Chapter 3

Lea woke up the next morning and went to check on Sonny. She walked down the hallway to her room and looked inside to see Sonny awake. She was laying on her back with Rachel on her stomach laughing. Rachel was playing with one of the toys we had bought yesterday. Sonny stopped playing with the cat as she saw me walk in. Lea sat down on the end of the bed and said "Morning are you ready to get up?"Sonny just nodded and put Rachel next to her on the bed. She sat up and watched as Lea scratched Rachel's head making her purr. Sonny carried the cat downstairs and let her go at the bottom of the stairs. Cory was in the kitchen making breakfast. Sonny walked into the room and immediately smelled pancakes and sausage. She sat down across from Lea. Cory saw her and said "Morning sweetheart. Can you give daddy a kiss?"Sonny smiled at him and went over and hugged him. She couldn't really reach his face. He picked her up and kissed her cheek. He thought she might get scared when he picked her up but she didn't. Lea came over and took Sonny from Cory and sat her down at the table.

Cory finished cooking the breakfast a few minutes later and they all sat down to eat together. Lea was watching Sonny eat her pancakes and sausage and thinking about how their friends were coming over tonight to meet her. They had been planning on having a welcome home party for her. They decided to wait until she settled in to have the party. Cory had agreed with Lea that he didn't want to overwhelm the little girl. She was just starting to get used to them and they didn't want to scare her. Sonny finished her breakfast and left to go get changed. Cory and Lea were still in the kitchen eating when they heard a loud bang above them. Lea quickly got up and ran up the stairs. Cory came right behind her as fast as he could also. They stepped into the room to find Sonny sitting on the floor holding her arm. Lea got down next to her and asked "What happened?"Sonny looked up at her and quietly said "I tripped on my blanket and fell on my arm."Lea looked over to the bed to see that one of her blankets was hanging off the side of the bed. Cory had sat down on the other side of her. "Sweety can I see your hand please?"Cory asked as he saw that she was still holding it. Sonny nodded and let go of her arm. "I'm going to move your hand a little bit. Tell me if it hurts to move it ok?"Sonny nodded but didn't say anything. He began moving her hand and she cried out in pain as he moved it a certain way. "Cory be careful."Lea said as she tried to comfort Sonny. Sonny had begun to cry so Lea stopped Cory from moving her hand. "We need to get some ice on that."Lea said as she stood up. She helped Sonny up slowly and they all went downstairs. They walked into the kitchen and Sonny sat down at the table. Lea wrapped an ice pack in a dish towel and handed it to her. She knelt down in front of Sonny and said "I think we need to take you to the hospital to get that looked at."Sonny just shrugged her shoulders and didn't say anything. She cried out in pain when she accidentally moved her hand. Sonny didn't want to go with them but she followed them out to the car anyways.

They pulled into the parking lot at the hospital a few minutes later and Cory quickly parked the car. They all got out and Sonny followed them inside. She went and sat with Lea while Cory got her checked in. They waited a few minutes and a nurse came up to them. She had them follow her to a room and told them a doctor would be in to see them soon. Sonny sat down on the examination table with Lea and Cory on either side of her. Lea noticed that she looked nervous and said "Everything will be ok don't worry. They wont hurt you they are going to help you."Sonny just nodded and leaned up against her. Lea kissed her head as a doctor came in followed by a nurse. He looked over at Sonny and said "You must be Sonny. I'm Dr. Blake."Sonny nodded and moved closer to Lea. The doctor noticed her move closer to Lea and said "Don't worry I wont hurt you I'm going to take a look at your hand."Lea looked down at Sonny and said "Can you let him see your hand. Its going to be ok. Cory and I will be right here."Sonny slowly nodded and let go of her hand. The doctor gently took her hand a moved it around like Cory had. Sonny whimpered in pain as he moved her hand to the left. "Relax Sonny its ok."Cory said as he gently kissed her head. The doctor stopped moving her hand and said "Your hand is most likely broken we are going to have to take some x rays to be sure."Lea and Cory thanked him and took Sonny to the get the x rays of her hand taken. She had a few taken in different positions. They finished the x rays and sent them back to the doctor so he could look at them. He attached them to a light up board and shut the lights off so they could see them better. He pointed to a spot on the picture and said "That is definitely a clean break. We are going to have to put your hand in a cast."Lea nodded and asked "How long will she have to wear the cast for?"Dr. Blake looked at Sonny and said "She will have to wear the cast for 6 weeks. She will have to keep it dry."Sonny just nodded and looked over at Lea. Lea gave her a small smile to try and make her feel better. All she got was a sad look from Sonny. The doctor knelt down in front of her and asked "What color would you like your cast to be?We have red, green or orange."Sonny thought for a minute then quietly asked "Can I have a red one please?"Sure you can have a red cast."The doctor said as he began to pull out the stuff that was used to make a cast. He began to wrap her arm with the help of the nurse. They finished wrapping her arm and told her she was good to go. They told Lea and Cory if the pain got to be too much that she could take 1 ibuprofen every 4 to 6 hours. Cory and Lea thanked him and walked out to the front lobby of the hospital. They signed her out and drove home. Sonny fell asleep on the way home.

When they got home Lea carried her inside and gently layed her down on the couch in the living room. She covered her with a blanket that was on the back of the couch and went into the kitchen with Cory. He saw her walk in and gave her a small smile. She smiled back at him as he took her in his arms. "I think we should call off the welcome home party. Sonny needs some rest. We can move it to tomorrow or something."Lea said as they walked into the living room together. Cory agreed with her and pulled out his phone to call their friends and tell them. He went upstairs to talk so that he wouldn't wake Sonny. Lea stayed in the living room so that she could keep and eye on Sonny. Cory came back down and told her that he had let everyone know they were moving the day of the party. Sonny slept most of the day. They only woke her for dinner. She ate her dinner slowly then went and layed back down on the couch. Lea cleaned up the kitchen while Cory kept an eye on Sonny. He turned on the tv and they watched an episode of wizards of waverly place together. Sonny fell asleep half way through the episode. Lea came in and sat down by her on the couch.

Lea and Cory stayed up until 10:00. Cory looked over at Lea and said "I think we should get her to bed."Lea looked down at Sonny and nodded. They got down in front of her and gently woke her. "Sonny we are all going to get some sleep. You will need your rest if you want to get better."Cory said as she sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes. She stood up and followed them up stairs. Lea helped her get changed into her pajamas. Sonny layed down in her bed and Cory came in to say good night to her. They both kissed her goodnight and headed to their room. They both got into bed and Cory turned off the light in the room. He took Lea in his arms and kissed her on the head. She smiled at him and kissed him back on the mouth. "I love you and Sonny so much."Lea said as she rested her head on his chest. Cory smiled again and said "I love both of you very much also."They were both falling asleep when they looked up to see Sonny standing in the doorway to their room. Lea got up and went over to her. Sonny looked up at her and asked "Mommy can I sleep with you and Daddy tonight?"Cory came over to her and said "Sure you can sleep with us tonight. You can sleep in between us."Sonny smiled and Lea guided her over to the bed. They all layed back down and Cory turned the light off once again. Lea quickly fell asleep with Sonny curled up against her. Cory kissed both of them on the head then fell asleep as well. He loved be a family. He loved Lea and Sonny so much.