Chapter Three

Two Months Later...

"Uncle Sam! Uncle Sam!" Damien cried as he ran towards the kitchen. "What is it, Damien?" He asked as he turned around and looked down at him. "It's mommy, she fell in the bathroom!" He cried as he tugged at his uncle's shirt. "Okay Okay." Sam said as he followed Damien to the bathroom. He entered the bathroom and found her lying on the floor in a puddle of blood. "Oh my god, Sere!" He shouted as he rushed over to her. She had a gash on her forehead just above her eye. Sam pulled out his phone and dialed 911. "Damien go to your room." He said sternly. Damien ran back into his room and sat on his bed next to his brother. "What happened?" Dane asked. "Mommy fell and hit her head..." Damien said as tears started to fall down his cheeks. "I wish Daddy were here." He cried.

He followed behind the ambulance in his car, with the boys in the back seat. "Is mommy going to be okay?" Dane asked. "Yes, Dane, don't you two worry." Sam said as he continued to drive. They arrived at the hospital minutes later. Sam got out and grabbed the boys, "Come one guys." He said as he entered the emergancy room. "Can I help you?" A nurse asked. "Yes, I need to speak with Dr. Darien Shields as soon as possible." He said as his voice became shakey. "Okay, your name sir?" She asked. "Samuel Tuskino." "Okay have a seat and I'll page him." She said. Sam nodded and took the boys to go sit down.

He walked back into his office as his pager went off. He looked at it and picked up the phone. "Hello Dr. Shields?" She asked. "Yes?" He answered "This is Sara from the emergancy room, Samuel Tuskino is asking to speak with you. He insisted that it was urgent." Sara said. "Okay Sara, thank you I will be right down." He said as he hung up the phone. He stood up and walked out of his office as calmly as he could.

Damien looked up to see him comming around the corner and up to the front desk. "Daddy!" He cried as he got up from his chair an ran to him. Darien turned his head and seen him comming towards him. Sara looked at the doctor in confusion. Sam and Dane got up and headed towards Darien and Damien. "Damien whats going on?" He asked softly. "Daddy...something real bad has happen to mommy." He cried as he threw himself at Darien. Darien picked him up into his arms as Sam and Dane reached them. "Sam, whats going on?" Darien asked with worry. "I don't know what happened Darien...She was in the bathroom and the next thing I know, Damien is screaming for me. I walked into the bathroom and I found her laying on the floor in a puddle of blood." He answered. "How long have you been here?" He asked. "Not to long." "Alright I will go see whats going on." He said as he put Damien down. "Where you going, Daddy?" Damien asked. "I am going to go check on mommy, I will be right back." He said as he stood and walked towards the doors.

Darien walked over to the nurses station. "Hello Dr. Shields, what can I do for you?" A man asked. "Hello Dr. Anderson, I am looking for a patient by the name of Serena Tuskino." He said calmly. "Oh yes, she is in exam room 5, we have paged Dr. Davidson." Dr. Anderson said. "Thank you." Darien said as he walked away. "No problem." Dr. Anderson said as he watched him walked towards her room. He knocked softly as he reached the room. "Come in." He heard her whisper. He slowly walked into her room and her eyes lit up. "Darien!" She cried as tears streamed down her cheeks. He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms. "Are you alright?" He asked softly. "I'm so scared, Darien, I feel weaker everyday." She cried. "Shh.. We are going to get through this, Serena..." He started as he pulled her out of his embrace and lifted her head up. He stared into her eyes. She had dark circles around her eyes and she looked so tired. "You are going to make it and we are going to grow old together. We are going to beable to watch our grandchildren grow up." He said with a reasurring smile. "I hope your right." She said sadly. He brushed the hair out of her face as he leaned in and kissed her softly. "I know so." He whispered as he pulled out of the kiss.

A knock at the door caught their attention. "Come in." Serena answered weakly. Dr. Davidson slowly opened the door and poked his head in. Serena smiled at him. "Hi Andy." "Hey Serena, Darien." He said as he entered the room. Darien noticed the sad look in his eyes. "How is she?" Darien asked. "Well.." He started as he rubbed his forehead. "It isn't looking good, it appears the kimo isn't working." Darien felt her body tremble as he spoke. He wrapped his arms around her tighter as he pulled her closer to him. "What other options do we have?" Darien asked. "A bone marrow transplant, but that isn't a guarentee that it will work and there are alot of risks with surgury in Serena's condition." He spoke softly. Darien closed his eyes and kissed her on the top of her head. "Like what?" She asked in between sobs. "Well Serena, for one you could die on the operating table, or after transplant your body could reject the bone marrow and you'd still die." He said as calmly as he could. "If I don't do it, I am going to die anyway." She said weakly. Andrew nodded in agreement. They sat there in silence for a moment before she spoke again. "How long will it take to find me a donar?" She asked. "Well if that's the option you choose to take, I will put you at the top of the list." He said softly. She looked up at Darien and noticed his tear streaked cheeks. He smiled and nodded. "It's up to you...I'm okay with whatever you choose." He said softly. She smiled weakly and turned back to Andrew. "I'll try the transplant." She said nervously. "Okay, I will go and get you put on the list. I aslo see about getting your discharge papers." He said as he stood up and walked out.

Sam looked up from his newspaper as he saw the doors open up. Darien and Serena slowly walked out of the doors. They walked over to them. "So?" He asked. "We'll talk about it when we get home." Serena said softly as she looked over at her sleeping children. Darien walked over and picked up Damien from the chair and Sam picked up Dane. The five of the walked out of the hospital and towards the car.

They entered the arpartment quietly. Darien and Sam carried the boys to their room and layed them down. Serena sat down on the couch as they came back into the living room. "So what did you find out sis?" Sam asked. "Well the kimo isn't working, so we are going to try a bone marrow transplant." She said softly. "Sere, you realize how dangerous that is right?" Sam asked with concern. "Yes Sam, but I don't really have a any other options." She answered. "You're really going to let her go through with this?" Sam asked as he turned to Darien as anger started to rise. "Sam it's her choice.." He said sadly. "Sam please, I really need your support on this." "I don't know Sere, you could die." "Sam, I'm already dying." She choked out. He starred into her eyes as tears formed in them. He sighed. "I'm sorry, Sere. Do you have a doner yet?" He asked. "No, but Andrew is putting me at the top of the list." She answered.

A few days later Serena got a phone call. "Hello?" She answered. "Hey Serena, it's Andrew. I am calling to tell you we have found you a donar." He said. "Really?" She asked as tears formed in her eyes. "Yes, I would like for you to come in right away so we can get you preped for surgury." He said. "Of course." She said as she hung up the phone. "Darien!" She shrieked from the bedroom. "What is it?" He asked as he and the boys came running into the bedroom. "Call Sam, Andrew has found me a donar." She cried happily. Darien smiled and nodded. "Mommy whats going on?" Dane asked. She sat down on the bed. "Well everything is going to be okay now." She said as she motioned for them to come sit next to her.

Serena and Darien walked into Andrew's office. "Hello." He said with a smile. "Hi." They said as they sat down in front of him. "Are you ready?" He asked as he looked over at her. "As ready as I will ever be." She sighed. "Good, lets get you ready for surgury. Your donar is already ready and waiting." He said. "May I speak with them first?" She asked. "I'm afraid they have requested not to speak with you until after surgury." Andrew said calmly. "Uh..okay." She said as they walked out of the office and down the hall. "I will be back." Darien said as they reached the door to her room. She looked up at him. "Don't worry I will be back before you go into surgury." He said softly as he leaned down and kissed her cheek. She nodded and walked into the room with Andrew.

Darien walked into his room. "Are you sure you can do this?" He asked. A man looked up at him. "Of course Darien, I'd do anything for her." "Then why won't you let her know you are doing this for her?" He asked. "Because I know if she knew, she would never allow me me to do this for her." He said sadly. "Sam..." Darien started. "Darien, if something goes wrong during surgury, promise me you will take care of them." He said sadly. "Sam, your going to be fine, but I will." He said with a smile.

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