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Chapter 13: Tying up Loose Ends, and getting some Sleep.
The sirens blared as the ambulance roared into the ambulance bay of Saint Vincents hospital. Playing the partsof frantic paramedics to a tee, Julio and Christian both burst through the doors of the ER with their " Patient". Meeting some more familiar faces as they wheeled Charlie through the labyrinth on nurses, doctors, patients, and hospital equipment. Their destination was a private exam room. When the gurney came to a stop, Charlie sat up without trouble and met the gaze of one of the " Doctors".
" The scrubs are a good look on you Boss." Smirked Charlie as one of the CIA nurses pulled off his destroyed shirt.
Derek Steele quirked an eyebrow but smirked back none the less.
" My God Ghost, trouble seems to follow you everywhere." Said Steele as he took in the bruises and cuts that marred otherwise perfectly sculpted flesh.
" Guess I'm just unlucky." Hissed Charlie unhappily as the nurses began to clean and stich up the wounds on his arms and torso.
"Did you find her?" Asked Charlie in a slightly strained voice.
" Yeah, she's safe with an aunt in San Antonio." Answered Steele.
Thegirl they were refering to was Izumi Jenshio, a five year old who no longer had a mother.
" That's good to know." Said Charlie quietly as he let out a heavy sigh of weariness.
" We'll keep an eye on her, as for now, I suggest you play the part of a young man who's suffered an immense trauma, I'll deal with your family." Said Steele before he turned and left, leaving the nurse to finishher work.
" That was some mighty fine acting you pulled back their hermano." Smiled Julio from the chair he sat in by the window.
" Someone call the academy." Added Christian with a wolfish grin.
" Shut up the both of you." Said Charlie with atired smile.
" Done sewing you back together. Said the Nurse with a small smirk of her own.
" Thank you Mikaila." Said Charlie as he reached out and gently grasped the nurse's hand, planting a soft kiss on it.
Mikaila lifted one perfect eyebrow before shaking her head and heading out of the room.
Charlie heaved a sigh and then gently eased himself back onto the gurney.
" You two better get back to work." Muttered Charlie.
Julio and Christian took the hint as to give their leader his alone time. Then the two of them shared a mischevious look before the each stood on either side of the gurney and smiled down at Charlie.
" Feel better honey." Said Julio in a sing song voice before the he and Christian swooped down and planted a kiss on both of Charlie's cheeks. Charlie however, kept staring at the ceiling.
" I will kill the two of you if you do not leave right now." He growled.
The two other operatives hightailed it out of the room, not giving their leader a chance to make good on his threat. They didn't see the genuine smile that graced Charlie's lips, if only for an instant.
Charlie than got to his feet once more and looked around the exam room to find one of those backless hospital gowns. Once that was donned, he went back to laying on the gurney and maybe even catching a few precious minutes of sleep.
He'd wake up when Don got here. Right now, he just wanted the nothingness of a sleepy oblivion.