*****Dream Sequence*****
Mercedes was running through the street, in full Paramedic gear. She saw the street, littered with the bodies from the night her brother was murdered. Running she tripped over Mikey's body and crashed to the ground. Looking down at him he stared up at her. She started screaming as his head turned and looked at her. He mouthed 'don't'.
*****End Dream*****
Mercedes jolted up in bed and was panting. Sweat matted her hair as she breathed heavily. Carlos didn't even startle, and she got out of bed. Moving down the hall she passed her brothers room. Knocking softly, she opened the door to see him passed out, arm hanging off the edge of the bed. Moving to him, she shook him slightly, to wake him up. Bosco stirred and looked up at his sister.
"What."
"I need to talk to you. About the baby"
"Now?"
"Yes, now"
"Awe..Damn it" Bosco sat up and turned on the lamp, looking at her, trying to get adjusted to the light.
"I want to keep the baby."
"What? You came up wit the idea to put him up for adoption."
"I know. But, he's our blood. I can't just let him go away. Especially not after seeing how Carlos is about little babies, knowing he gave up Kylie."
"Albright. If you want to, we will move to a bigger apartment. We'll work it out somehow."
"Thank you" she smiled, hugging him tightly.
"I love you butthead."
"I love you too stinky" Mercedes walked out of the room and went back to Carlos. Kissing him on the cheek, she went back to sleep.
The next morning the baby woke up at 6 AM. Mercedes sat up and groggily moved to him and took him out of the seat. After changing him, she went to the kitchen and got the supplies the hospital had given her to hold her over. Getting a bottle of formula, she sat on the sofa and held the bottle to the baby's mouth. Smiling as he suckled it she pet his hair.
"You're going to be all right, Mikey." She heard the phone ring and struggled to reach for it. Managing, with one hand, she grabbed it, pressing Talk.
"Hello?"
"Mercedes, its Lieu."
"Lieu..It's 6 AM. Why are you calling me?"
"The entire 55 spent all night negotiating with the Chief. After much arguing, the chief re-enlisted you."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes. They looked at your flawless record, and agreed that the reporter was wrong about you."
"Thanks Lieu. Hey Lieu?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I have a few days off?"
"For what?"
"The baby we found, he's my nephew. We decided to keep him. I wanted to spend a few days with him to try to get him into a habit. Is it ok?"
"It's fine. I want you back at work next Monday."
"Yes sir." She hung up and smiled. She had to do it. She let out a squeal and hugged the baby. Carlos and Bosco came running out of their bedrooms and looked around startled.
"Whats wrong?" Bosco looked around, seeing his sister lying on the couch with the baby.
"I got my job back! They re-enlisted me as a firefighter!" She smiled as Carlos moved down and hugged his wife.
"Mercedes. About the baby. We need to talk." Carlos looked from her to the baby
"Yes?"
"We can't give him up. We will raise him, as our own or as guardians. It doesn't matter. I just cant see another baby get put up for adoption, not after Kylie."
"Good, because I decided to keep him." Mercedes smiled as Carlos kissed her deeply. Bosco made a face.
"Yay.. Your love making is making me sick. I'm going back to bed." With that he went back to his room and shut the door. Carlos looked back to his wife and kissed her deeply again.
Mercedes was running through the street, in full Paramedic gear. She saw the street, littered with the bodies from the night her brother was murdered. Running she tripped over Mikey's body and crashed to the ground. Looking down at him he stared up at her. She started screaming as his head turned and looked at her. He mouthed 'don't'.
*****End Dream*****
Mercedes jolted up in bed and was panting. Sweat matted her hair as she breathed heavily. Carlos didn't even startle, and she got out of bed. Moving down the hall she passed her brothers room. Knocking softly, she opened the door to see him passed out, arm hanging off the edge of the bed. Moving to him, she shook him slightly, to wake him up. Bosco stirred and looked up at his sister.
"What."
"I need to talk to you. About the baby"
"Now?"
"Yes, now"
"Awe..Damn it" Bosco sat up and turned on the lamp, looking at her, trying to get adjusted to the light.
"I want to keep the baby."
"What? You came up wit the idea to put him up for adoption."
"I know. But, he's our blood. I can't just let him go away. Especially not after seeing how Carlos is about little babies, knowing he gave up Kylie."
"Albright. If you want to, we will move to a bigger apartment. We'll work it out somehow."
"Thank you" she smiled, hugging him tightly.
"I love you butthead."
"I love you too stinky" Mercedes walked out of the room and went back to Carlos. Kissing him on the cheek, she went back to sleep.
The next morning the baby woke up at 6 AM. Mercedes sat up and groggily moved to him and took him out of the seat. After changing him, she went to the kitchen and got the supplies the hospital had given her to hold her over. Getting a bottle of formula, she sat on the sofa and held the bottle to the baby's mouth. Smiling as he suckled it she pet his hair.
"You're going to be all right, Mikey." She heard the phone ring and struggled to reach for it. Managing, with one hand, she grabbed it, pressing Talk.
"Hello?"
"Mercedes, its Lieu."
"Lieu..It's 6 AM. Why are you calling me?"
"The entire 55 spent all night negotiating with the Chief. After much arguing, the chief re-enlisted you."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes. They looked at your flawless record, and agreed that the reporter was wrong about you."
"Thanks Lieu. Hey Lieu?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I have a few days off?"
"For what?"
"The baby we found, he's my nephew. We decided to keep him. I wanted to spend a few days with him to try to get him into a habit. Is it ok?"
"It's fine. I want you back at work next Monday."
"Yes sir." She hung up and smiled. She had to do it. She let out a squeal and hugged the baby. Carlos and Bosco came running out of their bedrooms and looked around startled.
"Whats wrong?" Bosco looked around, seeing his sister lying on the couch with the baby.
"I got my job back! They re-enlisted me as a firefighter!" She smiled as Carlos moved down and hugged his wife.
"Mercedes. About the baby. We need to talk." Carlos looked from her to the baby
"Yes?"
"We can't give him up. We will raise him, as our own or as guardians. It doesn't matter. I just cant see another baby get put up for adoption, not after Kylie."
"Good, because I decided to keep him." Mercedes smiled as Carlos kissed her deeply. Bosco made a face.
"Yay.. Your love making is making me sick. I'm going back to bed." With that he went back to his room and shut the door. Carlos looked back to his wife and kissed her deeply again.