Emergency Room Romantic

Emma and Craig walked into the emergency room of the Toronto General Hospital. They walked quickly over to the receptionist. She looked up at them.

"How may I help you?" She asked them sweetly.

"My husband was brought here not too long ago, Jason Hogart."

"Oh, yes. He's here. He's in surgery right now. He should be done in about hour. While you wait, I need you to fill out these forms. The girl he was with, is sitting in the waiting room." She handed Emma a clip board that had lots of forms for her to full out.

Craig looked at Emma confused, "What girl?"

"Oh that's right!" Emma had remembered hearing Jay yell Alex...but why?

They walked over to the waiting room and saw Alex sitting there. She was crying. She saw them walk in and she ran over to Emma.

"Emma! I'm so sorry! There were two guys, and one pulled out a gun. I didn't think they would shoot at us. They were walking away and out of the store. Then one turned and pulled the trigger. He was aiming for me...but...but...Jay. He pushed me out of the way! They won't tell me anything!"

Emma hugged Alex. "It's OK. I'm sure he'll be fine. The lady at the desk just said he was in surgery. Why were you at the store together?"

Alex looked at her, shocked. "No. No. It's not what you are thinking. We bumped into each other. Literally. We started talking and we were walking up to the counter. Then it happened."

"Did they catch the guys?"

"Yeah. They did. They won't tell us their names though."

Craig was standing a few feet away. He still hadn't believe anything he was hearing. Jay couldn't have been shot. What if he didn't survive? What about the baby? Jay was suppose to become a father. This couldn't be happening. Craig started to cry. He hadn't cried for a bad reason since they found out about Elizabeth before she had her transplant. Emma turned to him. She wrapped her arms around him, and hugged him the best she could with a pregnant stomach.

"Craig, he'll be OK. He has to be. No God is that mean to take a man away from his wife before he was the chance to meet his child."

Craig didn't understand how Emma was so calm. He should have been the one hugging her and relaxing her. He thought the maybe she was in shock.

"I know, Em. It's just I can't believe this."

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Manny, Sean and Ellie walked into the Emergency Room and fond their way to the waiting room. They saw Craig, Emma and Alex. They all walked in.

Sean was the first to speak, "Hey guys. How is he?"

Emma looked up from her chair. She was sitting between Craig and Alex, "Don't know. He's still in surgery."

Alex fill them in on what happened. When she finished a doctor walked in.

"Mrs. Hogart?"

Emma stood up, "Yes?"

"I need to speak to you alone."

"No, it's fine. I'll just tell them what you say anyways."

"Alright if you insist. Your husband, Jason..."

Emma interrupted him, "It's Jay. He doesn't like to be called Jason."

"Sorry. Jay lost a good amount of blood. Luckily the bullet didn't hit his heart. However it did hit a main vein. He keeps waking up on and off. He's been asking for you. So, if you follow me, I'll bring you to his room."

She turned to her friends, "I'll be back."

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Emma opened the door to Jay's room. She saw him laying there, with tubes coming out of him and going into him. She started to cry. She almost lost her husband.

He opened his eyes slowly, "Em?"

She walked over, "Yes, Jay. I'm here." She sat on a chair next to his bed, "How are you feeling honey?"

"Been better." He tried to laugh, but it hurt too much. "Emma, I've never been so scared."

"I know. I know. You're OK now though. You'll be fine. You have to be. Jay, I don't know what I would do without you. I love you so much."

"I love you, too. You know nothing can stop me from being with you. Not even a bullet."

"Stop cracking jokes. It's not funny. You could have died."

"I know that. I didn't though. I'm alive. I have a new look on life now, Em. And I can't wait until we have the baby. That's what I was made for. For this baby and you."

They sat in silence for a while. Until a knock on the door broke the silence. It was Ellie, Sean, Manny, Craig and Alex.

"Come in." Emma said.

Alex walked over to Jay first, "Thank you so much. I don't know how I can repay you. You saved my life, and my baby's."

Jay smiled, "Any half decent person would do the same."

"I know, but with our history..." Alex was interrupted by Emma.

"Is exactly that, history," Emma looked at her.

OK...Next chapter will be when Jay gets home from the hospital and all that good shit. This chapter was very corny. I am sorry!