Thank you for the kind words. Sorry for the cliffhangers. I feel like a hypocrite because I hate them too, but they get you hooked. Enjoy (Again I own nothing)
"I'm Dr. Sonya Millan. Jane is stable. We stopped the bleeding, and placed a chest tube to help expand her lung. She lost a lot of blood and is receiving a unit of blood as we speak, she will need more. We intubated her to help her breath and have her in a medicine induced coma -"
"You put her in a coma!" Frost yelled behind Dr. Isles.
"It's done when there is a lot of pain and to decrease risk of more damage being done if the person is awake. Now shush Frost let the Doctor finish," Maura said over her shoulder, getting the young detective to be quiet. "Please continue."
"Ah yes. We cleaned both wounds and consulted an orthopedic doctor to take a look at the fractured ribs and scapula. We need to give Jane IV antibiotics to prevent infection from the bullet. Does Jane have any allergies?" Dr. Millan finished.
"Jane doesn't have any allergies. What ribs are fractured if you don't mind me asking?" Maura asked
"She fractured ribs five and six in the front, and 2 and 3 in the back, as well as her scapula where the bullet exited. She's being transferred to the SICU on the seventh floor to room…" the doctor trailed off as she checked her papers, "one."
"How come you know where Jane is going and the other doctor didn't?" Frost asked again.
"We have a different approach to our care. I like to be more involved in my patients care, and know everything instead of having to refer you to a nurse. Plus the nurses here are amazing and I appreciate all they do. Not all doctors have the same approach, as well as nurses. Everyone is different," Dr. Millan informed Detective Frost. Turning back to Maura she asked, "Do you have any other questions?"
"No, just when can I see her?"
"They're already bringing her up to the ICU, I'd show you where it is but I need to get back and check on my other patients. I'll see if someone can show the way," Dr. Millan said with a reassuring squeeze of Maura's arm. She turned and walked back through the trauma doors in search for a nurse to help the other doctor.
"Janie is gonna pull through. She's always been a fighter," Korsak said as he slapped Frost on the back.
Frost nodded before turning his attention to Maura. "Do you need anything?"
Maura stood there for a second thinking of what she needs. She looked down at her current outfit. The blue scrubs with the letters BIDMC and her tan Jimmy Choos. She wanted her clothes, and a shower, but she was not going to leave Jane's side. She knew Jane wouldn't wake up until the medication was stopped that was keeping her in a coma, but that did not matter. She was not going to leave her best friend in her most vulnerable hour. She turned to the two detectives behind her.
"I need clothes. I keep a bag in my car at all times just in case. Could you either bring me my bag or get my car?" she asked the two men.
"Yea sure, we'll get your car. Keys?" Korsak answered for Frost.
Maura did a scan of the waiting room looking her purse. Then she realized she didn't bring it. She left everything in the lab including her pet tortoise Bass. Oh my goodness, Bass! Maura just realized.
"I don't have my bag or keys. They're back in the morgue. I keep everything in the bottom right drawer of my desk. In there you'll find my bag with my keys and my phone. Ah also in the morgue is my tortoise Bass. He'll need to be watched. There's a cage near my desk if you could put him in there. I'll call his usual sitter and have her pick him up. Oh my goodness I totally forgot about Jo-Friday and…and… and the little tortoise I got Jane a few months ago," Maura informed Korsak.
"Do you have a copy of Janie's key?" he asked.
"Ah yes," she replied.
"Ok, we'll go to the lab, grab your bag, place Bass in the cage. We'll bring Bass with us to Janie's. Pick up Jo-Friday then bring everything here," Korsak said with a shrug.
"You can't bring the animals into the hospital," Maura said with a shift of her hip.
"We won't I'll watch the animals until you two can go home. You don't have to call the sitter for Bass, I can watch him. You know me and taking care of animals Dr. Isles," Korsak said with a smile.
"Yea ok, that sounds like a really good idea. I really appreciate it. Uh you want to come with me to the ICU?" she asked Jane's partners
"We can't go in there. Only family," Frost replied repeating what the nurse Nicole said.
"I know that, but at least see where it is so when you come back you can bring me my stuff, I don't have a phone for you to call when you get back," Dr. Isles said trying not to sound annoyed.
"Yea, of course, I knew that," Frost said trying to cover up his embarrassment.
The trauma doors opened again, revealing the nursing assistant Amber.
"Hello I'm back to bring you to the SICU this time. Good thing they're going to the same place, it'll make things a lot easier for their mom," she said with a smile.
"Lead the way," Korsak said extending his arm.
Amber took her cue, leading the way to the waiting elevators. It wasn't long before the doors opened after Amber pressed the button with the arrow facing up. She walked in holding the door for her three followers. When everyone was inside she pressed seven and asked, "You all family?"
"Sorta," Korsak said with a shrug.
Amber looked at Korsak with a confused look.
"What he means is that we're like family. We all work together with Jane, and we all take care of each other. However I am her advanced directive," Maura said clearing up the misunderstanding.
"Ooh ok. Do I need to tell you about the family rule?" Amber asked the three other occupants of the elevator.
"No, they know they can't go in, but they need to know where it is because I don't have any of my things and I'm not leaving Jane," she informed the young assistant.
"Ok," she said with a shrug as the elevator doors opened.
Maura saw the sign that said SICU. Amber walked up to a black box and scanned her badge. "Room one is the first one on the left," Amber said pointing to the left.
"Thank you," Maura said to the young girl. She turned and gave Korsak and Frost a quick hug before the doors had a chance to close. "I'll see you two later," she said before turning and walking through the ICU doors.
She walked in seeing all the rooms had glass windows allowing people in the nurses' station to see all the patients. There were eight rooms, in a semi-circle around the nurses' station. Only six were filled with patients. To Maura's right was the nurses' station where there were three nurses, one nursing assistant and one doctor sitting at computers.
Maura scanned the SICU right to left, stopping at the image at room two. There she saw Frankie lying with a blue tube coming out of his mouth. His eyes were closed. On the right side of his bed facing the nurses' station was the monitor showing his heart rate and vital signs. Hanging around Frankie were bags of fluids, one looked like antibiotics, and blood. On the floor to his left was the atrium for the chest tube. It was draining bright red blood and was connected to the wall helping to suck the extra blood. Next to the atrium was a brunette woman sitting next to him holding his hand, not seeing the nurses' station or Maura behind her. Maura knew Angela Rizzoli would not be letting her son go. Her heart went out to the woman. Instinct told her to comfort the older woman, but her heart told her to go check on Jane first.
When she walked into Jane's room she couldn't stop the tears coming down her face. She looked like her brother in the next room. Blue tube coming out of her mouth, bags of fluid, antibiotics, and blood hung around the female detective going through a few IV pumps to multiple IV. To the right was the monitor facing the nurses' station showing her heart rate and vitals. On the floor was the chest tube atrium also filled with bright red blood and attached to the wall, sucking out the extra blood that was in the wrong place. At the foot of the bed was a bag draining clear yellow liquid, from her bladder.
Maura walked over to the left side of Jane and took her hand. She tried lifting it up but saw it was tied to the bed. To keep her from accidentally pulling the tubes out Maura thought to herself. Maura turned and grabbed the chair next to the ventilator and sat down next to Jane, not letting go of her hand.
"Who are you?" asked a nasty voice from the door.
Maura turned and saw a nurse wearing the same outfit as her except she was wearing green crocs.
"I'm Dr. Maura Isles. Jane Rizzoli's advanced directive. I have every right to be here," Maura snapped at the nurse.
"Whoa… Sorry. I'm Beth. I'll be her nurse for the next half hour," the nurse replied. She walked over to Jane, checking all the tubes coming from and going to Jane.
"Shift change is at 7," Beth said before leaving Maura with Jane.
Bitch! Maura thought. She clearly does not want to be here, and is mad to have gotten another patient so close to shift change. Maura shook her head and turned her attention back to Jane.
"Jane honey… sweetie. It's me, Maura. I'm not going anywhere. I haven't told your mother yet about what happened to you. I'm not sure how to tell her without her getting upset and threatening to kill you," Maura chuckled. Imagining Angela Rizzoli saying she's going to kill her only daughter. "Anyways I know why you did what you did. You stopped the man who has killed so many of your coworkers, and possibly your brother. What you don't know is that the SWAT team was already inside and was taking Frankie outside before you grabbed Bobby's gun. He was safe, so this was not necessary. I won't tell your mother that though. That will stay between us."
Maura stood and placed a light kiss on Jane's forehead, sealing her promise.