Chapter 2
"Kate......Kate.....", whispered John as the paramedics loaded him into thee ambulance. "It's okay John....we're gonna get Kate as soon as the phones work." said Hope. "Go with him Hope, I'll drive by Kate's and pick her up and bring her to the hospital." Bo said as he kissed Hope quickly, and headed back to his car and took off. "Hope....I...I....can't....feel my legs..." cried John. Hope looked at John than at his legs. "Everything is going to be okay." she said as she took his hand in hers and watched John close his eyes.
"He's going into hypothermic shock....get the chargers", yelled the paramedic. "Clear......"
"Okay we got a pulse", said the paramedic as he put the paddles away. "Is he going to be okay?" asked Hope as she looked concerning at John. Placing his hand Hope's shoulder, the paramedic looked sad, "I can't give you that answer mam, it's up to him".
"Okay, your sister is finally back asleep, I don't think that she liked the lights going out." said Kate as she came down the stairs. "The snow is lightning up, John should be home soon." Philip said as he placed his arms around Belle.
Just than there was a knock at the door. "Who could that be...?" wondered Kate as she headed to the door. "Bo?" she asked with a surprised look on her face, "What are you doing here?". Bo walked into the house and out of the light snow falling. "Kate......." started Bo, but was interrupted by Belle. "Are you bleeding Bo?", she asked. Looking down Bo saw that there was blood all over his shirt. "No...it's not mine", said Bo shaking his head. "Than who's is it?" asked Philip. "It's.....John's blood", said Bo with a sad look on his face. "What??", cried Kate. "What do you mean it's John's blood? Bo.....where is my husband." Bo placed his hands on Kate's shoulders trying to calm her down. "Kate, listen to me...the storm was really bad......John's car hit a patch of ice and slid off the bridge and into the water." "Oh my god". cried Kate as she backed out of Bo's grip and turned away. Tears were forming in her eyes, "John.....", she cried. "Kate, Hope and I saw the car, I pulled him out of the water and he was taken to the hospital." Bo said as he looked at Belle in Philip's arms. Belle turned to face Bo, "Bo...is my dad....dead?", she asked. Bo shook his head, "No, but you need to go to him. I'll stay with Phoenix, take my car", said Bo as he handed his keys to Philip.
Arriving at the hospital Kate ran straight towards the ER, hoping to get a chance to see John. "Kate darling....is there something wrong?" asked Celeste. "John.....he was in a car accident...." started Kate but was overwhelmed by emotion."Oh darling.....I sense that John will have a difficult time ahead of him..........it is your love that will be put to the test in the time ahead." Celeste said just as Lexie was bringing John in through the doors on a gurney. "Oh my god..Lexie...how is he? Is he going to be okay?", cried Kate as she looked at her husband. "Kate, John is in critical condition, I can't talk right now" said Lexie as she pushed John into an exam room.
"Kate......have you seen him?", asked Hope as she walked towards her pulling Kate into a hug. Kate shook her head and tried to wipe her tears away. "It's been almost two hours, and I haven't heard anything", cried Kate. Hope placed her arms around Kate to comfort her. "Mom.......I just heard about John", said Lucas as him and Sami walked into the waiting room. "I haven't heard anything yet....we're just waiting." said Kate as she hugged Sami and Lucas. "I'm going to go and check in on Bo and see how him and Phoenix are doing...if you hear anything please let me know." Hope said as she gave Kate on last hug and headed out of the waiting room. "Belle how are you handling all this?", asked Sami as she took a seat beside her sister. "I'm doing okay...I had a feeling that something was going to happen, I just can't believe that my dad is in there...I hope he's okay". "He's going to be fine Belle, just have faith", said Philip as he kissed the top of her head.
"Kate, you can go and see him now...but I have some good and bad news...he suffered a minor head trauma due to the impact of the car hitting the water, he has a mild case of hypothermia............" started Lexie. "Lexie is this the good news of the bad news on my dad's condition?" asked Belle. "That was the good news......John suffered severe damage to his spinal column, there's a 60 chance that he'll never walk again. I'm sorry", finished Lexie as she walked off. "I'll be back to check on him later", with saying that Lexie disappeared behind the doors.
Walking into John's room, tears began to form once again in her eyes, seeing her husband hooked up to what seemed like a million different machines and laying there so helpless. "John...", whispered Kate as she took his hand in hers and kissed it. "I'm here honey...I'm not going anywhere. I love you and we're going to make it through this no matter what because our love is stronger than anything", whispered Kate.
Moments later, Lexie came into the room. "John......John", she called hoping that he would wake up. Kate held onto John's hand as he slowly began to open his eyes. "Kate.....", he said softly. "I'm here John." she said kissing his hand. "John I need to let you know what your condition is", started Lexie as she looked into John's eyes and saw the pain. "John, you did some serious damage to your spinal column and I'm sorry to say but.....there's a 60 chance that you'll never walk again. I'm sorry." John closed his eyes in hurt, "But there's still a chance?", he asked. Lexie nodded her head, "Yes, there is a 40 chance, but John you aren't healthy enough to even think about going into rehabilitation. You need to gain your strength mentally before you start physically." "Honey Lexie's right, we have to take it one step at a time. Once your out of the hospital and back at home with Phoenix and I than we can think about the therapy", Kate said as she looked towards Belle standing at the door. "Dad, Kate's right, I don't want you to rush anything. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you", she cried. "Come here Izzy", John said as she pulled Belle into his arms. "I'm not going anywhere, I promise".