Daughter of the Deadman III
Chapter 6: Devastation
One month had passed since Angel and Taker had gone home. It wasn't long before Kane had joined them too after being severely injured by Triple H at the Survivor Series back in November. Kristy, Adam and Wyatt were going to be coming to Houston after spending some time in Calgary with the Harts and some time in Toronto with Adam's Mom, Judy.
From what Angel had heard from Kristy, Judy had fallen in love with Wyatt right from the moment she had met him. She also didn't seem to care how he had come to be there. She was more excited that she now had a grandson. She was also very nice to Kristy and was glad that her son was happy. Kristy, however, hadn't really said much about what had gone on in Calgary, but Angel had a feeling it hadn't gone well.
It was about four o'clock in the afternoon and Lea and Sienna were playing in the backyard. Sienna had been coming over to the house every day after school. Angel watched them through the window. She was glad to be home and be a big sister again. Kane was down in the basement exercising, trying to get the strength back into his injured leg. Taker had just left to go pick up Wyatt, Kristy and Adam from the airport.
Taker drove down the street listening to music on the radio. He was excited to see them again. He pulled into the parking lot and got out of the car. Then he walked inside. There were people everywhere. Taker just stood there and waited for Kristy, Wyatt and Adam to come. He seemed to be there forever, but finally he heard a squeal. Wyatt came running through the crowd and hugged him. Taker laughed at him. The little boy barely came up to his knees. He still looked like Kristy's miniature with blond hair and hazel eyes.
"Hi, Papa Taker!" Wyatt said.
"Hey, Little Man, where are your Mom and Dad?" Taker asked.
"They're on their way." Wyatt said.
Just as he said the words, Kristy and Adam pushed their way through the crowd. Kristy beamed from ear to ear when she saw Taker. Adam just smiled at the fact that Wyatt was clinging to Taker's leg. Taker took their bags and they went outside. They loaded the bags into the car and drove to the house. When they pulled into the driveway, Angel was sitting on the porch. Wyatt leaped from the car as soon as it was safe and ran to her. He flung his arms around her neck.
"Aunt Angel! I missed you!" Wyatt said.
"I missed you too, Little Man. Were you good while you were on your trip?" Angel asked.
"Yep! I got to meet my Grandma Judy! She's really nice! And we went to see Grandpa Davey and everyone else too! It was fun, but Diana was really mean as always." Wyatt said.
"That doesn't surprise me, Little Man." Angel said.
"Where's Lea?" Wyatt asked.
"She's in the backyard. Go and say hi to her while I say hi to your Mom and Dad, OK?" Angel said.
Wyatt nodded and took off for the backyard. Angel stood up and helped her Dad with Adam and Kristy's bags. Once they got inside the house, Taker took their bags upstairs to the spare room. Adam and Kristy sat down at the table and Angel got them drinks. It was then that she noticed Wyatt standing by the window, looking nervous.
"What's wrong, Little Man?" Angel asked.
"There's someone out there with Lea." Wyatt said.
"Oh. That's Sienna. She's Lea's friend from school. She's been looking forward to meeting you." Angel said.
"Lea has a new best friend?" Wyatt said, looking upset.
"No, Wyatt. She's just Lea's new friend. She wants to meet you. Really. Go and say hi." Kristy said.
"Can you or Aunt Angel come with me?" Wyatt asked.
"Sure." Angel said.
She opened the back door and stepped out. Wyatt followed and Kristy and Adam came along too. Angel walked over to where Lea and Sienna were playing. Wyatt poked his head out from behind her. Lea saw him and her face lit up. She jumped from the swing while it was in mid-air and ran to him. She gave him a hug.
"Wyatt! Come over here! I want you to meet my new friend!" Lea said.
Wyatt nodded. Lea lead him over to where the other girl was swinging. Sienna stopped her swing and sat there, looking shy just as she had when she had first met the rest of them. Lea beamed.
"Sienna, this is Wyatt. Wyatt, this is Sienna. She's my best friend from school!" Lea said.
"Hi, there." Wyatt said.
"Um...hi. You're Kristy's son...aren't you?" Sienna asked.
"Yeah. I am." Wyatt answered.
"Lea talks about you all the time." Sienna said.
"Oh..." Wyatt said.
"Alright, you three stay out here and play, OK? And I don't want to hear any yelling or fighting." Kristy said.
"OK, Mom." Wyatt said.
"OK." Lea and Sienna said.
Angel and the others walked back inside. By this time, Kane was at the table talking with his brother. Adam and Kristy sat down too and Angel joined them. Kristy explained what had just happened and that she was sure Sienna and Wyatt would get along alright.
"Kristy, Angel told us you had a great time in Toronto, but I get the feeling that being up in Calgary didn't go well. Did something happen?" Kane asked.
"Diana." Adam and Kristy said in stereo.
"Should have known." Taker and Kane said.
"She put her hands on my son!" Kristy snapped.
"WHAT?!" Taker yelled.
"WHY?!" Kane yelled.
"He was doing something he shouldn't have done and she started beating him. Luckily, Bret, Owen and Dad walked in on it." Kristy said.
"NO WAY!" Taker said.
"Yes way." Adam said.
"Where were you two?" Kane asked.
"Mom was actually trying to be super nice and offered Adam and I a break. I was stupid and said yes. I should have known..." Kristy said, looking upset.
"It wasn't your fault, sweetheart. We both thought she was just being nice. We didn't think she would hurt him. Not with Bret, Owen and Davey around. We were in the back with Nattie and Ty, talking about what's been happening in the WWE and being on the road when Bret came running out and yelled that Diana had hit him. Kristy got up and took off running into the house and found Wyatt hugging Owen like his life depended on it. When she asked what happened, Davey said that she had hit him. We took him to the doctor the next day. He was bruised but nothing broken. We packed up and left for Toronto as soon as we could." Adam said.
Angel stood up from the table so quickly that she knocked her chair over. She walked upstairs without a word and they heard her bedroom door slam shut. Kristy and Adam looked at each other. Taker sighed and stood up. He headed upstairs and knocked on Angel's bedroom door. He found her sitting on her bed, looking upset. He walked over and sat down.
"Baby girl, it's OK. Wyatt's just fine." Taker said.
"I know, but I never wanted him to go through that. Never!" Angel said.
"I know, baby girl." Taker said.
He hugged his oldest daughter. He knew how she felt about children being hurt in any sort of way. It was only because she had gone to hell and back again when she was a child and it was a touchy subject for her. It didn't help that Angel was the type of person who hated seeing people in pain.
"Daddy, are you still taking Lea and I out for family dinner tonight?" Taker asked.
"Of course. I need quality time with my girls." Taker said.
"I hope Kristy and Adam don't mind staying here with Uncle." Angel said.
"I'm sure they won't mind, baby girl." Taker said.
Just then, Kane, Adam and Kristy appeared in the doorway. Kristy looked upset with herself as she walked over and sat on Angel's other side. Adam looked upset too and Kane looked worried.
"Sorry, Angel. I forgot that I've got to be careful about that subject." Adam said.
"It's alright, Adam. It's just...I never wanted Wyatt to have to go through something like that." Angel said.
"I know, Ang. It was my fault. I felt so stupid for falling for her trick afterwards." Kristy said.
"Is he alright? I mean, I know you said he had bruises, but nothing was broken...but I mean...has he had nightmares or anything?" Angel asked.
"Funny you should ask that Ang. He's been having nightmares on and off since it happened. He's woken up crying." Kristy said.
"God damn it. If I ever get near your mother again, Kristy, I'm going to kill her!" Angel said.
"By all means, be my guest. He was alright for the first little while. Bret and Owen actually stayed over and slept on the floor next to his bed for a few nights, but when they left is when the nightmares started." Kristy said.
"Now he comes into our room and will want to sleep with us. But he doesn't see just Diana. Sometimes he sees what Kristy went through and it scares him." Adam said.
"Thank God he has no idea what I went through. I mean, he knows about it, but he was so young when I told him, he probably didn't understand it." Angel said.
"You're not going to tell him, are you?" Adam asked.
"And make the nightmares a zillion times worse? I don't think so, Adam." Angel said.
"Yeah, so no spilling anything." Kristy said.
"When he's ready, Angel will tell him." Taker said.
"Or if he happens to ask." Kane said.
"Of course. I won't lie to him." Angel said.
Kristy nodded. She was glad that Angel didn't want to lie to her son about what had happened. She was sure that when Angel had children one day, she would be telling them about it too. Angel let go of Taker and stood up. She had to go and get cleaned up for supper. Taker headed downstairs to the backyard and announced that it was time for Sienna to go home. Lea was upset, but Taker said she could come back any time. Wyatt, Lea, and Sienna all beamed. Taker let Wyatt and Lea come with him when he took her home.
Kane explained that his brother was taking Lea and Angel out for family dinner so that they could spend quality time together. Kristy wondered when that had started, but didn't question it. She knew that Lea and Angel were very important to Taker. By the time Taker got home fifteen minutes later, Angel was all ready to go. She said goodbye to them and got in the car. They left.
"I don't understand it. Given all the hell she's gone through in her life, how can Angel be so...so...sane? The things she's been through would make most people go off the deep end, but not her." Adam said.
"She's strong like Uncle Taker. She won't talk about it unless it's really getting to her. Uncle Taker is the same way. I used to be good at seeing when something was bothering him, but now she does that. And he can do the same for her." Kristy said with a slight smile.
"He does seem to know what she needs and when...not to mention he's able to put her feelings into words when even she can't." Adam said.
"Little Angel is more like my brother then we think. Although she's got more than a few of Bethany's traits." Kane said.
"That's true." Kristy said.
"Mom? Is Aunt Angel OK? I saw through the window earlier. She got up from the table really fast and left." Wyatt asked.
"She's alright, baby. Don't worry, OK?" Kristy said.
"But...Aunt Angel's never acted that way. Are you sure she's alright?" Wyatt asked.
"Wyatt...Aunt Angel has been through more in her twenty-three years than most people go through in their whole life. Sometimes things remind her of it and when that happens, she wants to be by herself. That's what happened is all. She's fine." Kristy said.
"Did Papa Taker talk to her?" Wyatt asked.
"Yeah, he did and she's OK now." Adam said.
"Good." Wyatt said.
He ran upstairs to play with his toys. Kristy and Adam sighed in relief. That had been way too close.
"Sometimes that boy is too smart for his own age." Kane said.
"He gets that from Kristy and Owen." Adam said.
"And yet he gets that crazy look in his eyes from you." Kristy said with a giggle.
"Hey!" Adam said.
"She's right, you know. He gets that crazy "I'm going to spear you" look sometimes and it's from you." Kane said.
"He does not. That's the look he gets from Bret!" Adam said.
Kane and Kristy laughed at that. Adam sighed. He was sure Wyatt was more like Kristy then him, but that was OK. He still loved him regardless and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't understand how John Cena could have been mean and cruel to him and his mother.
Several hours later, there wasn't a sound to be heard in the Calaway house save for Kane's footsteps. He was pacing back and forth next to the window that faced the street in the living room. Kristy, Adam and Wyatt were all sound asleep because they were tired from flying. It was almost midnight and Angel, Lea and his brother should have been home long before now. He couldn't help but wonder if something was wrong, although he hoped not. Every time he saw a car coming up the street, he would stop pacing and watch. He had just watched yet another car drive by without stopping when the phone rang. He ran for it and picked it up.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Is this the Calaway residence?" the voice on the other end asked.
"Yes. Who is this?" he asked.
"This is the Houston Police Department. Are you Mr. Calaway's brother?"
"Yes. Is...something the matter? My brother...is he alright?" he asked, trying to hide the fear in his voice.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you this, Sir, but your brother and his children have been in a serious car accident. They were apparently on their way back from a night out. It seems as though a drunk driver ran a red light and ploughed into them. They're at West Houston Medical Centre."
"Oh, my God. Are they alright?" he asked in shock.
"I'm not sure, Sir. The best thing to do would be to phone the hospital and see what they can tell you."
"OK. Thank you..." he answered.
Kane hung up the phone. He was in complete shock. He tried to wrap his head around what he had just been told. His big brother and his nieces had been in an accident. He picked up the phone again and phoned the operator. He didn't have time to sit and look through a phone book to find the number for the emergency room at West Houston Medical Centre. The operator quickly put him through. Yes, all three of them were there. His brother was asking for him and so was his youngest niece, but they couldn't tell him anything about his older niece at the moment. Kane thanked them and hung up the phone again. He ran upstairs. To his shock, Kristy was still awake. She was standing next to the window in the spare room, staring out into the street.
"Hey, Kristy...you're not asleep?" Kane asked.
"No. They should have been home by now." Kristy said.
"Kristy...look, I'm just going to get to the point and I don't mean to be blunt, but if I don't I'll never get it all out..." Kane said.
"What are you talking about?" Kristy asked.
"I just got a call from the Houston Police Department. Angel, Lea, and my big brother have been in an accident. They're at West Houston Medical Centre. Lea and my brother are asking for me...but I don't know how Angel is doing. They wouldn't tell me." Kane said.
"WHAT?!" Kristy shouted, making Adam start awake.
"Huh? What's going on? Why is there a Big Red Monster in our room?" Adam asked, half asleep.
"Adam! Now is not the time. Get your ass up and get dressed! Angel, Lea and Uncle Taker have been in an accident! They're in the hospital! We have to go!" Kristy said.
"WHAT?! OK. OK. I'm up." Adam said, stumbling out of bed.
"I have to go and wake up Wyatt." Kristy said.
Kane nodded and left the room to get ready to go. Adam quickly dressed and joined Kristy in Lea's room, where Wyatt was sleeping on the floor. Kristy walked over and shook him. Wyatt stirred and opened his eyes. He sat right up when he realized that his Mom was crying and his Dad looked very upset.
"Mom? Dad? What's wrong? It's too late to be awake." he said.
"Wyatt, baby...this isn't easy to say...but something bad..." Kristy started, tears cascading down her face.
"What Mom is trying to say, Little Man, is that Papa Taker, Aunt Angel and Lea were in a bad accident and we have to go to the hospital right now, so we need you to get dressed as quick as you can." Adam said as tears formed in his own eyes.
"OK. I'll get dressed..." Wyatt said, looking shocked.
He got up. Kristy and Adam left and went to go and check on Kane. He was already ready to go. A few seconds later, Wyatt came running down the stairs. He had just thrown a sweater on over his pyjamas and put socks on his feet. He ran and got his shoes while his Mom and Dad put their shoes on. They everyone left the house. They got into the car and drove as fast as they could to the hospital. They ran inside and went up to the nurse at the reception desk.
"We're here for Mark, Lea and Angel Calaway." Kane said.
The nurse nodded and took them back to a room. Taker was lying in a bed with an IV in his arm and oxygen tubes in his nose. He was awake, but he seemed like he had bandages all over and he looked tired. Lea was snuggled in next to him, sleeping. She also had oxygen tubes in her nose and an IV. Her right arm and left leg were each in casts and she seemed to have bandages everywhere as well.
"Uncle Taker!" Kristy said, finally giving in and sobbing.
"Hey, don't. It's alright." Taker said, reaching out his arms.
Kristy walked over and gently gave him a hug. Adam walked over and sat in the chair next to the bed. Wyatt climbed up on the other chair so he could see. He started to cry too.
"Why is Lea in the bed with you?" Wyatt asked through his tears.
"Because it was the only way the doctors could do anything for her." Taker said.
"And Ang...have you...?" Kristy asked.
"I haven't heard anything, Kristy." Taker said.
"Big Brother, the cops told me that a drunk driver ran a red light and hit your car." Kane said.
"I'm not too sure what happened. I was driving, talking to the girls. Then the next thing I know, Angel is yelling at me to watch out. After that I blacked out and when I came to again, Lea was screaming that Angel was gone and when I looked over, she wasn't there and her seat belt was broken." Taker said.
"She could have...oh, god." Kristy said, her sobs getting worse.
"Kristy...breathe, sweetheart. Try not to think of the worst, alright? I know it's easier said than done..." Kane said.
"Kane is right, sweetheart. I know it's difficult, but try not to think of the worst." Adam said.
"You expect me to not think of the worst?! My best friend...my twin sister...could be dead and you all think I shouldn't think of the worst?!" Kristy sobbed as her crying turned into a full blown panic attack.
"Kristine...it's alright...the doctors are going to do whatever they can for Angel. Breathe, sweetheart." Taker said.
"But...Uncle Taker..." Kristy said.
"I know, Little Krissy." Taker said.
"Mommy...Aunt...Aunt Angel will be alright." Wyatt said, trying to fight back his own tears.
"Little Brother, I need you to do me a favour. Go find a phone. Call Bret...tell him what happened and tell him to get down here and bring Owen with him. Then call David and tell him." Taker said.
"Right. I'll be back." Kane said.
He left the room. Just as he did, a doctor walked in. Adam and Taker looked at him. Adam's eyes went wide when he saw that there was blood on the doctor's gown. Taker's face went pale. Wyatt hopped off the chair and ran to his Dad, not even wanting to look.
"Mr. Calaway?" the doctor said.
"Please...my daughter..." was all Taker could say.
"It's not looking good for her. We've had to bring her back three times already. She's very weak right now. She was thrown from the car." the doctor said.
"NO! This...can't...be...happening..." Kristy sobbed.
"That's not all. She has numerous broken bones and cuts and scrapes. We've managed to stitch her cuts and bandage them and set her broken bones. Our biggest worry is her head injury." the doctor said.
"Head injury?" Taker asked, his voice cracking.
"Our best guess is that she bounced her head off the ground. We've done a CT Scan on her. It showed that her retinas have been severed. And...well, we need to do surgery on her." the doctor said.
"You're...telling me my daughter has already died tonight and that even if she lives, she'll be blind and possibly brain damaged?" Taker growled.
"I'm afraid so." the doctor said.
"Do the surgery if you have to." Taker said.
"It's risky, Mr. Calaway. She's so weak, she might not survive it."
"Do it. I don't care!" Taker said.
"Uncle...Taker...why?" Kristy asked through her sobs.
"I told her once that I would never just give up on her if something like this happened and whatever had to be done to help her have a fighting chance would get done." Taker said.
"OK. I'll go and get the papers for you to sign." the doctor said.
He left. As soon as he did, Kristy, who was still hugging Taker and sobbing, reached up and pulled out her hearing aids. Rather than pocket them or set them down somewhere, she flung them against the nearest wall.
"Daddy, why did Mommy throw her ear things across the room?" Wyatt asked.
"She doesn't want to hear right now, Bubby. That's why." Adam said.
"Adam, when Bret and the others get here, have Owen meet her at the door. I have a feeling that he's going to have to talk her down." Taker said.
"What makes you think-?" Adam started as Kristy ran from the room.
"That. Yeah, OK. You're right." Adam finished.
"Mommy!" Wyatt said, bursting into tears.
"Wyatt, hey. It's OK. She just needs some time right now." Adam said.
"OK. Um...Papa Taker, what did the doctor mean? Is Aunt Angel broken all over?" Wyatt asked him.
"I'm afraid so, Wyatt. But the doctors are going to try to fix her up." Taker said.
"Is she gonna leave and go be with Grandma Beth?" Wyatt asked.
"I...don't know, Little Guy. Let's hope not..." Taker said.
Before Wyatt could say anything, the doctor came back in with the papers. Taker quickly signed them. Then he asked the doctor if he could see Angel before they took her to surgery. He hadn't seen her since they were in the car, talking.
"Mr. Calaway...that might not be the best idea..." the doctor said.
"She's my daughter!" Taker said.
"Alright. But you might want to wake her sister and let her come along as well...just in case." the doctor said.
Taker nodded. He reached over and shook Lea. Lea stirred slightly and opened her eyes. She looked around in fear when she realized that she was in the hospital, but she calmed down when she realized she was next to her father. She sat up and looked around. She burst into tears when she didn't see Angel anywhere.
"Lea, honey. Do you remember what happened?" Taker asked.
"We were in the car...then Angel yelled at you to watch out. After that...I don't remember...I just know Angel disappeared and she's not here now!" Lea sobbed.
"Lea, I know where Angel is. We're going to go and see her." Taker said.
"We are?" Lea asked.
"Yes...but...she's not...she's not going to look the same, sweetheart. She's very hurt." Taker said.
"I don't care! I want to see her!" Lea said.
Taker nodded. He stood up and picked Lea up. Just as they were about to leave, Kane came back in. A very upset and obviously broken hearted Kristy was behind him. Kane explained that he had found her just outside the hospital and had just hugged her and let her cry and then she had agreed to come back. Taker walked over. He leaned down so that he was at eye level with her.
We're going to go and see Angel, Little Krissy. Do you want to come too? Taker signed.
Kristy shook her head. Taker sighed. He looked up at his brother.
"Big Brother, she's scared more than anything. You can feel her fear. You don't need to sign to her to feel it." Kane said.
Kristy...I think you need to see Angel. It...it could be the last time. Taker signed, tears rolling down his cheeks as he did so.
Again, Kristy shook her head. She had started to cry all over again, but even so she signed back to him this time.
I can't...I just can't do it, Uncle Taker. She signed to him.
OK. Is there anything you want me to tell her for you? Taker signed.
Just that I love her and she'll always be my sister. Kristy signed back.
Taker nodded. Adam said that he would stay outside the room with Kristy, but if Wyatt wanted to see her, then he could go with Taker. Wyatt nodded. They walked down the hall to the trauma room that Angel was in. Taker could feel Lea shaking as they stood there. The doctor opened the door and lead them in. Kristy screamed and buried her face in Adam's chest. She had caught a glimpse of her best friend.
Taker, Kane and Wyatt stepped into the room. Lea let out a gasp and Taker looked down to see Wyatt staring at Angel with wide eyes. Even Kane's eyes were wide. A battered and bruised Angel lay in the hospital bed, not moving. One side of her face was black and blue. She was covered in bandages. Both her legs and her left arm were in casts. Her hair was hanging off the pillow, ready to be cut off. She had two IV lines in her arms. One was giving her blood and the other was giving her some sort of medicine. A heart monitor beeped along steadily with her heartbeat. There was a tube in her throat, which was hooked up to a ventilator. Taker walked up to her and touched the one part of her face that wasn't bruised.
"Hey, baby girl. Adam, Kristy, Wyatt, Lea, Kane, and I are all here and Owen, David and Bret are on their way from Calgary. We're all going to be here for you, so you need to be strong and fight. Please, I know you probably want to go and be with your Mom, but please don't. Please don't give up." Taker whispered with tears in his eyes "Oh, and Kristy asked me to tell you that she loves you very much and you're always going to be her sister no matter what. She would have come to tell you herself, but she says she can't bear to see you this way."
"Hi, Angel...I don't really know what to say, but please...just know...I love you very much. Please don't go." Lea said, kissing her sister's cheek.
"Little Angel...we're here. Just...hang on. Be strong. Please fight and come back soon, alright? And...no matter what...I...I...love you." Kane said, touching his niece's cheek and trying to hold his tears at bay.
"Aunt...Aunt Angel...please don't leave Mommy and me. I'm afraid that if you do, Mommy will never talk again or hear again. Please don't leave." Wyatt said, crying.
Kane lifted him up so that he could give Angel a kiss on the cheek. Taker leaned down and kissed her cheek too. Kane just set Wyatt down and left the room. Taker followed, carrying Lea and holding Wyatt's hand. Kristy was still sobbing into Adam's chest.
"She saw Angel as you went in. Now, she's more scared." Adam explained.
"Maybe she should have stayed home." Kane said.
Taker sighed and walked over to her. He tapped her on the shoulder and then signed to her, asking if she wanted to go home. Kristy shook her head. Taker nodded. Kristy signed to him quickly.
"She says that she doesn't want to see Angel, but she wants to be here...just in case..." Taker said.
"Papa Taker, will Mommy stop hearing if Aunt Angel goes with Nana Beth?" Wyatt asked.
"Wyatt...I don't know what will happen...I don't think your Mommy will ever want to wear her hearing aids again if Aunt Angel leaves." Taker said quietly.
"So, Mommy would still be Mommy, but we'd just have to talk to her differently?" Wyatt asked.
"That's right." Taker said.
"When I find out who did this..." Kane started, anger creeping into his voice.
"Kane, I agree with you, but now isn't the time to go all Big Red Monster on us. We still have a pissed off Bret to deal with and it won't be easy." Adam said.
"Daddy!" Wyatt said.
"Sorry, Bubby." Adam said.
"I don't think Bret is going to be angry as much as he's going to be upset. Angel is important to him. She's his Goddaughter." Taker said.
"What is Goddaughter, Papa Taker?" Wyatt asked.
"Yeah, Daddy. What is Goddaughter?" Lea asked.
"Basically what that means is that if something happened to me, Angel and Lea would go and live with Bret and he would look after them. But with Bret...well, Angel might as well be his fifth child. They've been very close for a long time." Taker said.
"Kind of like Kristy's been your adopted daughter since the day she learned to walk." Kane said.
"Yeah. But Kristy's also my Goddaughter." Taker said.
"OK. So if there's such a thing as a Goddaughter, is there something called a Godson?" Wyatt asked.
"Yes, Wyatt. There is. You're...Angel's Godson." Adam said.
"I am?!" Wyatt asked.
"Of course you are. Mommy didn't want just anyone watching out for you if something happened to her." Adam said.
"Besides, it was because of Aunt Angel that your Mommy kept you in the first place." Taker said.
"What do you mean?" Wyatt asked.
Taker and Adam looked at each other and down at Wyatt. Then they looked back up at each other and nodded. Angel had been right. He had been too young to understand at the time and the time had come to tell him.
"There was a time, Little Man, when your Mommy didn't want to keep you. She wanted you to go to someone else. But then she remembered what had happened to Aunt Angel and decided that even though she didn't want to be a Mom the way it happened, you were her baby and she didn't want you to get hurt like your Aunt Angel had." Taker said.
"Is that why Mommy got really scared when Diana hit me?" Wyatt asked.
"Most likely yes." Taker said.
"But...I don't understand..." Wyatt said.
"Well, it looks like Angel was right. She told you when you were very little what had happened to her, but you were too young to really understand it." Adam said.
"And we promised that Aunt Angel would tell you whenever you asked." Kane said.
"OK. If...she ever wakes up again...she can tell me..." Wyatt said.
Taker nodded, although he was trying to not think about the possibility that Angel would never wake up again. They went back to his room and he got back in bed. Wyatt went over and picked up his mother's hearing aids. He tried to give them back, but she wouldn't take them so he gave them to his Dad instead. There was nothing anyone could do now besides wait.