"There goes your blanket and this is your pillow, Dr. Rhodes", Maggie provided the bedclothes, so Connor could spend the night in Amys room.

"Thank you, Meggie."

"And that is for you, young lady", she put the laptop on Amys night stand, who gave her a sad smile.

"Great", the teenager answered breathless, raising her hand, like she wanted to thank her.

" I'm right next door. If there is any problem, just call me, okay?"

"Will do."

"Sleep well."

Maggie closed the door, leaving father and daughter alone.

Instantly Connor stood up and grabbed a chair to sit down next to his youngest patient.

He put out his stethoscope, listened to her heartbeat and lungs, then changed the IV for another time. The antibiotics already passed her vein. Now it was time for some ringers solution and the rest of medication.

"How's the pain?"

"Better than this morning."

She couldn't end, started coughing loudly. Gasping for air, Connor put the oxygen mask on her mouth until her breathing got back to normal.

"Are you saying that because you want to get out of here as soon as possible, or because it's the truth?", he wanted to know, but she didn't respond.

Connor sat down, embraced her hand with his own.

„I fulfill our deal. I'm gonna stay the night.. But if I keep my promise you have to be honest with me, okay?"

She focused on the wall, then opened her mouth.

"Today Dr. Charles told me about this patient who was put in a coma by you. He had pneumonia. Is it true? Or just some fictional story you want to scare me with?"

Rhodes agreed by noding his head.

„Yeah, he's right. His name is Jamie and he suffered from several infections until he got some new lungs."

"You know what I ask myself? Why does my pneumonia become even more worse than getting better? Tomorrow is day 4 with taking antibiotics and nothing changed yet. With every move my body hurts and I'm even not able to go to the bathroom without help. Every step makes me sweating and freezing at the same time. Be honest: Is it really pneumonia or do you have to intubate me, like the patient you treated?"

„Remember what I told you when you wondered why your medication didn't help the last time you suffered from the flu. Any antibiotics doesn't help any body. And we're not already there to put you asleep for a longer time. Your fever stucks at 102 since this afternoon. It's a slim change but it's better than nothing."

Rhodes felt the weight on his eyes. Till now he was up since 27 hours straight.

"Indeed we have to be really careful. You've got a serious illness and in many cases pneumonia can cause asthma if it isn't treated right. Not to start with the aftermath affects."

He watched her staring at her phone on the nightstand, after another cough shook her body.

"Amy?"

"Yes?"

"What about the dreams? April told me. Since when did it come back?"

She turned her head in the opposite direction.

"Tell me. I can't help you if you won't talk to me."

The teenager gasped for air. Thats when Connor decided to put the oxygen tube in her nose again.

„No, Dad. Put it back, please. I hate to have it in my nostrils."

Rhodes didn't allow any discussion.

"Do you want to suffocate?"

"You won't let me die."

Ignoring his daughter he put them into her nose.

"I'm still waiting for an answer. What is bothering you? Except the tubes right now. When did those dreams came back again? Today wasn't the first return."

Amy hesitatet, but finally decided to tell him the truth.

"Since you're staying here at the hospital. I can't sleep when I'm alone at home. I'm afraid of losing you like mom. In my dream some creepy guy is coming to chicago med, searching for you to kill you right in front of me. I'm watching it and it freaks me out. Because I want to help you, but I can't. I witness your shooting every night you're staying here. If I lose you, I'm alone."

Rhodes said nothing. Just helped her to sit up in bed and hugged her tight.

"We gonna figure something out. Something suitable for both of us. I promise."

"Can you do me a favor?"

"No school election for becoming head girl."

"Thats not what I'm asking for. Can we put the beds together, so you're there if my condition changes?"

"Sure. But now you take a rest okay?"

Rhodes put the beds together , got a rid of his shoes and crawled under the sheets.

Shortly after he turned the light off, he felt a hand touching his fingers.

„Night, Dad."

„Good night, baby. Never forget I love you."

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"He needs a nanny."

"No doubt about it. Thats not new to me."

Natalie, who looked through the window, watching Connor deeply asleep while he holding Amy in his arms, rolled her eyes.

"Not Connor needs a nanny. I'm talking about Amy They need someone who takes good care of her. Spending some time with her, cooking, school projects. All the things a mom would do. Connor doesn't get through that alone."

"And now? What is your future plan? I don't know anyone who would play baby sitter for Rhodes"

"There are agencies you can hire, if you're looking for someone."

"Agencies? For this girl? And this guy? No Nat. Forget about it. If you ask me, he's this close to hit the point where he has do decide if he wants to be a Dad, which means working part-time or an ER doctor. Family or job. Both is not working."

"Come on. Is that really how you're thinking about it? I'm a single parent too. It's possible."

"Yeah, if you have parents or a mom in law. Just to remind you. There is your mother looking for your kid from Monday to Wednesday and Jeffs mom, who is taking him from Thursday until the weekend."

"My son is one and a half. Amy is 14. She doesn't need care like a toddler. Are you really willingly to help?"

"Of course."

„Everything okay?", a male voice interrupted their conversation, identified as Dr. Charles, who stopped next to Will and Nat, smiling when he recognized father and daughter, deeply asleep.

"I always thought he would never reaching that point. Good to see them like this. He can be proud."

"Yeah, but that's just for today. I think they need constant help. It's just a quickly solution now. Rhodes needs someone who is taking care of Amy for longer, especially when he's working at night. It must be someone they like both. Someone they get along very well with."

Mannings view wandered around, until it hit at one place.

"Why are you looking at me like this?"

"I think I've got an idea", Natalie smiled, leaving both men in confusion…