A hero Reborn

"Stay with us!" Darkness, every where I look. "Come on stay with me! Keep breathing!" Too much pain... "He's crashing! Dr. Get over here!" And then, there was light. "Prep him for surgery now!" The dream...why did I listen to the stupid dream... "We've got to stop his bleeding" I should've stayed home.. "Not again! He's crashing! nurse get over here!" The darkness, it's comforting like a deep slumber, I don't want to wake.. "Is he going to be ok?" "Surprisingly he's going to live, the bullet pierced a main artery in his chest, He's lucky to be alive." "Let's keep it that way doc.." a familiar voice, by the smell of fried chicken, I think I know who it might be, I'm still work to talk, or to even open my eyes, Nick walks into the room, he pulls a chair next to my bed, and grabs my hand. Me and Nick have been best friends since the day we started as partners on the police force. "When they called me, and told me my partner had got shot, I didn't believe them. I told them, that there was no way, no way he could get shot, he's to smart and quick and then they told me there was a slim chance of you surviving, but I knew that wasn't true because you've saved me so many times, and everyone knows heroes don't die...especially not my hero." I couldn't see Nick, but I could almost swear, there was a tear rolling down his face. "you've been like a brother too me, a true friend, I feel sorry for the low life who shot you, when I find him, I will make sure he never shoots anyone again." Nick stands up, I barely mumble something and Nick leans closer to hear me, I barely make it out.."Queer.." Nick relieved laughs, and replies "Queer for you baby!" with a chuckle, that was the most uncomfortable I've ever felt around Nick, we later had a talk about that day, and how he probably shouldn't choose those words anymore, anyway not relevant. I was healing slowly, but a few months later I was back to my old self, I have one more visit to make, she came and visited me in the hospital, the doctor said she spent the whole night with me, time to go pay her a thank you visit, I knock on the door and there she is.. Baby, I'm back.