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Chapter Three-Hundred-Fifteen



When Sean had managed to finish up what was his first ever medical procedure, Trevor cradled his face in his hands as Sean sat on his knees on the floor in front of him and he leaned forward and brushed his lips lightly over his.


“How’s that for your first time ever fixing somebody up huh?”


“Well it’s not really my thing but I’d fix you up anytime baby.”


“Let’s just hope you never have to. I might not be conscious during the next one to walk you through it.”


“Don’t talk like that” Sean demanded gently and he slid his arms around his waist and pulled him near. “I can’t lose you Trevor. Who knows what would’ve happened if you weren’t prepared enough to bring guns with you. I didn’t even think about it…”


“Don’t give me that much credit” Trevor chuckled. “I found them in our safe in the warehouse.”


“Well it’s a very good thing that you did.” Trevor tilted Sean’s head back so he is looking up at him and he leaned forward and placed light kisses on various places on his face before closing in on his lips. He lingered there for a few moments before looking him in the eyes and tucking a strand of his hair behind his ear.


“Let me up baby I’m going to go make you some spaghetti.”


“You gave me a hard time about getting up and walking around when I was injured and now you are telling me that you are going to make lunch?” Sean asked incredulously.


“Your injury was a lot more serious then mine. I’ll be fine,” Trevor insisted and he got up and headed for the kitchen but he stopped in the doorway of it.


“Oh and Seanie?”


“Hmm?”


“I love you very much and can’t even begin to tell you how thankful I am that you saved my life but…don’t you ever jump in front of a bullet like that again.”



~*~*~*~*~



Later on that day after lunch Brian and Raul took Josh to the Zoo, Riley and Drew to wherever Chris decided he wanted to go, and everybody else went back to the Orphanage. When they got there Ashley took off looking for Scott when Kori had told her he should be back by now. She searched the whole building and when she didn’t find him she went to the playroom where she found everybody else.


“He isn’t here! Why isn’t he here yet?” She demanded to know while looking at Kori.


“Maybe I was wrong honey…maybe he is just taking his sweet old time…” Ashley shook her head.


“No you are never wrong about Scott – well not usually…” Kori looked over at Spencer and was relieved to see that he is happily playing with his friends. But that does not mean he isn’t aware of what is going on. Spencer is a smart kid. Kori pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and she got up and left the room. Ashley followed after her and so did Nick protectively. When they were out in the hall where Spencer would no longer be able to hear she flipped open her phone, hit the number three speed dial, and she placed it to her ear.


“Who are you calling?” Nick questioned.


“Scott” Kori answered while crossing an arm over her stomach and she turned her back on them. She let the phone ring until it reached voicemail.


“Damnit Scott!” She cursed and she hit the red phone button that ends the call before calling him once more only to get voicemail for a second time. Kori turned and looked directly at Nick giving him a look.


“All right I’ll call Detective Stabler” He told her and he pulled his phone out and hit the number 2 speed dial that he had programmed Detective Stabler into incase of an emergency and he walked away. Kori wrapped her arms around her sister and pulled her into a hug.


“I’m sure he is fine” she told her while trying to think of a rational explanation that would calm her. “His phone is off. Or he is in public and can’t hear it” she told her even though it’s an empty explanation. He specifically told her she could call him. He wouldn’t turn his phone off and he would be listening for it too. No matter where he is. No matter how badly he hurt her she knows better then to think Scott would intentionally ignore her like this. Ashley hugged Kori back and then she walked over to Nick and slid her arms around his waist. She rested her chin on his shoulder and quietly listened to him talk to Detective Stabler on the phone. When he hung up he put his phone away and turned his head slightly so his forehead was rested against hers and he tucked a lose strand of her ponytail behind her ear.


“Detective Stabler is putting together a search party and they’re going to go out looking for him. I’m sure he is going to be okay baby, Scott is strong.”


“But not invincible” Ashley insisted as a single tear rolled down her cheek. “How could he be so stupid? I just know he is hurt Nicky, I know it. I can feel it. He would be here if he weren’t…”


“Sometimes it’s not easy for a man to admit they need help. It’s a pride thing.”


“Well it’s stupid” Ashley insisted bitterly and Nick couldn’t help but chuckle a little.


“Maybe so but that’s the way it is.”


“He has a son now he really needs to let go of his pride. Did he not think about how this would affect him at all if he doesn’t come home today?”


“I don’t know baby” Nick replied gently and he wiped away her tears. “But he’s going to come home. I know it,” he reassured and Ashley gently tangled her fingers in his hair as her hand was rested at the back of his head and she lightly pushed him forward so their lips were just inches apart.


“Don’t you ever go and do something like this to me you hear me? I wouldn’t be able to stand it. I don’t care how much you feel like you need to be tough for me I want you to always be safe you hear me Nickolas?”


“I hear you baby” Nick promised as his fingers danced lightly over her cheek. “I promise I won’t do anything to frighten you like this unless it’s absolutely necessary. I love you.” Ashley looked into his eyes for a couple of moments and when she was sure he means it she brought his lips down on hers for a deep kiss and he kissed her back while tightening his arms around her. Kori went back into the playroom then after she’d been standing there quietly listening to Nick and Ashley and she went directly to Wiley needing him very badly.



~*~*~*~*~


Meanwhile in the dark ally that Scott’s captors had taken him to and beaten him in, Scott was lying on the ground in between garbage cans only half conscious with his face planted sideways in the ground. His captors are long gone and have been for hours and Scott was left there bloody and bruised not knowing if he’s been left to live or die. All he knows is that it hurts all over, he can’t move, and he can barely keep his eyes open. He heard his cell phone ring a couple of times and he knows it’s his Kori and he tried to answer but it hurt too much. He knows she is worried about him right now, he can feel it. And all he wants to do with every fiber of his being is answer the phone and say I’m here baby, come get me. But how is he supposed to do that without killing himself? If he’s not already dying that is. No, he is not going to die! He can’t. He won’t. He didn’t get enough time with his child; he didn’t get enough time to win Kori’s heart back. There is so much of his little boy’s life he’s missed out on and so much he has to make up for. How dare anybody try to take that away from him. He is way too stubborn to ever let that happen. He won’t. With only Spencer on the mind then, Scott slowly reached for his pocket but felt a sharp jolt through his body and he cried out in sheer pain. God what have they done to me to make me hurt this bad he pondered. He just remembers them all crowding around them and beating him – there were so many of them he didn’t even have a chance. All he could do was lay there and take it. He threw in a few punches he knows that much, but they only punished him much more when he did. And he is only vaguely aware of the sharp pain in his side.


“God I need help…” he cried. He needs help. For the first time in his life he has to ask for help. Reaching for his pocket again he felt the pain and cried out even louder but he pushed his hand further with all his might ignoring it all. When he succeeded in getting it there he pulled out his phone and he made to bring it up to his ear but it flew out of his hand and landed inches away.


“FUCK!!!” he whimpered. He looked to his phone then. It isn’t that far, he can do it. He can get to it. He stared at the phone hard for a few moments as if concentrating on it. After a few moments he inched forward whimpering with every move he took until finally, he was right next to it. He pushed the number 2-speed dial button and placed his ear to the phone as it lay on the ground. The phone rang only once and then someone answered it.


“Scott?? Is that you??” came Ashley’s eager voice.


“I need help…come get me…”


“Where are you? What’s wrong???”


“Dark Ally…”


“What Ally??”


“Dark…” Scott choked out. “Ally…please help” and everything went black.


~*~*~*~*~


“SCOTT? Scott talk to me!” Ashley shouted into Kori’s phone. “SCOTT PLEASE WHAT’S WRONG??” She cried and suddenly Nick and Kori came running around the corner.


“Ashley? Baby did he call?” Nick demanded as he reached her first and he cradled her face in his hands. “What is it what’s going on?”


“He’s in some dark ally somewhere! Hurry and call Detective Stabler he’s hurting! He needs help!” Ashley sobbed.


“Which dark ally?” Nick asked while pulling out his cell phone and flipping it open and he pressed number two and placed it to his ear.


“I don’t know he wouldn’t tell me! He just told me dark ally and suddenly went quiet!”


“Hey Elliot it’s me!” Nick spoke into the phone. “Scott called Kori he is in a dark ally in Florida somewhere hurt! When Ash tried to get him to tell her he went quiet.” He was quiet for a second. “Yes I realize there are hundreds of dark allies but that’s all we’ve got!”


“Tell him to check any of the dark allies between here and the mall” Kori spoke up tearfully. Nick looked at her with a raised eyebrow. “He was shopping – I just have a hunch. Just do it we don’t have that much time!”


“Kori says to check the dark allies between here and the mall – he was out shopping.” He was again quiet for a moment. “Okay bye” he added and he hung up. He looked at Ashley who was still standing there sobbing and he slid his arms around her and pulled her to him and she buried her face in his chest.


“It’s okay…we’re going to find him. I promise we’re going to find him baby.” Suddenly AJ, Howie, Brooke, and Kevin came out of the playroom upon hearing Ashley crying.


“What’s going on? Why is my baby sister crying?”


“Scott is still missing but he called Kori on the phone and told us he was in a dark ally hurt somewhere. When she asked which one he went quiet – probably unconscious” Nick explained while rubbing his hand over Ashley’s back.


“Oh Christ…” AJ grumbled worriedly and he moved forward and wrapped his arms around his sister too and kissed the top of her head.


“Who has Bella?” Nick questioned as he watched Brooke and Howie wrap their arms around Kori who was doing all she could to hold it together for Ashley and her son who is just in the next room.


“Denise does” Howie answered.


“And what’s Spencer doing?” Kori whispered. It was all she could do to keep herself from crying.


“He knows something is up. He is sitting in Wiley’s lap and he is doing everything he can to keep him calm. That father and son bond has gotten really strong.”



~*~*~*~*~*~



“Why did he even go off on his own in the first place is he stupid?” Detective Stabler ranted as his partner drove the car to the dark ally in between the Orphanage and the mall. “I mean how the hell are we supposed to protect him if he pulls stunts like this?!”


“I don’t know you are a hard headed guy yourself why don’t you tell me?” Detective Benson asked amusedly. Detective Stabler looked at her with a raised eyebrow.


“I’m sure Kori told him not to do it and he did it anyway because he’s such a tough guy and had something to prove. Like all guys do.”


“Well, some women have the tendency to go off and do what they want no matter what people tell them also, but I wont mention any names” Detective Stabler retaliated.


“Yes but the difference between us and you men is we think our actions through before we do them and they’re always for a good reason. We always end up saving the day in the end no matter if we were told not to do it in the first place.” Detective Stabler huffed at Detective Benson’s comment and was about to reply when suddenly she turned into the dark ally they were headed for and sure enough there Scott was lying unconscious.


“Call 911!” She ordered before pushing open her car door, jumping out, and running to Scott’s aid. Detective Stabler immediately did as he was told and flipped his phone open while getting out of the car also and he dialed the driver to the ambulance that they have ready and waiting. The ambulance arrived in five minutes tops and paramedics flew out of the back of the ambulance with tools and such to take care of Scott. As soon as he was placed on a stretcher and being lifted into the back of the ambulance he opened his eyes only slightly and spoke.


“Kori…”


“Kori is back at the Orphanage. You’ll see her soon” Detective Stabler promised as he watched paramedics take care of the wound in his waist. He’d been stabbed with a knife and has lost a lot of blood.


“Are you riding with us El or what?” one of the paramedics questioned.


“No we’ll meet you there. Just get him to Ramsey quick” Detective Stabler ordered and the paramedic didn’t need to be told twice. He shut the two doors and a second later the ambulance was speeding off toward Ramsey. Detective’s Stabler and Benson both hurried off to their car and jumped in and Detective Benson hurried off after them.


~*~*~*~*~



“Can we go see the Giraffes Brian?” Josh asked eagerly as he and Brian walk through the Zoo, Brian holding one of Josh’s hands while Josh held a bag of cotton candy in the other. Raul walked at Brian’s side dutifully incase he was needed.


“Sure buddy” Brian smiled while leading his son in that direction.


“An’ then after that we have to see the Tigers. I love Tigers!” Josh insisted with a huge grin upon his face. Brian chuckled.


“I figured you as a Tiger lover.” Josh grinned some more.


“We’ll go see the tigers so long as we can go see the Bears afterwards.”


“And don’t forget the lions” Raul teased.


“Lions and tigers and bears…oh my!” Brian replied playfully and Josh laughed.


“How would you like to go into the petting zoo Josh?” he asked after a few moments when he noticed they were about to come across it.


“I don’t know…” Josh replied nervously, as they approached the petting zoo and they came to a stop. He watched other kids petting the sheep and goats and he slid his arm around Brian’s leg and rested his head against it. He’s never been to a zoo before let alone a petting zoo. “Will they bite me?” Brian grinned in amusement at his tough boy being scared of goats and sheep and he gently ruffled his fingers through his hair.


“Nah they won’t bite. They let you bring in food just for them and you get to feed them. I’ll be right there with you the whole time I promise.”


“Kay…” Josh replied and Brian took hold of his hand and guided him into the petting zoo. They had them wash their hands first before going in and when they did Josh was back to clinging to Brian’s leg then and was suddenly tense as goats and sheep came toward them.


“Aww…lookie here Josh” Brian told him while kneeling down and petting a sheep that approached. “They’re so nice,” he added while hugging it and everything. Josh reached out a nervous hand to the sheep and Brian gently took it and placed it to the sheep’s fur. Josh stroked him gently and couldn’t help but smile a little.


“He’s soft.”


“Yes he is” Brian agreed and he looked at Raul and gave him a look he understood. Raul pulled out Brian’s camera and began to take pictures as Brian helped Josh into feeling comfortable with the animals. The two of them pet the goats, the sheep, the lamas, and Josh even at one point got to hold a bunny rabbit. Soon enough Josh got so brave that he began to wander away from Brian and he went over to see the pigs.


“Did Ri call you while Josh and I were in line for cotton candy earlier? I saw you on the phone.”


“Yeah she wanted to tell you that everything is going great. She took him go-kart riding and now they’re at an air show. He is having a blast.”


“Oh wow, really? An air show?”


“Yeah I was surprised too.”


“That’s awesome. Don’t tell Josh…he might get jealous.”


“She said they’re doing another one tomorrow morning.”


“Oh well then I think I will have to take Josh to that tomorrow. He would love that. Ellie too – we’ll take Ellie.”


“What about their therapy session?”


“It’s way early in the morning six to seven. I’m sure we’ll be able to do both – air shows normally don’t start till 8 or 9.”


“Brian!!!!” Josh yelled suddenly “Brian help!!!” Brian and Raul whipped their heads around to the sound of the panicked boy and saw him running around the petting zoo with a turkey twice his size chasing after him.


“Oh boy…” Brian shook his head before hurrying off to rescue his son. When he approached him Josh had dove onto a gate and was trying to climb out of the petting zoo and the turkey was pecking at him. Brian reached over and gathered him into his arms and held him close protectively and Josh clung onto him tight.


“Make it go away! Make it stop!” he pleaded and was close to tears.


“Josh its okay Buddy, you’re fine. It’s just a turkey.”


“A monster turkey!”


“He was just trying to say hello that’s all. He just wanted you to pet him.”


“Well he sure has a funny way of showing it!”


“Look see?” Brian asked while gently petting the turkey. “He’s nice.” Josh who had his face buried in Brian’s shoulder revealed only one eye. “When you ran from him it excited him that’s all. He won’t hurt you Josh I promise.” Josh buried his face in Brian’s shoulder again and Brian rubbed his hand over his back and kissed the top of his head.


“How about we go pet the rabbits again huh? You liked the rabbits a lot.”


“So long as he stays put” Josh insisted, referring to the turkey. Brian couldn’t help but chuckle a little as he carried Josh back over to the rabbits.


“I think you just need to stick to the animals that are your own size for now, capeesh?”


“No need to tell me twice,” Josh’s muffled voice spoke into Brian’s shoulder.



~*~*~*~*~*~



When the paramedics arrived at Ramsey Hospital Doctor Johnson and a team of other doctors and nurses were already there to greet them. They rushed Scott in and worked on him and the whole time they did Kori, Spencer, Wiley, Ashley, Nick, and the rest of the gang waited in the waiting room until they were given the news – good or bad. After waiting for a couple of hours Doctor Johnson came into the waiting room and were greeted by a bunch of anxious people.


“He’s going to be fine” he promised. “He’s asking for Spencer,” he added deciding he would get the child out of the room so he could tell everybody else what happened – and, Scott really was asking for him. Wiley gently grabbed Spencer’s hand then and he stood up.


“What room?”


“Two doors down from Anna’s.” Wiley nodded and he began to lead the little boy down the hall to see his father. When he was long gone Doctor Johnson turned to everybody else.


“They were pretty brutal with him. He has a broken arm, a couple of bruised ribs, and he was stabbed in the waist and lost a lot of blood – which is what caused him to go unconscious for awhile he is pretty weak. I put some stitches in the knife wound and he will have to take it easy for 3 to 4 weeks while his ribs heal.”


“So I guess it’s no New Years Eve in New York for him then…”


“I wouldn’t recommend it no. If he does go he will need a place to lie down in and he will need to be in a wheel chair at all times and wearing a rib belt when going out. I will also be going with him because he is going to need a doctor to take care of him.”


“Well, for now lets just concentrate on going to see him – and making sure he stays in bed for the next three days” Kevin replied.


“You may go in and see him if you would like but please remember that he is fragile.”


“Kay” Kori replied and she and everybody but Ashley got up and started for the door.


“Coming Ash?” Nick asked curiously when he noticed his girlfriend wasn’t following him. He turned and looked at her to see her sitting on the couch hugging her legs to her chest and tears are rolling down her cheek.


“Nope.”



“Why not?”



“I’m not talking to him. I only sat in this waiting room to make sure he is okay – now that I know he is, I’m not talking to him.”