Steve and Martinson decided to thoroughly evaluate as Rick started to regain consciousness and come out of acoma while Jesslyn decided to call the house and face up to how she snuck out without Jessie knowing
" Jesslyn Renee Webber thank God you are alive and safe. What on earth were you thinking sneaking out and not telling me where you were going. Why would you lie about going to bed young lady? That is not like you!" Jessie barked
" Daddy is awake.... He's woken up..." Jesslyn blurted out
" Jesslyn you know it could've been an involuntary muscle response. I am coming to get you and when I bring you home, we are gonna talk" Jessie replied as she hung up to leave to get Jesslyn
Martinson and Steve stepped out to discuss further about Rick's progress on his recovery.
" We were very lucky Steve, had that bullet shifted just a 3rd of a millimeter more like Monica said he wouldn't have made it through surgery. Or at the very least he would’ve lost all brain function from loss of oxygen.”
" I agree. Rick is a very lucky man." Steve agreed
Jessie had just walked in as Jesslyn was watching through the window while Steve and Martinson were in looking over Rick's chart and vital signs
“ Jesslyn, you and I are gonna talk about this later, go out and wait in the car."
“ Aunt Jessie please I don't want to leave him....”
" Jesslyn please I will not be long. I'm only gonna find out what is going on and then I'm taking you home." Jessie ordered
Jesslyn went and waited in the car while Jessie spoke to Steve about where Rick's condition stood
" Steve, Jesslyn said something about Rick waking up and coming out of acoma?"
" He has started to Jessie, yes. We should be able to remove the ventilator soon so he could communicate and explain what went on if he can." Steve answered as he walked with Jessie to the nurse's desk
" I already know Steve and it's what I was afraid of from the moment after Lesley passed away and after we had her funeral... He's drowning Steve and I don't know that we can ultimately help him this time, he's in very deep trouble.” Jessie exclaimed
Jessie finished and headed to take Jesslyn home but was not about to let go of Jesslyn sneaking out of the house when they got back to the house. " Jesslyn, talk to me please and explain to me why you lied to me about going up to bed."
" I really did go to bed..." Jesslyn started. " But after I had trouble settling down, I started to just go through a few things and I found this.... Before now, I've never seen it before except once and it looked to be from Mom... Thinking again after a few minutes, Aunt Jessie I had to go back to dad. I had to try again to plead with him to come back..." Jesslyn tried to explain more.
" Jesslyn I'm not mad with you... But I am concerned about you... Next time tell me if you're gonna do something don't just randomly sneak out because that's not like you and if your mother hadn’t passed she would’ve been scared more that you snuck out.”
Jessie and Jesslyn hugged it out and Jesslyn did go to bed for real that time. Jessie however stayed up; she wanted to go try to get some sleep but instead found herself talking to Lesley in the side room where Rick kept her urn next to one of his favorite pictures he kept from their first marriage.
" Lesley I just... I just don't know what I'm supposed to be doing right now. You need to give Rick strength again because he is drowning and I'm trying my best to help him. Jesslyn you would be proud of that girl. She's done so much for herself... Sometimes I'm starting to see where she gets it from. Like mother, like daughter" Jessie raised a hand next to Lesley's urn before getting ready to head to bed
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Rick's Death
Fanfictioncan Rick forgive himself and forgive Lesley? or will his grief ultimately kill him? find out
