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"Morning sunshine"Kara said frim her spot on the couch when Charlie emerged from his room with a serious case of bed head.
Charlie nodded as he walked into the kitchen, "morning"
"you have fun last night"Kara asked.
"yeah where's Joey"Charlie questioned.
"morning run"Kara replied as the door to the apartment opened and Joey came with Otto.
"speak of the devil,you went running in that"Charlie said point out the window at the massive snow storm.
"Yeah I did" Joey nodded as his phone began to ring nd he ignored it.
"Hello"Charlie said answering the landline, "yeah Carlos he's right here"
Joey rolled his eyes and took the phone, "yeah Carlos"
"can you come in early,and help out,we've had a bunch of walk-ins today and we're going back to back"Carlos asked.
"Only because you sound desperate"
"thank you"Carlos said.
"don't thank me thank Charlie he was dumb enough to answer the phone"Joey mumbled hanging up.
"I gotta go into work"Joey mumbled as he unclipped Ottos leash and the lab took off for his bed.
"that sucks"Kara mumbled.
"ehh a lot of walk ins I guess"Joey replied as he wandered into his Kara's room and began to get ready for work.
At the fire house
" oh good you're here,I need you to wait downstairs in case someone else comes in"Carlos commented
"I can do that"Joey said as he ran upstairs to finish getting ready.
Downstairs 10 minutes later
Joey hadn't been sitting long when a women knocked on the door with her son.
"Hi my landlord said I could bring my son by and you could take a look at him he fell and cut himself ice skating" The women said
"I can certiantly take a look at it for you"Joey said as someone else came in to the fire house.
"Hi can I help you"Joey said.
"I'm looking for Lieutenant Kitson,I'm the new guy on squad" The guy said.
"up the stairs through the kitchen 1st office on the left"Joey said as the new guy nodded and took off.
"alright buddy let's take a look,it doesn't look to bad I'll patch you up here but your probably going to want to head on over ot angel of mercy for stiches"Joey said as the women shook her head.
"I can't afford a cab"the women said.
"alright,hold on one second"Joey said as he reached for his radio,"Boyd-55-3,Adam 55-3 this station 55 what's your location"
"This Adam 55-3 we are headed back to the station"the radio crackled with a voice Joey didn't recognize. He knew some of the day shift medics but not all of them. He had only worked with Nolden when he was taking day shifts.
"10-4 Adam-55-3 be ready to transport a paitent to Angel of Mercy"Joey said.
"10-4 station 55"the radio crackeld.
"one of our ambulances will be able to take you up there"Joey said.
The women smiled, "thank you"
Adam 55-3 returned to the station a couple minutes later, "you have a paitent for us" a young medic asked getting out of the bus.
"Yeah,he needs to go get stiches"Joey said.
"Joey Doherty is that you"the young medic asked.
"Heather fandell right"Joey asked.
"yeah,well we can catch up later"Heather said. As she got into Adam 55-3 with Nolden.
"sounds good"Joey said as he went up the stairs,maybe doing walk-ins wasn't such a bad thing. They ussally omly had 3 or 4 a shift,but because of the weather it seemed that that number had quadrupled. Joey spent the rest of the afternoon patching up people who stopped in who couldn't make it to the hospital or weren't hurt seriously enough to go.
His actual shift began around three and he would be out on the streets then.
"so how about catching up,Colleen called in sick so I'm sticking around and Carlos paired us together"Heather said.
Joey nodded, "let me go throw on a longsleeved shirt"Joey said as he took off up the stairs.
Joey was in the middle of changing when there was knock on the wall, "everyone decent"Heather called out.
Joey sighed and shook his head, "not yet".
"I need to grab my sweatshirt"Heather called back.
"hold up alirght"Joey said as he pulled his uniform top over his orange under armour,and then threw and EMS sweatshirt with his name on it over his head, "your good to come up".
As Heather came up the stairs Joey wandered down, " I hate you Carlos"
Carlos threw hands up in defense, "What did I do"
Joey rolled his eyes and used his thumb to point at the stairs, "you paired me with her"
Carlos sighed and shook his head, "your partner called out and Kelli couldn't stay"
"whatever,please tell me I'm in my own bus"Joey asked.
"sorry Charlie but she wants to ride in Adam it's her bus on days" Carlos replied.
Joey shook his head and shot carlos another dirty look as he picked up the radio associated with Adam-55-3 and took off down the stairs.
Boyd-55-3 had always been his bus,ot was where he trained and where he was always placed,he rarely rode in Adam and was partial to Boyd-55-3 for that reason.
"Joey"Carlos said chasing down the younger paramedic who had gone downstairs to restock the bus and clwan it up for the next shift.
"What"Joey asked as he stocked the bus.
"what is your issue"Carlos asked.
"I went to highschool with her Carlos I haven't seen her in almost 5 years,since when did she start working here".
"She's new she wants to be on afternoons,but we don't have space for her right now but as of next week she's switching with Colleen so she'll be on afternoons"Carlos replied.
"Who wants to work afternoons and as of next week meaning Sunday,I am back in my own bus and working with you"Joey growled.
"come on Joey live a little"Carlos replied.
"Carlos Boyd-55-3 is my Bus it has been my bus for the last 5 years it was my mom and bobby's bus,I'm sorry for not wanting to change things around but please don't take my partner away from me I love working with Colleen"Joey said.
"you can take Boyd-55-3 go make sure it's set up the way you like it"Carlos mumbled.
"you ready to go"Heather asked coming down the stairs.
"you and Doherty are in Boyd-55-3"Carlos said pointing at the other bus.
"seriously"Heather whined.
"yeah he's senior and he wanted his bus"Carlos replied.
"but Nolden said I could-"Heather began as Joey cut her off.
'Nolden is supervisor on day's Carlos is supervisor on afternoon and in charge of our medic unit as a whole in this house don't argue"
Heather put her head down and sat on the bumper of the bus, "sorry"
Carlos shook his head, "don't worry about it"Carlos replied as he switched radios with Joey.
"Boyd-55-3 PD requesting EMS at 424 west concord"the radio crackled.
"Boyd-55-3 424 west concord"Joey said as he headed for the drivers seat and so did heather.
" My shift my bus I drive"Joey commented as Heather nodded.
Joey's animosity toward's heather worried her. They needed to be able to get along in the street and know exactly what the other was going to do and what needed to get done.
"so what can I do"Heather replied.
"what you ussally do"Joey said as he pulled over where he saw 55-Charlie, "What's going on Dunmore"
"this car rearended the red one and the people are asking to get looked at"Dunmore replied.
"alright sir what hurts"Joey asked.
"my friend is fine but my back hurts"the man complained
"Reynolds could you grab us our backboard"Joey asked,as an older man walked over to Dunmore.
"is that necessary"the man asked.
"yes sir it is if your back is bothering you,I'm going to need you to step out of the car and laydown the backboard staying absoloutly still"Joey said as Heather began to check over everyone else.
"it's not just my back my legs hurt to could I get some morphine"the man asked as his girlfriend rolled her eyes.
"sure,Heather could you grab the 'morphine' our of the bus"Joey asked his partner.
"absoloutly"Heather said.
"Meet us at Mercy"Joey said as another bus arrived to check everyone else over.
At the hospital
"how's your day been"Joey asked finding Mary Proctor at the nurses station.
"you give this to Nieto when you see him"Mary grouched as Joey took the paper she held out.
"what's this"Joey asked.
"a complaint against EMS"Mary growled.
"whoa what happened"Joey asked
"someone this morning didn't follow protocall and the new attendings mad"Mary whispered as Joey looked through the papers and realized it was Heather.
"I'll make sure Carlos get this have they not been in yet"Joey asked.
"it wasn't filed until 10 minutes ago and I haven't seen him yet"Mary asked.
"alright Mary I'll give it to him"Joey said giving in to the much older head nurse.
"Thank you Joey"Mary said as Joey nodded and finished his paper work and heather walked over.
"What's that"heather asked eyeing the papers in Joeys hand.
"nothing it's for Carlos"Joey replied.
"alrighty then"Heather said as they walked out to the bus.
"so you know nurse proctor"Heather asked.
"since I was a little kid she's close friends with my mom"Joey said.
Back at the firehouse
"Lieu you know where Carlos is"Joey asked when he saw DK in the kitchen.
"in his office on the phone with downtown something about a a complaint from the new attending"DK mumbled.
"okay then"Joey said as he approached Carlos's office door trying to tread lightly, "Carlos"Joey said knocking.
Still on the phone Carlos turned as Joey handed him the paperwork from Proctor, "thanks"
"Not a problem"Joey said s he went back into the lving room and sat down in a recliner to watch the Knicks game.
