Just two minutes after the NYPD arrived, the ambulance pulled up and the paramedics took over treating Maggie's shoulder. As soon as she was in good hands OA ran out to his truck to check on his mom and sisters.
"Am'ma, Amira, Leila, are you okay?" He asked as he got to the window. Halima unlocked the doors and let him in.
"We're fine, son, is everything alright?"
"Not exactly. Maggie was hit in the shoulder. The good news is that the bullet went all the way through her shoulder. The medics are with her now, but everything else is under control."
"You ride with her, I can get us back to the hospital and before you try to argue, we're coming whether you like it or not, Omar," Amira replied as she jumped out of the backseat and moved towards the front seat.
"That's fine," He started before noticing Tiff and Scola pull up, "I gotta go, just go ahead and
start heading back that way and make sure you lock the doors before you go inside at the hospital."
"I will, you take care of Maggie," Amira replied climbing and buckling up. She waited until OA stepped away and then pulled into traffic. OA ran over to Tiff and Scola.
"What happened?" Scola asked.
"I went in to get a few things for my mom before we dropped her off and I knew something was off immediately, but before I could figure it out, the first perp had a gun in my face, I went to take it from him, his finger slid and the gun went off. Maggie heard it from the car and came in, we managed to get him cuffed and down but neither of us saw the second perp. He fired several shots at Maggie, one of them went through her right shoulder. Medics are with her now. How did you guys know to come?" OA asked suddenly confused.
"Maggie dialed Isobel and left the line open before she came in, we think she had one of your sisters call 911," Tiff replied.
"We heard the shots and then the line went dead, Ian had already tracked your phones so he sent us the address and had an ambulance dispatched as well," Scola continued.
"Can one of you call Isobel and update her? I'm going to ride with Maggie to the hospital. My mom and sisters have already gone back that way," OA replied before dashing away to jump in the ambulance behind the medics.
"Sir, we can only allow a family member to ride with us," The medic informed him.
"I'm her partner and her medical proxy," OA stated.
"Good enough for me," He waved him in and they closed the doors before racing to the hospital. By this point, Maggie had gone into shock and passed out, though her vitals were fairly stable.
Tiff called Isobel as soon as the ambulance disappeared, "Hey, Isobel, Maggie has a through-and-through in her right shoulder, the medics just left with her and OA."
"Okay, Jubal and I are on the way, talk to NYPD, make sure they have it under control, and tell them that OA will give a statement at the hospital, Maggie will when she is cleared by the doctors."
"Alright, his mom and sisters were here but already headed back to the hospital, if their statements are needed, that's where they'll be. Although they were in his truck and didn't have a good line of sight, so I doubt they have anything to add to the case."
"Okay, just make sure NYPD knows anyway," Isobel replied before they hung up.
Back in the ambulance, OA responded to Eman's text asking where they were and told her to return to the hospital because Maggie had been shot and she got back into her car and drove back to the hospital with many questions about what had happened in her mind.
When they arrived back at the ER and the medics unloaded Maggie out of the ambulance OA stood to the side and let them and the doctors work. He listened as they called out to each other and worked to get her set up on the monitors and finally one of them approached him.
"The medics said you were her medical proxy?" He asked and OA nodded.
"I am, what do you need to know?"
"Did she hit her head when she fell? Has she had any recent medical traumas? Does she have any allergies or anything that you know of?"
"I didn't notice if she hit her head but the way she fell from the force of the gunshot I would assume so, just over two years ago she survived exposure to sarin gas, and she doesn't have any allergies," OA responded quickly.
"Alright, thank you. First, she has already woken up from the shock. Second, we're going to get an MRI on her shoulder to get a look at any damage, since she probably hit her head, I am going to expand it and rule out a concussion as well. I'll need you to find a place in the waiting room, and I'll be out to you with those results probably in half-an-hour."
"Thank you," OA replied and shook the doctor's hand before turning to go find his mom and sisters.
"Omar!" Halima called out to him as soon as she saw him, "Is she going to be alright?"
"She should be, they're running tests to see exactly what they're working with, but she's already awake since getting fluids into her to stave off the shock."
"So we wait?" Eman asked having caught the tail end of their conversation.
"Yeah, we wait. He said he should have an update in half an hour," He said and waved Jubal and Isobel over and told them the same thing he just told his family.
"Isobel, has anyone called Erin, yet?"
"No, I was going to after I had more information," She answered.
"I'll do it, I have her number. She should hear it from me," He said before pulling out his phone and walking outside to get a better signal.
"Hello?" Erin answered, confused as to why OA was calling her.
"Hey Erin, listen, Maggie was shot. She should be fine, but I know she'd want you here, and I know you'd want to be here," OA answered quickly.
"O-o-okay, what hospital?" She responded and grabbed her purse as she walked out of her apartment.
"It's Mount Sinai Hospital, 1111 Amsterdam Ave. I'll be in the waiting room, just look for me."
"Okay, I'm on my way, if you see her, please tell her, I'm coming."
"I will, I'll see you when you get here," He replied before hanging up and walking back into the waiting room.
"Is she on her way?" Isobel asked.
"Yeah, she's coming. She'll be here soon," OA replied before sitting next to his mother.
"Omar, Maggie will be fine, stop stressing yourself out or you're going to be the next one in a hospital bed having a heart attack," Halima said softly as she placed her hand on his forearm.
"I'm fine, Am'ma," OA replied knowing that was the farthest thing from the truth.
"Liar," Amira retorted from the seat across from him.
"Do not start, you two," Halima replied putting a stop to the argument she knew was coming.
While everyone was sitting in the waiting room waiting to learn her fate, Maggie was lying as still as she could in the MRI machine despite the pain in her shoulder. Though, the noise of the machine combined with her pounding headache wasn't making that any easier. She sighed in relief when it finally stopped and the bed table slowly pulled her back out. The nurse and the tech helped her back onto the gurney and she was wheeled back to the trauma room while the doctor looked over the results from her MRI.
She lay quietly on the bed as she waited for the doctor to come and tell her her prognosis. She closed her eyes to block out the fluorescent lights overhead. She listened to every beep of the monitor, every footstep, every muffled voice, and attempted to take deep breaths to stave off the anxiety rising in her stomach and chest. She wondered where they shuffled OA off to and just how they'd managed to get him to leave her side. Wherever he was, he wasn't happy about it but she knew he'd get over it as soon as he was allowed back in. Before her mind could wander anymore, the doctor walked in.
"Agent Bell, I'm doctor Klein, the bullet that went through your shoulder somehow managed to miss everything important. You will be out of work for a while as it heals and it will require some moderate physical therapy before it is up to the standard for you to return to the field, however, you should make a full recovery. Also, as I initially suspected, you sustained a concussion and because you lost consciousness I will have to keep you overnight. As for your shoulder, we just need to irrigate it to prevent infection and remove any debris before we can stitch it up."
"Okay, will I have to be here for more than the one night or should I expect to be released sometime tomorrow?"
"I estimate that you will spend a maximum of two nights with us, however, it wholly depends on how tonight goes. If anything arises it may require a longer stay."
"Thank you, how soon can I see my partner? Do you know if anyone has contacted my sister?"
"He'll be able to come back shortly, I understand that he is your medical proxy?"
"He is, he knows me and my medical history best, he's aware of all of my wishes."
"Of course, and I am unsure about whether your sister has been notified but I will find that out for you, and see that she is if she hasn't already been," He answered with a soft smile.
"Thank you," Maggie replied and he turned to leave. He went straight to OA and the others in the waiting room where Erin had just arrived.
"Agent Zidan?" He questioned as he approached the group.
"Yes, doctor? How is she?"
"Agent Bell is going to be just fine. She got extremely lucky and the bullet missed everything important. She'll be out of work for a while but will only require stitches and moderate physical therapy to repair her shoulder and she should regain full function. She also sustained a concussion and will be kept under observation tonight, should anything arise she may also be here another night, but I estimate she will spend no more than two nights here before being released."
"Thank you," OA replied, "When can I see her?" It took everything for the doctor not to chuckle at his response as it matched his partner's nearly verbatim.
"I can take you back shortly, she has however, inquired as to whether or not her sister was notified," The doctor responded with a small smile.
"Yeah, that'd be me," Erin waved from her place beside OA.
"I can take you back as well, it shouldn't be long before she's in a private room and you can all join her," The doctor replied before motioning for Erin and OA to follow him. He led them back to the trauma room where Maggie had only a gown draped over her chest so that the nurses could irrigate the wound and Erin rushed to her left side to grab her hand.
"Mags!" She gasped.
"I'm alright, Erin, they just have to clean it before they can stitch it up," Maggie replied squeezing Erin's hand and smiling at OA. He stood just behind Erin and smiled back.
"How are you feeling, habibti?" He asked and Erin looked up at him questioningly.
"I'll be fine, baby," Maggie replied.
"Am I missing something here?" Erin asked as it began to dawn on her.
"Yes, we're together. It's been less than a week, so please don't make a big deal out of it," Maggie answered.
"It took you two long enough," Erin replied with a smirk, "And don't worry, I won't tell mom and dad before you do. Although they might like to know you were shot."
"I'll call them in a little while, when I'm a little less out of it. Everything is all twisty right now."
"That's your concussion, babe. Close your eyes and rest, we'll see you when they get you in a private room, alright?"
"Okay," Maggie whispered as she closed her eyes just as the doctor returned to do her stitches. Erin and OA went back to the waiting room to find officers taking statements from his mom and sisters.
"How's she holding up?" Jubal asked.
"She's good, a little dizzy and out of it between the morphine and the concussion," OA replied. As one of the officers finished speaking with his mother, he walked over to OA. OA recognized him from the scene and the two moved to the side so that OA could give his official statement and for what felt like the hundredth time that day, he recounted the events in the bodega and gave the officer one of his cards so that they could contact him if necessary.
"Thank you, we'll be back sometime tomorrow to take Agent Bell's statement. Hopefully, she'll be up for it," The officer replied.
"Thank you," OA replied and as they'd all finished giving statements, the trio of officers turned and left.