Ashley was in the emergency room. Christopher was in getting stitches right now, as the cuts on his forehead were deep. He had been tossed around so much during the tornado, and while he was stable, he was not doing well. He kept going in and out of consciousness, which scared her half to death. She was so afraid of losing him.
The doctor came out of the room minutes later to explain the full extent of Christopher's injuries, and told her he wanted to give her an exam as well. She had been tossed around some herself and needed some looking at as well to make sure she was okay. But her cell phone rang then. She told the doctor to hold on when she noticed it was Taylor.
" Taylor, I am so glad your calling. I..."
" You should have told me we had a daughter together, Ashley. You had no damn right keeping her from me all of this time." He snapped at her. " She is with me right now over at Zac's. Get your butt over here now so we can discuss this."
" I can't right now, Taylor. I have a son in the hospital, and the doctor wants to look at me too. We were both hurt in the tornado tonight."
" A son? Please don't tell me..."
" No! He is my son with another father. Now if you want to talk to me get your butt over here because I am not going anywhere anytime soon." She interrupted him and hung up.
The doctor admitted her and was giving her a good check over when Taylor showed up with Arielle. Everyone else had stayed behind to wait for news on how her brother and mother were. They walked straight up to the nurse's desk, and Arielle gave them her mother's and brothers' names. She was told the doctor was in with her mom, but that she could see her brother.
They led them to her brother's room, and Taylor went in with her to give her his support. The minute she saw her brother, she couldn't help but gasp. His injuries looked so bad. " Hey, Christopher." She gave him a little smile. " How are you feeling?"
" Terrible. I hurt all over, Arielle." He looked up at her, and over at her dad. " Who is..."
" This is my dad, Christopher." She introduced them and watched as the two shook hands.
" It's nice to meet you, Christopher." Taylor smiled. " Arielle was telling me all about you on the way here."
They were still visiting with Christopher when Ashley was wheeled into the room twenty minutes later. She looked from one to the other, not even knowing what to say now that Taylor was there. But she could tell by the look on his face just how mad that Taylor was at her.
Arielle was the one to break the long silence between them. " I can't believe I'm asking right now, but did the doctor find anything wrong with you?"
Ashely nodded. " I have a broken wrist and some bruised ribs. Nothing too serious, but I am hurting right now."
Taylor looked at her. " Me and you need to talk. Let's leave these two to visit."
" This isn't the time or place to argue right now, Taylor. My son is..."
" I'm fine, mom. Especially with Arielle watching over me. Go fight with him somewhere else." Christopher told her.
She sighed, and Taylor grabbed hold of the wheelchair. He pushed her to a corner where they could discuss things.
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As soon as they were done eating and cleaning up from dinner, Isaac and Nikki drove over to Zac's house. They had already explained to their kids the situation Taylor and Natalie were in as far as their house went, and that they no longer had a home. Monroe had started to cry when he heard the news, scared that his family had been hurt. Isaac had to assure him that everyone was fine and that there was nothing to worry about.
