Choosing Hope

nearby pager went off. “That’s me! Gotta go!” Blaire hugged each person before grabbing her
keys from her bag, throwing it over her shoulder, and heading out to her car.
“Be safe kiddo,” Jane called out behind her. It didn’t matter to Jane that Blaire was now 21 years
old, a coach at the boys and girls club, a volunteer firefighter, and a college senior. To Jane,
Blaire would always be her kiddo. She stood there and stared for a moment watching Blaire
drive away.
The sound of Cailin hitting the ground caught Jane’s attention, taking her out of her daze.
“Maura!” Jane yelled as loud as she possibly could in hopes her wife could hear her inside. It
worked as Maura came to the back door.
“What is it love?” Jane pointed to Cailin.
Jess was kneeling beside the brunette. “She just went down. She passed out,” Jess said as she
looked at Maura with fear in her eyes.
Maura grabbed her medical bag and came running. Cailin went to try to get up and Maura
immediately made her sit back down. “No, not until I check you out. What happened Cailin?”
“I’m fine Maura. I just overdid it. I’ve been putting in too many hours and I am exhausted.”
Frankie and Tommy over heard the commotion happening in the driveway. "Everything okay up
there?” Frankie calls out to Jane from the backyard.
“Yeah Frankie. We’ve got it under control,” Jane called back.
Maura took Cailin’s blood pressure and other vitals before turning to Jess. “Did she hit her
head?”
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