Chapter 7

* Beth`s Hospital Room *

Beth finally brought herself to go to her car, rushing herself to the hospital. She drove faster than she ever had before. Those stupid doctors could only tell you so much over the phone. First Mick, now Brady. She shook her head trying to get it all out of her head, as she parked in front of the hospital. Once she was inside, she rushed up to the nicu, finding Michele talking, well more like screaming, to a doctor in front of her.

"I`M HIS GRANDMOTHER I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW HE IS" Michele screamed at the doctor. Beth touched her shoulder, causing her jump and turn around to look at her. "Oh Beth thank god." She brought Beth into her arms sobbing into her shoulder. Beth suddenly feeling awkward, started to pat Michele`s back lightly, trying to comfort her. Michele brought herself together and turned back toward the doctor.

"Beth. Your son was in critical condition. His heart slowed and stopped beating about an hour ago. We took him into an OR immediately and he has a pump now its helping his heart pump his blood throughout his body."

Beth clenched her fists into tight balls, "You preformed major surgery on my son without my consent?" Anger rushed over her. What kind of hospital was this? Didn`t they need her consent to do this kind of stuff she wasn`t a doctor, but she knew they did.

"If we didn`t, he would be dead."

"So, you`re saying he`s alive?" The doctor nodded in response, "You can see him, if you would like." The doctor guided the 2 women to a small room off of the hallway and left them to do as they pleased.

Beth rushed to the side of the little incubator that held her son. She stood helpless starting to cry. Why me? She thought. Why me? Beth carefully took Brady out and held him in her arms. "You`re safe now. Safe."

*Josef`s House*

Josef paced the room, wondering what could be wrong with his best friend. He gave up trying after an hour and called one of his clients. He trusted him, after all he did come to his clinic to care for his vampire friends why not ask him if he could make a house call. After the call had ended he stood next to his friend, "Mick, Dan is coming to help you." For the last 2 hours Mick had been screaming in pain. Josef thought it would never stop.

"Josef please just kill me. I can`t handle this." Mick pleaded.

"Dan will be here soon. Don`t worry." And just like that Dan burst in and hovered over Mick listening closely to what could be wrong.

"You`ve had some bad blood. You`ll just need to be hooked up to one of my machines." Dan removed a large, gray box from his duffle bag and started to hook up wires. "It will only take a few minutes. You`re lucky you called me when you did Josef." Dan pushed a button and 20 minutes later Mick was happy and content.

"Your such a baby..." Josef commented. The truth? Josef thought his friend would have died, but Josef being Josef had to be himself.

"I can`t deal with you right now. I`m going to the hospital to see Brady." Mick quickly ran out the door and drove to the hosptial. Even though Brady wasn`t his, he felt he had a need to protect him, Nina, and Beth. They were like a family to him.

*Brady`s room in NICU*

Beth sat in a chair right next to the little incubator that held her sleeping baby boy. She moved her hand up and down his arm, gently lulling him to sleep. Mick stormed in seconds later. "Is he-"

Beth put a finger to her mouth, "Shhhh. He`s sleeping." She whispered to him and continued to look at Brady. He looked almost like a porcelain baby doll, but wrapped in wires and flushed cheeks. Mick moved closer to Beth, putting his hands on her shoulders.

"Is he okay?" He whispered.

"Yea. How about you?" Beth was slightly anxious with how he was she had to know.

"I`m doing a lot better."

"What was wrong this time?"

"Just some bad blood nothing too serious." Beth was so relieved by what Mick had said. She really just wanted to throw herself at him and kiss him until she ran out of breath, but Brady was still in her arms.

A nurse came in with a large stack of papers and put it on a table close to Beth, "He can go home now just sign these papers. If anything happens to him again just give us a call or come right in."

"And Nina?"

"She can go too." The Nurse left for a brief second and wheeled in Nina. She took Nina out and gave her to Mick. He smiled at her in return. Beth signed the papers that were necessary for Brady to leave and stood from the chair keeping Brady in one arm, she took Nina with her other arm and held them both.

"Need any help?" Mick asked, nervously.

"Just grab my bag." Mick quickly grabbed her bag and took her hand. They walked out of the room and a woman with her hair in a pony tail stopped them.

"Beth is that you?" The woman asked, smiling.

"Jenna?" Beth asked, unsure if it was really her. She hadn`t seen Jenna since high school. Jenna gave her a hug and looked at Brady and Nina.

"Since when did you have 2 gorgeous children?" She looked up at Mick, "And this one" Mick smiled at her and held out his hand, "Mick St. John nice to meet you too." Jenna shook his hand and looked back at Beth, "I was told to help you bring the babies home."

Beth grinned, "That would be great." The all went into the car and drove back to Beth`s, Jenna in the back with the babies, Mick driving and Beth next to him, holding hands. Beth got out quickly, "Grab my bags and the babies? Oh thanks so much." She gave Mick a quick kiss and quickly went to her apartment. Mick giggled and went to the trunk of the car to grab her bags.

He grabbed her bags and heard a gun shot and a brief scream from the car. Then a few seconds after the scream, he listened closely to what was happening upstairs. A window broke open and he knew Beth was in danger.