A/N: Here is a chapter to end your Monday with! Hope you enjoy! :)
Emma and Ella
Chapter 27: Surgery Part 2
10 minutes later…
"Hey sweetheart." Snow said as she made her way to Ella's side and hugged her as she kissed her cheek. "How's my girl?"
Ella shrugged her shoulders.
"Oh sweetie. Everything is going to be just fine." Snow told her as she took her hand in hers. "Don't you worry about it."
"Ok." She responded with a small smile.
Emma came up to the side her Dad was on. "You got the boot off?"
"Yeah, but they still won't let me walk on it." She joked.
David and Snow stepped back for a moment to talk.
"She's really nervous." David told her quietly.
"I can tell." Snow said as she looked back at Ella with worried look.
"Whale said the surgery could take three to four hours and one of us will be able to sit with her when she's in recovery. If you want to you can." David said knowing that she would want to and maybe Ella would be more comforted with her there instead of him. She still hadn't known him as long as her mother.
"Or we could take turns sitting with her." Snow said knowing David was feeling inadequate when it came to their youngest daughter even though he was great with her despite their lack of history. She felt similar when it came to Emma, but it would all change as they got to know each other and grew closer as a family.
"Are you sure she wouldn't be more comfortable with you?" David asked worriedly.
"I think she will just be glad to have one of us there. And I think she is more comfortable with you then you realize." Snow said with a reassuring smile.
"Thanks, but I still think…"
"David, don't sell yourself short. You do great with both girls."
"If I do so great why is she still so nervous?" David asked.
"Because she's scared and no matter what we say it isn't going change the fact that she is having a surgery. She's going to be somewhat nervous." Snow told him softly with a small smile.
"I don't like her being scared and nervous." David practically pouted.
Snow chuckled, "neither do I, but she'll be okay."
"I know." David said with a sigh.
"Did he tell you how long her recovery will be?" Snow asked as she looked over to Ella and then her leg which was uncovered showing how pale and dry the skin was. It also looked smaller than if had before.
"No not yet." David responded.
"I'm guessing it will take quite a while since she's getting surgery." Snow said.
"I know and she's going to need some physical therapy for sure. Her muscles in her leg are already atrophied." David said as he looked at her leg too.
"I know, that worries me, but Dr. Whale knows what he is doing." Snow said.
"I know." David said.
"Dad?" Ella asked softly from her bed.
David and Snow walked back over to the bed.
"What is it?" David asked softly.
"I'm thirsty." Ella said, basically asking for a drink.
"I'm sorry sweetie, but you can't drink anything until after your surgery." David said softly.
"Oh, surgery sucks." Ella mumbled.
"Ella." Snow scolded as David tried to hide a chuckle. "We don't say that word. We know it isn't fun, but it's necessary."
"I wish it wasn't necessary." Ella grumbled.
"We do too, but it became necessary when you didn't follow the doctor's orders. This time however, you will be following the doctor's orders so that your leg heals properly." Snow said not unkindly, but firmly.
Ella looked down feeling guilty and feeling like she was a burden since she put herself in this situation. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay, just don't use the word again, okay?" Snow said softly.
Ella blinked in confusion. She wasn't apologizing for saying that word. She was apologizing for getting into this situation and being a burden to them. "Ok."
"Good." Snow said softly unaware of what Ella was really saying sorry about.
"I hate hospitals." Emma told Ella as she looked at her IV. "But I do know how to take one of those out…"
"Don't you dare even think about it, either of you." David said sternly.
"I wasn't going to, geez Dad, calm down." Emma said with a smirk.
David calmed down some and smiled as he shook his head. "I'm sorry, but I wouldn't put it past you two to do something like that."
Emma and Ella looked at each other and smiled. He was right. They would do something like that, especially if their parents weren't watching.
"Here why don't you two play a game of cards while we wait." Snow said as she grabbed a deck of cards from her purse as David set the table over Ella's bed. Emma got up on the edge of the bed and took and cards from their mom.
Ella didn't really want to play cards, but she figured it would keep her mind off the surgery a little.
40 minutes later….
Dr. Whale and two transporters came into the room. Ella tenses up immediately. She didn't want to go. She was too scared to leave her family.
Ella looked at Emma. "Don't let them take me." Ella whispered to her desperately.
Emma understood and nodded before getting up to block them from getting to her and her IV pole.
"Ella they are going to take you to surgery now." Snow said as she came over to the other side of Ella's bed with David.
"She's not going anywhere." Emma said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Emma, she is going to be fine and she needs this surgery." David said, knowing she was just being protective of her sister.
"I don't want it." Ella said as she looked up at her Dad, on the verge of tears.
"But in order for your leg to heal properly, you need this surgery. If it wasn't necessary, we wouldn't make you have it." David told her softly as he took her hand and squeezed it.
Ella began to cry softly at knowing they weren't going to let her get out of this surgery.
"You just have to trust us that everything will be fine." Snow said as she stroked Ella's hair.
"But I don't wanna go…" Ella cried harder.
Snow kissed Ella's forehead. "You're going to be fine, baby. Before you know it, you will be waking up and it will be all done. I promise."
"We have to take her now." Whale said interrupting them.
Ella was freaking out by now and couldn't stop the tears.
"We will see you when you wake up, Ella." Snow said as she kissed her again before backing.
David wiped away some of her tears with his thumbs. "I love you, sweetie." David kissed her forehead. "It will be over before you realize it."
"Don't make me go…" she cried desperately.
"It's going to be okay." David told her gently.
Ella grabbed on to his arm. "No, don't let them take me!"
"Honey, they have to take you so that they can fix your leg." David tried, she was breaking his heart at her tears. He knew she was terrified, but she had to do this. It wasn't an option. But on the other hand, she was so scared that he wanted to just wrap her up on his arms to comfort her and make her feel safe.
Snow walked up and pried Ella's hand from David's arm. "I know your scared, but you have to do this. You have to be brave for us. We will see you soon." Snow said as she pulled David from Ella and moved back from the bed.
"No! No!" Ella yelled with tears as they moved away. She then saw the men and Dr. Whale start to come towards her so she turned to Emma in fear that she would abandon her too. "Please help me, Emma." She cried out desperately.
Emma was still blocking the transport guy from getting to Ella's IV pole.
"Excuse me, young lady." The man said kindly.
"No! You aren't taking her anywhere." Emma responded stubbornly.
"Emma, move out of the way. David said from the other side of bed.
Emma looked at him. "No."
"Emma Ruth, now." David said sternly.
The transport guy tried to get around her, but Emma kicked his shin as hard as she could.
"Ow!" The man yelled."
David was already on his way over to move Emma out of the way when the man yelled.
"You can't take my sister!" Emma yelled at the man just as David came over to them.
"Emma, that's enough. You aren't helping your sister, but hurting this man." David said to her before pulling her over to him.
"No! I am helping her!" Emma yelled as she struggled to get back to Ella, but her Dad was stronger and got her into a safe hold. "Let me go, Dad!" Emma yelled as she tried to wiggle her way out of his hold, but she couldn't.
"Don't make me go, Mom!" Ella cried out as well, but to her mom this time as the men started to take her out of the room.
"Dad! She doesn't want to go!" Emma yelled as she tried to get out of his hold to help her sister.
"You'll be fine, Ella." Snow said with watery eyes.
"Daddy? Don't want to go, don't let them take me!" Ella tried again with tears streamed down her face.
"Dad! Help her!" Emma yelled desperately as tears began to follow down her face too. She hated seeing her sister so upset.
"We will see you soon, kiddo." David said gently, knowing that wasn't what she wanted to hear. When she started to cry harder, his heart broke even further. He knew she would be fine, but she was so terrified and he hated to see her so upset.
"Dad, you can't just let them take her!" Emma cried out as Ella was almost out of the room.
"Emma, she will be fine. She needs this surgery." David told her as he held her as she tried to get out of his hole to stop the men from taking Ella.
"She doesn't want it! She's scared!" Emma cried in worry of her sister.
"I know, but she will be okay." David said.
"She's crying!" Emma cried out.
Snow made her way to Emma and David. She stood in front of Emma. "Hey, she needs this surgery and we wouldn't let her go if she wasn't going to be okay." Snow said softly to her as she tucked her blonde hair behind her ear.
"But she's upset.." she whispered in an upset voice as she settled down in David's arms.
"I know." Snow said softly.
"I don't like her being sad." Emma continued.
"We don't either." Snow said as she wiped Emma's tears from her eyes.
"What if something does happen to her?" Emma said as more tears came. Somewhere inside her, she was still worried she was going to lose Ella like she almost did from the apple turnover. She just couldn't lose her sister!
"Oh sweetie, nothing is going to happen to her. She will be just fine. I promise." Snow said as David let Emma go. Emma immediately wrapped her arms around her Mom and cried. "Shh, sweetie. It's okay." She told her as she rubbed her back to soothe her.
David stepped up to them and wrapped his arms around both his wife and daughter, kissing Emma's head as he did. He couldn't help, but think of Ella being terrified as she was being wheeled to surgery. He felt like he failed her as a father. He couldn't even comfort her and then she left crying her eyes out calling out for both himself and Snow. She was terrified and neither of them were with her. It just broke his heart thinking of her crying and alone.