Jackson and April were sitting in the waiting room waiting to hear about Emmy. Jackson had his arm wrapped around April and April's head was resting on his
chest. Arizona came walking over to them. "Arizona." Jackson said rubbing April's arm. April sat up in the chair.
"Hey." Arizona smiled as she walked over.
"How's Emmy?"
"She's good. She's in recovery."
"Did the test results come back yet?"
"I'm still waiting on them. The lab is a little backed up. I told them to run them ASAP."
"Can we go see her?"
"Of course. I can bring you to her room." Jackson and April got up and followed her down the hall. Arizona stopped outside a room. "She's still asleep. It'll be a
little while before she's fully awake." April opened the door and went in. Jackson stayed outside to talk to Arizona.
"Do you have any idea what might be making her sick?"
"My professional opinion? I think it's meningitis."
"How? She's had the vaccination for it?"
"It doesn't cover all the different strains of it."
"But how could she have gotten it? She spends most of her time in the daycare."
"I'm not sure how she got it but we are giving her antibiotics that will help her recover faster."
"Aren't there serious side effects from meningitis?"
"There are and we'll be looking for any signs of them as she gets better."
"So she has to stay in the hospital?"
"Yeah for at least a few days so we can monitor her."
"I don't even know how I'm going to tell April."
"Well don't tell her anything yet until we know for sure. I'll be in as soon as I get the test results."
"Thank you."
"We're going to do everything to get her better."
"I know." Jackson finished talking with Arizona and went into the room. April was sitting next to the crib. She had her right hand through the bars and she was
holding Emmy's hand. Emmy was fast asleep in the crib. Her head was turned to the right like she was looking at them and her mouth was opened in a little o
shape. Jackson heard April sniffle. He walked over and put his hand on her shoulder. April looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"Her hands are cold." April's button lip quivered.
"I'll get her blanket out of the diaper bag." Jackson went over to the diaper bag that was on the table on the far side of the room. He pulled out her blanket and
her cow from Owen that they had to take every where with them. He put the blanket over her and put the cow down next to her head so when she woke up she
would see it. April stroked the top of her hand with her thumb.
"Did Arizona get the test results back?"
"No not yet."
"What were you talking about out there?"
"She was just letting me know how everything went."
April wiped her eyes with the back of her free hand. "Jackson…I'm scared."
"I know. I am too." Jackson sat down in the chair next to her. He wrapped his arm around her and she leaned into him. A soft sob escaped her lips. Jackson held
her close and let her cry into his shirt.
Arizona knocked on the door a half an hour later. "I got the test results." She said coming into the room.
"Is it serious?"
"The test results came back positive for meningitis." April's hand went up to her mouth as she let out a small cry. Jackson took her hand. "I promise we're doing
everything to get her better. We had already started her on the antibiotics."
"But she…she's going to be okay?" April asked through her sobs.
"We're going to keep her her so we can monitor her but positive she'll make a full recovery." April got up out of her chair and wrapped her arms around Arizona
knocking her off balance. Arizona had to grab on to the crib to steady herself. Arizona wrapped her arm around her after she had regained her balance.
"Thank you so much for everything." April smiled through her tears.
Arizona smiled as her own eyes welled up. "Anything for family, right?"
"Right." April smiled and hugged her again.
"I have to go do my rounds but I'll be back later to check on her."
"Thank you." Jackson said with a smile.
Arizona nodded and headed out of the room.
"She's going to be okay."
"I told you she would be." Jackson and April hugged and kissed.
"I don't know what I would do without you." April kept her arm around him.
"Arizona said there are some side effects from the virus but she's going to be watching for them."
"Do you have your phone on you?"
"Yeah."
"I want to look them up so I can refresh my memory."
"Are you sure you want to do that?"
"Why wouldn't I?"
"I just don't want you to read them and then worry that she's going to get them."
"Jackson I want to know everything."
"Okay." He pulled his phone out of his pocket and gave it to her. April sat down in the chair and started searching the internet. Jackson sat down in the chair
next to her and watched Emmy sleep.
Emmy started stirring. She whimpered as she woke up. They head pulled the side of the crib down so it was easy for Jackson to look over the top of the bar. He
took Emmy's hand. Emmy cried and opened her eyes.
"Hey, Baby Girl." Jackson smiled and stroked her head. Emmy continued to whimper as she woke up. She stopped crying when she saw Jackson. He smiled at
her. "Hey." Emmy gave him a little smile. "That's my girl." Emmy looked over at April. "You see Mommy?"
April put the phone down in her lap and leaned over the side of the crib. "There's those pretty eyes that Mommy loves." April planted a kiss on the top of her
head.
"She's looking better already."
"Yeah I think she is."
To Be Continued...