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Post by cal54382 on Mar 23, 2014 4:24:55 GMT
"Okay. I love you Lina."
"I love you too, baby. Go have fun, okay?"
"I will."
Lina shot a grateful look at Ryan who squeezed her hand gently, going with Kaya. As soon as they were in her room, Kaya started crying.
"What is it, sweetheart? What's wrong?" Ryan asked.
"They tried to kill Lina."
He nodded. "They did. But they didn't succeed. And they won't. I won't let anyone hurt either of you."
"Promise?" she sniffles.
"I promise." He told her before pausing and saying, "Do you want to call your parents?" He usually didn't offer, knowing that Natalia and Horatio needed to focus in the field, but he thought it might do her some good and they needed to know about the wreck before finding out some other way.
"Yes."
"Okay, well, let me talk to your dad first, okay? Just to make sure it's a good time."
Kaya nodded. Ryan walked to where he had some form of privacy and dialled Horatio. Horatio answered the call and knew something was up from Ryan's voice. Ryan filled him in on what had happened, trying to assure him that he had things under control, but he was worried about Lina. She was obviously in pain and refusing to go to the hospital.
"I'll call Alexx and get her down to you. Can I talk to Kay?"
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 23, 2014 4:26:57 GMT
"Yeah, I thought it would help her to talk to you and to Nat if she can." He went back in and handed Kaya the phone. "Your dad."
"Daddy? Can you come home?"
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 23, 2014 4:50:42 GMT
The old Horatio would have said no, but he had changed this time around, tried to be there more for his family. "Of course, sweetheart, but I don't know how long we can stay." As long as the shooter wasn't caught, his daughters were in danger.
"Thank you."
"Are you okay? Are you hurting?" He asked, worried.
"I'm scared, but Lina is hurt."
"I know, sweetheart. Alexx is going to come check on her. I'm going to call her while you talk to your mom, okay?"
"Okay."
"I love you. We'll be home soon. We're coming right now." He handed the phone over to Natalia.
"Kaya? Are you all right, baby?" Natalia asked, truly frightened for the girls.
"I want you."
"We're on our way home now." She was driving while Horatio called Alexx. "Ryan's going to take care of you, okay? He wouldn't let anything happen anymore than your dad would."
"I know."
"Are you sure you're not hurting anywhere?"
"Yes."
Natalia knew she wouldn't be satisfied until she saw that with her own eyes.
"How far are you?"
"We were over by the movie theater, so about fifteen minutes. Alexx might beat us there though."
"I want you and daddy though."
"I know you do, baby. I know you're scared. Remember what I told you. It's okay to be scared. Everyone gets scared sometimes. Lina, me, Calleigh, we still all get scared, all the time."
"Can you stay on the phone?"
"Okay, sweetheart."
"Thank you mummy."
Ryan started trying to slip back without being noticed.
"Ryan, don't go!"
Natalia could hear Ryan on the other end saying, "Okay, kay, I won't go." He was worried about Lina being in there alone and could only hope that they and Alexx arrived soon.
"I want mummy."
"I'm coming, baby. I'm coming," Natalia tried soothing her again, going as fast as she dared, not wanting to chance another wreck.
Kaya started crying again. Ryan sat there, trying to comfort her, as Natalia talked to her the fourteen minutes it took to arrive. As soon as she heard the front door, Kaya ran out of her room and straight into Natalia's arms. Natalia held her, escorting her quickly back to her room as Horatio and Alexx went to Lina.
"Lina, darling? Are you alright?" Horatio asked.
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 23, 2014 5:10:29 GMT
She was pale and seemed to be sleeping on the couch. There was blood on her clothes and Alexx immediately started trying to determine where it had come from and the extent of her injuries. Horatio paled at the sight of his oldest child.
"She's as stubborn as you are," Alexx addressed her long-time close friend. She had considered Horatio her brother for years and still considered each of the team members her babies.
"Is she alright?"
She knew it would do no good to tell him to have patience so she said nothing, just continued her exam. *********** Natalia kicked off her shoes and settled on Kaya's bed so she could hold the girl, rubbing her back, whispering to her. Kaya was still sobbing, and didn't want to let go of her mother.
"It's okay, baby. It's all going to be okay..."
"They tried to kill Lina."
She had a hunch that they had tried to kill both girls, but didn't tell her daughter that. "Your dad's not going to let anyone kill Lina. Neither will Ryan."
"They will try again, though, won't they?"
She nodded. "Yes, baby, they probably will."
"I don't want Lina to get hurt."
"No one wants that."
"Can you and daddy fix it?"
"Daddy and Alexx are trying to fix it right now, sweetheart."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure." Natalia told her gently.
"Can we go get Lina?"
"No, baby. She has to rest."
"Please?"
"No, baby," Natalia said again, a little more firmly.
"Okay. Later?"
Natalia nodded. "Later."
"Thank you."
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Post by Admin on Mar 23, 2014 22:05:19 GMT
Natalia didn't respond, but held her daughter, kissing her hair.
Horatio held Lina in much the same way, trying to help Alexx as much as he could. He could tell whatever was coming he wasn't going to like. It was bad enough when his people were hurt and he couldn't do anything about people trying to kill his son, but someone was trying to kill his daughters and he wasn't going to stand for it.
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 24, 2014 5:56:19 GMT
(what do we think happened to Lina?)
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Post by Admin on Mar 24, 2014 11:53:11 GMT
(Depends. I think she hit her head at least but we can go from there if you have ideas)
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 24, 2014 20:44:02 GMT
(I thought maybe a concussion, and possibly some internal injuries from the glass and steering wheel.)
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Post by Admin on Mar 24, 2014 22:32:39 GMT
(That's along what I was thinking, maybe some bad cuts)
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 25, 2014 5:42:25 GMT
Alexx finished her check up and looked at Horatio.
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Post by Admin on Mar 25, 2014 12:18:35 GMT
"Alexx, please." Horatio paused. "Just give me some good news here. Please." He thought back to so many people Alexx had been able to make better: Ryan's eye, Calleigh's breathing, Eric's gunshots. She'd been able to fix that; surely she could fix his daughter.
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 25, 2014 20:41:55 GMT
"She has a concussion, some cuts and bruises." She hesitated. "And internal bleeding."
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Post by Admin on Mar 26, 2014 0:32:09 GMT
"She needs to go in, doesn't she?" Horatio knew Lina wasn't going to like that, but if they didn't have a choice, it wouldn't matter what his daughter wanted.
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Post by cal54382 on Mar 26, 2014 5:41:46 GMT
"For tests and maybe an overnight stay."
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Post by Admin on Mar 26, 2014 12:16:40 GMT
He nodded and looked at Ryan. "Can you take her? I need..." This was the part that he was dreading. "I need to tell Natalia before I leave." He looked at Alexx. "Do you think we need to bring Kaya in to get checked too?" He didn't want to put his daughter through anymore, but he didn't want to close his eyes to something they needed to fix for her either.
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