Realistic or Modern Writing our Sins one at a time

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He was starting to come around again, hearing the confusion, trying desperately to move but just ended up twitching a little, coughing up blood down his chin before passing out again, not coming back around until he heard sirens outside.

Carmen frowned when he called. “Alright. I’ll text him my location in a minute. You call me if you need anything alright? Be safe Ed.” She told him, hanging up

 

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Max sat by his side the entire time until the ambulance came. She hurried into the back with the EMT's explaining everything the best she could about it being a hunting accident, she just hoped that they would buy her story.

Ed smiled some and told her he would before hanging up. He scrolled through his contacts before dialing Rick's number needing to have a word with him about this "Rick, listen we need to talk about Aaron." he said seriously down the line hoping Rick wouldn't just blow him off.

 

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He frowned but shook his head “Tell me about it. I got the rundown from Jack over what happened on that job.” He muttered. “How do you know about it though?” He frowned.

He continued going downhill the whole way there, not breathing on his own by the time they arrived.

 

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Eddie frowned deeply "That doesn't matter right now, I'm headed to Hawkins to make sure everything is alright." He muttered giving a heavy sigh as he grabbed his things "We need him back up here, not doing bullshit jobs in Hawkins."

Max stayed in the waiting room while they rushed him into the OR for surgery.

 

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He nodded and sighed. “Trust me I’d like him to be at your side. It’s not up to me though.” He pointed out, talking a little longer before letting him go.

Aaron woke up several hours later, feeling like he’d been dragged through a wood chipper and hearing maxs voice in the room. He could also hear eddies though and he was sure he was going crazy until he managed to open his eyes and saw Eddie stood over near the door

 

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Eddie got there a little after one o'clock finding Aaron's hospital and room quickly. He frowned softly seeing how bad he was as he walked into the room shaking his head "God damn, what happened?"

Max looked up when she heard Eddie's voice getting up immediately and going over to give him a hug. She sighed heavily as she turned back to look at Aaron "He got stabbed, caused an infection and he has a few broken ribs. The ribs caused a slight abrasion to his lung and had they not been fixed they would have punctured." She explained shaking her head some "They're hopeful that they caught the infection soon enough that the antibiotics kill it off." She said before making her way back to Aaron's side when she saw his eyes open "Hey, hey stay laying down babe." She murmured as she saw him try to get up.

 

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He frowned a little and grabbed at her hand. “Can you… can you give us a few minutes?” He asked her quietly, squeezing her fingers as much as he could, needing to talk to Eddie but not wanting her to get dragged into it.

Carmen got back to the house and sighed quietly, setting her bags on the table. It was always rough when Eddie was gone with how big and empty it felt.

 

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Eddie stepped put of the way to let Max go get herself something to eat. He sighed heavily sitting down across from him "Max called me, I talked with Rick but I need you to tell me if you really want to come back." He said quickly

Gareth went inside and locked the door "You want me inside or standing out?" He asked knowing sometimes Carmen wanted the house alone.

 

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He frowned and just held up a hand to give him a minute, wheezing badly until he finally got settled. “I’m done Ed…. If I stay… in Hawkins… any longer…. Without… higher ups…. Backup….. it won’t be a… a close call.” He told him. “I need back…. Back in.” He groaned, trying to steady himself. “Poison…. Poison tipped…. Blade.” He grunted.

She shrugged and smiled over at him a little. “Whichever you prefer. You want a drink?” She asked him, going to get herself a soda. “I’m just wrapping presents tonight. Nothing exciting.” She assured him.

 

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Eddie frowned deeply and nodded some "Do I need to give this information to the doctors because Max definitely doesn't know this." He said quietly

Gareth nodded some "I'll take a drink then head outside to secure the perimeter." He said giving a small smile.

 

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She nodded and smiled, making him a baileys hot chocolate in a travel mug so it would stay warm while he was outside. “Don’t lose it. That’s one of my favourite ones.” She smiled as she handed it over.

He nodded and frowned, shaking badly from the exertion and starting to look around scared as his blood pressure started to plummet and he was seeing black spots.

 

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Gareth chuckled and gave her a small salute "You got it." He said before heading outside and checking everything around the large home.

Eddie frowned deeply as he pressed the call button repeatedly for him. As nurses ran in he took a deep breath "Poison, look for poison in him. He said poison."

 

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Carmen smiled some, shaking her head as she remembered what Eddie had got for him and made a mental note to pick up her own gift for him as well. All of Eddie's guys were good but Gareth never made it seem like a chore when he got stuck with watching her which she appreciated. She went to make a start on wrapping gifts but paused after just a few minutes when she realised the dogs hadn't come to the door when she got back. As much as they were her babies they were also highly trained as guard dogs so she went to go see what was going on because they would never not check the door. She got up to their bedroom and went in, frowning seeing both of the dogs asleep, starting to panic when she noticed the large chunk of meat in one of their beds, turning to go find Gareth but got knocked out before she could leave

He was trying desperately to stay conscious but it was no use as he started passing out when Max was coming back into the room, his monitors spiking while they did their best to work on him until he flatlined and they immediately were moving Max and Eddie back out the room

 

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Gareth frowned as he came back in feeling that it was a bit too quiet. He quickly rushed to where Carmen should have been seeing that no one her wrapping had been done yet and quickly checked every room. He cussed loudly as he found the dogs asleep as well as a small pool of blood on the floor.

Eddie quickly ushered Max out as Aaron flatlined doing his best to keep her calm. He frowned deeply when his phone rang and he saw Gareth's name. He answered after he got Max sat down and sighed heavily "Yeah whats up? You get Carmen home safely?"

 

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He swallowed before managing to spit it out "She's gone. I don't know how but someone got in while she was out and they've drugged the dogs. She must've gone to check on em cause they didn't come see us and I checked the perimeter, I came back and she's gone. There's blood on the floor as well." He told him a little frantically.

It was almost an hour before anyone came to speak with them, his doctor going straight over to Max, "He's stable for now... We've run tox screens and it looks like there was snake venom used, we have him on the antidote but we're keeping him lightly sedated after the damage he's incurred, you can go see him though." He told her, letting her back into the room

 

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Eddie tensed immediately "What?! How many fucking times have I told you check the inside before going out?!" He growled down the line before taking a deep breath "I'll be there soon, you get everyone you can on this now!" He spat before turning to Max. He explained the situation quickly and left afterwards to get a jet out to Chicago.

Max told Eddie to go as soon as he told her what happened with Carmen, before he even said he was leavimg. She followed the doctor into Aaron's room and sighed heavily "Thank you for everything." She said softly as she sat by her husband's side.

 

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he was in and out of it for several hours before finally starting to come around a little more, watching max sleep for a little while until he got bored. He managed to reach a pen on his nightstand and throw it at her to wake her up, smiling a little when she startled. “Sorry…. Can’t shout right now.” He mumbled.

Gareth met him with the car as soon as he landed and drove him back into the city. “Your vet came over, checked the dogs. They’re both okay.” He assured him knowing Carmen would want to know as soon as they found her. “We got a call come through half an hour ago. They’re asking for money. 20 million for her return.” He told him and frowned. “Checked all the cameras around the house too and you’re not gonna like this but we know who it was.”

 

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Max jolted awake when she felt something hit her in her sleep. She looked over at the bed and gave a small smile seeing Aaron awake "Hey there...how are you feeling?" She asked quietly as she moved to sit directly beside his bed.

Eddie frowned deeply as he sat there listening to Gareth "Out with it!" He spat furiously as he went inside the house and to the dogs to check on them "20 fucking million..." he muttered to himself shaking his head a bit.

 

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He smiled and reached for her hand. “Like I got stabbed. And poisoned.” He mumbled. “I love you.” He told her, trying to get her to sit with him.

“Richie. You know. Maxs brother.” He told him. “Him and two other guys who we’ve caught trying to work our guys for info before.” He followed and sighed a little as the dogs greeted him with wagging tails but not wanting to leave carmens side of the bed. “I’ve got Mark and Pete heading over there now to see if they’re holding her at Richie’s place or somewhere else.”

 

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Max gave a small laugh and moved to lay with him as he tugged her hand a bit "I love you too." She murmured kissing him gently "You gotta stop scaring me like this." She teased

Eddie visibly tensed and shook his head some "You find him and you bring him to me. Make sure he has no phone, don't need him deciding to call his sister." He muttered before running a hand over his face "Who else was it? I want their info and I'll pay them a visit now."

 

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Gareth smirked a little. “We don’t know. We only know it was Richie because he was the only one who didn’t cover his face. But he’ll squeal faster than anyone else. I got a couple of the guys picking him up right no-“ he frowned as his phone rang and answered it. “You get him?” He asked. “Really? Already? Oh you’ve ruined Ed’s fun.” He chuckled. “Bring them on down. Yeah I’ll let him know.” He hung up then and looked up at him. “They got Richie. And they got her. Richie had her in his apartment. She’s okay, a little banged up and shaken but she’s alright.” He told him.

He smiled tiredly and just held her as much as he could. “Mmm… wasn’t on purpose.” He mumbled. “Where did… where did Eddie go?” He asked frowning a little, still needing to talk to him after not really getting a chance last time.

 

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Eddie let out an immediate sigh of relief and nodded some "Good." He muttered before letting him go. When he heard the car pull up he quicklt went out to get Carmen taking her inside "Come on, the dogs miss you." He said quietly before getting her in their room. Once he locked the door he let his guard down and pulled her in close to him trying to calm himself knowing she was safe now.

Max gave a small frown and shook her head "He got a call that someone took Carmen, he had to leave immediately to find her." She explained quietly keeping close to him "I'm sure he will call once everything is under control and they have her back."

 

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She gripped at his shirt, shaking a little and buried her face against him until he pulled away to inspect the damage. “It hurts but I’m okay… it’s my head. They knocked me out.” She mumbled. “Are the boys okay?” She asked worries and turned to check on the dogs.

He frowned but nodded. “When can we go home? I want to start packing.” He told her frowning some.

 

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Eddie pulled away inspecting her a minute before giving a small nod "They're both perfectly fine." He murmured chuckling as they both stood at attention behind her. He gave a heavy sigh as he went to sit down on the bed running a hand over his face "Did he say anything about why they chose you? Or what they wanted?"

Max sighed softly "Once you're cleared of this posion. You'll have to take is slow with how badly your ribs were banged up." She explained quietly

 

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She shook her head. “Just money. Said you had too much and weren’t sharing it round enough.” She told him frowning. “The guy that actually had me wouldn’t shut up.” She muttered.

He nodded slowly and frowned. “They’ll want me up and moving today then.” He mumbled, “Could you get some juice or something?” He asked, still fiddling with her fingers.