Logan lays Katie on the couch, and rushes to Carlos' room, gasping at the sight in front of him. Carrie lays in Carlos' arms, sobbing hard, blood pouring out from her head. Carlos has her wrapped in a warm embrace, shushing her gently.
"Carlos, what the hell happened?!" He cries, kneeling beside them.
"She fell off the bed, and hit her head on my nightstand…" Carlos mumbles, continually stroking Carrie's hair and rubbing her back.
"Her stitches broke, buddy. We need to get her to the hospital."
At the mention of hospital, Carrie's sobs grow louder, as she clings to Carlos.
"Care-bear, they just need to restitch your head. It'll be okay," Carlos murmurs, as he stands up, cradling her in his arms.
"Here, bud," Logan says, tossing him a towel. "Try to stop the bleeding, if she loses too much blood, there'll be a problem."
Logan leads him out to the living room, his stomach sinking. When are these girls gonna get a break? They don't deserve this; they're all good kids. None of them have ever been in serious trouble, Carrie, Jenna, and Katie are mischievous, but they've never done something to get themselves in trouble. They're good kids, and don't deserve pain for the next two to three months.
"Ken, Carrie's stitches ripped. She needs to get her head restitched, and I gotta drive 'em to the hospital," Logan inform the blonde, who is cradling Katie in his arms, humming softly to her.
"What about Lianna?" Kendall replies.
"Crap…'Litos, take Carrie to the car and get settled. I'll meet you down there in a few minutes." Logan takes his car keys from a bowl of keys they have, and tosses them to the Latino. Carlos nods, catching the keys, and walks out the door of them apartment, soothing Carrie all the way.
"Li, babygirl," Logan says, shaking her shoulder. She blinks, and looked at him with half-closed eyes. "I've gotta go to the hospital with Carrie, baby. I'll be back soon, okay?" He says in a rush, pressing a kiss to her head.
"Kay…" She mumbles sleepily.
"Go back to sleep, babygirl."
"Loges, mind taking her back to your room? She'll be comfier," Kendall suggests, looking up at the injured girl.
"Sure," Logan says, effortlessly lifting Lianna's body into his arms. He carries her to his room, and tucks her into his bed. "Sleep well, babygirl. I'll be back soon." He kisses her head once more, and grabs his wallet off the nightstand, before rushing out the door, and out of the apartment.
Lianna wakes up a few minutes later, finding herself alone. She screams, tears coming to her eyes. "L-L-Logie? W-Where…?"
James rushes in, taking instant notice of his best friend's sister. "Hey, baby, it's okay. Logan went to the hospital with Carrie and Carlos. Carrie ripped the stitches in her head, and Logan had to drive them there. He should be back soon."
"I w-want L-Logie..." Lianna looks at him in despair, wailing and crying.
An hour later, Kendall isn't having it easy. Sure, Katie fell asleep 45 minutes ago, and she's sleeping peacefully, in his room, but Lianna's about to lose it.
"I WANT LOGIE!" Lianna cries, sobbing hysterically. Her face is buried in James' chest, as he rubs her back, whispering to her. Jenna is also asleep, so they can focus all of their attention on calming Lianna down.
"L-L-Logie…everything hurts…I want Logie…" Lianna's cries wrench his heart, and he just wants to run out to the hospital and drag Logan home. He knows he can't do that, but seeing Lianna so agonized is really heart breaking.
"Li, baby, calm down. Logie's coming, he'll be here soon."
Kendall knows what's going on with Lianna. She's really clinging to Logan, fully relying on him. It's not that she doesn't love them, she's always been closest to Logan, literally attached to him. The two have the closest relationship of them all, and whenever Lianna is sick or hurt, so attaches herself to Logan, becoming hysterical if he's not there. Kendall remembers a time when she was in 4th grade, and broke her ankle, while Logan was giving a speech at school. She cried until he got home, and when he did, she attached herself to him, not letting go for even a second.
"Kendall?" James looks up at the blonde with sadness in his eyes. "Call Logan."
"Care-bear, I need you to relax, babygirl," Carlos whispers. Doctor Rieman is standing in front of her with a threaded needle, and she's freaking out. Carlos doesn't blame her, a needle is being shoved into her skin. But, she needs these stitches.
"Alright, just keep her still for a few minutes," Doctor Rieman says, bringing the needle up to Carrie's forehead. She begins to stitch Carrie's forehead, and the girl cries out in pain, instinctively trying to squirm away.
"Shhhh, it's okay," Carlos murmurs, holding her firmly in place.
"And, done!" Doctor Rieman says, pulling the needle from Carrie's skin. "You did great, sweetie. Carlos, just make sure she doesn't fall again. If she rips the stitches again, it could get serious. Ice her head, if the stitches are painful, which they will be, because she didn't have anesthesia this time."
"Okay, thanks!" Carlos says. He smiles, before carrying his sister out to the waiting room, where Logan is sitting.
"Hey man, how'd it go?" Logan asks, standing up to meet them.
"Good. She cried, but the doctor stitched her back up, and told me to ice them when we get home."
"Alright, let's go!" Logan says, twirling his car keys around his finger, before walking out the door of the hospital, Carlos following with a sobbing Carrie in his arms.
"Damnit, why'd he have to leave his phone here?" Kendall groans. Lianna's screamed herself hoarse; she can barely talk. She hasn't given up on calling for her brother, though.
"Lo…gie…" She croaks, accompanied by coughing and hacking. James shushes her gently, hugging her to his chest.
"Don't talk, baby. Your voice is giving out," James coos, as more tears pour down her cheeks.
At that moment, Logan and Carlos walk in the door, Carlos carrying a half-sleep Carrie. Immediately, he goes to his room, to put her down, and make sure she's okay, while Logan comes over to the couch.
"Oh thank god…Loges, she screamed herself hoarse for you. She's been sobbing ever since she found out you left," James tells him, looking up at Logan with sad eyes.
"Oh my god…" Logan whispers, horror in his chocolate eyes. How could he put his babygirl through so much pain and torture? She's probably going to lose her voice, because of him. Sighing, he holds out his arms, and James places Lianna into them. Her eyes are closed, face scrunched up in pain, as tears leak from her eyes.
"Li…oh babygirl…I am so sorry…" Logan whispers, sitting down on the couch, and letting her bury her face in his shoulder. She looks up at him, eyes glassy and glazed with fever.
"Lo…Lo…gie?" Her voice cracks painfully, and she lifts her good hand up to claw at her raw throat, whimpering.
"I'm here, babygirl. I'm here. You're safe. You're in my arms now, and nothing will ever hurt you. I'm never leaving you again, I promise."
Lianna moans, burying her face in his neck. "Sick…"
"Alright guys, I'm gonna be with her for a while," Logan says, before standing up." Thanks for taking care of her." He gives them a smile, before walking into his room.
Lianna burows deeper and deeper into Logan's shoulder. She needs to be close to him. She's so terrified, and he's the only thing that can calm her down. The only thing keeping her sane.
"Hey, hey, babygirl…shhh…" Logan lays her on his bed, and she wails loudly, wanting to be in his arms again. She watches him carefully, as he changes clothes, before getting into bed with her. Those warm, safe arms are wrapped around her, engulfing her body in muscle. She buries her head in his chest, her tears beginning to soak into the grey tank top he's wearing.
She feels him begin to rub circles on her back, and his sweet voice invades her ears, as he begins to sing Cover Girl, hugging her to him even tighter.
"Love you, Logie," She forces out, her voice cracking and muffled by his shirt.
"I love you too, babygirl. So much. Sleep now, I've got you. You're safe, I'm here, and I'm never gonna leave. When you're in my arms, nothing will ever hurt you. I'll die, before I let that happen."
This chapter…it was adorable, yet sad at the same time, in my opinion. What did you guys think? Review!
XO ~Neha