Chapter 15

It was two days since Gram left for vacation with Trudy Allen, and Sam was home alone with Cody. Brynna was at work with the BLM since she wasn't able to get time off to stay at home and take care of Cody. The only reason why Sam was inside the house instead outside with the horses was that she is six months into her pregnancy. Sam had just finished her breakfast when Cody asked a question no adult ever wanted to hear.

"Sammy, where do baby's come from?" he asked swinging his les back and forth from his chair.

"They come from mommy's."

"I can see that, but how do mommy's get the baby's inside them?"

"Um…well…" Sam stumbled for words as she got up to put her dishes in the sink.

"Sammy?"

"Well, baby's get inside a mommy when…the mommy and daddy love each other so much and spend a special night together," she said hoping that it would answer his question.

"What kind of night?"

"A night that you are far to young to understand."

"Not fair," he pouted crossing his arms. "Everyone tells me that."

"Cody," Sam said turning around only to see him run up the stairs. She sighed as she went to follow him up the stair. "Cody I'm so—" Sam was cut off as she slipped on a step and fell down the stairs that she had climbed. Panic ran through her body as she laid on the floor with her hands resting on the last step. "Cody! Cody I need you right now!" Sam yelled panic clearly written in her voice.

"I don't wanna," Sam heard Cody yell.

Carefully Sam sat up. She then moved herself so that she was sitting against the wall. Tears ran down her face as she tried to take deep calming breaths.

"Cody, please I need your help!"

She could hear him walk down the hall to the top of the stairs. His steps sounded like he was too shy to come down, but he forced himself anyways. When he saw the tears streaming down her face he hurried to her side before he sat down.

"Sammy what's wrong?"

"I fell down the stairs," she told him.

"Are you hurting?"

"No, but the baby can be." Sam looked at Cody and saw that he was starting to get scared. "Cody I need you to be the big uncle that you are going to be and run outside. I need you to try and find anyone. Now go."

As Cody ran outside Sam wiped the tears from her face. Taking a deep slow breath she focused on her body. The only part she could feel any pain from was her wrist and ankle. She was just glad that there was no pain from her stomach. Sam then tried to think of what to do if no one was here. Her ankle hurt too much to put weight on it so there was no way she could get up by herself, let alone drive to the hospital. She knew that even though she didn't feel any pain indicating that the baby was at risk, she should still go to make sure it was all right. The sound of boots and the door crashing shut told her that Cody was back.

"I…I couldn't find anyone," Cody cried.

Not wanting to make Cody even more scared Sam tried to give him a reassuring smile. She had no idea where Jake or anyone else could be out on the range, but she knew where she could find someone.

"It's okay," Sam told him "Now I need you to call the Ely house. The number should be by the phone."

Cody hurried to the phone. It felt like hours passed as Sam waited to hear some form of help come through the phone.

"Mrs. Ely I need help," Sam heard Cody cry into the phone. She could feel herself smile as she imagined Maxine ask Cody why. "Sammy fell down the stairs." There was another pause before he said, "She wants to know if you're in pain."

"Tell her I can't get up on my own."

"She can't get up. Hurry please."

The clank of the phone hanging up told her that help was on the way. She could still hear Cody crying as he walked toward her.

"Cody come here," she said patting the ground next to her. "Why are you crying?"

"It's my fault you're hurting," he said as Sam wrapped an arm around him.

"Why do you think that?"

"You went up the stairs because of me."

"Hey, this not your fault," Sam said squeezing him. "This could have happened anywhere. Now, do you have any idea where the walkie-talkie is?"

"No, but I could look for it."

"Please go do that."

She sighed in relief that she still wasn't feeling any pain anywhere else in her body.

"Sammy I found it!"

"Good, bring it here," Sam said waiting for him to set the walkie-talkie in her hand. Once she had it she pressed the button down and said, "Dad? Can you hear me?"

"Yeah, what is it Sam?" he said.

"Do you have any idea where Jake it?"

"I see him up ahead do you need to speak to him?"

"Yeah," her voice cracked.

"Sam what's wrong?" her dad asked.

"Just let me speak to Jake, I don't think I can handle saying this twice."

There was a moment of silence and Sam hugged Cody closer to her for comfort.

"Sam, is everything all right?" she heard Jake's voice as she heard someone open the door. Maxine, Quinn, and Nate walked into the house all with worried expressions on their face. "Sam?" Jake said when she didn't reply.

"Hey Cody why don't we go outside for a bit," Nate said.

"Jake, I fell down the stairs," Sam said once Cody was outside. "I'm sorry."

Sam's strong façade was broken when she knew Cody couldn't see her anymore. She started to cry uncontrollably as Maxine wrapped her arms around her. Jake was still talking through the walkie-talkie, but she couldn't hear anything through her sobs. Quinn grabbed the device from her.

"Jake, it's Quinn," he said turning his back from Sam. "Mom, Nate and I are here. Nate's to stay here with Cody, while mom and I take Sam to the hospital. Meet you there."

"Everything is going to be fine Sam," Maxine whispered to her.

"Sam let me help you up," Quinn said grabbing her hands.

Carefully he helped her stand. Sam winced, as the pain in her ankle was too much before she leaned into him.

"Sam, can you stand on your own?" Maxine asked.

"No, my ankle hurts too much," she said biting her lip.

"It's a good thing my mom wanted me to come along then," Quinn said scooping her up in his arms.

"Please just get me to the hospital without any jokes," Sam told him as he carried her over to Maxine's car.

"Don't worry, I'll control my boy," Maxine told Sam as she climbed into the car.

"I just hope the baby is fine," Sam said more to herself than anyone else as Quinn set her down in the back of the car. It was then that she started to feel funny. "Maxine hurry, I don't know what I'm feeling but I don't think it's good."

Maxine didn't wait for Quinn to buckle his seat belt before she gunned the car to the hospital.