Angel took a shower and dressed in her nurse uniform and looked in the mirror and gave her hair a brush with her hand and walked into the living room. Julie was lying on the couch still wearing her uniform complete with the bullet holes. She was looking at the ceiling as Angel sat next to her.
"I'm gonna head off early." She said.
"I'll see you tonight." Julie said.
Angel leaned down and kissed her letting her black hair cover both of them.
"Jan is gonna be here soon." Angel said. "You are not to send her home."
"We're not even married yet and you're ordering me around?" Julie asked in a mocking tone.
"You bet I am." Angel said.
"I guess I could use the rest." Julie smiled.
Angel kissed her again and walked out of the house. Jan showed up a few minutes later and walked in the house like she always did. Julie had made her way into the bathroom and changed out of her uniform leaving the shirt on the bathroom floor and her bullet filled vest on the counter. She was wearing a simple white shirt and pare of pants.
"Oh hi Miss. Walther." Jan said walking into Anna's room where Julie was looking at her sleeping child. "I thought you would be at work."
"Hi Jan." Julie said. "I had a rough morning so I came home."
"Oh." Jan said. "Do you still need me?"
"Yea." Julie said.
"I'll be right back." Jan said heading into the bathroom.
She snickered when she saw Julie's uniform on the floor.
'Just like a kid.' She thought. 'Can't even pick up after her self.'
She was about to put the shirt in the hamper when she saw the vest on the counter.
'Oh damn.' She thought looking at the 6 bullets still in the chest section. 'Rough morning is right.'
Julie was still standing over Anna when Jan walked back in.
"I saw your vest." She said. "Are you ok?"
"Fractured Sternum." Julie said. "Other than that my body is fine."
She had decided to never allow Angel to know how close she really came to dieing and that to her self and told no one.
"Hey Jan I'm really tired." Julie said. "I'm leaving Anna in your care."
"I'll keep her company." Jan said.
Julie walked into her room and closed the door. She changed into a nightgown and lay in bed. She lay on her back with her hands folded across her stomach.
'That was too close.' She thought. 'My family almost lost me.'
Tears filled her eyes at the thought of never seeing Anna grow up and having to put Angel through loosing her. Her tears rolled down her face as she slowly fell asleep.
Later that night
Jan had gone home leaving Julie to look after Anna. It was a little painful but Julie was happy to have the pain if it meant that she was alive. She was sitting on the couch with Anna playing at her feet when Angel came home.
"I'm home." She said walking through the front door.
Anna fumbled her way over to Angel and Angel picked her up.
"Well I was expecting a hug from your mother but I'll take one from you." She said hugging Anna.
She set her back down at the foot of the couch and kissed Julie as she sat down.
"How are you feeling?" She asked.
"My chest hurts but that's all." Julie said leaning her head on Angel's shoulder. "How was your day?"
"Better than yours I'm sure." Angel said. "I delivered 3 babies."
"So you like working in the pregnancy ward?" Julie asked.
"Yea." Angel said. "I love bringing new life into the world."
"I've ordered Pizza for dinner." Julie said. "It should be here soon."
"Good I'm hungry." Angel said.
Angel changed into a pair of Jens and a t-shirt just as the Pizza arrived. They ate and watched the news.
"Shootout on the freeway leaves two dead and an officer wounded." The news reporter said.
Julie put her hand to her chest and changed the channel.
"Are you ok?" Angel asked.
"Yea." Julie said. "I just don't want to hear about it."
Angel put her arm around Julie and gave her a hug.
"Every things ok." She said. "You're safe."
"Yea I know." Julie said standing up. "I'm gonna go to bed. Can you put Anna to sleep?"
"Yea." Angel said. "I'll be in in a little wile."
"Ok." Julie said and walked into the bedroom.
Angel let Anna play for a few more minutes before putting her to bed and going into the bedroom.
"You don't have to come to bed." Julie said. "It's only 9:00."
"I know." Angel said taking off her clothes.
She lay next to Julie and put her hand on Julie's chest making her groan.
"Let me see." She said.
Julie sighed and lowered the blanket. Angel almost gasped when she saw the six black and blue marks on her chest.
"Well." She said. "They don't look that bad."
She leaned down and gently kissed each one and looked up at Julie.
"I guess it's a good thing you wear that vest to work and home again." Angel said.
"Yea." Julie said.
"You seem quiet." Angel said. "Are you ok?"
"It's just…" Julie said as tears filled her eyes. "I don't like killing."
"Nobody does." Angel said. "I hated it."
"But now you're saving people and bringing new life into the world." Julie said.
"Yep." Angel said. "And correct me if I'm wrong but you too have brought a new life into the world."
"Yea with your help." Julie said smiling as she kissed Angel.
Angel reached over her shoulder and switched off the lights. She put her right hand on Julie's cheek and kissed her on the lips.
"Good night." She whispered.
"Good night." Julie said and kissed her again and fell asleep.