4 broken ribs and 3 pressed ones but at least his heart weren't in as bad a condition as first feared, he had a small arrhythmia but nothing the doctors were to concerned about, they were more concerned with how he had been starving himself and was talking about putting in a feeding tube to get some nutrients in him but Buck didn't want that
"I have it all under control" Buck said to Athena, they were having an argument
"Buck, honey, look at yourself, this is not control" Athena said
"I don't see the point, besides who cares anyway" Buck said
"I care" Athena had retorted angrily at him and Buck had looked at her contemplating what to say when he could see the truth in her eyes along with the hurt that Buck could think so little of himself
"I'm sorry Athena" Buck said looking down at the cover and fidgeting with a loose threat
"Don't be, just promise me you'll try everything, that from here on you'll fight" Athena said
"What's the point?" Buck had asked. "Maybe it would be better if I just died" Buck said
"Don't you say that Evan Buckley, don't you even think that" Athena said with tears in her eyes
"Why not, I'm just exhausting to everyone around me" Buck said getting tears in his own eyes now thinking of the words Eddie had spoken
"No baby no" Athena said and ran to the bed to hug Buck, who flinched a little from the pain in his ribs. "I'm sorry" Athena apologised and let go of him. There was a knock at the door
"Can we come in?" Hen asked, sticking her head in through the door
"Of course," Athena said, drying her eyes quickly and Buck doing the same. Hen and Chimney walked in and standing behind them in the hallway was a very nervous looking Bobby who contemplated whether he was welcome or not
"Cap" Buck said and tried to get up from the bed but quickly regretted that decision when his vision became blurry from the quick motion and the pain in his ribs and all the machines he was connected to started going wild, he fell back in the bed holding his breath to not scream from the pain
"Buck" all four worriedly said hurrying over to him
"Buck, can you hear me?" Hen asked
"Buck you need to breath" Chimney said
"Kid are you okay?" Bobby asked worriedly. Buck just nodded at the last question and tried to take in a shaky breath even though his ribs were protesting. A nurse came in
"What's going on here?" she asked and looked at Buck. "I'll go find some pain relief" she said and left the room, only to come back a few minutes later with some pills for him to swallow. He swallowed the pills without questioning and layed back in the bed, the pain had subsided a little after he stopped moving and now he just had to wait for the pills to do their job.
"Do you feel better Buck" Hen asked and Buck nodded focusing on steadying his breath, the machines had gone back to normal now
"I'm… I'm sorry kid" Bobby burst out crying
"It's. Okay. Cap" Buck croaked out between shaky breaths
"All I wanted was to protect you but I failed" Bobby cried
"I'm fine Cap, just some broken ribs" Buck said, having gotten control over his breathing again. Buck could feel his eyelids getting more heavy from the medication but he needed to ask this "Do you forgive me Cap?" Buck asked
"Of course I forgive you kid" Bobby said stunned. Buck nodded, he couldn't help but wonder if Bobby really meant it, or if he was just trying to be nice but he closed his eyes ready for sleep to take him, he really was exhausted these days
