Harriet managed to take another, better look at Nick's tonsils as Rae patiently stood behind her.

"They are swollen, yes but they're not as bad as I first thought," Harriet told her.

Rae gave a sigh of relief.

"Though we have to keep a close eye on him. As you can see, he still has difficulty breathing and in much pain. That leg doesn't help too much," Harriet told him.

They heard a groan coming from the bed. The two looked to see Nick slightly open his eyes.

"What happened?" he quietly asked them.

"Nick, you're awake. You don't remember anything?" asked Harriet.

He tried to shake his head but it caused him to wince a little.

"You got ran over by a car yesterday evening. We're still trying to find out who was driving it and why they did it," Rae told him as she sat down by the bed.

"Throat sore. Bit hard to swallow," he said.

"It might be a mild case of strep throat. What a time to get it," Harriet quietly said.

"Well, he should get the proper medication if he does, right? I mean, it could help him fight it off," Rae suggested.

"Good idea. Nick, we need you to open your mouth as far as you can," Harriet said to him.

He did so and they checked his throat.

"So he's got a mild case of strep throat on top of all his injuries he's gotten already?" Matt asked.

"Apparently so. I just hope nothing else goes wrong. He's in bad enough shape as it is between this and almost getting killed," Rae told him as her gaze watched him walk back and forth in the room.

He continued for several more seconds, not a word passing between them until Matt decided to stop and face her.

"By the way, do you know how the kid's doing that came in a couple days ago?" he asked her.

She shook her head.

"Haven't heard anything lately," she replied. "Why do you ask?"

"No reason. Curiousity," he replied.

Sarah sat by her brother, asleep when Jules walked into the room looking for her. She smiled once she saw her. Jules walked over to the bed and gently shook her shoulder. Sarah woke up, seeming very tired.

"Sarah, how're you feeling today?" asked Jules.

"Fine. But tired...and worried," she replied, a bit groggy.

"About your brother, right?" asked the doctor.

The answer came in the form of a nodding head.

"Well come on. I've got some good news for you. Doctor Kokoris is awake and I thought you'd might like to see him. Possibly even keep him company for a bit," Jules suggested.

She laughed at the set of widened eyes in front of her.

"I thought you said he suffered a head injury," Sarah said curiously.

"He did. He awoke a bit sooner than anticipated and be warned. He'll still feel the effects of it though," Jules warned her.

They started to walk out the door when they heard a voice.

"Sarah," it came.

The two turned around to find Patrick staring at them, eyes slightly open.

"Patrick," gasped Sarah. "You're awake!"

She hurried back over to him as fast as she could and they hugged each other.

"Where am I?" he groggily asked.

"In the hospital. You both were in a serious car accident a couple days ago. Both of you were in rough shape when you arrived. You both received head injuries but you were the one with the worse bump to the head," Jules explained to him, knowing Sarah wouldn't have been able to tell him.

Patrick's eyes went from tired to immediate urgency, as if he realized something. He grabbed his sister's arm.

"Has he found us yet?" he asked her desperately.

"Yes, he has," she replied, nodding her head.

Jules narrowed her eyes at the statement, becoming slightly confused.

"Has who found you yet?" she wondered.

"The one man who wants us both dead," replied Patrick.

Jules gasped and hurried out of the room and down the hall.

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Letty was walking down the hall with Jackie, talking when they saw Jules walking towards them in a hurry. They stopped her.

"Whoa, Jules, where're you going in such a hurry?" asked Jackie.

"It's those two kids. You know, the brother and sister? I have reason to believe they're in danger from someone. Possibly the man who was here the other day," she replied.

"You mean the one who claimed to be their father? What makes you say it's him?" wondered Letty, glancing at Jackie, who also seemed confused.

"I don't know but we have to find them both some safe but indiscreet security, in case whoever decides to come back and get them, we can catch them," Jules told them.

She started to move her feet but was stopped but the two.

"We'll do this together. For them and Nick. No doubt that whoever's after them, ran Nick over last night," Jackie told her.

Jules calmed down a bit before listening to what they had to say.

Rae hurried down the hall, towards Nick's room when she was stopped by the three other women.

"We need to talk," Letty told her.

Rae went with them.

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"So you think Nick was definately a target last night when he got run over and you think these two kids are as well?" Rae asked her as she looked out the window.

"Yes. Patrick awoke earlier and he became scared, asked if 'he's' found them yet, Sarah said yes and he panicked. They both did actually. I asked why and he replied that the one man who wants them dead," Jules explained.

"Not one of us understands this at all right now. The police are hoping Nick can identify the driver and so are we. That's the only thing we have to go on right now," Jackie said.

"Though we have an idea of getting Nick to tell us if he saw the driver's face without going into a full scale investigation. We're planning to ask someone here at the hospital to ask him about it," Letty told her.

Rae thought for a moment.

"Sarah, maybe? He took a liking to her when he first saw her after she came in," Rae suggested.

The three glanced between each other.

"And that's exactly who we had in mind though not yet. Don't want to let Sarah know what we believe as of now," Jules said with a smile.

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"So you say this doctor here actually got run over by a car? Do they know who did it yet?" Patrick wondered.

"They don't know but you and I both know who did it and why. We have to be prepared for everything and anything now," Sarah replied.

Patrick nodded his head as he moved slightly in the bed.

"Yes, we do," he agreed.

"Pat, if it's alright with you, I'm going to visit Doctor Kokoris now. I just want to see how he's doing," Sarah told him.

"As long as you stay on your guard," Patrick warned her, his voice filled with worry.

Sarah nodded in reply as she headed of the room.

She walked down the hall. On the way, she met up with Rae.

"Hello Doctor Brennan," she said.

"Hello Sarah. Going to see Doctor Kokoris?" she asked.

Sarah gave a sheepish smile as her answer.

"Don't worry about it. It's our little secret," Rae told her jokingly.

Sarah laughed as they walked into the room. They gasped at what they found. A strange man towered over Nick. In his hand, was a syringe filled with a liquid.

TBC...