Dixie,
my sister?-the journey begins
Summary........
Dix
learns a family secret that could change her life and that of
John
Gage forever in the first chapter of this series
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"Morning,
Dix." Paramedic Johnny Gage grinned as he and his
partner,
Roy DeSoto came in for supplies.
"John,
we have something we need to talk about." Dixie said,
her
tone serious. "Roy, you might ought to ask Cap to get a
replacement
for Johnny."
"Dix?
Did something come up on his physical?" A concerned
Roy
asked.
"No,
nothing like that." Dix assured the strawberry blond
medic.
"Johnny, let's go into the lounge, huh?"
"Sure,
Dix." Johnny replied, too growing concerned. "Later,
Roy."
Once in
the lounge, Dix shut the door.
"Johnny,
you remember my parents, don't you?" Dix asked.
"Of
course. Sir, Ma'am." Johnny greeted Jerry and Maxine
McCall.
"Dix, what is this about?!"
"Sit
down, John." Jerry said, quietly. "What we're about to tell
you may
shock you."
Johnny
pulled up a chair next to Dixie and sat down.
"Where
to begin." Blond-haired Maxine sighed. "Johnny, Dixie
tells
me you've been searching for your birth parents."
"That's
right." Johnny nodded. "I was adopted by the Gages
when I
was two days old."
"When
I was nineteen, I gave birth to a baby boy. His father
was a
Sioux Indian." Maxine sobbed. "I wasn't ready to raise a
baby
then! So, I gave him up for adoption."
"You
think?-" Johnny stammered.
"That
you are that child." Dix finished. "Johnny, When I was
last
home, I was searching through the attic when I came across
this."
Dix
handed Johnny an old birth certificate.
"Look
at the date on there." Dix said.
"That's
Johnny's birthday." Roy gasped, joining them.
"It's
okay, Roy can know too." Johnny told the McCalls. "Roy,Maxine thinks I may be a son she gave up for adoption. I may be Dix's brother!"
"Johnny,
will you take a DNA test to find out?" Maxine asked.
"I
have to know."
"Maxine,
we can't push Johnny into this." Roy said. "The decision has to be his."
"I
know." Maxine nodded. "I know the results could change Johnny
and Dixie's relationship as well as their lives forever.
Johnny,
we know that this must be a shock."
"More
then you'll ever know!" Johnny yelled. "I mean, I knew I was adopted, but I never once thought that the head nurse of this ER could be my sister! Maxine, can I have some time think this over?"
"Of
course." Maxine nodded.
"LA,
Squad 51, available." Roy reported into the HT in his hand as he and Johnny left for the station.
THE END
FOR NOW......