Chapter 2
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It has been two hours since Solomon, Henry and Machado talked to Bridget's doctor and for those two hours they have been sitting in the poorly lit, drab waiting room together waiting for news desperately hoping that it is good.
"How is she?" The three men suddenly hear Andrew's worried voice say as he and Juliet come rushing in through the double doors that lead out of the hospital.
Solomon, Henry and Machado look at each other trying to decide silently between themselves who should tell him. Solomon stands up and walks towards the worried father and his daughter "It's not looking good. She is in critical condition and according to the doctors very lucky to be alive. She has serious wounds in her chest, stomach and leg, and her heart stop beating when she arrived." Solomon explains calmly though with difficult as even after what he saw and experienced when he was in the army it is hard to think of a friend being so hurt.
Juliet gasps and throws her arm around her father hating and having difficulty believing that Bridget was so hurt when she was just talking to her a few hours ago.
"They were able to revive her and she is in surgery." Solomon finishes explaining.
Andrew nods not trusting his voice to speak as he leads Juliet over to the chairs "What the hell are you doing here?" he asks Henry angrily when he notices him.
"I'm just here to make sure that Bridget is ok." Henry says holding up his hands as if in surrender "But there is something you need to know about Siobhan."
"Unless it is to tell me that the police have caught her then I honestly don't care about anything to do with Siobhan at the moment." Andrew informs Henry still sounding angry as even though Siobhan is his wife after everything that has happened he doesn't want to think about her at the moment, as all he can think about is Bridget. All he can do is wonder if she will be ok and whether they will have an opportunity to talk about everything.
"You will care about this." Henry assures "As you know before Siobhan set Bridget up to take her place she became pregnant, a few days ago she gave birth to twin girls and I got a paternity test done, they're not mine." Henry explains.
"You think they're mine." Andrew responds in shock as out of everything that Henry could have possibly told him he didn't expect that.
"Yes."
Andrew leans back against the uncomfortable red armchairs and sits in shock for a couple of minutes before realising something "Siobhan shot Bridget, she is most likely gone by now, what happened to the twins?" he asks concerned quickly sitting up.
"They're still in the hospital, and I have increased Security and put undercover FBI agents around." Machado explains.
"I'll get a DNA test see if they are mine." Andrew tells everyone as he needs to know if they are his daughters, if they are then he wants to be a father to them "Why are you here?" He asks Machado but instead of his tone being angry it's curious and he hopes that he isn't here because Bridget is in trouble.
"When it was reported that Bridget Kelly was shot by her sister I was called. I came here to get some answers."
"I think we would all like those, what happened?" Andrew asks Solomon and Henry in a demanding tone of voice hoping that they have the answers he desperately wants.
"Bridget showed up at my house and I called her Siobhan but she said that she was Bridget but I already knew that, I told her I did. We talked and I explained what Siobhan's plan was and told Bridget what Siobhan had told me. Bridget told me everything she knew. I'm not sure how long we talked when we finished talking she was leaving and going to the Hamptons to tell you everything she had found out. She told me that she would take what every Siobhan wanted to throw at her but she would not let anything happen to you and Juliet and she left. The next thing I knew I heard three shots and I raced out side to find Bridget laying on the ground bleeding and Siobhan standing over her with a gun." Henry explains shivering at the reminder of the sight that greeted his eyes when he came out of his house as it is a sight that he is positive he will never forget.
"I was about to chase after Siobhan when Henry pointed it out to me that he couldn't stop the bleeding on his own, that he needed my help to try and save Bridget." Solomon adds.
"She must have been so scared, in so much pain, was she awake? Did she say anything?" Juliet asks through her tears, very worried about Bridget as despite what it looked like to most she has gotten close to her over the last few months she really does like Bridget, which is part of the reason she reacted so strongly when Bridget told her the truth, she felt betrayed.
Henry and Solomon look at each other neither sure if they should tell them everything that Bridget said or just part of it "She did." Solomon confirms "She said that she was dying."
Juliet gasps and starts to cry again as Andrew reaches over the arm rest and put his arm around his daughter hating that she is in that much pain as he himself doesn't display any of what he is feeling.
"And she wanted me to promise her that I wouldn't let Siobhan hurt either of you that I would protect you." Solomon explains determination in his voice as he will do everything in his power no matter the cost to keep that promise.
"Really?" Juliet asks once again through her tears.
"Really." Henry confirms with a half-smile.
"But most importantly she wanted us to tell both of you that she loves you." Solomon tells them in a quiet voice.
Neither Andrew or Juliet say anything both being in too much shock after the latest revolution. Andrew pulls his daughter in closer to him, wanting to feel her close to him, as his mind flashes back to when Bridget revealed the truth. He can't help but wonder if he handed that situation differently would they be here right now? Would Bridget be fighting for her life?
"Why did she do it? Why did Siobhan set Bridget to be killed? why did she try to kill her herself?" Juliet asks angrily and confused a couple of minutes later not understanding Siobhan's actions. Henry and Solomon look at each other and realises that Andrew must have told Juliet what he knew.
"Siobhan blames Bridget for the death of her son." Solomon tells them simply.
"Siobhan and a son." Andrew and Juliet say shocked both of them surprised by the news and curious about what happened to him and why they never knew. Andrew is even more shocked than his daughter and is hurt that there is yet another thing that Siobhan never told him.
Solomon and Henry nod "His name was Sean."
"What happened to him?" Juliet asks interested causing Andrew to be drawn out of his thoughts of wondering why he never knew.
"He died a year before you started dating." Solomon explains looking at Andrew. "Siobhan's ex left when she was pregnant with him and came back when he was 18 months old waiting to be a part of his life but Siobhan wouldn't let him."
"From the little Siobhan told me and what Solomon has said that Bridget and Malcolm have told him because she was working so much Bridget was more off a mother to Sean that Siobhan." Henry informs the father and his daughter.
"I don't understand, if they were so close why does Siobhan want Bridget dead? And why does she blame her for what happened to Sean?" Juliet asks confused.
"We're getting to that." Henry tells her.
"One night when Bridget was watching Sean, Siobhan's ex showed up saying he had free tickets to the fair and wanted to take Sean because it was the last night that it was in town, he managed to convince Bridget that Siobhan would never know so the three of them went to the fair. Dylan, Siobhan's ex was driving them home when as they were crossing an intersection a car came out of nowhere and hit them, the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel. Sean died in the crash and Bridget was hurt." Solomon finishes explain.
"I never knew." Andrew says quietly not being able to imagine how hard that was for both of the sisters but knowing that it does explain a lot like why Siobhan was so against having kids.
"It sounds like an accident why did Siobhan blame Bridget?" Juliet asks a couple of minutes later confused about why Siobhan blamed Bridget for what sounds like an accident.
"Because in Siobhan's mind, if Bridget didn't go against what she wanted and let Dylan take Sean then her son would still be alive. From what I have found out Siobhan didn't even let Bridget attend the funeral she never forgave Bridget." Henry explains.
"And Bridget never forgave herself." Solomon informs everyone who turns to look at him "From what Malcolm told me, Sean's death and Siobhan cutting her out of her life is what lead Bridget down her dark path. Before his death she was a drinker but after she had nothing anymore, nobody so she didn't care about herself and she turned to drugs."
Juliet and Andrew sit in shock about everything that they have just found out. Andrew not being able to help but wonder if he even knew his wife at all realising that so much about her life he only knows because Bridget told him when she was pretending to be her sister. He wonders if Siobhan never set up Bridget to take his place would he know all this. Would they still be together? All these thoughts and many more race through his mind though there is one thing he is sure of if Bridget never took Siobhan's place then he wouldn't be as happy as he has been the last few months.
"That's her doctor." Henry informs Andrew and Juliet as the doctor from earlier comes towards them.
"How is she?" Andrew asks as soon as she is in hearing range desperately wanting to know if Bridget is ok.
"I'm sorry but you are?" The doctor asks confused.
"Their her family." Solomon says before anyone else has a chance to.
The doctor nods as Juliet sends him a grateful smile "She is still in critical condition and the surgery is still in process, we are attempting to repair the damage done by the bullets but it is quite extensive, and it may be hours before we know any more." The doctor explains.
"That's all you know?" Andrew asks anger clear in his voice "You have been operating for hours, don't you know anything?" he asks angrily shocked that after all this time they don't know anymore.
"Daddy." Juliet says to her father in a warning and concerned tone of voice.
"I understand that you are worried Sir, but considering the condition that she was when she was brought in it is a miracle that Miss Kelly is alive. Until all the damage has been repaired we won't know what her condition is, now if you excuse me I really have to get back." The doctor says walking away.
"Daddy, was she saying that she doesn't expect Bridget to live?" Juliet asks her father in a broken voice.
Andrew looks like he didn't hear his daughter he is just looking at the door where the doctor went through with a silent tears running down his face as he has reach the same conclusion that his daughter has, they don't have high hopes for Bridget's survival. Henry, Machado and Solomon look at each other realising that Juliet needs an answer and her father is in no shape to give them to her.
Machado walks over to Juliet and stands in front of her looking her straight in the eyes. "What the doctor was saying that Bridget has a long difficult fight on her hands but Bridget is a fighter and she is strong, we've just got to sit and wait and hope that she is strong enough to make it through this." Machado explains.
Juliet nods in understanding and makes her way back to the end chair in the row against the wall leaving her father standing in the middle of the waiting room.
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About an hour later a nurse comes into the waiting room and goes over and talks to Machado and Henry. After a couple of minutes Machado walks over to Andrew who has returned to sitting next to his daughter and who's mind starts to run thought what he could have said to Bridget how different he could have handled the situation. Even though he is angry about how long she has kept the secret he realised that he does love her and can't bear that she is fighting for her life thanks to his wife.
"There is a nurse here who has been looking after the twins since they have been born she's here to take a mouth swab of yours to see if you're the father, would you be willing?" Machado asks Andrew.
Andrew doesn't answer for a couple of minutes to lost in his own thoughts until Juliet talks "Daddy if they are yours then we can take them home, it means they have family besides a psychotic Mother."
"I'll do the test." Andrew says without hesitation.
"I'm glad, Jackie." Machado says and the nurse walks over.
"It's just a simple mouth swab Mr Martin." The nurse informs Andrew.
Andrew nods and opens his mouth and the nurse takes a swab "The results will be back in 72 hours." Jackie informs Andrew before walking off.
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Another hour passes without an update. During that time Henry informs everyone that he has to go home and get ready to spend some time with his kids.
"Juliet maybe you should go back to the apartment get some rest, I'll be sure to call you when she is out of surgery." Andrew suggests to his daughter seeing her close her eyes for a while and sift position in her chair so that she is more laying down than sitting down.
"I can take her home if that's what you want." Solomon offers.
"I'm not going home I'm staying." Juliet tells her father in a stubborn tone of voice.
Andrew nods and decides not to argue with his daughter as he just doesn't have it in him in.
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Finally almost 4 hours later the Doctor comes out once more to meet them.
"How is she?" Andrew asks wanting it desperately to be good news.
"We were able to complete the surgery and remove all the bullet fragments and repair all the damage that they done, but she is still in critical condition and is being moved to intensive care. She has a long recover ahead of her, and we are unsure if she suffered from any brain damage when her heart stopped beating." The doctor explains.
"What does all that mean?" Juliet asks in a hesitant tone of voice.
"It means that Miss Kelly."
"Bridget." Juliet corrects before she has a chance to stop herself as that's the name she has been repeating over and over in her head for the last hour as she doesn't want to accidently call Bridget Siobhan when she sees her.
"Bridget, Bridget is doing better than anyone could expect at the moment but she still has a long way to go." The doctor explains.
"Can we see her?" Andrew asks wanting to see her for himself.
"Of course, but only two at a time."
"Go, we'll be here." Solomon tells Andrew and Juliet.
As Andrew and Juliet follow the doctor to Bridget's room Machado pulls out his phone "I'm putting a protective detail on Bridget's room in case Siobhan try's again."
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Juliet and Andrew follow the doctor to Bridget's room.
"Prepare yourself when you see her she has a lot of tubes and wires coming off and out of her, it may be shocking." The doctor says before opening the door to a standard private ICE room where they see Bridget laying on her back in the bed with like the doctor warned them a shocking amount of tubes and wires coming out and off of her.
"She looks like she is sleeping." Juliet says walking over to Bridget's side as Andrew stands in the door way shocked at the sight before him.
"That's what she is, sleeping." The doctor tells them.
"Will she wake up?" Juliet quietly not sure if she wants to hear the answer or not.
"All the signs are positive so far which is good, all we can do is wait it is up to Bridget now." The doctor tells them "I'll leave you alone."
"I'm so so sorry for what I said, I love you Bridget come back to us." Juliet says to Bridget so quietly that Andrew doesn't even hear as even though she is angry about and feels betrayed for the secret that Bridget kept her love and concern for her overrides that.
"Daddy, are you ok?" Juliet asks concerned when she realises that he father hasn't come up to Bridget.
"I knew she was hurt bad but I didn't expect to see so many tubes and wires even after the doctor warned us I didn't expect there to be so many." Andrew explains to his daughter.
Juliet walks over to her father and stands next to him and Andrew puts an arm around his daughter as she says "It's still her under all that. I know you want to go over to her. In the last seven months you have been happier than I have ever seen you. I know you love her Daddy, go over there and tell her I don't know if she can hear us but if she can it may just help her to come back to us."
"It's my fault she's like this." Andrew tells his daughter revealing the truth of how he is feeling.
"No Daddy, how is it your fault?" Juliet asks her father confused.
"If I didn't get so mad and kick her out and leave to go to the Hamptons then I would have been there when Solomon bought the proof that Siobhan is alive. I would have gone with her to Henrys and I could have stopped Siobhan from shooting her." Andrew explains.
"You don't know that Daddy. If you were there Siobhan may have just shot both of you and then I would be waiting in the ICE for both of my parents to wake up or worse." Juliet tells her father giving him a hug.
"Both your parents?" Andrew asks surprised as he pulls away from his daughter not sure if he heard right
"In the last seven months Bridget has been more of a mother to me than Mom and Siobhan have been during my whole life. That's why it hurt so much that she didn't tell me who she was sooner." Juliet explains walking back over to Bridget and pulling a chair over where she sits down on Bridget's left side and grabs her hand.
After gathering some courage Andrew walks over and leans down pushing her hair off her forehead and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead "I love you." He whispers in her ear before like his daughter he pulls a chair over and sits down next to her.
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'I love you." Bridget hears a voice say she looks around her but doesn't see anyone who could say that. All she sees is a room that looks identical from the colour of the walls to the masking tape line down the middle to the one her and Siobhan used to share many years ago.
"Hey Bridge." A voice says and she turns to see Malcolm standing at the entrance to the room.
"What happened?" She asks confused looking around.
"You don't remember?" Malcolm asks interested.
"Malcolm, am I dead?" Bridget asks as the memory of the shooting comes back to her.
"No, but you could be." Malcolm tells her.
"Are you?" She asks hesitantly.
"Yes." He answers sadly.
Bridget looks sadly at the man who is so important to her who she owes so much and breaks down in tears.
"It's alright Bridge." Malcolm tells her walking over and giving her a hug.
"Why are you here? Why am I here?" Bridget asks confused once she has stopped crying.
"I'm here to show you something." He tells her letting go off her and walking over to look out the window.
"Show me what?" Bridget asks taking a step towards him.
"Show you why you have to live, why you have to fight harder than you have ever fought for anything in your life." Malcolm explains.
"Huh." Bridget responds in shock.
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