"Hey Ray!" Robert yells as he comes through the front door, followed by Amy.
Robert begins to close the door, but then notices Ray, still sitting beside Debra, his hands hovering over top of her, afraid to touch her in case it makes things worse.
"Ray!" Robert yells, rushing over to them. "What happened?"
"I..." Ray begins, struggling to tell his brother what happened. "She…"
"Ray!" Robert hollers, grabbing his shoulders. "Ray! Snap out of it, you have to tell me what happened!"
"She was coming downstairs," he begins, slowly at first, but speaking more quickly as he tells Robert what happened. "I was in the bathroom, I heard a thud and I called out to ask Deb what it was, but she didn't answer. I ran out here and when I got here she was like this."
"She fell down the stairs?" Amy asks, having hurried to Robert's side while Ray was telling him what had happed."
Ray nods his head, tears spilling from his eyes and running down his cheeks.
"I don't know what to do," Ray says, looking up at Robert. "What do I do?"
"Ok," Robert begins. "Relax."
He gives his brother one last look before turning to Amy.
"Go call the paramedics," he tells her. "Tell them a pregnant woman fell down the stairs and we need an ambulance here right away. She isn't conscious."
Amy nods in response before running into the kitchen to use the telephone.
"Ray," Robert says, turning back to face his brother and sitting down on the steps next to Debra. "How long ago did this happen?"
"Right before you came in," Ray says, regaining his senses and becoming aware of the fact that he needed to act quickly and tell his brother everything that happened.
"Ok." Robert says, reaching down to grab Debra's wrist and feel her pulse. "Her pulse is still strong, that's a good sign."
Robert leans close to Debra's face, listening for her breathing.
"What are you doing?" Ray asks.
"She's still breathing," Robert tells him as he sits up again.
Amy rushes back into the room carrying a blanket.
"They're on their way," she tells Ray and Robert. "Cover her with this."
Ray takes the blanket from his sister-in-law and gently covers Debra with it, kissing her cheek before standing up.
"Where are you going?" Robert asks him.
"The kids are going to be home from school soon," he explains. "I need to ask Ma if she can stay here."
"I'll do that Ray," Amy tells him, putting her hand on his shoulder. "You stay here with Debra. I'll meet you guys at the hospital."
"Thanks," Ray says as Amy gives him a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek before running out the door.
Ray and Robert sit down beside Debra again; Robert checking Debra's pulse and making sure she is still breathing every minute. A few minutes later there is a hurried knock on the door. Robert jumps up to get it and when he opens it there are 2 paramedics standing there with a stretcher. Robert opens the door so they can come in and points to Debra. They move the stretcher over to the stairs and begin to asses the situation.