A few hours passed and Lexi was drowning in the paperwork she was supposed to be completing. All it said was refer to form 7c or attach to 32a. What? Or Quoi? As the French say. She was losing the will to live and was grateful when her shift started. She almost ran from the office in her haste. Paperwork was tedious but a necessary evil. She changed and met Bob in front of their ambulance. You'll never believe this. He called their ambulance Bertha!

"hey Bob." she smiled.

"What no hello to Bertha?"

"No coz that would make me feel like a fool!" she chuckled.

"Hey me and Bertha have been together for years. There's marriages that have broke up in less time than we've been together. She has never let me down!" he patted her bonnet.

"Hello Bertha!" she blushed crimson in embarrassment. "Happy?"

"Excessively. Bertha told me she likes you. She didn't at first but you have grew on her. She doesn't like to share me!" he added in a whisper.

"Are you sure Bertha is a she. She looks rather butch to me." Lexi said laughing.

Bob's jaw dropped and he put his hand over her headlights. "Don't listen Bertha she didn't mean it!" He looked at Lexi seriously. "She is a she! And we talk about you. And she has mostly nice stuff to say." he listened. "She said she'll still be cool as long as you cut out the man comments."

Lexi laughed loudly at him. "I still can't believe you talk to your ambulance. Your wife should get you checked for insanity!"

"hey it's therapeutic !" he said seriously.

She loved being around Bob for this reason. He was so funny and a lovely guy.

"You ok Lex?"

"Yeah, I leave my problems at home though. So you don't have to worry."

"Just worried your gonna crash my baby!"

"Tell you what you drive today. I know I'm suppose to but I'm always worried I'm gonna get lost. Even with the sat nav!"

He clapped. "Didn't I promise I'd drive today Bertha, I told you not to worry!"

Lexi laughed and climbed in the passenger seat. They drove to the spot they were asked to wait at. Talked about Bobs kids.

"You got 2 kids right?" Lexi asked.

"Yeah boys. Terrors. I'd be lost without them. Kids confuse the hell out of you but they bring you so much love and happiness."

Lexi smiled at the pride and love in his voice as he talked about his boys.

The radio crackled. Stabbing at a house. They rattled off an address. One woman wounded. 834 get there.

"Copy that." Lexi said. Bob turned on the siren and put the ambulance in motion. They drove through the dark night.

(X)

They arrived at the house. A woman lay on the floor in the living room in a pool of blood.

"Bob stretcher!" she yelled.

"Help my wife!" A man yelled. His eyes darted shiftily.

"Sir just back off let me do my job yeah." she said soothingly.

"Miss Miss can you hear me?" Lexi asked. Checked her eyes with a light which was standard procedure.

Bob wheeled the stretcher in. Lexi had put bandages on her wound and administered pain relief. She and bob rolled her on the stretcher. And she was taken to the ambulance. When she was in the ambulance Lexi placed an oxygen mask on her, checked her vitals. Which had weakened since they left the house. She worked methodically. Her husband watched from the spare seat with cold hard eyes.

The woman stirred. Fought Lexi.

"Miss it's ok. My names Lexi. I'm here to help. I'm an ambulance technician!" she told her softly and placed her arms down onto the stretcher.

"Help! Husband….. Knife…..stab me." she said weakly.

"Get away from my wife." waved a blood smeared knife under Lexi's nose."

Lexi stood up automatically "Whoa there sir!" she said and out her hands in the air. Felt a rush of fear.

"Talk to me Lex." Bob said.

"316!" code for man with knife and Lexi is in big trouble here! "Bob just keep driving yeah." she added.

The mans eyes narrowed. "Shut up!" the man yelled and punched Lexi in the mouth.

Bob was mumbling into his radio.

"Look sir, my names Lexi. What's yours?" his eyes narrowed.

"Please?" she asked sweetly.

"Steve." he said.

"Look Steve, do you know what her name is?"

"Monica!" he spat.

Lexi nodded.

"Look Steve, put the knife down yeah." she said softly her lip throbbed. "I'm sure this is all a understanding!" she went to take a step forward.

"Don't you move!" he hissed, waved the knife.

"Ok!" she said stepping backwards again.

"Look Steve I need to help Monica here. I can't let her die. She's someone's daughter you know. Is she someone's sister or mother?"

She was trying to get Steve to relate to Monica as a person. As a victim. Ethan had taught her how to do it in case she got in a situation like this.

"I know what you doing! I'm not stupid"

Monica stopped breathing. Lexi's fear disappeared.

"Steve I gotta help her!"

"NO!"

"Go to hell!" Lexi yelled. And started attaching tubes and administering CPR.

"I'm warning you let her die. She's a slut sleeping around!"

Lexi got her breathing and attached a ventilator in seconds. Ignored Steve's tirade.

"Get off her!" he screamed as he saw her chest moving with every breath she took. "Don't force me to hurt you too!"

"Lex back off. We're 4 mins eta. 212" Bob yelled at her. Code for police en route. He had to take an diversion. Road works ahead had closed the route they usually took. And no bothered to tell them. Idiots!

Lexi was checking Monica over when she was grabbed by the collar and flung back against the ambulance doors.

Steve stood above Monica as she lay unmoving. Knife raised above her heart.

"I can't Bob. He'll kill her!" She yelled. And jumped on Steve's back he backed off and sandwiched her between the door of the ambulance and his back. He hit her repeatedly.

"Ooph. Ooph!" Your not killing her!" Lexi said winded.

"Her or you." he warned and drove back with all his might.

Her arms loosened and she fell to the floor. He kicked her in the ribs and stamped on her chest. Went back to Monica. Was gonna pull her off the monitor Lexi had attached. Lexi went in a bag and pulled out a syringe and a bottle. Quickly filled it and stabbed him in the leg. He hissed.

"Bitch!" he turned stamped on her face. She lay dazed. He was stood over her and she kicked out at him. He dodged easily. She saw him wobbling. He knew something was wrong. "Her or you!" he repeated.

And threw the knife in her direction. She arched up slightly as the blade impaled her, she felt a piercing pain in her chest. Felt like she couldn't breathe properly. The man fell sideways beside her, knocked out.

Lexi lay there trying to control her breathing. She couldn't.

"Lexi!" the driver yelled.

She as panting. Blood gurgled in her throat. She spat it out.

"Chest wound!" she managed to croak. "Internal…." she blacked out.

The driver looked back and saw her on the floor unconscious. "Lexi!" he yelled.

The driver had his eyes back on the road and saw something which hadn't been there before. A truck. This was a one way road! Bob swerved trying desperately to get out of the way but the ambulance was still hit. The lorry far bigger than the ambulance hit it's side making it flip and the occupants all flew sideways. Momentum pushed the ambulance across the road. There was a screech of metal and a squeal as the ambulance slid across the tarmac. Then no sound. Not a murmur from the 4 broken bodies inside. The only movement was the eerie spinning of the ambulance wheels.

A/N OMG!