If You’re Reading This chapter 4.
link to: chapter 3
Funeral
Today is T.C funeral. I'm wearing his favorite black dress of mine. All of the night shift is coming. I'm standing by the front door looking in the mirror. I hear a car honk and I look out. Topher is here to pick me up. He drove Janet's mini-van. Janet is in the passenger seat, Lynn and the twins are in the third row of seats. Drew and Rick are in the middle seats. I climb in next to Drew. The ride to the funeral home was quiet. I get out without saying a word. I head to the funeral director's office to make sure everything is set.
I head straight towards his casket. He is buried in his military uniform. Flowers fill the edges of the room. A giant picture of T.C and the rest of the night shift is sat on a stand next to the coffin.
T.C looks so peaceful. I place a hand on my stomach and use the other to wipe my tears. Gwen stays next to me the entire time. I eventually move over to let other say goodbye. After everyone went through, I went back and said "Oh, T.C you were supposed to come home, so we could finally be a family." I then kiss his forehead and went into the chapel.
Topher goes up and begins to speak "T.C Callahan was my best friend. He is the reason I made it home so many times. He was an amazing doctor, but boy was he stubborn. He wanted things his way or nothing. You either loved the man or hated him. But he was there for his friends no matter what. I loved that man.. Damn you bastard, why you have to go and die on me?"
Topher was in tears when he finished and returned to his seat. Drew, Gwen and the a few more night shift people spoke. Then it was my turn.
"T.C and I had our problems, but I still loved him. Yeah he was stubborn but he was kind and sweet. I knew him as friend, a doctor, and a lover. Soon I will know him as a father, T.C left me with a piece of him, his child. I will always love you T.C. " I finished quickly before I could start to really cry hard. I was starting to feel a little light headed.
Topher rode with me in the herse. He held my hand and we cried together. The preacher said a few words, then everyone placed a flower on the coffin, some of the doctors put in things like scalpels.
I sat and watched as they lowered him in the ground. I jumped each time the guns were fired during the 21 gun salute. They handed me the flag and I nearly lost it. Scott was standing next to me. He started to take me to his car after it was over. I wasn't ready to go and I told him so. I sat for a second and he sat next to me.
"How you holding up?" He asked
"I'm doing my best for the baby" He nodded. We sat for a few minutes. I started to stand up.
Scott's POV.
Jordan stood up, "let's gwoooh"
"Are you alright Jordan?" I gave her a worried look.
That's when she went down. Every doctor out there ran to her side. Within 10 minutes she was on a ambulance, Topher rode with her.
