A/N: Oh my god I am so sorry it has taken me this long to update! I hit a writer's block, but this chapter got me over it so updates should be coming a lot more frequent! I'm sorry about the blandness of this chapter, but I promise it'll get better! I'm trying to decide how I want Cate and Baze to handle the situation- whether they're angry, or over-protective, or loving, or a mixture- so if you have any ideas, let me know and please review :)

Chapter 4- Yeah Allright

It had been three days since Lux had overdosed and neither Cate nor Baze had left her bedside. The doctors had run constant tests upon Cate and Baze's requests, each time assuring them that there didn't appear to be any permanent damage, but they wouldn't know for sure until Lux woke up.

Baze was asleep in a chair beside Lux's bed while Cate sat tiredly on the other side, watching Lux sleep, her hand gripping Lux's tightly.

Cate froze and sat up, looking down at Lux's hand as it squeezed her own. "Lux?" Cate's voice was choked with tears as she stood up quickly.

Lux was awake; groggy but at least conscious, and Cate could tell she was more than freaked out. "Hi, sweetie." Cate whispered, brushing back Lux's hair from her face and kissing her cheek, not caring as her tears poured onto Lux. "You're okay."

Lux looked around the room confused, trying to sit up and pulling at the oxygen tube that lead into her nose. Cate sprung into action, grabbing her hands gently and pulling them away before pressing the call button. "Baze." Cate called to him, waking him.

Baze was awake and by Lux's side instantly, his eyes filling with relieved tears. "Hey, kiddo..."

The room filled with two nurses and Lux's doctor, and they pushed Cate and Baze away from Lux so that they could check her over. Cate gripped Baze's hand as they watched, both letting out a breath they hadn't realized they had been holding.

"How are you feeling, Lux?" The doctor asked after checking her over.

Lux looked confused and groggy, and she took a few minutes before replying. "Water?" She whispered, her throat completely dry.

Cate was first to react and she sat on the edge of Lux's bed, cup with a straw in her hand as she helped Lux to sip it. Lux took a few sips before falling back onto the bed exhausted, struggling to keep her eyes open. "I'm tired." She whispered in response to the doctor.

The doctor nodded, looking down at Lux. "That's understandable with the amount of barbiturates you consumed. I'm going to ask you a few questions and I want you to try and answer them, okay?" Lux nodded slightly and the doctor continued. "Do you know your name?"

"Lux Cassidy." Lux's voice was barely audible, and Cate grabbed her hand as she sat in the chair next to the bed, Baze on the arm rest.

"Do you know what year it is?" The doctor continued to question her as he wrote things down; each time Lux answered correctly. "Your motor and nerve responses appear to be intact. We'll have to run a few tests to see if there was any long-term damage but you appear to be a very lucky girl, Lux. I'll be back in later to check on you."

Cate and Baze waited until the doctor had left the room before they approached Lux, sitting on either side of her as Cate gripped her hand and Baze stroked back her hair. "Hey..."

"Hey." Lux whispered showing no emotion as she avoided her parents gazes.

Baze smiled at her nervously, brushing back her hair. "You scared the hell out of us, kiddo."

"I'm sorry." She whispered after a few moments of silence. Her voice was monotone and she didn't make eye contact, though Cate didn't notice. Baze, however, did.

Cate felt herself crying harder but she forced a watery smile and leant forward, holding a kiss to Lux's forehead and whispering. "It's okay. You're okay now. You're going to be okay."

Lux forced a tight smile, a silence filling the room. No one knew what to say or how to act. Cate was clearly happy that Lux was awake, though there was something underlying that neither Baze nor Lux could put their fingers on. Baze was torn. On one side, he was obviously just as relieved as Cate, though on the other, he wasn't sure if he was furious or scared to death that Lux had even attempted it. And Lux... well, Lux was just trying to process things.

"Do you want anything? Water? Juice?" Cate stood up suddenly and it was clear she was struggling to maintain her composure. "You should probably eat. Are you hungry? I'll go get you something."

Seconds later Cate threw open the door to Lux's room and barely made it outside before she broke down in sobs, sliding down to the floor and leaning against the wall. She had no idea how to do this. How to be there for her daughter... her daughter who had just tried to end her own life.

Lux frowned involuntarily as she watched Cate rush out of the room, feeling overcome with guilt. "She's just trying to figure everything out, Lux." Baze's voice held both concern and disappointment though he forced a reassuring smile at Lux. "Do you want to talk?"

Lux shook her head and Baze sighed, standing up. "Okay. But you're going to have to talk sometime. I'm going to check on your mom quickly, okay?"

Lux nodded, closing her eyes as they filled with tears and allowing Baze to kiss her head. "I love you, kid." He whispered. "Don't ever scare us like that again."

Lux watched as Baze exited the room, breaking down the second he did. She felt so guilty for causing her parents pain, but to be honest, she wasn't sorry for what she did. What she still felt like doing. The only thing she was sorry for, besides the pain her mom and dad were obviously in, was that it didn't work.

"Cate?" Baze slowly approached the cafeteria table Cate was sitting at. She was hunched over with her head in her hands, but looked up at Baze tiredly as he approached.

Baze pulled a chair over and sat by her side, Cate instantly leaning her head on his shoulder as he wrapped an arm around her. "What are we going to do?" Cate whispered after a few seconds.

Baze shrugged slightly, rubbing his hand up and down Cate's arm soothingly. "I don't know."

"Do you think it was us?" Cate sat up straight, looking at him terrified. "We moved too fast. She only just found us, and everything happened so fast, and I asked you to move in." Cate continued to ramble despite Baze's attempts to stop her. "First the adoption then everything with Ryan... oh my god. Ryan. What am I going to tell him? And our families?"

Baze placed a hand on Cate's shoulder before she could begin talking again. "Ryan doesn't need to know. No one does. It's a family matter, and Lux should be the one who decides who should know."

Cate nodded slowly, realizing this was true. She shifted off of the chair and onto Baze's lap, wrapping her arms around him as if he was a lifeline.

Baze cupped the back of her head as he kissed it, stroking her hair. He pulled away after a few minutes, shuffling out under Cate and holding his hand out to her as he stood. Cate took it and allowed Baze to pull her towards him, kissing the top of her head as they headed back to Lux's room.