Hey guys … I know it's been a while BUT a long chapter awaits you all … D LOL
This is NOT the last chapter … there's still one more. I was originally going to combine the last chapter with this one but then I thought it would be too long so yeah …
Thanks to JateSkateFate815 for helping me!!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything you see familiar, just the plot and Sophie!
Enjoy!
"Uh okay then," The doctor said, not really taken aback by that. "Hello," He greeted the bunch, introducing himself, "My name is Dr. Colton."
"Doctor," Nathan stepped forward, nodding his head in acknowledgement. "This is my wife Haley," Nathan introduced. The doctor shook both of their hands.
"S-So how is she?" Brooke asked the question that was on all of their minds.
"Well," Dr. Colton began, adjusting his glasses, and looking at them, "It seems that Sophie will be alright." He gave them all a reassuring smile.
Everyone released a huge breath of relief and their grip on one another loosened as well.
She's okay! James thought excitedly. She's gonna be alright! YES! Thank you thank you so much for listening! James grinned widely, awaiting the word that he could go see his little sister.
Haley stepped forward, her Mommy guard still up, and questioned, "So what happened Doctor Colton?" Nathan, naturally, pulled her back.
Unaffected by this, Dr. Colton said, "Well we had to run a few tests on her to make sure my assumption was corrects, and thankfully, it was. We should be glad that her condition did not escalate any further." He explained. ""The coughing that she's apparently had for awhile, the wheezing we detected when she was asked to cough for us, shivering, chest pain, and high fever are all symptoms of Bronchitis."
"B-But she's only two." Haley whispered to herself, fretting.
Although it wasn't a disease, for phlegm to be stuck in a two year old, who can barely cough on their own to remove it, is quite serious. Relying on a toddler to be independent and know how hard to cough and when to cough is not a smart idea, especially if they themselves don't know what's going on.
"She probably caught it when she was playing with another child. It is the flu season starting up now so it could be possible that was where the infection came from." The doctor clarified the how, now holding his clipboard under one arm. "You guys won't have to worry about the possibility of Sophie having pneumonia. Luckily, she has acute bronchitis, not chronic, which is why she was still at the stage where she coughs up the phlegm. Chronic bronchitis is more serious, but that is nothing to be concerned about right now. Now seeing that the symptoms go only as far back as a few weeks, there is nothing to worry about. I'll write down a prescription that she should take."
For a child, James was following along pretty well. He became concerned when the doctor had mention pneumonia, but then he remembered that Dr. Colton had said it was not a worry.
WHEN can she come home? James thought impatiently. Brooke was thinking the same thing, trying hard not to whine out loud. And that was very difficult for the two of them.
"Can we go in and see her?" James spoke up, looking at the doctor.
"Yes, you may go see her. She is awake, but might be a little tried form the medicine we had to give her." Doctor Colton smiled kindly at James, who returned it.
James looked up at his parents and they both nodded at him, silently giving the boy permission to go in. Hesitantly, James took a step forward. Should I go in? What if she doesn't wanna see me at all?
Then, he felt some light pressure on his back and saw that it was Lucas' hand. Crouching down to his eye level, Lucas whispered, "Trust me, she'll want to see you. Go ahead J. Luke." Lucas threw a wink at the younger boy when he smiled to one of his many nicknames.
It's like he read my mind. James thought as he walked to the door, Weird. He shrugged, and then entered the room. The rest of the adults stayed behind to give him time and speak more with the doctor.
The walls had drawings of animations that most children loved, along with a few toys here and there. This was expected since they were in the children's section of the hospital.
He couldn't help but wince when he saw Barney in the corner. He shuddered at the thought of the giant purple dinosaur, he never did like that show. Sophie disliked it just as much as he did. Whenever an adult put it on when they were younger, she would scrunch her face up like she was in pain and would let out a wail of annoyance, which usually made James laugh.
Looking around the room, James finally settled his eyes on the small figure he had missed so much!
Sophie was sitting up in her small bed, looking around curiously at her surroundings. It looked like she had just woken up. Her hair was messed up a little and she had a tight grip on the light blue blanket that had stars on it. She rubbed her left eye a little and her eye finally landed on James.
"Hey Soapy." James whispered her infamous nickname, using his indoors voice.
Her eyes squinted, as if she couldn't really see him clearly. Realizing that it was in fact her big brother, she let out a small gasp. Her big hazel eyes widened and her mouth made a small 'O'. Clapping her hands together, she squealed, making him grin. Sophie waved her arm, slapping the space in front of her.
"Jaym-eh!"
She wants me to sit with her. James thought, warmly. At least she's not mad at me.
He moved to walk over to her. Timidly, he reached her bed and sat down next to her.
"Soapy … I'm sorry." He apologized, not sure if she'd really understand.
Sophie looked at him, cocking her head to the side in confusion. James thought of how to make her understand … He got an idea!
Taking her hand gently in his, he lifted the small hand and put it against his chest.
"I am …" He shook his head in a 'No' manner, "not mad at … " he took her hand and put it against her chest, "Soapy about", and finally he pointed to his shirt, "jersey!" Sophie still looked a little confused, but then she realized what he was trying to say.
Looking up at his expectant face, she gave him an open mouthed grin, showing him small white teeth, and said, "O-keh!"
Are you serious? James couldn't help but think. That's it? He wasn't sure if he should be relieved that she had forgiven him so easily or if he should be frustrated that she possibly couldn't understand him. On one hand, she's little so Sophie wouldn't remember it when she'd be older … BUT Aunt Brooke said something before, about things like that somehow staying with them forever.
"Really?" He asked, uncertainly.
"Ya!" She nodded her head.
James couldn't help but let out a small laugh and he shook his head. Looking his sister straight in the eyes, he said, "I love you Soapy … and I really missed you!" He reached over and hugged her little form, patting her hair softly, since that what his parents usually did.
Obviously, Sophie understood him since she started giggling, and responded with a, "Love Jaym-eh too!"
But then her smile fell, when she pulled away, and as she looked around the room, noticing a few people were missing. Her small face began to scrunch up and James knew what that meant …
"What's wrong?" James leaned in closer to her.
"Want momma!" she exclaimed, her small lower lip trembling. "Dada now!" She demanded it this time.
"Okay okay!" James said, gesturing with his hands, "I'll go get them."
"No go!" Sophie screeched when he made it to the door. She didn't want Jamie to leave too! If he's gone then … she'd be all alone.
"Uh … Just wait!" He spoke, torn between staying with her and getting his parents, not able to do two things at once.
Poking his head out the door, he said, "Mom! Dad! Get in here!" He hollered, "Now … please!" He instantly heard their feet hitting the floor rapidly, and turned to see them running to him.
"Is she okay?" Nathan asked as they both ran into the room.
"She's fine!" James reassured them quickly, stopping them from calling the doctors with his hands, "She just wanted you two."
"Oh," Nathan said, letting loose a sigh of relief.
"Thank god!" Haley voiced at the same time, her hand resting on her chest, over her fast beating heart.
"Sorry about that." Jamie apologized sheepishly. Haley let out a wry laugh, as she picked Sophie up. Cuddling her little girl close to her, Haley kissed the top of her head, and whispered a, "I love you baby."
"Love Momma too!" Sophie exclaimed happily, making the three other occupants in the room laugh.
Sophie snuggled in closer to Haley, obviously missing her mother's touch.
"Aww." Haley spoke softly. She lowered down to James level and said, "You okay now sweetie?"
Looking from his mother, to his sister, to Nathan, and back to Sophie, James answered honestly, "Yeah … I am, now."
Nathan smiled at all three of them, grateful for his family. His eyes drank in the sight of Haley holding their daughter and speaking with their son. God I love them so much! He thought to himself.
Walking over to them he put an arm around Haley and hooked his other arm around Jamie, and pulled them close to him, wrapping them all in a hug.
"I missed you too ya know." Nathan spoke to Sophie who giggled when he nuzzled the top of her head.
Two hours later and they were all in Naley's living room, watching the kids play, as they talked to one another. Peyton and Skillz were there too. They had both rushed in from out of town as soon as they had gotten news of Sophie's condition.
"Book!" Brooke instantly pulled away from her conversation with Haley and turned her head to see that Sophie had crawled towards her, and was now using her (Brooke's) feet to pull herself up.
"Awww!" Brooke cooed.
"Want up!"
"You're such a good girl aren't you?" Brooke talked to the smaller child, pulling her up and onto her lap.
Sophie bit her bottom lip and nodded her head enthusiastically, making the adults laugh.
"Alright Soap!" Nathan said, walking into the room, "Time for your medicine!" He said, feigning excitement for the younger girl. Except, she took after him and they both despised taking medicine.
"NO!" Sophie yelled at once.
"Sophie Scott!" Haley admonished, "You don't yell at Daddy, okay?"
Pouting, the girl nodded her head and said, "Sorr-eh Dada."
"It's okay." Nathan said, amused.
"C'mon Sophie!" Lucas encouraged her, "Medicine is fun!"
He just got a look that either said Then-Why-Don't-You-Take-It or Are-You-Kidding-Me? … He wasn't sure which one it was.
"She's not gonna fall for it guys." Peyton predicted. "Wasn't there some trick that got you guys to take your medicine?" She asked the Scott brothers. They looked at each other and just shrugged their shoulders, neither of them knowing what to do.
"Hey Brooke …" Mouth spoke up, with a mischievous look in his eyes. "What was that thing you did to get Angie to eat her food?" He asked, bringing up the child that Brooke had adopted temporarily till she got the care she needed.
Brooke thought about what he meant, and then realization dawned on her. "Well I need someone's help first!" She stated obviously, in a cheerful tone. Looking down at the girl in her arms, she shifted her position so that Sophie's feet were on her lap, standing up and facing Brooke.
"Hey! Who should be my helper?" Brooke asked, "Pick someone!"
"Ummm," Sophie said, looking from adult to adult. She smiled when she saw her Uncle Mouth pointing to Uncle Skillz. "Unca Skill!"
Skillz looked up confused and asked, "You need help with what?"
A few minutes later and Sophie was seated on the couch, with Brooke and Skillz on their knees in front of her. James was sitting next to her since she 'demanded' it. He was not helping them, but laughing at their attempts.
"C'mon Lil' Scott!" Skillz pleaded, "Just take the medicine!"
"Here, it'll be fun." Brooke promised, as she poured some medicine into the spoon. She started making airplane noises, and looked at Skillz to jump in.
"Oh right." He said, and everyone looked on amusement, as he made weird noises, "This is Flight Baby Scott asking for landing … permission to land?"
Sophie shook her head 'No', which made Lucas laugh out loud, but he covered it with a cough.
"It's really tastey!" Brooke persuaded her. Making zigzags motions with the spoon, just as she was about to push it into Sophie's mouth, Brooke turned her hand and shoved the spoon into Skillz's open mouth. He was about to ask for another request for landing. His face started to pucker up at the bitter taste and everyone started to laugh.
"Smile," Brooke said, cheerfully, not letting her laughter out, "She's watching you."
It was true, Sophie was watching Skillz's reaction intently. With great difficulty, he was able to get the horrible stuff down his throat. He winced as he felt the bitter stuff go down his throat. Opening an eye, he looked at Sophie and said, "That stuff was good, you should try some!"
She opened her mouth a little bit, and Brooke used the second spoon she had ready, and slowly pushed it into the little 'O' shape Sophie made.
Just as her face began to pucker, James said, "No no no! Don't think about spitting it out!"
Sophie let out a small whimper and looked at everyone. Someone had to feel bad for her and say it was okay if she didn't take it! The pushovers all looked away from her face, and grumpily, she swallowed the contents of the spoon.
"Good girl!" Haley cheered, reaching over and picking Sophie up, holding her in her arms. Nathan made sure she sipped all the water from her cuppy when he handed it to her.
"Want Jaym-eh!" James beamed at this, and he held him arms out to take his little sister, so they could go back to playing with her toys.
"Everything's okay now," Nathan said, soothingly, knowing that Haley needed to hear it one more time, "We're okay." He hugged her close to him. Looking up into his blue yes, Haley smiled warmly, reached up on her tippy toes, and kissed her husband and the father of her child, softly, but with passion. Pulling away, he grinned at her, and they turned around to watch their family and friends interact with one another.
OK so this is NOT the last chapter … I am still going to post a chapter, an epilogue, and after you guys read that … well it's up to all of you if you want a sequel or not … D
Thanks for reading! Reviews are appreciated!