Help.

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     "He's got a pulse! It's weak but we have to rush him to the E.R now!"

     "Sir, I need to patch you up but you're welcome to ride in the same ambulance." Mitch started to come back to reality now hearing everything.

     "H-his daughter is outside." Mitch stumbled on his words, he was shaking too badly.

     "It's okay. An officer will bring her to you at the hospital but right now we have to go.

     They helped Mitch to the ambulance and sat him down next to Scott's gurney and just stared at him.

     "I'm going to ask you a few questions okay?" The paramedic told him and he just nodded slowly.

     "What is your name?"

     "Mitch."

     "What is his name?"

     "Scott."

     "Do you know the name of the other man that was in the room with you two?"

     "A-alex," Mitch stumbled on the word remembered the paramedic shake his head after checking his pulse. "H-he's dead. Isn't he?"

     "Yes, there was blood forse trauma to his head killing him instantly." the paramedic said.

     "I had to stop him," Mitch whispered and the paramedic looked at him confused before realizing what happened, "H-he was gonna kill Scott. H-he was gonna kill me. I had to... I didn't mean to kill him... I just had to stop him."

      The paramedic moved Mitch's face so that he was looking him in the eye. "It was self defense. You did nothing wrong." he said and mitch looked down with wide eyes.

     "I killed my best friend's husband." Mitch whispered and started to have another panic attack. The paramedic helped him back into reality as the got to the hospital.

     They left Mitch in the waiting room telling him that Scott would be okay.Mitch looked around and realized how silent it had become in the empty waiting room.

     He was shaking coming down from the adrenaline. He didn't know what to do. A few minutes later an officer came in with Leah.

     He wrapped his arms around her and let the tears fall. "Uncle Mitchie, what happened!? You were bleeding. Why are you bleeding? Did papa hit you too?"

      Mitch couldn't speak he just nodded and kissed her head telling her it was okay.

     "This is why I didn't want to tell you. You got hurt. I sorry." She said wrapping her little arms tighter around his neck.

     He silently cried with her in his arms and sat down in one of the chairs. She comforted him telling his sweet things begging for him to stop crying but he couldn't. He was doing all he could to not make a noise.

     The door to the waiting room burst open and Kevin and avi ran in. Kirstie was in Europe with her husband and daughter. Mitch stood up immediately and walked up to them.

      "Uncle kevi and avi!" Leah exclaimed and Kevin took her in his arms spinning her around.

      Kevin took one look at Mitch and knew he needed to break down.

     "Leah do you want to go play in the play house with me?" He asked and she nodded excitedly.

     "There's a play house!? Mitchie can I go!?" Mitch smiled sadly.

     "Of course. I'll come get you when daddy's ready." He kissed her forehead and she smiled.

     "You'll be okay?" She asked Mitch's eyes filled with tears again but he smiled and nodded.

     Kevin left with Leah and as soon as the door closed behind them Mitch looked at avi with tears spilling over a little.

      Avi pulled him into his embrace and Mitch started sobbing into his chest. Avi whispered comforting things in his ear as he broke down.

     He started to calm down a few minutes later enough to tell avi what was happening.

      Avi sat him down and held Mitch's trembling hands.
"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." Avi said comfortingly.

      "No... Y-you need to know what happened..." Mitch took a breath before telling him the whole story.

     After the story was finished Mitch was crying and shaking again, with avi rubbing his back sweetly.

      "Mitch, you saved his life and your life. Mitch you did the right thing."

      "Why is killing your best friend's husband the right thing. Why was that ever the right thing to do?"

      "It became the right thing as soon as Alex hit Scott to a pult and wouldn't stop. It became the right thing when he was kicking you mercilessly. You -" avi was cut off when a nurse approached him.

      "You can go see him. He's awake." They stood up and Mitch remembered he had to go get Leah.

      "Where are you going?" Avi asked as Mitch started to leave.

      "I have to go get Leah and-" avi cut him off and walked past him.

      "I got Leah, go talk to him." He said leaving. Mitch took a deep breath before opening the door. He walked in slowly and his heart dropped when he heard Scotts first words.

     "A-Alex?"