Station 19 one shots

The Past That Haunts Me Is Called Elsie

Andy tried so desperately to stop the others going through her memories box for another reason. The same reason she didn't want anything to do with the safe surrender or any of them. While digging through the box Travis found a small photo album marked Elsie. He slid it away to look through later. After the craziness of that shift he settled down in his bunk to read it. Opening the cover he saw a single photo of a baby girl dated September 4th 2004, he also found inside a photo of Andy when she was a teen maybe 16 holding the child. That was it no other photographs of Andy and the child. Instead there was a birth certificate Elsie Andrea Evans-Herrera born 2 minutes to 9 in the morning on the 4th of september 2004 farther Theo Evans mother, Andrea herrera... His jaw dropped as he read what came next, Elise this is your mother your father died before he even knew about you. His family was against abortion so you were taken in by your aunt Kelsey. You knew from day one about me. But I'm sorry I couldn't be there for you, I wasn't ready to be a mother to you. I loved you I always did but I just couldn't look after you, not on my own that's why I let Kelsey raise you. You are technically still my daughter, I hope one day when I can build a life for you you will want me back in your life. Love mamma. "What did I just read?" he gasped as Andy spotted the photo album, "Travis you can't tell anyone you hear me," "Why didn't you tell us to begin with?" "It wasn't relevant. It's also why I don't let anyone from the station move in with me because I never had to send that letter. Elise lives with me and she can speak spanish. Travis you can't tell anyone this is a secret i'm keeping till it's time to let it go." he reluctantly agreed as andy kept his secrets it's the least he could do.

Months went by and Andy wanted to take Elise's 16th birthday off to take her daughter out on a fun day, "Hey Maya can I take the 4th next week off?" "Sure may I ask why?" "No it's private family business," "Okay no need to be so cold." Maya shouted after Andy as she left to go up to the beanery.

4th came and Andy left Elsie's present in her locker so she would never find it. "I know the drill mum go get what you need," Elsie said as Andy pulled up, Elsie was wearing the gift from her Grandad, a t-shirt saying causing chaos since 2004 with the embroidered jeans and black pumps her mum had got her. But the last present was in Andy's locker. "Herrera what are you doing here?" "I left something in my locker, here it is," she said, pulling out the bag and turning to see her team just looking confused. A voice from downstairs yelled, "Mum your phone is ringing it was tía Kelsey!" "It's for you Elle I'll be right down," that was it, "Now if you excuse me see you guys tomorrow," "Did we just hear that?" "Okay what just happened. Travis knows." they turned to face Travis with a face of I know but I was threatened to stay quiet, "Yes i know but herrera told me if i told anyone without her consent i will be dead by dusk or dawn whichever came first," "We'll leave you to it then."

Climbing back into the car she laughed at Elsie blowing kisses to kelsey, they weren't a perfect family but they were family. "My mother gave this to me before she died as well as told me the story that goes with your present, she said pass this onto your daughter with the story that has lived longer than souls," Elsie opened the box to a beautiful diamond ring.

"So what's the story?" "Long ago one of our distant relatives lived in the spanish court during the golden age or the roaring 20's. This ring already had history, it was worn by a survivor of the titanic who lost her fiancé in the sinking. Grief stricken she exchanged the ring to a spanish traveler for a un papillon or a paper butterfly that her fiancé had found years before. The traveller took this ring to court where a spanish prince bought it for the love of his life, our ancestor. He said that countless couples wore this ring before us and countless have had happy endings or sweet farewell's. A year later he suspected her of cheating on him with a butler, he chased her along the beach ripping off the scarf he'd bought her, torn the pearls from around her neck. Of all the luxuries she just wanted a single ring, this one. Here's the disgusting part. To save it she tied it to her tampon string to retrieve later, she made her way to italy and fell in love there. This ring is over a hundred years old. I wore it for my fair share of years now it's your turn Elle." what a story was all they could think, a symbol of love, women before their time.