Chapter 8:

Toby's POV:

Spencer calls the kids down and they come down laughing.

Spencer: Isabella and Mason Cavanaugh! What is so funny?

Mason: Um, nothing mom, I just told Isabella a funny joke.

Mason says this trying to keep a straight face, it's clearly not working.

Spencer: Really, cause I come home to find that you have locked your father out and he wasn't even able to go to the front of the house through the back door.

Isabella: We didn't do anything.

Spencer: Then why did your father say that you were playing and then you t bought it was funny to lock him out.

Isabella: Ok, so it was a bit funny.

The kids finally admit to it.

Spencer: Right, your both grounded until further notice.

Mason: Why?

Spencer: Because you locked your father out in this freezing weather and you lied and you think it's funny. GO TO YOUR ROOMS. NOW!

The kids follow Spencer's command and then me and her sit on the couch.

Spencer: On your lunch break tomorrow, can you. Come home and drop me to my physio appointment for my shoulder please?

Toby: Of course.

Spencer: I'm going to talk to Mason, he should know better and shouldn't lead his sister into things like that.

Toby: Ok, I'll come with you.

Me and Spencer make our way upstairs, then we hear shouting.

Mason: This is all your fault Isabella!

Isabella: Stop shouting!

Spencer's POV:

Me and Toby walk into Isabella's bedroom to find her on the floor, crying, her hand on her small head.

Toby: What's going on? Mason, did you hit your sister?

Mason: No, she tried to hit me!

Spencer: Come here sweetie.

Spencer comforts our daughter and then I turn back to my son.

Toby: You know that violence is a bad thing!

Mason: But you cops use violence. Jade told me when she nearly got kidnapped!

Toby: That's different.

Mason: How is it?

Toby: Because, if people do different things. It doesn't matter what they do. If the person that did it, deals with the situation in a bad way, then we have to also deal with it differently.

Spencer: Toby, have you seen the mark on Isabella's head.

Toby comes to me and Isabella. He moves some hair out the way and his eyes widen in shock.

Toby: This looks really serious.

Me and Toby stare at our daughters head that has a forming bruise and a small cut.

Spencer: What did you hit her with?

Toby: My palm. After, she stepped away and then walked to the window. She fell over and her head hit something.

Me and Toby turn our heads to where Mason is pointing. There's nothing there.

Toby: Sweetheart, how did you cut your head?

Isabella: When I fell, it felt like something poked me. I didn't see it though.

Spencer: Do you think it's serious enough that we need to take her to the hospital?

Toby: Well, I don't think so. Let's put some ice on it and we will see how it is about half hour.

Toby's POV:

We tell Mason to stay in his room. I carry my daughter down stairs and Spencer holds her whilst I get some ice and wrap it in a tea towel. I finish my task and then hand the ice to Spencer. She places it on our daughter head. Isabella winces in pain, but calms after a few seconds.

Toby: How does that feel sweetie?

Isabella: Ok. Thank daddy.

Toby: I'm going to have a shower. Will you be ok down here?

Spencer: Yeah.

Ito upstairs to see that Masons bedroom door is open.

Toby: Mason?

Turn tone in my voice rapidly grows concerned. I pop my head through the door and I find a piece of paper taped to the window.

Toby: Sorry.

I hear a loud bang and then…

Toby: SPENCER!

Spencer rushes upstairs without our daughter.

Spencer: Where's Mason?

Toby: Call 911!

Me and Spencer stare out of the open window.

Toby: Call 911, I need to se if he's ok.

I rush outside to the Mason who is lying all twisted on the ground below us.

Toby: Mason, please be ok, please be ok.

I kneel next to my son and his eyes start to open.

Mason: Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt Isabella all those times.

Toby: It's ok buddy.

Spencer's POV:

As the paramedics arrive, I hear Toby shout.

Toby: Please, save my son!

I join them outside and they attend our son.

Paramedic: Don't worry, your not in trouble, but the cope are on their hourly. They just need to ask you some questions. Your son is in the best hands.

Spencer: Please, he's only 6.

Paramedics: We are doing everything we can.

The paramedics take Mason into an ambulance. He's unconscious and has a neck brace.

Toby: He's gonna be ok.

Spencer: The cops are here.

Me, Toby and our daughter sit in the living room with the cops and they start to ask questions.

Officer 1: I know this is very hard for you after the sudden tragedy that has occurred, but you must know that you are not in any trouble.

Spencer: Is my little boy going to be ok?

Officer 2: He's in the best possible hands.

Officer 1: Now, what happened.

I'm much too upset to talk to the officers so Toby speaks instead.

Toby: Spencer came home, to find that the kids locked me in the garden. Once I was inside, she called the kids down and told them off. They were grounded and went to their rooms. I then went upstairs and heard shouting. I called up Spencer. It turns out Mason hit Isabella. We told him to stay in his room and then we went downstairs. I went back upstairs to talk to Mason and then saw his door was open. I found the paper then heard a crash.

Officer 2: That's all very helpful. I think it's safe to say that you can go to the hospital.

Toby: Ok.

As me, Toby and Isabella race to the hospital, I call Emily, Spencer, Aria and Allison.

Toby: Don't worry Spencer. Our boy is a fighter, he's gonna be ok.

Toby's POV:

Me, my wife, Isabella, Allison, Emily, Aria and Hanna sit in Masons room, waiting for the moment where he will wake up. There's been no change in his condition. He still has a neck brace and has a tube that is helping him breath.

Hanna: Look at him. So perfect, but yet so fragile.

Spencer: I know and if he doesn't make it, I'm not going to be able to live with myself. He will be the second child of mine to die and Isabella will be an only child!

Emily: It's ok.

Spencer paces around the room, Emily stands up to comfort her.

Doctor: Excuse me, could I have a moment with Toby and Spencer?

Toby: Sure.

Everyone leaves and Allison take Isabella.

Doctor: Mason, he has some very serious injuries.

Spencer: What's are they?

Doctor: Well, he has a fractured skull, a fractured spine and he could possibly come out with brain damage. The fracture on his spine is causing pressure on the spinal cord. He could also be paralysed.

Spencer: Oh my god. What are the chances of him not making it.

Doctor: I'm really sorry to say this, but he only has 30% of survival. I'm so sorry.

Toby: Thank you.

The doctor leaves and then I turn to my wife, and we say something at the same time.

Spencer: I want another baby.

Toby: What?

Spencer: I know it sounds crazy at this moment in time and I know it sound like we would be replacing him, but I think a baby is ok.

Toby: Well, I'm not totally agreeing with this plan, but it is what I want to. There are some things though. We can have another baby if he doesn't make it, because if we have another, it's going to be a bit too much to juggle.