I heard a soft thud and I turned around just in time to see Faith fall to
the ground.. behind her stood the perp.. I saw red when I saw her fall to
the ground.. he just stood there for a second and looked at me.. in his
hand he held a piece of re-bar that he had just clubbed Faith with....
"Don't move! Drop the bar! You even try and go anywhere I swear to god I'll shoot.. get on the floor.."
I train my gun on him.. if he moves I swear to god I will kill him.. he just clubbed my wife! and she is expecting to boot! He is going to die if he moves one muscle.. I look down at Faith.. I see the blood trickle down her forehead from where he had clubbed her.. I look closely she is still breathing.. but it looks shallow.. but she's alive...
"55-David to Central, I need a bus on a rush, my partners down!!! I repeat my partners down.." I try and hide the panic in my voice as call the mayday into Central..
"Copy that 55-David we have a bus heading out to you"
This son of a bitch is gonna pay... he hit my wife.. I hear sirens just outside the door and I see Ty and Sully running into the building.. I am fighting tears.. I want to tend to my partner but I don't want to let this bastard get away from me.. not now... I wanna get even.. NOBODY clubs my wife!! Ty is the first to reach us.. his gun drawn, Sully is close on his heels.. they look at me and then at the scab that I have pinned on the floor..
"That the guy?"
I nod my head.. I have my foot pressed into the middle of his back as I press down I hear his cry from underneath me..
"Who was with you?"
He cries into the floor swearing to Jesus, Mary and Joseph that he was alone.. Sully and Ty check the rest of the house quickly to make sure that we are safe and then I reach over and cuff him.. Ty pulls him to his feet and I see his face.. he looks at Faith and then he laughs at her...
"You realize that is not only my partner.. that's my WIFE!" I step forward as I send my fist flying.. I catch him squarely on the side of the face.. he cries out as I hear the bones inside his cheek snap, Sully pulls me away from him just as I am about to take another swing at him... we can explain one broken bone but explaining others that's another story.. I turn away from them as Ty and Sully lead him to the RMP outside..
I rush to Faith's side and cradle her head in my lap as my fingers search her neck for a pulse.. I feel one pulsing strong beneath my fingers.. I breath a sigh of relief.. I grab my radio and yell into it
"DAMN IT CENTRAL WHERE THE HELL IS THAT BUS?"
I hear them mumble out a faint reply about them being stuck in traffic.. Damnit I am going to be waiting forever for them to get here. I have to get her to a hospital NOW!
"TY!" I scream out the door.. he is by my side in a moment..
I caress Faith's cheek lovingly.. "Hang on baby.. I'll get you some help..." I look at Ty
"Medics are stuck in traffic.. you drive.. we'll take David.. I'll ride in the back with her.. we have to get her to Mercy now!"
Ty Nods and I slide my hands under Faith and lift her she slides easily into my arms as we run out the door with her.. Ty opens the back door of David and I slide into the seat.. Faith's head rests on my shoulder as I feel her breathing, shallow and weak on my shoulder.. Ty Radios into Central to tell them that we are bringing her in ourselves and we aren't waiting for the bus.. and he takes off from the corner and we are racing though the streets of New York..
All the way there I have my arms wrapped around Faith.. trying to bring her back to me by talking to her.. telling her that I was here... telling her that I loved her and that I wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.. I had to let her know that I was here with her... I told her that I wouldn't let anything happen to her.. or the baby.. I let my hands run over her stomach letting them rest over where our child grew...
I feel the car jerk to a stop and I look up and see that we are at Mercy.. Damn Ty must be learning how to drive from Sully.. He gets out and opens the door for me as I slide out of the RMP with Faith in my arms, I take her and go charging though the door where Dr. Fields and Mary were waiting for her.. I told them quickly what happened and then I grabbed Mary by the arm and told her..
"Mary she's Pregnant.. almost 4 months now... we didn't tell anyone until today.."
Mary nods her head and squeezes my hand "We'll take care of her Bosco..."
I followed them into the Trauma room where I lean against the doors while I watch them work on Faith.. I close my eyes and I felt the first tears fall from my eyes to splash onto my shield.. the shield that Faith had lovingly adjusted before this nightmare began.. I cant be here... Ty looks at me and I see the sympathy in his eyes...
"Oh God. Ty.. we left Sully alone with that son of a bitch..."
"Nah, Monroe and Jamison arrived just as we decided to rush her here..."
I breathe a sigh of relief and head off down the hall to the chapel.. somehow when I look at Faith lying helpless in the trauma room.. even though she is getting the best of care.. I still feel the need to go and pray.. if not for my comfort then maybe for hers..
I reach the chapel and stumble to the altar.. I drop to my knees and cross myself.. as I begin to pray...
"God.. I know that you are listening.. this is not a prayer for me.. but for the one that you have blessed us with...and the one that I love who is carrying your gift to us.... God I love Faith... please don't take her from me.. I want to grow old with her... Please I beg you Lord don't take her from me.. don't take her or the baby.. I couldn't handle that.."
I collapse on the altar in tears at the thought of her leaving me.. she cant go.. she is the one who I want to share the rest of my life with.. she is already having my baby.. I love her with every ounce of my body.. if I hadn't told her to get behind me then this wouldn't have happened.. it would have been me to take the blow to the head.. I let the tears flow freely as my guilt overwhelms me.. I only pray that God heard my desperate plea...
"Bosco?" a soft voice calls me from the doorway.. I snap my head around and I see Mary there.. and behind her is Dr. Fields
"Faith?..."
Dr. Fields walks up to me and Mary puts her arm around my shoulder as the Doc gives me news of Faith...
"The blow to her head fractured her skull.. there is a good deal of swelling but we think that it should come down in the next few days... she is in a coma.. we have her stabilized for the moment.."
"And the Baby?"
"The baby is fine.. it looks healthy and the blow hasn't affected it.. Faith is still able to maintain this pregnancy even though she is in a coma.. but if the swelling doesn't go down... they might have to operate and that could cause her to miscarry... but we are hopeful that the swelling will go down and she will regain consciousness...were taking her to the ICU right now.. you can go with her if you like but you cant stay long.."
I breath a sigh of relief.. she is alive... so is the baby.. I turn to the altar again and cross myself as I get up from my knees.. to follow Mary and Dr. Fields.. I reach Faith.. she looks so peaceful... like she is sleeping.. but she has wires everywhere... one of them is hooked up to a heart monitor for the baby.. at least that is what I think it is.. I watch as the numbers record the beating of my unborn child's heart...
I ride with Faith to the ICU where they transfer her to a bed and I find a chair and pull it beside her bed as I lay my head in my hands while the monitors beeped out their proof that Faith was still with me.
"Don't move! Drop the bar! You even try and go anywhere I swear to god I'll shoot.. get on the floor.."
I train my gun on him.. if he moves I swear to god I will kill him.. he just clubbed my wife! and she is expecting to boot! He is going to die if he moves one muscle.. I look down at Faith.. I see the blood trickle down her forehead from where he had clubbed her.. I look closely she is still breathing.. but it looks shallow.. but she's alive...
"55-David to Central, I need a bus on a rush, my partners down!!! I repeat my partners down.." I try and hide the panic in my voice as call the mayday into Central..
"Copy that 55-David we have a bus heading out to you"
This son of a bitch is gonna pay... he hit my wife.. I hear sirens just outside the door and I see Ty and Sully running into the building.. I am fighting tears.. I want to tend to my partner but I don't want to let this bastard get away from me.. not now... I wanna get even.. NOBODY clubs my wife!! Ty is the first to reach us.. his gun drawn, Sully is close on his heels.. they look at me and then at the scab that I have pinned on the floor..
"That the guy?"
I nod my head.. I have my foot pressed into the middle of his back as I press down I hear his cry from underneath me..
"Who was with you?"
He cries into the floor swearing to Jesus, Mary and Joseph that he was alone.. Sully and Ty check the rest of the house quickly to make sure that we are safe and then I reach over and cuff him.. Ty pulls him to his feet and I see his face.. he looks at Faith and then he laughs at her...
"You realize that is not only my partner.. that's my WIFE!" I step forward as I send my fist flying.. I catch him squarely on the side of the face.. he cries out as I hear the bones inside his cheek snap, Sully pulls me away from him just as I am about to take another swing at him... we can explain one broken bone but explaining others that's another story.. I turn away from them as Ty and Sully lead him to the RMP outside..
I rush to Faith's side and cradle her head in my lap as my fingers search her neck for a pulse.. I feel one pulsing strong beneath my fingers.. I breath a sigh of relief.. I grab my radio and yell into it
"DAMN IT CENTRAL WHERE THE HELL IS THAT BUS?"
I hear them mumble out a faint reply about them being stuck in traffic.. Damnit I am going to be waiting forever for them to get here. I have to get her to a hospital NOW!
"TY!" I scream out the door.. he is by my side in a moment..
I caress Faith's cheek lovingly.. "Hang on baby.. I'll get you some help..." I look at Ty
"Medics are stuck in traffic.. you drive.. we'll take David.. I'll ride in the back with her.. we have to get her to Mercy now!"
Ty Nods and I slide my hands under Faith and lift her she slides easily into my arms as we run out the door with her.. Ty opens the back door of David and I slide into the seat.. Faith's head rests on my shoulder as I feel her breathing, shallow and weak on my shoulder.. Ty Radios into Central to tell them that we are bringing her in ourselves and we aren't waiting for the bus.. and he takes off from the corner and we are racing though the streets of New York..
All the way there I have my arms wrapped around Faith.. trying to bring her back to me by talking to her.. telling her that I was here... telling her that I loved her and that I wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.. I had to let her know that I was here with her... I told her that I wouldn't let anything happen to her.. or the baby.. I let my hands run over her stomach letting them rest over where our child grew...
I feel the car jerk to a stop and I look up and see that we are at Mercy.. Damn Ty must be learning how to drive from Sully.. He gets out and opens the door for me as I slide out of the RMP with Faith in my arms, I take her and go charging though the door where Dr. Fields and Mary were waiting for her.. I told them quickly what happened and then I grabbed Mary by the arm and told her..
"Mary she's Pregnant.. almost 4 months now... we didn't tell anyone until today.."
Mary nods her head and squeezes my hand "We'll take care of her Bosco..."
I followed them into the Trauma room where I lean against the doors while I watch them work on Faith.. I close my eyes and I felt the first tears fall from my eyes to splash onto my shield.. the shield that Faith had lovingly adjusted before this nightmare began.. I cant be here... Ty looks at me and I see the sympathy in his eyes...
"Oh God. Ty.. we left Sully alone with that son of a bitch..."
"Nah, Monroe and Jamison arrived just as we decided to rush her here..."
I breathe a sigh of relief and head off down the hall to the chapel.. somehow when I look at Faith lying helpless in the trauma room.. even though she is getting the best of care.. I still feel the need to go and pray.. if not for my comfort then maybe for hers..
I reach the chapel and stumble to the altar.. I drop to my knees and cross myself.. as I begin to pray...
"God.. I know that you are listening.. this is not a prayer for me.. but for the one that you have blessed us with...and the one that I love who is carrying your gift to us.... God I love Faith... please don't take her from me.. I want to grow old with her... Please I beg you Lord don't take her from me.. don't take her or the baby.. I couldn't handle that.."
I collapse on the altar in tears at the thought of her leaving me.. she cant go.. she is the one who I want to share the rest of my life with.. she is already having my baby.. I love her with every ounce of my body.. if I hadn't told her to get behind me then this wouldn't have happened.. it would have been me to take the blow to the head.. I let the tears flow freely as my guilt overwhelms me.. I only pray that God heard my desperate plea...
"Bosco?" a soft voice calls me from the doorway.. I snap my head around and I see Mary there.. and behind her is Dr. Fields
"Faith?..."
Dr. Fields walks up to me and Mary puts her arm around my shoulder as the Doc gives me news of Faith...
"The blow to her head fractured her skull.. there is a good deal of swelling but we think that it should come down in the next few days... she is in a coma.. we have her stabilized for the moment.."
"And the Baby?"
"The baby is fine.. it looks healthy and the blow hasn't affected it.. Faith is still able to maintain this pregnancy even though she is in a coma.. but if the swelling doesn't go down... they might have to operate and that could cause her to miscarry... but we are hopeful that the swelling will go down and she will regain consciousness...were taking her to the ICU right now.. you can go with her if you like but you cant stay long.."
I breath a sigh of relief.. she is alive... so is the baby.. I turn to the altar again and cross myself as I get up from my knees.. to follow Mary and Dr. Fields.. I reach Faith.. she looks so peaceful... like she is sleeping.. but she has wires everywhere... one of them is hooked up to a heart monitor for the baby.. at least that is what I think it is.. I watch as the numbers record the beating of my unborn child's heart...
I ride with Faith to the ICU where they transfer her to a bed and I find a chair and pull it beside her bed as I lay my head in my hands while the monitors beeped out their proof that Faith was still with me.