"Hi, ma'am, my name is Keana. Your daughter needs to be checked over for any injuries," a nurse in the hospital waiting room said to Catherine.
Catherine nodded. "Let me go with her."
Keana smiled. "Of course. You can follow me right back here."
Willow squeezed Catherine's hand as they walked to an exam room."You can have a seat up here..."
"This is Willow," Catherine said, helping Willow climb onto the table.
"Alright, Willow, the first thing I need you to do is tell me where you're hurting," Keana stated.
"My arms hurts," Willow said, holding up her left arm."Anything else?"
Willow shook her head.
"Can you show me where on your arm you feel the most pain?"The seven-year-old used her good arm to gesture to her left wrist.
"Okay, I'll be right back with Dr. Lin." Keana left after giving Willow a comforting smile.
Catherine noticed Willow was looking upset at something. "What's the matter, Willow?" she asked softly.
"Keana called me your daughter," Willow stated. "I'm your daughter, right? 'Cause you and Daddy adot-adap-adep-"
"We adopted you," Catherine assisted Willow with her words gently.
Willow nodded. "I call Steve Daddy, so should I call you Mom?"
"Only if you want to," Catherine said. "You can still call me Catherine."
Willow whispered something that Catherine wasn't sure she heard right. "I want you to be my mommy."
Catherine couldn't help the grin that came on her face even if she wasn't sure that was what Willow said. "What was that, Willow?"
Willow's eyes were serious. "I want you to be my mommy, so can I call you that?"
"Absolutely," Catherine agreed, her happiness clear.
Keana came back with Dr. Lin. He smiled as he introduced himself, shaking Catherine's hand. "Hello, I'm Dr. Lin. I'm the head of pediatric orthopedics at the hospital."
"Hi, I'm Catherine Rollins," Catherine replied, a matching smile on her face. Dr. Lin seemed like he was a doctor who truly cared about helping the children he treated, so Catherine was glad he would be treating Willow. "This is my daughter Willow."
Dr. Lin turned to Willow. "Hi, Willow, I'm Dr. Lin. I'm gonna fix that arm of yours. How's that sound?"
"Good," Willow answered, nodding.
"I'm going to check your arm and whenever you feel any pain, tell me and I'll stop immediately, okay?"
"Okay."
As soon as Willow let out a whimper of pain, Dr. Lin stopped examining her arm. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I'm all done." He turned to Catherine. "She's going to need x-rays of her arm taken. I believe her wrist is broken, but I'll need to see x-rays to confirm that. You can follow me to the x-ray room."
"Come on, Gracie, let the doctor look at your cut," Danny encouraged, hoping to get Grace to move her hands away from her cheek where a large cut had formed. They were sitting in another exam room in the hospital.
"It won't take long, I promise," Dr. Carter assured the eight-year-old.
"But you're gonna stitch it! I don't like needles," Grace proclaimed, not removing her hands.
Dr. Carter had been in this situation more times in a week than she could count. She treated scared children on a daily basis. "I know that needles are no fun, but having your cut become infected is even worse. So how about I give you something that will make you not feel anything? That's a quick needle."
Grace sighed. "I guess so."
Dr. Carter smiled. "Now can you move your hands for me? Good girl."
"She'll be sore for a few days, but she's going to be fine," a doctor reassured Steve. "She should be waking up shortly."
Steve sighed in relief, thanking him.
The doctor nodded with a smile before walking away.
"Steve!" Catherine exclaimed, walking into the room with Willow just in time to see the doctor leave. "Is everything going to be okay?"
Steve nodded. "Yes, she's supposed wake up soon."
Catherine felt relief spread through her while Willow just beamed.
"How are you feeling, sweetheart?" Steve asked, crouching down in front of his youngest daughter.
"My wrist is broken," Willow explained, lifting her left arm to show Steve her sky blue cast. "I got to pick the color I wanted and Dr. Lin said all my friends can sign my cast!"
Steve smiled. "That's so cool. And everything else feels fine?"
Willow nodded. "Yup. Look, they even gave me a sticker!" She held up a sticker with a cartoon on it from a kids' show that she watched.
"Is this from someone's favorite show?"
Grinning, Willow exclaimed, "It's from my favorite show!"
"How's Serenity?" Danny questioned as he and Grace joined Steve, Catherine, and Willow. Grace had gauze taped over her cheek where she had gotten stitches.
"She's gonna be okay!" Willow announced with excitement, beaming.
Catherine placed her hand on Grace's shoulder. "What happened to you, Gracie?"
"I had to get stitches," Grace explained.
"And she wasn't very happy about it," Danny added.
Grace shook her head. "I didn't let Dr. Carter look at it at first."
Nodding in understanding, Catherine inquired, "But now it feels better, right?"
Grace smiled. "Yeah!"
"Catherine!" a voice called.
Catherine turned around to find her sister, Chin, Kono, and Ben coming over to them.
"What happened?" Lauren asked worriedly.
"The girls were in a car accident," Catherine said, giving Lauren a look that said tell you later. "We're just waiting for Serenity to wake up."
The group sat down in the waiting room. Kono and Ben had joined them after a few minutes.
About a half an hour later, the doctor stepped into the waiting room. "Commander McGarrett?"
Steve walked over to hear news on Serenity.
"Serenity's awake," the doctor said. "It would be best if she stayed overnight so we can monitor her condition. It might even be best for her to stay another night."
"If you discharge her after one night, I can keep an eye on her. I'm a nurse in a hematology office. If there's anything to be concerned about, I'll know to bring her in immediately," Lauren declared.
The doctor nodded. "Okay."
"Lauren, you don't have to do that," Catherine said to her older sister.
"No, I'd be happy to-she's my niece, after all."
"You can go see your daughter now," the doctor told Steve and Catherine.
Hand in hand, Steve and Catherine almost ran to Serenity's room.
"Serenity!" Catherine exclaimed, rushing to the side of the bed. "Oh, sweetie, we were so worried."
"I'm okay, just a little sore, but the doctor said I have to stay overnight just to make sure nothing's wrong," Serenity said. "How's everyone else?"
"Everyone's fine," Steve assured her. "There are a lot of people who want to see you. Are you up for visitors?"
Serenity eagerly nodded, making Steve and Catherine smile.
"I'll be right back," Catherine stated, leaving to get everyone in the waiting room.
"I don't want to stay here tonight," Serenity complained.
"The doctor just wants to make sure you're all better before you leave," Steve explained.
"I don't wanna stay here alone."
"I'm pretty sure the hospital allows a parent to stay. I'll ask your doctor next time he comes to check on you, okay?"
Serenity nodded. "Okay."
Willow came into the room. "Serenity! I knew you'd be okay, I knew it!"
For the next hour, Serenity's room was flooded with people until the hospital visiting hours were over.
"Alright, honey, I'm taking your sister home, but your dad's gonna stay with you tonight," Catherine said. "I'll be here as soon as they let visitors come tomorrow morning."
"She might be too tired to walk," Keana said. "I can get a wheelchair for her if you'd like."
"That's okay, thank you, I can carry her," Steve replied, lifting Serenity.
"I met Willow when she was being treated for her arm. How is she doing?" Keana wondered.
"She's doing good, thank you," Steve answered.
"That's great," Keana stated as she led the way to the hospital lobby where Catherine, Willow, and Lauren were waiting.
"You'll be watching Serenity to make sure she's alright?" Keana asked.
Lauren nodded. "At any sign of concern, I'll be sure she's okay, and at any greater sign of problems, I'll bring her to be checked by her doctor."
Keana smiled. "I hope you feel better soon, Serenity."
"Thank you."
This is kind of a filler chapter, but it's needed to continue with the story. Please review!