Michael

Candyland

Michael was sitting on the floor with his youngest girls playing Candyland. Sophie was asleep in his arms. He was happy.

---ring-ring---

Michael got up and placed Sophie into her bassinet as the girls yelled to him to sit down. "I'll be right back," he laughed walking to the kitchen to grab his phone. "Yes Jacob?"

"Dad! Ezra's on his way to the hospital, he passed out.."

"What?! Okay. Um...go to class. I'll meet him there."

"Can't you just come get us? We wanna see him."

"No you need to stay at school. Just come straight home when you're done. I love you."

"Love you."

Michael hung up and quickly rushed back to the living room. "Alright we need to go for a ride, so go get our shoes on loves," he forced a smile as he fastened Sophie into her car seat.

"Daddy where are we going?" Aria questioned from the backseat.

"You girls are going back to daycare. Daddy's got to go do something important."

"I don't want to!" The girls cried out.

Michael dropped the upset girls back off at the daycare center and rushed to the hospital. When he arrived he ran to the front desk, "Ezra Scott?"

"He's in ER room 4. You can go see him, after you fill these out!" She handed him a clip board. Michael quickly filled out the forms and rushed to see his son.

When he walked into the room Fitz was sitting beside him on his metal swivel chair. "Bout time!" He shouted with a huge smile on his face.

"What happened Ezra?!" Michael said worriedly looking at Ezra's face.

Ezra didn't speak. He just looked at Fitz. "He has three broken ribs. Severe bruising on his abdomen and face. Along with 20 stitches on his forehead. He's fine." Fitz finished.

"Dad can we go home," Ezra asked.

"You're not cleared to leave yet" Fitz explained.

"But I'm fine. I just want to go home."

"Ezra your not going home until you tell us what happened." Fitz began with a serious look on his face.

Ezra looked down.

"Ezra, what happened?" Michael asked as he sat next to his son.

"What do you think happened?" Ezra asked as tears rolled down his face. "They cornered me in the locker room," Michael looked angry as Ezra continued, "they punched me in the face and kicked my stomach."

"Where was Jacob? Don't you have gym together?"Michael asked.

"He...was already in class when it happened." Ezra lied. "Can we go home now?"

"Yes." Fitz said as he took Ezra's IV out.