Katie went back towards the car to get the bags
"Boy's you go on" said Gordon
"Katie, are you sure you're alright" asked Gordon taking the bags from her
"I'm fine dad, really don't worry about me" replied Katie shutting the boot and locking the car
"Well you know where we are" replied Gordon as they made their way in
"Thanks dad, but I'm fine really" replied Katie not fooling him for a second
Gordon didn't say any more about it, it hoped he would be able to let Jill and Katie have some time alone together a bit later to have a chat about whatever was bothering her
"There you are what happened to you two" asked Jill as they entered the room
"Well someone had to get the bags" replied Gordon
"Right seeing as you are all here, I'm just going to go and change quickly" said Jill grabbing a bag and leaving them to it
"How's she been" asked Katie
"Which one" asked Matron
"Both" asked Katie
"Well, Ash has had a stable night her temperature has stayed down, which is the best we could have hoped for at this stage" replied Gordon
"And mum" asked Jonathon
"Pretty much as you expect, she still seems to blame herself and hasn't really slept at all" replied Matron
"What can we do" asked Katie
"There's nothing we can do; we just have to be there for each other" replied Gordon
"Right, I might just go and leave you all too it, I'll be back later, but call me if anything changes" said Matron
"Yes, thank you for everything" replied Gordon
"Bye Ash, we will finish that story off later" said Matron
She then said bye to the others and left, she met Jill in the corridor and told her she would be back later and to look after her self
"Right, that's better" said Jill walking back in and taking her seat
"Gordon, I think Lizzie was looking for you" she added quickly seeing that Gordon was about to say something
"Well I'll be back later then, take care" he replied leaving them to it
It was lunch time when they saw both Matron and Gordon again they had spent the rest of the morning taking it in turns to read a few pages of Ash's book
"Good Afternoon" said Matron as she walked in carrying a tray of drinks followed by Gordon carrying a tray of sandwiches
"Hello" replied the others
Twenty minutes later they were all talking amongst themselves Jill was away with her own thoughts thinking about the night she and Ash had, had a heart to heart in her car and was just picking at her sandwich
"Right has everyone finished" asked Gordon collecting the plates
"Jill" he asked
"Mum, Mum are you okay" asked Katie concerned
"Yes, I'm fine" replied Jill
"Have you finished" asked Gordon
"Yes, thank you" replied Jill handing over her plate which still had half a sandwich untouched on it
Before they could ask what, it was that Jill had been thinking about one of the Doctors came in with Ash's scan results
"Sorry to interrupt" he said
"No problem, I'll just get rid of these" replied Gordon
"Dad, I'll take them" replied Katie
"Carry on without me" she added not sure she was ready to hear the results
Once Katie had left the doctor continued
"Well it's good news really, there doesn't appear to be any damage to the spine" he started
"So she will be able to walk" asked Tom
"Tom don't interrupt; we will not know that until she wakes up" replied Gordon
"Sorry" replied Tom
"That's alright Tom, the other thing was if things stay the same we will try to wake her up tomorrow" replied the doctor
"That's fantastic" replied Jonathon
"Right well I will leave you to it" added the doctor
"I'll just go and find Katie" said Jill
"Okay, I'll stay here until you come back" replied Gordon he followed Jill out and shut the door behind them
"What's wrong" asked Gordon
"What if it's too soon" replied Jill
"Well look at it this way, if that wasn't Ash in there and we were the doctors what would we be saying with these results in front of us" replied Gordon
"Yes, I know you are right, it's just that's our baby girl in there" replied Jill
"Yes and that is how I know that she is going to be just fine" replied Gordon giving her a hug
Katie came along the corridor and found them outside the room in deep conversation so hung back then when they were cuddling she thought that it would be bad news
"No" she gasped
"Katie" said Jill turning around
"Come here" added Jill gesturing for her to join them
"It's alright, it's not bad news" added Gordon
Katie joined them
"They are going to try to wake her tomorrow" said Jill
"That's good isn't it" asked Katie
"Yes, very and there doesn't appear to be any spinal damage" replied Gordon
"Are you alright" asked Jill as Katie started to cry
"I'm sorry, you should be in there instead of out here looking for me" replied Katie
"Hey we will have none of that you are all important to me, and I understand why you are finding this difficult" replied Jill
"Right I must get back, but I will be back later" replied Gordon
Jill and Katie stayed outside a little longer, Jill could tell something wasn't right but wanted to wait for the right moment
"Right are you ready to go back in" asked Jill
Katie nodded she took Jill's hand and followed her in
"There you are, we thought you got lost or something" said Tom
"Tom" said Jill warningly
"I was just talking to someone" replied Katie
"Who" asked Tom now intrigued
"So where were we with the story" asked Katie changing the subject
"I think it was my turn" replied Jill picking up the book and starting to read
Tom sat there in a sulk he hated being left out of anything and he knew Katie was doing this on purpose he refused to take his turn reading
"Tom, if you are going to be like that I think it is best you wait outside" said Jill
Tom got up and as he left
"It's all your fault" he said to Katie
Jill put her hand on Katie's arm which made her look at her she then shook her head when Tom had left
"Right Jonathon carry on reading please" said Jill
"Mum, I'm sorry, maybe I should go" said Katie
"No, you stay right where you are, I will go and talk to him in a minute" replied Jill
"But if I had just told him" started Katie
"Look he cannot know everything all of the time" replied Jill
Jonathon carried on reading, Jill was starting to get a headache and the kids bickering did not help they were supposed to be grown-ups after all, they were acting like a moody group of teenagers. Tomorrow couldn't come quickly enough at least that might help them behave a bit better
Gordon came along the corridor to find Tom stood outside pacing up and down
"Tom, what is it" asked Gordon panicked that something had gone horribly wrong
"Mum, sent me out" replied Tom
Gordon could see he was in a foul mood
"Right come with me" said Gordon leading him towards his office they walked the way in silence
"Wait here" said Gordon leaving Tom in his office he went back along to the others
"Jill can I have a word please" said Gordon
"Yes" said Jill getting up and going out she shut the door behind her
"What do you think that's about" asked Jonathon
"I'll give you one guess" replied Katie
"Tom" replied Jonathon
"Yep, I bet he's got mum in trouble" replied Katie
"NO, I don't think that would be the case" replied Matron
Meanwhile outside
"What's going on why was Tom out here" asked Gordon
"Where is he" asked Jill looking around
"In my office, he said you had sent him out" replied Gordon
"He was being sulky and wouldn't join in because Katie didn't tell him who she had been talking to so yes I sent him outside" replied Jill her head was starting to get worse
"Why just him" asked Gordon
"He was the only one acting up, and there is enough going on without them all acting like toddlers" replied Jill
"So yes, I sent him out because I needed a break" added Jill
"So why don't you go home" tried Gordon
"Look I do not need to go home, maybe you should take Tom home" replied Jill ending the conversation and going back in
"Mum" said Jonathon
Jill put her hand up as if to say I don't want to talk about it
"I'm so sorry" said Katie getting up and running out
"Katie" said Jill
"I'll go" said Jonathon going after her
Katie had followed Gordon all the way to his office planning on having a word with him only when she opened the door things went a different way
"I hope you are happy with yourself" Katie said to Tom
"You are the one that caused this" replied Tom
"I'm not the one sulking" replied Katie
"No, of course you're not" replied Tom sarcastically
"That's enough, what did I tell you outside" said Gordon but neither of them listened
Jonathon had gone back for Jill
"Mum, come quickly" he said not waiting for a reply and leaving again
"I'll be back in a minute" said Jill getting up and following Jonathon she didn't have to ask what was going on she could hear it clearly for herself
"What's that supposed to mean, you made mum and dad fight because you don't like being left out" shouted Katie
"Well I'm not the one running out because she's scared of the truth" replied Tom
"Right that is enough" said Jill
Tom went to say something
"I said that is enough, now you can either say sorry to each other and talk to each other normally or you can go home until you can act in a reasonable manner" said Jill
They were all silent for a while
"I'm sorry, I owe you an apology" said Gordon now seeing what Jill had been putting up with and why she had sent Tom out
"Apology accepted" replied Jill
"Well you heard your mother" said Gordon
"Sorry" said Katie
"Good, right Tom your turn" replied Gordon
"Sorry" whispered Tom
"We didn't hear that" replied Gordon
"Sorry" replied Tom louder
"Right, well now that is all sorted, Tom you stay here, I've got a ward round to do then you are going home with me" stated Gordon
"That's not fair, it's not me that keeps running out" sulked Tom
"No but it's you causing the arguments" replied Gordon
"Well what about the others" said Tom
"Well it's up to them, they can stay for a bit or if mum's happy to let Katie drive her car they can go home" replied Gordon
They all looked at Jill
"Mum" asked Jonathon
"Of course she can drive the car" said Jill
"Do you mind if we stay a little longer" asked Katie
"Of course not just promise no more arguments" replied Jill
"Promise" replied Katie and Jonathon
"Right now that is sorted you two go on ahead I've just got to pop to my office" said Jill
Gordon followed her out
"Sweetheart, are you alright" asked Gordon
"Just a headache, you" asked Jill taking some aspirin out of her desk drawer
"I am very sorry" replied Gordon
"I know, I probably would have done the same" replied Jill giving him a peck on the cheek
"You know it would all be easier if Katie just told them" said Gordon
"Well it's her decision and Tom should learn to respect other people's privacy" replied Jill