Realistic or Modern Of Crows and Omens

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He sighed quietly and gave her hand a gentle squeeze "Carmen and Noah got back today, they were headed home and the car got shot up... Their guard is dead, Noah is not great but he's apparently awake now but Carmen is not good... It's gonna be touch and go for a while." He explained "I need to go into the office probably most of the day tomorrow now." He told her quietly

He frowned and started wheeling him to where they had her and sighed "It's got Frank written all over it... Why he'd be coming after you after all this time? I don't know... But what I do know is that the guy you shot is dead so we can't get answers out of him." he told him, "Just.... Just be ready for this." He told him carefully as he took him through to her room.

 

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Max gasped quietly "Shit....do they have a guess as to who it is?" She asked worriedly holding his hands in hers.

Noah gulped quietly when he got into the room seeing her hooked up to so many different machines "Why would he come after me after all these years? Our issues were layed to rest when I left." He muttered before taking Carmen's hand gently in his.

 

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He frowned some. “I didn’t ask. I’m not getting involved. I just have to give Hvitty a hand tomorrow with his other work.” He told her quietly. “I just wanted to tell you before amma discusses things with you.” He told her, looking over to see Erik coming back with his favorite book.

Jolly sighed a little and shook his head. “They’re gonna find out.” He told him frowning. “I’ll give you some space but I’m right outside if you need me alright?” He assured him, squeezing his shoulder and left him to privacy with her.

 

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Max nodded and sighed softly "Alright I'll talk with Amma more when I see her next." She murmured smiling happily seeing Erik come in and quickly get back onto the bed for Ivar to read.

Noah took a shaky breath and nodded "Alright sounds good." He said quietly before kissing Carmen's knuckles gently crying softly "Oh love....I'm so sorry, I'm so so sorry." He whispered

 

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He smiled and waited for him to get up on the bed, letting him get comfy before taking the book "What have we got today?" He asked, wrapping one arm around him gently.

It was about half an hour later that the first nurse popped in to check on her and smiled sympathetically at the husband, "Have you been told anything yet?" She asked him while she made a couple adjustments.

 

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Max sat there happily with her two boys for a while until it was dinner time. She got up and went to start on food laughing lightly as she heard Erik follow her "You wanna help me make some dinner?"

Noah shook his head and frowned deeply not taking his eyes off of Carmen "No, I haven't heard anything." He said quietly

 

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She nodded and went to grab the chart to give him the rundown, "One bullet through her thigh. She was lucky that it was still lodged in there or she would have bled out before she got here. Two through the chest and the last through her shoulder. She's lucky to have made it this far. If she continues to recover she should be awake within the next three days... After that is when it gets worrying." She explained.

He nodded and reached to be picked up, holding onto his Mom tight while they went to the kitchen "Mommy I want dino nuggies." He told her pouting, "And juice." He didn't really understand why his Dad wasn't always around with them and why he spent so much time in bed but he enjoyed his time with his mom anyway just the two of them.

 

[Forever6A7X]

Noah took a deep breath as he turned his attention briefly to the nurse to show he was listening "Thank you for letting me know." He murmured before looking back at Carmen.

Max laughed lightly and placed him on his little step stool that she had in the kitchen "Oh yeah? Then we'll need to get the air fryer out huh?" She said sweetly before starting to get everything ready.

 

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"How long have the two of you been married?" She asked him, just making polite conversation "Oh, her personal belongings are in the box in the corner there. Her rings as well." She told him, frowning as she glanced over to see him swaying a little and looking white as a sheet "Sir? Are you okay?" She asked him frowning.

He nodded and watched her yawning a little "Mommy, how come Daddy usually not come down for dinner?" He asked her curiously, bouncing in place a little, "I love you Mommy" He told her happily, still bouncing a little.

 

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Noah tried to answer her when he felt a wave of pain and nausea hit him. He took deep breaths as he stood there trying to get himself together, but soon enough everything got fuzzy and he on the floor.

Max gave a small sigh and kissed his temple "I love you too baby. Your Daddy has a rare condition, it makes his bones very very weak and hurt a lot. So he can't move around too much." She explained to him like she did almost every other day.

 

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Jolly frowned, hearing the yelling in the room and stepped inside to go see what was happening, shaking his head at noah on the floor, telling one of Ragnar's other men sat outside Carmen's room that he was going with Noah. He ended up waiting until the following morning this time for him to wake up, frowning as he tried to move, pushing him back down. "No. Not this time." He muttered.

He nodded and watched her make his dinner, going to say goodnight to his Dad when it was time for bed and Ivar stayed up with Max, late into the evening, going over everything he had set up for them for when he eventually died, finally packing it away around midnight. "Like I said love, I'm not dying tomorrow but I just want to make sure things are put in place for you both." He told her, turning the lights out on his side of the bed and held her close as he drifted off to sleep

 

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Noah frowned deeply as he awoke the next morning "Let me....get to my wife." He growled as he glared at Jolly "I need to be with her."

Max held him as he drifted to sleep that evening just crying quietly while she held him close. She woke up the next morning and gave a small sigh seeing Ivar already up and getting ready "Good morning. Do you need any help love?" She asked gently

 

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He shook his head and frowned, "You were bleeding into your chest cavity Noah... You're not moving from this room for the next two days. Karl has me on speed dial if something happens you need to be told about but you are no use to her dead." He told him seriously.

He nodded slowly, "Just with my shoes... I don't know what time I'll be home but I will call you when I do." He promised, kissing her head when she stepped over, "I hope it won't be later than one." He sighed. "More news this morning that Noah discharged himself last night, went to see her and collapsed. He's stable but the stress isn't helping." He muttered

 

[Forever6A7X]

Noah sighed heavily "Fine, make sure you tell me everything." He muttered before rubbing a hand over his face "Any news on the hit?"

Max nodded and got up to help him. She sighed heavily when he told her about Noah and nodded "I'm seeing Amma for coffee today. I'll find out some more then. You try and have a good day okay? And make sure to take it easy." She said while standing and kissing him lovingly "I love you, so very much."

 

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He smiled and pulled her in close, "I love you too beautiful." He murmured, "Date night like I promised tonight." He reminded her, kissing her once more before slowly makiing his way downstairs to head out to the office.

He shook his head and frowned some "Not yet. I've spoken to a couple contacts and they've all but confirmed it was Frank. They don't know why... Unless a certain someone finally cracked and told him what happened when you were watching his kid." He pointed out "I'll see if I can get a hold of Jesse, he might know more." HE told him

 

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Max nodded happily as she let him go before crawling back into bed herself to hopefully get a little more sleep.

Noah ran a hand over his face and shook his head a bit "Only one other person knew besides you.....he wouldn't....he wouldn't flip." He said quietly feeling his stomach start to do flips as his anxiety started to flare "Get me a bucket..." he muttered immediately throwing up into it as Jolly handed the trash can over.

 

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Ivar sighed a little as he finally made it to his old office to get started on the work hvitserk had asked him to do, checking his phone every so often for updates until he heard the door swing open and he looked up to see someone unfamiliar stood there. “I… how did you get in here?” He asked him. “Who the fuck are you?” He questioned, about to reach for the button under the desk to alert their security but before he could press it a shot rang out through the building, followed by a quiet thud as Ivar slumped forward against the desk, the other man walking away without a word

Jolly sighed quietly as he helped him, “try to get some rest Noah. I’m gonna make some calls. But you need to rest so you can heal and go see her.” He told him, calling a nurse in to up his painkillers a bit to knock him out for now.

 

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Max had been at home getting ready for their date night when she heard a knock at the door. She quickly went down to get it smiling some seeing Hvitserk stood on the other side "Hey Hvitty, you bringing Ivar home?" She asked happily looking around a bit to try and see if he was walking up behind him. Her smile fell though when she saw the distraught look on his face "Hvitserk...whats wrong?" She asked gently.

Noah was out for most of the day, only waking up briefly here and there. It was almost dinner time when he was finally fully awake again. He sat in the room staring at the TV as he did his best to eat the broth they had given him. He glanced over at the door when he heard it open muting the TV once he saw it was Jolly "Whats going on?"

 

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He frowned and shook his head. “Let’s uh…. Let’s go sit down… Ammas gonna go watch Erik for a little bit okay?” He coaxed as amma finally got out the car and walked up to the house, not even looking at max right now. He took her to sit in their lounge while he sat on the coffee table in front of her. “There was… fuck I don’t know what happened. The cameras are busted and we don’t… Ivar is dead. Shot. Point blank range. I got to the office to tell him to go home and the whole place was empty. Security dead, Thomas dead… whoever it was was professional…. But ivars not coming home Max.” He told her gently as he could while he was still in shock himself.

Jolly frowned and shook his head. “It’s not good. Looks like frank isn’t satisfied going after you. Might be using this as an excuse to start a war with Ragnar. We think it was him that got into the offices. Ivar was shot dead.” He told him frowning.

 

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Max looked at Hvitserk in shock before she broke out laughing a bit "This is a joke right? Did Ivar put you up to this because we had a whole talk about this last night?" She said still laughing. She soon stopped though when she saw the tears that were now rolling down his face "Hvitserk....you tell me its all a lie...right now." She whispered while her bottom lip trembled and tears pooled into her eyes.

Noah went a bit wide eyed and sat up as much as he could "Fucking hell, why would they want war? Shit are Max and the kid alright?" He asked quickly

 

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Jolly frowned and pushed him back down gently again "Hey, hey. I'm gonna stop telling you shit if you don't start taking it easy... I'm not explaining to your wife that you died because you wouldn't fuckin sit still." He muttered, shaking his head and sighed "To answer your question, I don't know." he muttered, moving to go get a bottle of water off the side to take a drink.

He frowned and just shook his head slowly "I really really wish that I could." He told her, pulling her in tight and just let her cry, "Me and Amma will stay here for a while okay? We can keep to ourselves if you wish but I won't leave you alone right now with everything going on. Ivar will.... would throttle me if he knew I left you and Erik to be on on your own right now." He told her gently, rubbing her back and trying to soothe her. They had all known that it was coming eventually but not that it would be this soon or in this way.

 

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Noah took a deep breath as he finally relaxed back and nodded "This is not what I pictured coming back to." He muttered running a hand over his face "Find out if Max and the kid are alright, I know she is out but if Carmen found out I didn't ask that would be my head."

Max sobbed loudly when his arms went around her. It felt like her entire world was crashing around her and the color draining. She was supposed to have more time, it was supposed to be his health that took him from her, not someone else. She took deep shaky breaths when she heard the sound of Erik's voice break into the room.

 

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Amma had tried to stop him from running off but when they'd heard Max crying she hadn't been fast enough, sighing a little as she stepped into the room behind him, sighing quietly.

He nodded and frowned, "Get some rest... I'll call Karl and find out how she's doing for you alright?" He told him, patting his arm and went to step out of the room so he could get some sleep.

 

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Max looked over at Erik and took a shaky breath when he asked if she was okay "Come here love.." she whispered reaching out for him. She pulled him onto her lap as he came over to her and brushed some hair from his face "There is something I have to tell you. Your....your father...he uh...he isn't coming home baby." She said gently

Ubbe came over to Jolly as he came out of the room "I've been placed on protection for Carmen's room. How is he doing?" He asked looking well and truely exhausted. His eyes were red from the tears he had shed for his brother's death and the bags under his eyes were ever growing with how little sleep he had gotten.

 

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He sighed a little and shook his head "I don't think he's registering how much damage he's taken. Finally got him to rest though... Anything on Carmen?" He asked frowning, "Ubbe go home. I'll get Jackson to come in and watch her. He's a miserable bastard but he's one of the best we got." He told him.

Hvitserk stepped out to give them some room, taking Amma to the kitchen. "Tell Matt what you want from home. I'm sending him to grab us a bag each. I'm not leaving them on their own and I'm not risking you on your own either." He told her frowning.