PEACHY

3 (ANDY/STACY)

All day staring at the ceiling
Making friends with shadows on my wall
All night hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something

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*unedited*

"I forgot she's allergic to seafood!" My mom semi yells at Leo.

"It's okay, mom, I can wait 'til we get back home," I state.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart. I forgot we were even having seafood tonight," my mom says.

"Mom, it's fine. Don't stress yourself about it," Alessio butts in.

Everyone quietens down and digs into their food. I drink the wine as light conversation carries on at the table. "Ma'am, someone wanted me to give you this drink," a server walks to me with a glass of whiskey in his hand.

I look at him as he points to a girl at the bar. Her back is turned towards so I can't see her face. I take the drink from him and smell it. I glance in the glass and don't see fresh bubbles. I take a sip of the drink.

As the drink courses through my throat, it closes up and my lips swell. I quickly stand up making the chair fly back. Everyone looks at me as I grab my throat and collapse to the ground. I stare up at the ceiling as people crowd around. My hearing goes as I see blurry faces. My eyes close as my breathing hitches.

STACY'S POV (ANDY'S MOM)

"Leo, call Teddy!" I yell as I get into the ambulance.

The ambulance doors close and we speed off. I stare at my daughter's lifeless body. She hasn't had an allergic reaction in years. Lord, please save her.

The ambulance comes to a stop and the back doors open. The paramedics pull her out of the vehicle and rush her inside. I run after them only to get stopped by a nurse. "Ma'am, please go to the waiting room. We will update you when we can!" The nurse says.

I nod and walk over to the waiting room. I sit down and lean over. I put my face in my hands as tears stream down my cheeks. Teddy is going to kill me. She hasn't even been with us for a full day and she's already in the hospital. She was never that sensitive to seafood unless someone knew and put something in her drink.

I feel a hand on my back and I look up to see Sara looking down at me with sorrow in her eyes. Sara sits beside me and pulls me into her arms. "Everything will be okay," Sara murmurs.

"I called Teddy and Shannon answered. She pissed me off so I just hung up on her," Leo says as he walks in.

I look at Leo. "What'd she say?" I ask.

"She said, 'Why the hell are you calling us? You have his daughter now so leave us the fuck alone! She doesn't need us anymore.' I didn't want to put my two cents in and it backfires," Leo replies.

"Give me your phone," I demand.

Leo grabs it out of his pocket and hands it to me. I go unlock it and call Teddy. It rings for a few seconds and then someone answers it.

"Hello? Leo?" Teddy's voice comes through the phone.

"It's Stacy," I reply.

"Is everything okay? What's wrong?" Teddy asks.

"You need to get Shannon under control. Leo was calling to tell you that our daughter is in the hospital but she went off on him with false information so if you don't control her I can have it handled," I reply.

"What are you talking about, Stacy?" Teddy asks.

"Someone put something that had seafood in her drink and she is in the hospital because of that. Your WIFE told Leo to leave you two alone and that Andy doesn't need you anymore," I reply.

"Fuck. Listen, I will handle Shannon. Just keep me updated on Andy, okay? Tell her I love her," Teddy says.

"Okay, I will," I reply.

I hang up and hand the phone back to Leo as he sits beside me. Matteo, Dante, and Alessio walk in and sit down. "Nora did it," Matteo blurts out.

"Who's Nora?" I ask.

"She is a jealous girl that can't get over the fact that he just wanted sex," Sara says.

"Why would she want to harm my baby!?" I ask.

"She saw us dancing together," Matteo murmurs.

I look at Matteo. Anger fills me as I stand up and look at him. "Get your shit together, Matteo. You almost cost my baby her life!" I semi yell.

"I'm sorry, Stacy, I didn't know she would do something like that," Matteo replies.

I look away from him and start pacing. "Listen, Stacy, she is going to make it through this. She is going to come back stronger and be okay," Sara blurts out.

"Will she?" I ask as I stop pacing and look at Sara.

Sara frowns. "Is Andy Jackson's family here?" I look at the entrance and see a doctor.

I nod and he walks to us. "She is okay and out of harm's way. We are going to keep her overnight and we advise you guys and her to stock up on Epi-pens. She is on the third floor in room five," the doctor says.

I nod and he walks away. I look at everyone else. "I'm going to go see her. You guys can go if you'd like," I murmur.

I leave the waiting room and make my way to the elevator. I press the up button and the doors open. I walk inside and press the three. The doors close and the elevator starts moving.

My baby is okay and that is all that matters right now. My baby made it. I take a deep breath as the doors open and I walk out. I find her room and go inside. I walk around the curtain and see her laying there. Her lips are purple and she's paler than usual. Her black hair is pooled around her making her skin lighter than it needs to be.

"Are you just going to stare at me or are you going to come over here and comfort me?" Andy blurts out.

I lightly chuckle and walk to the side of the bed. I sit down on the side of the bed and grab her hand. I lightly squeeze and she faintly smiles. I reach up and push her hair behind her ear.

"You should get some rest, Patatina."