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Chapter Fourteen

Garrett stood outside the emergency room cubicle, his hands in his pockets, silently thanking God that he had gotten to the house when he did. When he walked in and found his daughter frantically trying to wake Danny from where he slept on the sofa and getting no response, he quickly gathered them together and brought them to the hospital. Now all he could do what pray that he got them there in time.

"Garrett!"

He looked up at the sound of his name and found Alexis running towards him with Sonny following behind, "Sam's in there with him now… the doctor is examining him."

"How is he?" Her normally calm and steady voice was wavering. She honestly couldn't take much more.

"He's stable," Garrett nodded and watched her as tears immediately flooded her eyes.

"Stable?!" She felt Sonny's hand on her back as she folded her arms and brought a hand to her face, "What happened? He was fine when I left this morning."

"I, uh… I went to your house to see Sam." He cleared his throat, "I had called and she said that Danny hadn't been feeling well so she stayed home from work."

"He's had a little bug…" She nodded, "He was sick in the middle of the night, but he was doing better this morning. He was drinking some juice and watching television, just like normal!"

"Sam thought the same thing… until he fell asleep on the sofa. When she tried to wake him, he wouldn't. That's when I got there and we brought him right here."

Alexis wiped a tear and tried to calm herself down when she saw the doctor come out of the cubicle, "How's my grandson?"

"Ms. Davis?" The doctor questioned, to which Alexis nodded, "Daniel is stable. We're giving him fluids and we've taken some blood to run tests so that we can determine what the problem is."

"Can I go in?" The doctor nodded with permission, "Thank you."

Alexis pulled back the curtain and cautiously entered the small cubicle to find her daughter standing beside Danny's bed, smoothing back his hair as he laid still, his eyes open and surveying the room, landing on his grandmother as she entered.

"There are my babies…" Alexis forced a smile as she approached the bed, wrapping an arm around her daughter and kissing her head softly.

Sam looked up at her, "Hi, mom."

"Hi, honey." Alexis gave her daughter a tight squeeze before moving to the other side of Danny's bed. She kissed her hand, placing it on his forehead, "My sweet boy… you're not feeling very well, huh?" She watched as Danny's blinking slowed, but he forced his eyes open.

"He's perked up a little since they gave him the fluids…" Sam sniffled, holding her tears back, "I think maybe he was just dehydrated. It's my fault… I should have made sure he was drinking more… but he only got sick that once… I didn't…"

"Sam… honey…" Alexis reached over and placed a hand on her daughter's arm, "It's not your fault. It's not. You did everything you should have done."

Sam nodded, but quietly continued to smooth Danny's hair back, "I didn't know what to do… he wouldn't… he wouldn't even move. I didn't even think he was breathing at first."

"Oh, honey…" Alexis' heart was breaking, not only for the little boy in the bed, but for her daughter who was doubting her own mothering skills.

"Thank God Garrett showed up when he did… I don't know what I would have done." Sam shook her head as she continued to focus on her baby boy.

Alexis swallowed hard, following her daughter's gaze back to her grandson, who was still struggling to keep his eyes open, "Does the doctor want us to keep him awake?"

"I don't know… he didn't say…" Sam shrugged, "But I'm afraid… I'm afraid for him to fall asleep."

"I know, baby…" Alexis frowned to her daughter as she smoothed her grandson's blankets. When he weakly reached out and touched her arm, she turned back to him with a smile, which prompted him to do the same, "There's my baby's sweet smile."

"You feeling better, Danny?" Sam asked lovingly.

"I think he is…" Alexis spoke softly, "You're looking better and better."

Danny turned to Sam and reached his arms out, "Momma…" He was on the verge of tears. Whenever he was not feeling well, he wanted nothing else but to be held.

"I know baby… Mommy's so sorry. I can't pick you up right now, okay?"

"Gumma…" the little boy's lip quivered as he turned to his grandmother, doing the same gesture.

Alexis took his hands in hers, kissing them both, "Listen, sweetheart, you just need to rest here for a minute, okay? Because you have to let the medicine work so it will make you better." She watched as Danny looked between her and Sam, tears still in his eyes.

"You're okay," Sam soothed as she continued to smooth her son's hair back away from his face, "Mommy and Grandma are right here, okay?"

Alexis smiled softly as she watched Daniel be comforted by his mother as he gripped tightly to her hand. Their Danny would be okay. They were going to make sure of it.

"Mrs. Morgan?"

Sam and Alexis turn towards the voice to notice the doctor had re-entered.

"Yes?" Sam questioned as she remained close to her son's bed.

"We have the results of Daniel's blood work…"

Garrett looked up at Sonny as they both stood helplessly by the nurse's station, "I'm glad you were there when I called Alexis. I was worried about her driving herself."

"Yeah," Sonny nods, "Me too." He observes Garrett's nervous state, "Danny's gonna be okay…"

"Yeah… yeah. I know he is." He nods with a sigh, "It's just… when I walked in and saw Sam holding him… her face… she was so scared. I just felt so helpless, you know? I wanted to do something to help my kid to help her kid, and I didn't know what to do."

"It's a tough place to be in. A parent… let alone a parent of a parent." Sonny concurs.

"Never thought I'd get the chance to know…" Garrett smiles slightly, "But now I do. As tough as it might be at times… it's the best place to be in the whole world."

"You're right." Sonny smiles, "It definitely is. You got the luck of the draw, you know. Your daughter's a great person. So is her mother."

"I know."

"They're stubborn too. Just remember, no matter what they say, they need you… be there for them." Sonny emphasizes eyeing Garrett intently as the man nods in acknowledgement, "Listen… tell Lexis to call me and let me know what's going on. I'm going to go… If you guys need anything…"

"Thanks, Sonny…" Garrett nods, "Really, thank you…"

As Sonny leaves, Garrett notices the doctor exiting Danny's room. He rushes towards him, "I'm Daniel Morgan's grandfather… can you tell me anything about his condition? Can I see him?"

"We're going to be moving him to a room… your wife and daughter are with him. You can go in."

"Uh… thank you… thanks…" Garrett swiftly walks past the doctor and into the cubicle where he meets both Sam and Alexis' teary eyes. He suddenly felt his heart beating in his throat, "Hey…"

"Hi." Sam managed through a strained voice, while she ran her hand along her baby's cheek as he slept.

Alexis kissed Danny's head before walking to meet Garrett and guide him back out of the cubicle, "Did you talk to the Doctor?"

"No… no... He just told me I could come in and see him. What's going on, Lex?" He watched as she struggled to stay calm and her eyes filled with tears.

"He's sick, Garrett. Our baby boy… he's really sick…" Alexis couldn't hold back any longer as the tears poured from her eyes and she practically collapsed in his arms.

"Shh… it's okay… it's going to be okay, Lex." It had to be.