I Won't Give Up ~ Michael Clifford

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Bree;

The first week had been hard after bringing Declan home from the hospital, he never left his room unless he needed the washroom, he demanded we let him eat in his room and when we tried to talk with him, he would just slam his door in our faces and tell us to go away. As a mother, seeing your child act out of anger and hurt because of something you can't control, it really hits you hard in the feels a lot. It just breaks my heart and all I want to do is hold him tight and tell him everything's gonna be alright.

It's been a week and a half now and we had to bring Declan in for a checkup at the doctor's office, Mikey and I called Luke to watch Rowan and Nash while we did so; he gladly did it and we were on our ride to the office now.

"How you feeling, bud?" Mikey looks in the rearview mirror at Dec, making a right turn.

"I'm okay, I guess." Declan replies, I smile.

The few days that have passed, he has been communicating with us more than he had last week and that makes my heart happy. I feel like he's slowly trying to become himself again, trying his absolute best to be closer to us and I hope and pray that he does because I miss my baby.

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"Declan Johnny?" We stand up and follow the nurse into another room, Dec knowing the routine and sitting on the bed as we wait for the doctor.

"Nervous?" I ask and Declan shrugs his shoulders with a small smile.

"More so excited to see if I'm better, to be honest mom." He starts looking around the room, distracting himself I guess, I start a conversation with Mikey while we still await the doctors arrival.

"Hello, I'm so sorry I'm late. I was with another patient." The doctor walks in, "I'm Anna, I'll be doing the full physical for Declan."

"Hi, no it's fine. Well, this is Declan, bud say hi." Mikey says and Declan grins.

"Hi Anna, I'm Declan. Am I better yet?" He exclaims and we chuckle.

"Well that's what we're going to find out, okay? We're going to do some tests and the results will tell us exactly what we need to do or if you are better enough." Anna smiles as she starts the physical.

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"Okay Declan, would you come with me and Emily to a different room?" Anna asks and Dec looks at me.

"Can my mom and dad come?" He asks and I smile sadly, "If not, it's okay. I'll still go."

"We'll be back, don't worry about a thing." Anna winks as the three walk away.

"What do you think that was about?" I ask.

"No clue, it shouldn't be bad..." Michael shrugs and we start talking about where to go for a late lunch.

*Half An Hour Later*

"Bree, Michael! Come quick, oh my god!" Emily comes out in a rush and we're both quick to run after her. "It's Declan."

"What happened?! Is my baby okay?!" I exclaim and she stops in the room where Anna and Declan are sitting, absolutely nothing wrong but they have huge smiles on their faces.

"Surprise mom!" Declan throws his arms up in the air, his smile never disappearing, "I'm all better now! I don't need that tube anymore"

"Oh my god" Tears of joy appear in my eyes as I walk over to him and embrace my boy.

"That's great to hear buddy, congrats Dec!" Mikey joins in on the hug and ruffles Declan's hair as our smiles never go away.

"Alright so, the results of all the tests we've done have shown that his lungs are completely fine. There was no signs of anymore pneumonia so everything worked out perfect. His asthma has gone away, mind you that it could be temporary and might come back later in his life. Everything else looks good with Declan and I'm sure he's good to go and live life to the fullest." Anna explains and I wipe at my tears that had fallen with a smile.

"What if things flare up again?" Michael asks, rubbing my lower back.

"If that were to happen, bring him back in immediately but I guarantee you, he is healthy as a good apple. Anything else?" Anna continues to smile, we both shake our heads, "Alright, it was a pleasure meeting you Declan. Maybe we'll meet again, hey?"

"Hopefully, you're awesome!" Declan hugs Anna, "Thank you for helping me"

"Thank you for your time today, we really appreciate it." Michael shakes her hand and I follow suit, she smiles, bids her goodbyes and leaves us.

"Shall we get out of here? I'm craving a smoothie, how about you bud?" I ask and he cheers, jumping around and we laugh before we leave the building.

*** 

"So, I was thinking... Since tour's over, we could take a trip to Vancouver? Declan could spend time with Ricky and we could even fly your family out to come stay with us for a few days so the kids could see them and get to know them better?" Michael says out of the blue, I turn to him with a surprised expression, eyebrows raised and everything.

"Really?" I ask with a smile and he comes over, wrapping his arms around me.

"Of course, you've been away from family for so long. It's not fair to you that we get to see my family more than yours, it'd be nice. Admit it, you need this as much as Declan does. I'm  sure mama Rufus wouldn't turn this opportunity down." Mikey bugs and I smile harder.

"Fine, I'll give Ricky a call now. Could you check on the kids and see if Declan brushed his teeth?" Michael nods and walks off to do the task I asked him to do as I dial Ricky' number but notice something.

13 Missed Calls

6 New Messages

1 New Voicemail

They were all from Kelsey.

Hey, I need to talk to you ASAP!

Bree, this is really important. It involves a huge part of you and Declan...

Please answer, I don't know what to do!

Bree, call me back. 

I need someone right now, I'm so scared.

Please answer my calls and texts.

I went to listen to the voicemail and I instantly regret not answering right away.

Bree? Hey, it's Kelsey. I-I don't know what happened, I was at my parents for dinner and I came home and found Ricky on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood. He's been stabbed and I-I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know if I was too late but I called for an ambulance, they're on their way now. I'll keep you updated.

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A/N; Heyyyy(: Surprise update, I hope you all liked this one. I'll keep writing nowadays so expect more to come!

All the love xx.

-Annie

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