Charlie headed for the La Push Reservation. He glanced over at Sue who turned to him and smiled softly. Charlie grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips and kissed the skin there. He sighed heavily.

"Should I be worried about Sam being there with Layla?" Charlie asked bluntly.

Sue chuckled.

"You've known him and Allison since she moved here and had Sam. He's never been in trouble with the law and he keeps a wild bunch of boys in line. Trust me when I saw there is absolutely nothing you have to worry about concerning Sam when it has to do with Layla. Ever. He's the last person who would ever hurt her. He'd hurt himself a hundred times before he'd let something hurt her." Sue said with 100% conviction.

"Is it a Quileute thing that you'll really explain eventually?" Charlie asked, smiling. "I'm glad one of us has faith here. Because if not, he'd be hauled out of her room so quick. She's just 16…"

"3 years isn't a huge age gap, even if they were romantically interested. Plus, she turns 17 in less than two months. Besides, Sam isn't stupid. He never even tried anything with Leah when they dated. I could tell the day her and Jake… yeah. Same age gap between those two as Sam and Layla. Even if they were the same age, Sam still wouldn't do anything to make you a grandfather." Sue said. "And yeah, I guess you could classify this as a Quileute thing. At the next bonfire, I promise everything will be explained. Fully."

"You seem almost…encouraging of whatever this is." Charlie commented. "I can't help but be leery of it. I've read the file that CPS had on Layla. The hell, the literal hell, that she's been through…" his voice breaking.

"Charlie…" Sue whispered, her heart breaking at his pain. "That's all behind her now. We have her. I guarantee one thing… Sam will die before he lets her go anywhere near those… those sorry excuses for human beings. I'd be surprised if he doesn't go out for their blood if he finds out. That's her past and now it's her future and it's going to blow it all away. Yeah?"

Charlie smiled softly and used his free arm to pull Sue even closer in the truck.

"Have I told you that I love you yet?" Charlie asked.

"Here and there." Sue replied. "I love you too."

…

Sam stayed awake the entire night, watching as his injured little Imprint slept (on his chest, happily, if he says so himself). Anytime she had started to wake or whimper, he'd just pull her closer and gently rub her back which would soothe her back to sleep. She had migrated through the night from his side with her had on his chest to laying on top of his chest and stomach, buried under several hospital blankets. Her head was tucked Sam's chin, right side up. Sam looked at his phone and saw that it was 5 in the morning. He was just about to text one of his pack to make a breakfast run when Sue, Leah, Jake, and Seth walked in carrying bags of food. Sam's stomach growled loudly and he was glad Layla couldn't hear it.

"Well I'm glad to see you too, brother." Jake laughed, setting his bags down.

"How's she doing?" Seth asked, peeking at her under the covers. "How is she not roasting? How are you not sweaty?"

"She's slept all night. She woke up a few times but I settled her back down easily. And honestly, as long as she's happy and comfortable then I'd stay like this forever." Sam said honestly.

Leah and Sue set out the food they brought and one by one, Embry, Quil, and Jared piled into the room, each stopping by to check on Layla and Sam, showing their respect to their Alpha. By now, the entire pack had been made aware of what had happened. Jake grabbed a plate and handed it to Sam who gratefully took it and began eating. Layla sat up a few moments later, looking confused and completely lost. Her vision was still blurry, but not as bad as last night, and she frowned as she looked around. Sam sat up further and set his plate down, gently holding onto Layla's hands, moving his face closer so she could see him.

"Seth, hand me that notebook and pen." Sam said.

Seth handed the items to Sam who used his right hand to scribble out a message before holding it up to Layla. Layla held onto the notebook and read it to herself.

"I gotta pee." Layla said weakly, almost whimpering.

Sam frowned big time. Layla sounded so weak and close to tears. He went on alert, wondering why Layla was behaving like that.

"Girls go to the bathroom in groups so I'll take her. You probably need to get up and stretch anyway." Leah said.

Sam wrote that Leah was going to guide her to the bathroom and showed Layla who barely made any acknowledgement. Sam picked Layla up and gently set her on her feet, still frowning. Leah snagged the back of her hospital gown to hold it closed as she helped Layla and her IV pole walk into the bathroom and to the toilet. Sam stood and stretched, his joints popping and cracking. Sue grabbed the clipboard on the edge of the bed and flipped through it.

"How many times did someone come in to give her pain medication?" Sue asked.

"Someone came in and wrote on her chart about an hour after everyone left, but she wasn't given any pill or shot. None. The door never opened after that. I stayed awake all night." Sam said.

"According to Dr. Cullen's orders, she was to be administered a pain medication injection to her IV port every 4 hours as needed for pain, along with a mild sedative." Sue said. "It's been initialed every 4 hours on the mark. Including the 6 a.m. hour… which is still half an hour away."

Sam growled. His Imprint had to be in immense pain. She had been neglected to be given 3 rounds of pain medication. He felt his eye twitch.

"Jake, go find Carlisle. If he's not here, call him immediately. Sam, deep breaths. Shifting right now will only terrify Layla." Sue said calmly.

Jake ran out of the room, shouting for Dr. Cullen. Charlie ran into the room after seeing Jake running and looking for Carlisle. He looked around as felt his heart drop when he didn't see Layla in the hospital bed and Sam looking seconds away from murdering someone. Before Charlie could open his mouth and ask what was wrong, Leah called out from the bathroom.

"Mom! Sam! She's freaking out and trying to grab her ear!" Leah called out.

Sam nearly ripped the door off its hinges on his rush to get to Layla. Sue and Charlie followed quickly, seeing Layla and Leah on the floor with Leah's arms wrapped around Layla so she couldn't reach her ear, her face pink from struggling and crying.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" Layla cried hoarsely.

Sam immediately moved Leah out of the way and wrapped his arms around Layla with Leah securing her hands. Sue quickly filled Charlie in on what she suspected had happened and Charlie saw red. He grabbed the clipboard and looked for the signature and all but ran to the nurse's desk.

Sam carried Layla to the bed, trying to calm her down until Carlisle could get there. She struggled and tried to pull away in pain and confusion. Sam gently pulled her to lay against him on the bed so she couldn't bang her head on anything, struggling to keep her hands from touching her head and ears. Sam kept up a steady low voice, telling her that she was okay, that he was there, that she was safe, even though she couldn't hear him. Layla exhausted herself in the few minutes it took Carlisle and Jake to make it to her room. Layla cried weakly against Sam's chest, her fists balled up in his shirt, her face pressed tightly against his neck. Carlisle cursed under his breath and grabbed a vial and immediately withdrew enough and inserted it into her IV port, along with an antibiotic. He leaned over the bed slightly and cupped his cold hand over Layla's ear, knowing the cold would help the pain until the medication took effect. Sam let his bonding scent out full force and nearly smiled when he felt Layla inhale and relax even further in his arms.

"It'll take about fifteen more minutes to kick in and with her being nearly 12 hours without, this dose might not do what we need it to. If she gets very agitated again, call me and I can give her something to sedate her." Carlisle said.

"What about the nurse who didn't do her job?" Leah asked.

"I had security and Chief Swan hold her for drug testing and will be held pending the results of the drug test. If they come back positive, I'll have her charged with everything that can be thought of. Her license will be taken and she won't be able to practice nursing in any medical facility anywhere." Carlisle said.

"The nurse signed that she was given every injection, including the one she's to get in ten minutes." Sue said, showing Carlisle.

Carlisle took a time stamped picture and made his own notes on the chart. Sam gently rubbed her back up and down. Carlisle moved his hand a few moments later and took her vitals before checking her ears. Layla whimpered softly but didn't make any movement to raise up.

"Can she eat?" Seth asked.

"If she feels up to it, I don't see any reason to withhold it from her." Carlisle said.

Seth smiled and grabbed a few pieces of bacon and broke it into small pieces and got Layla's attention, holding it out to her. She looked a little dazed for a few seconds before taking it slowly. Seth laughed and sat back, looking over at the others.

"He's got her punch drunk on his bonding scent. She looks blissed out. No wonder she stopped kicking up a fuss." Seth said between giggles.

"That's probably why she didn't wake up crying and screaming several times during the night and why she did have a freak out in the bathroom away from Sam..." Carlisle said, smiling. "I'll be back. I'm going to check on the results of the drug screen. Call me if she needs anything."

Sam snagged his plate and for every bite he made Layla take, she stared up at him until he took a bite as well.

"Bossy as ever." Sam muttered, but his tone was full of affection

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