Chicago Fire: Part 2

Riley's eyes were an emerald green. They were so beautiful. We just kept smiling at eachother. I found love in a fellow firefighter. I started to feel warm every time our eyes met. For a few seconds, I couldn't feel pain. But after the captain calked Riley over, pain came back. EMTs loaded be into the ambulance, and secured me in place.

They closed the double-doors And brought me to Mercy General Hospital. They put me under to relieve the pain. My vision starts to blur and darken. The pain starts to melt away too, kind of like a Popsicle on a warm day. I close my eyes and and the drugs kick in.

[a few hours later]

*beep, beep, beep, beep* the heart monitor goes as I slowly open my eyes to see a dark room. I'm in a hospital gown and a guy was sitting in a corner looking out of the window. His bright green eyes were a giveaway. Riley. I smiled.
"hey."

"hi jesse! Your awake! I've been here for hours."

I was so surprised to hear that. No guy has said that to me before. I haven't been so cared for in my life.
"you have? Why?" I asked him completely hypnotized by those green eyes.
"I care about you. A lot." he said as he walked over to my bedside. The doctor came in.

"Jesse your cleared to be released. Mr Morrison is going to bring you home."
I looked to Riley in a look of amazement. He's going to bring me home? I couldn't believe the lengths he's going to make me feel better.
"ok." I replied.

"I brought you some of your clothes Jesse."

"thank you." I said struggling to get out of bed. Riley came to my side and wrapped his right arm around my lower back and his left on my left side, and gently lifted me up with the help of a crutch. I was standing now and he helped me put on my pants. I put on my shirt and shoes on. Riley helped me walk out of the hospital and out to the parking lot which is all illuminated by streetlights. His spicy was so soft and gentle, yet strong. I knew that if I slipped, Riley would be there to catch me. And that's just what happened, I slipped. Riley was quick to catch me.

"your so clumsy babe." he said laughing. I giggled a little too. Once we got to his car, he helped me in and made sure I'm comfortable. He closed the door and walked over to the drivers side door. He climbed in and started the car. We drove off back towards the station, then I asked him.
"are you gay?"

"no" he said with a serious look.
"no? Then why did you kiss me?" I ask. I was shocked that he said no. Because he kissed me and stuff.
"I'm not gay. Or bi, or straight. I have no sexuality definition. It doesn't matter what gender they are to me."

"really? Well I'm gay!" I said laughing as we approached the fire station.
"well I know you are. You kissed me. Not the other way around babe." he said with a grin as we pulled into the parking lot. He got out after he turned off the car and ran around to my side. He opened the door and wrapped his left arm around me and slowly lifted me up. He picked up my crutch and handed it to me. I grabbed it and put it under my arm. He walked me to the doorway and he opened it. I stepped in with him and I noticed the trucks were gone.

"where are the trucks?"
"you'll see." he said quietly. The lights flew on and the whole station was there. There was a sign draped over the garage doors saying "welcome home!" On it. There were pieces of cake ready to be eaten, sodas ready to be drank and gallons soon to pop. I looked at each one of my fellow firefighters faces and they were all smiling.

"when were you going to tell us you lovebirds?" Bugsy asked. I looked at Riley, then back at Bugsy.
"you guys don't care?"

"no! Why would we care? Were family. I would die for each and every one of you." Bugsy replied. All the other guys said that too. All I could do is smile. Riley grabbed my chin gently and turned me towards him. He kissed me gently and out of the corner of my eye, before I closed it, I could see smiles on their faces. Maybe I thought they wouldn't accept me. I guess I was wrong. And I'm glad I was.