My Idol's Baby Sister

Katie

Tommy

I hate fighting with Katie but somehow it seems impossible, especially when I'm on tour. It seems like that's the only time we fight and it's because we can't express how much we miss each other properly and screaming is the only outcome. I wish there was a better way for us to hash out our differences but there's really not.

I feel like shit for leaving Katie and Melody, it makes me feel like a shit father and a shit husband. I feel like shit for not being sure when I'll be able to see my girls again. I feel like shit for making plans and having to cancel them again. I feel like shit for everything that Katie is doing by herself. I just feel like shit most of the time.

We walk off stage and head towards the dressing room but Nikki and I get stopped by our tour manager.

"Tommy, something is wrong." He says.

"Are my girls okay?" I instantly ask.

"Katie is in the hospital, I guess she passed out at Eddie's. That's all I was able to get out of your sister in law. You need to get back to Los Angeles because they don't know what's going on with her."

Katie is where? I was just talking to her, well I was just fighting with her. She was perfectly fine, well other than the crying from our arguing she was okay. What if she dies? I didn't tell her that I loved her when I hung up on her. That could be the last thing that I ever did with her. I can't have that be the last thing...

If Katie's in the hospital then where is Melody? I'd assume with Eddie but I can't be sure. Oh my god, did she see Katie pass out? What if that's scarred in her memory for the rest of her life? Melody needs me to be there for her and her mommy.

"I'm going home." I mange to say.

Eddie

Melody wouldn't stop crying when they loaded her unconscious mother into the back of the ambulance. She actually cried until she passed out. Now she's asleep in my arms while Katie is in recovery from surgery.

Katie has never had a high tolerance for pain, I don't know how she managed to give birth. So when her appendix decided to burst that pain is mixed with anxiety, exhaustion, and dehydration. Katie's tiny body couldn't hold the pain and her heart rate dropped drastically.

The doctor said that her surgery was a success and that everything was going to be okay. They want to keep Katie a little longer than normal for observation because of her health history. They're also watching her heart to make sure that her heart rate doesn't drop again. The doctor says that from the outside Katie doesn't look like she should be having heart problems so he was confused until he read her file, that's when everything made sense to him.

Valerie, Kelly, mom, dad, and I all sit in the waiting room while Alex has assumed his role as protecter and leans against the wall beside her door. I've noticed that whenever something goes wrong with Katie or I my older brother turns into this different kind of person, Kelly notices it too. Alex becomes cold and a little off putting when something is wrong, he's short with doctors and Kelly. All Alex seems to worry about in those moments are Katie and I.

We're all really worried about her and wondering if Tommy could get back into LA. Alex was mumbling something earlier on about how he thinks this is Tommy's fault. Katie came over to my house while Alex and Kelly were over and you could tell that she wasn't right. Our little sister explained what was going on, their argument, and how she doesn't think he'll be home for his birthday which will break little Melody's heart.

My theory on it all is that yes, Katie misses her husband and misses him a lot but that's not what caused all of this. My little sister chases around a three year old all day and still manages to hold down a job. She plays both mommy and daddy to Melody and doesn't ask for outside help, Katie usually does a good job at this because she's been doing it for years now. I think that Katie neglects to take care of herself though, I think that she forgets to eat and drink because she's more worried about Melody eating or drinking. I think she stays up all night long in case Melody needs her. Katie is so worried about Melody and Tommy isn't there to worry about Katie.

I no more than finish my thought and I look up to see a clumsy, tall, skinny, little dude walking towards up. Tommy keeps adjusting his jacket like he doesn't know what to do with his hands. The drummer comes up to me directly and takes his daughter. Tommy hugs his daughter tightly and like he doesn't ever want to let her go. Melody is so tired that she doesn't even wake up but Tommy tells her how much he loves her and misses her.

"What's going on with Katie?" He asks after a little while.

"Her appendix exploded and the pain mixed with exhausted, dehydration, and some anxiety made her heart rate drop." I explain. "She's out of surgery and the doctors are monitoring her heart."

"Is she going to be okay?" Tommy wonders and he bounces Melody lightly.

"Yeah, she's going to be fine." I assure him and he smiles.

"Am I allowed to go see her?" He wonders.

"If you can get past the gatekeeper." I joke and nod towards Alex. "The doctor isn't letting Melody in there until Katie wakes up and gets some of her strength back."

Tommy agrees and gives me back sleeping Melody. I watch as Tommy walks towards the door and Alex kinda sizes him up. For a second I almost thought that Alex wasn't going to let him in but he lets Tommy into the room without any problem.