Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who read and reviewed the last chapter - I didn't think that anyone would bother after such a long time between chapters!
Again I know things have moved on a lot since the Danny thing but as this doesn't actually tie in with that story I suppose I should finish it.
Also to be clear, I do not own anyone you recognize and I'm also not medically trained so anything medical has been basically made up by me.
Daddy Dearest - Chapter 3
Brax and Heath burst through the doors to the emergency room a matter of minutes after their brother had be taken in. But in those few minutes, Casey had been whisked away into a room, the door slammed shut behind him.
The two Braxton men stopped in their tracks, unsure of what to do next. Heath began to pace, looking like he wanted to hit something...or someone.
Brax's attention was caught by the sound of coughing coming from behind a curtain. He put his head round the curtain, his eyes falling onto a much cleaner looking Dex, but the young man was still attached to an oxygen mask, "How's he doing?" He asked Sid, who was still attending to his son. Sid looked at Dex with concern, then turned back to Brax, "He'll be ok. They are admitting him overnight to keep an eye on him."
Brax nodded, as he ran a still trembling hand through his hair, " Good, good..."
"Any word on Casey?" Sid enquired.
"Nah...they've took him into a room...I don't know what they're doing..." Suddenly Brax drew in some deep breaths, a feeling of dizziness overtaking him. He started swaying and would have fallen had if Sid hadn't caught hold of him and sat him in a chair. He called for Heath, who rounded the curtain just in time to see his oldest brother hunched in a chair with Sid pushing his head between his knees. Heath looked at the doctor in total confusion, "Bit of a panic attack - he was on the verge of hyperventilating..."
Heath still look confused, he'd never seen that happen to Brax before, he knelt to get a better look at his brother, "I'm ok..." he panted.
A few minutes later, Brax was more like his old self, apart from feeling self conscious about what had just happened, "Don't worry Brax - you're not the first and you certainly won't be the last!" Sid tried to reassure the younger man.
"FAMILY OF CASEY BRAXTON!"
Heath dashed round the curtain upon hearing that. Brax got up from the chair a little more slower, "Dex - thank you for saving Casey's life...you saved our lives too... we won't forget it!"
Dex nodded his acceptance as he kept the oxygen mask over his face.
Brax walked round the curtain, to be met with a very impatient looking Heath. Brax deduced that the doctor wouldn't tell him anything until he had arrived.
The doctor relaxed slightly when Brax joined them, obviously glad to not be alone with the coiled spring that was Heath a moment longer.
"Ok, first of all, he's going to be fine," the relief was palpable, "We've got him on oxygen - his lungs were pretty full of smoke. We're going to take him for a scan for that knock on the head - but all things considered, he's doing great!"
"Wait doc, you said head knock?" Brax questioned.
The doctor nodded, " Yes, there seems to be a recent head injury of some sort - doesn't look to serious, but I want it checked out!"
Brax then recalled the phone call when Casey had said something about 'he'd hurt me' - that must be the injury the doctor was talking about.
"Has he woken up at all?" Heath asked.
"He woke briefly and asked for his father..." the doctor informed them.
Brax was taken aback by that - why would Casey ask for their dad? "Hey you ok?" Heath was shaking his arm, looking at him strangely. Brax nodded. "You zoned out again bro," Heath explained."Where did the doctor go?"
"They've took Casey for that scan - said it could be about a hour."
"Ok...good...I was thinking back to when Casey called me - he said that someone had hurt him, just before the fire started..."
"But who? Who could've done something like this to Casey? You and me I can see that, but Case..."
"Perfect way to get to us- through us," Brax replied solemnly, "I'm just trying to figure out who we've upset lately."
"I haven't done anything for a while..." Heath thought out loud.
"Why would Casey ask for dad when he woke up and not you?" Heath wondered as Brax's face suddenly darkened, "You don't think..." Brax didn't want to finish that sentence.