Chapter 17
"It is about Pete!" said Dutchy and his voice craked down. Bomber looked into Kate whos eyes were red.
"No, no, no! Tell me I am wrong!" said Bomber and lose her balance. Dutchy caught her before she landed on flore and he and Kate helped her towards sofa.
"Look Bec..." started Kate and take deep breath. "Pete is shot during boarding party. He is taken into hospital. Doctors are not sure that he is going to survive. He is shot three times and all bullets impacted his body. Kevlar wasn't in any help." she added and looked into her friend.
"How that happened?" asked Bomber and looked in Kate while tears were felling down.
"It happened too fast. We didn't saw it coming." answered Dutchy.
"Come on, we will take you to the hospital." said Kate and they went out.
Bomber, Dutchy and Kate arrived in hospital where was rest of crew. When Charge saw Bomber he hugged her.
"He is going to be ok." he said while Bomber was crying.
"I can't lose him." she whishpered.
"You won't lose him..." started Dutchy but he was cutted of with Bomber.
"It is your fault!" she said and entair Hammersley crew looked into her. "You are ship's buffer. Your duty is XO's protection on boardings. And you failed." she yelled.
"Rebecca..." started Kate but Dutchy interupted.
"She is right. My duty was to keep him and rest of the crew safe but I failed." he said and walk away. Charge loop his arm around Bomber. In that moment, in hospital arrived Mike.
"How is he?" he asked his wife.
"We don't know. He is still on surgery." answered Kate and sighed.
"So bad?" asked Mike.
"Yes. Three bullets impacted his body. One finished in his lungs. If he survive he can forget on sea duty." said Kate and looked into Bomber who was sitting by Charge and Spider.
"He is strong." said Mike and hug his wife.
Minutes were passing, hours too, but doctors didn't give any news to the crew.
"Ma'am I am worrief for Dutchy." said Ryan silently.
"Me too. He allready was feeling guilty. Now when Bomber told him that in the face..." answered Kate and shook her head. In that moment came doctor with news.
"Who is family of Pete Tomaszewski?" he asked and looked into crew who rised and stand in front of him.
"We all are, but this is his girlfriend." said Charge and pointed on Bomber.
"How is he?" asked Bomber.
"He is alive." answered doctor and entair crew left first reliefing breath.
"But how is he?" Bomber repeted.
"One of the bullets impacted his lungs. Other two impacted his leg and arm. We don't know how much these two bullets made damage to his nerves." answered doctor.
"Can I see him?" asked Bomber.
"Yed you can. He is still unconcious, but you can go in." answered medic and lead Bomber in his room.
"I will look for a Dutchy. He needs to know the news and I will talk with him." said Bird.
"You sure?" asked Kate.
"Yes I am." answered Bird while she was thinking 'I will rather chew a glass, but what I can to do?' Bird smiled and left hospital.
Bomber entered in Buffer's room. He still was unconcious. She pull the chair closer to his bed and took his hand.
"Wake up Pete. We need you more than ever." she whishpered and squeeze his hand.
Dutchy was at his home. Bomber was right, he should to protect him. This was his duty. But he failed again. In Afghanistan, his XO died on his eyes and he wasn't able to do anything. Today, Buffer was shot on his eyes and he couldn't do anything either. He sighed. He have to leave. What before that better. In his thought interupted knock on the door. He rise and opened it. He was surprised when he saw Bird.
"Come in. What brings you by?" asked Dutchy surprised.
"Buff survived. He is going to be ok. Probably he can forget on active sea duty, but he is going to be there for his child and Bomber." answered Bird.
"It is good to hear that." said Dutchy and sit back on sofa.
"It wasn't your fault." said Bird and sit by his side.
"My job was to protect him. But I failed. I was looking how he is dying, like I saw how my XO died in gulf." he said.
"It happened too fast. I was there too. No one didn't see that guy." said Bird and put her hand on his. "Bomber overreacted. She was hurt and scared." she added when he looked in her.
"I love you." he said while he still was looking into her.
"What?" she asked surprised.
"I love you more than I loved anybody." said Dutchy and put his lips on her.
"I love you too." said Bird and kissed him too.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Here it is one more chapter. I didn't kill Buffer. But from next chapter is not going to be easy with this couple, because he is going to say something he shouldn't. But you will read it im chapter 18 what is going to be published tonight.
Here is little bit of Dutchy and Bird too. Like I said story is going to end soon. Read and let me know what you think so review.
Thanks for reading.
