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Author note : thanks ace

The next morning, Ed woke up at 10 a.m., still feeling very tired and achy. Clark was sitting in a chair by the bed reading a music book on his tablet. When he heard his dad let out a moan, Clark looked up to see his dad awake. He jumped up from his chair and sat gently on the bed next to him.

Clark asked quietly, "How are you feeling, Dad?"

Ed just looked at Clark with a very confused expression because he didn't know how he had made it home or how long he had been sleeping.

"Dad, what's wrong?" asked Clark, seeing Ed's distress.

Ed's eyes welled up with tears. "How did I get home?" he asked. "And how long ago?"

"Aunt Jules brought you home yesterday and helped mom put you to bed," replied Clark. "Mom said you had a very bad day yesterday, but she didn't explain what happened."

"Okay," Ed murmured, and went to get out of bed. He almost fell on his face because he was weak and dizzy. Fortunately, Clark was able to grab him before he fell. He yelled for Sophie to come.

Sophie came running upstairs to see Clark struggling to help Ed to the bathroom. She went to the other side to lend assistance. Sophie could see Clark was worried; she was, too.

After they got Ed back into bed, Sophie asked what Ed wanted to eat, since it had been many hours since he'd had anything.

"Not hungry," Ed replied. "I just want to sleep."

"Eddie, you can sleep after you eat," said Sophie, rubbing his back. "You can sleep all you want."

Ed just nodded okay, so Sophie asked again what he wanted, but he did not reply.

"Dad, how about oatmeal?" Clark asked, trying to be helpful.

Ed made a face, so that was a no.

"How about eggs and bacon?" Sophie offered.

Ed nodded yes, but asked: "French toast?"

"Sure," said Sophie, encouraged by this. "Now, do you want to stay up here or come downstairs?"

"Downstairs," Ed answered.

So Sophie and Clark helped him down to sit on the couch and watch TV.

Sophie went to make breakfast, but she had also made up her mind to try to sit down and talk with Ed about what was going on; Clark was going to go see Dean after eating.

Author's Note:

Next up: Sophie talking to Eddie.

Clark talks to Dean and Greg, and maybe a talk with Donna in the next chapter or so... Depends on where my muse goes with Clark and Greg and Sophie.