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Life as an emt was constantly filled with surprises and chaos. The hours were long and sometimes the calls seemed never ending. Which is how you would describe today’s shift.
It was a regular Thursday, no holidays or special occasions but it seemed like calls were coming back to back.
You and your team worked nonstop from the start of what would be a grueling twelve hour shift.
The rig had just pulled away from the hospital after bringing in a patient from a car wreck nearby.
“What time is it?” you mutter to yourself.
You see only three hours have gone by.
“Oh my god whyyy?” you sigh dramatically and lay your head back against the wall.
Laughs come from the driver's seat and across from you.
“Turn that frown upside down, babe!” Macy smiles into the rearview mirror.
“Yeah girl,” Thomas chuckles from the other side of the stretcher “We need our sunshine if we’re gonna make it through the next eight hours.”
You open one eye and smile at your friends.
Macy and Thomas were your friends and ems team at ptmc. All three of you had been in the same group of new hires and had been placed in a team from the start. Four years later and you all were still handling calls together.
“I just need my bed right now. I feel like I got no sleep but I did!”
Thomas leans back in his seat with his arms crossed and smirks.
“Maybe you didn’t get sleep because of who stays in your bed.”
Warmth immediately spreads across your face as Macy and him laugh and make suggestive sounds.
“Yeah, might wanna tell Abbot to let you actually sleep today.” Macy teases.
You cover your face with your hands as you laugh along with them.
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An hour later you guys are called to the scene of a drunk brawl at a brunch restaurant. When you guys arrive there's several people in need of medical attention. All of them are treatable at the scene except for one drunk guy that has his head split open a bit. Not severely but enough to where he’s going to need stitches.
He’s not super compliant with the police but eventually he calms down enough to be loaded in the ambulance.
As you guys head towards ptmc, you start to clean and bandage the guy's wound until he can see a doctor.
“Okay sir, I’m going to clean this cut and then lay a bandage over it so it stays clean until we get to the hospital. Sound good?”
The man grumbles a ‘yeah’ and then goes back to being silent.
You grab the saline solution and go to clean the wound but he moves his face away from you.
“Sir, you need to stay still if I’m going to clean this for you.” you advise kindly.
Reaching over, you go to clean the wound when the man grabs your wrist tightly and swings at your face with the other hand.
You’re caught off guard as he nails you straight in the nose.
“Fuck!” you gasp as you try to move away but the man still has a death grip on your wrist. He gets in two more solid punches to your eye and cheek before Thomas has him restrained with soft cuffs.
Your vision swims a bit as you sit down.
“Babe!” Macy yells from the driver seat “Get a towel and hold your nose girl.”
You look at her confused until you realize you're covered in blood that’s pouring from your nose.
Grabbing a towel, you hold it to your face and groan at the pain.
“Hey, look at me sunshine.” Thomas snaps in your face to get your attention.
“He hit you pretty hard so keep those eyes open for me, okay?”
You nod as you lightly touch where the man hit you and hiss at the pain.
Shit, that's gonna bruise badly.
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Jack stands at the nurses station with Dana and Robby as they get ready for the incoming patient. They get their gowns and gloves on as they make their way to the ambulance bay.
As the rig pulls up and parks, he sees Macy, your friend and coworker, jog to him.
“Please don't freak out.” she mutters before grabbing the door handle.
He scrunches his face in confusion.
What the hell does she mean don’t fr–
His train of thought stops as she opens the ambulance doors and there you are, covered in blood with a towel held against your face.
“What the fuck?!” he shouts as he waits for you to get close enough to the edge for him to help you down.
Thomas helps Macy bring the stretcher down.
“This dude is drunk and swung at your girl for trying to clean his face. Had to restrain him.”
A few residents come out and help wheel the man in as Jack tends to you.
“Hey sweetheart, let me see real quick?” he says gently.
You slowly pull the towel away with a quiet ‘ow’ and his blood boils as he sees your injuries. Your nose is starting to swell, along with your cheek and eye.
“I’ll fucking kill him” he mutters as he examines you quickly.
Jack holds your face in his hands, a thumb softly stroking the cheek that isn’t injured. You lean your head into that hand and sigh.
“I’m so sorry baby.” he says quietly
“Oh my god, sweetpea!” Dana jogs to you and tilts your chin up to get a look. You wince as she softly touches the injuries.
“Robby, get her a room and Abbot help bring her there now.”
Both men nod as she jogs back inside.
Jack moves the towel back over your nose and leads you to the room Robby finds and helps you up on the bed.
“Okay kid, follow my finger” Robby leads you through a few tests for a concussion and cleans your nose up.
Jack stands as close to your side as he can, your hand between his as he strokes your hand gently.
“Well” Robby starts “You definitely have a minor concussion. You know the protocol, so you’re done with your shift.”
You shake your head and then groan as the movement jostles your head and face too much.
“Robby no, I’m okay, Macy and Thomas need m–”
Dana walks in and leans against the door frame “Not happening sweetpea. Macy and Thomas said you better go home and they’ll text you later to check in.”
You frown as Jack helps you down from the bed “C’mon baby, I’ll take you home.”
Robby pats your shoulder gently as you walk past.
“I expect an update on her later Abbot.” he points seriously at Jack.
Dana crosses her arms “I better get a text too. If I don’t then I show up at your door and you won’t like that.”
Jack rolls his eyes as he passes them “Yes mom, yes dad.” he teases
That gets a laugh out of you.
“Get to bed chuckles.” Robby smiles as you and Jack walk out of the pitt.
“Yeah chuckles,” Jack teases.
You pinch his side lightly “Just take me home big mouth”
He gently kisses the side of your head.
“Your wish is my command, sweetheart.”