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Chapter 4 – Where were you?

David looked to the first bed, but it wasn't Emma so he continued to the other bed. Emma was laying on the bed with her eyes closed and one hand gripping her phone that was cracked. He looked to the board that was across from her bed to see the nurse's name and her goals like Snow had.

-Rest

-Drink Fluids

-Ice Ribs and Arm

-Limited Mobility with assistance

David frowned as he walked up to see Emma looking pale and connected to an IV pole. She had bruises on her head and arms. Her arm was propped up on a pillow with an ice pack on it.

"Emma, sweetie." David said softly as he lightly touched her cheek.

Emma opened her eyes quickly. "Where were you?" Emma asked with a hurt expression. She had been waiting and waiting for her parents to come all day.

"Your mom had the baby. A little bit after you left, your mom called and I rushed home to take her to the hospital. I left you a note because my phone died after talking to your mom. The baby was born just an hour and half ago. They had to do a c-section."

"You didn't even try to get ahold of me. I needed you." Emma said as few tears came down her face. She had been through a lot in the last 12 hours and she was raw with emotion.

"I know, honey. I'm sorry, I was just so worried about your mother and I figured you went to go get your brother and son. I am so sorry I wasn't there for you."

Emma was hurt still. She had gone all day without them when she had been so terrified and alone. She had needed them, but they were off having another baby. She knew it was a good excuse, but why was it that they hadn't even wondered where she was?

She looked up after a moment. "Is it a boy or a girl?"

David smiled softly. "It's a girl."

You would think Emma would be happy about that, but she wasn't. This baby girl would just replace her. She already had. They hadn't even thought about her until now.

David could see she was upset and it hurt him to think that she was feeling so hurt by them once again. "I am sorry, Emma. When I turned on my phone and saw all those missed calls and voicemails, I freaked out. Then I listened to your messages and almost had a heart attack thinking that you were still in there. I am so sorry I wasn't there."

"You weren't here all day. I hate hospitals." Emma complained, but she knew that he was telling her the truth, but that didn't stop her from hurting.

"I know. I know. But I'm here now."

Emma couldn't stay mad and standoffish for long. She needed her Daddy. She nodded to let her Dad know she forgave him at least for now.

David smiled as he came closer to her and kissed her forehead. "It's okay now." He reassured her.

Emma let her tears out that she had been holding all day.

David did his best to comfort her without hurting her further. "I'm here now, sweetheart. It's okay. I'm here."

After Emma settled, David started to look over her injuries. "I need to talk to your nurse. See what all your injuries are." David said before pushing the nurse button.

"Dad!" Emma said a second later when she realized that he hit the button. "I'm fine."

"You are not fine. You arm looks terrible and it says you need to ice your ribs so you obviously either have bruised or broken ribs. Not to mention everything else that could be wrong."

"Did you need something, Miss Swan?"

"No…" Emma started, but was quickly interrupted by David's "Yes."

"I just got here and I was wondering if you could fill me in on her injuries and what is going on for them."

"And who are you?" The nurse asked.

"David Nolan, her Dad." David said quickly.

"Oh good someone got ahold of you." The nurse said in relief. "She has two broken ribs on her left side. Bruises covering her stomach. It looks like she was kicked a couple of times breaking her ribs and giving her those bruises. We are hoping that there is not internal bleeding. She has multiple other bruises that look like handprints. Her wrists are a little roughed up from being tied with rope. Her arm was put through a window that had microglass in it so we have to take the glass out and stitch the cuts that were more than fourth of an inch. She was drugged which we are hoping just gets washed from her system. We are keeping her for at least a night to watch for infection from her arm and to make sure whatever she was drugged with isn't affect her. Plus we want to make sure there is no internal bleeding."

"What about the bruise on her head?" David asked feeling completely horrified at the list of Emma's injuries.

"She does have a mild concussion, but since she was knocked out after the hit and woke up we know that she will be fine. She will just have a headache and be sore."

"Is she on anything for the pain?"

"Yes, we have her on Norco and Ibuprofen for now."

David nodded. "Is there anything we need to be watching for?"

"We are watching for fever in case she gets an infection from the glass. We gave her a tetanus shot, but we aren't sure if we caught it in time. For the internal injuries, if she passes out because of sharp pains in her abdomen then we would have to get her to surgery."

Emma looked up quickly at the word surgery that hadn't told her that. She did not want surgery!

"Surgery?"

"Yes, to go in and fix whatever would be causing the pains."

David nodded, but didn't want to ask anymore in front of his daughter that looked frightened.

"I'll be back in an hour with your meds and to check your vitals. If you need me just push the button."

After the nurse left, David turned to Emma and Emma looked up at him with sad eyes. "I want to go home."

"I'm afraid that is not going to happen."

"I don't want surgery."

"I know and that may not happen."

"Is mom okay?"

"Yes, but she had to have a c-section so she will be here for three nights."

"Can I see her?" Emma asked with a hopeful voice.

"I wish you could, but neither of you can really move right now." David told her with a sympathetic frown.

Emma frowned in disappointment.

"You will see her soon enough." David encouraged her softly. "Now why don't you get some rest while I go fill in your mother."

Emma gasped. "You're leaving?"

"I am just going down to level 2 to tell your mother what's going on. I'll be back soon. I promise."

"But….he's still out there."

"The guy who did this to you?" David asked, having not realized that they still hadn't found the man. He figured they had got him by now.

Emma nodded.

"He's not going to come here."

"You don't know that. He might." Emma said with worried frown.

"Emma, I'll make sure to tell them not to let anyone come in here that you don't know." David said. He would talk to the nurse and make sure they don't let any strangers into Emma's room. Then he would call Robin and Thomas to see how they were doing on finding the scumbag.

"Don't leave me."

"Emma, I'll be right back. I just need to make sure your mother and baby sister are okay and let your mom know what happen."

Emma wasn't happy with him leaving and just felt like he was leaving her for his new daughter. He had been with 'her' all day when she needed him. Now Emma needed him and after only ten minutes he was leaving her again to go to his new daughter.

"Fine. Go be with your new daughter." Emma grumbled as she turned her head away from her Dad.

"Emma." David scolded. "Don't be like that. You know that I love you, Neal, and this new baby just the same. I know that I wasn't there for you today and I am so sorry for that, but I need to tell your mother what is going on. I will be back soon."

David kissed her head when she continued to look the other way. "I love you, Emma Swan. I'll be right back, I promise."

David didn't want to leave her, but he needed to talk to his wife and figure out how to be with her and Emma at the same time.

He left the room reluctantly and then asked the nurse to make sure no one strange went into the room since the man that did that to her was still loose. She agreed and then he called Robin Hood.

"David, where have you been? I've been looking all over for you and your wife."

"Snow went into labor early and my phone died this morning." David said quickly staying outside of Emma's room until he knew for sure that the man wasn't anywhere near Emma.

"Wow, congratulations."

"Thanks."

"So you saw Emma?"

"Yes. Did you get the lowlife that did that to her?" David asked in a rough voice. He was trying his best to control his instinct to go find that man and strangle him to death for laying a finger on his daughter.

"Not yet, but we are following his trail."

"What direction is he headed?" David asked as he looked around him.

"His headed towards the northwest corner of the woods near the toll bridge."

"Ok, as long as he is nowhere near Emma. I wish I could help catch him…"

"But you need to be with your family. We have this. We will get him." Robin reassured his friend.

"Thank you, Robin." David said sincerely.

"Nothing you wouldn't do for me. I'll keep you updated." Robin told him before hanging up.

David sighed in relief before glancing back in Emma's room and deciding that she may feel better if she knew the man was no where around. He walked in past the 1st bed. "Emma." David said softly and Emma kept facing the other way. "I called Robin and he said that the man was in the woods and nowhere near here."

Emma was relieved to hear the man wasn't by the hospital, but she was still mad at her Dad so she didn't respond or look at him. Plus she didn't want him to see the tears she had shed since he left a few minutes ago.

"I'll be right back, sweetie." David said once again before kissing her head.

David left the room and he ran back up to Snow's room. He had to figure out a way to be there for all of his girls plus look out for his son and grandson that were still with Belle. They would be confused as to why they hadn't seen their family. He would need to check on them and bring them to the hospital at some point.

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