Here's the new chapter- I hope you all enjoy it! :)

Elizabeth POV-

'How could she have been so blind,' she thought, waiting for Henry. He had just gone to get them some coffee and Allison was currently sleeping. She fell asleep shortly after meeting with the pediatrician and being force-fed bad hospital food. She leaned back onto the couch. This couch had become very familiar to her over the last few days as she had barely left Allison's side since she was admitted.

Two Days Prior

She and Henry had waited in that waiting room for another fifteen minutes before being joined by Stevie and Jase. And together they all waited until the doctor came out to tell them the news. Dr. Miller told them Allison's glucose levels were extremely high and that she would remain in a coma until they could bring it down. Dr. Miller had sat with them and told them about the symptoms that Allison should've experienced. As soon as Dr. Miller listed the symptoms, she filled with dread. She recalled every small mention that Allison made about not being hungry, seeing Allison drink a lot more water than she used to, and of course when Allison came to them regarding her vision; and she didn't pay attention enough to put all of those moments together and take Allison to the doctor. 'How could I have been so stupid!?' she screamed to herself. She wasn't the only one who felt guilty. Not only had Henry blamed himself, but both Jason and Stevie thought they should've notice something.

After seeing the doctor, Elizabeth had called Blake and instructed him to clear her schedule for the next day telling him she had a family emergency. She received a phone call hours later from Daisy telling her that people had reported seeing Elizabeth arrive at the hospital and the press had since starting speculating on what was going on. Daisy wanted a comment to release to the press but Elizabeth's world felt like it was unraveling and not knowing how to respond, just hung up the phone.

The four of them were brought to Allison's room where they just had to sit and wait for her to wake.

Yesterday

The second day of waiting had been worse. With no response from Allison for about twelve hours, more tests had been ordered to check for renal and brain function. Waiting for those results made her feel like she was in a fog. She didn't respond to anyone, not even Henry. She just sat by Allison's bedside and waited. It was weird, watching Allison lay in that bed, every once in a while, if she ignored the large amount of wires connected to her, Allison just looked like she was sleeping. She hadn't slept or eaten anything since before everything happened. She found out later Henry had called the office and President Dalton and informed them what had been going on. Once the results came back that renal and brain function were normal, she finally felt like she could take a breath.

Towards the end of the day, she and Henry had told Jason and Stevie that they should return to school the following day. They both argued with her wanting to stay with Allison, but had complied when she assured them that if anything were to happen, they would be told. They didn't know how much longer Allison would be unconscious and they needed to get back into a routine. Because she had influenced them to get back into a routine, Henry had gotten her to agree to at least go home, shower, and get something to eat and when she returned, he would do the same.

Her security detail had driven her home like always and when she arrived she noticed the sugar and cinnamon were still sitting on the kitchen counter. She ignored the groceries and made her way upstairs. On her way to her bedroom, she passed Allison's room. She stopped just briefly to look inside, closed the door, and continued to her bedroom to shower and change.

She returned to the hospital thirty minutes later and switched with Henry. When he returned, the two of them made their way down to the cafeteria. As they were purchasing questionable-looking sandwiches, newspapers and magazines with her face on them were stocked at the register. They suggested absurd ideas like she was getting plastic surgery, she was having a secret love-child, or she was having an affair with a doctor. She couldn't believe the audacity reporters had. The two of them just ignored the reports and went back to Allison's room trying to put it out of their minds. Stevie and Jason had seen the reports on their phones but kept their anger about it to themselves so as to not to bother her. She was grateful for this, it was easier to pretend they didn't exist.

Allison had woken up briefly that night and she had been so relieved to see her awake. When her daughter had attempted to speak and was unsuccessful, she had feared that the brain function test results were wrong. And after seeing Allison's reaction to how long she had been in the hospital, she just held onto her daughter willing her to calm down and praying that everything would work out alright.

After speaking with Dr. Miller that night, her and Henry had returned to see Allison already asleep at which time she had scooted in bed next to her and fallen asleep herself.

Today

Waking in the morning, Elizabeth decided to finally go into the office and talk to her team. She knew that even if her personal life was on hold, world affairs hadn't stopped. So at 8:00 in the morning, she found herself walking towards her office before the majority of the staff was there. She hadn't even bothered to change from the jeans she had changed into the day before and found Blake sitting at his desk per usual.

"Madam Secretary, I wasn't expecting you. How is Allison doing?" he asked standing up from this chair and following her into her office.

"She woke up briefly last night but was sedated soon after. We are still waiting for her to wake up long enough to verify brain function," she said trying not to cry. "I just came in to see if there was anything pressing that I need to be aware of or need to deal with," she said sitting behind her desk.

"Well Ma'am, the office has been receiving some calls regarding Canada's request for assistance obtaining oil in the Middle East. It's nothing of an urgent matter and can hold off until you've returned. Otherwise, the office has been very quiet," he said. "And please know Ma'am everyone in the office is praying for Allison and your family."

"Thank you Blake, I appreciate that. I'm going to take the budget edits that needed to be reviewed with me and try to get some reading done at the hospital," she said collecting her things. "I will try to follow up with the staff again soon." On her way out the door, she was greeted by Nadine who also relayed comments of sympathy and prayer for their family.

She had returned to the hospital and attempted to get some reading done but couldn't concentrate. She had just been staring at the ceiling, lost in thought when she felt eyes watching her. She looked up and saw Allison had woken up again. She was overjoyed when Allison was able to speak and respond normally. At that moment, she felt that she was finally able to breathe. But she was now experiencing a large amount of guilt for not noticing the symptoms sooner and she was slightly worried for how much all of their lives were going to change. She knew it was going to be tough to start but together they would all be able to figure out how to live with Allison's diabetes. She was going to have to be vigilant of what meals were being made and how much exercise Allison was getting, not be mention being sure she was taking checking her blood sugar levels and taking her insulin.

Henry returned with coffee and the two of them just sat in silence waiting for Stevie and Jason to arrive. It was already 3:15 and they should've already been on their way to the hospital. Henry broke silence, "How are you doing honey?" he asked, rubbing his hand in circles on her back.

"I don't even know," she said shaking her head. "I just keep replaying over in my mind about all of the times I missed the signs that were so evident but I was just too busy to notice."

"Honey, I feel the same way, but we can't blame ourselves. We had no idea that this was going to happen."

"No Henry," she said in an angered whisper. "I'm her mother! I should've paid more attention!"

She got up and starting pacing in small circles. "I used to be a CIA analyst for God sakes, I was trained to pay extra attention. And, besides not paying attention, instead of being available to her, I was so preoccupied with the stress of work Allison felt that she couldn't come to me. When the hell did my job as Secretary of State become more important than my job as a mother!" she said breaking down into tears.

Henry got up from his seat and sat her down on the couch. "Okay, first of all. We are both doing the best that we can and Allison knows this. She knows how important your job is and that sometimes you aren't able to be home. This was just something horrible that happened. You are going to need to get rid of this guilt that you have, otherwise moving forward, I don't think we'll be able to give Allison the best help and care that she needs."

Henry pulled her into a hug. "I was so scared," she said crying into his shoulder.

"I know babe, I was too." He said finally letting himself cry as well.

Allison POV-

When she woke up again after lunch, Stevie and Jason had arrived and were watching television. Jason had just changed the channel when she spoke up, "Hey, I was watching that," she said jokingly. All four of them turned around. "Of course she wakes up as soon as I turn off Project Runway," Jason said. "Well of course, it's the best show," she said sitting up in bed.

"Hey you guys, when did you get here?' she asked them.

"We got here about 30 minutes ago," Stevie said moving to stand by Allison's bed. "How are you feeling?"

"Okay. Definitely better than before. I'm sorry I freaked you guys out. I should've told someone I wasn't feeling well, I could've prevented all of this," Allison said to her siblings.

"We are just really glad that you are awake and feeling better," Stevie said.

"When are they going to let you out of here?" Jason asked.

Not knowing the answer, she turned to her parents to see if they knew. "I'm not sure yet. Mom, dad, do you know when Dr. Miller will let me go home?"

"Well your pediatrician wants to meet with you again just to go over the injection routine once more and after that you'll be clear to go" her dad said.

"Thank goodness, despite all the sleep I got, all I want to do is go home and sleep in my own bed."

Elizabeth POV-

It was just about 5:00 in the evening when they got home. Walking into the door, Stevie and Jason disbursed into their rooms leaving the three of them to get adjusted into normal life again.

"Ali, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?" she asked following Henry and Ali into the kitchen.

"Yeah, I'm starved," Allison replied.

"Are you in the mood for something in particular?" Henry asked her, opening the fridge.

Before she could answer, Henry spoke up, "Sorry, I spoke to soon, the fridge is empty so I'm calling it a pizza night."

"Is that okay with the two of you?"

Getting a positive reply from both of them, Henry went to make the call for pizza.

"So honey, how are you doing?" she said walking with her daughter and sitting at the table.

"I'm glad to be home. I just want everything to get back to normal," Ali said.
"Well, I don't think anyone's lives are going to be normal until we all get accustomed to your diabetes," she said. "We are really going to need to pay attention to your diet and your levels. Don't forget we are also going to need to monitor how much exercise you're getting and if you get sick at all." She stopped when she saw Allison's face. She looked overwhelmed.

"Mom, I know all of this. And I promise, I will not ignore any weird feelings that I'm having and I will be sure to constantly check my glucose levels," Allison said. "I'm really sorry mom. I put you all through a lot which is exactly what I didn't want to do when I didn't tell you how I felt to begin with. It's not even just having to be with me in the hospital, I saw some of the articles online suggesting really stupid ideas of why you were at the hospital and why you cleared your schedule at work. I'm truly sorry mom. Really!" Allison's voice and face showed guilt.

"It is not your job to worry about what your dad and I can deal with, nor is it your job to worry about my job. From now on, I want your only focus to be on being a 16 year old and handling your diabetes. Don't worry about those articles, we know the truth and that's all that matters. Okay?"

Allison nodded her head in understanding.

"Now shall we go stop your dad before he puts anchovies on the pizza again?" she asked getting up from the table.

"Definitely, that was absolutely disgusting!"

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