A/N: Here's a short chapter, but it's setting up for the more important events. Thanks again to PaceyW's Girl who reviews every chapter!

Song of the Chapter: Angel's Lullaby – Reba McEntire. Reba sang this song on the Reba show, it's a beautiful lullaby.

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Previously:

Gabriela had told Casey on several occasions that she had "hurts", or little bruises, she had stopped eating as much as she usually did, she did play rambunctiously still, but she sat out more, and she had been falling asleep earlier than usual.

Peering at the thermometer closely, Casey saw it read 100 degrees.

Casey chastised herself for worrying so much. This was just a simple fever. Gabbie had had them before. There was nothing to worry about. Right?

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ONE WEEK LATER:

Casey was beginning to think she was justified in worrying about Gabriela after all. It had been a week since Gabbie had first gotten sick and she wasn't getting better. In fact, she was getting worse. She had less and less energy, Casey had to get her up to eat and drink. She was still feverish, and she had been complaining of headaches that were getting worse and worse. She also seemed to be lightheaded and dizzy whenever she got out of bed, although Casey attributed that to spending so much time in bed.

Casey took care of her day in and day out, as Gabbie frequently woke up in the middle of the night to throw up. Her boss was calling and saying that Casey really should get back to work, but Casey told her that her little niece was sick and she was not coming back until she was at least satisfied that Gabriela was on the road to recovery.

The situation was worrying the others too. They visited as much as they could, given their schedules, and were beginning to worry that Gabbie should be over a fever by now. The headaches worried them too. When one of them would hit, Gabbie seemed to be in constant pain. That upset the squad immensely, nearly bringing Fin to tears when he was visiting. He watched Gabbie groan in pain, hold her arms out for her favourite uncle, saying "Uhfin..head hurts. Make head stop hurting." Fin felt his eyes well immediately. He felt so helpless, seeing his beloved niece in so much pain, with nothing he could do about it.

Casey had left a message on the doctor's answering machine two days ago, and he had called back that same day, saying not to worry. Small children were prone to illness, and the headaches were probably 

due to not eating enough. Give Gabbie a few days, and she should turn the corner. Although Casey knew that he had far more experience with this then she did, she could not shake the feeling that something much more serious was going on.

A scream from upstairs jolted her to the present. Casey rushed upstairs as the scream came again and again. Running into Grace and Gabbie's room, she found the child holding her head, screaming in pain.

"HURTS!! HURTS SOOO MUCH! MAKE IT STOP AUNT CASEY!"

Casey looked in horror at her niece, frozen in panic for a moment. Snapping herself out if it and rushing forward, she grabbed Gabriela out of the bed and raced downstairs. Stopping only for a moment to rip Gabriela's shoes and her own of the mat, she ran the stairs to her car.

She had no idea how she forced her shaking hands to strap Gabbie into her seat, the child still screaming, now also with fear.

Casey pointed her car toward the hospital, not caring if she was speeding. While she drove, she dialed the number of the one person who she thought could possibly remain calm enough to talk her down.

"Munch."

"John, it's Casey. I need you to call the guys and tell them to meet me at Mercy Hospital."

Casey heard a note of panic as John took in the screaming coming from the backseat. "What should I tell them?"

"That the doctor was wrong. This isn't just a fever. It's much more serious."

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A/N #2: And there we are! Any guesses on what's wrong?

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