Real Life

24- Almost a Heart Attack

Steve's POV

-You?! - Steve said surprised with the figure in front of him when he found the person

-Who else did you think it was? Huh?

-I don't know! A robber maybe? - I put my gun on its holster - guys, we are good!

-Why would you think that? - she came closer

-Mary, you called Amanda saying you were mom and when she opened her house door Mom was there, so of course we got spooked

-I see, sorry though i wanted to surprise her, that's all

-With what? - I asked with my hands on my hips

-I'm moving back to Hawaii! Yay!

-That's great news Mar - I hugged her and

We spent a few seconds talking before the boys came through the kitchen door and saw Mary

-So, you were the criminal we were after huh? - Danny said hugging my sister

-I guess so - she giggled - hi guys! - she then greeted Lou and Chin and started a conversation with them while I called Amanda and Vanessa to let them know it was all good now

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-Girl you better not do that again!! - Amanda shouted coming through my house door

-Hello to you too sis

-I almost had a heart attack - they hugged each other and I noticed that Doris wasn't with her

-Where is mom? - I asked Amanda with a worried face

-She is with Vanessa, she got bit up during a mission and I Asked Croft to take care of her

-I see, okay then, is she too bad?

-No, I couple of lacerations on her face and a twisted wrist, nothing serious

-Now that everybody is fine, let's have a beer! Expect for you lady, you get an orange juice - Mary said looking at her pregnant sister and going inside the house

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The hours went by and I started to feel a little concerned about Vanessa. My mom was already at my place and she swore that my girlfriend was okay, but I just had that killing feeling that something went incredibly wrong with her. But, when I finally made the decision to call her my phone rang and I quickly answer it

-McGarrett

-Hey man, is Omar here, I need you to come to the hospital ASAP, is about your girl

The minute he started talking I instantly knew something was off, so I ran out of the house without talking to anyone. I started driving and panicking a little bit. What the hell happened to her?

When I got there I was surprised. I was expecting firefighters trucks and police cars and a whole lot of drama, but instead, it was normal. I ran inside the building and got to her office expecting to see her but the only thing I saw was a destroyed place.

When I was about to get out, Omar came in telling me where she was and explaining what happened

-When you go in there she will be very agitated man, I'm telling you. This patient really got into her, good luck - he said opening the door to a dark room with the sound of heavy breathing coming from the corner of the room.

-I told you I don't want FUCKING ANYBODY IN THIS DAMN ROOM - she shouted

-Not even me? - I said with a soft voice standing in the middle of the room, after all I did not know where she was

-Steve? - she stopped pacing on the room and I could hear her walking towards me. Once she came close enough she just hugged me real tight like her life depended on it

-Shh, it's me babe, it's okay - I kissed the top of her head and held her close to my chest

-I'm so glad you are here

-Yeah? That's good honey. Do you wanna tell me what happened to my beautiful princess for her to get so nervous like this

-I killed a little boy

-I'm sure that ain't true, you were trying to save him and it didn't work. That happens

-That is true, I was responsible for his life and I let it go

-what exactly happened?

-The kid had a seizure during the surgery, one that he was not supposed to have! And  If that was a condition he had it was my freaking job to know and prevent. But I failed, I failed the only thing I was supposed to do, keep that boy alive! And now I'm frustrated, and sad, and angry because I have no idea why this happened and I was so I love with that kid you know? He had so many years

She explained to me everything about the patient and told me she felt guilty she didn't predicted his reaction sooner. And that was the reason she was like this. She felt like she failed that little boy’s family, but the truth is that she couldn't have predicted it. She worked with the information she had, she didn't have time for more tests was either do the surgery and give him a shot to live or spend more time running tests while his body got weaker and weaker by the second and risk him not pulling up the survival in between the tests.

I had no clue about how she was feeling right now but with a lot of insisting, she got out of the room, changed her clothes and allowed me to drive her to her house.

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At this point, it had passed hours after I left my house.

-Are you good with me staying for tonight? - I asked her when I got her on the bed

-It's fine you don't have to, I just need to lay down and calm myself down  - she just said and turned to face the wall.

I've never seen her like that. She never showed what was bothering her, not like this. I hated to see her like this  so I made my way downstairs and made some hot coco and toasts and brought it to her

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-You need to eat Vanessa, that is not up for discussion - I said for the fourth time to her stubborn ass

-and I said I don't want to eat, which is also not up for discussion. I'm fine, when I get stressed I don't eat  

-You are a grown ass woman who knows that if you don't eat properly you will pass out, now eat this already!  - I said with anger in my voice that made her look at me scared and start eating it. You gotta do whatcha gotta go right?

I was watching her sleep. It was already 2 in the morning when Omar rang the doorbell

-Hey man, something happened? - I asked while opening the door for him

-Yes, is she awake? - he said passing by me and going upstairs

-No she is not and you are going to wake her up -  I said getting in his way and escorting him back down

-it's important, it's about the kid, she would like to know

-But it can wait till the morning right? Because it took me 3 hours to get her to finally sleep, so you will not talk to her now

-Fine, just let her know that I have good news when she wakes up - he said and left her house

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