Reliving The Past

Chapter 20

At the hospital, they clean, stitch and dress the wound. There is no need for surgery. She is resting comfortably. A security guard is there at her door. By the time that the crew had arrived, Laura, Audrey and the kids had yet to show up. It was awkward with Franco, Ric, Sonny, Dante and Lulu there. None of them were allowed to go in and see her. None are technically family. So they wait for Audrey, Laura and the kids.

In her room, Elizabeth is dreaming about just before she was shot. The fear of losing Aidan. The memory of loosing Jake nearly stopping her heart. She dreams of protecting her boys, but even under her, the boys disappeared one by one. She wakes up screaming for her boys.

"Cam, Jake, Aidan! Where are my boys?" She tries to get out of bed. It's Franco that rushes in and makes her stay in bed.

"Hey! You need to stay there in bed. You need to heal." Franco holds her shoulder.

"Where are my boys? Are they ok? Aidan! Is Aidan ok?" Elizabeth is panicking and hysterical.

"Calm down! Aidan and the boys are fine. You got to Aidan just in time. You got hit in the side. It was a thru and thru. They said surgery wasn't needed. But they stitched you up. You are going to be fine. Your Grandmother saved your life. Laura and her are bring the boys here. Aidan is going to go to the daycare. Jake is going to come and paint and draw with me. And Ric is going to spend a little time with Cameron." Franco's phone rings.

"Hello?"

"Hey Franco. We just pulled into the parking garage. We will drop off Aidan and then be up." Laura says.

"Wait, could you bring him up first real quick. Elizabeth is having a mommy panic moment. I think she would like to see all three boys are ok." Franco says, staring at Elizabeth. She's shaking her head yes vigorously.

"Sure. We are on our way." Laura says, then hangs up.

"They are on their way up. Would you like me to get the others? I know I wasn't supposed to be in here, but you needed someone. I couldn't see you like that. How are you feeling? Are you in any pain?" Franco fusses with her blanket and pillows.

"I'm fine. I might just be worried about my boys. Until I see them, I can't stop worrying." Elizabeth watched out the window for her boys.

The boys, Audrey and Laura finally show up. Elizabeth smiles big as her boys walk in.

"Oh my boys! Are you guys ok?" Elizabeth looks each one over. She notices that Aidan is smiling and seems fine. But Jake appears quiet. Cam looks worried. "Jake, honey are you ok?" He goes to Franco and hugs him from the side.

"We are going to go paint you a picture mom so you can get better. Back soon." Franco puts his hand on Jake's back and slowly leave the room. Ric and the others soon come in.

"Cam, are you ok?" Elizabeth looks into his face.

"Yeah." That's all he says.

"How are you doing Liz?" Ric asks, standing next to Cameron. His hand on Cameron's shoulder.

"Ok. I was so concerned about my boys. They all seem like they are doing well. At least physically. Cam honey, do you want to talk?" Elizabeth asks.

"No." Cam says, leaving the room. Elizabeth feels like just as they were making progress, then this had to happen.

"I'll go talk with him. I'll come check on you before I leave. Feel better and get some rest." Ric goes over and kisses the top of her head. Reminiscent of when they were married. Then he leaves.

"Hey, big guy! Want to go seen June in the daycare?" Lulu says, taking Aidan's hand and walking out the door. Aidan waves bye to Elizabeth. She waves back, smiling. But also wiping tears away. She's so relieved that none of them were physically hurt. Sonny, Dante, Audrey and Laura can see the tension leave her body. But also notice that she seems to be getting sleepy.

"Thank you guys for standing by me." She looks past the crew and sees the body guards leaving with kids. "Sonny, thank you for the body guards. If it weren't for them…" Elizabeth stops to keep her voice from wavering. When she gets her emotions under some control she continues. "It could have been so much worse. I'm so sorry to have you back here Dante. I never thought this stalker would shoot at my kids and me. That isn't exactly an accidental death. How could that be the beginning of a game?" Elizabeth rubs her face with her hands.

"Elizabeth, would you like me to have some of my people look into this? I would love to do that for you. Anyone who can shoot at children, I'm all about…LOOKING into." Sonny chooses his words carefully around Dante.

"Well, Nathan is trying to track down Tom Baker. He's MIA. That's our first suspect. Find him and we start to get answers. If he is found alive. This goes back to at least Valentine's Day 1998. I have a feeling it started before then. It's just a feeling. Nothing to back it up with. So if you could HELP Nathan and eventually Dante to find Tom, then we can start there. Gram, we need to get you and the boys to mom and dads like right now. I know the boys need time with Ric and Franco. But while they are doing that, could you get the bags and stuff packed. I will try to find out when the next plane to England is taking off." Elizabeth rubs her temples.

"Honey, are you having pain?" Audrey asks.

"Just a little headache. But I need to know that you and the boys are ok. Safely on the plane to mom and dad." Elizabeth's face starts to get red. "I..I don't feel too good." Elizabeth's head falls back to the bed. Sonny runs to the door.

"We need help here!" Sonny yells and goes back to her side. Her monitors start to beep.

"Oh no! Liz, hang in there. Stay with us." Audrey says, holding her hand. Doctor Monroe and a nurse come in with a crash cart.

"What happened?" Doctor Monroe asks, working on her.

"I think it's a pulmonary embolism." Audrey says. "She was ok. Her heart was going fine. Then her oxygen levels just dropped. She was breathing. Her face got red. She's had one of those before." Audrey stands back.

"Ok. We need 10cc's of Savaysa! But we have to watch her very carefully. Did she get up or move suddenly?"

"Yeah. When she woke up, she was panicked about her kids. She tried to get up. Franco stopped her." Sonny replies, watching what is happening.

"Ok. That's good to know." The nurse comes back with a needle with clear fluid in it. "Ok, put that in her IV. That should help her breath. But let's put an oxygen mask on her. I want her checked on every 15 minutes." Doctor Monroe says, waiting for her ox levels to come back up a least a little. It comes up slow at first and then more faster. "Ok. She's going to be out for a while. You may stay, but keep it down and don't let her move again if she wakes." Doctor Monroe writes a few notes down and then leaves. Audrey goes and smooths back Elizabeth's hair.

"Honey, you are going to be ok. Let the medicine work. I know you have never been a patient person, but you better be know." Audrey's tears fall onto Elizabeth.

"Audrey, why don't you and I go to the cafeteria and get something to drink and eat. Would either of you guys want something?" Laura asks, looking to Sonny and Dante.

"No thank you. If you girls just want to go for a walk, I'll have something delivered. Anything you want." Sonny says, grabbing Audrey's hand. "She's going to be just fine. I will do everything in my power to find this guy Audrey. I swear to you. And I won't let her do this alone. Even if she doesn't know I'm helping. You have my word, she will be safe from now on. She's always had a special place in my heart since we thought we lost Lucky. She was so sweet to come tell me that it was an accident. That is wasn't an enemy that burned the garage down. It broke my heart to see her in so much pain when she was given that subway token she had given Lucky. At that moment, it was like she was my own child. I never want to see her in that kind of pain again. In fact, when you and the boys go to England, use my plane. That way the boys can play and you have all the room you want. I can travel with you, or send the body guards with you. They can stay there with you or just see you there and get you settled in. Whatever is best and makes it easier on you."

"Thank you Sonny. That is very generous of you. But until Elizabeth wakes up and I know is out of the woods, I'm not leaving." Audrey places her other hand on his.

"You can take it whenever you need it. It's at your disposal." Sonny hugs her. Surprisingly Audrey hugs him back.

"Thank you very much Sonny. I think I will take a coffee from your place. And a blueberry muffin. Liz and I always share our muffin." Audrey breaks down crying. Sonny holds her. Laura rubs her back.

"Audrey, it's ok to cry sweetheart. You cry all you need to. Laura, could you go out to that man there and give him her order and add anything you want to it." Sonny helps Audrey over to a couple of chairs. "Audrey, we need to take care of you while the meds take care of Elizabeth. Let's not give Liz anything else to worry about." Sonny holds her while she has a good cry. Laura steps out into the hallway. She gives the order to the gentleman there and then tries to call Lucky. But it goes to voicemail.

"Lucky, this is your mother. Elizabeth was shot today. She's ok. But there was a complication. She had a blood clot in her lungs. But they are treating her for it. We are just waiting for her to wake up. The boys are all fine. They are being taken care of. If you have any questions, call me. I love you. Be safe." Laura ends the call.

A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter. Please keep letting me know what you think. I gives me the inspiration to write fast and more. Thanks for reading and reviewing. Take care all.