Chapter 8
BethBobby
'Oh, if you're hearing this
I must have made it through
Oh, when the clouds are burned
Open up my window
I see the sky's still blue'
Andrew Belle – Sky's Still Blue
AN: you might hate this chapter, you may not, sorry if you do, but it was spinning around my head.
IT'S MY 18TH BIRTHDAY! (or it will be on the 14th depending on the time zone you're in) FUCK YEAH!
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Steve drove home, calling at the grocery store to get something for lunch.
He heard his phone begin to buzz as he was paying for the food he had bought and pulled it out of his pocket glancing at the caller id as he hit 'answer'.
'Chin, how you doing?' Steve asked, walking out of the store.
'Not too bad, how are you and Gracie?' Chin replied.
'Okay I think, she's just had hardly any sleep, I can count the hours she's had since Danny and Rachel died. It worries me; I mean, she slept little last night, but still only two or three hours.'
'Hmm,' Steve could almost see Chin's frown as he considered it 'could be caused by stress.'
'I don't know, it's not good for her.'
'Yeah I know.'
'Can I bring her to see you and Kono later?'
'We're going to the beach surfing, sure,' Chin said 'we'll be there around two.'
'I'll meet you there.' Steve told him before hanging up.
He drove in silence for a minute or two before his cell rang again.
'Mary,' Steve said, waiting for her to say something.
When she did her voice was full of panic and Steve felt his stomach clench.
'Steve where are you, there's something wrong with Grace, she collapsed.' Steve could hear that she was crying in her voice and the Camaro's speed gauge slipped past 80 and continued to rise.
'What happened. Have you called an ambulance?' Steve asked, panic creeping into his voice 'did you leave her alone?'
'Yes! I called them straight away and no we were watching TV, she said she felt strange and when she stood up to get a drink she just collapsed.' Mary said, her breath ragged as she gasped out what happened 'you need to get home now Steve.'
'I'll be two minutes, literally.' Steve flicked the call off and threw the phone onto the seat, reaching over to turn on the lights and sirens.
Most of the HPD recognised the Camaro as Five-0 but Steve wasn't in the mood to slow down and explain that to a rookie cop.
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Steve pulled into the house at the same time as the paramedics.
He was opening the door and jumping out almost before the Camaro had stopped.
Mary appeared at the door at the same time as Steve reached it, the paramedics only a few paces behind.
'She's still out.' Mary cried, but Steve was relieved to see that despite her distress, she had been calm enough to put Grace in the recovery position.
'They'll look after her, take the Camaro and follow us to the hospital.' Steve ordered her, handing her the keys.
Mary nodded obediently, her usually pale face ashen as she watched her brother run over to Grace and bark questions at the paramedic.
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The paramedics, who were looking more and more peeved with Steve as the minutes went by placed Grace on a stretcher and loaded her into the ambulance.
Steve insisted they let him ride with her, flashing his badge needlessly.
Mary flicked on the sirens in the Camaro so that she could follow the ambulance, wondering how on earth she was able to even put the car in gear, never mind follow a high speed ambulance.
Fuck, if anything happened to Grace she didn't know how Steve would recover.
Not after Danny.
And their Mom.
And their Dad too, come to think of it.
Steve had always defended their father.
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Steve was in the waiting room of A&E having been shepherded away from Graces side to allow the doctors to run any tests when Mary got there, having had to park the car.
'Steve! How is she?' Mary asked as she ran over to him.
'They're not sure, but they don't think its life threatening, they want to run tests to make sure.' Steve rubbed his hand over his face and Mary had the urge to hug him.
'So we just have to wait?' Mary pressed.
'Yeah. I guess. I have to go call Chin.' Steve muttered, pulling out his phone and stepping away from Mary, who nodded and went to sit on a chair.
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Chin and Kono arrived within twenty minutes.
They quizzed Steve about what had happened and what the doctors had said and Mary was glad of the distraction; it meant Steve wasn't making up unrealistic scenarios in his head which could cause whoever was closest to him to be thumped.
After what seemed like an age, the doctor came around the corner.
Steve was up first, everyone else a moment later and Mary could see her brother analysing the doctor's expression before the doc had even had chance to speak.
The doctor was frowning.
Shit.
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This is a shit chapter. I'm sorry. You can hate, after this chapter I deserve it!
Anymore opinions on what stages you'd like to see Gracie go through when she's older?