Overcrowding in hospital these days is ridiculous. Despite this, the Doctors do their best for their patients. They do good by Connor, they get him into an exam room until he is awake. They check him out and wake him up artificially when they see he has no internal bleeding. They also patch up his forehead.
I hug Connor as he sits up, looking dazed but fine. "Thank God, you're okay!" I cry into his neck.
I feel a hand on my shoulder "Miss, please let me look at you now" the female Doctor says with a smile
I shake my head "I'm fine"
"Catriona" Murphy says dangerously.
I sigh "Okay."
"Would you two step out please, Connor, you can stay for as long as you need" The Doctor says
The boys nod and leave the room.
She examines my face then tells me to lie down and examines my stomach and she re-dresses my knee which had split open again. "You're lucky, you will have a minor bruising, no internal damage"
I nod with a smile "That's good, thanks Doc"
"You can stay as long as you need as well, holler if you need anything" She tells me.
I nod and head out of the room. I see the boys talking to a little boy lying on a bed in the hall. I look to my left and see three nuns sitting there, the one in the middle has been hurt.
"Rhi!" I turn and see Murphy run over to me.
He envelopes me in his arms and kisses me. I kiss back and he pulls away "Are ya okay"
I nod and Murphy is shoved out the way by his brother who then proceeds to kiss me. I kiss back then pull away and examine his face "Are you okay?"
Connor grins "It takes more than that ta take me down, love"
I smile and I feel eyes burning into the back of my skulls. I turn and see the nuns glaring at me and cross themselves. I frown back and say "Don't judge me, you're all married to the same bloke"
They all look shocked and I walk over to the little kid on the bed who Connor is playing with again. "Look at the ceiling. Sense our touch alone. Wait until you feel me move." Connor says to the boy
The boy is staring at the ceiling and Murphy smacks the boys hand gently and grins "So quick ya couldn't even feel it go, could ya?"
I smile as the kid grins and Connor says "Let's try it again. Try it again. Look at the ceiling."
"It's Doc." Murphy says suddenly.
I look up and see Doc cross himself with the holy water and Connor moves away from the kid with difficulty and grabs the bag with the guns and money in it
"Thanks for comin', Doc." Murphy says and pats the man's back
Doc looks between the three of us then touches my bruised cheek gently and says "Jesus Christ! What the fuck happened? Are you three all right?"
"We're alive." Connor says, with his arm around my shoulder to hold himself up
"A F.B.I. agent came by the bar...and he left me his ca…ca…ca He left me his c... Oh, he fuckin' gave me this." He hands the card to Connor who takes it "Fuck! Ass! What are ya gonna do?" Doc says, earning the attention of the nuns
"We oughta turn ourselves in, tell him it was self-defence." Connor says
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what he said." Doc says
"How the fuck's he know that? We haven't spoken to anyone." Murphy says looking confused
"Don't know. He didn't say." Doc says
"All right. Listen, Doc, we need you to do us a favour." Murphy says
"Anything" Doc says
Connor hands him the bag "Just hold on to this for us. We're gonna come back for it when we get out."
"Right." Doc says and walks off shouting "Fuck! Ass!"
"None of that cursing was directed at you." Connor says to the boy "He's... He's a bit" He taps his head and earns a smack from me
"Ow, what?" He asks rubbing his arm.
"The man's got tourettes" I tell him and wrap my arm around his waist
He wraps his arm around my shoulder and Murphy takes his other side. This is going to be difficult.