As the morning sun shined through the windows of her hospital room, Taylor prepared to go home.
"Are you ready to go home Alex?" The nurse asked
"It sure beats being here." Taylor smiled
"Yeah, after a while I'd think that these four walls would get a little stuffy." The nurse replied
Beth Taylor walked into the room with Adam.
"Well little sis, you ready to break out of here?" Adam asked
"What do you think?" Taylor replied
"That's the spirit." Adam laughed as Beth looked on and smiled
"Well as soon as you're ready." The nurse said
"Believe me, I'm ready." Taylor smiled
Adam slowly pushed Taylor down the hall and towards the elevator. Some of the other nurses walked by and smiled or said "Good bye." Taylor was happy to be leaving the hospital. After being there for 2 months, it was definitely not a place she wanted to spend too much more time.
"So how's the outside world?" Taylor asked
Adam laughed for a minute. "Outside." He quipped
"Very funny." Taylor retorked. "You're such a smart ass."
Beth laughed at her children.
"It's nice to know that you're coming home." Beth commented. "The guys came over and helped get the house set up for you."
"That was sweet of them." Taylor said
"I'm glad that you're coming to my house, I don't think I would sleep to think of you alone in your apartment." Beth replied
"I know, that's why I agreed to stay with you." Taylor replied
They made their way into the elevator and the doors shut closing them off from view. Taylor closed her eyes for a moment- it was like she was preparing for a new world. It was a new life for her to embark on; a life that now included a wheel chair.
Walsh walked through the kitchen of the firehouse singing "Desperado."
"Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy, She'll beat you if she's able, The queen of hearts is always your best bet, Now it seems to me some fine things, Have been laid upon you table, But you only want the ones that you can't get…" Walsh sang
"Whoa easy on a brother's ears!" DK laughed
"What's wrong with my singing?" Walsh asked
"The fact that somewhere out there, there are dogs crying in pain." Jimmy chimed in.
"You're not funny." Walsh replied
"Any time a man sings Desperado it shows how lonely he is." Lombardo grinned
"Is everything okay, how's the relationship with the girl from the bodega?" DK asked
"My love life is definitely not your concern." Walsh replied.
"You're right." Shane laughed, "How's Taylor?"
The guys laughed.
"Ouch." Jimmy laughed
"Taylor's fine." Walsh grinned, "Coming home today."
"Well we kind of knew that since her mom asked us if we'd help set up the house." Shane replied
"That's right." DK said, "You were there."
They all teased Walsh.
"Don't worry about it." Shane grinned
"Yeah, it's good that Taylor's got someone to rely on like you." Jimmy replied
"Though if you were to decide to marry her I'd have a problem with that." Lombardo said
"You'd have a problem with that?" Walsh asked
"Yeah, because that'd be like marrying my sister." Lombardo cracked
The guys all laughed about that.
"You're not funny." Walsh said throwing a towel at Lombardo.
Adam started push Taylor up the ramp in front of their childhood home.
"No, I need to do this on my own." Taylor said
"Okay, but I'm back here to help you." Adam replied
"Thanks." Taylor said as she looked towards the front door. "It never seemed that far away before."
"Take your time honey." Beth didn't want Taylor to over exert herself.
Taylor took a deep breath before she began to wheel her chair up the incline. It took her a few seconds before she was finally on the porch. She looked at her mother and brother.
"Welcome home." Beth said as she opened the front door.
Taylor wheeled herself inside. She looked at the stairs, then off to the kitchen. Finally she looked at the former living room that now housed a bed with the living room furniture.
"Thank you." She said
"It's going to take some getting used to." Adam replied
"Yeah, it is." Taylor admitted. "Everything has so far."
They left her alone for a couple minutes as she wheeled herself over to the couch and saw the picture of her dad, in his dress uniform, which sat on the end table. She picked it up.
"I guess you were the lucky one." She said silently