thinking about EMT dennis…again. EMT dennis getting hurt and rabbot freaking out…EMT dennis being cute….
“MVC coming in! two drivers and a passenger. engine combusted on-scene so be prepared for burns,” dana hollered out to robby and jack who were lingering together by the nursing station.
jack asked, “how many minutes out?”
“it was on the fort pitt bridge, so at least seven,” dana answered.
robby rubbed his hands together. “whitaker’s driving the rig so probably half that.”
the two men exchanged a loaded look. jack shifted side to side. “whitaker’s on?”
“uh-huh,” robby nodded coyly.
“i mean…rough day for motorists.” jack smiled and crossed his arms. “great day to be us!”
so they waited by the automatic glass doors. anticipation was buzzing between them, not because of anxiety over the incoming trauma, but for the prospect of their favorite EMT walking through those doors.
the sirens were getting closer before the ambulance came into the bay. it’s parking job was just a little less elegant than usual. the back doors burst open, whitaker’s partner hopped out first. she spouted off some pretty stable vitals for smoke inhalation while they lowered the gurney off the back. dennis joined them to walk it in. she interrupted her own assessment with, “wait, dennis, are you burnt?”
dennis kept pushing the gurney into the trauma room where mckay and king were waiting. “i’m fine.”
“robby?” jack questioned wearily.
robby looked next to him, focusing on the parts exposed by dennis’s uniform. there were some burns on his forearms where it looked like flames licked him and some spots on his neck where it looked like ash had popped.
they got to the trauma room. “whitaker, don’t you dare help with this transfer,” robby ordered. whitaker helped anyway, much to the dismay of everyone now taking in his raw skin. “god damnit, kid.”
robby went to grab him by the neck until he remembered the burns there. he settled on grabbing the side of whitaker’s collared shirt and dragging him to the nearest empty patient room.
“i’m fine, i’m fine. i’ll put cream on it on the way back to dispatch!” dennis insisted.
robby shook his head, directing whitaker to the clean bed. as he put on gloves for an examination, robby told dennis’s partner, “call your supervisor, tell them there was an on the job injury and they have to call in coverage while i get documentation.” she nodded with a funny little smirk on her face before stalking off to get her phone from the rig.
“this is so overkill,” dennis lamented. “they’re partial thickness, need no debriedment, and cover less than five percent of my-shit! warn a guy,” dennis swore as robby poked at him.
robby stepped closer than he had to for a standard exam. “did you reach your hand in a burning car or something?”
“i mean…” whitaker trailed off.
robby rolled his eyes, exasperated with the self-sacrifice. “god, you’re lucky.”
whitaker smirked and looked up at the man towering over him. “just wanted to stop wasting time so i could get over to see my favorite doctor.”
robby sighed, but couldn’t fight the smile. “don’t let jack hear that. he gets possessive.”
fuck, this kid was something else.