A/N: I hope to have the next chapter written tomorrow. For both of my stories. An unexpected three day weekend and something else have really encouraged me to write. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Not mine
She watch from a distance as her husband's body shook with heartbreaking sobs. Linda wanted so bad to be able to hold Danny in her arms and comfort him but it was as if she was rooted to the tiles on the floor.
"Linda, sweetie, I didn't know how to contact your father-in-law but I was able to get a hold of Erin. She is on her way now. Should I try the Commissioner?" she hears a nurse ask her. She is pretty sure it is Pria but it could be any of her friends.
"No, he has heard by now. I wouldn't be surprised if he was on his way…" Linda answered quietly. She knew Frank would have heard about this as soon as the call was put out. She knows the power that the Commissioner's office has. As soon as that thought leaves her mind she hears the deep, broken voice of her father-in-law.
"Linda? Have you heard anything? Is there any…." Frank asked, scared to know the answer. Also there was a good chance that he finally laid eyes on his eldest son, broken and sobbing on the floor of the hospital emergency room. "Is Danny alright?" he whispered his voice laced thick with tears.
All she could do was shake her head. Linda wasn't sure how else to answer it. She knew that if she tried to speak her voice would more than likely betray her. She could feel the tears start to fall down her cheeks and she knew that there was no stopping them. The next things she knows, she is being embraced by the strong arms of her father in law. It amazes her that even in his worst of times; he knows how to make sure his family knew he was there for them. Before she knew she is listening to Frank tell her everything is alright.
Together, hand in hand they make their way towards Danny, who has continued to sob quietly. However as soon as he notices Frank and Linda walking towards him, he lifts himself up off the floor and slowly makes his way over to his father and wife and allows himself to fall apart even more in their arms. After a few minutes he finally brings himself to ask the question he fears the answer to.
"Jamie….is there…is there any news? Is he going to be okay?" Danny asked quietly. However before either his wife or father could say a word, they interrupted by a man dressed in scrubs.
"Excuse me, Commissioner?"
