A/N: I was going to wait to upload this chapter but I know there are some Sam and Alexis fans out there that would probably like a chapter with them so I'm posting it now. :)

P.S. Quick edit.

Chapter 16

Alexis peaked through the window of her grandson's hospital room before entering. She smiled when she saw Sam lying in bed with her son sleeping in the crook of her arm while she stared at the ceiling. She broke the stare when her mother carefully opened the door and entered with a bag of take out and two coffees.

"Hey…" Alexis whispered as she forced a smile and made her way to the table to set the things down, "I brought you a sandwich."

"I'm not hungry…" Sam focused back on Danny, brushing her hand along his hairline as he continued to sleep.

"Honey, you have to eat something…" Her mother prodded gently, not wanting to push her clearly fragile daughter.

"I will." She reassured, "I'm just not hungry right now."

"Okay," Alexis nodded after watching her daughter carefully. She moved closer to the bed, leaning over to place a kiss on Daniel's head, "How's he doing?"

"He's just been sleeping…" Sam sniffled as she cuddled him close, "He hasn't wanted to eat… anything. They say if he doesn't eat, they will have to put him on supplemental nutrition."

"Oh," Alexis felt her heart drop, "Well, that's okay… I mean, it's only temporary, right?" She watched as Sam nodded solemnly.

"I know, it just seems so…" She stopped talking, her eyes filling with tears.

"It's okay, sweetie…" Alexis soothed.

"No it's not." Sam shook her head. "I can't be crying all of the time… I don't want to scare Danny even more than he already is. He can sense that I'm upset."

"You're right… he can." She brushed her daughter's hair behind her ear, "But you need to allow yourself to express how you're feeling. If you need to leave for a minute and take a walk, and cry… then you need to do that."

"I can't leave him." Her mother wiped away the lone tear that had fallen to her cheek.

"I know that you feel that way, sweetheart, but you need to, okay?"

"Mom. I can't." Sam watched as her stern tone startled her mother, before she retreated slightly, "I'm sorry…"

"You don't have to be sorry." She sighed, "I may not know exactly how you are feeling… but I think I know better than anyone else." She watched Sam's eyes fill with tears as she agreed, "I don't want you to burn out… You need to take care of yourself so that you can take care of your son. That's why you have family around you to help you. I am here for you and for Danny. I will do whatever you need me to… whatever Daniel needs, I am here."

"Thank you…" Sam nods through her tears, allowing her mother to hug her shoulders tightly. "Mom… I'm so sorry. I'm sorry that I keep acting like this…"

"Like what?" Her mother questioned softly.

"Like I'm the only one that's ever been through this…" She shook her head, "let alone the only one going through it now. How are you doing?"

"I'm fine, sweetheart," Alexis smiled softly as she cup her daughter's cheek with her hand. "and don't worry about how to act. You are always so caring and understanding… just because you're worried about your son doesn't make you any less that way."

"Okay." Sam smiled, looking down as Danny stirred and rubbed his eyes before looking up at her and her mother, "Hey buddy. Did you have a nice little nap?"

Danny nodded, shifting his eyes to rest on his grandmother.

"Hello there, lovebug." Alexis smiled.

"Doose?" He questioned softly as he looked around.

"You want some juice, baby?" Alexis questioned prompting Danny to nod, she retrieved the sippy cup from the bedside table and handed it to him.

"Tan-too." His voice was quiet but clear and Alexis couldn't help but chuckle at his manners.

"You're welcome, sweetheart." She smiled softly, as she ran her hand along his cheek. They all looked up at the knock at the door.

"Hi…" Molly smiled as she peaked around the door cautiously.

"Danny! Aunt Molly's here!" Sam announced her sister's arrival excitedly for Danny.

"An 'Olly!" Danny watched as his aunt entered the room and stood at the end of the bed with two overnight bags.

"Hey Danny… how are you feeling, buddy?"

"Dood." He nodded slightly as he continued to drink his sippy cup. The girls all laughed at his response. Their boy was well-versed in small talk.

"That's good." Molly looked between her mom and her sister, "How are you guys doing?"

"We're fine, Mol…" Alexis reassured her daughter who she could tell was just as worried as they were, "Were you able to find everything okay?"

"Yeah," Molly nodded as she set the bags on the empty chair by the window, "Danny, I brought your favorite Buzz Lightyear jammies!" She smiled as he watched her carefully, curiously waiting to see them pulled from the bag.

"Maybe in a little bit after you see the doctor you can put them on, okay?" Sam spoke softly, kissing his head.

Alexis watched her daughter and then turned back to Molly, "Um… Molly… did you eat yet?"

"Uh… no." She understood her mother's glance, and quickly turned to her sister, "Sam… do you want to maybe go get something to eat?"

"It's okay, Mol… Mom brought me a sandwich. I'm not really hungry, anyway…" Sam caught her mother's eyes.

"Honey, why don't you at least take a walk with your sister, hmm?"

"Not now…" Sam looked down at her son, "I mean, he's awake now. I don't want to leave him."

"Sam… look at him," Alexis smiled as Sam followed her instruction and looked down at her son drinking his juice, "He's doing fine right now. He's awake and alert and drinking his juice like a good boy, huh?" They both chuckled watching as Danny nodded his head, his eyes wide as saucers. "Danny, would it be okay if mommy went with aunt molly for a minute while I stayed here with you?"

Sam watched as Danny nodded again and looked up at his mother curiously, "Okay…" She sighed before kissing his head and then getting up from the bed, "Mommy will be right back, okay?"

"Tay," Danny answered with a nod from behind his sippy cup.

Alexis rubbed her daughter's back as she passed her, "He'll be fine. I promise. I'll stay right here with him."

"Okay." Sam nodded, before hugging her mother tightly, "Thank you… I love you, mom."

"I love you more." Alexis kissed her head before Molly ushered them out of the room. She turned back to Danny who was still happily drinking his juice and watching the exchanges with bright blue eyes, "I think you are looking so much better!" She smiled as she sat on the edge of his bed, leaning over to kiss him several times on his cheek prompting a giggle.

"Gummaahh!" He squealed.

"What?" She paused innocently as he giggled watching her in anticipation, instead she just smiled and placed a hand to his cheek, "I love you…"

"Yub you!" He pointed to her with a grin, prompting her to peck his cheek one more time.

"Guess what?" Alexis asked playfully as Danny's eyebrows raised in curiosity, "I think I might have something special from Kelly's for you in this bag…" As she pulled out the foiled sandwich Danny smiled excitedly.

"Gill cheese?"

"Yes!" Alexis laughed as she set it on the tray table and unwrapped it, "Are you hungry? Do you want some?" He nodded, "Well that's good, because I got it especially for you and we wouldn't want to waste it!"

After situating the sandwich on the table she used the controls to raise the bed a little bit and brought the table over to him where he sat waiting patiently. She tore off a few small pieces and sat them in front of him, "Let's go slow, okay? We don't want to get a tummy ache…"

"Tay..." He nodded before putting one piece of grilled cheese into his mouth as he still held tight under his arm the cup he was previously so enthralled in. His eyes lit up, "MmmM!"

"Is that good?" She smiled happily at his brightened face and even more happily at the fact that he was eating, "You're such a good boy, Daniel…"

"Gumma want?" Danny smiled as he held out a piece of the sandwich to her.

"No thank you, baby… I don't want it. It's just for you." She watched as he nodded and took another piece carefully into his mouth, being sure to go slow like she said. His eyes wandered past her and lit up at the site.

"Papa!" Danny smiled, prompting Alexis to turn and find Garrett standing in the doorway.

"Hey buddy!" Garrett smiled as he walked to the bed with one hand behind his back. He smiled to Alexis before looking back to Danny, "I brought you something…"

"Oh! Papa brought you a present?" Alexis questioned excitedly watching as Danny's face lit up when Garrett pulled the item from behind his back.

"Neemoh!" Danny smiled as his Papa handed him the orange and white stuffed fish and he cuddled it close.

"Aww…" Alexis cooed, looking back to Garrett, "That's really cute. He loves it."

"I figured you might want some company in that big huge bed." He smiled to Danny, and then gestured to the sandwich, "You having some dinner?"

Alexis watched as the little boy nodded and took another small piece of sandwich, "Yeah… actually this is the first sign of an appetite all day."

"He's looking pretty good," He enthused and then looked around, "Sam went out?"

"Yes, I finally got her to leave for a minute and get some air. She and Molly went for a walk… possibly for some food or something. Sam hasn't eaten either."

"She's worried sick." Garrett commented as he took a seat in the chair next to the bed.

"I know… I just don't want her to make herself sick." She sighs, "I just want her to lean on us… she's not very good at that .She likes to just take everything on herself."

"Wonder where she gets that from." He smirks.

"Right." Alexis nods as she tears off another piece of sandwich and hands it to Danny, "She's afraid to leave him… but I think it's good if she does once and a while. He can sense her worry… she needs to let it go a little bit. Go for a walk and let it out."

Garrett smiled in agreement, "You know her pretty well."

"Well, we're a lot alike…" She smirks before glancing back to give Danny a little more of the sandwich, to which he pushes away. "Are you full, sweetie?"

Garrett face falls as he watches Danny lay his head back on the pillow and his blinking begin to slow, "Lex…" He watches as she pushes away the table to get closer to Danny, placing a hand to his forehead.

"He feels warm…" Alexis brushes his hair away from his face, observing his pale complexion, "What just happened? He was fine!" She tried to remain calm, "Danny… sweetie? Can you open your eyes for grandma?"

"I'm going to go get a nurse or a doctor…." Garrett quickly got up from the chair and rushed out of the room.