Josh pulled up to the pier really not knowing what to expect. He had made a deal with the Galloway Boys gang for Intel on Mike's dealings out of the club; he had no idea everything would go so south. He had barely escaped the club shooting and he knew Mike was dead, along with a few others. He got wind that Danny was in the hospital and he could only hope that he would die there too. He wanted Danny out of the way.
Josh needed to put on his game face now. Heather had called him from a pay phone and asked for his help. He was more than happy to help her, especially if it got him closer to being with her. Josh slowly climbed out of the car, scanning around to see if any of the Galloway Boys were near by. He didn't see any of them but it wasn't like he knew everyone in the gang. He saw Heather, she was hiding in plain site and he made his way over to her.
"You ok," Josh asked quietly. He saw all the blood on her shirt that she was trying to hide.
"I need to have my arm stitched up but the rest of the blood is not mine, " said Heather. She looked away and seemed to be watching the snowfall around them.
Josh took off his jacket and covered Heather. He had a friend at Memorial hospital that could stitch her up with out any questions or involving cops.
"Lets head to Memorial and see my friend then we can crash at Tony's place, ok?"
"Sounds like a plan"
Josh and Heather climbed into the car and drove quietly over to Memorial. Heather's mind raced on what to do next and how to make contact with Danny. She sighed a little to loud to herself and Josh looked at her.
"Its going to be ok, I will keep you safe," said Josh looking over at her. "I have a plan and it will work".
"Ok."
Heather was just tired. Her armed hurt and she couldn't stop thinking about what happened. How was this going to play out and how will she get through this?
They pulled into the parking lot of Memorial. The snow was starting to come down harder. All Josh could think was this could be problematic if they get stuck at the hospital for a snowstorm.
Josh helped Heather out of the car. They walked into a side entrance and looked for Josh's friend, Erin. Josh motioned for Heather to sit in the chairs by the door out of site.
"I'll be right back"
Josh came back two minutes later with Erin and they proceeded to sneak Heather into a room in the ER so Erin could fix her up. Erin took a look at the wound on her arm. "Josh the bullet is still in her arm, I may not be able to fix this, she may need a really doc not a medic."
"Erin just fix her up best you can, we can't have a doc fix her because then the police will get involved and all of us don't need that headache. Ok."
Erin turned to Heather, "As long as your cool with this, I am going to try."
"Its all good, just fix me up so we can get out of here," sighed Heather.
It took Erin a good hour to get the bullet out and then he started to sew her up. Erin had to keep leaving to do his real job to make sure no one came looking for him. Josh was starting to get inpatient but knew this was better than going to see a back alley doc that would just butcher her arm.
Heather kept sleeping in between Erin coming in and out of the room. Josh just stroked her hair and tried to keep her comfortable. He didn't like seeing her in pain and wished he could make this all better. All he could think was this was his entire fault and he knew telling her this would drive her away. He had to make this better.
Erin was finally done with her arm. "Is there any other place you are injured?"
Heather quietly answered "Just some bumps and bruises, so I am ok."
"Alright, let me go get you some meds ok. You will need an antibiotic and some painkillers before you go. So wait here, this may take some time," and Erin walked out of the room.
Heather fidgeted on the stretcher, Josh played with her hair as he sat next to her rubbing her back. They really didn't talk about what had happened or what they were doing now; they just sat in silence and waited for Erin to return. The silence was killing Josh, but he knew it was for his own good.
Erin returned and handed a bag to Heather, "Here is what you need to get past this. Please don't forget to take the antibiotic, you need it to fight the infection, ok?"
Heather softly answered, "Ok, thanks for helping us."
Erin opened the door and said "its quiet, you can sneak out through the front doors, ok, see ya later Josh."
"Thanks Erin for everything."
"Josh, just stay safe."
Josh and Heather snuck out of the room and headed towards the exit of the emergency room. Just as they turned the corner to enter the front lobby, they saw a Galloway boy's member walking through the front door. Josh grabbed Heather and ducked into a room. He pressed his finger to his lips to show Heather to be quiet. Heather tried so hard to not make any noise. The sudden movement hurt her.
They watched the guy walk past the room and both let out a big sigh, not realizing they were holding their breath. Josh signaled he was going to look out the door and told her to stay put.
Josh peaked out the door and saw the gang member turn down the hall towards the ER. They bolted for the front door and out to the car. Josh got Heather into the car and then jumped into the drivers seat.
"So what do we do now? " Heather said nervously.
Josh shook his head, "I don't know, but Tony's is out, I will think of something I promise. I will keep you safe,ok?"
"Thanks Josh."
The snow was really coming down and Josh needed to think quickly. The roads were starting to get dangerous and they need a place to stay quick. He pulled out of the parking lot hoping that something would come to him quick so they could get off the roads.
Little did Josh and Heather know, someone else had seen them leave the hospital and recognized them. Well, at least Heather was recognized. They way the acted, through up big red flags.
She opened her phone and dialed an all to familiar number. It rang twice and she heard his voice.
"Swarek"
"Sam, this is Monica. I just saw something really strange here and I thought I should give you a call."
"Monica, I am kind of busy right now."
"I know Sam, but Andy was just here with some strange guy and had blood all over her. She was trying to hide it and I thought you should know since she is your partner. Is she ok? What's going on?"
"I will be there in 10 minutes."
"Sam, it's a waste of time, she just left."
"I will be there in 10 minutes."
Sam hung up.
Sam turned to Luke with a startled look, "Andy was just spotted at Memorial hospital."
