When Carlos and Doc pulled up to the fire, they could see the top half of the house was engulfed. Stopping the Bus, they got out and waited. Carlos could see the group of 55 firefighters. He wondered which one was Mercedes. Watching 2 teams go in, he waited, bored. After a few moments, they heard Lieu call for them. Rushing over with Doc, they watched a firefighter come out with a body over his or her shoulder. Doc rushed over and took the body and laid it on the ground. Carlos assisted and looked up for a moment to se who brought the body out.
Mercedes took off the helmet to wipe her forehead and looked down at Carlos.
"Surprised?"
He looked up at her in utter shock. He never would have believed a woman of her size could lift someone of equal weight, never mind carry the body over a distance. Doc yelled at him to pay attention and he looked down.
After a few minutes, Carlos and Doc pushed the stretcher into the Bus. Carlos walked to the passenger door and looked towards where Mercedes was. She was walking towards the cop who had picked her up that night. She was talking him, and laughing about something. He got in the bus and just watched her. He heard her name called and hugged the cop, running towards the yell. Doc took off.
Looking through the back window, he saw Mercedes going back into the building, and he sighed.
*****END FLASHBACK*****
Mercedes lay asleep with her head on his bed, never letting go of his hand. The nurse came in to check on him and saw her. Mercedes woke up to the sound of the door and looked up, seeing the nurse.
"Don't mind me"
Mercedes nodded and closed her eyes again.
~~~Few Hours Later~~~
Mercedes woke up to a sound. She looked at the door and saw her brother. Maurice moved to her side, and patted her arm. She looked like hell. He asked if she wanted any coffee and she nodded. Once he left to go get it, she looked up at her husband and started to sob again.
"Carlos. If you can hear me, please, wake up. I can't live without you. You're my soul mate." She knew in her heart that they were soul mates. They had a bond, both came from odd households and both had a fascination with saving and helping people.
"Mikey misses you, and everyone is waiting for you to come back to work. Please wake up." She stood up, placing her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. She was crying as her brother walked back in with the coffee. He rubbed her back and sighed. He knew she was distraught, but he didn't know what to do. He sat next to her as she took the coffee, standing up.
"I remember when we first met, when he first worked at the firehouse, I remember every waking moment with him. Why won't he wake up Mo?" She sobbed and paced. Mo looked at her and his heart broke for her. He wasn't fond of Carlos when they first met, but he liked him now. He made his sister happy, and he knew if Carlos didn't pull through it would crush her. He watched her move to Carlos' side again and sit down. She slid her hand into his and held it tightly.
"Mo."
"Yeah?"
"I can't live my life without him. I'm pregnant again."
"Say what?" Mo looked at her and blinked.
"I'm pregnant again."
"How long have you known?"
"I found out this morning, before this all happened. Its bad enough Mikey will never know his father. I can't raise a child knowing that child will never know his father." Mo moved to and started massaging her shoulders.
"I know Love. I know." Bosco looked at Carlos then kissed his sisters cheek.
"I got to go before the nurse gets me."
Mercedes nodded and sighed, looking at Carlos. Petting his hair, she kissed his lips softly.
"I love you."
She fell asleep next to him for a few hours. She felt something touch her hair and jerked up. She looked down to see Carlos staring at her, eyes half open. She smiled, and squeezed his hand, which he copied.
"Hi." He whispered hoarsely.
"You're awake."
"What happened?"
"You don't remember?"
"No."
"The restaurant? You were shot."
Carlos thought back and remembered. He looked up at her, and nodded.
"You're all right now though. Had me scared for a few hours though."
He looked up at her and reached up, touching her face softly.
"I dreamt about you."
She smiled and pressed her cheek to his hand.
Mercedes took off the helmet to wipe her forehead and looked down at Carlos.
"Surprised?"
He looked up at her in utter shock. He never would have believed a woman of her size could lift someone of equal weight, never mind carry the body over a distance. Doc yelled at him to pay attention and he looked down.
After a few minutes, Carlos and Doc pushed the stretcher into the Bus. Carlos walked to the passenger door and looked towards where Mercedes was. She was walking towards the cop who had picked her up that night. She was talking him, and laughing about something. He got in the bus and just watched her. He heard her name called and hugged the cop, running towards the yell. Doc took off.
Looking through the back window, he saw Mercedes going back into the building, and he sighed.
*****END FLASHBACK*****
Mercedes lay asleep with her head on his bed, never letting go of his hand. The nurse came in to check on him and saw her. Mercedes woke up to the sound of the door and looked up, seeing the nurse.
"Don't mind me"
Mercedes nodded and closed her eyes again.
~~~Few Hours Later~~~
Mercedes woke up to a sound. She looked at the door and saw her brother. Maurice moved to her side, and patted her arm. She looked like hell. He asked if she wanted any coffee and she nodded. Once he left to go get it, she looked up at her husband and started to sob again.
"Carlos. If you can hear me, please, wake up. I can't live without you. You're my soul mate." She knew in her heart that they were soul mates. They had a bond, both came from odd households and both had a fascination with saving and helping people.
"Mikey misses you, and everyone is waiting for you to come back to work. Please wake up." She stood up, placing her head on his chest, listening to his heartbeat. She was crying as her brother walked back in with the coffee. He rubbed her back and sighed. He knew she was distraught, but he didn't know what to do. He sat next to her as she took the coffee, standing up.
"I remember when we first met, when he first worked at the firehouse, I remember every waking moment with him. Why won't he wake up Mo?" She sobbed and paced. Mo looked at her and his heart broke for her. He wasn't fond of Carlos when they first met, but he liked him now. He made his sister happy, and he knew if Carlos didn't pull through it would crush her. He watched her move to Carlos' side again and sit down. She slid her hand into his and held it tightly.
"Mo."
"Yeah?"
"I can't live my life without him. I'm pregnant again."
"Say what?" Mo looked at her and blinked.
"I'm pregnant again."
"How long have you known?"
"I found out this morning, before this all happened. Its bad enough Mikey will never know his father. I can't raise a child knowing that child will never know his father." Mo moved to and started massaging her shoulders.
"I know Love. I know." Bosco looked at Carlos then kissed his sisters cheek.
"I got to go before the nurse gets me."
Mercedes nodded and sighed, looking at Carlos. Petting his hair, she kissed his lips softly.
"I love you."
She fell asleep next to him for a few hours. She felt something touch her hair and jerked up. She looked down to see Carlos staring at her, eyes half open. She smiled, and squeezed his hand, which he copied.
"Hi." He whispered hoarsely.
"You're awake."
"What happened?"
"You don't remember?"
"No."
"The restaurant? You were shot."
Carlos thought back and remembered. He looked up at her, and nodded.
"You're all right now though. Had me scared for a few hours though."
He looked up at her and reached up, touching her face softly.
"I dreamt about you."
She smiled and pressed her cheek to his hand.