Strange, crazy and wonderful

All I wanted to do was see you

"Pete you can't get up" she tried holding him back , but the guy was a police officer and obviously packed a bit more muscle than she did.

"I need to get home, I need—.." he was delirious she knew it, but Pete wasn't looking too good. She glanced at his BP again.

"Talk to me Blake, what's his Blood pressure." Blake looked up to Burke who watched between the gap.

Blake shook her head "It's not reading, he's too agitated." She tried taking his pulse "his pulse is thready but it's still there."

"Doc?" Pete blinked

Blake looked at him calmly "Listen to me Pete, you're in the hospital. You were shot, the perp pulled a gun and you froze. You got shot. You're in Seattle grace hospital, you cannot go home, you need to keep calm, else you're going to make the situation worse." She paused staring right at him "Can you do that for me Pete? Can you stay calm?"

"Uh. Yeah... yeah I can doc.." he muttered and laid back down.

Burke smiled slightly proud at the intern. Blake looked back to the attending.

"Dr.Burke." She said cooly but her eyes showed how little time they had.

"What instruments do you have doctor?" Asked Burke.

Blake looked "an open chest tray, a code box and gloves." She answered , it was protocol and she didn't think it was needed but it was protocol.

"Blood pressure?"

"I can't hear systolic over 50" she looked to the paling officer on the gurney. "I need .." she paused gathering her wit and calm "I need to intubate him."

Burke nodded "Do it."

Bailey looked at Burke, she heard the entire conversation "Are you sure about that.?"

"Do you trust her?" Asked Burke instead.

Bailey looked at her intern, and watched her snap on a pair of gloves and watched her hands, they were unbelievably steady, "Yeah.. she's good, very good. One of the best we have."

Burke nodded "Then she needs to be good enough to save that man, or else he won't make it."

•••••••••

"Did you hear?" Asked Izzy turning the corner with Meredith and Christina.

"What? That the entire hospital is having a black out, or that I need to convince my patients father to allow his daughter to have surgery so that she can walk."

Izzy frowned "Well that sounds gloomy, but your girlfriend is stuck in a lift with GSW victim to the chest." She paused "Alone with no attending or nurses."

Meredith's eyes widened "What?!"

•••••••••••

Burke handed the drapes to Blake "Take this." She stared at the man "It's not the most sterile environment but we have no choice." He stared at her "Can you do it, Dr. Carmichael?"

Blake took the scalpel and looked at Pete "Looks like us rookies are starting a trend huh Pete?" She tried joking. Pete chuckled in clear pain.

"You got it doc" he muttered softly

Blake nodded and grabbed her penlight "what's your first step Blake, talk to me."

Blake closed her eyes and breathed calmly "Make a large anterior, lateral, mid-auxiliary incision in the 5th intercostal space" she said calmly.