Authors Note: Sorry about the wait... I've had this ud for a while but my internet has been down still is so I needed to upload when I had a free chance at school. I will try to update again soon maybe even tomorrow.

Nathan lay wide awake next to Haley on the tiny cot the hospital provided. The two of them barely fit on it alone let alone the two of them on it together. Nathan had an arm around Haley's waist his head was close to hers. He whispered, "Hales, you awake." There was no answer she was asleep. Nathan carefully stood up and walked over to the crib and stood over a sleeping Keith.

Haley's eyes opened. She could see Nathan's back as he stood over Keith, "I don't know what's wrong little man but you're a Scott so you gotta fight it and fight it hard. Ok? I'm trying to be strong for your momma but I don't know what to do. I'm helpless, I can't help her so let the medicine work so we can get out of here," Nathan was whispering to Keith.

Haley quietly got up, "Nathan is that what you think, that you're helpless," she asked. "You know I woke up because I couldn't feel you next to me," she said as she walked toward him, "and I only fell asleep in the first place because you were holding me." He took her in his arms, "if you weren't here I'd be a wreck."

"I just wish I could make this all better," he said.

"Nathan you're not God. You're doing enough," she said stroking his hair, "let's try and sleep."

"Hey," Lucas said entering Keith's room. Haley was tidying up the room while Nathan held an awake Keith by the window.

"Hey Luke," Haley said and continued cleaning.

"Hey, we're just looking out the window," Nathan said as Lucas joined them.

"Wook."

"Hey buddy. It's good to see you up," Lucas said then looked out the window.

"Look there's a plane," Nathan said to Keith pointing at it out the window.

Lucas joined Haley, "he looks good, like he has more energy."

"Yeah, I hope that's a good sign but we haven't seen the doctor yet today."

Nathan came over, "what are you two talking about?"

"Just how good he looks today," Lucas said sticking his arms out for Keith.

Keith recoiled and rested his head on Nathan's shoulder. "Oh wow," Nathan laughed, "daddy's boy." He pulled the IV stand over to the rocker and sat, "sorry man."

"Maybe he's just tired," Lucas said in his defense.

There was a knock at the door and the doctor entered. "Good morning all. How's our little trooper doing?"

"You tell us," Nathan said.

"Actually that is why I'm here," the doctor said then looked at Lucas, "can you excuse us?"

"He's staying," Haley said.

"Yeah he's my brother," Nathan said.

"Ok well then," the doctor said, "there were high levels of protein as well as traces of blood in Keith's urine sample and high levels of creatinine and urea in the blood sample. With a streptococcal infection present I suspect Keith has glomerulonephritis."

"Glomerul what," Nathan asked standing and putting Keith in the crib.

"Glomerulonephritis, it's an inflammation of the Kidney's filtering mechanism. Usually there are no symptoms but if there are they are usually flu like thus Keith's symptoms."

"Ok well you said you suspect," Haley said, "how do you know for sure? If it is glomerul whatever what do we do?"

"The only way to know for sure is a kidney biopsy but if it is glomerulonephritis we would treat it exactly as Keith is being treated now, with medicine."

"So we just wait for him to get better," Lucas asked.

"Yes," the doctor said.

"I want to know for sure," Haley said.

"Are you sure," the doctor asked.

Haley looked at Nathan and he looked at the doctor, "order the biopsy," Nathan said.

"Ok," the doctor said and began to leave.

"Hey doc," Nathan said and the doctor turned to look at him, "did the strep infection cause this?"

"Yes," the doctor answered.

"Would it have made a difference if the strep was detected sooner," Nathan asked looking at the ground.

"No, it would have happened either way," the doctor answered.

Nathan sighed and sat back in the rocker. The doctor left and Haley stood behind Nathan with her hands on his shoulders.

"I'm going to go, let you process the news. I'll be back later," Lucas said. He left quietly.

"You were blaming yourself weren't you," Haley asked Nathan coming around to face him. He nodded and looked away. "This is not your fault," Haley said sitting on his lap and pulling his cheeks to face her, "you heard the doctor."

He hugged her.

There was a knock on the door and a nurse entered. Nathan and Haley stood. "We're ready to do the biopsy."