Mattie groaned as she felt her stomach turn knowing that it had finally hit her, the nausea and vomiting. "I think I'm going to be sick." She said out loud. Lexie was by her side with a pink bucket just in time for Mattie to empty the contents of her stomach.

"It's gonna be ok honey." Lexie told Mattie as she rubbed her back and kept her hair from falling right into the bucket. Reaching for the remote Lexie called a nurse.

Mattie wasn't sure who handed it to her let alone did she care, when a new bucket was under her chin, ready to be filled with the contents of her stomach. Ten minutes later nothing was left and she just dry heaved.

"Do you wanna go to the bathroom?" Lexie asked as she massaged Mattie's shoulders. Mattie shook her head no as she tried to control her heavy breathing. Who new throwing up could take so much energy out of somebody?

"I think I'm-" Mattie was going to say done but soon another bout came over her and she was once again throwing up into the bucket.

Watching Mattie's stomach muscles contract so violently broke Lexis's heart. Mattie had never been sick this much before. She had only had the flu once and even when she was a baby she rarely threw up.

Mattie closed her eyes tightly and leaned her head back against her mom's chest. "Are you sure you don't want to go to the bathroom?" Lexie asked again.

Mattie once again shook her head no. "I think I'm done. For real this time." She said her voice filled with exhaustion.

Mattie leaned her head back against her pillow curling into a ball. As if throwing up hadn't already made her feel like crap the room was spinning and her head was killing her. Lexie pulled her cover up to her chin tucking her in and kissing her forehead.

"Sleep." Mattie didn't respond as she finally fell into what Lexie only hoped was a peaceful sleep.

This was going to go on for three days. Three long days of an endless round of toxic chemicals being pumped into Mattie's body. Three endless days of throwing up and being weaker than a five year old.

Mattie's treatment plan would consist of three days of none stop chemo, then a week off, then three more days and so on.

A nurse came in a little while later to check Mattie's vitals, She assured Lexie that everything was good, her temperature was normal as well as her blood pressure and heart rate.

"I'll be back in an hour to get her started on her next round, this one is almost up."

Lexie gave her a small smile as she picked her book up that she had brought to occupy herself. She couldn't get much reading done however. Her mind just kept going back to Mattie and how these next few weeks, months, maybe even years were going to be such a struggle on their family.

Mark walked into Mattie's room just in time to witness round number too. Lexie was sitting behind Mattie massaging her shoulders while a nurse held onto a tiny pink bucket and Mattie's hair. Mark walked over to the three of them and gave the nurse a smile while he took the bucket from her and sat down on the other side of Mattie.

Mattie let out a weak smile just as her stomach muscles contracted and she threw up once again into the bucket.

"Drink." Mark told her as he held up a small cup of water to her lips. "We don't want you to get dehydrated."

"I- I need to pee." Mattie said after taking a few sips of water. Mark and Lexie both placed their arms around Mattie's waist as they helped her walk to the bathroom. A walk that would have taken any healthy person not even a minute took the three of them ten. When they reached the bathroom Mark let Lexie do the rest, knowing that his teenage daughter might not like the idea of her father watching her pee.

"Hey Mark." Lexie said calmly from the bathroom. "Can you come here?"

Opening the door Mark looked in the bathroom to find an exhausted looking Mattie sitting on the toilet. "Will you carry her back to bed?" Lexie asked.

"Let's get you back to bed." Mark said as he slipped one arm under Mattie's knees and the other supporting her back. Mattie leaned her head on his shoulder. Lexie trailed beside them as she pushed Mattie's IV pole.

"Thank you daddy," Mattie said quietly as Mark placed her back in bed pulling her covers over her small frame.

"Get some rest." Mark said as he pushed her hair off her clammy forehead and kissed her.

Mark went over and sat down next to Lexie pulling her in for a hug. "This is only day one." Lexie said with a sigh.

"Two more to go then she gets to go home."

"Until next week." Lexie didn't know she was crying until she felt Mark brush away a tear off her cheek. "We have to tell the rest of the kids."

"We will tonight. Alex is on call tonight so he said he would stay with her, so we can get everything figured out at home."

Lexie nodded. "Alright but I want to wait till she wakes up before we leave."

"And make sure she eats some of her dinner." Lexie told Alex as he and Mark got ready to leave.

"Lexie I got this. Me and Mattie will be fine wont we Mads?"

Mattie looked over at her mom and smiled. When she woke up around in hour earlier she seemed much better than earlier. She hadn't gotten sick again and her face wasn't as near as pale.

"Alright calls us if anything happens." Lexie said still not budging.

"Mom I am going to be fine, I'll probably fall asleep within the next hour anyways."

After a few more minutes of convincing Mark finally managed to get Lexie to leave. Mattie looked down at her plate of hospital food then back up at Alex. "Are you really going to make me eat this?" She asked disgusted, not even sure what this was.

"Nope I am going to make you eat this." He said sitting down a brown bag with the words Bread Co on it.

Mattie smiled. "This is way better."