Sam drove down the dark road toward the penthouse. Jason was working late, so she didn't really worry about speeding home. It was pouring as she drove on the empty road. She glanced back at the sleeping 3 year old in the back seat. Her cell phone rang and she jumped not expecting anyone to be calling her. She glanced down at her phone and noticed it was her mother.
"Hey Mom." She said as she placed the blue tooth in her ear.
"Hey Sam, how have you been? You haven't been by the house in a few days."
"I know I'm sorry mom. I have been so busy working." Sam loved going to the lake house and hanging out with her sisters. She hated that she was so busy and wasn't able to see them every day.
"Are you guys still coming over for family dinner?" Alexis asked hoping to be able to see her eldest daughter, and her granddaughter.
"Yeah we wouldn't miss it. Lila really misses you guys. How are the girls?"
Alexis started telling Sam about Kristina and Molly's classes, but Sam wasn't really listening what she was saying. Her head was killing her and all of a sudden she felt sick to her stomach. She blinked her eyes trying to focus on the road. She could hear Alexis saying her name, trying to figure out if she was still there. Sam closed her eyes for just a second to try and clear her headache, but when she opened her eyes bright head lights were coming straight at her. She swerved away from the oncoming car and her car slide off the road and she screamed as she slammed into a tree.
"Sam, Sam?" Alexis yelled into the phone. She had heard her daughter scream and then a crash, and she knew it was bad. Alexis grabbed the house phone and dialed 911. She told the operator the rough estimation of where Sam was and hung up the phone.
She heard her daughter groan as she was waking up. "Mom?" Sam asked in a dazed.
"Sam, are you ok? An ambulance is on its way." Alexis practically yelled into the phone.
"I'm fine. Lila, baby, are you ok?" Alexis heard Sam say. Alexis then heard the cry on her granddaughter over the phone.
"Mommy, it hurts," Lila cried.
"I know baby, but I need you to stay awake for mommy. Be a brave girl for mommy," Sam said trying to calm down her daughter.
"Ugh, mom my legs are pinned. Everything hurts. Mom, Lila is so scared. I can't tell how hurt she is." Sam cried into the phone to Alexis.
"Sam you need to be strong for Lila. Help is on its way, and everything is going to be ok," Alexis said trying to keep her daughter calm.
Just then Alexis heard the sirens in the background, and let out a sign of relief. "Sam, help is there, I'll meet you at the hospital, and I love you."
"I love you too mom."
Alexis hesitated before she hung up the phone, afraid to lose contact with her daughter. When tossed the phone onto the couch and then ran into Kristina room first knowing that her 16 year old would still be awake.
"Kristina I need you to get dress, Sam and Lila were in a car accident." She practically yelled at her middle daughter. The look of fear washed over Kristina face, as she pulled on her jacket. Alexis ran into her youngest daughter's room. She hated waking Molly up, but they had to get to the hospital.
"Molly, baby I need you to get up for me," Alexis said rubbing her daughter's back.
"Five more minutes," Molly said rolling away from her mother.
"Baby, I know you're tired but we have to go. Sam was in an accident, and we have to go to the hospital."
Hearing that her sister was hurt, Molly shot up in bed. She was wide awake now as she slipped on her shoes and her and Alexis ran into the living room. They jumped in the car and heading toward the hospital. Alexis grabbed her phone and dialed an important number.
"Morgan."
"Jason. It's Alexis. Sam and Lila were in a car accident, they are on her way to the hospital."
"I'm on my way."
She hung up her phone as she pulled up into the hospital.
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Sam and Lila hadn't arrived yet as Alexis and the girls ran into the hospital. Robin saw that frighten look on Alexis' face as she ran up to her.
"Alexis what happened?"
"I was on the phone with Sam and she crashed." Just as Alexis told Robin about what happened, Sam and Lila were wheeled in on stretchers. Sam was unconscious and she had major abrasions all over her body. Blood soaked her shirt and a nasty cut traced half her forehead. Lila lay crying on another stretcher. She had cuts on her body and her arm laid limp on her side, obviously broken.
"Oh My God," Alexis said as she saw them. "Lila baby everything is going to be ok. Auntie Robin is going to make you feel all better."
"Nana," Lila cried as she reached for Alexis. Robin shook her head in approval as Alexis picked up her granddaughter. Lila sobbed as she buried her head in Alexis' hair. "Nana it hurts. Arm hurts."
"I know baby. We are going to make it all better," Alexis said trying to sooth the crying little girl.
"She lost consciousness on the way here." One of the men said to Robin about Sam.
"Take her to exam room 1. Patrick will take care of her, and I'll look at little Lila here." Kristina and Molly stayed in the waiting room, as Alexis followed Robin to X-ray to confirm the broken arm. Alexis sat on the exam table with Lila on her lap as Robin worked on her arm; Lila clung to her grandmother for dear life. As Robin finished applying to purple cast to the girls arm, Jason ran into the room.
"Daddy!" Lila sobbed as she saw him enter the room.
"Hey baby," he said taking the little girl into his arms. She rested her head on his broad shoulder, as he stroked her hair.
"How's Sam," he whispered to Alexis, trying to keep his daughter calm.
"She lost conciseness on the way here, that's all I know," Alexis said with concern.
"I'm going to check with Patrick about how Sam is doing. I'll let you guys know," Robin said with a smile as she left the room. Jason took a seat on the exam table with Lila on his lap, waiting for news on Sam.
"Daddy, mommy crashed car into a BIG tree," Lila said to her father. "Mommy was sleeping, than uncle Patrick took her away?"
"Your mommy had a lot of boo-boos, and Uncle Patrick is making her feel all better," Jason said to the little girl. Alexis paced the room afraid for what was going on with her daughter. Just then Robin came into the exam room.
"Sam's awake. She pretty banged up, but nothing is broken and her scans are clean. We are running some test to make sure everything is ok. But she is asking for Jason." Robin explained to them before leaving the room.
"Lila, why don't you stay here with Nana and I'm going to go check on mommy," Jason handed Lila over to Alexis and walked to Sam's room.
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Jason walked into Sam's room and found her sitting up in the hospital bed. She has bruises on her face and a bandage covering a cut on her forehead.
"Where's Lila, is she ok?" Sam said with fear in her voice.
"Shh, Lila is ok, she just has a broken arm. Alexis is with her now." Jason walked over to Sam and gave her a gentle kiss. He sat down on the chair next to her bed.
"Jason I don't know what happened. I was talking to my mom, and I started feeling dizzy. I looked away from the road for a second and the next thing I knew my car was sliding off the road." Sam sobbed.
"Baby, it's ok. It was an accident. I'm just so glad you and Lila are ok." He said brushing her hair out of her face.
"Jason can you bring Lila here? I want to see my baby."
"Yeah I'll have Alexis bring her over."
After a few minutes Alexis walked into the room with Lila lying against her shoulder. Lila's eye lit up when she saw Sam.
"Mommy," she said as Alexis placed her onto the bed. Lila climbed into her mother's arms.
"Hi baby. I'm so sorry," Sam said as she held her daughter in her arms.
"It's ok mommy. Auntie Robin put purple cast on arm," she said with a small smile.
"I can see that baby. You were such a brave girl for Nanna and Aunt Robin. Mommy is so proud of you," Sam said as she kissed her daughter on top of her head. Sam smiled at her mother. She was so glad her mom had taken care of her daughter.
"Sam, I'm so glad you are ok," Alexis said walking over to her daughter and kissing her on the forehead. Sam smiled at her mother, just as the door opened. Robin and Patrick walked into the room with a chat in their hands.
"How are you guys feeling?" Patrick asked the two girls.
"I'm ok."
"Me too," Lila said as she looked up at her mother.
"Well, we got your test results back and we found something that you might like to know." Robin said to the group.
"Is everything ok with Sam?" Jason asked with concern.
"Yes. Everything is good with your tests. But Sam, you're pregnant."
Everyone was speechless in the room. Sam was so happy that she was pregnant, but there was something that frightened her. "Did the car accident hurt my baby?" Sam asked with fear in her voice.
"Dr. Lee is on her way to check you and the baby out," Patrick informed them. Fear was running through Sam's head. She was so afraid that the car accident hurt or even killed their baby.
"Sam everything is going to be fine." Jason said trying to calm her fears.
"Mommy what's wrong," Lila said wiping a tear from Sam's face, she didn't understand why her mom was crying. Sam looked at Jason for assistance; she didn't know how to explain to Lila that she might have hurt her little brother or sister.
Before Jason could say anything Alexis chimed in, "Lila sweetie, I know your aunts want to see how you are doing. Do you want to go see your Aunt Krissy and Aunt Molly?" Alexis said knowing her daughter didn't want to explain to Lila that she might have miscarried.
"Ok. Mommy are you gonna be ok?" Lila asked Sam.
"Yes baby, everything is gonna be fine. Be good for nana," Sam said kissing her daughter. Lila let Alexis lift her off of Sam's lap. Sam gave her mom a grateful look, and Alexis smiled back.
"We will be in the lobby when you are ready," Alexis said walking out of the door.
After they left Sam broke down in Jason's arms. "Jas, what if I killed our baby?" she asked through sobs.
"Sh, Sam it was an accident. This baby is a fighter just like you." Was all he could think of as he placed his giant hand over her flat stomach.
Dr. Lee walked through the door wheeling in the ultra sound machine. "Sam, how are you feeling?"
"Ok, just tired." She said wiping away the tears. Jason held her hand as Dr. Lee did the exam.
"Well so far everything looks good. Let do the ultra sound to make sure. Sam untied her gown and Dr. Lee squirted the cold gel onto her stomach. She placed the wand on Sam's stomach and moved it around trying to find the heart beat. Sam held her breath, as the sound of the tiny heart beat filled the room.
"And there is your baby," Dr. Lee said as she pointed to the screen. "You are about 7 weeks along." She said wiping off Sam's stomach.
"So the accident didn't harm the baby?" Jason asked the doctor.
"It doesn't seem so. We are going to have keep a close eye on Sam to make sure everything goes smoothly." Dr. Lee printed off a picture and handed it to Sam. "Congratulations," she said with a smile as she rolled the machine out of the room.
Sam moved over in the bed and motioned Jason to join her. He climbed into the bed and pulled Sam onto her lap. She laid on his chest and stared at the sonogram picture of their baby. They laid in each other's arms until Sam slowly drifted off to sleep.