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Recognition hit her eyes "His h here You can wait out here for now, it’s only family allowed back there"

I slammed my hand on the counter "And he’s uard I’d passed when I entered the ER walked up behindover my shoulder, I narrowedback at the woht now," I said darkly "Not after the phone call I just received They need me, and I need to be back there Now tell htened "Roo away from the counter, I walked quickly over to the doors and waited until I heard the beep before pulling the a corner, I saw a flag over a door with the nu in, I ca with a doctor, and just past them was Parker, hooked up to too s anyone could witness in this world--­and, granted, I couldn’t sleep froh to s

A short cry burst past Reagan’s lips, and she launched herself into ed to choke out as I pressedup at the doctor, I took a deep breath and steeled an break down, or to see Parker in that bed, they needed soht now "How is he?"

"Coen?" Parker hter to me When she didn’t react to it, I waited for the doctor to speak

The doctor assessed the position I was in with Reagan, and figured it was fine to talk "Good news is that even though there seemed to be a lot of blood, it was only because it was a head injury The cut isn’t big enough to require stitches even We’re waiting on the techs to come and take him back for X-­rays so we canor any cracks on his skull I don’t kno much you know, but he was unconscious for a bit there He’s awake, but he feels nauseous and the lights are bothering hi his eyes closed Typical of a concussion" He closed the folder and looked at me "Do you have any questions?"

"Ray?" I asked quietly When she shook her head, I ht then, I’ll be back once I have the scans Techs should be in here any minute to take him back"

"Thank you"

I waited until he was out of the rooan’s head again, and pulling back "You okay?"

Tears were still strea down her face, but she nodded "Yeah"

I tried to soing to be fine He’s tough Aren’t you, bud?" I asked as I walked us closer to the bed and grabbed the hand that only had one wire co off it

"Because I eat my food," Parker slurred

If he didn’t currently look like shit, I would have laughed "That’s right Because you eat your food"