*Trigger warning*
Chapter Four: Terrible

Luna was perfectly fine with the fact that she hadnt had a date in a while, there was no need for Riley and Athena to keep trying to set her up on endless dates, Luna had been on six this week and none of them were good at all, she spent most of her time working and if she wasn't working, well she was trying to occupy herself with other things, this week it was krav maga, Jack told her he would teach her everything she needed to know about it and all the moves for now, she was teaching herself how to crochet. Because well why not?

Last week she taught herself how to make a pie from scratch this week it's how to make a blanket, she was loving her new hobbies and if she got bored she always worked part time at her local Bookstore, Athena told her, how she should quit that job focus on finding her a good man and settle down, how she wanted grandkids and Luna would laugh, the two partners were on the beat again, this time with a familiar face and of course the 118 with the lovely Eddie Diaz.

Luna had gone radio silent for a while occasionally popping into the groupchat to see what was happening but not responding, she had these days, where everything seemed to hard, where getting out bed was a challenge moving her fingers were the hardest thing even blinking, she would go radio silent sometimes not even leaving her house, Athena had a key though always checked on her.

Usually she would just be hidden under all the blankets in her bed, not wanting to come out or binging watching Top Model reruns. Ever since Lesile died she became this way, her therapist called it Manic depression or Bipolar Disorder. Nonetheless she wasn't alone in this anymore, she made the mistake of making friends with the most persistent woman on the planet. They walk over to the victim who is surrounded by the 118.

"Hey, wait. Don't we know you?" Hen tilts her head to look at the victim which causes the two partners and Chimney to do so too.

"Uh, no, I don't... I don't, I don't think so"

"Last year, Hancock Park." Hen snaps her fingers.

"That's right. I never forget a femur."

"Hmm. It's the damned Porch Pirate Guess you moved up from porches to parking lots, huh, Lorraine?" Athena sasses as Luna takes off her aviators tucking them into her pocket.

"What's your scam now?" She asks, nodding to Lorraine.

"I don't know what you are talking about. I went to my court-mandated treatment. I'm completely cured. Haven't stole a package in months"

". Mm-hmm. I heard you settled with that homeowner." Athena was giving her famous lip purse as Chimney and Hen were pulling her on the gurney towards the ambulance.

"The house she fell in front of when she was package stealing?"

"I didn't realize you could sue someone for being injured during the commission of a felony. Pled down to a misdemeanor. Insurance companies are happy to settle instead of going to court."

" Insurance companies are less happy about fraud. And we got three witnesses who claim you intentionally stepped out behind that poor woman's car. Makes me wonder what I might find when I pull the security footage from this parking lot."  Luna speaks up looking down on the woman she gulps thickly.

" I think you'll find a woman suffering from mobility issues. Lot of trouble walking since that fall on the steps. You know, I wonder if it's because I received improper care on the scene."

"So you're gonna sue us now?" Hen laughs as they push her into the back of the ambulance.

"Oh, you folks are city employees. Probably don't make that much. But the city... There's probably some deep pockets there, don't you think?"

"Awful woman." Athena mutters, shaking her head as Luna just chuckles, pulling her aviators back over her eyes.

Athena had to go fill out paperwork, while Luna was leaning up against the car she didn't need to do the paperwork, figured she'd hangout watch the neighborhood kids play a few miles down the street from the station.

"Help! Help!" a little boy comes running up to her and she runs after him following his every move. "He fell!" He continues as they run through a gate and into an apartment complex.

"We were playing Hide and Seek upstairs."  He explains leading her to a trash chute she leans forward into the chute shining her flashlight inside there she sees a child mangled up breathing, he looked to be struggling to breath.

"Hang on, help is coming."

"Dispatch This is 727-L-31 I Need fire and rescue across from the police station and possibly a paramedic.Child stuck in a trash chute. " She was running outside trying to get whatever tools she thought could help from the back of the patrol car.

"Where is it across the street?"

"Look for my lights." She moves the patrol car to the outside of the apartment complex running back inside to check on the two boys.

"How are you doing Buddy?" she asks the kid in the chute who is gasping for air.

"I told Taye not to go in the chute.He knows better." The other little boy is hysterical as Luna tries to ease his worry. "I hear the sirens." The other child Demarcus says as she looks back at him.

"Okay go get them and bring them here okay I am gonna check on your friend Okay?" Demarcus nods, running off as Luna looks around she sees a line of trashbags bolted to the wall and begins tying them around her waist. Securing it with the tape she got from the back of her patrol car,  She climbs down the Chute seeing if she can inspect Taye a bit more.

"Just hang on Taye Okay?" she feels around on his Neck as he gasps, before someone is holding onto her waist pulling her out of the chute. In front of her is the 118 in their turnout gear Eddie has his hands on her waist.

"What do we got Sergeant.?"

"Young Boy Around Eight to nine years old his neck is twisted and the rest of his body is compressed and twisted in an odd direction, he must've had his hands out like this when he hid in." she demonstrated twisting her hands. "I tried to get to him on this level But Demarcus said he hid in the chute from the second floor." she explains as Bobby nods.

"Buck, Eddie upstairs with the saw, Chim and Hen down here checking on Taye's vitals, Sergeant keep everyone back." they managed to get Taye out just as his mother arrives, Luna was holding her back as she sobbed they let her ride in the back of the ambulance as Luna is hiding behind her squad car, her hands trembling, it was happening again, those thoughts, she tucks her hand into her pocket, hating that this was happening, the adrenaline wore off, she missed her, and Gabby, gabby texted her all the time it wasn't like she didn't, it was just hard, hard for her to feel anything but sadness and guilt, it was was her fault, she would never stop with the blaming. She was hyperventilating at this point her back pressed against the driver's side door.

"Hey you okay?" she knew it was  Eddie just from the gravel in his voice. She practically could feel herself drowning, losing all control of her emotions,

"Yeah...mhm..." she doesn't believe herself either, she just sobs loudly slapping a hand over her mouth, she knew what tomorrow would bring. "I have to go," and with that she gets in her patrol  car and leaves not even waiting for a reply. 

It has been three whole days and just like she predicted she had locked herself up into her house,  not bothering to care about anyone or anything, the occasional food and water check for her cat was thing but for the most part she wasn't really feeling it, she knew she would eventually have get over this episode and leave the comfort of her bed, she didn't eat or drink anything simply lay there in the same clothes  in the darkness of her room, using her blackout shades for their intended purpose.

Usually after day two Athena would come inside stock her fridge, and to make sure she was alive, before trying to convince her to get out of bed, but there wasn't an appearance from her which was strange. That's because the group chat was buzzing with little ideas and thoughts onto how to get Luna to respond or who should pay her a visit, she had made friends with the 118 by accident, simply just for being herself, which would usually scare people off, but that crew was completely different, going against her better judgment she decided to turn on her phone and check the chat see if anything new was happening.

After a small nap she checks her phone seeing almost three hundred plus imessages. She only looks at the most recent ones.

Golden Retriever changed the chat name to: Inferno Group Chat

Golden Retriever changed Hen is the shit's  to Henny

Golden Retriever changed Chimney Like the smoke  to Rebar Head

Golden Retriever changed Old Man Nash to Papa Bear Nash

Golden Retriever changed Calls himself eight pack to GI Joe

Golden Retriever "Yo so did Stardust die?"

Henny "Buck!"

Rebar Head  "Probably because she saw she had text from you."

Papa Bear Nash "I am sure Luna is fine."

GI: Joe "Hope everything is alright Luna"

Athena goddess of war. "She is just fine just taking a few sick days I'll bring you some food tomorrow Stardust"

Henny "Thena always feeding people's kids,"

Golden Retriever. "Should we all bring her food? I have a box of lucky charms I could spare."

Rebar Head "Buck you still eat Lucky Charms you really are a child."

Papa bear Nash "Maybe we should make a list and coordinate with Athena :)"

Golden retriever  likes this message, Henny Likes this message, Athena Goddess of war likes this message, Rebar Head likes this message, GI Joe likes this message.

Luna checks the later messages seeing them talking about plans to hangout soon and mostly messaging her name in the chat to get her to talk and then she checks her personal messages seeing a few from everyone, she hoovers over Eddie's name deciding to call him rather than text.

It rings twice before he picks up, there's a bit of shuffling happening.

"Hi" her voice was small almost inaudible

"Luna Hey, you okay?"

"I...have these moments where I feel every emotion under the sun and right now... I am having one of those moments and I don't know why I called but for some reason... I did and....and" she couldn't talk her breathing was erratic, of course she was gonna have a manic episode on the phone with the guy she likes the guy she had been obsessed with since forever, she was damaged and he was perfect, with perfect hair and  perfect skin, and perfect eyes and perfect plump lips...

"Luna breathe in count to four breathe out count to four." She knew how to control her breathing. She just couldn't not in this moment not when all the thoughts were swirling around in her head, beating her like a Piñata at a kids birthday party.  Of course listening to the sound of Eddie's breathing helps her steady her own, and she is better after a while running a hand through her hair, pulling herself back into her cocoon of blankets where she feels the safest.

"Come over." she couldn't believe the words that were coming out of her mouth since when did her mouth say what she was thinking. "I-I mean only if you want to.. I am...lonely....I-I don't trust myself" it wasn't a lie she truthfully didn't trust herself in this state. Around day three or four is when she would give herself a stick and poke tattoo. The last one came out wrong and she forever stuck with it. Unless she burns it off but even then she doesn't trust herself to simply burn it off, just like how Meredith Grey was simply sticking her head under the water in the bathtub, she obviously wasn't trying to drown herself... Obviously.

"I would love to come over......Text me your address." Luna just hangs up not wanting to say anything awkward. She looks back at her messages. Before deciding to respond to the group chat.

"I am alive....well on the other hand that's debatable."

Henny "Lunnaaaaaaa!!!"

"Hennnnnn" Luna replies Hennny liked Mercury Stardust's  message.

Golden retriever " Stardust, you aren't dead."

"You seem disappointed by that...Care to elaborate?"

Henny likes your message, Rebar head laugh reacted Your message, Papa Bear Nash liked your message, GI Joe laugh reacted  your message,

Papa Bear Nash " I think I can speak for all of us when I say we are very happy to hear from you."

Golden Retriever "No I didn't mean...I am happy you are alive."

"Miss you guys....Thena could use some of your homemade soup right now?"

Athena Goddess of War "They are being delivered by a very handsome delivery guy, Make sure to give him a tip ;)"

Luna thinks for a moment as to what Athena could mean.  Before long there is a knock at the door; she doesn't bother getting up, just screaming it's open before crawling back into her nest.

There was footsteps heard a few things being placed on the counter,

"Luna?" she recognized that rasp of a voice anywhere.

"In here," she calls as Eddie walks towards her room, she simply snuggles up into her blanket he sighs looking at the bed before opening the blankets to look inside, there lies Luna, who is staring at something on her phone.

"Permission to enter." Eddie smirks at her as she turns to look at him, the light from her phone illuminating her face.

"Granted." she mumbles turning her back to him, he takes off his shoes and his jacket placing them neatly on the chair next to her bed before climbing under the blankets.

"You know it's really not safe to have your door unlocked, especially in this neighborhood."

"I can take care of myself Eddie." she replies simply

The quick shift and she was now facing him in the dark under the blankets.

"Why are you under the blankets?"

"I have Manic Depression....basically have these episodes. Where I am extremely happy and fine and then I have these episodes where everything is hard, moving is hard, breathing is hard. The darkness helps.. I feel safe here. Like no one can get me."  it was quiet for a while "You probably think I am crazy and that's completely understandable...Today I-I just can't be alone....I am worried about what I might do."

"You think you could harm yourself?"

"I dont think....Its just...."

"Nope, that's okay I will stay as long as you need or at least until you kick me out." Luna laughs for the first time in a long time. "Why don't we get out of these blankets and eat some food? Athena made me bring quite a lot of food."

"Yeah she usually does, I haven't eaten in a while... probably should."

"What's a while?"

"Two-three days."

"Luna!"

"Eddie!"

"Okay let's go up out of this bed." he tosses the blankets off to the side as Luna groans her hair was in a messy bun and her oversize superwoman shirt was clinging to her for dear life. She pulls the blankets back over her head as Eddie sighs before throwing them back again, she whines before looking at him.

"Fine," she groans as she sits up putting her feet on the wood floor, looking at the shape under her ebony feet, her black nail polish shimmered under the light from the day that was shining through the window. With one deep breath she pulls herself up and stands up feeling her feet on the floor, she could feel the anxiety  creeping in.

She breathes out as Eddie smiles as he moves around her kitchen, with her help of course finding the tools needed to plate up the food  and sits it down on the coffee table.

He takes this time to look around her living room. It was neatly put together pictures on the bookshelf of her and a few different people, mostly just pictures of her and some blonde guy all over the house...her books were categorized by the dewey decimal system and looked extremely neat. She was a nest person needing a lot of order to ease her anxiety.

"That's Mac, one of my best friends." She figured he was wondering who the guy was. He nodded as they sit quietly for a bit. It wasn't awkward, just comfortable.

"Wanna watch Top Model?" she asks as Eddie just chuckles.. He took in her appearance, her oversized shirt with black bicycle shorts and messy bun that she kept adjusting on her head every few seconds she groaned, eventually jabbing a few chopsticks in it to secure it in place.

The two end up deciding on a crime novel show from the fifties that was badly directed, Luna felt better, a lot better than before. Her and Eddie had talked for hours. Soon Luna finds herself asleep only with the tv blaring. She sits up looking at the time seeing it was almost midnight, Eddie's phone was ringing and she shakes him awake.

They stayed up talking for so long and joking around about that bad tv show that they forgot, forgot that there was an entire world out there that needed them, that wanted their attention too. Edide sits up rubbing his eyes, he looks around before looking at his phone, he sits up abruptly moving Luna's feet and blanket out of his lap.

"I have to go, My.."

"Your son needs his father. I completely understand no need to explain." she smiles at him as he smiles back. "I'll walk you to the door." she walks him over to the door making sure he has the essentials wallet, keys, phone, "Thank you for being there for me again Edmundo."

"Of course, I will always be here. Luna"

The two were staring at each other, eyes lingering off of one another, lips moving oddly close.

"Did you know that the Greeks translated puppets as Neurospasta, which literally means string-pulling, and throughout time, they've been used as a method to tell kings a story, so the subject didn't have to speak directly to him." She rambles as Eddie just smirks at her liking the fact that she was nervous because of him he cups her face with both hands staring into her eyes all he had to do was lean down and they would be kissing. His phone rings, breaking their moment and he pulls it out seeing Carla was calling. They say goodbye again and he leaves as Luna sighs for a bit, pushing herself off the door her phone pings and she picks it up.

Laughing at the message. "Lock your door." she shakes her head going to do what Eddie told her before replying.

"Athena Grant? Luna Jennings?" a short brunette walks over to the partners."

"The One and only." Athena replies with

"Hi, I'm..."

"Maddie Kendall. New dispatcher here for your ride-along." Luna speaks up as Maddie nods with a smile

"You requested us .No one ever requests us."

"We have someone in common. Kendall's my married name. I actually used to be Maddie Buckley. I am again."

" Oh, Buckley. You're Buck's sister." Athena chirps as Luna thinks for a moment

"Yeah, ER nurse from Philly."

" Hershey. How did you know that?"

" Oh, Bobby... uh, Captain Nash... Said that Buck had a sister who was new to town. Your brother's boss is my boo.' Athena explains as She grabs the keys to the patrol car from her desk.

Maddie looks at Luna "Oh, I am not dating anyone at the firehouse, we are all just friends."

"Not yet."Athena murmurs to Maddie who laughs.

" Yeah. Your brother and I got off on the wrong foot, but, uh, he's grown on me. Kid's got a heart of gold. So, I don't have to call you Buck-ette or anything, do I?"

Maddie laughs. " No, Maddie is fine."

" So, how are you liking it so far? L.A." Athena asks as the trio walk outside. Truth being told Athena was going to be the only one talking for a bit Luna was still shy and trying to ease herself into conversations.

" Well, the traffic has exceeded my expectations, and I experienced my first earthquake."

Athena chuckles "A 7.1 girl. You're an official Angeleno now."

The car ride was quiet, the two partners wearing their Aviators.

"So, you two are partners?" Maddie asks.

"Mhmm."

"How did that happen?"

Athena chuckles. "I am a field sergeant, so  I go where I want or where I'm needed. One day out of the blue Captain says she has a new rookie who she wants  me to show around it only for a day," A shakes her head at the thought before chuckling. "This tiny little thing shows up and ball of nerves I look at her and think she is never gonna get far not with those puppy dog eyes, we were taking on a robbery, the suspect is running down an alleyway I am chasing him and he gets to pier we start wrestling i lose my gun in the struggle, there he is standing over me I am thinking of every which way on how to get out of this and I hear two shots It doesn't even register in my brain.. I look down trying to find a bullet wound and there isn't one suspect is down and there she is the ball of the nerves I saw just hours before cool as a cucumber, I realized then I didn't want anyone else to have her on their side I wanted her and now she's stuck with me."

"Wow. in a way she was like.."

"Fate." Athena smiles as Maddie does too.

"Technically fate isn't a true thing, we just have these theories that fate is real because of how many movies and tv shows glamourize it, truthfully it was life, I was meant to be there fact, not fate." Luna speaks up from the Back seat as Maddie chuckles.

"Luna is a genius with a giant brain under that pretty face." Maddie just laughs again as the car goes silent.

"Was it bad?" Luna speaks up as  Maddie furrows her brows. " You said your married name was Kendall. You came here to start over?"  She continues.

" It was awful. But I'm not ashamed to talk about it. I mean, I was. Now I realize how strong I am for getting out."

"The day that every woman in the world realizes how strong she really is is the day that will bring peace on Earth." Athena preaches

"All Wilshire Division units. Please respond to a 415 group at Parkview Cemetery. Request supervisor on scene."

"727-L-30-31. En route."

"415 Disturbance?" Maddie asks as Athena nods.

" Yeah. My guess, another military funeral protest."

" What kind of people would protest a military funeral?"

"Two, four, six, eight, burn in hell will be your fate! Two, four, six, eight, burn in hell will be your fate!"

" Hey, should I stay in the car?" Maddie asks as they nod. the two partners are making their way through the crowd.

" Yeah, stay there. Coming through. Coming through. Coming thr... coming through. Coming through."

"Two, four, six, eight.."  Luna shoves a few people gently  walking through the gate of the cemetery.

"Officers, can you please, please do something about this? My-my sister's trying to bury her son."

" I understand. And I'm very sorry for your loss, but my best advice is just to ignore them." Luna speaks up looking back at the crowd.

"Are you kidding me? They've got bullhorns. This is a funeral. Do you see those disgusting signs?"

" I see 'em, but as long as they stay behind that fence, it's their constitutionally protected right to stand there and be awful." Athena shrugs.

"My nephew volunteered to serve because he believed in protecting the freedom that gives these... these idiots the right to spew their filth."

"We will  do what we can" Luna pats him on the shoulder comfortably before they walk over to the fence they barely get there as a guy in a motorized wheelchair barrels through the gate with a bull horn.

"Two, four, six, eight, burn in hell will be your fate!"

"Okay, sir, you need to stay behind the fence." Athena orders.

" Or what?"

" Or your next stop will be the county jail." Luna backs her partner up.

" Where your black brothers have been duly incarcerated" he sasses before trudging forward again a few of the protestors try to follow, Luna shield them back as

"Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh. Back it up. I'm not gonna tell you again." Athena mutters.

" Well, can I just back up, or do I have to pay repar... ations?" he starts getting into a fit of coughs. As one of the Protestors throws a can of spray paint at them and his Luna in the head with their sign,

"Okay that's it," she pulls out her cuffs.

"Back up now! Or the next person will be in cuffs." she winces, blinking the blood from the cut on her face. Of course the man in question falls out of his chair onto the ground Athena is at his side in an instant while Luna is managing the crowd.

" Sir? Sir?"

" Get your hands off me."  he batts Athena away.

" Get 'em off." he yells again as Athena stands up with her hands in defense

"727-L-30,  requesting R.A. unit at Parkview Cemetery."

"Sergeant Grant."

" Captain. Mr. Personality over here starting coughing, grabbed his side and fell over. Could be appendicitis. I'm not sure. That guy over there hit Stardust in the head with his sign" She points to the guy standing off in the corner. " and is currently waiting for another unit to come and get him." 

" All right, back up."

" Sir, I'm just gonna examine you for a second here." Bobby lifts up her shirt. " Oh. Okay, we got a colostomy bag, probably backing up. You're gonna have to intubate him. Sir, just try to relax. These paramedics here are gonna attend to you." Hen and Chimney put down their kits getting to work.

"Oh, hell no." he turns to Bobby. " You do it."

" Sir, I am not a trained paramedic. I can't intubate you. They can." Bobby explains as the guy shakes his head.

"I'm fine."

" Sir, you're not fine. Your bowel is probably obstructed. The contents of your colostomy bag are backing up into your system. You're about to choke on your own waste. You will suffocate and die." Luna speaks up as everyone looks at her.  Eddie was already examining her with his pen light, she concluded she was fine, she had bandaged it up with a bad aid from the first aid kit in the backseat of the patrol car. Of course Eddie was being over protective Eddie and was only just getting started.

"  Get... away."

"Okay, sir, if you refuse care, we cannot administer it by force." Bobby explains.

" What about him?" he points to Eddie who is too busy inspecting Luna. she hits him on the shoulder to grab his attention.

"Diaz," Bobby says.

" Diaz. What kind of name is that?"

" My father's from Mexico. My mother's Swedish. I can help you out with the Swedish half. But no one told me which half that is." Eddie knees down in front of the guy.

He shakes his head no.

"Okay, would you like me to call you another paramedic team so you can have an all-white one?"

" Yeah." he nods

"He's gonna aspirate." Hen speaks up as he starts retching.

" And he's aspirating."

" Actual diarrhea of the mouth. Outstanding." He groans before losing consciousness.

" Okay, guys, let's get to work." Hen says and with that the 118 work on getting the man back to life and making sure his airways were free and clear and full of his own bowel until they could get him to the hospital at least.

Athena and Luna get the protesters to leave just as they are loading up the angry guy into the ambulance. They walk up to the butt end of the conversation between Buck, Bobby and Maddie.

"These two are something. They never let anything get to them."

" Get to me? Do you know how many times in a given day somebody's got the opportunity to get to me? If I start letting them get to me,"

" I wouldn't make it past breakfast." Luna says along with her as everyone laughs.

"She says that all the time I have it memorized." Luna sasses as everyone laughs again.

"Which reminds me, we should eat."

"Ooh yes." Luna is practically running to the patrol car.

" Eat? You want to eat after that?"

" It's lunchtime." Athena shrugs before making a kissy face to Bobby.

Luna scrunches up hers causing Bobby to laugh more at the trio as they drive off.

"So, you like her?"  The trio were hopping out of the patrol car trying to get to one of their favorite restaurants.

" Abby? Sure. You don't approve? Is it the age difference?"  Athena asks in all Honesty it wasnt Luna;s place to judge, Buck could date and be with whoever he wanted; she was just glad he was happy. When she met her at the party for Chimney she seemed great and all but then again she barely talked with anyone, Athena dragged her along so she wouldn't spend another night at the library or at home binging another show.

" More like the time difference. Part of me is impressed. It's the longest relationship my little brother's ever had."

" Ah, and the other part?" The trio continue walking down the sidewalk.

"Can't help but notice she hasn't been here for most of it." they approach the door of the restaurant and Maddie has her hand out about to Open it but Athena stops her as Luna is looking inside the window.

"Huh. That's weird."  Athena notices it too, the restaurant sign said closed but there were still plates on the table with food in it almost as if people left abruptly. "Hang tight for a second."

" Yeah." Maddie replies as the two partners open the door.

" Police. Anyone here?" They pull their guns out of the holsters.  Walking through the  restaurant they make it to the back nodding at each other before opening the doors to the kitchen.

"Is anyone here?" Luna yells guns aimed out in front of her as they step carefully through the kitchen, the pans sizzling with food on them. Luna turns off the burners on the stove as Athena steps over a pot on the floor. They walk through the kitchen to another entrance that leads to the dishwashing station. The sound of a phone beeping is heard as they cautiously step into the room, seeing a man bleeding from his side.

"Sir, can you hear me? Sir, can you tell me what happened?" Athena kneels down in front of him while Luna clears the area before holstering her weapon and she begins inspecting him.

" Robber. Shot." He slurs as Luna is already coming up with a plan.

"727-L-30 , requesting R.A. units and additional units at 12507Wilshire. gun wound and apparent 211 . No description of the suspect at this time."

"Copy that. Ten minutes out."

The man stops talking as Luna lays him down flat on the ground, she puts an ear to his chest.

"Thena I need you to get Maddie and the first aid kit from the car." Athena just leaves as Luna gets to work a few moments and Athena comes back with the kit and Maddie Luna is making do with the terribly stocked kit from the kitchen.

Luna begins cutting open his shirt. "I have figured out what to do, okay, um, I need something to seal this with. The-the air is being pulled into his thoracic cavity instead of his lungs."

Athena is looking around while Maddie is helping  Luna.

" Uh, plastic wrap?" she shrugs as Luna nods.

" Perfect. Here. Three pieces of tape." She hands the medical tape to Maddie. "Thanks." she aligns the plastic wrap over the gunshot wound, sticking the tape in place to hold it.

She puts two fingers to his neck feeling for a heartbeat. "Okay, lost his pulse. Moving to compressions." She begins the compressions. "Okay, you know what, I need the blood to keep flowing to his heart. Can you elevate his legs?" she says as  Athena and Maddie elevate his legs with a bucket.

He gasps for air as Luna checks his pulse again. "You're gonna be okay, sir. The ambulance is almost here." Luna sits back on her knees with a sigh,

" How you here? They hang up."

" Sir? Who hung up on you?" Athena asks as he gasp again trying to catch his breath

"9-1-1." The guy rasp out as The trio of women look at each other.

In the end the robber from the restaurant was caught, he was trying to steal pain meds from the hospital when he passed out.  Of course the Melanin team got the bad giy they were two bad ass ladies who should never be fucked with. There was dinner at the firehouse and after Athena made sure to have Luna come over beforehand to get ready with her, they arrived together with a few sides to add onto the meal, Eddie Diaz's eyes practically popped out of his head at the sight of the woman before him. She was wearing a  black halter top that was completely braided, her hair slick and flat ironed, she was truly a sight and it wasn't a bad one either, her jeans were high waisted and hugged her figure just right.  Luna smiles at Eddie scooting into her chair next to him, Athena just smirks happily from the other end of the table, watching as Luna clumsily drops her fork and Eddie reaches down to get it, she smiles and thanks him laughing at a joke he said. She was so in love with him and they had only met.

Yeah, people can be awful. Selfish and cruel. Caring only about themselves and what they want and need. Never thinking about who they hurt, or what kind of damage they might leave in their wake.But not everyone is awful. There's some good ones out there, too. The kind who want to do the right thing.But you'll never know which kind of person someone is unless you give them a chance to show you. Maybe they'll surprise you... in the best way. Our lives are shaped, not just by our experiences, but by relationships. Who we love. Who loves us. And the stronger those ties are, the less awful everything else seems.

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