Authors Note:
I know it's been awhile, and I'm sorry this chapter is pretty short, but I wanted to give you something, and so I started with the next rounds of trails that this family is going to experience! Let me know what you think and leave a review! :)
Chapter Fifty Four
Jace POV:
We were all sitting in the living room watching a movie when Rosa started coughing. Not thinking much of it because cold season was coming around, I didn't pay it much attention. She stopped coughing and I felt something tug my arm, and when I looked over at her, her hand was filled with blood.
"Rosa, did you cough that up?" I asked and she nodded. "Clary, call Patrick, we need to get Rosa to the hospital." I said and everyone went into panic mode. "PJ, watch Nora and Henry." I said and he nodded. I picked Rosa up and ran out to the car with Clary close behind me.
"Patrick, are you guys drunk?" I heard Clary asked. "You need to get Tucker and Jacqueline to the hospital." Clary said. "Something is wrong with Rosa." She explained. "See you soon." She said and she hung up. "Is she going to be okay?" Clary asked me in a hushed tone.
"I don't know, but coughing up blood isn't normal." I said and she nodded. I didn't care about the speed limit at this point. I just wanted to get Rosa to the hospital. When we finally got there I picked Rosa back up and Clary and I ran inside and to the first nurses station we could find. "Excuse me, my granddaughter just coughed up blood." I said to the woman behind the desk.
"Okay, what's her name?" She asked.
"Rosalind Lawson." I said and she typed something out.
"Can we get a gurney and a room for R. Lawson." She called and everything happened so fast. Rosa was carted off immediately.
"What's going to happen to her?" Clary asked the nurse.
"We're going to do some testing, and see what caused her to cough up blood." She said and we nodded. Clary and I walked back to the waiting room. A couple minutes later the kids walked in.
"What's happening?" Jack asked as soon as they saw us.
"Rosa started coughing up blood, and we got here as soon as we could." I said. "She's being tested now."
"Oh my god." Jack said as she started crying. Tucker pulled her into his arms, but you could see how upset he was.
"PJ is back at our house watching Henry and Nora." I said and Patrick and Sammi nodded.
"We're going to head back than." Pat said.
"Thanks for getting them here." Clary said as she gave him a hug.
"Of course. Let us know what's happening the minute you know." Sammi said. I nodded and they left, leaving a very distraught Jack, a numb looking Tucker, and a couple concerned grandparents.
Time Jump – One Hour Later
Clary POV:
"Rosalind Lawson?" We heard a nurse call and we all stood up. "Are you her parents?" She asked towards Jacqueline and Tucker and they nodded. I don't think Jace and I were supposed to hear this, but we weren't leaving our kids. "There is no easy way to say this, but Rosalind has leukemia."
"No." Jack cried as she nearly fell over. I grabbed onto her, and Jace put his arm around Tucker, because as numb as he looked, this new was devastating.
"It's early in the diagnosis, and we want to start chemo immediately." The nurse said.
"Thank you." I said and the nurse nodded before walking away.
"My baby." Jack said through the tears. "She's only 5 years old. She doesn't deserve this." She cried and I just continued to rub her back. Tucker seemed to snap out of the daze. He looked over and me and I nodded. I handed Jacqueline over to him and she cried into the crook of his neck. I took a deep breath because it was taking everything in me not to cry. Jace walked over and scooped me into a hug.
"We're going to make sure we get her everything she needs to beat this." He whispered in my ear and I just nodded. I couldn't imagine how Jacqueline and Tucker are feeling right now. I was devastated when I found out my mom had cancer, I can't imagine how much worse it is to hear your daughter has it.
Patrick POV:
Sammi and I were sitting in the living room waiting to hear any news on Rosa. Henry went to sleep 30 minutes ago, and Nora was passed out on the couch. PJ was watching TV, and Karina got home only a couple minutes ago with Gallagher. She was freaked out just like the rest of us, and worried. It felt like there was never going to be any news but when my phone started ringing and I saw my mom was calling, my stomach instantly dropped.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Patrick." I heard my mom sigh.
"What's going on with Rosa?" I asked.
"She has leukemia." She said and I just felt like my heart broke in half.
"No. She's 5. She's healthy." I said as I tried to hold it together. "How are Jack and Tucker?" I asked after a minute.
"They are in her room right now. Jacqueline is devastated, and I can tell Tucker is too, but he's trying to be strong for her." My mom said.
"What's going to happen?" I asked.
"They are going to start her on chemo as soon as they can, and your father and I are going to make sure that she gets whatever treatment she needs." She said.
"Are you coming home?" I asked.
"Yea. Visiting hours are over soon, but they're allowing Jacqueline and Tucker to stay with Rosa." She said. "Is Nora asleep already?"
"Yea. She's passed out on the couch." I said.
"Can you put her in Jacqueline's old room?" She asked.
"Of course." I said.
"We'll see you soon Patrick." My mom said.
"Bye mom." I said and I hung up.
"What's going on?" Karina asked.
"Rosa has leukemia." I said.
"No." Karina said as she started crying. Gallagher pulled her into him as she continued crying. I looked over at Sammi who had tears in her eyes as well.
"What's going to happen to her?" Sammi asked.
"They want to start chemo immediately." I said and she nodded. "That's all I really know."
"I can't even imagine what Jack and Tucker are going through." Sammi said as she looked at PJ. It was mind blowing that this could happen to our family. It didn't feel real.
"I'm going to take Nora up to Jack's old room." I said and Sammi nodded. I scooped her up in my arms and made my way up to her room. I put Nora on the bed and I thought I was in the clear before her eyes opened.
"Uncle Pat?" She asked.
"Yea sweetheart?" I said.
"Where is Rosa?" She asked.
"She got sick, so she's at the hospital trying to get better." I explained in the best way I could.
"Are mommy and daddy there too?" She asked.
"Yea, they're going to stay with her tonight, so you're going to stay with Nanna and Pop-Pop." I said.
"Otay." She said and I leaned forward and pressed my lips to her forehead. "I love you Uncle Pat."
"I love you too Nora." I said and she closed her eyes again. I made my way back downstairs before I started crying. Sammi walked over to me and pulled me into a hug. "They don't deserve this."
"I know they don't Pat." Sammi said. "But we're all going to be here for them no matter what." She said and I nodded.
"Why don't you guys head home. Gallagher and I will stay here until mom and dad get home." Karina said.
"You sure?" I asked.
"You've had a long night. We're all emotional. Jack and Tucker are going to need us, and we aren't going to be much help if we all don't get a good nights sleep, and time to process." She said.
"When did you get so smart?" I said and she laughed.
"I've always been the smartest." She said and I smiled.
"Tell mom and dad we'll be back tomorrow." I said and she nodded.
"I'll go get Henry." Sammi said as she disappeared upstairs.
"Come on PJ." I said and he stood up and put on his coat. We walked to the door and waited for Sammi and Henry.
"Is Rosa going to be okay dad?" PJ asked.
"I sure hope so PJ." I said and he nodded. A moment later Sammi came back with Henry still sleeping in her arms. We made our way back to our house in silent. This news was something that we all didn't see coming. It was devastating and I just hope to god that Rosa makes it through this.
Clary POV:
When we finally got home, Jace and I were exhausted. We expected Patrick and Sammi to be in the living room when we walked in but we were greeted with Gallagher and a very upset Karina. When she heard us come in she looked back and ran straight towards Jace. He hugged her tight and I took a deep breath.
"Patrick put Nora in Jack's old room like 45 minutes ago." Gallagher said.
"Thanks." I said.
"They said they would be back tomorrow." He explained. "K thought everyone just needed the night to process and sleep."
"Yea, I think that's exactly what we all need. Thank you for being here for her." I said and he smiled.
"Of course." He said. "I'm sorry about Rosa."
"Yea. That's something you never want to see your kids go through." I said and he nodded.
"I'll see you soon K." Gallagher said and Karina looked back and nodded. Gallagher saw himself out and that just left Jace, Karina and I.
"Please tell me she's going to be okay." Karina said through tears. I made my way over to them and Jace wrapped me into their hug.
"I have no idea if she will be baby." I said and she continued to cry and Jace pulled us both closer to him. I didn't know if Rosa was going to beat this, but I had to believe that y grandbaby wasn't going to die before she ever got a chance at life. And I was going to hold onto that hope for as long as I needed too.