to be done in the next few days, both thinking about the twins and how the whole family was coming into town to celebrate their birth. Both trying to hold onto hope that Lucian would pull through and they wouldn’t have to bury them both.
Luke stood propped against the wall watching the women sit there mirroring the same solemn expression. It hurt his heart to see them like that knowing that he could do nothing to change how they felt. He knew that Della was probably at home with the same expression on her face as she continued to try to be the best mother possible for her twin girls.
The silence was ended by the sound of his phone ringing. It was his partner, Blake, trying to figure out where he was. Luke had told no one of why he’d left the police station so abruptly. There was a case that needed their attention and it wasn’t like him to leave without giving a reason. He stepped out to take the call without disturbing everyone else.
Clearing his throat so the emotion he felt wouldn’t reveal itself he picked up, “Hello?”
“Hey man what happened to you? I thought I saw you talking to Laws and the next minute you shot out of here without saying anything. Is everything okay? Where are you?”
“Hey Blake. Um sorry about that man um something important came up. I’m sitting here at Hillside Hospital in the ICU.”
ICU! What the hell? What happened? Who’s in the hospital? You know what never mind I’m on my way. I’ll see you in a few.”
The line went dead before he could tell him there was no need and that it was okay. Before he could tell him the news that he still hadn’t quite processed in his own head.
Blake arrived at the hospital in ten minutes, ten minutes faster than it should have taken him to get there. He raced there trying to match the speed of his own thoughts. What happened? Who’s in ICU? What’s their condition? Will they make it? He and Luke had been partners for over thirty years ever since he joined the police force. They made Detective at the same time and were placed on both the Crime and the SVU divisions. He looked at Luke’s family as he would his own. So hearing that someone was in ICU hit him just as hard as it would if it were someone in his own family.
When Blake entered the hospital he didn’t even bother to take the elevator. Instead he took the stairs to the ICU floor two at a time. He didn’t want to waste any time trying to get there, especially when he was already late to begin with. When he walked through the doors of the ICU he immediately noticed them in the room. He saw Luke and Lee Lee first. He knew that if Lee Lee was there then whatever had happened wasn’t good. As he got closer he saw Lela and Tami sitting next to the bed. It wasn’t until he got to the door that he saw who was lying in it; Lucian. The sight rocked him to the core. Lucian wasn’t the type to do anything that would make someone want to harm him, so seeing it without hearing about it first was odd to him. He greeted the women first with hugs and then pulled Luke out to walk with him and get some understanding of what happened.
“Luke, man, what happened? How the hell didn’t we know about this?”
Luke looked at his partner understanding all of his emotions but unable to find the words to tell him it was much worse than he thought. “I don’t know and that’s what bothers me. Lee Lee came to visit me and told me that he was here. Tami had called her to let her know that Lucian was here. Apparently he was brought here by some local fisherman that saw him being thrown into the river where they were fishing.”
“What the hell? Did they see who did it?” “No.”
“What did the doctor say?”
“Well, he has great brain activity so they think he should wake up soon which is a good thing. He has four broken ribs as well as a broken arm and leg. But the odds are good
Luke stood propped against the wall watching the women sit there mirroring the same solemn expression. It hurt his heart to see them like that knowing that he could do nothing to change how they felt. He knew that Della was probably at home with the same expression on her face as she continued to try to be the best mother possible for her twin girls.
The silence was ended by the sound of his phone ringing. It was his partner, Blake, trying to figure out where he was. Luke had told no one of why he’d left the police station so abruptly. There was a case that needed their attention and it wasn’t like him to leave without giving a reason. He stepped out to take the call without disturbing everyone else.
Clearing his throat so the emotion he felt wouldn’t reveal itself he picked up, “Hello?”
“Hey man what happened to you? I thought I saw you talking to Laws and the next minute you shot out of here without saying anything. Is everything okay? Where are you?”
“Hey Blake. Um sorry about that man um something important came up. I’m sitting here at Hillside Hospital in the ICU.”
ICU! What the hell? What happened? Who’s in the hospital? You know what never mind I’m on my way. I’ll see you in a few.”
The line went dead before he could tell him there was no need and that it was okay. Before he could tell him the news that he still hadn’t quite processed in his own head.
Blake arrived at the hospital in ten minutes, ten minutes faster than it should have taken him to get there. He raced there trying to match the speed of his own thoughts. What happened? Who’s in ICU? What’s their condition? Will they make it? He and Luke had been partners for over thirty years ever since he joined the police force. They made Detective at the same time and were placed on both the Crime and the SVU divisions. He looked at Luke’s family as he would his own. So hearing that someone was in ICU hit him just as hard as it would if it were someone in his own family.
When Blake entered the hospital he didn’t even bother to take the elevator. Instead he took the stairs to the ICU floor two at a time. He didn’t want to waste any time trying to get there, especially when he was already late to begin with. When he walked through the doors of the ICU he immediately noticed them in the room. He saw Luke and Lee Lee first. He knew that if Lee Lee was there then whatever had happened wasn’t good. As he got closer he saw Lela and Tami sitting next to the bed. It wasn’t until he got to the door that he saw who was lying in it; Lucian. The sight rocked him to the core. Lucian wasn’t the type to do anything that would make someone want to harm him, so seeing it without hearing about it first was odd to him. He greeted the women first with hugs and then pulled Luke out to walk with him and get some understanding of what happened.
“Luke, man, what happened? How the hell didn’t we know about this?”
Luke looked at his partner understanding all of his emotions but unable to find the words to tell him it was much worse than he thought. “I don’t know and that’s what bothers me. Lee Lee came to visit me and told me that he was here. Tami had called her to let her know that Lucian was here. Apparently he was brought here by some local fisherman that saw him being thrown into the river where they were fishing.”
“What the hell? Did they see who did it?” “No.”
“What did the doctor say?”
“Well, he has great brain activity so they think he should wake up soon which is a good thing. He has four broken ribs as well as a broken arm and leg. But the odds are good
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