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Austin was the first one to react. He let out a strangled sob, followed by tears. Anthony rushed over to his younger brother and wrapped his arms around him. Austin cried into Anthony's chest as his older brother held him, whispering comforting words in his ear. Archie, after a few moments of glaring at the wall, stood up and stormed out of the waiting room. Lucia, however, just sat there trying to take it all in. She hadn't moved, made a sound, or shed a single tear since the news was delivered.

Austin finally calmed down as his sobs turned into hiccups, so Anthony let go of him and looked at Ally, 'Take him to the car and drive him home. I'll be there with Archie and Mum in a bit.'

Allison simply nodded and led Austin out of the wait room. Anthony took a seat next to his mother.

'Mum?'

'He's not gone.' Lucia muttered.

'Mum, Dad's dead.' Anthony whispered in her ear.

'No, he's not!'

'Yes, he is. Mum, I'm so sorry, but he's gone.'

Lucia didn't acknowledge him. She just sat there staring at the wall ahead of her. Anthony sighed and left the wait room. He needed to look for Archie, and then he'd come back to his mother.

Luckily, Archie hadn't gotten too far. Anthony found him head in his hands, crouching down on the floor.

'Archie?'

'It's my fault.' He muttered, not lifting his head up.

'Archie, it's not your fault. It's no one's fault.'

'If I hadn't left the house, he would've never collapsed because he would've never been getting dressed to come get me,'

'Look, I'm no doctor, but I assure you a heart attack can happen at any time. No one knows when.'

Archie looked up at his brother with his tear-streaked face and slowly nodded.

'Ok, come on. Let's go home.' Anthony said, holding out a hand for him to take. Archie, to the surprise of Anthony, took the hand and got up. 'You know where the car is, right? Take the keys and go sit in the car till I get there.'

Archie nodded, took the keys from Anthony, and exited the hospital. Anthony sighed before going back to the wait room to get Lucia.

'Mum? Let's go, we're going home.'

Lucia looked up at him and shook her head. 'Home is where Tom is.

'Mum, please. I need you to come with me.' Anthony was practically begging at this stage. Lucia still refused to move. So he used his last resort. 'Mama, por favor .'

Lucia looked up at her son and nodded grimly as she got up and let her son lead her out of the wait room. Well, now that wasn't so hard now, was it?

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Anthony fell asleep the minute he fell on the bed. He sent Archie to Cam's room, where Austin had already fallen asleep and Lucia to the guest bedroom. Anthony didn't even have a second to think all night, and all of his thoughts were muddled up, but they revolved around Lucia, Austin, Archie, and the Divorce. He groaned as he woke up, rubbing his eyes. Allison wasn't next to him, and he guessed she was up already. He rolled over to check the time on his phone. It wasn't that late for a Saturday. He wanted to lie in so he could have a clear mind for at least 10 minutes minimum, but when you're the father of triplets, you don't get that opportunity.

'Daddy,' a voice whined from the door. Anthony sits up to see Cameron - his only son.

'Morning Cammie,' he greeted, holding his arms out so he could come and snuggle with his father.
Cam scrambles onto the bed and, with much difficulty, plops himself down into his father's arms. Anthony relaxes a bit, closing his eyes while holding Cam, enjoying the peace. But that moment doesn't last long.