Close Calls
Introducing a new character
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"Carlos look out!" Kim screams
Carlos cuts the wheels of the bus hard to the left. The bus spins out of control flipping over onto it's side and coming to rest on an embankment. *~*~*~*~*~*
"55 David Central. MVA 2800 Riverside." The radio calls
"2800 Riverside." Faith replies.
Bosco turns on the lights as they head for the call. *~*~*~*~*~*
The guys at the firehouse are teasing a rookie paramedic who has been teamed up with Doc for the day.
"Ya know what happens to rookies around here don't you?" DK teases
"No, what happens?" The young rookie Nicole responds
"NOTHING" Taylor emphasizes. "Hi, I'm Alex Taylor. Don't mind DK over there, he just doesn't know what to do around new people."
"Oh, okay. Nicole Hudson. Nice to meet you." Nicole replies
"Great, we're being over run with girls now." Walsh cracks.
"Oh yeah, Mr. Walsh? I guess that you'll just have to sleep on the couch tonight for that comment." Taylor cracks.
"Uh oh!" Jimmy cracks
Walsh pouts, Taylor looks at him. "Yep. You got the couch." She laughs.
The fun is interrupted by the alarm.
"Squad 55, Adam 55-3 MVA 2800 Riverside."
The group scrambles to move to the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*
Neither medic moves. The sirens are still going. There is shattered glass all around. The back doors of the bus are swinging wide open. Bosco hits the brakes and the RMP comes to a screeching halt.
"Holy shit!" Bosco yells as he jumps out of the squad and runs down the embankment.
Faith can't believe what she is seeing as she too scrambles down the embankment to the bus.
The radio calls. "Boyd 55-3. Boyd 55-3."
"Faith. They don't look so good!" Bosco yells.
Faith runs to the passenger's side.
"Kim? Can you hear me?" she questions.
The fire truck, bus, and 55 Charlie pull onto the scene.
"Oh no!" Taylor gasps
"KIM????????????" Jimmy yells as he charges down the embankment.
Walsh, Taylor, DK, Lombardo, Doc and Nicole head down the embankment as well.
"Taylor. I'm gonna need your help." Doc says
"You got it." Taylor replies as she follows Doc down the hill
Doc climbs through the back of the overturned bus.
"Give me two C Collars! And get another backboard in here!" He yells.
Walsh passes the collars through the window.
"Okay. Now, Taylor, I need you to open the door and carefully get the backboard ready to take Kim out of here." Doc instructs. "Okay. On my count. 1, 2, 3."
Jimmy, Taylor, and Doc work on carefully getting Kim out of the bus. Jimmy helps Taylor take the backboard to a flat spot where she can assess and treat her. Lieu comes down the hill after calling for another bus.
"How does stuff like this happen?" Davis questions
Sully, Faith, and Bosco just shake their heads.
"I really don't know. And the sad thing is, we have no clue what caused the accident." Bosco replies.
"We've got visitors." Faith points out that a television news helicopter hovers over the scene, and reporters flock to the hillside.
The cops head up the hill to control the growing crowd.
"Nothing to see here, everyone go home!" Bosco yells.
Doc and Nicole get Carlos out of the bus and begin to treat him. Carlos starts to come too.
"Doc?" Carlos asks weakly
"Yeah Carlos." Doc replies
"What happened?" Carlos asks
"You were in an accident." Doc replies.
Lieu comes over.
"You need anything Doc?" Lieu asks
"I need to know how Kim is, I gotta determine who gets transported first." Doc looks up
Lieu runs over to Taylor.
"How is she?" Lieu asks
Taylor looks up. "BP's weak. Pulse is week. We gotta get her out of here."
Lieu returns to Doc
"Taylor said that Kim's pretty beat up. BP and pulse are week." Lieu responds
Doc jumps up and heads over to check it out.
"Doc, we need to get her out of here." Taylor comments.
"Okay, you take Nicole. Jimmy you drive. I'll stay with Carlos." Doc responds.
Jimmy and Walsh take the backboard as they head up the hill to the bus.
"Nicole! Go with Taylor!" Doc yells Walsh closes the backdoors to the bus and Jimmy pulls away.
Doc returns to Carlos. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Pulse is dropping." Nicole announces
"Hurry up Jimmy!" Taylor yells as she checks the breath sounds. "She's not moving much air. I need to intubate!"
Taylor gets out a scope and inserts a tube. She hooks it up to the bag. "Okay Nicole, you bag her."
"You used to be a paramedic?" Nicole questions
Taylor looks up at her with a look like 'Now is not the time to be asking.' And continues to work on her injured colleague. *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc continues with Carlos.
"Carlos hang in there. Another bus is on the way." Doc says
"I don't think I'm going anywhere." Carlos replies.
The other bus pulls onto the scene. Doc briefs them on Carlos's condition and they too head off for the hospital. *~*~*~*~*~*
Taylor, Jimmy, and Nicole rush Kim into the ER. Proctor is almost in shock when she sees the group come in.
"KIM?" Proctor questions.
"They're bringing Carlos in on the next bus." Taylor replies
"What happened?" Proctor asks
"We don't know. They flipped." Taylor replies as they transfer Kim onto a bed.
"I need to go call Catherine." Jimmy says.
Taylor and Nicole follow Jimmy out of the room as the doctors and nurse attend to Kim. Doc rushes into the ER with Carlos. He is led to a room where other doctors and nurses work on him. Taylor stands by the window and watches as the doctor's work on Kim. The side rails are put up on the bed and the doctors and nurses led her off to the elevators. "What's going on Mary?" Taylor asks
"They have to take her up to surgery. She's got some internal bleeding." Proctor replies
Jimmy walks back over.
"What's going on?" He asks Taylor
"They had to take her to surgery." Taylor replies
"What? Why?" Jimmy asks
"She's got internal bleeding. She's going to be okay." Taylor assures Jimmy. *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc sits and waits for Dr. Fields to exit Carlos's room. It isn't long before he finally immerges.
"How is he?" Doc asks
"He should be fine. We're going to keep him overnight for observation. You can go see him if you like." Dr. Fields replies.
"Thanks." Doc smiles as he heads into the room.
"Hey." Carlos says
"Hey. How you feeling?" Doc asks
"I've been better." Carlos replies. "How's Kim?"
"I don't know right now. I've been sticking by you. Alex is going to let me know. What's important is getting you better right now." Doc says
"It happened so fast." Carlos says
"What?" Doc asks
"The accident. One minute we were talking, the next we were out of control." Carlos adds.
Doc looks puzzled, "Okay. I'm not blaming you for this."
"I know." Carlos replies *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith and Bosco enter the ER. Faith walks up to Taylor.
"How are they?" Faith asks
"Looks like Carlos is doing well. They took Kim to surgery." Taylor replies
"Surgery?" Bosco questions
"Yeah, they found some internal bleeding." Taylor replies
"Oh man." Faith comments.
Catherine rushes in with Joey.
"Alex? Where is she?" Catherine asks
"She's upstairs in surgery." Taylor replies
"Oh no!" Catherine cries
"It's going to be alright. Jimmy's up there already. I can take you up." Taylor adds
Faith and Bosco look to each other. Taylor leads Catherine and Joey up to the waiting room. *~*~*~*~*~*
Right Here Waiting For You by Richard Marx plays
Jimmy is alone in the waiting room. He has his head down looking at the floor. He looks up to the ceiling.
"God, it's me, Jimmy. I know that I don't come to you often, and I should. I need a little help. You see, Kim, she's hurt pretty bad. I need her to be okay. Our son needs a mother. I need her too. If you could, please help me out on this one. Thanks." Jimmy says silently and returns to staring at the floor.
Catherine, and Joey enter. Taylor hesitates, but eventually enters. Jimmy holds Joey close. He looks up to Catherine and then Taylor.
"You're mommy's gonna be okay champ." Jimmy says. *~*~*~*~*~*
Kim is lying on an operating table.
"Okay, let's see if we can't get this repaired." The surgeon says
The anesthesiologist monitors the heart rate. "Everything looks good so far."
"Scalpel." The surgeon requests *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc and Nicole walk into the waiting room. They look around at everyone. Taylor is leaning against the wall; Joey is sitting in Jimmy's lap with his head on Jimmy's shoulder. Catherine is sitting directly beside Jimmy. Bosco and Faith are sitting on a bench towards the back.
Jimmy is thinking to himself about the times he had with Kim.
"You're sure that you're pregnant?" Jimmy asks
"Positive." Kim smiles
"That's great!" Jimmy replies
"I'm not raising a child alone." Kim adds
"I'll be here for you. I promise you that." Jimmy reassures her.
Jimmy shifts Joey to the other knee. "You're getting heavy champ." Jimmy says to break the silence.
Everyone looks at him trying to hide the fear in their faces. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Okay, got it." The surgeon says referring to spleen that he just removed
"Pulse rate is dropping." The anesthesiologist says
"She's bleeding out." A nurse says looking at the transfusor.
"Get me more units type specific in here. I found the problem." The surgeon announces.
Kim looks pale on the table.
"Congratulations Mrs. Doherty. It's a healthy little boy." The doctor smiles
"Jimmy, you hear that?" Kim smiles as tears of joy stream down her face
"Yeah, it's our beautiful little boy." Jimmy smiles as he pushes the hair out of Kim's face. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy is thinking to himself again. "Why was I such an idiot? I screwed up something great."
"You slept with my sister?" Kim yells
"I'm sorry Kim." Jimmy replies
"Sorry? You're sorry? How can I ever forgive you for that?" Kim yells
"Not so loud, you're going to wake Joey." Jimmy says
"Get out!" Kim screams
"Kim. I still love you." Jimmy replies
"Come on Kim. I still love you." Jimmy says to himself
The surgeon walks out into the waiting room. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh, DK, Lombardo, and Lieu are sitting at the table in the kitchen.
"How does stuff like that happen?" Lombardo asks
"I don't know. I was hoping that we would hear something by now." Lieu replies.
"Yeah, I'm surprised that Taylor hasn't called us yet." Walsh adds. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy jumps up from his seat. Scared to ask, but knows that he has to.
"How is she?" Jimmy asks
The surgeon takes off his cap.
Everyone in the room exchanges glances. Taylor and Faith give each other a look as to say, 'This can't be good.' *~*~*~*~*~*
"This place is too quiet." Walsh says
"Yeah it is. I wish that we had a call or something to take our minds off of this." DK adds
"Why don't we play cards?" Lombardo asks
"Yeah, let's get out the cards." Lieu replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Sul. We're close to Mercy, let's stop and see how Carlos and Kim are." Davis says
"Alright." Sully says as he turns the RMP onto a side street and heads off for Mercy. *~*~*~*~*~*
"She lost a lot of blood. We had to remove her spleen and repair some damage to her liver." The surgeon begins
Everyone's hearts sink into their stomach.
"But. She came through just fine. She's resting in ICU right now." The surgeon finishes
Everyone would love to celebrate, but they stay quiet.
"Can I see her?" Jimmy asks
"Sure. The nurse will come out for you in a couple minutes and take you back." The surgeon replies.
Jimmy hugs Joey.
Doc looks over to Taylor and Nicole. "I'm going to tell Carlos and then we need to head back to the house. So come on." He says
Taylor stops and looks at Jimmy. "Tell her that I am thinking about her."
"I will." Jimmy smiles. *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc pulls the bus back up at the house. He, Nicole, and Taylor head up the stairs
"How is she?" Walsh jumps up
"Kim's going to be alright. And Carlos will too." Doc replies.
"Good." Lieu replies
Taylor walks up to the roof. She needs to clear her head. Walsh let's her alone for a little while, then he joins her.
"You okay?" He asks
"Yeah. I'm fine." She replies
I Swear by John Michael Montgomery plays
"It's 11:15." He comments. "We don't have to stay here."
"I know." She responds
"You want to go get some coffee or something before we go home?" he asks
"Sure. Let me go get changed." She says as they head back downstairs. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy is talking to Kim who is lying in the bed. Her eyes are closed. She is hooked up to a number of machines, and she has a tube to help her breath.
"You had me so scared." Jimmy cries. "I was so afraid. I didn't want to have to raise Joey alone. He needs you Kim. I need you. I was so scared that I wasn't going to have you anymore. I can't handle that. I can't lose you."
The nurse walks in.
"Mr. Doherty." She says softly, "Visiting hours are over now."
Jimmy nods and kisses Kim on the forehead as he gets up to leave.
Jimmy pauses before exiting the room. "I love you." He says as he walks out. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh and Taylor drive out to Coney Island. Even though it was a cool late September night, they feel a sense of comfort. They sit in the jeep looking out over the vast darkness of the ocean. Walsh pulls Taylor close to him.
"I love you." He says softly
"I love you too." She replies as she puts her head on his shoulder.
He rests his head against the top of hers and they sit listening to the sounds of the night.
Introducing a new character
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"Carlos look out!" Kim screams
Carlos cuts the wheels of the bus hard to the left. The bus spins out of control flipping over onto it's side and coming to rest on an embankment. *~*~*~*~*~*
"55 David Central. MVA 2800 Riverside." The radio calls
"2800 Riverside." Faith replies.
Bosco turns on the lights as they head for the call. *~*~*~*~*~*
The guys at the firehouse are teasing a rookie paramedic who has been teamed up with Doc for the day.
"Ya know what happens to rookies around here don't you?" DK teases
"No, what happens?" The young rookie Nicole responds
"NOTHING" Taylor emphasizes. "Hi, I'm Alex Taylor. Don't mind DK over there, he just doesn't know what to do around new people."
"Oh, okay. Nicole Hudson. Nice to meet you." Nicole replies
"Great, we're being over run with girls now." Walsh cracks.
"Oh yeah, Mr. Walsh? I guess that you'll just have to sleep on the couch tonight for that comment." Taylor cracks.
"Uh oh!" Jimmy cracks
Walsh pouts, Taylor looks at him. "Yep. You got the couch." She laughs.
The fun is interrupted by the alarm.
"Squad 55, Adam 55-3 MVA 2800 Riverside."
The group scrambles to move to the truck. *~*~*~*~*~*
Neither medic moves. The sirens are still going. There is shattered glass all around. The back doors of the bus are swinging wide open. Bosco hits the brakes and the RMP comes to a screeching halt.
"Holy shit!" Bosco yells as he jumps out of the squad and runs down the embankment.
Faith can't believe what she is seeing as she too scrambles down the embankment to the bus.
The radio calls. "Boyd 55-3. Boyd 55-3."
"Faith. They don't look so good!" Bosco yells.
Faith runs to the passenger's side.
"Kim? Can you hear me?" she questions.
The fire truck, bus, and 55 Charlie pull onto the scene.
"Oh no!" Taylor gasps
"KIM????????????" Jimmy yells as he charges down the embankment.
Walsh, Taylor, DK, Lombardo, Doc and Nicole head down the embankment as well.
"Taylor. I'm gonna need your help." Doc says
"You got it." Taylor replies as she follows Doc down the hill
Doc climbs through the back of the overturned bus.
"Give me two C Collars! And get another backboard in here!" He yells.
Walsh passes the collars through the window.
"Okay. Now, Taylor, I need you to open the door and carefully get the backboard ready to take Kim out of here." Doc instructs. "Okay. On my count. 1, 2, 3."
Jimmy, Taylor, and Doc work on carefully getting Kim out of the bus. Jimmy helps Taylor take the backboard to a flat spot where she can assess and treat her. Lieu comes down the hill after calling for another bus.
"How does stuff like this happen?" Davis questions
Sully, Faith, and Bosco just shake their heads.
"I really don't know. And the sad thing is, we have no clue what caused the accident." Bosco replies.
"We've got visitors." Faith points out that a television news helicopter hovers over the scene, and reporters flock to the hillside.
The cops head up the hill to control the growing crowd.
"Nothing to see here, everyone go home!" Bosco yells.
Doc and Nicole get Carlos out of the bus and begin to treat him. Carlos starts to come too.
"Doc?" Carlos asks weakly
"Yeah Carlos." Doc replies
"What happened?" Carlos asks
"You were in an accident." Doc replies.
Lieu comes over.
"You need anything Doc?" Lieu asks
"I need to know how Kim is, I gotta determine who gets transported first." Doc looks up
Lieu runs over to Taylor.
"How is she?" Lieu asks
Taylor looks up. "BP's weak. Pulse is week. We gotta get her out of here."
Lieu returns to Doc
"Taylor said that Kim's pretty beat up. BP and pulse are week." Lieu responds
Doc jumps up and heads over to check it out.
"Doc, we need to get her out of here." Taylor comments.
"Okay, you take Nicole. Jimmy you drive. I'll stay with Carlos." Doc responds.
Jimmy and Walsh take the backboard as they head up the hill to the bus.
"Nicole! Go with Taylor!" Doc yells Walsh closes the backdoors to the bus and Jimmy pulls away.
Doc returns to Carlos. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Pulse is dropping." Nicole announces
"Hurry up Jimmy!" Taylor yells as she checks the breath sounds. "She's not moving much air. I need to intubate!"
Taylor gets out a scope and inserts a tube. She hooks it up to the bag. "Okay Nicole, you bag her."
"You used to be a paramedic?" Nicole questions
Taylor looks up at her with a look like 'Now is not the time to be asking.' And continues to work on her injured colleague. *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc continues with Carlos.
"Carlos hang in there. Another bus is on the way." Doc says
"I don't think I'm going anywhere." Carlos replies.
The other bus pulls onto the scene. Doc briefs them on Carlos's condition and they too head off for the hospital. *~*~*~*~*~*
Taylor, Jimmy, and Nicole rush Kim into the ER. Proctor is almost in shock when she sees the group come in.
"KIM?" Proctor questions.
"They're bringing Carlos in on the next bus." Taylor replies
"What happened?" Proctor asks
"We don't know. They flipped." Taylor replies as they transfer Kim onto a bed.
"I need to go call Catherine." Jimmy says.
Taylor and Nicole follow Jimmy out of the room as the doctors and nurse attend to Kim. Doc rushes into the ER with Carlos. He is led to a room where other doctors and nurses work on him. Taylor stands by the window and watches as the doctor's work on Kim. The side rails are put up on the bed and the doctors and nurses led her off to the elevators. "What's going on Mary?" Taylor asks
"They have to take her up to surgery. She's got some internal bleeding." Proctor replies
Jimmy walks back over.
"What's going on?" He asks Taylor
"They had to take her to surgery." Taylor replies
"What? Why?" Jimmy asks
"She's got internal bleeding. She's going to be okay." Taylor assures Jimmy. *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc sits and waits for Dr. Fields to exit Carlos's room. It isn't long before he finally immerges.
"How is he?" Doc asks
"He should be fine. We're going to keep him overnight for observation. You can go see him if you like." Dr. Fields replies.
"Thanks." Doc smiles as he heads into the room.
"Hey." Carlos says
"Hey. How you feeling?" Doc asks
"I've been better." Carlos replies. "How's Kim?"
"I don't know right now. I've been sticking by you. Alex is going to let me know. What's important is getting you better right now." Doc says
"It happened so fast." Carlos says
"What?" Doc asks
"The accident. One minute we were talking, the next we were out of control." Carlos adds.
Doc looks puzzled, "Okay. I'm not blaming you for this."
"I know." Carlos replies *~*~*~*~*~*
Faith and Bosco enter the ER. Faith walks up to Taylor.
"How are they?" Faith asks
"Looks like Carlos is doing well. They took Kim to surgery." Taylor replies
"Surgery?" Bosco questions
"Yeah, they found some internal bleeding." Taylor replies
"Oh man." Faith comments.
Catherine rushes in with Joey.
"Alex? Where is she?" Catherine asks
"She's upstairs in surgery." Taylor replies
"Oh no!" Catherine cries
"It's going to be alright. Jimmy's up there already. I can take you up." Taylor adds
Faith and Bosco look to each other. Taylor leads Catherine and Joey up to the waiting room. *~*~*~*~*~*
Right Here Waiting For You by Richard Marx plays
Jimmy is alone in the waiting room. He has his head down looking at the floor. He looks up to the ceiling.
"God, it's me, Jimmy. I know that I don't come to you often, and I should. I need a little help. You see, Kim, she's hurt pretty bad. I need her to be okay. Our son needs a mother. I need her too. If you could, please help me out on this one. Thanks." Jimmy says silently and returns to staring at the floor.
Catherine, and Joey enter. Taylor hesitates, but eventually enters. Jimmy holds Joey close. He looks up to Catherine and then Taylor.
"You're mommy's gonna be okay champ." Jimmy says. *~*~*~*~*~*
Kim is lying on an operating table.
"Okay, let's see if we can't get this repaired." The surgeon says
The anesthesiologist monitors the heart rate. "Everything looks good so far."
"Scalpel." The surgeon requests *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc and Nicole walk into the waiting room. They look around at everyone. Taylor is leaning against the wall; Joey is sitting in Jimmy's lap with his head on Jimmy's shoulder. Catherine is sitting directly beside Jimmy. Bosco and Faith are sitting on a bench towards the back.
Jimmy is thinking to himself about the times he had with Kim.
"You're sure that you're pregnant?" Jimmy asks
"Positive." Kim smiles
"That's great!" Jimmy replies
"I'm not raising a child alone." Kim adds
"I'll be here for you. I promise you that." Jimmy reassures her.
Jimmy shifts Joey to the other knee. "You're getting heavy champ." Jimmy says to break the silence.
Everyone looks at him trying to hide the fear in their faces. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Okay, got it." The surgeon says referring to spleen that he just removed
"Pulse rate is dropping." The anesthesiologist says
"She's bleeding out." A nurse says looking at the transfusor.
"Get me more units type specific in here. I found the problem." The surgeon announces.
Kim looks pale on the table.
"Congratulations Mrs. Doherty. It's a healthy little boy." The doctor smiles
"Jimmy, you hear that?" Kim smiles as tears of joy stream down her face
"Yeah, it's our beautiful little boy." Jimmy smiles as he pushes the hair out of Kim's face. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy is thinking to himself again. "Why was I such an idiot? I screwed up something great."
"You slept with my sister?" Kim yells
"I'm sorry Kim." Jimmy replies
"Sorry? You're sorry? How can I ever forgive you for that?" Kim yells
"Not so loud, you're going to wake Joey." Jimmy says
"Get out!" Kim screams
"Kim. I still love you." Jimmy replies
"Come on Kim. I still love you." Jimmy says to himself
The surgeon walks out into the waiting room. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh, DK, Lombardo, and Lieu are sitting at the table in the kitchen.
"How does stuff like that happen?" Lombardo asks
"I don't know. I was hoping that we would hear something by now." Lieu replies.
"Yeah, I'm surprised that Taylor hasn't called us yet." Walsh adds. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy jumps up from his seat. Scared to ask, but knows that he has to.
"How is she?" Jimmy asks
The surgeon takes off his cap.
Everyone in the room exchanges glances. Taylor and Faith give each other a look as to say, 'This can't be good.' *~*~*~*~*~*
"This place is too quiet." Walsh says
"Yeah it is. I wish that we had a call or something to take our minds off of this." DK adds
"Why don't we play cards?" Lombardo asks
"Yeah, let's get out the cards." Lieu replies. *~*~*~*~*~*
"Hey Sul. We're close to Mercy, let's stop and see how Carlos and Kim are." Davis says
"Alright." Sully says as he turns the RMP onto a side street and heads off for Mercy. *~*~*~*~*~*
"She lost a lot of blood. We had to remove her spleen and repair some damage to her liver." The surgeon begins
Everyone's hearts sink into their stomach.
"But. She came through just fine. She's resting in ICU right now." The surgeon finishes
Everyone would love to celebrate, but they stay quiet.
"Can I see her?" Jimmy asks
"Sure. The nurse will come out for you in a couple minutes and take you back." The surgeon replies.
Jimmy hugs Joey.
Doc looks over to Taylor and Nicole. "I'm going to tell Carlos and then we need to head back to the house. So come on." He says
Taylor stops and looks at Jimmy. "Tell her that I am thinking about her."
"I will." Jimmy smiles. *~*~*~*~*~*
Doc pulls the bus back up at the house. He, Nicole, and Taylor head up the stairs
"How is she?" Walsh jumps up
"Kim's going to be alright. And Carlos will too." Doc replies.
"Good." Lieu replies
Taylor walks up to the roof. She needs to clear her head. Walsh let's her alone for a little while, then he joins her.
"You okay?" He asks
"Yeah. I'm fine." She replies
I Swear by John Michael Montgomery plays
"It's 11:15." He comments. "We don't have to stay here."
"I know." She responds
"You want to go get some coffee or something before we go home?" he asks
"Sure. Let me go get changed." She says as they head back downstairs. *~*~*~*~*~*
Jimmy is talking to Kim who is lying in the bed. Her eyes are closed. She is hooked up to a number of machines, and she has a tube to help her breath.
"You had me so scared." Jimmy cries. "I was so afraid. I didn't want to have to raise Joey alone. He needs you Kim. I need you. I was so scared that I wasn't going to have you anymore. I can't handle that. I can't lose you."
The nurse walks in.
"Mr. Doherty." She says softly, "Visiting hours are over now."
Jimmy nods and kisses Kim on the forehead as he gets up to leave.
Jimmy pauses before exiting the room. "I love you." He says as he walks out. *~*~*~*~*~*
Walsh and Taylor drive out to Coney Island. Even though it was a cool late September night, they feel a sense of comfort. They sit in the jeep looking out over the vast darkness of the ocean. Walsh pulls Taylor close to him.
"I love you." He says softly
"I love you too." She replies as she puts her head on his shoulder.
He rests his head against the top of hers and they sit listening to the sounds of the night.
