Slave Hunter, Chapter Eleven.

Written by Wolfie Steel.

The paramedics gently examine Matt's injured arm.

"Well Sergeant Hunter, I know that it doesn't seem like it at the moment but Sergeant Wolf has had a stroke of luck, it looks like the bat struck his elbow, now okay it has dislocated the joint but that can be manipulated back into place, if the bat had made contact another inch or so higher we would then be talking about broken bones and one very messed up arm indeed, so we'll take him to the accident and emergency department to get him sorted out, but he will probably be in overnight owing to the fact that he is unconscious"

I growl a little but nod my head, I allow the medics to stretcher the Dalmatian away. Once he is in the back of the ambulance I follow them back to the hospital, I then head up to the desk to give the nurse at the desk Matt Wolf's details.

With the paperwork complete I head outside the entrance of the hospital to call Brandon on my cell phone, he quickly answers my call.

"Hi Captain, I'm standing outside Guy's Hospital in London, fortunately for Matt his injuries, though pretty nasty, are not as bad as at first expected, the medic told me that he has a dislocated elbow and will also suffer from some very heavy bruising but apparently if the impact had been an inch or two higher then it would have broken his arm"

Brandon makes his reply.

"How is Wolf holding up other than that?"

I sigh a little.

"Well obviously the pain he went through in the attack caused him to black out, hence the reason why the hospital want to keep him in overnight, they said that they will also manipulate his elbow back into place while he is out cold, that way he won't have to go through that pain again"

My tone now becomes a little darker.

"What of the bastard that did this, have we heard any more news?"

The Captain does his best to calm me down.

"Look Hunter, I know that you want revenge on Reams but hon, he ain't worth it, if you go after him and do some damage to him it will cost you your warrant card and your job, don't worry Reams will get what is coming to him, before he was just being brought in for further questioning, now he is a wanted dog, it will be difficult for him to skip the country because all of the border authorities have been alerted, oh yes Mr. Reams is about to feel the full force of the law, now stay with Matt for the night and then if he is able to leave hospital in the morning take him back to our place and then call me from there, I will then join you"

I know that I want to protest but I also know that I can't go against Brandon's wishes, and so I acknowledge what Brandon has told me and then I end the cal and head back into the waiting room of the hospital.

After an hour of waiting a doctor approaches me.

"Sergeant Hunter I presume?"

I nod my head in confirmation and so the doctor continues.

"Well normally I would not be confiding in you details about Sergeant Wolf's condition, however, as he has no next of kin I can tell you instead, now as I believe the paramedics told you at the scene Sergeant Wolf has suffered a dislocation trauma to an already injured arm, now we have managed to re-locate the elbow joint by use of manual manipulation, the second injury does however compound the first, you see when he was shot in the shoulder all we had to do was remove the bullet and then sew up the hole and put his arm in a sling, now though because he has an elbow injury too that will need to be put in a plaster cast to allow the tendons to repair, and so now we are going to have to plaster the entire arm all the way to his shoulder, so I think we can rule out any chance of him returning back to work for at least six weeks"

Oh nice, I know that Matt is not going to be at all happy with that, in fact he is going to be one pissed off Dalmatian.

"Okay doctor if that is the way it has to be then I will make sure that he stays off work, when will I be able to see him?"

The doctor seems to be ready for this question.

"Well he has now come around from being unconscious, but the guys are in with him just finishing off his plaster work, so I would say, give them a couple of hours and then I will let you go and see him"

I thank the doctor and then I head off towards the vending machines that line the back wall of the waiting room, I may as well get something to eat and drink since I am going to miss dinner tonight.

I collect my can of soda, packet of potato chips and a bar of chocolate and head back to the seating area to wait for the two hours to slip by.

Two hours later I get up from my seat to put my trash in the bins that sit by the machines, just as I am dumping my trash I feel a heavy but gentle paw on my shoulder.

"I know that I told you to stay with Matt overnight, but I thought that I had better come to see Matt myself, to show him that I look after my people"

I turn to face the sexy Rottweiler and I give him a sneaky lick across the cheek.

"Well sweets, I was just on my way in to see Matt now, so if you want to join me I'm sure he will be happy to see two friendly faces"

Brandon nods his head and follows me as I head towards Matt's private room. We arrive at the doorway of room 25 and I look in through the glass of the door at the prone looking Dalmatian lying in his bed, his eyes are open but he looks so far off, he turns his head towards the door and his eyes light up as he sees Brandon and I standing there.

I push the door open and we both enter the room, I head over to the side of the room to where some visitor chairs are stacked, I take two and place them by the side of Matt's bed. Both Brandon and I take a seat and I am about to speak but Brandon beats me to it.

"How are ya feeling Matt?"

The Dalmatian whimpers a little but then gives his reply as only he can.

"Well sir, I have had better days and that is for sure, but I won't stay down for long"

Brandon looks down at the floor a little.

"I'm sorry Matt, but I am going to have to remove you from active duty while your injuries heal over. I am also going to take the unprecedented step of allowing you to stay with Sergeant Hunter and I while you are incapacitated, with an arm out of action you are going to need help with everyday life"

Both Matt and I look at Brandon in disbelief, I mean sure, the Captain and I are now living together there is not really much anyone can say about that, but to also take in an injured colleague, I know that some back at the station would see that as us having a three way.

I can also see wisdom in Brandon's decision, yes Matt is going to need a helping paw over the next few weeks, and yes, I know that though the guys may think that we are having a threesome no one will actually say it out loud for fear of getting on the Rottweiler's wrong side.

"Oh and by the way Matt, seeing as how you are now off duty you can call us Brandon and Daniel"

I stare daggers at Brandon but he just gives me an equally hard stare back, kind of a subliminal message between us that tells him that I am not happy about being on first name terms, and the message from him that says that he is in charge. I nod gently in acceptance and then Brandon continues.

"As for our friend Mr. Reams, he was apprehended at Gatwick airport about two hours ago, he is now being held for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, resisting detention, assault with a deadly weapon, assaulting a serving police officer, and just for good measure he will be charged with grievous bodily harm too, yeah he is facing one hell of a rap sheet"

We spend another couple of hours just idly chatting until I catch sight of a stifled yawn from Matt. I lead Brandon from the room and stop just outside the door.

"Hon, you head off home, I know that Matt doesn't need overnight protection but I'm going to stay none the less because you never know if Reams has managed to speak to any of his friends about maybe silencing the police. In the morning when we get the all clear I will take Matt back to his place to get some essential stuff together, then I will take him back to our place, oh and make sure that Delta knows to expect another guy"

Brandon giggles a little but nods his head and then disappears towards the exit of the hospital, I find a nurse and manage to get a spare blanket which I take back to Matt's room, I then sit back in my chair and then put my foot paws up on the chair that Brandon had been sitting on, well if I'm here for the night might as well make myself as comfortable as I can.

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