Hi! I was planning to update sooner but my computer wasn't working. I don't know if all the medical stuff is 'the real thing' but I'm not a real doctor so...Anyways, here is another chapter :-) Enjoy!
"Calm down Shawn."
"No Gus. I'm not going to calm down. My girlfriend was in an accident. She's in a hospital."
The two best friends together with Detective Carlton Lassiter and Chief Karen Vick walked through the hospital doors and to the reception.
"Hi, I'm police Chief Vick from the SBPD. We're here for Detective O'Hara. She was in a
car-accident."
The receptionist looked up from her computer and was surprised to see four people in front of her.
"Oh yes. She is in x-ray now, but she'll be out in about 20 minutes."
"X-ray? Why?" Lassiter had been very quiet since they got the phone call from the hospital.
"The doctor suspected a concussion, so the doctor sent her to do a CT-scan."
Chef Vick cleared her throat and said:
"Is she stable?"
"Yes, but that could change any minute. She has a broken leg and like I said she most likely have a concussion."
"Can you please inform us when she comes out of x-ray?"
"Sure, just wait in the waiting area."
The group moved over to the plastic chairs and sat down.
"Oh boy." Shawn put his head in his hands and tried to keep calm. Juliet didn't sound okay. Cute little girlfriends shouldn't have to stay in hospitals over Christmas. They should be home eating the nice dinner the boyfriend had prepared. And on top of all Juliet was afraid of hospitals. That and the dark.
"Come on, she'll be alright. You want anything from the vending machine?"
Gus put his arm around Shawn and then stood up to go and get a candy bar.
Lassiter was getting impatient. He didn't like waiting and especially now when his partner was hurt. He couldn't stop thinking of the way she was acting earlier that day. She was unfocused and seemed off.
"When are they coming back?" He asked angrily.
"They'll come out any second now." Chief Vick put a hand on his shoulder.
"She'll be fine."
"That's all you keep repeating. I need more info. What happened exactly? What's the reason she's in hospital now?"
Chief Vick sighed and answered shortly:
"We'll just have to wait."
One of the things Karen was proud of about herself was that she was good at keeping calm under pressure. This however was testing her. She tried to tell herself that Juliet was okay, but there was a feeling that was telling her the opposite.
When Gus came back with a snickers, she started to feel hungry too. She'd left in the middle of dinner and left her husband with Iris. Karen went to get a cup of coffee and came back just in time to see a doctor walking up to them.
"Family of Juliet O'Hara?"
They all stood up immediately.
"Yes?"
"Well. I'm Doctor Brown and I have taken care of Ms O'Hara. On her way to x-ray, her lungs collapsed. We have it under control now but we don't know for how long. The CT-scan confirmed a severe concussion and her left leg's broken and I think she'll have to have a surgery on it when she is more stable."
Shawn rubbed his temples and muttered "Oh crap".
Gus put his arm around him and asked:
"When can we see her?"
"She'll be in her room in about a sec. She is currently sleeping but I'll take you there now. Just follow me."
Doctor Brown led them through some dark green double doors and went to the far corner of a corridor. He stopped in front of Juliet's closed door and turned to the anxious group.
"I need you to keep quiet, or you'll have to leave the room."
He opened the door and left to let them be alone with the patient.
The group froze when they saw how Juliet looked like. She was pale and bruised and had a pained look on her face. Her left leg was in a cast and there was IV's coming out of her arms.
Lassiter slowly walked over to her and took her hand.
"Oh God O'Hara." He whispered.
Chief Vick was the only one not to walk up to Juliet. She focused on Juliet's feet. She couldn't see her detective like this. Gus noticed her and walked back to her.
He put his hand on her shoulder and quietly said: "She's going to be okay."
"I know. I'm just worried about her."
Shawn took Juliet's other hand and gently stroke a strand of hair out of her face. He felt so useless. Her lungs wasn't working, she was unconscious, she wasn't going to be able to walk for about two months with a cast like that. Now was really the time he hoped he could take her place.
"Hm guys...Can I um have some alone time?"
"Sure. Just call us if she wakes up or anything new happens."
The Chief pushed everyone one out and threw a last glance on Juliet.
Oh, she hoped Juliet was going to make it.
When Shawn was left alone, he turned to Juliet.
"Sweetheart. I'm not sure if you can hear me but I'll talk anyway. Can you please wake up?
I miss you. We were going to snuggle up on the couch and watch some Christmas movies and.. do some other things."
He paused to imagine everything they were about to do after the movie.
"Please wake up Jules. I love you."
He bent over and kissed her white lips.
"Shawn." The word was barely a whisper. If Shawn hadn't seen her lips move he never would have heard it.
"Jules sweetheart, are you awake?"
Juliet closed her eyes and nodded. Her face still looked pale and pained.
"Where does it hurt, Jules?"
He stroke her hair to make her calm down.
"My head and my chest." She started to cry and Shawn hugged her carefully and kissed her forehead.
"Shawn, I'm scared. What's wrong with me?"
"Hey... Sweetie, look at me. I'm here, you don't have to be afraid. The doctor said that you have a concussion."
"But Shawn, I had the headache before I was in the accident. I got all dizzy and drove into a tree."
"Do the doctors know that? No, okay."
Shawn was worried. He pushed the call button and kept stroking her hair. Juliet still cried and closed her eyes. The doctor arrived with a nurse right behind him.
"Hi, Juliet. Do you remember me?"
"I think so." She kept her eyes closed and Shawn was getting more and more worried.
He stepped forward and said:
"I don't know if you know it but she says that she crashed her car because of her headache."
"Is that right?" He turned to Juliet.
"What happened?"
Juliet still kept her eyes closed and tried to remember.
"I was driving home when I got stuck in traffic. Then everything started turning and my head got all warm. And my hands started trembling and the next thing I knew I woke up here."
She was interrupted by a loud beep coming from the doctor's front pocket.
"I'm sorry." Dr Brown took out a pager and pushed a button.
"Nurse, can you take care of this? I'm needed in surgery."
"Sure. Juliet, do you have any pain now?"
"Yes, my head and chest."
"Okay. It's okay, you're going to get better."
Juliet's crying were getting worse and Shawn could tell she was getting more frightened by the minute. She was crying like a child.
"Are you her boyfriend?" The nurse turned to Shawn.
"Can I speak with you outside?"
Shawn followed the nurse out.
"I just wanted to ask if you noticed anything different about her behavior. We can use that and find out where she hit her head."
Shawn thought a little and then said:
"She's definitely scared and usually she's tough as a nail. I never seen her cry like this before."
"You think that's because of the accident?"
"Well, she's afraid of hospitals but there's something wrong with her and I'm not leaving this hospital before she's fully cured." He said confidently.
"Of course. We'll do everything we can to help her."
They went back into her room and Shawn repositioned himself next to her bed.
The nurse took out a stethoscope and checked her heart and breathing. When her hand touched Juliet's skin, the nurse's eyes widened and she said:
"She's burning up. Juliet, I'm just going to check your temperature."
She slid a thermometer in Juliet's ear and read the numbers.
"105.8" She turned to Shawn.
"I'll have to get another doctor because of Dr Brown's emergency. Stay with her and try to keep her calm."
Shawn nodded and grabbed a chair so he could sit next to Juliet.
"Juliet, are you still awake?"
"I just want the pain to go away."
"I know Sweetheart, I know. Just hold on and the doctor will come soon. Are you warm?"
"I'm freezing."
Shawn continued to kiss her forehead until the doctor arrived.
"Hello, I'm Dr Dawson."
A female doctor this time, shook Shawn's hand.
"I understand that Ms O'Hara has a concussion, broken leg, a collapsed lung, chest-pain and a fever. All because of a car accident."
Shawn nodded and added:
"And she says she's cold."
Dr Dawson patted Juliet's hand and said:
"Juliet, can you hear me? Hello, my name is Sarah Dawson and I'm filling in for Dr Brown.
Juliet?"
Juliet's head was throbbing again and she was getting unconscious again. She didn't have the energy to answer or open her eyes. Juliet pushed all her strength but all she could say was:
"I can't..."
"You can't what? Juliet?"
Shawn watched terrified as the doctor quickly pushed the call button and checked her pulse and breathing.
"She's not breathing!" The doctor said loudly when the nurse came in, before she started rescue breathing. The nurse turned to Shawn and said:
"I'll have to ask you to leave. We'll call you when we get this under control. Don't argue."
She added when Shawn opened his mouth.
"Now!"
Shawn walked out of her room and walked almost mechanically to the rest of the group. He really felt like crying now.
"Shawn whats wrong?" Gus stood up and helped Shawn to sit down, because it looked like he couldn't do it himself.
"Jules, she stopped breathing. The doctor started CPR and I had to leave:"
A mutual sigh was heard from everyone that was there for Juliet.
Lassiter stared at Shawn with a terrified look, but Shawn who had put his head in his hands, didn't see it.
Chief Vick felt like she'd been submerged in ice-cold water. She cleared her throat and said:
"Okay so this is just a set-back, but O'Hara is strong and she'll do just fine."
"How can you know that?" Lassiter said with a loud voice.
"How can you know that she will be fine? The doctors don't even know what's wrong with her head!"
"Carlton! Listen to me. She will make it."
She emphasized every word and looked at Lassiter. Her eyes softened and she turned to the rest.
"She will make it."
Okay, so again I'm not a doctor so I'm not sure if this could happen for real. And also I'm sooo happy that Psych season 7 is officially on Netflix!Yay! It's like I'm in Heaven :-D