"Desperate Measures"
Summary: Angst/Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own any Third Watch characters except for Meghan Boscorelli.
Chapter 12
Bosco opens the door to the hall, steps out and closes it behind him. Rose stands between Anthony and her son.
"Please, can't the two of you get along for Meghan's sake?" Rose asks them both
"Ma, he has no business being here. He didn't care about us when we was younger. He only cared to make sure he beat us. He doesn't deserve to be here." Bosco tells her
"You need to keep out of this, you little punk." You always thought you was so tough." Anthony tells Bosco
"Yea, how tough are you when you beat up three little kids and a woman?" Bosco remarks
Anthony takes a step towards Bosco.
"Enough!"
Bosco, Anthony and Rose turn around and see Meghan standing in the doorway to trauma room 3.
"Meghan." Bosco says
"I don't want to hear anymore fighting. I'm so sick of it! I think I should be the one to decided who stays or who has to leave." Meghan yells at them
"You're right, baby. It should be up to you. You are the one that people are coming to see." Anthony tells her
"I'm sorry Dad. You can see that I'm going to be fine so you can go ahead and leave now. I want to visit with Ma and Maurice for a little bit." Meghan tells him
Anthony points to Maurice.
"This is your doing. You poisoned her against me." Anthony accuses
"No, you did that on your own when you decided to use her as a punching bag." Bosco replies
A security guard walks up to the small group.
"I'm going to ask everyone to leave if you can't stop yelling." The security guard tells them
Anthony looks at the security guard.
"No, it's okay. I was leaving anyway." Anthony replies
He looks back at his family standing there.
"I hope you are all happy." He tells them
Anthony turns around and then starts to walk out of the emergency room. Maurice and Rose walk over to Meghan.
"Are you okay, baby?" Rose asks her
"I'm fine. I just want to get out of here. I don't really want to spend the night at the hospital." Meghan informs them
"I'll go see if the doctor will release you if I assume responsibility. Ma, stay here with Meghan."
Bosco points at Meghan.
"I want you to at least go back in your room and sit down until I come back." He tells Meghan
"Okay, but hurry back. I want to get out of this place." Meghan tells him
Bosco walks up the hall and up to the nurse's station in the emergency room. Meanwhile, Meghan walks into the lounge. There is no one in there at the moment. She looks around and looks at the exact spot where Bosco had lain a months before and almost died. There is still a faint stain from all the blood. It's like she can see Bosco lying there, dying. She hears a voice behind her.
"What are you doing in here?" Bosco asks her
Meghan turns around and sees Bosco just inside the doorway.
"I don't really know." She tells him
Meghan sits down in the closest chair.
"There have been so many times that I almost lost you. I mean with 9/11, Craig made sure I couldn't call to make sure you was okay. I went for months thinking that you was buried in the rubble before a friend of mine finally got word that you was okay. That's the kind of person he was. Then there was this incident at the hospital. I thought for sure that day I lost you. The final straw was when Craig beat me a few months ago when he found out I was pregnant. He said I was sleeping around. I lost the baby because of him. I decided when I was in the hospital that I was going to find a way to leave him. I knew that the only person who could help me was you. I just hoped that you was still around to save me." She tells him
Bosco kneels in front of her. He takes her good hand in his own since the other arm is still in a sling.
"You don't have to worry about me not being around. I will always be here to help you. You're my sister, it's part of my job." Bosco tells her
Meghan has tears in her eyes. Bosco and Meghan hug each other. After a few seconds, they both break the hug.
"Let's go and get Ma. The doctor's agreed to let you go as long as I assumed responsibility." Bosco tells her
He stands up and helps Meghan up out of the chair. He turns to walk out of the lounge.
"Maurice?" She calls for him
He turns around.
"What is it?" He asks
"I want to go and see Mikey." She tells him.
"Okay." He tells her
They walk out of the lounge. The next scene shows Rose, Bosco and Meghan getting out of Bosco's car and start walking through the cemetery. They walk for a few minutes when they stop in front of Mikey's tombstone. Bosco stands between them. He puts an arm around each of them and kisses them both on the side of the head.
The End