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As the adults walked into Callie's room Robert thought he was prepared for what he might see but he froze as he stared at her body in abject horror. Lena stifled a cry as she turned away unable to look. Only Stef was able to reach the bed and it broke her heart seeing her daughter in such a condition. As the heart monitor slowly beeped the adults took in the sight of the teenager they all loved. Her left arm was set in a cast, her right hand was held together by metal pins. She had heavy bandages on her nose and left eye. Her face and arms had multiple cuts. They all turned to look at the doctor for answers as Stef walked over and grabbed Lena's hand.
"Her hand was shattered so we set the pins in to hold together so it can heal, her nose was broken but we reset it, her arm is broken though it will heal, from the pressure placed on it, it looks as if someone one stood on it." said the doctor.
"Her friend...her friend said something about her eye?" asked Lena curious.
The doctor swallowed uncomfortably not sure how to proceed, he looked at Robert for any indication of what he should say. Robert shook his head which Stef saw but simply thought the doctor was just being sexist.
"We know about the rape," said Stef disgusted.
"Unfortunately this is not the first time he's done it," said Robert shame clouding his face.
"So you are aware of who it is?" asked the doctor surprised.
"Yes," said Lena after a minute.
"Well the beating took place before the rape and um well she was hit in the face with a metal object that crushed her eye, he then smashed her face into the ground which caused it to collect soil, we could not clean out her eye so we were forced to surgically remove her eye" said the doctor.
"You removed her eye!" gasped Lena horrified.
"I'm sorry but under the circumstance, it was all we could do," said the doctor.
"Is this a medically induced coma or natural?" asked Robert not looking at the doctor.
"It is natural, um there is another issue, her lower spine was damaged and if she does wake up the best outcome is that she's paralyzed from the waist down." explained the doctor.
"What's the worst outcome?" asked Stef.
"Total body paralysis, basically imprisoned in her own body unable to move," said the doctor.
Robert started to breathe heavy mostly from rage. Lena was crying and Stef walked back over to Callie.
"Oh, my beautiful girl I'm so sorry!" whispered Stef as she moved a stray hair out of Callie's face.
"Um how long can a coma last?" asked Lena always the one to get information.
"As short as a few day and as long as years," said the doctor.
"I'll pay Callie's medical expenses, I have her on my insurance plan," said Robert.
"Robert! No, we can't let you do that!" said Stef.
Stef knew Robert had Callie on his insurance plan as he had told her. He did it in case a medical emergency popped up when she was with him. He had been honest from the start about why he was doing what he was doing. He ran everything by them even though they knew he could just go behind their backs if he wanted to.
"Stef this is something I need to do, your Callie's mothers but you also have 4 other kids who need you, I signed away my right because you make her happy and you all agreed to my terms so that I could have a relationship with her, I have the money so let me do this" said Robert.
"How is it you always have a speech!" demanded Stef trying to make light of the situation.
"Well I am a businessman," said Robert halfheartedly joking and a half-cocked smile,
"Thank you, Robert," said Lena kissing him on the cheek.
Stef kissed Callie on the forehead then took Lena's hand as they were leaving for the night as there was nothing they could do for her and they needed to let the kids know what was going on. Robert was staying behind so he and the doctor could discuss payment. They were almost out the door when Robert cleared his throat to get Stef's attention.
"Stef do me a favor," said Robert with a darkness on his brow.
"What's that?" asked Stef.
"When you find him make it look like an accident," said Robert voice filled with malice.