Mercedes sat in the same Exam Room that Jimmy did, an oxygen mask over both of their faces they looked at each other. Shaking their heads they both removed the masks and sighed. As Jimmy opened his mouth to talk, Faith and Bosco walked in carrying a duffel bag, followed by Kim and Lieu. It had been 3 hours since they were brought in, and their shift was almost over. Bosco moved to Mercedes bedside and sat next to her, looking at her a little upset. He couldn't figure out why she didn't come out when Lieu told them to. As he opened his mouth to yell at her, the Doctor walked in. After a moment of looking them over he signed the chart and passed each one a slip of paper.
"You may go. I just discharged you, but here is a paper. If you get any of these symptoms, I want you right back in here. Got me?" The Doctor waited for them to nod, then smirked. "Good. Now get out of here, and don't exert yourselves."
Mercedes was the first one up, mask off, grabbing the clothes that were in the duffel bag Bosco brought with him. She disappeared into the bathroom and got dressed as Jimmy stood up, stretching. Looking at Lieu he waited for him to say something.
"Have anything to say, boss?" Jimmy picked up his clothes and waited for Mercedes to come out.
"You're damn right I do! Why didn't you Evac when I told you to?! You could have been killed! I got Taylor down, I don't need you and Boscorelli down too!" Lieu was upset, and for good reason. 5 seconds later, Jimmy and Mercedes would be a Recovery, not a Rescue.
"It wasn't my Idea! We heard the radio and we were at the stairs, but there was one door she didn't check! What was I Supposed to do? Leave her there to go alone? No way! She said she was finding the kids and that was that." After that statement Mercedes came out, dressed in normal Civilian clothing. She knew she wasn't going back on the truck for the rest of her 2-hour shift. Lieu looked at her, disapprovingly.
"Is that true Boscorelli?" He crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for an answer. Looking from Lieu to her brother whose look was anger, she nodded.
"There was no way in hell I was going to let those children burn. The mother said they were on the 4th floor. We cleared it, so we were 95% done wit the 3rd floor when you called Evac. I had to check that one door. I knew the roof was falling in, but they are kids Lieu. No one deserves to die like that, especially not children." Lieu looked from her to Jimmy, sighing. After shaking his head he walked towards the door.
"Good job out there. Just don't be so Gung-Ho next time, and radio to me where you are. I should suspend both of you.. But with Taylor out, I need you." He was almost out the door when he looked back. "Oh, by the way, Boscorelli.. After the stunt you pulled today, and with Taylor out, you're on Adam-55-2! Congrats! You get to ride with Kim!" With that he walked out.
Mercedes looked at Kim, then to Jimmy, then back to Kim. "This was your idea, wasn't it? You missed Taylor that much you decided to get a hold of me. Smooth."
Kim laughed and nodded. Looking to Jimmy she waited for him to go to the bathroom and dress. Bosco grabbed his sister's arm, spinning her around, looking down at her his lips stretched across his lips as if in a state of anger. Faith touched his arm to comfort him, but he wouldn't have it. "What would Ma do if you were killed?! Huh!? Don't ever pull a stunt like that again! You hear me?"
Mercedes eyes were open wide, not in fear, but of realization. What if she had died? What if that roof have caved on top of her? Shaking her head she got out of his grip. "They were kids Mo! You would have done the exact same thing if you were in my shoes! I won't take a guilt trip over Ma! She hates my job enough, I don't need you taking her side!"
As Jimmy came out of the bathroom, dressed to go, he saw Mercedes storm out and Bosco's face. He was upset, and Jimmy could see that. Walking over to Bosco, Jimmy put his hand on his shoulder. He patted it, and spoke softly. "She's like my sister too, man. I would never let anything happen to her that I could stop, and you know that. I had her back the entire time, and look what good came from it. 3 kids are safe with their mom and we are fine."
Bosco shoved Jimmy's hand off his shoulder and turned to him. Jimmy words of comfort were not what they seemed. Bosco was more pissed than before. "You didn't have her back at 9/11 did you! She wasn't your sister then when she got partnered up with someone else, was she?! She's not your sister, Jimmy. She's mine! So stop pulling the sentimental brother bull and go back to whatever it is you do when your not taking my sister into fires and almost getting her killed!"
Bosco walked out of the room, and Faith stared at the door as it closed. Kim's foot moved slightly, un-nerved by the fact that Bosco went off on Jimmy. Faith walked towards the door, looking back at Jimmy. "He's just scared. He knows it's your job to do that, he just needed someone to take the aggression out on. Don't take it personally. We all know you love Mercedes like a sister. Just get some rest."
Walking out Kim moved to Jimmy to hug him, but he moved her out of the way as he walked out. "Bosco's right.. I am a danger. First Alex, now Mercedes."
Kim wasn't sure what he meant, but she was gunna find out, sighing she grabbed the bag and walked out behind him.
"You may go. I just discharged you, but here is a paper. If you get any of these symptoms, I want you right back in here. Got me?" The Doctor waited for them to nod, then smirked. "Good. Now get out of here, and don't exert yourselves."
Mercedes was the first one up, mask off, grabbing the clothes that were in the duffel bag Bosco brought with him. She disappeared into the bathroom and got dressed as Jimmy stood up, stretching. Looking at Lieu he waited for him to say something.
"Have anything to say, boss?" Jimmy picked up his clothes and waited for Mercedes to come out.
"You're damn right I do! Why didn't you Evac when I told you to?! You could have been killed! I got Taylor down, I don't need you and Boscorelli down too!" Lieu was upset, and for good reason. 5 seconds later, Jimmy and Mercedes would be a Recovery, not a Rescue.
"It wasn't my Idea! We heard the radio and we were at the stairs, but there was one door she didn't check! What was I Supposed to do? Leave her there to go alone? No way! She said she was finding the kids and that was that." After that statement Mercedes came out, dressed in normal Civilian clothing. She knew she wasn't going back on the truck for the rest of her 2-hour shift. Lieu looked at her, disapprovingly.
"Is that true Boscorelli?" He crossed his arms over his chest, waiting for an answer. Looking from Lieu to her brother whose look was anger, she nodded.
"There was no way in hell I was going to let those children burn. The mother said they were on the 4th floor. We cleared it, so we were 95% done wit the 3rd floor when you called Evac. I had to check that one door. I knew the roof was falling in, but they are kids Lieu. No one deserves to die like that, especially not children." Lieu looked from her to Jimmy, sighing. After shaking his head he walked towards the door.
"Good job out there. Just don't be so Gung-Ho next time, and radio to me where you are. I should suspend both of you.. But with Taylor out, I need you." He was almost out the door when he looked back. "Oh, by the way, Boscorelli.. After the stunt you pulled today, and with Taylor out, you're on Adam-55-2! Congrats! You get to ride with Kim!" With that he walked out.
Mercedes looked at Kim, then to Jimmy, then back to Kim. "This was your idea, wasn't it? You missed Taylor that much you decided to get a hold of me. Smooth."
Kim laughed and nodded. Looking to Jimmy she waited for him to go to the bathroom and dress. Bosco grabbed his sister's arm, spinning her around, looking down at her his lips stretched across his lips as if in a state of anger. Faith touched his arm to comfort him, but he wouldn't have it. "What would Ma do if you were killed?! Huh!? Don't ever pull a stunt like that again! You hear me?"
Mercedes eyes were open wide, not in fear, but of realization. What if she had died? What if that roof have caved on top of her? Shaking her head she got out of his grip. "They were kids Mo! You would have done the exact same thing if you were in my shoes! I won't take a guilt trip over Ma! She hates my job enough, I don't need you taking her side!"
As Jimmy came out of the bathroom, dressed to go, he saw Mercedes storm out and Bosco's face. He was upset, and Jimmy could see that. Walking over to Bosco, Jimmy put his hand on his shoulder. He patted it, and spoke softly. "She's like my sister too, man. I would never let anything happen to her that I could stop, and you know that. I had her back the entire time, and look what good came from it. 3 kids are safe with their mom and we are fine."
Bosco shoved Jimmy's hand off his shoulder and turned to him. Jimmy words of comfort were not what they seemed. Bosco was more pissed than before. "You didn't have her back at 9/11 did you! She wasn't your sister then when she got partnered up with someone else, was she?! She's not your sister, Jimmy. She's mine! So stop pulling the sentimental brother bull and go back to whatever it is you do when your not taking my sister into fires and almost getting her killed!"
Bosco walked out of the room, and Faith stared at the door as it closed. Kim's foot moved slightly, un-nerved by the fact that Bosco went off on Jimmy. Faith walked towards the door, looking back at Jimmy. "He's just scared. He knows it's your job to do that, he just needed someone to take the aggression out on. Don't take it personally. We all know you love Mercedes like a sister. Just get some rest."
Walking out Kim moved to Jimmy to hug him, but he moved her out of the way as he walked out. "Bosco's right.. I am a danger. First Alex, now Mercedes."
Kim wasn't sure what he meant, but she was gunna find out, sighing she grabbed the bag and walked out behind him.