He sat watching her eat and couldn't help to think back to Madison again. It seemed like whenever he was with Hannah, he thought of her. He needed Hannah to live. If she did, it would be like Madison all over only this time… there wasn't a sad ending. He didn't know how to explain it.

He chased after his young daughter. She was only five at the time. So young and innocent.

"I'm going to get you." JD said.

"I'm too tired, Daddy." She said falling back on the couch. "My knee hurts." She said flexing her short leg.

JD walked over and looked at her knee. "Looks like a cute little knee to me."

"It hurts, Daddy."

"Did you fall?" She shook her head. "Maybe it's growing pains. Why don't you just stay off of it."

"Come on. Dinner is ready." Her mother called from the kitchen.

"We'll be right there." JD called back.

"Come on, JD. Don't let it get cold." She said from the kitchen.

"We'll be right there, Samantha."

Looking back, that was the first time he saw any signs of the illness.

Hannah's coughing brought him back to reality.

"We should get you back before you use up all your strength." He said standing up. She nodded and allowed him to wheel her back to the room. Dr. Cox watched shaking his head.

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The evening…

"JD," Turk called from the kitchen into JD's bedroom. He continued to stared at the ceiling a little longer before standing up and walking into the kitchen. "What's up with you?"

"Huh?"

"You barely said anything all night. Tell Chocolate Bear what's been going."

"I don't know, man, I can't stop thinking about Madi." He sighed. "Every time I see that little girl… I… I don't know."

"Then, tell Cox to switch."

"I can't do that. I just… can't." He fell back on the couch. "I just don't get it?"

"Get what?" Turk asked sitting down in the chair cradling a bowl of cereal.

"Why do they die so young?" He shook his head. "She never had a chance to live."

"I don't know." He sighed.

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He stared at the room having not gone in all day. The potential flu outbreak sent every mother to the hospital with their kids with nothing more then a runny nose. He sighed shutting the chart of another "flu" case that was actually presenting with more then just the sniffles. He headed for the room.

"Newbie, I hope you are not planning on going in there." Dr. Cox said as he hurried down the hall.

"She's my patient." He argued.

"Remember what I said."

"I'm not too close to her." He yelled after him before opening the door and walking in. "Hey Hannah."