Chapter 10

"Brax!" Nate screamed running into the abandoned farm house, followed by Heath and Casey,

"I'm in here!" they followed Brax's voice to the bathroom where Brax was still trying desperately to wake Kyle,

"Casey, go find as many bottles as you can and fill them with water. Heath, help me carry him to the car." Between Nate and Heath, they carried the unconscious Kyle to the car while Brax followed. Nate quickly took Kyle's temperature, "43 degrees, it's high but he's out of the danger zone,"

"Why's he not waking up?" Heath asked watching Casey carrying out bottles of water,

"His body is fighting an infection and possibly pneumonia. Get us to the hospital." Heath sped them as fast as he cold, Nate poured water over Kyle's head and tried to keep him cool while monitoring his temperature, "Casey, ring Hannah, have her standing by,"

Nodding, Casey quickly rung Hannah. Nate kept checking Kyle's vitals, he looked up to ask Brax a question when he spied the oldest Braxton shivering and the dried blood on his shirt,

"Brax!" Brax snapped out of his dazed state and realized Nate was leaning over Kyle and trying to examine him, pushing his hands away, Brax snapped at Nate,

"I'm fine, deal with him,"

"Shit Brax, you've been shot" Casey exclaimed from the front seat,

"I'm fine, it's a flesh wound," Nate continued to try and have a look, "Seriously Nate, save him" Reluctantly, Nate went back to slowly pouring the water over Kyle's body. When they arrived at the hospital, Hannah had a team of nurses waiting. They quickly got Kyle loaded onto a gurney and rushed through into theatre again.

"April, look at Brax," Nate ordered April who had come out. Brax followed her dutifully to an examination room.

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"Brax," Ricky sighed with relief walking through the hospital doors. Brax had been seen by April who had given him antibiotics to stop infection and a sling. He had been waiting with Casey and Heath. Ricky rushed into Brax's arms and noted how exhausted he was. He let her snuggled and rested his chin on her head, he held her as long as he could before she guided him back into a seat. Bianca had followed Ricky in and smiled at the sight of her brother in law,

"Any word yet?" she asked tenderly sitting next to Heath,

"Not yet," Casey said quietly. After a while Hannah came out with a tired looking Nate, all the Braxton's and girls quickly stood.

"He's going to be fine," with that simple sentence all looked so relieved. " He has reopened his surgery wound which led to an infection which did not help his fever. We've got his temp going down however, he is still feverish and the IV needs time,"

"Can we go in?" Heath asked holding Bianca's hand,

"Of course," They all went to push past him when he quickly stopped them to finished his sentence, " But, he needs rest and plenty of it, as do you Brax," Nodding his agreement, Brax led the party into Kyle's room. Ricky held back a little to speak to her Ex,

"As do you Nate, your exhausted, go home." Smiling, she carried on into the room.

"Sophie will be having kittens! She's right, go home to your wife," Hannah reinforced the tired doctor.

After a moment alone, Nate looked up and said to no one in particular, "Bloody Braxtons."

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Kyle was groggy when they all entered the room but he managed a tired smile for his family,

"You goose! We've been scared shitless about you! I was worried you'd die without paying for my ute!" Heath smiled in good jest,

"Love you too Heath," Kyle said quietly in good humour. He was still pale and shivering slightly, Brax sat heavily next to the bed,

"You going to live?" Brax asked,

Nodding, Kyle looked his brother in the eye, "Thanks to you. You ok?"

Brushing off the question, Brax continued seriously, "You are not to leave this hospital until Nate says, you got it?" Kyle nodded again, "We will not lose you Kyle, not matter what's happened, you are our brother. You are stuck with us forever." The two brothers stared at each other silently, the other's knew something had changed and these two had a bond now that would be hard to break.

"Go home, all of you. I'm staying." Casey said breaking the silence and shooing his family out. Casey watched Kyle drift to sleep before getting himself comfortable. He had never seen Kyle so vulnerable and he realized that he cared for him. Despite everything that had happened, the kidnapping and then Tamara, he cared deeply for Kyle and the wy he had changed his life around. He was as worried about Kyle as he was for Brax. "You really are my brother," Casey whispered realizing.

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It took a couple of days for Kyle to get right but when he was on the mend, Emmerson had had come for his statement and apologized to Kyle and Brax for not being able to do anything after the accident. He also sadly told Kyle that Phoebe had been laid to rest in Melbourne that morning.

After Emmerson had left, it was just Kyle and Heath. Heath allowed Kyle to soak in the news,

"After Rocco, I didn't want to go on." Kyle's eyes flew to Heath's face, he had never talked 'feelings' to him before, "I know what it's like to love someone with all your heart and then loose them."

Kyle's eyes instantly teared up, "Does it get easier?"

"Nope, but you learn to live again. Not a day goes past I don't think about what he would have grown up to be, what he would have looked like, how I'd teach him to surf, to call me dad, but I don't love Harley or Darcy less." Kyle didn't speak as emotions over took him, "You have us Kyle, no matter what, and we will stick with you."

I know, not as long as the others but that part of the story has come to a wrap! I don't often ask people to review but I would like your opinions! I want to carry this story on with more trouble for the boys including explosions! Hostage situation! Drug Dealers! Each a story on their own about the boys!

I'm happy to finish this here and start a completely new one or just carry this one on!

Please let me know :D I have the next one started already!