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It had been a while since the women had found a moment alone just the two of them, sure they’d been sleeping in the same bed every other night but one of them would always come home significantly later than the other.
There were no late night conversations or sexcapades they simply worked on a cycle of sleep, see to the kids, go to work, repeat.
They’d been exchanging texts all day, Maya was coming to the end of her 24 hour shift and Carina had already finished when she decided to pay a visit to her wife’s station
“Hmm I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of you visiting me at work” Maya hummed as she placed yet another long kiss to her wife’s lips
“And to think you used to think it was a waste of tax payers time and money” Carina replied teasingly raising her eyebrows and she ran her thumb along Maya’s cheek
“Well I pay taxes so we can waste it however we want” Maya giggled pulling Carina back into her crashing their bodies together as they tangled around each other
“Do you think Andreas okay?” Carina sighed softly tipping her head to look up at her wife as she twirled the blonde strands of hair around her fingers
“Okay I’m still in my post orgasm high I don’t want to be thinking about the kids” Maya replied with a small chuckle as she kissed the tip of Carina’s nose
“Maya seriously he seemed really upset when I dropped him off at school” Carina replied
“Okay we’re doing this-“ she huffed as she sat them both up and started to get dressed again “…I’m sure he’s fine Carina” she added pulling her shirt over her head
“But what if someone’s being mean to him?” Carina pouted both at the confusion as to what could be going on their son and the lack of contact now that Maya was searching her bunk for her clothes
“You have met our daughters right? If someone even thought about being mean to their brother they’d have them to answer to” Maya shrugged pulling on her pants and doing up her belt not missing the fact that Carina’s eyes were following her every move
“You’re right” Carina sighed
“I know…” she smiled softly sitting back on the bed and placing another kiss to Carina’s lips “…sooo, my mom is picking them up from school right about now and taking them for a sleep over and I get off at 5” Maya spoke again as she twisted her body until she had managed to straddle her wife’s lap again
“Hmmm” Carina hummed her hands running up and down the fire captain’s thighs wishing she had the time to remove her pants again
“Two options” Maya replied
“I’m listening” Carina smirked as she squeezed her wife’s hips eliciting a soft moan
“Date night, where we get dressed up and go out I have a reservation at the French bistro on third-“
“Or?” Carina furrowed her brow wondering what the other option could be
“Instead of sitting at a table in a dimly lit restaurant struggling to find conversation that doesn’t revolve around our Tiny Italian Olympians, we can get take out and spend our entire evening in bed…” Maya replied brushing the hair out of Carina’s face before lacing her arms around the back of her wife’s neck “…with chocolate sauce” she whispered as their forehead’s fell together
“Option two, I like option two” Carina replied stealing another quick kiss
“Are you sure, it’s been a while since we got dressed up and went out” Maya replied thinking her wife would have gone with option one just so they could spend some time together away from the house alone
“But with option two we don’t need to get dressed up at all” Carina replied lowly
“Option two it is…” Maya smiled softly before breaking away from her wife and resuming her search for the rest of her uniform “…okay get dressed” she added finding Carina’s blouse first and throwing it at her face
“No” Carina pouted
“What?” Maya chuckled when she saw her wife’s face, the same face their son made when he didn’t want to do something as she sat on the edge of the bed to lace up her boots
“I don’t want to get dressed” Carina replied as she swept Maya’s hair to the side placing soft kisses down her wife’s neck
“Well I don’t want my team seeing my wife naked, no matter how hot and Italian she is” Maya replied as she unlinked Carina’s arms from her waist and walked away
“Come back” Carina pouted siting in the middle of the bed wrapped in the sheets
“If you want to resume this, this evening I need to get back to work…” Maya smiled finding the rest of her wife’s clothes and placing them on the bed “…you’re welcome to get dressed and go boss Gibson around in the clinic” she added softly
“Ah how is my doggie co-parent” Carina asked as she as she got dressed
“Is that what you’re calling him now” Maya laughed
“Si” Carina nodded
“Well go find out for yourself…” Maya called back as she walked into her office “…but get dressed first” she added as she popped her head back through the doorway
“What you don’t want Gibson seeing me naked?” Carina asked as she stood in her jeans and bra
“No, absolutely not you’re mine!” Maya replied pulling Carina by her belt loops towards her
“We’re quite possessive aren’t we” the Italian giggled
“Yes…” she growled “…now get dressed” she added as she spun Carina around again and sent her back into the bunk to get dressed
“Si Capitano” Carina smirked raising her eyebrows at her wife who giggled as she shook her head and disappeared back into her office to file off the paperwork she’d been working on before the Italian had decided to pay a visit
Carina got dressed and fixed her hair and makeup before leaving Maya with a mother kiss lingering on her lips as she finished her paperwork. The Italian made her way into the barn area mainly in search of the puppy her children loved so much but also in search of some conversation that wasn’t Maya grunting and complaining over whoever filled in the incident reports before her
“Hey it’s Carina” Travis cheered as the doctor walked into the barn seeing the clinic to be relatively quiet
“Ciao” Carina smiled looking around for her dog
“Hey I didn’t know you were working the clinic today” Jack smiled as he came into the barn behind Vic carrying boxes of suture kits to restock the cubicles
“I’m not, I just came…” Carina smiled to herself at the small pause “…to visit my wife and puppy” she added when she noticed Jack’s jaw on the floor at the candid comment
“Hmmhmm” Vic nodded chuckling “…well the dogs over there” she pointed to the Dalmatian who was lay on the floor in the corner of the barn in direct sunlight that shon through the window
“Ciao Margherita, I missed you…” Carina cooed as the dog came bounding over to her “…Emilia’s missed you too so she’s going to want lots and lots of cuddles when she gets home tomorrow morning…” she giggled as she crouched down and the puppy jumped on her “…hi cucciola, ti voglio bene” she whispered ruffling the dogs ears when the klaxons sounded
*Engine 19, Ladder 19, Aidcar 19 ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION, Western and 4th*
“Okay let’s go!” Maya shouted as she came running into the barn “…I’ll see you at home, I love you” she kissed Carina quickly
“I love you too stay safe” Carina replied just as fast before her wife shot off the the engine and jumped in the cab
———
Maya sat in the front seat reviewing the information she had so far from 88 who were already on scene when Jack decided to start up a conversation she had no business starting up
“So when did Carina get to the station” Jack asked
“Nope” Maya held her hand up as she read the incident report
“What?” Jack chuckled
“Not talking about it with you” Maya replied with her own chuckle
“Why?”
“Because you’re not Andy” Maya added looking up at the lieutenant
“You only talk to Andy now?” Jack asked as he sounded the horn to move traffic along
“Yep” Maya nodded returning her attention to the iPad in front of her
“Liar”
“Shut up Gibby” Maya replied
“Hey, that is reserved for the kids only” he whined frowning at Maya
“Eyes on the road Gibby” she snapped her fingers and brought Jack’s attention back to the road as they pulled up at the scene
Andy had been a relief captain at 88 for the last 2 weeks, she’d been missed at 19 but she’d certainly improved things at 88. The Latina saw the engine of the company she called home roll up and she quickly called to one of her lieutenants to give 19 their orders knowing she’d have to pull her best friend to the side and explain to her why she couldn’t be incident command on the scene despite being the more experienced captain between the two of them
“Captain Herrera, the orange helmet looks good on you” Maya teased as she jumped out the rig not quite registering the look on the latinas face
“Maya” Andy pulled her to the side as one of the lieutenants gave 19 their orders
“What, why did you say my name like that” Maya asked confused at to why she was being pulled aside by her best friend
“I’m going to take command of the scene, you can’t be in command here” Andy replied
“What why?” Maya asked confused clearly still missing vital pieces of information as to why she couldn’t be incident command despite being the most experienced captain at the scene
“Mom!” Andrea shouted when he spot Maya and came running over to her
“Andrea?” Maya questioned when the 11 year old wrapped his arms around his mom in a tight hug “…Andy what’s going on” Maya asked seeing the bumps and scrapes on Andrea’s arms
“Its your mom” Andy sighed and Maya’s face dropped, she felt sick
Her mom had picked up her children from school, she’d heard from her telling her that pick up went smoothly but she couldn’t understand why her moms car was this side of the city so far away from the school and her house
“What?”
“Someone hit Nanna’s car” Andrea replied
“Where are the girls?” Maya asked
“They’re in 88’s aidcar waiting for you with your niece” Andy replied pointing towards the aidcar with the back doors open and three scared looking children sat in the back
“Tia got me and Els and Melee and Mads out super fast, it was scary” Andrea added holding on to Maya’s
“Where’s my mom?“ Maya asked
“She’s trapped in the car it flipped on its head we’re working on it now” Jack said as he appeared needing and extra pair of hands on the extraction as well as informing Maya that her mom was asking for her
“I need to call Carina” Maya stuttered
“I’ll do that” Jack offered kindly
“Thank you, can you tell her to call my brother too” Maya asked
“Yeah”
“Where’s 88’s aidcar?”
“This way” Andrea took Maya’s hand as he and Andy walked her over to the ambulance
“Is that the car that hit my mom?” It was another question, Maya could barely form a sentence that wasn’t a question, she needed to know what was happening, who was injured, how it had happened. There was something familiar about the second car although she could quite place what it was that she recognised
“Yeah we believe so” Andy nodded
“Mommy!” Eleora and Emilia shouted in unison as they both jumped out the aidcar and ran to Maya
“Oh thank God you’re okay” she sighed in relief when the girls seemed to physically okay as she wrapped all three of her children in a tight hug walking them over to the ambulance
“Is Nanna going to be okay Auntie Maya?” Maddie asked as she pulled an oxygen mask off her face
“You see these firefighters” Maya smiled pointing at everyone at work
“Yeah” the 6 year old nodded
“Well they’re the best and they’re going to work super hard on making sure she’s safe” Maya smiled “…are you feeling okay Maddie?” She asked watching as the paramedic ran a peak flow test
“It’s just a little hard to breathe” Maddie replied
“Does Nanna have your inhaler?” Maya asked knowing how her niece struggled with asthma
“Yes, it was in the trunk” Maddie replied
“She has a salbutamol inhaler” Maya spoke to Mills the paramedic at 88 who quickly retrieved the nebuliser allowing Maya to administer the medication when Maddie put up resistance “…better?” She asked softly and Maddie nodded “…okay, I want you four to stay here with Mills so I can go see Nanna okay”
“I want Auntie Vic” Emilia replied running after Maya
“Who wants Auntie Vic?” Hughes smiled as she walked towards Maya
“Me” Emilia whined
“Shall we go sit in the nice warm aidcar?” Vic asked holding her arms out to pick Emilia up
“Si” she nodded slowly
“Come on Meleebear” Vic smiled scooping the girl up who quickly slumped against her shoulder sniffling back tears
Maya made another attempt to go see how her team were getting on with her mom when another call for her stopped her
“Mom, Aspetta!“ Eleora called and Maya walked back again not wanting her children to be too close to the car wreckage
“Are you okay EllyBelly?” Maya asked
“It was him” Eleora replied, as soon as Maya heard the pronoun she realised why the other car looked so familiar but she didn’t want to believe it
“What was who?” Maya asked hoping she was wrong
“The man who hit us” Eleora replied
“Els you’re not making sense”
“Your dad” Eleora sighed
“What?” Maya closed her eyes as she exhaled, she wanted to be wrong but she wasn’t and her daughter had just confirmed that
“He was arguing with Nanna outside school and she told him to go away and he followed us but Nanna wasn’t scared or dangerous she was calm she was bringing us to the Station so we could see Margherita, but he hit us with his car, he came from over there but our light was green…” Eleora spoke quickly stumbling on words and concentrating really hard on not falling into italian not wanting to scare Maya any more “…it was definitely green”
“Are you sure it was him?” Maya asked
“Yes I’m 100 per cent sure, he’s still in the car over there” she pointed “…he scares me Mom”
“And Nannas light was green?“
“Si I promise mom io prometto” Eleora pleaded as the tears in her eyes rolled down her cheeks
“Okay princess, it’s okay…” Maya replied pulling the girl into a hug “…I’m going to see Nanna” she smiled softly brushing the hair out of Eleora’s face “…I want you to go sit with Vic and make sure Maddie is okay, can you do that please?“
“Si mommy” Eleora nodded and let go of Maya to return to the aidcar
Eleora skipped back to the aidcar and Maya watched as she climbed onto the bed with her little cousin and gave her a big hug to comfort her with the help of Andrea whilst Emilia remained clung tight to Vic. As soon as she saw her daughter was safe she ran off to the other side of 88’s engine to take in the full wreckage seeing Travis on the floor with her mom
“What’s going on Montgomery?” Maya asked as she stripped herself of her turnout jacket so she could crawl into the car
“She regained consciousness and her pulse is strong but her legs trapped we’re going as fast as we can…“ Travis replied
“The kids?” Katherine muttered talking to the firefighter
“The kids are all fine not a single scratch on them… Maya’s here” he smiled softly
“My Maya” Katherine replied weakly
“Yeah…” Travis smiled “…Maya she’s asking for you” he shouted hurrying the captain along who quickly swapped places with him
“Mom” Maya smiled as she lay on her front next to her mother
“Hi sweetheart” Katherine smiled as her heart rate instantly calmed with the presence of her daughter
“Hey, it’s going to be okay everyone’s working hard” Maya soothed holding onto her mom’s hand
“Lane” Katherine choked out
“I know, Eleora told me” Maya interrupted her not wanting to risk her mom scaring herself
“I’m sorry” Katherine replied as the scared tears fell from her eyes
“It’s not your fault Mom” Maya replied
“Cap we’re ready to free her, can you cut her belt on three” Travis shouted through the car passing Maya some scissors
“Yeah” Maya called back taking the tool
“Ready…” Travis shouted back
“Yeah!.. Mom I need you to just breathe okay, it’s going to hurt”
“Okay” Katherine nodded
“1.. 2… 3” Travis counted down as the jaws freed Katherine’s leg and Maya cut the belt
“Where’s that gurney…” Travis called as he helped slide Katherine out on the back board “…head straight to Grey Sloan” he ordered as the loaded Katherine onto the gurney and headed to 19’s aidcar
“Got it”
“Maya are you coming” Travis shouted
“One second” she replied as she marched over to the other car seeing her dad sat on a gurney with a small cut to the head but apart from that no other major injuries “….Oh you’re not dead” she called when she made eye contact with him
“Captain Bishop!” Andy called over trying to deter her friend from engaging in an argument aware that the kids were watching her
“My daughter, unprofessional as ever” he huffed pulling the oxygen mask off his face
“I kinda hoped this car would catch fire before they got you out” she growled through gritted teeth
“Maya come on, it’s not worth it” Jack whispered turning her away from the wreckage
“That’s it kiddo, you follow the big strong man, go do as you’re told” Lane called after her and Jack had to catch her before she could surge towards him and knock him off the gurney
“He’s to go to any hospital OTHER than Grey Sloan, or leave him on the side of the road I don’t care” Maya shouted over to the firefighters from 88 attending to him
“Maya let’s go” Jack spoke as he successfully turned Maya away who caught a glimpse of Eleora who’s eyes we’re fixed on every move she made
Maya smiled softly at her daughter who held up her hands in a heart to her mom and Maya instantly felt herself calm down when she realised who she needed to be strong for, and who she needed to keep safe.
“You can’t keep me away Maya she’s my wife” Lane shouted after her
“No she isn’t” Maya shouted back looking over her shoulder
“I’m next of kin” he demanded thinking he’d found a loop hole in the divorce
“No I am, and Mason is… not you” Maya glared at him not allowing herself to be scared by him anymore
Jack walked her to Katherine’s aidcar under the impression she’d go with her mom and he would wait with the kids until Carina got here
“There’s too many kids for all of you in the one ambulance” Ben spoke as he helped Travis load Katherine into 19’s aidcar
“Carina’s on her way, you go with your mom, Vic and I will look after the kids until she gets here” Jack interrupted sharing his thought process as Maya tried to work out what she was going to do
The blonde wished she could split herself in two, she wanted to be with her mom to make sure she got to the hospital safely, but she also wanted to be with her children.
She wanted to be with Emilia and her cute little comments that would always cheer her up, she wanted to be with Andrea and kick around a soccer ball listening to his laughter, she wanted to be with Eleora to make sure she was okay because she could see that the girl was struggling. She was scared of Lane, she always had been she’d somehow always been with Katherine every other time Lane had made his existence known.
“Are you sure?” Maya asked Jack
“Yeah, go with your mom”
“Thanks Jack”
“Bambini come here…” she called the kids over to her Maddie having returned to her normal colour after the meds “…Nannas really sick so I’m going to go with her and you’re going to wait here for Mama with Gibby okay”
“Will Mama bring us to see Nanna?” Eleora asked
“Yeah she will, I’ll see you at the hospital” Maya smiled as Eleora wrapped her arms around her
“Okay mommy” Emilia nodded still holding onto Vic, she didn’t look too great but Maya just assumed she was upset as she slumped against the firefighter’s shoulder playing with her hair
“I love you all so much” Maya smiled softly
“Auntie Maya where’s my daddy?” Maddie asked
“He’s going to meet us at the hospital” Maya smiled softly as she ran her hand through Eleora’s hair as the girl tightened her grip around her waist
“Okay” Maddie smiled softly nodding
“Maya let’s go” Travis called as he jumped in the drivers seat
“Mama will be here soon okay” Maya whispered kissing Eleora’s forehead as the girl nod
“Vai mommy, make sure Nanna’s okay” she whispered letting go of Maya as they watched her climb in the aidcar and drive away
“Let’s go sit in the truck” Vic smiled carrying Emilia and walking the kids over to the engine so the aidcar could be put back in rotation
“Okay”
“You okay bud?” Vic asked noticed the solemn look on Andrea’s face
“Yeah, I’m okay” he sighed when Eleora reached out to hold his hand though each twin didn’t know how needed the comfort more
“You wanna talk?” Vic asked
“Nope, not right now” Andrea shook his head as he climbed into the cab and sat in Jack’s seat
———
Vic sat in the engine with the kids whilst the rest of the team followed Andy’s orders helping clear up the scene. Emilia sat firmly in her auntie’s lap whilst trying to teach Vic the Italian lullaby Carina sang so often
“Auntie Vic” Emilia spoke quickly the panic evident in her voice
“Yeah” Vic smiled softly
“I don’t feel too good” Emilia replied, the colour had disappeared from her face as she squirmed in Vic’s arms for fresh air
“In what way?” Vic asked as Emilia struggled to open the truck door
“I feel sick” she sobbed as a panicked look fell across her face
Jack pulled the door open and as he pulled Emilia down to the floor she threw up and started crying
“It’s okay… you’ll be okay…” Vic smiled softly as she grabbed some water and a med bag that was kept in the truck so she had an emesis bag “…do you feel better now?” she asked making Emilia take a large gulp of water
“Si, un’po” she nodded
“Can you look at me?…”. Jack asked “…good, follow the torch…” he added as he shon a light in Emilia’s eyes checking her pupils noticing a small lag “…well done”
“What’s wrong with me?” She whimpered as she curled into Vic trying really hard to speak English not wanting to scare the firefighters
“Did you hit your head in the accident?” Jack asked
“I can’t remember” she shook her head as she panicked more at not being able to remember
“It’s okay, calm down Melee you’ll be fine I think you just have a concussion but we’ll tell Mama and get you checked out in the ER” Jack soothed
“Va bene” she nodded
“Do you still feel sick?” Vic asked
“A little bit, I just want mommy” she whimpered as she drank some more water
Emilia curled up in a ball on the floor cuddling pesto tightly, she had taken the stuffed dog to school knowing she was supposed to be staying at Katherine’s house for a sleepover and Andy had made a special effort to make sure she saved him from the wreck too
Carina arrived at the scene slightly taken aback by the wreckage infront of her. She’d only ever dealt with the aftermath of a car accident, she’d seen to the patients as they came into the ER, she’d performed surgeries and c-sections, she’d delivered all kinds of news to family members… the good, the bad and the devastating.
She wasn’t a first responder, this wasn’t a scene she was used to seeing… she ran through the trucks searching the engine with 19 painted on it looking for a firefighter she recognised when she saw her daughter curled up on the cold concrete floor wrapped in a turn out jacket
“Mama!” Emilia smiled weakly holding her arms up to Carina as she walked over to the truck
“Ciao patatina” Carina smiled lifting Emilia up feeling her forehead noticing immediately that her daughter wasn’t very well
“Mama I’m sick” she replied
“I think she has a concussion” Vic smiled softly as she pushed herself up off the floor
“Okay, I’ll get her admitted thank you Vic…” Carina smiled softly as she place a kiss to Emilia’s cheek “…How was Maya?”
“Shaken up I think… umm Maddie hasn’t spoke at all since Maya left” Jack answered
“She’s probably just scared” Carina smiled looking over to the twins and Maddie who were still sat in the truck
“Yeah”
“Thanks for watching them” Carina smiled
“Hey it’s not a problem” Vic replied running her hand up and down Emilia’s back
“Mama voglio vedere Margherita”
“She’s at the station patatina, shes sleeping at Gibbys house tonight” Carina sighed softly
“Awhh” Emilia pouted as the tears sprung to her eyes again
“Hey how about you get your mama to call me when you get home and I’ll bring her home to you” Jack offered
“But it’s your time with her” Emilia replied
“I know, but I’ve also played with her all day at the station I think she’ll be happy to go home to her bed” Jack shrugged really not minding letting Emilia take his night with the dog
“My bed” Emilia smiled optimistically looking at Carina
“No” Carina shook her head furrowing her brow
“It was worth a shot” she sighed
“She needs to be checked for concussion she might not go home tonight” Carina turned to Jack making sure that he could still look after the dog tonight in case Emilia was admitted
“Mama no” Emilia pouted hearing her mama’s comment
“If you’re sick patatina you need to get better” Carina replied
“I’m better” Emilia smiled weakly
“I still want Amelia to have a look at your brain okay” Carina replied Emilia was about to disagree when another panicked look fell across her face again and Vic quickly passed Carina and emesis bag
“Mama I don’t feel well” she muttered before being sick again
“Do you want us to take her in the aid car? It might be easier” Vic offered noticing 88’s aidcar was still on scene
“Mama don’t go…” Emilia whimpered “voglio mommy”
“Lo so patatina” Carina sighed as she figured out what she needed to do
It’d be easier to take Emilia in the ambulance but she also had three other children to get to Grey Sloan too. She wondered whether she was going crazy with the thought that crossed her mind but it seemed to be the most logical thing to do
“Jack” she called
“Hello” he replied helping Maddie out of the engine
“I need you to drive my car” Carina replied throwing Jack the keys and Andrea and Eleora shared a look
Everyone know how much Carina cherished the Porsche, Maya even joked that the car was their fourth child. Margherita had only been in the car twice and that was without Carina’s prior knowledge. But right now the Italian would rather Jack drive her car than risk Emilia being sick in it
“You’re letting me drive the Porsche” Jack stuttered looking over at the twins who shared the look of disbelief
“Maybe I should ask Vic” Carina second guessed her decision to trust Jack with her car
“No, I can drive it I drive fire trucks for a living don’t I Drea” he nudged the boy with a wide smile looking for backup
“You do” Andrea smiled him “…he does” he added looking back at his mom
“Please don’t start joking with me right now either of you I’m not in the mood…” Carina shook her head “…Andrea will direct you to my parking space at the hospital I need you to meet me with the twins and Maddie in the ER… Jack i’m trusting you” she reiterated glaring at the firefighter who nodded quickly and swallowed back any more giggles
“I’ve got it Carina, they’ll be safe with me” Jack smiled
“Where are you going?” Eleora asked
“In the aid car with Melee, I think she has a concussion she’ll be easier to move in the Aidcar than my car” Carina smiled
“Come on kids, let’s get in the Porsche” Jack smiled and he spun the keys around his finger like an excited 17 year old
“Stop saying Porsche like that it’s just a car” Vic grumbled jealous of her lieutenant
“It’s not just a car it’s a Porsche” Jack beamed earning another glare off Carina “…sorry, stopping”
“Mama, voglio Mommy” Emilia whimpered
“We need to go…” Carina spoke “…don’t drive over the speed limit, don’t try and keep up with the ambulance, listen to Andrea, make sure Maddie is strapped into Emilia’s car seat properly and don’t let Eleora pick the music”
“What why?” She whined frowning and pouting at her mama
“Bambina please, don’t mess with the music console”
“Not even sarà perché ti amo?” Eleora pouted sticking out her bottom tongue
“Please bambina don’t press any buttons” Carina sighed unable to had the smile that threatened to curve at her lips
“Va bene” she huffed
“Mama my head hurts” Emilia spoke again hurrying Carina along
“Va bene patatina… I’ll meet you in the ER” Carina shouted over to Jack
“Okay” Jack nodded as Carina and Emilia climbed into the aidcar and he helped Andrea, Eleora and Maddie into Carina’s car
———
“Captain Bishop?” Hunt spoke in shock when the doors swung open to reveal the blonde
Upon hearing the name Bailey quickly abandoned her spot where she await another incoming trauma to check everyone was safe
“Don’t panic it’s not a firefighter” Maya replied seeing the looks in both surgeons faces
“Thank God… what do we have?” Miranda asked
“My mom, Katherine Bishop, involved in an MVC car hit her drivers side door, lost consciousness at the scene but came back around…” Maya replied maintaining Captain Bishop mode not allowing herself to fall apart until she could do so in the safety of her wife’s arms “…her leg was pinned by the dashboard and breath sounds are weak on the left, heart rate 130, BP 80 over 60 and GCS of 12”
“Get her to trauma one, page Dr Lincoln for the leg…” Hunt ordered “…Altman you’re need in here” he called to the cardio and trauma surgeon who was stood at the desk filling in a patient chart
“It’s going to be okay Mom I promise” Maya spoke quietly as she kept a hold of her mom’s hand trying not to stand in the way of the doctors at work
“I know” Katherine smiled softly
“Let’s get her to CT and X-Ray…” Teddy shoulder when she spotted the free fluid in the abdomen and muffled chest sounds “…we’re taking your mom up for scans and tests I’ll come and find you when we know more” she smiled softly earning a small nod off the blonde. They’d both been here before, they both remembered the out come, but for now they were optimistic that they weren’t going to relive the day they lost Andrew DeLuca
“Okay, just make sure she’s okay please…” Maya pleaded “…she’s my mom” the words fell easily, there was time they wouldn’t, there was a time their relationship was strained beyond repair… but they’d both changed, they both worked hard to rebuild their relationship. Maya needed her mom, she wouldn’t care to admit, not to anyone other than her mother and wife but she needed her.
“You got it” Teddy nodded as she followed the trolly and disappeared
Maya paced the length of the waiting room, she saw a text of Mason telling her he was on his way up but she still hadn’t heard from her wife or team. She had no idea about Emilia and she didn’t know that Jack was currently driving her wife’s car.
She was so lost in the what ifs wondering what she would do if she lost her mom, the fear of what would happen in Lane showed up at the hospital. She was spiralling, she tried to ring her wife but it went straight to answer phone
“Maya” Mason shouted down the hallway as he emerged from the sea of people spotting his sister in the waiting room
“Mason” Maya sighed in relief when she saw her brother, her mind was running and she needed someone to ground her
“How is she, where is she?” Mason asked when Maya wrapped her arms around her in a hug that he quickly reciprocated
The siblings never had that kind of relationship, they loved each other of course they did but between their upbringing and their estrangement they were never the type of siblings who shared hugs but in the moment it felt right, in the moment it was what they needed
“They’ve taken her for scans, I think her legs broke I’m pretty sure her femur was snapped… she was struggling to breathe when we came in and I think Dr Altman mentioned free fluid in the abdomen but I don’t know if she’ll need surgery” Maya explained as much as she knew about her moms condition
“Do you know what happened…” Mason asked as they broke apart from their hug and he noticed Maya’s head drop and that scared him
His sister knew more than she was letting on and he needed to know what happened to their mom “…Maya?”
“It was him” Maya whispered
“As in, him?” Mason asked furrowing his brow knowing instantly who the ‘him’ his sister was referring to
“Yeah, Eleora told me… and I seen him at the scene” Maya replied quietly as she sat down closely followed by her brother “…he was perfectly fine, pezzo di merda” she muttered having picked up a few Italian profanities over the years. She always felt they were more meaningful than in English
“What did Els say?” Mason asked growling at the idea that his dad was fine whilst his mom was severely hurt and possibly needed surgery
“Lane ran a red hit moms side and flipped the car” Maya sighed “…he’d been following them, apparently he was shouting at Mom when she picked the twins up from school”
“Are all the kids okay?” Mason asked
“Yeah they’re fine, Maddie’s asking for you Carina’s got them she’s on her way…” she replied quickly taking hold of Mason’s hand “…Where’s Kelsey?”
“She was picking the boys up from daycare she’s on her way too” Mason replied
The two sat there in silence each of them running through the worst case scenario’s their brains could come up with when Owen made his way into the waiting room with an unreadable look on his face and an update on their mom…