"Kerry how is she?" Stella asks immediately as soon as she spots Kerry in one of the chairs in the waiting room.
"So far so good, she isn't awake yet, we don't really know how long it will take for her to wake up as it's up to her body, but the next 48 hours are crucial to ensure she will be okay, but there weren't any complications in the surgery, it's just a matter of playing the waiting game now." Kerry says.
"I'm guessing Lawson and Josh are with her now then." Dom says.
"Yeah, Lawson was a nervous wreck, Josh is with him, just to make sure he is okay, Shannon won't be in the best state, she most likely has a lot of tubes attached to her." Kerry says while they all take a seat waiting for Lawson and Josh to come out so they can visit.
"She is going to be okay Lawson." Josh says placing a hand on his shoulder as Lawson is sitting in the chair next to Shannon's bed holding her hand.
"I hope so; I never got to tell her how I really feel about her, what if I don't get a chance to?" Lawson asks.
"Shannon is a smart girl, she has most likely already worked that out but wasn't sure how to broach the subject with you, and hey, she is going to wake up so you can tell her, you can't be negative about that, she needs us to be strong for her, especially when she wakes up, it's just about giving her some time." Josh says.
"Yeah I guess so." Lawson says sadly.
"If your that concerned let her know now, they say they can hear you even though it doesn't seem like it, she is just taking a long sleep, I will wait for you in the waiting room okay, the others would want to know how she is going and want to visit." Josh says before walking out.
Making sure that Josh wasn't in the room, Lawson pulls the chair in closer and whispers to her while stroking her hair "You need to pull through this Shannon, for me and the team, none of us could handle another loss of a team member, especially Josh and me okay because I know Josh is putting on a brave front for me and the team but I am pretty sure this is bringing up memories of Gracie, I really need you to be okay, I love you Shannon, I just want you to know that okay and I will be hear waiting for you." And with that he gets up from the chair and gives her a kiss on the forehead and says "I'll see you soon, the others want to see you." And he walks out of the room.
"Hey Josh, where is Lawson?" Michel asks.
"He just needed a minute with Shannon, his beating himself up about this." Josh says taking a seat next to Kerry.
"She looks okay?" Christian asks.
"I guess so, I mean she is attached to a lot of machines but all her cuts and bruises are pretty much covered in dressings." Josh says just as Lawson heads over to them.
"Who is going in next?" Lawson asks.
"I will go with Dom, and then Christian can go in with Leon followed by Stella and Michael." Kerry says before heading to Shannon's bed in the I.C.U.
"You should go home Lawson, get some rest, you know Kerry will still expect you out on the road, especially with you being the only trained negotiator at the moment while Shannon is in here." Josh says getting up.
"No I need to stay here with her, I told her I would, and she shouldn't be alone when she wakes up." Lawson says.
"There are plenty of nurses and doctors that will be in that room every minute of the day so they will call you if anything changes and Kerry and Leon will most likely stay here like they did with Gracie and Dom when they were in here, they can operate from here, she will be fine and by the sounds of it, Shannon won't be waking up tonight." Josh says.
"Fine but I need to say goodbye to her after everyone else sees her." Lawson says.
"Yeah of course." Josh says leading Lawson to a seat and making him sit down just as Kerry and Dom come back and Christian and Leon go.
"I gotta go now guys, Sandrine will need help with G, keep me posted." Dom says before heading out.
"I think I will follow his lead, I just need to go and do something, and will you be okay to get home Lawson?" Josh asks getting up.
"Yeah that's fine, thanks for today Josh." Lawson says.
"No worries, that's what mates are for." Josh says before heading out.
"I can take you home Lawson, I gotta take Michael anyway and then we can pick you up in the morning, just shoot me a sms." Stella says.
"Thanks Stell." Lawson says.
"Where are Josh and Dom?" Christian asks as they come out.
"Dom went home and Josh had to go somewhere." Kerry says.
"Oh okay, well Stella and Michael it's your turn." Christian says and Stella takes a deep breath before getting up and holding Michaels hand scared of seeing her best friend in a bad state.
"I'm right here with you Stell, we will do this together." Michael whispers to her outside the door of the room and as they enter Stella lets out a gasp.
Meanwhile Josh had left the hospital and had been sitting in his car for 10 minutes now in the street where he had stopped. Brushing away a tear that had escaped and taking a deep breath he got out of the car and started to make his way through to where he wanted to get.
Kneeling down he says "Hey Gracie, I know it's been a while since visits but I need some help and somewhere to clear my head, I don't know how to get us all through this." He says looking at her gravestone.
Next part should be up tomorrow. A more in depth conversation from Josh to Grace's gravestone and Stella and Michael talking to Shannon.
And of course everyone else.
