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Peace At Last
Scott and William Loomis were brought into the ER. Two teams of doctors worked on both boys. For Scott it was about getting his wound under control. He lost about a pint and a half of blood causing him to lose conscience. The examined the stab wound to see how far deep it went. Like Tommy, Scott was lucky as this ghost face was a bit inexperienced in the art of the kill. Both had been stabbed sloppily and as a result they were injured. Alive but injured. The surgeon team began a one hour process in stitching Scott up while controlling his breathing.
The second team of doctors would have their hands full with William who took a bullet to his chest. Like the team of doctors working to save Scott, this team had to examine and locate the bullet. Once they located the bullet, they began the process of removing it from William's chest. This required immediate surgery. The bullet was lodged four inches from William's heart making him one lucky young man. The doctors had to be careful in removing the bullet and repairing the hole in William's chest. It was touch and go because William's vital signs flatlined a couple of times but they were able to stabilize him again. They patched up his hole and will leave the rest up to him.
Sidney and Jill were treated as well. Sidney has some severe bruises courtesy of Hilary and Conner but she'd live. Sidney is told that she'll need to stay overnight just to make sure the treatment they give her would work. Sidney protested it but gave in because of Billy. She ponders what was told to her. Neil Prescott wasn't her father and that he wasn't even who he said he was. He was a man name Richard Tate. How in the hell could he have gone on all this time without telling her or her mother that he wasn't Neil Prescott? Was what Ron said even true? She didn't know. All she knew was that she has more questions about who she really is and there was no one who could answer that for her?
Once Jill arrived at the hospital, she was immediately embraced by a happy Robbie. She hugged him back. Danielle and Michelle pulled her into a hug all thankful she was able to survive yet again. Pete hugged her as well. Jill's arm was treated and wrapped up. The doctors wanted to her stay overnight as well but Jill wanted to go be with Sidney.
Dewey and Gale sat with Tommy's doctor who gave them the good news about Tommy's condition. Gabe's head wound was treated. He says he's fine and wants to go be with his cousin. The doctor allowed Gabe to stay in the room with Tommy. Gale and Dewey smiled happy this nightmare was over though sad that Scott and William are also in the hospital due to these murders.
Sam and Dillon arrive at the hospital with Chelsea and Rita in tow. Both girls begged them to take them to the hospital. Billy is in the waiting area with Gale and Dewey. Billy had called his parents telling them what has happened. They will be on the first plane to Orange County to support him, Sidney and the boys. Detectives Hicks, Harris and Himbry arrive at the hospital.
"Gale. Dewey." Rita said running over to them. Gale and Dewey stand up to embrace her niece. "Thank god you guys are ok." She said hugging them both.
"Are you ok?" Gale asked.
"Yeah. If it hadn't been for Scott and William we'd probably be dead." Rita said.
"Speaking of Scott and William, how are they doing?" Chelsea asked. Billy looked up with tears in his eyes.
"The doctor said Scott may make it. He lost a lot of blood and that his cut and stab wound would heal." Billy said sniffling while wiping his tear stricken features.
"And William?" Chelsea asked.
"William was shot by the killer. His is more complicated. The doctor said the bullet landed four inches away from his heart. They had to be careful with him and that his vital signs flatlined a couple of times but that they were able to stabilize him. The rest is up to him." Billy finished unable to hold back his sobs. Gale went over to him and pulled him into a hug. Everyone watched saddened by the news. Detective Hicks places a hand Billy's shoulder listening to the father of two sob. Chelsea put her hands over her mouth sobbing. This couldn't be happening. The guy she loves could die. She could lose him before ever having the chance to be with him. Rita pulled Chelsea into a hug. She worried for both Loomis boys. Gabe had come back into the waiting area.
"Rita." Gabe said to her. Rita turned around.
"Hey cuz." She said pulling him into a hug. "You ok?" She asked.
"Yes. You?" Gabe asked her.
"I'll be fine." Rita said smiling.
"How's Sidney doing?" Det. Hicks asked.
"She has severe bruising but she'll live. Jill is fine as well. Gabe is ok as well. All three have minor injuries but will make it." Dewey said.
"Billy I'm so sorry about what has happened to Scott and William. Sidney's a fighter. I know she'll be ok." Dillon said to him. Billy nods.
"It's time I introduced you two to my family." Dewey said. "Dillon, dad this is my wife Gale Weathers Riley."
"It's nice to meet you officially sis in law." Dillon said to her pulling her into a hug.
"Same here." Gale said hugging him back. "Mr. Riley." She said.
"Come here." Sam said to her. "I'm sorry us meeting this way wasn't under better circumstances."
"It's ok. Better late than never." Gale said.
"Guys this Gabe your nephew and grandson." Dewey said to them.
"How you doing little man?" Dillon asked smiling.
"I'm fine." Gabe said as he and Dillon slapped hands. "Can I call you uncle Dil?"
"Yeah that sounds cool." Dillon said putting his arm around Gabe. "He's your grandpa." He said pointing to Sam.
"Hey grandpa." Gabe said.
"Hey grandson." Sam said smiling. Gabe gave him a hug. Sam smiled but realized he'd have a tough task in talking to Sidney his only daughter that's alive. He also realized a lot of this suffering was his fault. His other grandsons were hospitalized due to his secret. He felt so guilty.
"Dad Dillon, Billy also knows the truth about Sidney. He's your brother in law and son in law." Dewey said to them watching Billy wipe away tears for the hundredth time.
"I'm gonna go check on Sidney." Billy said.
"Billy wait." Sam said. Billy stopped in his tracks. He turns around to face Sam. "I'm so sorry for William and Scott. If they are anything like you and Sidney, I know they will survive and I can't wait to get to know them as well as Tommy. All I want is to put my family back together and Sidney is my family. She is and will always be a Riley." Sam said.
"He's right Billy. We're going to be family." Dillon said. Billy just nods and walks out of the waiting area. Sam dropped his head in shame feeling so bad. He hoped his grandsons lived.
Jill knocked on the door of Kyle's bedroom. Inside was Christian, Pete, Danielle and Michelle. She and Robbie didn't know if Christian would even welcome them into the room considering what has happened but he was their friend and wanted to check in on Kyle.
"Come in." Christian said. Both walked in. Christian had his back to them. Kyle hadn't woken up yet due to the sedative the doctors had given him. He didn't move. Danielle and Michelle stood up to make room for Robbie and Jill to enter.
"How's he doing?" Jill asked him. Christian didn't respond. He stands up from the chair and turns to them. Jill has a somber look on her face. "Chris, I'm so sorry Kyle got caught up in this. That was the last thing I wanted to happen. I know you're angry and I don't blame you." Jill said as the tears pored down her face. Christian can tell she's sincere. He doesn't respond. Instead he pulls Jill into a hug. She hugged him back.
"I don't blame you. I'm glad this whole thing is over and that you're ok." Christian said to her. The others watch smiling. He kisses her on the forehead. The kind of kiss you give a sibling or a family member.
"Thank you." Jill said to him.
"As for my little brother here, he's going to make it. His knee was injured." Christian told her.
"How come he hasn't woken up yet?" Robbie asked.
"The sedative they gave him knocked him out." Christian said.
"Good he needs the sleep." Pete said.
"How's your sister Sidney?" Danielle asked.
"She's got severe bruises but will live. I'm worried about my nephews. Scott and William were hurt by ghost face." Jill told them.
"Hurt how?" Robbie asked.
"Scott's chest was slashed and he was stabbed in the stomach." Jill said to them. Michelle and Danielle both had their hands over their mouths in shock. Robbie rubs her shoulders wearing an angered look. Pete and Christian had the same expressions. "William was shot and is fighting for his life."
"We're so sorry Jill." Michelle said to her sympathetically.
"Yeah we're pulling for them." Pete said to them.
"Thanks guys." Jill said to them. They all hugged her together showing enormous support for their friend.
Billy enters the door way of the room Sidney is in. Sidney doesn't see him. He can tell she's been crying. He moves towards her bed. She finally sees him and turns towards him wearing a fake smile. Billy knew better. He sat on the bed taking her hand in his. Neither of them said anything. She could tell he's been crying as well. Neither of their boys had grained conscience yet but they are hopeful. Billy finally decides to speak.
"How are you doing?" Billy asked her clearing his throat.
"I don't know." Sidney said to him.
"Are you ok?" He asked her.
"No." Sidney said. "I didn't know my parents at all Billy. All the secrets and betrayal, I never knew anything about them." She said. She begins to cry again. "It was bad enough that mother had a secret life and I tried to understand that. After finding out what happened to her, I was trying to just get over the lies and betrayal by her. Then just when I thought I had gotten past all the deceit, I find out that the only man I've ever called dad isn't really my father. How fucked up is that?" She asked crying.
"I'm sorry baby." Billy said trying to comfort her.
"I don't know what to make of what was told to me. Neil Prescott wasn't even his real name." Sidney said.
"Richard Tate. I know." Billy revealed.
"How did you know that?" She asked him.
"Dillon had done research on him. Everything that was told to you was true." Billy told her. "I saw the pictures and articles for myself."
"Jesus." Sidney said. "I don't even know who I am." Sidney said sobbing. She was tired of being lied to and the revelations. Things she thought were true weren't. It tore her up inside. This woman has been through so much and yet she still has no peace. Billy leans into her and lets her cry on his arm. He didn't know what to say to comfort her.
Back in the waiting area, Dillon was showing Gabe a magic trick using a quarter. Rita and Chelsea were talking. Detective Hicks, Detectives Himbry and Detective Harris were discussing the case with Sarg. Wallace. Sam went over to Dewey to talk.
"This is all my fault." Sam said.
"No it's not." Dewey told him. "You kept this secret for a long time and it cost a lot teens their lives but I know why you did it."
"If I had just spoken, none of this happens." Sam said.
"We don't know that." Dewey said. For the first time he was comforting his father.
"Dewey you were right about me. I'm a coward. I ran when I should've stayed and fought Neil every step of the way. I was afraid he would hurt you, Tatum, your mother. Even worse he might have hurt Sidney to punish me and Maureen. I didn't know what to do." Sam said somberly. "Now my only surviving daughter is hurt, my grandsons are fighting for their lives. You, Gale Billy along with my daughter have had to deal with several psychos trying to kill you guys for over twenty years. All because of me." Sam said.
"Not all of it was you. Some of it was Maureen and Mr. Loomis." Dewey said. Sam frowned hard his head lowered in more shame. "Mistakes were made but that doesn't mean that they can't be fixed. You said it yourself. You want to put your family back together. Now's the time to do it." Dewey told him.
"How you can forgive me so easily?" Sam asked.
"Because I finally realized that I missed my father. I missed you dad. I was angry at you but I was also hurt. For years I thought that I had done something that made you leave me, mom and Tatum but now I know the truth. You've also given me another sister and a brother. I'll always love you dad." Dewey said.
"I love you to son." Sam said pulling him into a hug. Detective Hicks and Gale watched this scene and smiled. Dillon smiled to. Things would get better this he knew. He was glad to have the opportunity to get to know the brother and sister he never knew he had. Gale slips out the waiting area. She wanted to check in on Sidney as well. She wondered how her sister in law was doing.
She enters the doorway to Sidney's room. She was alone sitting up on the bed. She could tell Sidney had been crying. She knocks softly. Sidney turns to the door to see Gale standing there.
"Hey." Gale said to her.
"Hey." Sidney said.
"Want some company?" Gale asked her.
"Sure." Sidney said as Gale walks over to the bed. She sits down next to Sidney.
"Where's Billy?" Gale asked making small talk.
"He went to check on the boys." Sidney told her.
"How you holding up?" Gale asked. Sidney sighed not really knowing how to answer that. She wasn't ok and Gale knew this.
"I never knew who my parents were. If people ask me about them, I'd say I don't know." Sidney said shaking her head. Gale stared at her feeling bad for the teenager she first met turned sister in law. She and Sidney had become so close since they met over twenty years ago. "Neil Prescott is a fucking character. His name was Richard Tate. The man I knew as Neil Prescott dad was some fucking psycho name Richard Tate."
"He was married to Leah Thomas." Gale said.
"Yes. They had a son name Richard Tate. He wanted me dead saying I was the last remaining Prescott alive. The funny shit is I'm not even a Prescott." Sidney said the tears beginning to form in her eyes again. "I don't know who I am. Who the hell am I?" She asked sobbing again.
"You're a Riley Sid. Sam is your father, Dewey and Dillon are your brothers. You may have lost parents but you gained a man who is your true father." Gale told her. "I know this is a lot take in but remember that your last name should've been Riley. Tatum was your biological sister. We're sisters in law for real. Who would've thought?" Gale asked.
"The lies and the betrayal hurts so much. The two people who were suppose to protect and love me kept me in the dark about everything and I hate it. How can they hurt me like this? It hurts so much Gale." Sidney said sobbing hard.
"Come here." Gale said as Sidney leaned into her shoulders crying. Gale didn't know how to help her. She feels the same way Billy felt moments earlier. Helpless. Nothing they could say or do would help Sidney cope. Could she get past the pain she feels from the two people she loved and admired the most? Only time would tell. For the first time in their long history, Gale was comforting Sidney.