"He threw up on me, twice!" Bear exclaimed, sitting up to look at Joe.
"It was an accident!" Ponch tried to defend himself. They each laid in their own hospital bed, having been told they had to stay overnight for observation. They didn't request to share a room, but they doctor assumed they wanted it since they had been through the accident together. He assumed they were close friends.
Joe sat in a chair in between both beds, trying to talk to both of his officers to figure out what had gone wrong. Joe already had to deal with the court so they knew what had happened to the officers who failed to show up. Then he had to deal with Jon who had called several times to ask about Ponch.
He's fine, Getraer had said over and over. Hoping that those words would calm the blonde officer but it hadn't.
'he's in the hospital!' Jon had said.
Getraer acknowledged it, then proceeded to explain what he knew and that Ponch and Bear had come out of the whole accident with only a few minor injuries and concussions. "They're going to be okay."
Jon still wasn't sure he believed it. Why would Ponch have called if he was fine? He would have been getting out soon, right? But instead he had called asking for Jon's help to 'break him out' and to 'save him.' as he stayed in a hospital room with Bear.
How long had they been there? Why had they been there? How long would they still be there? None of those questions had been answered by Getraer, aside from the why. Jon insisted that he would come back home as soon as possible. Joe didn't believe it, but he would find out soon enough.
Joe sighed putting his head in his hands. "I saw." He looked back up. "I saw how you looked when you got out. I also saw," he paused glancing at Bear. "Your cruiser. Just what happened out there!?"
Bear and Ponch looked at each other, then to Joe, then back to each other. They each pointed at the same time, while saying "It was his fault."
Oh brother. "I don't want to hear who's fault it is, I want to know what happened."
Bear sighed. "So we left early. Neither one of us like getting up early. Ponch fell asleep in the passenger seat. I told him to stay awake to keep me awake. He opened his eyes told me to stay awake, then he fell asleep. I got sleepy."
Ponch looked away, when he noticed Joe looking at him.
"I guess I fell asleep at the wheel," Bear continued. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry? You almost killed us!"
"Hey, you should have been awake," Bear shot back.
Joe sighed. This is going to be a long week...
A/N: Hey guys, sorry it's taken so long to update! I know this chapter was short, but I didn't want to water it down by adding in too much filler and unnecessary dialogue. I hope you enjoy. :-)