CH 259
Nav was talking to Maxine when her cell phone rang "sorry, I got to answer this" she got her phone out of her pocket
"what ever the text is it can wait lieutenant"
"it from buffer, it important ma'am" then she open the text
"bird gone in to surgery" she look up at Maxine
"you can deal with your family problem late lieutenant, now the ship rosters"
"Excuse me commander it your family problem. Bird your daughter in law been rush into surgery, there problem with the baby"
"don't you talk to me like that lieutenant" Maxine said yelling Mike walk in to Maxine office when he heard yelling
"Maxine what all the yelling about"
"Lieutenant here received a text message, I told her to deal with her family problems later"
"Nav" she turn to mike
"i told her it her family problem sir. Buffer text me they rush bird in to surgery"
"Nav can you leave me to talk to Maxine alone"
"Yes sir" then she stood up holding files in her hand
"sir permission to send a message to Hammersley"
"Yes you can Nav"
"thank you sir" then she turn and walk out of Maxine office.
She walk over to her computer where she sent message to Hammersley crew about the text message from buffer then she sent it. Then she send a text to Kate.
Kate was on the bridge watching the boarding team board a boat that called a may day when her cell phone rings so she got it out of her pocket to see if was from Nav so she open the message
'E-mail message, up date on bird' she turn to RO who was at his station
"RO" he turn to Kate
"Yes ma'am "there a important e-mail coming from Nav at NAVCOM can you get it please it about bird"
"I'll get it now" then he ran to and down the steps while Kate return back to her job in hand.
When the problem was fix and boarding team return RO return with the print out of the e-mail. She read what it said then pick up the microphone.
"Now here this captain speaking, I've received a message from Nav. As you all know that bird was medic vac to hospital yesterday after she collapse. The latest news is that bird been rush into surgery fifteen minutes ago. There problem with the baby. The umbilical cord is wrap around it neck twice which causing it to stress out which also affecting bird health. The doctors are going to do a experimental laparosopy on bird so they could remove the cord around the baby neck with out having to open her up. Buffer and spider are with Ryan while bird in surgery. I'll let you know more soon as I know, that is all" then she put the mic back
"At least Ryan not alone" charge said
"True" two dads said.
Buffer, spider and Ryan talk when they heard loud voice of nurse out side "I'll go and see who it is" buffer said.
Buffer walk out side and turn to see a nurse trying to stop a man who was check each room buffer saw he got a camera when he stop out side of bird room
"Is there a problem sir"
"I'm looking for Jessica white"
"she not here, what are you a reporter"
"I'm here to take photos of her, she a hero, is she in there" he try to get pass buffer but he stop him when nurse showed up
"i told you sir to leave your distubing the pacients" he turn to the nurse
"Hey it news I get paid big bucks if I get photos of a hero"
"what" buffer said the guy turn to him
"Yeah she made news head lines around the world again, I could get thousands of dollars for photos of Jessica white"
Buffer grab the guy collar and push him against the other wall "do you have any respect" buffer said in command tone
"It news"
"don't you have any respect for any one private life. If you listen to the news she collapsed I don't want to see you in here again got it"
"you can't tell me what to do" Buffer turn to see two security guards walking quickly down to where they are.
"sir I suggest you let that man go" one of the Security guards said.
Buffer turn to see the guy with a smirk on his face. Buffer stood back turn the guy till he facing the security guards and push him towards them
"Get him out of here. This nurse here trying to stop him from looking for a patient"
"It true that why I called you he looking for Jessica White"
"the navy hero we heard about on the news" one guy said
"Yes, this guy here is looking for her so he could take photos of the women and most probably do it with out her consent."
"Ok let's go sir" the two men held on to the guys arms as they walk away
"thank you for stopping him, he the fifth one this morning who looking ford her, that poor girl, I feel sorry for her"
"that true, listen there is a man coming here this morning his name is Stewart white, that bird father in law. When you see him tell him to text Ryan to let him know that he arrived then spider or I will come to the front desk"
"sure"
"thanks" then buffer turn and walk back into the room
"Dam reporter and photographers, they driving the staff here crazy"
"At least you stop him from coming in here" spider said
"True, according to the guy it big news around the world"
"Again" Ryan said
"Yes again I said to the nurse that you dad is coming here, she ask him to text you when he arrives so spider her can go down and get him"
"thanks buffer" Ryan said
They talk for few minutes when bird cell phone rings so Ryan stood up and walk to the bed side draw and open it and got the phone out. Then he answered it
"hello"
"Hi is this Ryan white speaking"
"Who is this"
"Ian O'Connor, Kim and I are here at the hospital"
"i don't know you"
"You met our son Brian when commander Flynn told Jessica and Brian the results"
"Oh now I remember, sorry haven't had much sleep" Ryan manage to open bird lap top and turn it on.
"Are you out side"
"Yes we are, how is Jessica"
"I can't say over the phone, but if you go to the front entrance there will be some one in navy uniform will met you there"
"but how dose he know what we look like"
"Jess took photos of you and your family to show me"
"Oh ok what is his name"
"buffer... chief petty officer Pete Tomaszewski. Crew call him buffer"
"Ok we will be there in couple of minute" then they hung up.
Ryan brought up the photos just as buffer walk over to him "is that them" buffer said
"Yes Ian and Kim O'Connor, Jess grand parents"
"Ok I'll be back in a minute"
"Ok, you remember what my dad looks like" buffer smile
"Yes I do" then buffer walk out of the room.
Ryan close down the lap top then he sat down next to spider "so spider when are you and Terri planing on having more kids" Ryan said grinning making spider laugh
"the two we got now are hand full"
"Really"
"Yep and I miss them and Terri"
"i know what you mean"
When buffer walk out to the front entrance there was reporters and photographer waiting out side. Buffer saw Ian and Kim walking into the hospital they saw buffer so they walk over to him
"Ian, Kim O'Connor I'm chief petty officer Pete Tomaszewski, crew mates call me buffer"
"nice to meet you buffer" Kim said as they shook hands
"Call me Pete Ma'am"
"Call me Kim, how is..."
"Ma'am not here"
"Oh, ok" then Pete recognised a man walking into the hospital and he started to walk pass the three of them
"Mr white" he stop and turn to buffer
"How do you know me"
"I remember you from bird wedding sir, I was escorting Kate McGregor down the isle" Stewart thought about it
"now I remember you, buffer right" they shook hands.
"Yes sir, Stewart white, Ian and Kim O'Connor"
"nice to meet you" Stewart said as they shook hands
"shall we, the media been trying to sneak in all morning"
"Well it is big news Pete" Kim said
"i know that ma'am but there is such thing called privacy"
"that true, so why are you here to great us"
"Security every where ma'am especially on the floor where bird is. One guy got close but I manage to stop him"
"Reporter" Ian asked
"no photographer, who ever get photos of bird while she in hospital can sell the photos for thousands of dollars"
"the things people do for greed" Stewart said
"I agree" Ian said
When the reach the floor they saw few photographers there waiting and trying to get past the security. They saw four police offices walking towards them with men in cuffs. When they walk up to Security they let buffer pass
"they with me" Buffer said so the security let them pass.
They walk down and around the corner till they came to the room buffer open then door and let Stewart, Ian and Kim walk in "Dad"
"Ryan" Ryan stood up and step ford to give his dad a hug just as spider stood up and hug Stewart
"It good to see you again Stewart"
"you to billy"
"Ryan, I'm Ian and this is my wife Kim"
"it nice to meet you sir, ma'am"
"Call us Ian and Kim"
"Yes sir, I mean Ian"
"I'll see if I can get some more chairs" buffer said before walking out the door
"where Jessica" Kim asked.
"she in surgery, it the baby" Kim sat down
"How serous is it"
"the umbilical cord wrap around the baby neck twice that is why she he was stress out. A doctor is performing a experimental surgery on Jess now"
"what sort of experiment?"
"A laparosopy on the baby"
"How" Ian said
"Two holes will be made into the the womb one for the camera and the other for special type of clamps from what I was told from the nurse is they going to use the clamp to loosen the cord around the baby neck and move it around it head but since the cord wrap around twice the doctor will have to be carefully especially when the baby moving around a lot. When done there will be one stitch for each of the holes into the womb and out side. Depends on where the baby is it could take up to half an hour or more so long as there no problems"
"how long has it been" Kim asked
"Over half an hour" then buffer return carrying two more chairs with a nurse behind him carrying two more
"Here you go"
"thank you ma'am" Ryan said
she put them down then walk out of the room then the others sat down and talk for the next twenty minutes when the door open it was a photographer he went to take photos only to have buffer tackle him to the ground and ripping the camera out of his hand.
Then he roll the guy over till he was on his stomach with his arms pin behind his back Then he pull the guy up and walk him down to where the Security guys are.
"Here take care of this guy will ya"buffer push the guy towards the security men then he check the camera before passing it to the security guy.
"How did you let him pass"
"We been trying our best sir"
"sounds like you need more security guys"
"We do, these guys have been a pain"
"Tell me about it" Buffer turn around and walk back to bird room
"Are you ok buffer"
"Yeah, there not enough security, some thing got to be done about it" Ryan thought about it and got his phone out and dial a number
"hi mike...no news yet, can you help me with a problem... it the media here... they searching every room for Jess...i know that mike but who ever get photos of Jess while in hospital can sell the photos for millions of dollars... no buffer already had to tackle one photographer and stop another from coming in here... press release... can you do that... ok ah... tell them to give us privacy and for Jess to recover, she can't recover if the media hounding us. It not good for Jess or the baby... yeah and if any one take photos of Jess, me or any of our family we will sued them for the for taking and selling any photos with out our consent... Tell them that Jess and I will give a press confrances together when we both are ready...thank mike... yeah dad here, hang on" Ryan pass the phone to Stewart so he could talk to mike.
"Mike going to call fleet command and see if they can release a press release on behalf of Jess, me and our families"
"that a good idea" spider said When Stewart hang up he pass phone to Ryan
"All we can do is wait" Ryan said