As I looked at the clock I quickly got all the kids out of the house to catch the bus to school.
"Sam are you watching the baby today?" Dante asked before he left.
"Yeah, and he has an appointment today. Then he's going with me to work while I clean. I might be getting another shift at work so when you guys get home make sure the kids do their homework tonight, okay?" I asked while picking up the living room.
"Okay," he said before running out of the house.
Sighing I sat down on the couch and looked around. This was my life, with one parent AWAL and another in prison I was left to watch the younger kids and make sure we stayed together. It was me being responsible for not only my three younger siblings but also my own son. It was hard at times to realize that I had the life of a thirty something when I was only twenty one. When I heard Danny start to wake up I got off the couch and walked to the play pen where I had put him earlier in the morning.
"Hey Danny Boy, are you ready for some breakfast?" I asked picking him up.
With his answer just being a simple giggle I walked into the kitchen and sat him in the highchair and gave him a few pieces of cereal to eat while I cleaned up. When I turned on the TV I saw something about a car accident and no known causalities.
"Well Danny looks like it may take us longer to get to your appointment than I thought," I said as I walked back into the kitchen.
After I got him fed and changed, I grabbed his diaper bag and walked to the bus stop. While on the bus we passed by what was left of the accident, I cringed as I saw the totaled cars being pulled onto tow trucks. I went from being sad that something like this happened to complete strangers to getting annoyed at the possibility that the hospital would be to busy and we would be waiting for half the day for Danny to get seen. My attention was pulled from the accident and my own thoughts when I felt Danny start to squirm in my lap.
"What Danny Boy? You getting impatient too, I know the feeling," I said kissing the top of his head.
"What a sweet little boy you have. How old is he?" an older lady asked from the seat across from us.
"Oh he's almost three. He's sweet when he wants to be, otherwise he's a little devil," I said smiling down at him.
"Oh yes I remember that age well. Always getting into things, and copying the older children. Do you have any other children?"
"Oh no, he's my only one. But I take care of my younger siblings so that's who he tries to copy most of the time."
"Well good luck with your baby boy, this is my stop," she said getting up as the bus began to slow down.
After the old lady got off the bus, the rest of the ride was relatively quiet expect for the noises coming from the city. As we neared the stop closets to the hospital I began to stand up and grab my purse and Danny's diaper bag. As we got off an ambulance raced passed us and pulled into the ER. As I was walking by I saw the blonde hair of the man they were bringing in.
"Mama sucker," Danny said pulling on my shirt.
"Okay little man let's get you a sucker," I said shaking my head as we walked into the hospital.
I put Danny down as we waited for the elevator to come.
"Hey Sam what are you doing here?" Patrick asked as he walked up to us.
"Danny has an appointment today. You guys busy today?" I asked letting Danny walk into the elevator first when the doors opened.
"Yeah, that accident earlier has us swamped. There's a huge brain injury, so I may get to help with that," he said as the the doors closed on us.
"Well I guess one person's life changing injury is anothers gold," I said laughing a little at the end.
"Yeah I guess so. Hey I might be getting off at a decent time tonight," he said picking up Danny.
"Well then you are in charge of bringing dinner. I am hoping to get a second shift at the hotel so I won't have time to make anything and I already have Dante watching the kids before he goes to practice."
"Okay. You know I wish you would really let me help out with the bills and stuff. I mean I basically live with you guys now," he said as we all got off the elevator on the pediatrics floor.
"And we have talked about this Patrick. Sonny left enough money to cover basic stuff for the house, I work so that Dante and Morgan don't have to and they can do sports. Besides you have student loans and I have started to let you help with Danny, don't push it," I said as he put Danny back down.
"Fine, call me when you guys are done and tell me how it goes," he said kissing me.
"I will, now go cut open someone's head."
"You always know what to say to me Sam. Be good for your Mom Danny," he said leaning down to kiss Danny's head.
When he got back on to the elevator I went over to the front desk and got checked in. When we got called back I sat Danny on the table and let him play with his car as we waited for the doctor. By the time we were done with Doctor's it seemed like the hospital had gotten busier, as people had come to realize that their loved ones were in the accident or might have been. Sighing I picked up Danny and walked back outside and started walking towards the hotel to get ready for work. On my way I called Patrick and left a message saying that Danny was fine and that he was going to be a kickass surgeon.
Walking into the hotel I saw Olivia and smiled knowing that she would offer to watch Danny for a few hours while I worked.
"Sam sweetie I didn't know By the time we were done with Doctor's it seemed like the hospital had gotten busier, as people had come to realize that their loved ones were in the accident or might have been. Sighing I picked up Danny and walked back outside and started walking towards the hotel to get ready for work. On my way I called Patrick and left a message saying that Danny was fine and that he was going to be a kickass surgeon.
Walking into the hotel I saw Olivia and smiled knowing that she would offer to watch Danny for a few hours while I worked.
"Sam sweetie I didn't know you were working today," she said in surprise.
"Yeah Angie called with an opening and I need the money, Dante's new baseball equipment is going to clean me out this month and I still have to pay for Morgan's boxing this month."
"Oh well let me take Danny for a bit. I am about to take my lunch break and I'm sure Danny wouldn't mind keeping me company," she said looking down at him.
"Cookie," he said with a big smile.
"I'm sure I can find one of those. Got get ready and I will bring him back in a bit," she said taking his hand.
"Okay, thank you so much Olivia." I said kissing Danny before they walked away.
I ran back to the locker room to get changed. The beginning of my shift went with no interruptions, smoother than it has in awhile. Then when I took a break and went to find Danny and Olivia I was told that someone had come looking for me, but thankfully Matt at the front desk didn't know that I was working today so he sent them away. I worked the rest of my shift with a pit slowly growing in my stomach. I didn't see Danny till Olivia had to go take care of a decorating problem in one of the party halls. I was thankful when it was the end of my shift and I could go home, it only got better when I realized that Danny was half asleep so he would be to tired to fight me on the way home.
When I got off the bus and started walking home I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw Patrick's car in the driveway and saw the lights on in the house.
"Hey guys, where is everyone?" I asked walking inside.
"Sam's home we can eat," I heard Morgan yell from the kitchen.
"Gee thanks Morgan, what did Patrick get?" I asked sitting down in a chair with Danny in my lap.
"I picked up some ribs from the bar," he said walking by as the kids grabbed boxes out of the paper bag.
"Oh well how sweet," I said smiling at him.
"Yeah well I try, besides Mac called again. He wants to see you about something, it seemed important," he said grabbing Danny from me.
"Okay well I will call him tomorrow. Maybe he's finally going to let me pick up a few shifts," I said walking past the kids and making myself a plate.
"Maybe or he heard from your Mom," Patrick said while helping Kristina and Molly with their food.
"Yeah and I can afford to not work till Danny graduates college," I said with a smirk.
"What?"
"I'm sorry I thought we were saying things that are never going to happen."
"Alexis only comes back when she needs money or Sonny somehow finds her and convinces her that we can all be a family again," Dante said getting up from the table.
"Thank you. Now good luck at practice and tell your coach I will give you the check as soon as I get paid," I said as he got ready to leave.
"Okay and no one sleeps in my bed. If you guys feel like taking over someone's bed go crash the bed with the people living in sin," he said eyeing the little girls before he walked out the door.
"Hey!" both Patrick and I yelled at the same time.