Kevin was sitting in the emergency waiting room; he was leaning into Macy's embrace seeking her comfort.
Stella and Joe were in a similar position across from him.
His parents were sitting a couple seats next to him whispering words of comfort and reassurance to each other.
Frankie and the Big Man were sitting at a table in the corner playing a quiet game of cards trying to pass the time.
The sounds were starting to drive him crazy; they were making a tune within his head.
Tick tock, scrape of a chair, doors swinging close, footsteps, sniffles from his mom. Hands smacking on the table from Frankie and the Big Man, beeps from hospital machines, clicking of keys.
Kevin was eternally grateful that Nick was finally home. He only hoped that his brother was alright.
To lose Nick just after they got him back would be devastating for his family. They already lost Nick once, they couldn't lose him again.
They sat there for what seemed like hours; Kevin checked his watch for what seemed like the 20th time.
He looked up at Joe and Stella where they were sitting. Joe's head was resting on her shoulders; her arms were wrapped around his waist as she was whispering reassurance to him in his ear.
His hazel eyes widened over towards his littlest brother who was playing a quiet game of war.
He checked his watch again, sighing when he noticed that only a minute had passed since the last time he checked it.
He felt a hand on his face before his face was turned to look at his girlfriend. Macy's hazel eyes met his they shared a small smile before she leaned forward and kissed his cheek.
She then put her lips next to his ear whispering "He'll be fine Kev. You'll see."
Kev then left a soft kiss on her check before whispering, "Thanks dear. I love you."
There were quick footsteps headed their way causing Kevin to look up as a doctor stopped in the room. He consulted his clipboard before looking up at the families huddled around the room. "Lucas?"
The family quickly got up and followed the doctor to his office. His parents sat down on the small couch in front of the desk. Frankie and the Big Man had stayed in the waiting room, Joe and Kevin sat on the arms of the couch leaning into their girlfriends' arms who were standing behind them.
The doctor looked at his folders before his eyes landed on the family huddled before him.
"First things first. Your son's blood sugar was extremely low when he was brought in. That was the first thing we took care of was bringing his glucose up. After we took care of that we checked all of your son's vitals.
It appears that your son was fed for most of the time while he was missing. He seemed to have escaped from what we would guess about a month ago. Within this past month, it does look like he was able to find food but only enough to keep his levels up. Your son will be fine after some rest."
Kevin let out a breath he never knew he was holding. He heard the rest of the family doing the same.
Kevin heard his mom start crying over the relief that Nick was gonna be fine. Kevin leaned a little further into Macy's embrace, but it was the doctor cleaning his throat that caused all of them to look back at him.
"Nicholas has gone through a lot these past months. We also discovered that Nicholas was seven and half months pregnant."
A gasp was heard through out the room as the doctor paused for a section.
"He was seven and half months pregnant. We had to perform an emergency c-section due to Nicholas' glucose levels. There are a few concerns and the baby is in the Nicu, but we're pretty hopeful that she'll be fine in a few weeks."
Kevin's mind barely processed that he had a niece let alone his family's reaction.
Nick had a child.
A child. A baby.
His baby brother had a baby.
He was an uncle.
A smile spread on his face as he realized all the things he could teach her.
He would be the best uncle.
His mind went racing over all the things he could buy his little niece.
He would be her favorite uncle.
A smile graced his face at that thought.