TWO: "Natural"

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Emma starts seizing.

'Em!' Owen exclaims. Andrew quickly moves Emma onto her side. A few nurses run over to help him.

'Let's get her to CT, now!' Andrew orders. 'And page Doctor Shepherd!' The nurses unclamp the bed, pull the railing up and take Emma up to CT with Andrew and Owen hot on their heels.

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Five minutes later, Andrew and Owen are sitting behind the screen in the CT scanner when Doctor Amelia Shepherd walks in.

'What we got?' Amelia asks.

'It's Emma.' Owen looks at her.

'What?!' Amelia's eyes widen. 'What happened?'

'Jessica hit her around the head.' Owen sighs as Amelia pulls over a chair and sits in between Andrew and Owen.

'She was fine. She was alert, talking. GCS 15 then she just started seizing.' Andrew tells her. The scans then pop onto the screen. 'Scans are up.' Amelia leans in and examines the scans. After a couple of minutes, Amelia turns to Owen.

'No bleed, no swelling, no skull fractures.' Amelia shakes her head. 'It looks like she just has a severe concussion. We'll keep her in for a few days to keep an eye on her.'

'Thanks, Amelia.' Owen smiles. 'One more thing, she's going to be staying with us. She can't go home with her mom.'

'That's fine.' Amelia nods. 'It's your house and she's your daughter.'

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A few hours later, Emma is in a hospital room, sleeping. Her head wound has been stitched up. Owen is sitting in the chair beside her bed. Emma's eyes slowly flicker open. Owen sees this, sits up straight and grabs her hand.

'Em?' Owen says.

'What happened?' Emma asks.

'You had a seizure.' Owen tells her. 'You've got a pretty bad concussion. You'll be sore for a day or to but other than that, you should be fine.'

'How long will I have to be here?'

'A few days at most.' Owen replies. 'Then we'll go and pack up your stuff and get you moved in.' He adds with a smile. 'I'll get your room ready by the time you're discharged.'

'Thanks, dad.' Emma smiles.

'It's okay.' He smiles back. 'I'd do anything for you. You know that.'

'Even get me some chocolate ice-cream and strawberry Jell-O?'

'Even get me some chocolate ice-cream and strawberry Jell-O.' Owen nods, laughing. 'Just like the good ol' days.'

Thirty minutes later, Emma is sat up in the bed eating the ice-cream and Jell-O when Amelia walks in. Emma has gotten changed into a white top and some black leggings that Owen had got her from the hospital shop.

'Hey, Emma!' Amelia grins.

'Hey!' Emma puts the cup of ice-cream and Jell-O down on the table.

'How are you feeling?' Amelia asks.

'A lot better.' Emma nods.

'I see you've already gotten your father getting things for you.' Amelia laughs, pointing to the ice-cream and Jell-O cup.

'It's something that he always used to do when I was little and injured myself like fall off my bike or from the climbing frame.' Emma replies. 'He'd give me a cup of chocolate ice-cream and strawberry Jell-O whilst he fixed me up.' She smiles at the memory.

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