All night Jamie hadn't moved from the chair next to Eddie's bedside falling asleep holding hands with her. He woke the following morning to a nurse coming in checking on eddie.
"How is she?";Jamie asked. "Is she coming back?"
"Not yet, I'll bring in some breakfast.." the nurse finished with Eddie hurrying out to get a tray from the pantry.
"can I see he doctor please?"
Giving him a smile she nodded paging the doctor while setting up his tray. "He'll be in soon but if you need anything page me."
Jamie moved and sat on the bed, "How' you feeling, sweetie? You doing okay? I'm here with you and I'm not going to leave okay? Cna you hear me eddie?"
The machine beeped his only response, Eddie remained perfectly still with her eyes closed. Footsteps approached, Danny walked in. "Hey Jamie how is she kid?"
Danny..." Jamie got up and went to his brother. "I can't lose her Eddie. I can't."
Quietly Danny moved an arm around his brother. "I know kid I know you cant, she's strong... I know it's hard.."
"She's just lying here, they said she's dying, Danny. She's bleeding on her brain and she is dying." Eddie began to shake as Jamie said this.
Jamie saw Danny looking past him turning eyes wide. "Eddie? Danny what's wrong with her? Eddie? Honey?"
Danny ran to get a doctor, it was clear Eddie was having a seizure. A doctor and two nurses ran in ordering both men out so they could help Eddie. "It's okay kid she'll be okay.." danny sighed hoping Eddie was okay.
"Mr Reagan, your wife has a seizure," the dcotor expalined. "She likely will continue to do so until we are able to relieve the bleeding. There is a surgery risky, very risky. She could die but without it she surrely will."
Jamie breathed out shaking his head, "if it'll help her then do it. When can you start the surgery and how long will it take? How big are the risks?"
"We can do it right away, and we should. it's a 50/50 shot and more than likely there will be damage. We don't know if it's going to work, she might die on the table."
Jamie's usually calm expression turned into a deep stressed grown unsure of what he should do. "I uh I don't know.." his head turned,to look at Eddie through the window.
"She will die slowly and you will likely have to make the choice to turn of her life sustaiing machines. This give her a chcance at least."
"Do it.." he said quickly turning to his brother. "I'm going to call dad and pop let them know," his hands shook taking out the cell phone lodged inside his pocket.
"Let me do that, you take a breath, then you need to go home for a bit and see the boys, they are scared to death."
The room began spinning bringing Jamie to lean against the wall. "I'm not leaving her alone Danny. I'll call the boys they should know what's going on. "
"You need to hold your kids, they need their Daddy..."
"I know danny.." Jamie rubbed his temples trying to sort through all this. He didnt want to leave Eddie but needed his kids as much as they did him.
"She will be in surgery and I'll wait for her, go huge your kids."
Sighing Jamie hugged his brother grateful for his support. He stepped outside nearly groaning at garret waiting for him in the waiting room.
"Garret, I can't...I can't..." Garret stepped aside and revealed Linda and the boys.
"Boys," Jamie quickly walked over wrapping all four boys in a tight hug. "I missed you guys so much," Jamie kissed each of their heads.
"We missed you too," Conor said. "We all voted and they said for me to be the talker...Is Mommy dead?" It was a very soft scared query.
The question gave Jamie chills, he pulled his boys closer. "No buddy mommy is very hurt though so she needs to stay here so the doctor can take care of her."
"Good..." Conor replied. 'I'm glad she's not dead, can we see her. We all made pictures and I helped Liam color his."
Jamie sniffled, "I'm sure mommy will love them but she s with the doctor right now. When she's out I'll be sure to give her the pictures."He pulled the boys against him tightly carrying them to the chairs pulling them on his lap.
They waited for hours, the surgery took a long time. Jamie focused on his boys, it was for the best that Linda and Garret brought them. "Thank you...for bringing them.." He whispered softly, smiling at his boys. "Sorry about.. before when you came in Eddie and everything.."
"It's okay," Garret replied. " I have a DOP kit for you and Baker is bringing a spread, we're lucky to have around in hospitals."
Frank smiled at the doorway entrance recalling when Garret had said that to him as pop was in surgery for a heart attack. "He is son, and a really good guy." Garret turned, giving his former boss a grateful smile.
"Reagan!" the doctor called out. "Family of Eddie Reagan" This was not good the priest was with them.
Jamie stood setting the boys down in front of him, "I'm her husband how is she doctor? Is she out of surgery already? Did the surgery help?"
"She made it through the surgery yes , but she's still in the coma. We stopped the bleeding but there is a lot of damage.."
"Was the surgery successful doctor, will Eddie be okay," Jamie asked needing more information on his wife.
"We evacuated the collected blood, but she's still in the coma and we still don't have a better prognosis than that at the time but her brain is damages, we can see the signs in her pupils and position of her limbs."
Jamie took a deep breath in, looking up eyes thin. "Doctor how long do you think it'll be until we know something? Can you do anything?".
"The brain is a puzzle, it will have to heal on it's own which will take some time. The more time that passes we'll be able to better asses,," the doctor replied. "And there is damage, she won't be like she was before."
"How so doctor," Frank stepped forward to stand by his son's side. "There's nothing you can do at all?"
"We don't know yet, therapy, time, patients, a great deal of love...you can see her now." Placing a hand on Jamie's shoulder r Frank nodded walking with him to the room. Eddie lay back in bed reconnected to all the machines she was on before.
Frank held Jamie's hand as he went to Eddie's side. "Take a deep breath son, we'll get through it."
Taking a deep breath Jamie reached a hand out cupping it over hers. "Hey honey I'm here and dad is too. Linda brought the boys and pop has our princesses.."Eddie didn't move, her head was shaved a bit now, most of he golden main missing.
Jamie's voice started to shake, "Eddie say something show me you hear me! You have to be okay.."
"Don't' yell at her son, give her time, just show her love."
He sat on the bed kissing her hand. "Dad my wife is laying there and no one knows what's wrong with her or what to do. She just had to be okay.."
"just be calm, be gentle..." Frank advised.
"I just love her so much Eddie you know how much I love you.." Jamie held her hand sighing under his breath.
While Jamie sat with Eddie Frank walked out to text Henry and bring the boys in to see their mom. The four little boys walked in, the twins holding hands and Conor holding Liam's hand. "Okay boys, give gentle hugs and kisses."
"Daddy can you help us up on the bed so we can reach," Sean asked trying to stand on his toes looking for his mom. One by one Jamie lifted each boy setting them by Eddie' s side.
The twins cuddled by Eddie's legs, Conor by her left hand and Liam by her feet. They all were touching their Mommy, Jamie bent his head in prayer.