Part4:

By that time, the ambulance had gotten there & I was in the E.R. Talking had become minimal & everyone waited. After a couple minutes, I was taken up to surgery & Adam, the Kinkirk's, Camden's, Petrowski's, Roxanne, & Det. Michaels went up to the waiting room. After another 3-hours, the surgeon finally came out to talk to Adam & everyone else. Adam stood up.

"How is she?" he asked.

The doctor looked at him & sighed.

"We had to put her on a ventilator & her heart stopped twice during the surgery. The broken ribs punctured her liver & seeing as she already needs a liver transplant, we were able to put her at the top of the donor list. When you see her, she'll still be sedated so she won't be awake. But there is also the fact that she has a broken…I'm sorry, a fractured right shoulder, 7 broken ribs, 4 bruised ribs, & 5 fractured ribs. As well as a fractured left wrist & bruised collarbone. We also had to remove her spleen b/c a couple of the backbones were pressing on it & making it swell. There was also a rip in one of her lungs indicating that she had been kicked in the chest recently. Her pelvis is also fractured & from what I could tell, she's got some pretty ugly scars that seem to be only a couple of months or weeks old. The one thing that looks the most recent is on her cheek. It looks like someone backhanded her with a knife between there fingers. This is the worst case of child abuse that I have seen in my 45 years of being a doctor," Dr. Andrews told them.

"Can we see her?" Ruthie asked.

"I don't see why not, if the immediate family doesn't care to have all of you in the room with him & her. She's in a semi-private room & might get a roommate. But if the nurses would like to help out more on this level, I'm sure I can get her daughter to share her room along with her other children. I'm only her surgeon. A Dr. Luoisa Delgato flew up w/a whole lot of other doctors, a nurse, her kids, a secretary, another doctor's kids & Kalee's kids. From what I hear, Kalee now has 5 little girls the age of 17. I personally feel sorry for her. Right this way. She's in room 412. It's the closest to the nurses station," Dr. Andrews informed everyone.

Everyone made there way to my room & Adam went in to be with me for a couple minutes. Everyone that was in my room left so Adam could have some alone time w/me.

"I feel sorry for Adam. He has barely gotten here & his sister is already in the hospital. What's going to happen next?" Mark asked his mo.

"They are doing the best for Kalee right now, Mark. Remember when Frank put a sledgehammer in Kalee's head & then shot you because you walked in on him? Well, he's kind of making sure she won't survive what he's done to her. She wants to go back to Ireland. She'll keep fighting till she dies. It's what she's been doing since she was 4-years-old," Dr. Louisa Delgato told Mark & the kids around her.

"Hello Lou, nice to see you again. I sure hope you like being back in Philly. Why didn't you tell us that you knew Kalee?" Annie asked.

"The way you were going on about her when we were there, it was like you hated her. You wanted nothing to do /anyone that had anything to do w/Kalee. We knew better than to get ourselves kicked out of a loving family's home," Lou replied.

Rayne pulled on Rachel's hand & Rachel looked down.

"What is it Ray?"

"I don't want mommy to die. I wuv her too much. Can we go back in & talk to her now?" Rayne asked.

Rachel bent down & looked Rayne in the face.

"Not now Ray. Let mommy's brother talk to her for a while. They have a lot to catch up on. Maybe we'll even go back to Ireland with them. Would you like that Ray, Dakota, Chenise?"

"Yes we would!" They yelled the same time.

Everyone smiled & Mark came up next to Rachel.

"You know you make a pretty good mom, even if you are only 12-years-old. Dakota, Rayne, & Chenise are lucky to have you. But I think Kalee still has one more surprise for you. Not including your new 4-month-old baby sister. Mom's been getting a lot of phone calls from Texas about a 13-year-old boy that's supposed to look just like you, Rayne, Dakota, Chenise, & Kalee. They should be coming here & be here around, oh I don't know, three days," Mark said.

This time Simon spoke up.

"You mean she's got another kid. But if he's 13, then that means Kalee would've had him when she was 5-years-old. How did Frank get away w/that one the hospital?" Simon asked.

"Don't ask me, ask them," Mark said pointing behind everyone.

The Texas Rangers & A.D.A. stood their w/a 13—year-old boy who looked exactly like me.

"Thought you weren't going to be here for a couple more days?" Mark asked.

"Change of plans. We found out that Frank was going to kill Kalee on Friday, like he did her parents & we hightailed it up here. The asshole had the nerve to write his 'best friend' who just happens to be an 'ex-cop'. The friend read the letter & handed it over to us. We got here as fast as we could," Walker said.

"Plus we're still trying o get him for killing three cops & raping Kalee when she was 5-years-old," Gage said.

"Wait a minute. What do you mean? If Kalee was raped when she was 5-years-old, wouldn't she have told us? I mean, wouldn't she have told anyone just to get away from Frank?" Ruthie asked.

"Well not necessarily. She probably felt she needed to keep me a secret. I don't blame her for not telling anyone about me. My whole life the Rangers have been telling me how old my mom was when she had me. I felt sorry for her. I was only a week old when Frank killed those 3 cops & grabbed my mom & fled the state. I don't know if she still thinks about me or if she knows that I am still alive, but I still love her b/c she was able to give me a great home. And I will always love her for that," Deon said. He went over to Rachel & looked her in the eyes. "I'm Deon Jack Johnson. People call me Jack though b/c no one calls me Deon. You can call me what ever you want b/c you're my sister's. I don't mind. But I got friends down in Texas that thinks my mom's a cop b/c I was raised by one. They also think that I am an only child b/c I was raised an only child. Maybe you could come back with me & meet them & I could tell them how old my real mom was when she had me. My school says I'm aloud to, but I don't want to w/out my whole family there w/me," Deon finished. Adam stood in the doorway.

"That would be nice, lad. Your mama wants to see ya now. She never forgot 'bout ya. She tells me she wishes she could see what'cha ya look like now since she hasn't seen ya since you were a baby. Go on. I gotta go talk to the doctor," Adam walked past Deon & pushed him toward my door. Hesitantly Deon walked through the door & looked into my eyes. Tears welled up in both of our eyes & he was in my arms w/in a matter of seconds.

"How does it feel to know ya momma ain't what she seems?" I asked.

"I'm just glad that you are alive. I haven't seen you in 13-years. The Camden's, Kinkirk's, Petrowski's, Rangers, Det. Michaels, Roxanne, Dr. Delgato & her friends/family are all out waiting to see if you're alive. I've missed you so much mom. I love ya," Deon said.

"I love ya too. I didn't know if you were dead or alive, either. I was just 5-years-old when I had you. I've missed you so much. Have you met your siblings yet?"

"Yeah, I just did. When are you going to be able to get out of the hospital? I don't want to lose ya when I just found ya! I don't want'cha to die. I want'cha to live so you can see me finish school & get married. You'll live that long, right?"

"I'll try to live up to your expectations. Hopefully I'll get the transplant soon & I can get out sooner. Could you send in the Camden's, Petrowski's, Kinkirk's, Det. Michaels, & Roxanna please? I'd like to talk to them now."

Deon left quietly & the others came in.