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Contains references to and scenes from 2x8.

"Will you really tell your mom?" Jim asked as they left the nurse's office and walked to Anna's locker.

"No, she'll definitely want me to see a doctor and between Mom stressing over the holidays and Dad's job, a doctor's visit is the last thing we need right now," Anna sighed. "As long as I keep it clean, it won't get infected and Mom will never know." Anna opened her locker and set her backpack on the floor in front of it then loosened the tie around her neck. She pulled it off, hanging it in the locker then unbuttoned the first few buttons of her white blouse.

"Whoa, Anna, don't do that," Jim said, looking away and holding up a hand.

"I'm wearing a tank top underneath," Anna said as the last few buttons came undone. Jim glanced at her then saw she was indeed wearing a light purple tank top under her school shirt. "It must have ridden up at lunch which is how he only cut my school shirt. She took the ruined shirt off, pulled her tank top back down and then pulled on the clean white blouse that was hanging in her locker. She kept a spare one in there just in case something happened at lunch or in gym class. She handed Jim the ruined one and then buttoned up the clean one before pulling her tie back on and putting it back in its place. She pulled her backpack back on then switched out a few of her books before looking back at Jim.

"I'll take this to the trash. And try to take it easy this weekend. I want to see you all better on Tuesday," Jim said. Since they had to be in school for the day before Thanksgiving, they were given the Monday after off.

"You're a peach." She kissed his cheek then they went their separate ways.

Anna hopped down the stairs in front of the school then instantly regretted it. Over her last few classes she had developed a bit of a headache and her cheeks felt warm but she powered through, endeavoring not to go back to the nurse so her parents weren't called. The last thing Anna wanted was to pull her mom from Turkey Day prep and bonding with Henry.

"Anna Reagan!" A voice called, drawing her out of her thoughts. Anna looked around to see a blonde lady standing next to a big black SUV. As she slowly approached the SUV, she recognized the car. It was her grandfather's official car. That's when she recognized the woman as Detective Baker from her grandfather's office and detail.

"Detective Baker," she said slowly. "What brings you all the way out here? My Grampa want to talk to me?" Anna motioned to the back of the car.

Baker opened the back door but the back seat was empty. Anna looked at her confused. "Your grandfather sent us to pick you and your brothers up. He's okay but there's been an incident."

"Mom?" Anna asked panicked.

"Your mom is fine; it's your great-grandfather. He's at St. Victor's."

"Is he okay?" Anna asked. This couldn't be good. Why would her grandfather send his detail to pick her and her brothers up if it wasn't something very bad.

"He's in surgery," Baker said, motioning to the back seat. "They believe he had a heart attack. Your grandfather asked us to take you and your brothers to the hospital."

Anna took a deep breath then slowly let it out. "Okay, let's go." Anna climbed up into the SUV. "Would you mind if I changed? I hate this skirt." Baker shut the back door and climbed into the front seat next to the driver. By the time they reached the boys' school, Anna was in her favorite hoodie and comfortable jeans as well as her favorite sneakers. "Do my dad and uncle know?" Anna asked. Her mom had been at the house with Pops so she would have been the one to call for an ambulance and since she was riding in Frank's car he had to have been alerted but she was unsure about the rest of the family.

"Yes, and so does your aunt," Baker answered. Anna nodded and slipped out of the back seat. She walked a little ways up towards the school and spotted her brothers walked out of the building. When they came her way she smiled and they looked at her suspiciously. She just motioned for them to follow her and she led them over to the SUV. Before they could ask any questions she pulled open the back door and motioned for them to get inside.

"Okay, what's going on?" Jack asked as he crawled inside and slid all the way over.

"This is Detective Baker; she works for Grampa, in his office. They're going to take us to St. Victor's," Anna said.

"Is Mom okay?" Sean asked.

"Mom's fine, she'll explain what's going on when we get there," Anna said.

"But of course you already know," Jack said.

"I wouldn't get in the car without knowing. It's okay, boys," Anna said. The boys went quiet and didn't ask another question until they got to the hospital.

At the hospital they found their mom, grandpa, uncle, aunt, and cousin in the waiting room. Anna figured her dad was on a case and that was why he wasn't there. Linda hugged her kids then as she explained things to Jack and Sean, Anna sat down beside her grandfather. "Hi, sweetheart," Frank said, wrapping an arm around her.

"Your detail, really?" Anna asked.

"Fastest way to get you here. Everyone else was already here," Frank said.

"He's going to be okay you know? He's strong and Grandma Mary and Grandma Betty are watching over him," Anna said, giving him a weak smile.

"I know. You worry about your dad though, don't you?" Frank asked. Anna nodded. "Same here." Frank rubbed Anna's shoulder as she leaned against him. She closed her eyes and tried to fight off the headache still throbbing behind her eyes as she waited for the medicine to kick in and for a nurse to tell them they could see Henry.

Anna was lying across Frank's lap and the chair with her feet curled up when the doctor came out later. She was also half asleep. Frank gently lifted Anna's head and stood up then laid her back down on the chair so he could speak with the doctor. It briefly occurred to him that his granddaughter's forehead was warm but he put that on the back burner until he found out how his father was doing. The rest of the family gathered around the group of chairs waiting for word. Soon Jack was shaking Anna's shoulder. "Did you hear that, Anna? Pops is okay. Anna?" Jack asked. He touched her cheek when she didn't respond then pulled back sharply. "Anna? Mom, she's really warm," he said, looking up at Linda.

"Anna," Linda walked around from where she was hugging Sean to kneel in front of her daughter. She felt Anna's forehead and concurred with her son. "Anna, sit up for me sweetie," Linda said.

"Sleepy, Mommy," Anna answered, rubbing her eyes with her hand. Linda suddenly became more alert.

"Anna, sit up. Tell me what happened." Anna sat up and tried to focus on her mom. Anna stared at her mom trying to figure out what was wrong. Linda took Anna's right arm and pulled up the sleeve. "What happened?"

"Oh, there was a fight at school. It was an accident. He wasn't trying to hurt me, not really. I jumped in to break it up. I'm fine, Momma, just having trouble staying awake," Anna said.

"Did it hurt?" Linda asked.

"A little," Anna said.

"And the nurse gave you something for it?" Linda asked.

"Naproxen," Anna said.

"That stuff's too strong for you, you know that," Linda said. "Come on, we'll go see a doctor and have them take a look at your arm." Anna nodded and pulled a bottle of water from her backpack. "And drink all of that." Anna nodded again and let her mom lead her down to the ER to get her arm, and stomach, checked out.

After his talk with Jamie in the cafeteria and their cup of coffee, Frank headed back upstairs with his son to see if they would be allowed to see Henry yet but when he made it to the waiting room his concern for his granddaughter was back full force. "Boys, where's your mom?" Frank asked.

"She took Anna down to the ER. Apparently your granddaughter stopped a fight at school today and got a little cut up as a thanks. She was also running a bit of a fever," Garrett answered for Jack and Sean. Frank nodded and soon they were let in to see Henry. Frank and Jamie went into the room while Garrett stayed outside with the kids.

When Danny came in he said hello to his boys and niece then found his dad and brother in his grandfather's room. "Where's Erin?" Danny asked.

"Getting dinner," Jamie told him. "Doctor says Pops will be fine."

"I know. He's tough," Danny answered. It wasn't long after that when Erin walked in with sandwiches for everyone.

"So you know," Erin said, looking at her older brother after handing a sandwich to her father, "you're not the only hero in the family. Your wife saved grandpa."

"Oh yeah? Imagine that. He's not even the first Reagan man she's saved," Danny answered as Erin continued to pull sandwiches out of the bag.

"Who's the first?" Jamie asked confused.

"Me," Danny said, giving his brother a disbelieving look. The whole family laughed. "Speaking of, where is my wife? The boys and Nicky are in the waiting room with Deputy Commissioner Moore but I didn't see Anna or Linda."

"According to Garrett, Linda took Anna down to the ER. She's okay," Frank pacified when Danny looked up in shock. "She just had a bit of a fever and a cut on her arm."

"It seems heroism runs in your family, especially. She stopped a fight at school." Jamie said.

"It wasn't really a fight," Anna said softly from the doorway. "Kid got into an argument with his girlfriend, then a shoving match with my friend. I broke it up when a knife came out and he managed to nick my stomach and arm. The school nurse dressed it and the nurse downstairs said it was fine," Anna said. Everyone was watching her as Linda stood behind her. "Grampa, the mayor wants to talk to you." Frank finally noticed the mayor behind Linda and Anna. He excused himself and Anna and Linda joined Danny and Jamie beside the bed.

"Let me see," Danny said. Anna sighed but pulled up her shirt to reveal her stomach then removed the bandage from it. He could tell the wound was starting to scab over and nodded. "Your arm too." Anna removed the hoodie lying over her right arm and revealed the bandage over her arm.

"It's basically a scratch." Anna protested. Her dad shot her a stern looked and she removed the bandage from her arm. Once he was satisfied, she replaced the bandage. As if reading his mind the next words out of Anna's mouth were, "the kid with the knife is also not allowed back in school for another week. Not until Friday. Because of the holiday and then the fight. I'm okay, Daddy, I promise. It's no big deal."

Danny looked at his wife who shrugged then he sighed. "I've have to get back to work. Try to stay out of any more fights okay?" Danny asked.

"I will, and I'll tell Mom if I start to feel any worse and I'll go to bed early," Anna said.

"That's my girl," Danny said. He took a sandwich from his sister then said goodbye to his wife and grandfather. "And Anna."

"Yeah, Dad?"

"I'm glad you're okay," Danny pulled her into a hug. Once Danny was gone, Linda sent Anna back out to her siblings with the rest of the sandwiches not meant for the adults.

"Well?" Nicky asked when Anna was through handing out their dinner.

"I'm fine, just a few small cuts and the hoodie was making me too warm."

"Even with the medicine?"

"Yeah. It wasn't really a fever reducer; it was more of a pain reliever. Beside it wasn't a fever."

"Do you think Grandpa will cancel Thanksgiving because of this?" Sean asked.

"He won't," Jack told his brother confidently. "Will he?" Jack asked his sister. She could tell he was just as worried as Sean was but he was trying not to let on for his brother's sake.

Nicky and Anna shared a look. "We won't let them," Anna said. "Thanksgiving is Pops' favorite holiday. Even if we have to have it here, we'll have Thanksgiving this year."

"Yeah?" Sean asked.

"Yeah," Nicky and Anna agreed.

"Uncle Jamie," Anna said as he walked into the waiting room. The trick here was to keep her voice sweet and innocent and not demanding. He'd turn her down flat if he heard that tone.

"Whatever you want the answer is no," Jamie said. So much for not turning her down flat.

"You haven't even heard our proposition yet," Anna complained.

'Don't have to when all four of you are giving me the same look," Jamie answered.

"Come on, Uncle Jamie, you know you love us," Nicky added.

"Okay, I'll bite," Jamie said, sitting down on the window ledge.

"We want you to help us convince our moms and Grampa not to cancel Thanksgiving this year. It's Pops' favorite holiday and you know he'll be really upset when he finds out it's canceled."

"So you want to what?" Jamie asked, curiously.

"Okay, so maybe we can't have it in the traditional sense, at home like we usually do, but maybe we can do something different?" Anna suggested.

"Postpone it until Sunday?" Nicky suggested.

"Have it via video chat?" Jack suggested.

"Have it here?" Sean suggested.

"I love it, Sean," Anna said. "It's perfect. That way Pops can still be around the doctors and nurses if he needs them and we'll get our Thanksgiving."

"And you just expect the hospital to agree to this?" Jamie asked.

"Of course not, but you don't get to be PC without making friends in high places. He can pull some strings. I know he can," Anna nearly begged.

"Okay, you convinced me. Let's see how far you get with your moms," Jamie said as Linda and Erin came their way.

"Mom, Aunt Erin, before you say no, hear us out," Anna said.

"Looks like we're in for it Linda," Erin said. Her sister-in-law nodded.

"Tomorrow is Grandpa Henry's favorite holiday and we know that most of the food is already ready, it just needs to be cooked. So why waste all that food by postponing or canceling dinner tomorrow, when we can make everyone happy and just have it here. You're always telling us the holidays are more about family than the location so why not prove that by just moving Thanksgiving to a different location?" Anna explained.

"She does have us there," Linda said to Erin.

"Come on Mom; just think of how much money that won't go to waste. It's just sitting in the fridge at Grandpa's. How long does it stay good when it's not frozen?" Nicky added. "Anna and I will even help cook it."

Erin and Linda exchanged looks as they thought it over. "Okay," Erin said.

"Yes!" the kids cheered.

"If," Linda called to get their attention again, "if your grandfather agrees."

"If I agree to what?" Frank asked, reentering the waiting room.

"Just say yes and save yourself the big, long, well thought out spiel," Anna said. "You'll just say yes in the end anyway."

"Garrett?" Frank asked, looking at his DCPI.

"It's a good argument and I'd definitely say yes to it," he answered his boss.

"Short version?" Frank asked.

"Thanksgiving dinner, here, tomorrow, please?" Anna summed up in five words.

"A little more?" Frank asked.

"Food's nearly ready, holidays are about family, and say no to these cute and sweet and innocent faces, boys," Anna said as Jack and Sean cranked up their puppy dog pouts full blast.

"Okay, okay, not the puppy dog pouts," Frank said after a moment, "but because of the argument, not the faces." The kids didn't care as they rushed to hug their grandfather. Garrett smiled behind his phone as he scrolled through his text messages.

The following day, Anna and Nicky were a big help to their moms and it didn't take long before everything was set up at the hospital for dinner. When the other great-grandkids rushed to him after the family surprised him with dinner, Henry noticed Anna firmly planted between her parents. He shot her a smile and her face lit up with a bright smile in return. Everyone took seats around the table. "Well it ain't the Reagan Dining Room, but under the circumstances ..." Frank trailed off. Henry grinned.

"I know we couldn't be home this year, but that doesn't mean a little bit of home can't be with us," Linda added. She lifted up a dish at the end of the table near him and Henry was pleased to see his turkey platter.

After Henry said grace and as the plates were being filled Jamie looked at his grandfather. "You should be thankful for Anna as well," Jamie said.

"I'm always thankful for my grandkids," Henry said.

"Me? What did I do?" Anna asked.

"This was all your idea," Jamie said.

"Was not, it was Sean's idea."

"Mine?" Sean asked.

"How's that?" Frank asked.

"He's the one that suggested we have it here," Anna told them.

"You said it first," Sean said.

"They were trying to convince me to help them convince all of you not to cancel Thanksgiving and Anna said we should do something different," Jamie explained.

"But it was Sean who said we should have it here," Anna said.

"Only because that's what you said when you said you wouldn't let them cancel it before you had to convince Uncle Jamie," Sean said.

"So we're thankful for all you kids, now eat before your food gets cold," Danny said, putting an end to the fight he knew was brewing between both of his kids. "Anna, how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, like I said, barely a scratch," Anna said.

"What's barely a scratch?" Henry asked.

Anna sighed but explained what had happened the day before at school. She rolled up her sleeve and showed her dad. "Can't even tell, see?" Anna said.

"How'd he even get the knife in the building?" Henry asked.

"I go to a Catholic school in Staten Island not public school in the Bronx or Harlem. Security there is pretty light. He's been suspended until a week from tomorrow," Anna said.

Dinner passed quickly and as snow and winter descended on the city, Henry's health improved. Before long it was almost like he had never had the heart attack.