Here is the next chapter..So so Sorry that it took me this long!!
Reefside General Hospital
Fifteen Minutes Later
Kim's hopsital room
Kim layed on her bed in a daze..' I can't wrap my mind around it..I'm paralyzed from the waist down..and I might no be able to walk again..all because of that imbecile who shot me'
Tommy looked at his wife and took her hand in his and held Megan safely in his other arm.." Kim."
Kim's gaze never wavered or did she she reply to her husband
" Kimberly Oliver..please look at me." Tommy implied softly
Kim turned her head and locked eyes with Tommy as a new set of tears started to make their way down her cheeks before she brought up her hand and wiped them.." Yes." Kim answered her husband in a mono tone of voice
" This will not break us..do you understand." Tommy said
" Yes it can Tommy..I'm paralyzed from the waist down with a fifty/fifty chance of ever walking again..I probably won't even expierience what I when I was pregnant with Megan." Kim replied
' Is she about to tell me about the baby' Tommy thought to himself before responding.." What do you mean beautiful."
Kim sighed as she closed her eyes and let her head fall sideways.." I wanted to tell you differently..but I'm pregnant..I didn't want you to find out until later once we were at home..but I guess it didn't happen like that."
" Kim I'm thrilled about adding another sibling..but you have to realize that I'm not gonna desert you under no circumstances..we will get through this together and with the help of our friends who have already asked me about making accomdations to the house..and it might not be permanent..but this won't stop me from loving you differently..and if I could be were your are I would like to hope that you would be there for me."
" Of course I would Tommy..but how can me." Kim implied as she pointed to herself..." Your wife, the mother of your child do what the wife and mother is supposed to do." Kim inquired
" Nothing will change Kimberly..I will do what I can and I know that once you get reaccomadated with this obstacle you'll be a whirlwind." Tommy assured
" A whirlwind bound to a wheelchair for the rest of my life probably." Kim mumbled
" Kimberly stop thinking like that..I want you to focus on yourself and the baby that's inside of you." Tommy demanded a slight stern tone of voice.." We will cross that bridge when the time comes but until then please don't fall apart."
" I can't help it though Tommy..I already want to move around but I can't..I can't move a damn thing below my waist..I have nothing left to do."
Tommy got up from his chair and walked out the room leaving Kim to break down crying
Waiting Room
The group has all arrived back with everything and was sitting waiting around for Tommy
" Mom..please take Megan and hold her." Tommy asked as he came into the room and headed straight towards her and transfered Megan into her grandmother's arms
" What's wrong Tommy."
" Kimberly..she's taking the news and looking at it as a true negative..she's not grasping onto what Dr. Sampson told her..and that there is a fifty/fifty chance..I wanted to get Megan out of there until I get her to see that she.." Tommy sighed as he paused and ranned his hands over his short strands of spiked hair and took a deep breath.." She says she has nothing left to do..I'm gonna go back in there and get her to see that she is not the only one going through the reprecausions of those bastards actions..excuse me for my language..I'll be back as soon as I think she's past this tantrum." Tommy said as he kissed Megan on the cheek watching as she smiled in her sleep before turning around and exiting
" A breakdown for both of them won't be exactly good on either of them..especially the unborn fetus." Billy subjected
" And not at the same time." Trini added
Back in Kimberly's Hospital Room
Kim layed back against the bed with her hands still covering her face as her body shook with soft sobs when she heard the door opened.." Um not in the mood right now nurse..can you come back later."
" I'm not the nurse Mrs. Oliver." Tommy's voice informed
Kim removed her hands away from her face and looked over at her husband who had an unreadable expression.." I'm acting very stupid and out of character right?" Kim questioned
" Yes and no Kimberly." Tommy answered as he approached her bed and sat down next to her.." I don't want you to take what I'm about to say the wrong way..but you are just another statistic who were or subjected to what you went through and resulted in them being confined to a wheelchair and some have to have them for the rest of their life and some have the chance that they will walk again..and the doctor said that you might have the chance of walking again..I wish I can switch places with you beautiful, but either way we would both be wrecks..I am one right now cause I'm sitting here watching my wife and the mother of my children going through this and I'm helpless to help you..but not helpless to just stand by and watch you go through this without my support and out families support and all of the support of friends out there in the waiting room." Tommy reveals as he lifted both of her hands up and placed them flat down over his heart.." I've been here as soon as my father called me at the school..pacing up and down the floor inside the waiting room, almost bit of the doctor's head cause to me they were starting to tick me off asking questions and stalling me from seeing you..then to have that false alarm when we all was about to come near the room..all I wanted was this bad day to be a nightmare."
" Me too Tommy..but it's not." Kim inputs softly
" No it's not..but we will take this nightmare and turn it into a happymare." Tommy said
" Happymare..you have been hanging around Rocky too much." Kim applied as she smiled and let loose a small infamous giggle
Tommy smiled as well in the first time after finding out about the held up and shooting.." I want to see that and hear that coming from you."
Kim nodded her head but deep down knowing that it's not gonna be easy.." I'll try."
" That's all I'm asking for..now as I do recall we got some friends who are anxious to see you and few who would want to see you again..shall I go get them." Tommy asks
" Yes please..but before you do can I please get a peck right here." Kim wondered as she gestured to her cheek
Tommy leaned over but placed his hand underneath her chin and turned her head so that their lips can connect in a sensual kiss before pulling away.." I may one day decide to kiss you on the cheek..but I still in a state of shock so I must make sure that my wife is kissing me back." Tommy replies as his fingers brushed against her cheek lovingly.." I'm gonna give them sometime with you while I talk with my parents..is that okay with you."
" Yes..cause I get to assure them that I'm still gonna be a little terror." Kim said
' I know that she wants to add another hint to the wheelchair ' Tommy thought as he stared into her eyes and saw them falter a little bit.." They'll be here in a minute or two." Tommy said as he kissed his wife on the lips again before standing up and walking out the room and down the hall
The occupants looked up when Tommy reappeared inside the archway.." She wants to see you guys..and just please refrain from changing her words when and if she refers to being in a wheelchair..she also told me about the baby but not that way she was planning to..so just approach it in a softer way." Tommy states
" We will do what we can Tommy." Aisha applied as they all got up and help gather up what the guys brought from the giftshop except for Tommy's then they all left out the room
Tommy inhaled and exhaled deeply as he glanced out the window as his hands braced against the window sill supporting his body weight.." I have to strong for her..but I'm breaking down on the inside as well."
Mr. Oliver stood behind his son and placed both of his hands on both sides of Tommy's shoulders.." I know it's tough to deal with son..but we're gonna be there for you and Kimberly..and when her side of the family gets here we/re gonna help all of you through this."
" And if need be we can always keep Megan on weekends for you and Kimberly." Mrs. Oliver injected
" That will good..but me and Kimberly will have to talk about that." Tommy replied
Outside the Hospital
Kimberly's brother Ethan held onto his son's hand as they entered through the doors and stopped in front of the desk.." Kimberly Oliver's Room please."
The Guard looked up at him " 5th floor and ask one of the nurses at their station." The Guard informed
Ethan nodded his head and picked up his son and hurried into the available elevator.." 5th floor ma'am."
The woman nodded her head and pressed the designated floor then watched as he stepped out once the cart reached the floor and the doors closed shut
" I'm Kimberly Oliver's brother..what is her room number please." Ethan wondered
" 512a..but please have a seat she has some visitors in her room at this time..you can wait in the waiting room." the nurse said
Ethan sighed but nontheless made his way over to waiting room and stopped in his tracks when he saw his brother in law and his parents standing together.." Tommy..Mr and Mrs. Oliver."
Tommy turned around and walked over to his wife's brother.." Hey Ethan."
" How bad is she Tommy." Ethan asks as he placed his son on the floor
" Daddy..can I go over to Megan." Ethan Jr. questioned
" Sure..but be quiet it looks like she's sleeping." Ethan says
" Don't worry I will be very quiet." Ethan Jr. applied as he walked over his uncle in law's parents.." Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. Oliver."
" Good Evening to you Ethan Jr..how are you dear." Mrs. Oliver inquired
" Upset..my Aunt was hurt..and I want to her get better soon." Ethan answered as he kissed his niece on her cheek
" She will in time Ethan..we'll help her as best as we can." Mr. Oliver exclaimed
" Me to..she always let me get something behind my father's back..she always told me that my daddy was a worry wart all the time." Ethan Jr. applied
Tommy and Ethan stepped into the hallway after watching the scene.." She has a fifty/fifty chance of ever walking again Ethan..she brokedown and I really don't like seeing her like that at all.. Kim can't help but bring references to being in a wheelchair..Me and the guys are gonna make it as easier on her as possible by making things around the house suitable for her and in a reachable area where she still feel like she hasn't let me or Megan down." Tommy reveals
" Anything I can do..just call me..I'll be staying at a hotel not far from your house." Ethan inputs
" I will call you..when shall we expect your father and his wife..cause your mother and Pierre should be arriving sometime around tomorrow morning." Tommy queried
" Later on today..like around Midnight or earlier..he said it doesn't matter as soon as he can get a flight..he's on his way here." Ethan explains then sighed as he took a deep breath and exhaled it out.." So what happened to those assholes."
" Two are dead..and one is in jail..and I tend to make sure his ass stays behind bars for the rest of life." Tommy replied
" That's good..whomever it was that put my sister in this situation has already caused enough drama and the result is already life altering..damn them." Ethan stated
" I know..did you eat anything or his little Ethan hungry." Tommy wondered
" Nope..I got the phone from my mother then my father..and I just grabbed the keys and picked up my son and hurried here." Ethan reveals
" Well Check and see if he wants anything and we can go down to the cafe and get something and then hopefully some of them will be waiting in the waiting room by time we get back." Tommy suggests
Ethan nodded his head and and peeked into the room.." Little Ethan..do you want to come with me and Uncle Tommy and get something to eat."
Little Ethan looked at baby Megan and Uncle Tommy's parents.." Can I stay up here with you two and I won't move until my father gets back..I promise."
" He can stay up here with us." Mr. Oliver answered
" Alright..behave little man..and I'll bring you back an hamburger and a bag of chips and a little jug of juice okay." Ethan asks
" Okay Dad..thank you." Little Ethan injected
Ethan and Tommy walked down the hall.." As you can see my son doesn't refer to me as daddy anymore..but I bet for sure that Megan will say Daddy until she's way over the age of six." Ethan implied
" It's my little girl..I can't but help but give into her.." Tommy reveals as they boarded the elevator
" She's gonna be so royally spoiled..I can guess that both you and Kim have to dote on her because of what happened to the both of you as you two growed up..it's a way to make sure that your offsprings have all the love and devotion that was not blessed onto you late into your lives."
" That's for sure..Megan will have alot to be proud of as she gets older...but when it comes to dating boys..I will have to give them low down on what to expect when something happens to Megan and she comes home upset..but that's alot of years from now." Tommy said as they stepped off the elevator and headed towards the cafeteria
" I bet Kim will be the same way." Ethan applied
" She already is Ethan." Tommy added
Back Upstairs in Kim's Room
" Kim." Billy called out as he sat on the bed
" Yes." Kim answered in a small voice
" Please don't put yourself down like this..I have the brain to do anything..I don't like this issue anymore than you do..but alot of people have dealt with these prognosis their way." Billy explained as he took a deep breath and continued.." But we are here and we're not going anywhere..so please tell me what you want..and by the time they plan on releasing you..it will be done." Billy said as he pulled out a pad and pencil " Alright princess let me have it."
Kim giggled at her longtime friend.." Billy..Thank you..but I really can't make up my mind right now..but I know that they will probably give me a permanent wheelchair that will have an automatic switch that probably won't have me doing anything serious right now..But just forget it.. do whatever you want cause I'll just be constantly changing my mind every few seconds..I do know for a fact that anything you do will be alot easier for me."
" I'll do my best to make the accomadations just to your standards." Billy agreed with a secret smile on his face
Kim nodded her head as she scrutinized Billy then shook her head.." I guess Tommy is taking a break from me..cause I'm breaking apart at the seams and he told me that he's far ahead of me huh." Kim wondered
" It's understandable to feel the way your feeling at this moment of time..but Kim what did the doctor tell you after he examined you." Aisha inquires
" That I might still be able to walk again..that even though the bullet was close to my spine and they removed all of the bullet and the shattered fragments..and the prognosis might be only temporary by a slim margina only." Kim responded
" I know it's gonna be a pain..but don't be afraid to call on us Kim." Zack informs
" I won't..but being a wife and mother of one for now..I feel like I'll be letting Tommy down.." Kim whispers softly
" Kim if Tommy was where you are right now..how do you think he'll feel." Rocky questioned
" Torn up inside cause he won't be able to do his normal things like driving to work and back home." Kim replies then sighed.." Bottom line he'll feel like half the man he is..but right now I'm half the woman I used to be." Kim exclaims
" Don't doubt yourself like that..you will get back on your feet..you will be stonger then before..and you will give one hell of a fight do you understand where I'm coming from." Jason stated
Kim nodded her head instead of giving him a worded answer.." But if I."
" No Buts Kimberly..you have to focus on the positive and stop dwelling on the negative..yes it's gonna hard but just remember everything and anyone of them who have tried and failed..dwell on that and what you acheived okay." Katherine suggested
" I will Kat..but it's gonna be hard..but I'll have no chance but to keep thinking positive." Kim added
As much as they wanted to none of them couldn't imagine how it would feel to be subjected to what Kim has to go through and no matter how many words of comfort it would always put into another spin of words
" Kimberly believe me and don't say that you quickly..just listen to what I'm about to say alright." Trini questions
Kimberly nodded her head and stared at her knowing that she was about to get lesson from the one who has to see her patients go through day in and day out
" With my profession I have to sometime take a few minutes for myself..because my patients give me same thing you have already spoken about..they see themselves as a cripple and some of who have to go to therapy still come back as the same as they went it..I don't like seeing you like this..and even though you can say the words to try and ease us we know you differently so please just let us do anything and everything for you." Trini exclaimed as she took a deep breath.." Remember that what you put yourself do can and will cause harm to your unborn baby..I know you don't want to do that as well as for the sake of Megan and Tommy..a child can sense the mood swings of it's parents..it's gonna be hard but you don't have to do it alone you got you husband, us and our families..use that and let that keep a hold of your sanity." Trini commented
Kimberly hung her head and started to cry
Trini pulled her into and embrace and Aisha, Tanya and Katherine soon joined letting the guys swarm around them and offer their sentiments as well
Inside the Elevator
Tommy and Ethan leaned up against the wall.." My sister is a wreck and there is no amount of words that will get her to see that we all still love her the same." Ethan complains
" I blame myself..if I had tooken the statements to the bank a day or two earlier..then none of this would be happening." Tommy says
" Do not do that Tommy..none of can predict the bad things or the outcome..unless we have a hidden pyschic somewhere..but this is not your fault..none of us knew that the bank would get robbed or people that was there traumitized..what I'm trying to say Tommy is that if you put the blame on yourself and you go in there to visit with Kim some more and picks up your vibe..she'll throw what you told her right back in your face."
The elevator doors slid open and the two men stepped off and walk down the hall towards the waiting room
Little Ethan was sitting in the chair cradling his cousin in his arms as she slept peacefully sucking on her binkie.." Mrs. Oliver when can I go see my aunt." Little Ethan queried
" When your father gets back and some of your other aunts and uncles come back from seeing her." Mrs. Oliver answers
" None of them came out yet." Tommy asked as he and Ethan came into the room and sat down
" Nope..not yet." Mr. Oliver replies
" Hey Little Man are you hungry." Tommy wondered
" Yes Sir..I am uncle Tommy..but I don't want to disturb her." Little Ethan explains as he looked down at his cousin
" Well let's make a deal..I'll hold her why you eat your food and then you can hold her how about that." Ethan implied
" I guess so..it's deal..be careful with her head dad." Little Ethan suggested
" Yes Sir Father." Ethan quipped as he secured his neice in his arms
Little Ethan wasted no time pulling out a hamburger and a bag of chips out of the brown paper bag and sat back down in his chair and unraveled the wrapper and started eating his food
Billy and Adam left out the room and headed down the hall.." I'm not gonna let her down..I'm gonna have get Tommy's keys and go to the house to get some measurements done." Billy reveals
" I'll come with you." Adam said
" Don't forget us." Rocky injected as he and Zack joined them
" Jason decided to stay with the girls." Billy inquired but soon got his answer in the form Jason coming out of Kim's room with his fists clenched
" Whatever you guys are doing I'm going..I just can't stand seeing my sister like that..the creep that's in jail better stay there or else his ass is history." Jason muttered with a dark intent tone of voice
Billy entered the waiting room with the guys behind them.." Tommy may I hold the keys."
Tommy reached into his pocket and pulled out his keys and tossed them to Billy who caught them and stuffed them in his pocket
" I'm gonna go see her now." Ethan said
" I'll go in after you dad." Little Ethan informs as he and his switched again so that he was now holding his cousin again
Ethan got up and went over to his sister's friends and greeted them before he left out the room
" Call me if you need anything." Tommy insisted
" Sure..be back in a couple of hours." Billy anwered as he and the other guys turned and left out
In Kim's Room
The girls were straightening themselves when a knock was heard from the door.." Who is it." Trini called out
The door opened and familiar face appeared.." I came to see my baby sister Tri-tri." Ethan acclaimed
Aisha, Tanya and Kat got up and nodded their heads in greeting before leaving out the room.." We'll be back Kim..don't let him bore you more than he already has." Trini says as she hugged
Kim one more time before playfully shoving Ethan and walking out the room
" Ethan." Kim whispered
" I'm here Kim..I'm here." Ethan commented as he hugged his sister as tightly as he could as she cried again and Ethan rubbed her back giving her his silent support!!
The End of Chapter 7
I'm sorry for the delay but I'm gonna work my hardest to get better!!
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