[CLOSED] and it's plain to see.

[blake falon aldridge]

"If I would've gone home when you told me to, I wouldn't be here right now." She said, pressing her shirt closer to her bleeding wound. She looked down long enough to realize she probably needed to go change. She pulled her shirt off, and pressed it to her stomach, looking at the monitors. "I can't really tell, but all the schooling I took said that chances are, the guy in the room with the safe is going to have the bomb."

"Blake, put your clothes back on." Someone said.

"I'm bleeding, shut up." She muttered.

[rex 'r']

"And..? They would find somebody else.." He sighed, just didn't want her hurt any more than she was. "I figured that much.. Listen, okay..? I need you to be my eyes completely, Once I get this guy taken care of we have a better chance of getting everybody else. You eed to tell me where he is according to myself at all times, when he's aiming to shoot, and who he's going for, got it?" Without waiting he opened the door and let go of Dakota. The large dog barked, heading for the guy almost instantly as somebody screamed.

[blake falon aldridge]

Blake listened to him carefully, but the only thing going through her head was that she didn't want to see Rex be shot. Not after she lost his baby. "Yeah.." She breathed hesitantly, holding her shirt closer to her stomach. 'You worry about the stupidest things, Blake.. You two aren't even together and you're worried about watching him die. How many people have you watched die?' She thought.

"He's aiming for Dakota. At your three o'clock." She said, biting her lip as she waited for the bullets to start flying. "Four..." She said, reaching over for her coffee.

[rex 'r']

Rex aimed his own gun, listening to her instruction as well as the sounds in the room. There was a commotion in the main room, other people now occupied. He had no help, and he'd been reckless enough to come out here without a vest on. The guy cried out, a sure sign Dakota had his arm. Rex reached for his handcuffs when the guy realized he clearly couldn't see, aimed a shot at the floor. Rex winced, Dakota startled enough to bark and release his arm. The guy's aim switched to a five year old boy who was crying. "Don't make me shoot him!"
"Don't make me shoot you," Rex snapped, trying to find his bearings. "Just put down the gun and we can do this the easy way.."
He heard the bullets click into place, tensing. He grabbed Dakota's leash. "Dakota, attack." The dog dragged him towards the guy and he ducked for the sound of the crying child despite the risk, wouldn't let the kid get hurt over himself.

[blake falon aldridge]

Blake shook her head as the guns went off, tears falling down her cheeks. She pulled off her mic and threw it to the nearest person, who sighed and took the seat for her. 'I can't do this..' She thought, rounding the corners for the showers. The last guy who had been harassing her had been arrested, but they replaced him with a guy far more rude and vile.

"Hey, Aldridge. How's the baby?" He asked with a smirk, and she threw her shirt at him, storming to the showers with her head.

"That doesn't answer me." He said, following her.

"It's dead, okay?! Are you happy?! You're not allowed to be in here while I shower!" She said, putting her hand on her hip.

"Why? You took this job to be one of the guys. I should be able to shower at the same time as you."

"You listen to me and you listen to me good. If I catch you or anyone in here while I'm showering I'm going to chop off your head." She spat.

"Oh, you'd let Rex in here." He retorted. And that's when she drew her fist back and punched him square in the nose, then walked calmly to the shower at the end of the row.

[rex 'r']

Rex heard a different voice on the mic, trying his best to ignore the change. "Rex watch it!" They warned. But he ignored them. Arms wrapped around the young child and he grunted as the bullets, two in a row, hit him from the back. Adrenalin was enough to keep him from loosening his grip. He fumbled with his gun.

"Two o' clock, a little to the ri- shoot!"

He let loose, heard the guy gag and fall. Dakota stopped barking, whimpering and nudging him. He helped the little kid to his parents as the others managed to get the two guys into a car.

"Ouch, Rex.." Somebody touched his arm. "You need a hospital, now.."

"No I don''t.." He insisted. "It's nothing..." But adrenalin was wearing thin and he could feel the pain in his torso, knew something wasn't right. He stumbled, felt firm arms catch him. "Somebody call a medic!"

[blake falon aldridge]

Blake wiggled out of her blood soaked jeans, stripped herself of the rest of her clothes, and turned the water on as hot as it would go. She leaned against the wall, looking down as the water started to wash away the blood on her stomach and legs. She ran her fingers slowly over the stitches. She closed her eyes and tipped her head up, letting the water wash over her face. She felt along the wall for the soap, jumping as she heard someone talking.

"Blake? Blake!"

"What?" She asked, shutting off the shower so she could hear. She grabbed a towel, drying her face, and holding it to her chest as he looked around the corner.

"It's Rex.."

"What about Rex?" She asked.

"He got shot.."

"Well, come get me when they're letting visitors at the hospital.." She said brokenly, walking back into her shower with her head down.

[rex 'r']

Rex groaned, leaning against the guy. "Fuck," He mumbled, wincing.
"Hey, you saved that kids life, Rex.. just stay awake buddy.."

"Like I could sleep," He muttered halfheartedly, heard the other officer chuckle.

He sat down in the back of the ambulance, the guy never leaving his side as he closed his eyes, breaths rugged. He could feel them cut away his shirt.

"Nice tats."

"Yeah, whatever," He groaned, wincing at the touch along his back.

"You're lucky that guy couldn't aim. It's nothing fatal, just a cracked rib. You and the ribs, huh?"

He scoffed, face pained.

[blake falon aldridge]

Blake slowly took her shower, washing the blood off of her carefully. She stepped out, wrapping her towel around her. Just as she was making her way to her bunk to get her clothes, someone grabbed her arm. She looked over to see her superior standing there.

"Just because you lost your baby and your boyfriend got shot doesn't mean you get to break people's noses." He said. She yanked her arm away from him, glaring his way.

"You have no right to say anything about my baby-"

"You were barely pregnant."

"AND HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND." She screamed, walking over to her bunk. She climbed in and pulled the blankets over her head, tears falling down her cheeks. 'Barely pregnant..' She thought, biting her lip as she started to cry harder.

[rex 'r']

Rex was lucky enough that his doctor for usual check ups was a surgeon as well. He got the bullets out and stitched him up, bandaging everything carefully. "Quite a startle, huh?"

Rex shrugged. "I'm fine.." He muttered. "And I"m not staying here.." He got up, running a hand through his hair and took Dakota's leash, waiting for the other officer. "Can you stop by the department? I'm grabbing Blake, then you can drop me off."

"Sure thing.."

He was silent the way there, back aching, and left Dakota in the car, grabbed his cane and wandered in, asking where she was. He slid into the back room, searching out her bunk, crouched with a wince. "Blake.." He whispered. "Hey, I'm alright.. come on... come back to my place with me and we can get some rest babe.."