Victory and defeat

Panic and Hope

"What's going on?" Liv asked when se came in to the apartment.

"She's having a panic attack and an asthma attack. She can't use her inhaler because she can't stop freaking out and crying. Hopes in the other room and she's feeling ill.

"Alex!" Liv called

"I'm here, what do you need?" Alex asked running in.

"Hope is sick in the other room. Can you tend to her while I take care of Amanda?"

She nodded and ran upstairs. Once Olivia had Amanda, Nick ran to Zara who was crying and very freaked out.

"Ven aquí mi amor" Nick cooed kneeling towards the crying eight year old.

She ran towards him and hugged him so tight. "What's wrong with Mommy? Is she going to get better?"

"Yes. Tía Liv will get her calm and she will be okay"

Meanwhile it was taking Liv longer to get her calm but it was working. She was still hyperventilating a little but the inhaler was helping.

In the other room Alex was not having success. Hope was screaming in pain and because she had never felt so ill.
"Shh Hope honey, I've got you. Auntie Alex will take care of you. Now I need to know, in order to help you, are you going to be sick?"

Hope stopped screaming and thought for a moment. She quickly shook her head no and buried her head into Alex's neck. Alex was touched by the affection but also worried.

Suddenly Hope sat up. "Auntie Alex?" She cried
"Yes Baby Princess?"

"I need to go to the potty!"

Before Alex could say anything else, Hope vomited all over the bed. That just made Hope scream even louder. Alex immediately carried hope to the bathroom just in time for her latest vomiting spree.

At least Zara and Amanda were calm now. That being said Amanda immediately rushed in to help Alex with Hope.

"Hey little baby princess, how you feeling?"

Hope now was lying on the floor with her head in Alex's lap. "Yucky" she sighed

"I'm sorry. Are you going to be sick again?"

Hope nodded just in time for her to throw up all over herself and Amanda too. Even Alex as well. "No more sick. Still yucky more" She said

Amanda knew that meant that she wasn't going to vomit again but she still felt sick.

"That's good. How about we get you in the tub and Alex and Mommy will get cleaned up. Okay?"

Alex interrupted then. "Amanda I'm fine. I'll stay here with this little princess. Besides I have more than a few layers on because of this. " she said taking off one of her sweatshirts.

"Thanks Alex" Amanda said. She kissed her daughters head and then got up.

"Nick,Alex is bathing Hope because she offered. Where are Olivia, Zara and Frannie?"

"Liv took Frannie, Zara and Noah to the park just to get them away from all the chaos. It's just you and me for an hour. "

"I'm going to go take a shower, join me?" She asked kissing him.

"I will be right there.. Detective". He smirked.

Amanda laughed and went towards the bathroom. Nick quickly let Alex know and then ran to join his wife.

He got into the bathroom and found Amanda. She bore a slightly dazed but a smiling expression. Seeing this Nick moved her arms and slowly lifted her shirt off her body. He worked his way down until she was completely naked. He then removed his clothes and got into the shower with her.

Amanda began to wash her hair but Nick stopped her. "Allow me" He said. She nodded and tilted her head back. He took a small drop of shampoo and started to run it through her blonde silky waves.

When he finished washing her hair he moved to her body. "You like that huh?" He asked laughing when he saw her facial expression.

It was now 6:00 pm and everyone was taken care of. Except for one thing. They were watching Raising Hope, not only because it was Hopes name but it also happened to be Zara's favorite show. Amanda and Nick liked it too. But that was a different story for later.

Hope was in Amanda's lap with her head resting on Amanda's chest and her arms wrapped around her mothers belly.

Amanda was stroking her daughter baby fine blonde hair but she stopped for a moment. She felt her daughters forehead and then turned to Nick. "Nick, Hope is burning up. She's warmer than earlier. Can you go get the thermometer?"

He nodded and got up. As soon as he got up, Frannie jumped up onto the couch and rested her head on the side of Amanda's bump.

Before She could say anything Nick came back with the thermometer. "Hey Baby princess can you sit up a little? Daddy is going to take your temperature.

Hope did as she was told but she was still half asleep. Nick took it and then an expression of concern bore his face. He turned and showed it to Amanda. "Amanda my love. Mira."

She turned from her cranky one year old to Nick. What's her temperature?" She asked.
He showed her and she gasped. 104.6 degrees. "Nick we have to get her to the hospital." He nodded and paused the television.

"Zara mi amor would you like to come with us or go to Tia Livvies place?" He asked

She opted to go next door and took Frannie too. Amanda and Nick thanked Alex and Olivia again for takings care of them and grabbed Hope.

"Come on Baby princess, lets go to the hospital okay?"

She whined and being the good Mother she was, Amanda picked her up and placed a blanket over her. That being done she and Nick quickly ran out the door into the car.

Amanda then buckled Hope into the car seat and sat in back while Nick drove.  They arrived at the hospital at 7:00.

They checked into the emergency room and then sat down. Amanda was frightened only because her child was violently ill and they had been to the emergency room and hospital so many times now.

"Amanda Nick what are you guys doing here?" A voice called out

It was Addison. With Bailey, Cooper, Charlotte, Derek and Meredith behind her.