Danny woke up next to Linda in the hospital. He could've slept for days, but he needed to get to work. He yawned and gently removed Linda's hand off his chest.
Linda stirred as he got up, "oh, don't go..."
"I have to."
"No, you don't. You've got vacation time; take it."
Before Danny could argue, there was a knock on the door.
"It's Jamie and Detective Baez!" Jamie called through the door.
"Come on in!" Danny called as his wife sleepily sat up.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Baez asked Linda.
"I'm... okay, I guess..."
"I came here to tell you that Gormley says you can have a week off. I don't know if it's a paid week, but it's a week."
"Tell 'im thanks." Danny sat down next to Linda.
"And I'm here to wish Linda well, and give you a shirt." Jamie handed his brother a shirt.
"Thanks, I was starting to get a little cold," he threw his shirt on.
"And I'm sure Linda was getting tired of women ogling." Baez smiled.
"Yup..."
"Well, I gotta get back. Bye, Linda. Hope you feel better." Jamie left and Baez wished the same then left as well.
"A week, huh? That'll go by fast...." Danny mused.
*******
Linda sighed as she tried to fall asleep. The blonde nurse had become quiet, and was about to get even more quiet.
Danny desperately wanted to be with Linda, but he had to go back to work. Yes, the week passed way too fast, and as soon as his wife was released from the hospital, the trial was going to start. There'd be no way she would be able to tell strangers what the perps did to her.
She closed her eyes, and slept for the rest of the night.
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"Wakey wakey, eggs 'n' bacy," Henry told Linda the next morning.
She smiled a little and rubbed her eye. "You brought me food? You know you didn't have to do that, right?"
"Right. But you know I don't trust the hospital food."
Linda's phone buzzed on the table next to her. She reached over slowly, hurting all the way.
"Do you need some help?"
"Nah." She retrieved her phone, and looked at the screen.
DANNY: MORNIN' BABE! KEEP HANGIN' TOUGH!
Linda smiled as she wrote back
LINDA: IT AIN'T OVER TILL THE FAT LADY SINGS.
DANNY: BUT SERIOUSLY, THOUGH. KEEP HANGIN' IN THERE. LOVE YOU!
LINDA: DON'T WORRY. LOVE YOU MORE.
DANNY: LOVE YOU MOST
"Was that Danny?" Henry asked.
"Yeah." She nodded, wishing she could go home.
"Everything okay?"
"Yeah. Fine."
But somehow, Henry didn't totally believe that....
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We're Gonna Go Through This Together
FanfictionThings are going pretty well for the Reagan family. They all have steady careers, whether as police officers, nurses, attorneys, or even students. Things were going well- a little TOO well, if you asked Frank. It was going too smoothly for his mind...
