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Date Posted: 05:45:24 09/20/99 Mon
Author: Sally
Subject: The Cap stretched out his aching back muscles...

...shifting in the hard backed chair, trying to find a more comfortable position. He glanced down at his watch -- it was 3:15 AM -- in a few hours, Marco would be coming to spell him.

Looking over at the hospital bed, he saw that Johnny seemed to be sleeping comfortably now...the last dose of pain medication seemed to be helping....or perhaps the poor guy was just so exhausted from the entire ordeal he had been thrust into, that sleep had come despite the pain...

And the nightmares.

A couple of times during the night, Johnny had awakened with a start, crying out in fear and confusion.

Cap was glad he could be there to offer words of comfort to his fallen Firefighter.

He knew that, across town at Rampart, the same sort of vigil was being kept at Roy's bedside. It was no small doing for them to convince JoAnne to go home and stay the night with her kids...but in the end, she had agreed.

Mike and Chet were taking the "Ramapart Watch", as Kelly had dubbed it.

"Cap....?" Johnny's voice still sounded weak.

"Yeah, Pal?" Cap responded, standing and moving to the bedside.

"Could I have some water, please."

"Sure thing..."

Cap lifted the glass and held the straw up to Johnny's lips.

Johnny took a few sips. "Thanks..." There was a pause, and then: "Hey, Cap...you think maybe in the morning...they'll transfer me to Rampart?"

Hank drew in a slow breath...giving the other man's arm a gentle pat. This was at least the hundredth time that same question had arisen.

"We'll just have to wait and see..."

"Yeah....wait and...see." Johnny echoed softly. "I...I hope Roy gets to...SEE...again."

"Me too, Pal." Hank responded quietly. "Me too."

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