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"I had it co," he told his son, because they all knew that he had that co and more for what he’d done to Danny

"T-Tinkerbelle," Danny whispered weakly

"Hey, what’s going on?" Kenzie asked as she walked in the room only to stop when she spotted Danny on the floor "Danny?" she said, rushing to his side "Ohto take Danny’s hand away frooing to be fine," Aidan said, forcing a sently pulled her to her feet and into his ars," Danny said weakly seconds before he finally, passed out and all hell broke loose

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"How long will he be in surgery?" Duncan asked

Aidan looked up to see if his father was going to answer, but the look on his father’s face had hi "We don’t know"

"He’ll be fine," theirat her oords even as she released a shuddering breath while she sat there, holding their father’s hand tightly

"We broke his back," Reese said hollowly, looking as close to crying as he’d ever seen any his brothers come and the fact that Darrin’s expression matched his twin’s terrified him

None of the men in his family had cried when Danny had been shipped back to thenosis They hadn’t cried as they’d waited surgery after surgery to find out if their brother would survive They hadn’t cried when his brother had gone through hell and back to learn hoalk again, but today they were all struggling not to lose it

For the past couple of years they’d all treated Danny with kid gloves, careful not to hug hihtly, put tooback, too terrified of what could happen if they didn’t and today…

Today they’d seen hi that even he had to ad, and they’d reacted They’d all grabbed onto his and he’d grabbed Danny around the waist and they’d yanked hiround in an aard pile He’d heard the snap and he’d swear until his dying day that he’d even been able to feel it as it happened

"Has anyone heard fro his ar since the doctor came out and confirmed that Danny had broken his back

"No, he-"

"Put rown bastard!"

As one, they all looked towards the double doors for the surgery wing in tiht that she was pissed about being brought here against her will, but then he noted the orderly pushing a stretcher behind her, followed by two nurses and a doctor, who all looked resigned as they followed Lucifer and the wo wildly in his arms

"Puton, son?" their father asked, standing up slowly as Aidan noted the large ice pack Jodi had pressed against her hand

"I-I broke her hand," Lucifer ad nervously

"What?" Aidan asked, shooting his father a look even as they both moved their asses and rushed over to her side

"Put et out of Lucifer’s arms

As soon as they reached her side, his father was reaching for her In seconds he had her in his arurney "Why wasn’t this break set?" he deh to send the doctor shifting nervously by the gurney a glare before he returned his attention to Jodi’s daed hand