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It's a short chapter, I know... but I had a bit of a block there for a few days!

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The soft sobs began to reside as the red head and frizzy haired boy continued to embrace just outside Naomi's hospital room. Her body continued to shake and vibrate with emotion and every few seconds she would take in a sharp breath to keep from passing out. JJ continued to hold his sisterly figure tightly against him. His chest was quite damp from the tears, but things like that didn't matter. All that did matter was that the girl in his arms needed to feel better.

After another few minutes Gina walked from the room and was surprised to see the pair wrapped in an embrace. The boy was holding the girl so tightly that she wondered briefly if she could even breathe. His hand would run down her back every once in a while in a soothing manner to help to calm her down.

"Sweety, whatever it is you think you did… you didn't." Mrs. Campbell's voice softly spoke as she set her hand down on the red head's shoulder.

Emily barely heard what the woman had said, and though she was sure it was suppose to make her feel better, it didn't. She slowly pulled herself away from the boy's arms, turning far enough to look at the blond haired woman, whose hand was still setting softly on her shoulder. She felt compelled, and she followed it, taking two steps forward to place herself against the woman's body in a fierce embrace.

Gina was slightly surprised at the action, but she held on to the young girl just the same. The body against her was wracked with tears and emotions. She cooed softly to the girl and rubbed her back, much the same way that JJ had done only moments before. A few minutes later the body began to calm until all she could feel was the breathing of the young red head that was still in her arms.

The younger twin pulled away quickly, feeling rather foolish for falling into the mother's arms. Emily thought to herself, 'As if she doesn't have enough to think about with her child in the room behind her, paralyzed from the waist down.' Her hands moved up to wipe away any errant tears that may be lingering on her reddened cheeks. Emily's normally raspy voice seemed even more so as she spoke, "But it is… she was at my house that day. Katie… my sister… got angry and started a fight with her." She decided to leave out the part about the lake, which would have told Gina why her twin had gotten mad. "She left, and I'm sure she had a lot on her mind. If she wouldn't have been there, she would have never gotten in the accident."

Mrs. Campbell looked down at the young girl, a soft smile on her face. "Emily, one thing you need to know about Naomi… she'll never go somewhere or do something unless she wants to. This means she wanted to be at your house. She is a fighter, though. She's never backed down from a fight; it just isn't in her nature. The body will naturally either fight or flee… my daughter's will always fight. Maybe this whole incident was to show how much you two mean to each other." Her smile brightened, "I have to say you're now my favorite friend of Naomi's, and you're welcome over anytime." The blond mother paused for a second before her eyebrows raised, "Go on, and get back in there."

Red rimmed eyes looked at Naomi's mum. Emily wanted to say no, wanted to shake her head, wanted to run away… but she couldn't. The now crippled blond needed her now more than she may ever need her. She just couldn't run. The younger twin nodded her head once before walking slowly back into the room.

"You came back." She was starting to feel the effects of the painkillers that she had been given a moment or two before by the attending nurse. The nurse had wanted her to be as comfortable as possible when they were getting her ready to go home. The needles had been removed, and they had moved Naomi from the hospital bed down to a wheel chair. Crystal blues were looking up to chocolate browns. Her voice was soft, "I… wasn't sure if you were going to come back."

"Of course I came back. I told you I'd be here, didn't I?" Her lips curled into a bit of a smile and she kneeled next to the wheel chair. "I'll be here until you ask me to leave, Naomi." The rest of the sentence was spoken only in her mind, and it surprised her, 'I love you…'

JJ, Emily, and Gina had to work together to pull and push Naomi up the stairs to get into the Campbell residence. Kieran of course got there too late to help and let out a few curses in his Irish accent, which made JJ and Emily chuckle.

The red head took the frizzy haired boy's hand and lead him to the door. "JJ, I can't thank you enough. You're always there for me, but I can handle it from here, I think. I'll call you later, yeah?"

He let out a brace-faced smile before he nodded his head and said his goodbye's, making sure to give the Fitch twin a hug before walking out. Emily waved her hand as he walked out the door and turned back to the family. Gina was already saying that they needed to move her bedroom to one that was more accessible to wheelchairs. As stubborn as Naomi was, she couldn't really argue a point to that one.

"I really want to get cleaned up, mum. Can't you just put me in the tub and let me be?"

Gina's arms had crossed over her chest and her head shook back and forth. She opened her mouth to say something when she was interrupted.

"I could give you a bath." The red head cleared her throat. "I mean, your mum could put you in a swimming costume, and then I could take care of it from there… if… if you want."

Kieran's jaw dropped, as did both mother and daughter. The man made some excuse about going upstairs to get some of the larger furniture ready to move downstairs to the new room for Naomi, and went running off. Gina looked over to her daughter, before answering, "That sounds wonderful. While you're cleaning Naomi up, Kieran and I can get some furniture moved."

Naomi didn't even realize that she hadn't been given a choice, but was glad that it was sorted. She didn't have the energy to fight, or to do anything, really. Her mother wheeled her into the bathing chambers. "I'll be fine in my knickers and bra, mum. It's about the same as a two piece suit anyway." Gina nodded her head and started the bath before helping her daughter out of her clothes and into the tub. "It's safe to come in Emily."

Emily had been standing outside, suddenly feeling nervous about offering to give Naomi a bath. As if her hormones and feelings needed more of a temptation! The blond's nearly naked body would prove difficult for her, but she walked inside upon being called to enter.

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