Ch.28

They rushed into the hospital, hand in hand. Before they could get to the front desk, she spotted Coop. Pointing him out to Shawn; they made their way over.

"Coop!" she said. He turned around and saw them.

"Ashley," he replied, before really looking at them and noticing they were wearing the same clothes as last night. "Oh, god. Don't let your parents know," he said, putting two and two together. She just ignored that comment though.

"What happened?" Ashley asked.

"I don't know. I brought the girls out to get something to eat and when we came back, she was lying on the floor, not moving. God, there was so much blood," he replied, tears rushing back to his eyes.

"Can I see her?" she asked, not knowing the doctor was behind her.

"Excuse me?" he asked. Ashley and Shawn quickly turned around.

"How is my mother?" she asked.

"Um, well, she has stitches in her forehead above her right eye. Her arm is broken and she has two broken ribs and her left leg is fractured. She has a black eye and her bottom left was torn open. We're not sure what type of weapon caused these injuries. It could have been anything. She is resting right now, but you can see her. She is in some pain, so I suggest only staying for a few minutes," he explained. They all nodded their heads. When Ashley turned around, she was shocked to see her aunts, uncles, father, brother and once of her cousins standing there.

"Ashley, go see how she is. We'll see her later," Coop said.

"Are you sure?" Ashley asked. Coop nodded his head. She sighed before turning to Shawn. "I'll be right back," she said, before giving him a quick kiss. He watched her go before turning back to her family. He saw Coop staring at him.

"We need to have a little talk," Coop said, before leading Shawn away from everyone else.