The Night Shift One-Shots

Don't Tell TC! - Part 2

Scott leapt into action.

"Drew, apply pressure, right now, her Carotids severed, and keep it there. Kenny, I need a suture kit," he ordered, coming around to stand beside Drew and pulling on gloves. Kenny pressed the kit into Scott's waiting hand. "I'd rather do this in the OR, but we have no choice, she's bleeding out too fast," he muttered to himself as he worked to repair the ruptured artery.

Twenty minutes of tense silence in the cubicle, only broken by Scott asking for equipment, or swearing under his breath every now and then, Scott finally stepped away. "Field is dry, wound stitched up." He announced.

"So now what? I mean, she'd gonna have to go into ICU, she ruptured an artery, but TC and Jordan are gonna want to know where their daughter is, and who shot her." Drew asked.

"I have an answer to the final part already, and I'll deal with that." Kenny interrupted. "The bullet," He carried on, seeing his colleagues confusion. "My cousin has a handgun, engraves his initials into the bullets. He tried to commit suicide a few months ago, wanted people to know he shot himself, so does it with every single bullet now. I've already called the cops on him, he's being dealt with."

"Ok, so now we gotta tell her parents." Scott sighed.

"Yeah, I'll do that. She collapsed on me, it's only right. Wish me luck." Drew exited the cubicle to scope out his friend. "Mollie, you seen TC?"

"Trauma four." She told him without looking up.

"Thanks." He followed her directions and found him there with Topher. "Tee, can I borrow you for a minute?"

"Yeah, sure." he peeled off his gloves and ducked through the door in front of Drew. They leaned against the wall on the corridor beside the trauma room. (You guys know the wall I mean. THE talking wall.) "What's goin' on?"

"Niamh brought herself in about an hour ago - Dont, interrupt me, let me finish. She got shot, we know who, and they've already got the cops on them. Scott stitched it up, the bullet nicked her Carotid artery. She's going up the ICU as we speak, just to go on obs." TC looked ready to pass out by the time Drew had finished. "Tee, you OK?"

"Is she OK?"

"She's gonna be fine. Do you want me to tell Jordan, or are you gonna do it?"

"I - I'll do it. I have to see her first though."

"Tee, she's gonna be ok, trust me." Drew had learned the hard way not to promise anything, so 'trust me' was the best he could do.

"I know, I do trust you, its just because its Niamh."

"I understand that, if it was Brianna I'd be the same. Go and find Jordan, and take her with you. I'll need come up myself in a minute to check on her anyway." He turned his colleague around, towards Mollie, who would tell him where Jordan is, then headed to change into some clean scrubs.

Niamh started to come around about half an hour later, now with Jordan and TC by her side. She groaned once, catching her parents' attention.

"Niamh, baby can you hear me?" TC stood up and leaned over her, cupping the side of her head.

"Daddy?"

"I'm right here, sweetheart," he reassured her.

"Ow."

"What's hurting?"

"My shoulder. What happened?" TC pushed some morphine into his daughter's bloodstream, adding to the concoction of antibiotics already coursing through her.

"You got shot, sweetie," Jordan explained. "Drew caught you as you came into the ER, you passed out on him. Scott had to repair an artery."

"I'm sorry." She said, throwing her right arm over her eyes.

"Hey, what for?" TC asked, concern in his tone as he kissed her forehead, Jordan holding her left hand, tubbing small circles in it.

"For getting shot."

"Oh, honey. You don't apologise for that, OK? We know who did it, so they're being dealt with. Drew's gonna come up and check on you soon, OK?" Jordan told her, standing up and moving to the other side of the gurney.

"Can I sleep?"

"Of course." They both kissed her forehead, allowing her to rest. 

Ok, so I know this is not my best, I'm sorry. I'm working on so many other things rn, for school as well, so bear with me for a little while. Requests at this point are very much appreciated. 

Hope this fills that gap for those waiting! 

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