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The next morning, Roy walked into Rampart, still feeling down because of his parter, but holding his head higher since he had talked to Joanne. The night before, after he had gotten home from the hospital, he had hugged both of his kids tightly, thanking God they were okay. Then, after the kids had gone to bed, he and Joanne had gone to their room. There he told the whole story to his wife, who listened, held him and cried with him.
So, Roy walked to the ICU wing to his injured partner's room. There he saw his Captain, asleep, his head resting next to Karen's hand, his hand in hers. Roy stayed in the doorway, watching for a few moments before he went in. He tapped Cap's shoulder to wake him up.
"Cap, you awake?"
Cap didn't move.
Roy was scared, thinking something was wrong. He remembered Cap had looked pale the night before. He shook Cap's shoulders.
"Cap! Cap! Come on wake up!"
Cap's head moved slightly, then his eyes opened as he began to wake up. Roy let out the breath he had been holding. As Cap sat up, Roy said, "Man Cap, you really scared me. It took me a while to wake you up."
"Sorry. I guess I was more tired then I thought," Cap said, rubbing his eyes as he stood up. Cap stretched and stood at the bottom of Karen's bed.
"Any changes?" Roy asked as he sat in the same chair Cap had been sitting in all night.
"No. She's been checked about every hour though," Cap replied, yawning.
"Cap, you look beat. Why don't you head home. I'll be here until about 1. Johnny's coming in this afternoon. Joanne said she'd stay when we went back on shift. That's if she's still in a coma," Roy said, a note of sadness in his voice.
"Thanks Roy. I'm going to head home. I'll be back later on. Emily wants to come to see her. If anything changes, let me know," Cap said grabbing his turnout coat. Cap was still in his uniform from the previous day. He never stopped to change when Karen was brought in.
"I will Cap. Take it easy heading home," Roy replied.
"Right Roy," Cap said, walking out the door.
Hank headed outside the hospital, where his wife Emily had left the car for him. As he walked, he started to get lightheaded and dizzy. He stumbled for a moment, then stopped to catch his breath and figure out what was happening. Before he could figure out what was going on, Hank's world dimmed to gray. Hank crumpled silently to the pavement as his world went black and he lost consciousness. He lay unmoving in the parking lot, sprawled next to his car.
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