Kendall was surprised when she got to the ICU to find Jackson still holding vigil beside her mother's bedside.

"Have you been here all night?" she asked.

"No, no, I've only been here a little while." said Jackson startled by her arrival. He was holding Erica's pale hand in both of his and been quietly talking to her. "I just wanted to make sure I was here for your meeting with Dr Castillo. I needed to find out how Erica was doing."

Kendall stood behind him and put a supportive hand on his shoulder. She had heard about his outburst a few days ago.

"Well I'm glad you're here – and I know mom is too!" said Kendall.

"You're getting spoiled now mom, huh!" she continued, now addressing her mother's unconscious form. "First Bianca and then Jackson; the two people I know you most needed to see!"

Erica remained unchanged. She still lay silent and still.

There was a discrete cough and Kendall turned to see Griffin in the door way, she wasn't sure how long he had been standing there.

"Do you need a minute?" he asked, realising he was interrupting a family moment.

"No come in." insisted Kendall. "How is she doing?"

"Better. Well she's stabilised. I'm not entirely certain we can put it down to Bianca's presence or Jackson's little pep talk but something worked. Her clotting factors have returned to normal – which is a very good thing." said Griffin.

As the he went into more detail, Kendall began to find it hard to follow his explanation. One thing she could clearly see was that Griffin seemed more positive and driven than she'd seen in a long while.

"What does that mean for her treatment?" asked Jackson, who had clearly understood more of Griffin's explanation than Kendall had.

"Well, she has now been accepted onto the donor register. We are hopeful in getting a kidney match and then when she is stable we can complete the bowel repair."

"So she's going to get the transplants she needs?" asked Kendall, delighted at the news.

"We're hopeful, yes!" said Griffin. "As you know yourself finding a match isn't always easy but we have a great long queue of Erica's fans lining up to be tested. I quite like the irony that it was fan that injured her and it may well be a fan that saves her life!"

"That woman was not a fan." said Jackson flatly, "She was a psychopath."

"You're right." said Griffin regretting his comment instantly, "I'm sorry."

"Has anyone told Bianca the good news yet?" asked Kendall still smiling, this was so much better than she had been expecting.

"Not yet."

"Would it be alright if I do it?" asked Kendall, "My sister needs something to help cheer up, she hasn't been herself lately!"

"Of course." said Griffin. "I'm just so glad to finally have some good news to pass on at last."

"Will you be alright with mom?" Kendall asked Jackson, giving his shoulder another affectionate squeeze.

"We'll be fine." He assured her. "It would also give me the chance to talk some more to Dr Castillo."

"Okay." said Kendall before turning back to her mom and kissing her forehead. "I will be back later, but I know I'm leaving you in excellent hands!"

After the goodbye to her mother she then turned to Griffin.

"Thank you." She said engulfing him in a big hug. "Thank you so much!"

…

Kendall hurried down the corridor to her sister's room, but when she peered in she noticed the lights were out and a body was clearly visible, snuggled under the blankets. Bianca was asleep.

Kendall pondered for a moment whether or not to wake her, but she decided in the end to let her sister sleep. She was always so drained after a physio-session. She could pass on the good news when she bought Miranda and Gabby on a visit this evening.

"Kendall, I'm glad I caught you!" Kendall turned to find Frankie hurrying down the corridor towards her. "I wanted to talk to you about Bianca."

Kendall gave him a grin and then paused when she noted his serious expression.

"Is something wrong? I thought her recovery was officially classed as miraculous."

"Well physical Bianca is recovering beyond expectation. She is walking now, with support and her co-ordination is vastly improved." explained Frankie, before lowering his voice. "What concerns us is her mental state."

"What?" asked Kendall, surprised by this news. True Bianca seemed to always be exhausted, last visit she had fallen asleep half way through a conversation and Bianca had been the one doing the talking. Maybe she seemed a little down sometimes but she was always happy when her girls were around and she also seemed determined to get better.

"She is driving herself very hard physically. But this is not just a physical injury. She was shot. That has an emotional impact as well. I've noticed her becoming increasingly withdrawn and, yes, she's sleeping a lot because of the physiotherapy but I think she is also using it as an excuse to not to face her own emotional trauma."

"I knew that she was being strong for her girls," said Kendall, and then she thought back. "I guess my little sister has always been good at hiding the bad things that happen to her. Do you want me to talk to her?"

"I actually wanted to talk to you - how would you feel about me discharging Bianca into your care. Both myself and Dr Stanhope her psychiatrist believe the best treatment is to get her back with her family, back into her life again. Part of the problem is that she is beginning to feel remote from who she is. She's been in hospital for six months, over four of which she couldn't even leave her bed…. she couldn't move… Physically she is at a stage where she can have therapy visits at home, but she will need a certain level of care and supervision still."

Kendall smiled.

"Are you telling me that Bianca can come home?"

"Yes." said Frankie, seeing the delight on Kendall's face. "But she needs to be with someone who will make sure she takes it easy and I think she needs to be reminded about the good things in life."

"Well." said Kendall, "I can manage the first part I'm sure - and I know of two little girls who would be more than happy to handle part two!"

Kendall walked away with Frankie, as Bianca slept on, and together they made the arrangements for bringing Bianca home.

Kendall couldn't believe this day could get any better!

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