Chapter 12: Set Back
A week later Lars was setting in his bed listening to Twister read him a chapter out of A Death In Gascony. The book was fourth out of five it was part of A Musketeer Mystery collection. Lars and Twister both enjoyed the books. Reggie walked in and the two looked at her. Lars was about to ask her what was wrong when he saw the doctor behind her.
"Dr. Woods what are you doing here?" Lars asked.
"I came to see how you are doing." The doctor moved past Reggie and walked over to the bed. Twister got up to let the doctor take his seat. The doctor looked at Lars and then back at Reggie and Twister.
"He is doing just fine."
"You know doc you could tell him that, I mean he is right there." Twister said which made everyone laugh. The doctor looked at Lars and said.
"You can get out of bed but you cannot lift anything for many weeks." Lars nodded his head and he watched the doctor get up and leave the room. Reggie walked him out. At the door the doctor turned toward Reggie and said.
"If you need me you can call this number." The doctor gave Reggie a card.
"Thank you and I will if he has any setbacks." Reggie said and closed the door behind the doctor. Reggie turned around and found Lars standing behind her. She smiled and walked over to him. She leaned up and kissed him. Twister walked out into the living room. He saw the two kissing and smiled. He was glad that they were together now. Reggie and Lars did not see Twister take a quick step back and place a hand to his head. Twister shook his head and walked into the kitchen.
-Two Days Later-
Lars was in the kitchen fixing himself something to eat. He looked up as Twister walked in. Lars looked at Twister and noticed that he was moving slowly and that he was pale. Lars narrowed his eyes and walked over to Twister. Twister looked up at him as Lars placed a hand on Twister's forehead.
"Twis you are running a high fever. You need to go to bed." Lars ordered his brother what to do. Twister back away and looked down at his bag that he was holding.
"It's just a little fever and besides I can't miss school day, it is the last day of finals. I'll be fine." Twister smiled at his brother and walked over to the door and walked out. Lars had a bad feeling about this.
-Later That Day-
Twister walked in from school and walked to his room. He sat down on his bed and sighed. Lars was lying in his bed trying to get some sleep. He had heard Twister come in. Lars then heard Twister go to the kitchen to get himself something. Lars was just about asleep when he heard a glass break and a loud noise. He got up and walked into the kitchen and found Twister in the floor on his back.
"Twister!" Lars said and moved over to his brother. He stepped over the glass that was on the floor. He knelt down beside Twister and shook him. Twister did not wake up. Lars knew that he could not leave his brother lying in the floor. He moved him and picked Twister up military style. Lars could feel the pain in his side and ignored it and carried his brother. Lars carried Twister to his bedroom and laid him down in his own bed.
Once in bed Lars leaned back up and could feel that his side was warm. He placed his right hand on it and felt that it was wet. He moved and looked at his hand there on his hand was blood. Lars wiped the blood on his pants and went to find the card that the doctor had gave Reggie. Once he had found it he called the doctor and told him what happened to Twister and to himself. The doctor said that he would be over as soon as he could.
-With Reggie-
Reggie, Otto and Sam were walking home after school. Otto was picking on Reggie and telling her that she was getting a little bit of a belly on her. Reggie had rolled her eyes at him. She had noticed that she was getting a little bit of a belly here lately. She had to stop eating so much of Mrs. Rodriguez's food and so many apples. They walked to The Rocket's house and Otto stopped. He looked over to The Rodriguez house and saw a car parked out front.
"Hey whose car is that?" He asked. Reggie and Sam looked over toward the house.
"That Dr. Wood's car." Reggie said. Her eyes widen and she took off running to the house. Otto and Sam was right behind her.
Reggie ran into the house and looked around. When she did not see anyone she knew that they were back in the bedroom. She ran down the hallway and pasted Twister's room to Lars's room. She found no one there. She turned around and saw Otto and Sam standing at Twister's door. She moved pasted them and walked in. There in bed was Twister and the doctor setting next to the bed. Standing to the right was Lars. She walked over to him and looked down at his shirt and saw the blood.
"Lars what happened?" She asked.
"Twister passed out and I carried him to his bed." Lars said. The doctor stood up and looked at the two and said.
"I'm afraid that you brother has pneumonia and you have to had stitches." Lars looked at the doctor with wide eyes.
"You mean that he is dying?" Lars asked.
"No your brother is not dying but if it gets worst then he will have to be put in the hospital." The doctor moved them out of the room.
"It's best to let him rest and as for you Mr. Rodriguez I will have to stitch you up." They all left Twister's room and walked into the living room. The doctor got into his bag and got out the stuff to stitch Lars up with. Lars lifted his shirt and moved to the side so that the doctor would have more room to work.
"Do you want me to numb the area?" He asked him.
"No just do it." Lars said and the doctor began to stitch Lars up. Lars closed his eyes and took the pain head on.
After the doctor was done stitching up Lars he said his goodbye and left. Reggie walked over to Lars who was starting to get up for his seat. Lars looked at Reggie and smiled. Reggie folded her arms and narrowed her eyes at him.
"What?" He asked her.
"Why didn't you call the paramedics?" Reggie asked him. Lars stood up and looked at her.
"Because I didn't think that Twister needed them but I did know that he needed the doctor. Why are you so mad at me?" Lars asked her.
"Because you reopened you wound."
"I had to carry Twister to his room I couldn't just leave him there lying on the kitchen floor." Lars said to his very angry wife. Reggie looked at Lars and she could not stay mad at him. She smiled and kissed him.
"Well it's nice to see that you care for your brother that much." Reggie said which made Lars's face turn red everyone laughed.
After everyone had left and it was just Reggie and Lars. They walked back to check on Twister. Lars walked over and sat down on the bed and pulled the covers up around Twister's neck. He smiled to himself and leaned down and kissed him on the forehead. Lars stood up and walked over to Reggie who was smiling. They walked to their room and Lars sat down on their bed. Lars could see that Reggie was still smiling.
"What are you smiling about?"
"You will be a great dad one day." Lars smiled.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because if you can love and take care of your own brother that way then I knew that you can take care of our kids." Reggie said moving to set in Lars's lap.
"Well I knew that you will make a great mom." Lars said which made Reggie smile.
Reggie leaned in and kissed Lars on the lips.