Chapter 17: Lucky

The day had started out the same as it always did. The kids got ready for school and Trish would go to work and Roger and Martin would soon leave after her. Roger was in the kitchen when Riggs walked in. He walked by Roger who was looking down at the paper. Martin got him some coffee and turned to look at Roger. He noticed that Roger didn't look to good.

"Hey you okay?" He asked.

"Yea, just chest is hurting some." He said and put his hand to his chest.

"You want to go to the hospital?" Riggs asked starting to get worried.

"No it's fine." He said looking at him. Martin looked at him with worried eyes.

"Okay." He said and drank his coffee.

-An Hour Later-

Riggs was driving Roger's car. They were chasing some guys down. Riggs side the car to the side and Roger grabbed his chest. Riggs looked over at him. Roger was pouring the sweat.

"You okay?" He asked and looked at the road.

"No." Roger said with a groan. Riggs side the car to a stop and went a different way than the bad guys.

"What are you doing?" Roger asked.

"I'm taking you to the hospital!" Martin yelled out.

"But they are getting away." Roger said and grabbed his chest again.

"You are more important!" He yelled out again.

They side into a parking place at the hospital. Roger had to admit Riggs was a damn good driver. Some nurses came out and one of them was Aylee.

"Martin what is it?"

"He is having a heart attack I think." He said, and they got Roger into the ER.

-Later-

An hour had passed, and Riggs had called Trish and they were setting in the waiting room. Martin's leg was shacking, and Trish reach over and stopped it.

"He will be okay Martin." She told him. Just then the doctor came out.

"Murtaugh." She said. Martin stood up quick and then Trish stood up. The doctor looked at both of them.

"Okay what are you to him?" She pointed to Riggs.

"I'm his husband." He said and she looked at Trish.

"Wife." She told her.

"Okay. Well he had angina attack." She told them.

"It was not a heart attack, right?" Martin asked.

"No it was not." She said with a smile.

"Can we go back and see him?" Martin asked.

"Yes you can." The doctor told them.

She told them what room he was in and Riggs took of running. He ran down the hallway and almost passed the room. Trish watch him fall backward and caught himself with his hand down on the floor. She smiled at this. Martin really did love her husband. Riggs ran into the room and over to Roger. Roger looked at him and smiled.

"You got here fast." He made a joke. Martin didn't laugh he just bent down and kissed the man. Trish smiled at the sight of them kissing.

-A Month Later-

They celebrated the new year together and Roger was pound of Martin he didn't drink at all. He had been sober for about a year new. Roger was in the living room watching the game. Trish walked in and sat down. She looked at the clock that was on the wall and then looked at Roger.

"Baby when was Martin coming home from the store?" She asked him. He looked at the clock.

"Your right he should be back by now." Just then his phone rang. He looked at it and it was Avery.

"Hey Avery what is it?"

"Murtaugh, Riggs has flipped his truck…Murtaugh the truck is totaled. He is in the hospital now in surgery." Roger's eyes got wide.

"Baby?" Trish asked.

"Martin flipped his truck." He said slowly.

-At the hospital-

Roger and Trish ran in and asked about Martin. They were told that the doctor would come out soon. They sat in the waiting room. The doctor came out and said.

"Riggs-Murtaugh" Roger stood up and walked over to her. She looked at him and narrowed her eyes. She pointed her pen at him.

"You were in here about a month ago with angina attack." She stated.

"Yes, I was and you were my doctor, now about my husband?" He asked as Trish walked over and stood next him.

"Well he broke his collar bone and his arm on the left side." She told them.

"That's it?" He asked.

"Yes the truck was in bad shape though, they said that they had to use the jaws of life to get him out. With all honesty, he is lucky to alive and to walk away with just two manger injuries." She told the truth.

"Wait I was told that he was in surgery."

"He was, it was to remove glass and metal from his body." She looked down at his charts. "He has many and I mean many cuts and bruises. I say that the cuts will scar." She added.

"Can I see him?" He asked.

"In a few minutes." She said with a smile.

Roger walked over and sat down. He was shocked at what he was just told. Trish put her hand on his shoulder and said his name. He looked up and saw Avery walking over to them. He had a photo in his hand. He said nothing, he just handed the photo over to Roger. He and Trish looked at it. It was a photo of Riggs's truck.

They could see that the top was cut off and the front end smashed in. The drives side was pretty bad. Roger looked at this photo of the truck and knew that Riggs was very lucky.

"You can see him now." Roger got up and Trish said that she will go and get the kids and tell them. Eira was going to be very anxious to see her father. Roger walked down the hallway to Riggs's room. The doctor was with him. The doctor stopped him and said.

"Oh I forgot to tell you how he flipped his truck." Roger looked at her.

"How?"

"He had a seizure." She told him. Roger looked at her and then at Martin who in the bed asleep.

"Has he been in any stress lately?" She asked Roger. He looked over at her. He knew that he was stressed out over him having the angina attack. He walked in and over to Riggs. He leaned over and kissed him. Riggs woke up and looked at him.

"What happened?" He asked his love.

"You had a seizure and flipped you truck. The truck is totaled." Roger told him. "You are lucky." Riggs smiled at him.

"Yes I am, I have you." Roger smiled.