Chapter 3

Around eight o'clock, Eddie walks into Nina's kitchen to fix himself a hoagie. He takes everything that he needs out of her refrigerator, and then Nina's phone rings. Since it's laying on the kitchen table, Eddie decides to answer it. "I got it!" He picks up her phone and answers it.

"Nina!? Is that you!?"

Eddie's brow furrows and reads the caller ID. It's Jacob's mom. "Um, no. It's her friend, Eddie. Do you want to talk to her?"

"Yes, please!"

Eddie hands Nina's phone to her. "It's Jacob's mom. She sounds worried and scared."

Nina answers her phone with a confused look on her face. "Is something wrong, Katie? Eddie said that you sounded worried and scared."

"Yes! I'm so sorry! Carter's in the hospital! One minute, he was perfectly fine, and, the next, he was having a panic attack! I didn't give him anything that he was allergic to, so I took him to the hospital! We're at New York Memorial Hospital on 5th Avenue!"

Nina's eyes widen, and she starts to panic. "Oh my gosh! Eddie and I will be there as soon as possible!"

"Okay! See you soon!"

Nina hangs up and puts her phone in her pocket. She runs into the living room and grabs her purse. She runs back into the kitchen and grabs Eddie by the wrist. She pulls him into the living room. "Come on!"

"What's going on!?" Eddie screams while being really, really, really confused.

Nina stops and shakes Eddie. "Carter is in the hospital, Eddie!"

Eddie grabs his jacket and grabs his car keys out of a bowl on a table by the front door. "Let's go!"

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Nina runs into the hospital and finds Katie, her husband, John, and Jacob in the waiting room. "Where's Carter!? Is he okay!?"

Katie hugs Nina tightly. "Nina, I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so sorry. It's all my fault. I should have been watching him and Jacob more closely."

Nina wipes her tears away and hugs Katie tighter. "It's okay, Katie."

John shakes hands with Eddie and hugs Nina. "Carter is in Room 34. The doctor won't let us see him because they're trying to get him stabilized, so they can draw blood and do test on him. He said that it might take all night."

Nina nods. "Listen, Katie. You guys can go. It's late, and Jacob needs to get home. He looks like a zombie." She laughs at Jacob, who's trying very hard to keep his eyes open. "You've did enough already."

Katie picks up her purse and hugs Nina again. "Are you sure, Nina? John and I can take Jacob home, and then I can come back here."

Nina shakes her head. "No, Katie. It's fine. You're the one who called me and brought Carter here, and I thank you so much. Go home."

Katie nods and picks Jacob up. "Call me later, Nina." She smirks. "I know that I shouldn't be saying this at a time like this, but good job on picking a guy. He's pretty cute," she whispers in Nina's ear.

Nina blushes and looks at Eddie, who's talking to John about something. "He's just a friend, Katie."

Katie winks at Nina. "For now." She waves at Nina. "Bye, girl!"

Nina laughs. "Bye, Katie."

Eddie sighs and sits down on a colorful, hard chair in the waiting room. "Wow. It's my first night with you and Carter, and someone is already in the hospital. I think that's a new record."

Nina nods and smiles. "Me, too." She sighs and sits down in a chair beside Eddie. "I wish that we were at home, and Carter was at Jacob's, perfectly fine. I hate hospitals."

Eddie nods. "Me, too."

Nina tears up. "I hope that Carter is okay. This is the first time he's been to a hospital since he was born! Nothing like this has ever happened before!"

Eddie puts his hand on Nina's shoulder. "Carter will be okay, Nina. I promise."

Nina shakes her head and let's a tear roll down her cheek. "You can't promise something like that, Eddie."

Eddie smiles sadly as he wipes Nina's tears away. "But I can certainly try."

The doctor, Doctor Stevens, walks into the waiting room with a clipboard. "Carter James Martin?"

Nina jumps up and runs towards the doctor. "Is my son okay!?"

Doctor Stevens laughs and smiles. "Of course. He just had a small seizure from playing a video game. He's going to be completely fine, but we need to keep him over-night to make sure that he doesn't have another seizure in his sleep. He's in Room 34 on the second floor. You can see him if-"

Nina hugs the doctor and runs towards the elevator outside of the waiting room.

Eddie laughs and smiles at Doctor Stevens. "Sorry about her. She was really worried about Carter."

Doctor Stevens smiled. "That's okay. I'm used to it. Are you Carter's father?"

Eddie shakes his head. "No. I'm a family friend, and I'm staying with them for awhile."

"That's great. You can see him now."

Eddie nods and walks toward the elevator. Nina is probably ambushing Carter with hugs and kisses by now.

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Carter beams when Nina walks into his room. "Mommy, you're here!"

Nina hugs Carter tightly. "Carter!"

Carter giggles. "I'm okay, mommy. I just had a seizure because me and Jacob were playing a game on my iPod, and it had flashing lights."

Nina starts to cry as she hugs Carter again. "I'm so glad that you're okay, Carter. I was so worried."

"It's okay, mommy."

Eddie walks into Carter's room and smiles at him. "Hey, buddy."

Carter smiles. "Eddie!"

Nina let's go of Carter and wipes her fresh tears away. "I can't believe that I'm crying again."

Eddie laughs at Nina. "It's okay, Nina." He hugs her.

Carter holds his arms out. "I wanna hug, too!"

Eddie hugs Carter and ruffles his hair. "You're brave, buddy. I would have screamed when they stabbed me with an IV."

Carter laughs. "I did, too, but then the pretty nurse gave me so candy."

Eddie chuckles.

Carter groans. "I wanna go home, guys!"

Nina sighs. "You have to spend the night here, baby. The doctor wants to make sure that you can sleep with having another seizure."

"Okay. Are you going to go home, mommy?"

Nina smiles and shakes her head. "No. I'm staying right here with my baby boy."

Carter smiles. "What about you, Eddie?"

Eddie shakes his head, too. "Nope. I'm staying right here, Carter. I'm not leaving this room."

Doctor Stevens opens the door a little. "The food-court closes in ten minutes, guys."

Eddie smiles and jumps up. "I take that back. I'm getting some food." He laughs. "Do you guys want anything?"

"I want some chocolate cookies and some milk!" Carter exclaims.

Nina laughs. "Get me anything. I don't care."

Eddie nods and smiles. "I'll be right back with anything, milk, and cookies."

Hey, guys! This chapter was kind of boring, too, but oh well! This story will eventually get better! I hope you liked this chapter! Please continue to review, follow, and favorite! Thanks for everything, guys! It really means a lot! I love each and every one of you! Again, thanks, guys! (:
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