps outside the room and had turned away for a brief moment when she felt him squeeze her hand. When her attention was once again focused on him, she found him awake and a huge wave of relief swept over her.
"How do you feel?" she asked quietly, still sitting next to him on the edge of the bed.
"Pretty good except for a monster headache," he replied, managing a small smile.
Kim laughed and said, "Seeing as how you got hit in the head I think that's to be expected. Do you remember what happened?"
"I remember you and I getting people away from the burning building when there was a explosion, but other than that I don't remember anything where I blacked out." He replied.
Just then the doctor entered, smiling when he saw his patient finally awake and said, "Awake at last, I see."
Kim stepped out for a moment while the doctor checked him over and called his mother to let her know the good news. When Kim got off the phone with his mother, she looked up and saw Alex getting off the elevator. Alex saw Kim beaming and knew that he'd woken up.
"He's awake isn't he." Alex asked smiling, taking a seat next to Kim who was putting her cell phone back in her pocket.
"Yes, he's awake." Kim replied, breathing a sigh of relief.
"When did he come back?" Alex asked.
"Just this morning. I'd say no more than about five minutes ago." Kim replied, seeing the doctor headed towards them.
They were going to take him down for another CT scan to see if all the swelling had gone down and that he'd be back shortly. About ten minutes after they'd taken him down, Bobby's mother arrived with Joey and Keira. She asked Kim how he was doing and filled her in on what was going on. When he was brought back up to the floor, one of the nurses came over to let them know he was back and Kim took Keira from her so she could go see her son.
Fifteen minutes later she emerged from the room and headed back to where Alex, Joey, Kim and Keira were.
"You don't know how much I appreciate you staying with him through all this." His mother said, smiling at her granddaughter cooing.
"I would have stayed even if we weren't together. I wouldn't have been able to rest, not knowing whether or not he was going to be ok." Kim replied, bouncing Keira on her knee gently.
"You should go home and rest now that he's awake," she suggested.
"I will later, I feel fine." Kim responded, fighting the effects of exhaustion that were starting to set in.
Alex stood up and gave Kim a hug before leaving to head to work. Both Kim and his mother headed towards his room so he could see the kids for a bit. His mother went in first and said something to him briefly in Spanish but she didn't pay much attention to it because she was telling Joey what do expect. When she left, she headed back towards the waiting room and Kim walked in with Joey and Keira.
A huge smile crossed his face when he saw them come through the door. Keira had started cooing when she saw her father which made everyone laugh and Joey was relieved to see that Bobby was ok. Ten minutes later, Joey headed down to get a soda and Bobby looked over at Kim and saw her fighting exhaustion, it was evident that soon she would need some sleep.
"Why don't you go home and rest for a bit." He suggested quietly.
"I feel fine, I'll sleep later." She replied.
"You certainly don't look it. Please, you've got to get some rest. Don't make me sign out AMA just to make sure you'll be ok." He said, hoping to reason with her.
Spanish Translation:
Su mamá para aquí verlo. Siempre que usted se despierta, yo aquí estaré esperando.
Your mom's here to see you. Whenever you wake up, I'll be here waiting.
"Your partner is still unconscious from the blow to the head he received. The CT scan did show some swelling of the brain, which is to be expected after the head trauma that he sustained. He will have to stay in the hospital till he regains consciousness so the swelling in his brain can be monitored." The doctor said to Kim, as she stood shaking next to Alex.
"Can we go see him?" Kim asked in a weak voice.
"Sure, but only one person at a time though," the doctor replied before he left.
Kim turned to Alex and said, "I've got to call his mother and tell her what happened, you go first.", before she turned to go make the dreaded call to Bobby's mother telling her son had been hurt.
Alex caught up to her and said, "I'll call for you. Go be with your husband.", giving her hand a reassuring squeeze that everything would be ok.
"Thanks," Kim replied softly, making her way towards the room he was in.
He lay resting peacefully when Kim entered; she was trembling a bit as she sat down next to his bed. She took her right hand and gently caressed his cheek, wishing he would respond to her being there. She sat and held his left hand as she softly began to speak to him, hoping that what she'd heard was true that people who are unconscious can still hear things going on around them.
"Please wake up soon. The kids need you. I need you. I'm not leaving here until you wake up, regardless of how long it takes. I wish I could have warned you somehow to look out, but I didn't know. It's a good thing you had a helmet on or things could have been a lot worse. Your mom is on her way; Alex went to call her. Everyone at the station is probably worried sick about you too. Whenever you wake up I'll be here waiting." She said softly, feeling tears forming in her eyes as she gently placed a kiss on his forehead.
Fifteen minutes later Alex led Bobby's mother down the corridor towards his room. Kim heard them talking as they walked and said whispered softly to him in Spanish, Su mamá para aquí verlo. Siempre que usted se despierta, yo aquí estaré esperando."
She heard a soft knock on the door and turned and saw his mother and Alex in the doorway. Tears had begun to flow down his mother's cheeks at the sight of her son unconscious. Kim walked over to her mother-in-law and gave her a gentle hug and told her she'd be just outside the door if she needed anything. She heard his mother begin to speak in Spanish to him and thought back to Keira and Joey who were with her mother. Doc came by and told her she could take time off to stay with him in the hospital till he woke up, which seemed strange especially since she was just coming off maternity leave, but greatly appreciated the fact she could stay with him. Twenty minutes later Bobby's mother emerged from the room and began talking to Kim.
"Are you staying here with him till he regains consciousness?" she asked softly.
Kim nodded her head in response and said; "I'm staying till he comes to, no matter how long it takes."
"Do you want me to look after the kids for you while your here?" she asked.
"Sure," she replied as they headed towards the waiting room.
Kim calls her mother to let her know what had happened and that Bobby's mom had volunteered to look after the kids while she was gone, her mom said that was fine and would have them ready when they stopped by. Alex stayed with Bobby while Kim and his mother went to pick up Joey and Keira. When they got to her mother's home she began to talk to Joey, trying to explain what had happened and her mother began to talk to Bobby's mother. Joey gave his mother a reassuring hug that everything would be fine and headed over to where his grandmother was talking to Bobby's mother. Kim headed in to get Keira's stuff together and when she was done picked her up and headed out to where everyone else was. Bobby's mother felt tears stinging the corners of her eyes as Kim brought out her granddaughter. You could see the likeness of her father in her, which made her think back to her son in the hospital. After getting her fastened into the carrier she'd put into his mother's car she said goodbye to them and promised she'd call if his condition changed any.
After they had left she walked back to the station and changed into her street clothes and gathered his things and took them with her and headed for his car to head back to the hospital. On her way out everyone was asking how he was doing and she told them what the doctor had told her. Jimmy had been outside and headed in her direction as she was about ready to leave.
"How's Bobby doing?" he asked quietly.
"Still unconscious. I'm getting ready to head back down there to stay till he wakes up." Kim replied, looking towards the hospital.
Jimmy gave her a reassuring hug and said, "He'll be fine, don't worry." And turned to head towards his apartment.
After arriving back at the hospital to relieve Alex, she saw her sitting out in the waiting room, immediately fearing something had happened. She walked over to where she sat and put her hand on her friend's shoulder. Alex turned her head and saw Kim standing next to her with a worried expression on her face.
"Don't worry, he's fine. They took him down for another CT Scan." Alex said, as Kim sat down beside her.
After breathing a sigh of relief Kim asked, "Has he woke up yet?"
Alex shook her head sadly and said, "No."
Several minutes later one of the nurses came over to let them know that he's back up from the scan. After Alex had left, Kim headed back to his room to begin her vigil with him until he regained consciousness. As she entered, he looked the same as he had before but the nurse had given her encouraging news, that the swelling had gone down some, which was a step in the right direction. She sat down in the chair beside the bed and brought her knees up to her chest, resting her chin upon her knees hoping he'd wake up soon.
Hours slowly ticked by as she sat for what had to have been the longest most nerve wracking night of her life. She only left to get some coffee or a soda to help keep her awake. Eventually as time went on the caffeine in the soda and coffee no longer had the same effect on her and she felt herself getting tired. As the morning sun rose into the sky, she stood by the window looking out at the skyline around her. A heavy sigh escaped her but before she went to turn around, she could have swore she heard someone faintly call her name. She spun around to see if Bobby had woken up but he hadn't moved. She headed back over and sat on the right side of his bed taking his hand into hers.
His senses had started to come back to him and when he felt her gentle touch as she held his hand he finally opened his eyes. She'd heard footsteps outside the room and had turned away for a brief moment when she felt him squeeze her hand. When her attention was once again focused on him, she found him awake and a huge wave of relief swept over her.
"How do you feel?" she asked quietly, still sitting next to him on the edge of the bed.
"Pretty good except for a monster headache," he replied, managing a small smile.
Kim laughed and said, "Seeing as how you got hit in the head I think that's to be expected. Do you remember what happened?"
"I remember you and I getting people away from the burning building when there was a explosion, but other than that I don't remember anything where I blacked out." He replied.
Just then the doctor entered, smiling when he saw his patient finally awake and said, "Awake at last, I see."
Kim stepped out for a moment while the doctor checked him over and called his mother to let her know the good news. When Kim got off the phone with his mother, she looked up and saw Alex getting off the elevator. Alex saw Kim beaming and knew that he'd woken up.
"He's awake isn't he." Alex asked smiling, taking a seat next to Kim who was putting her cell phone back in her pocket.
"Yes, he's awake." Kim replied, breathing a sigh of relief.
"When did he come back?" Alex asked.
"Just this morning. I'd say no more than about five minutes ago." Kim replied, seeing the doctor headed towards them.
They were going to take him down for another CT scan to see if all the swelling had gone down and that he'd be back shortly. About ten minutes after they'd taken him down, Bobby's mother arrived with Joey and Keira. She asked Kim how he was doing and filled her in on what was going on. When he was brought back up to the floor, one of the nurses came over to let them know he was back and Kim took Keira from her so she could go see her son.
Fifteen minutes later she emerged from the room and headed back to where Alex, Joey, Kim and Keira were.
"You don't know how much I appreciate you staying with him through all this." His mother said, smiling at her granddaughter cooing.
"I would have stayed even if we weren't together. I wouldn't have been able to rest, not knowing whether or not he was going to be ok." Kim replied, bouncing Keira on her knee gently.
"You should go home and rest now that he's awake," she suggested.
"I will later, I feel fine." Kim responded, fighting the effects of exhaustion that were starting to set in.
Alex stood up and gave Kim a hug before leaving to head to work. Both Kim and his mother headed towards his room so he could see the kids for a bit. His mother went in first and said something to him briefly in Spanish but she didn't pay much attention to it because she was telling Joey what do expect. When she left, she headed back towards the waiting room and Kim walked in with Joey and Keira.
A huge smile crossed his face when he saw them come through the door. Keira had started cooing when she saw her father which made everyone laugh and Joey was relieved to see that Bobby was ok. Ten minutes later, Joey headed down to get a soda and Bobby looked over at Kim and saw her fighting exhaustion, it was evident that soon she would need some sleep.
"Why don't you go home and rest for a bit." He suggested quietly.
"I feel fine, I'll sleep later." She replied.
"You certainly don't look it. Please, you've got to get some rest. Don't make me sign out AMA just to make sure you'll be ok." He said, hoping to reason with her.
Spanish Translation:
Su mamá para aquí verlo. Siempre que usted se despierta, yo aquí estaré esperando.
Your mom's here to see you. Whenever you wake up, I'll be here waiting.