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RJ
One of my members called me and said Ty was hurt badly. I couldn't help but pace in front of the medical building, waiting on them to pull up. I didn't know how bad it was, so I had everyone out here waiting. I told Josie something happened, and she needed to stay with Lexi before I ran out of the house and straight here. I was getting anxious when the van finally came flying around the corner. The driver was yelling out of the window before he even parked, "They're in the back, hurry!"
I threw the door open and froze and what I saw. Dylan was on top of Tylee, giving her CPR. My heart stopped. Medical personnel pushed past me and pulled her away from Dylan. They placed her on a gurney and continued with compressions as they rushed her into the building. I heard the driver yell at me, "Boss!" I turned to look at him and he pointed to the back, where Dylan was. He had his hands on his head, and he was sobbing. I crawled in the back and pulled him out with me. I walked him inside to a private room and hugged my sobbing brother.
"I tried, RJ. She wouldn't stay awake. She passed out on the way here and stopped breathing right as we pulled in. I didn't know what to do." He said through his sobs. I pulled him away from me, "You did everything you could, D. You got her here and now I have to go check on her. You need to stay here. Do you want me to send for Haley?" When I had first met Haley, I was a bit skeptical, but the way Dylan lit up around her, I knew she would be staying. He still hadn't answered me, so I walked out and called Jo anyway. I asked her to send Haley and told her where to find Dylan.
"Who was it, RJ?" I could almost hear the tears in her eyes, but I couldn't keep her out of loop. My voice caught when I said, "It's Tylee, babe." I heard her gasp, "Don't tell Lexi. Keep an eye on her. I'll call you with an update when I know something." I hung up and rushed over to the room my little sister was in.
They had her shirt and pants off, still doing CPR. I saw a huge gash across one of her thighs and someone was working on fixing the bleeding from her abdomen. There was a tube coming from her mouth, helping her breathe. The staff was running around, trying to get more blood in her and her heart starting again. I tried so hard to keep my emotions in but seeing my sister laying there, no life in her, I let some tears slip as I covered my mouth to keep the cry in. It took a few minutes, but I heard someone yell, "There's a heartbeat!" Sure enough, I could hear the beeping of the machine that was monitoring her heart. I saw the lines on the monitor following each other steadily, without slowing down.
I stayed where I was, just monitoring the scene. She was hooked up to multiple lines that I became familiar with from taking care of our father. She had color coming back to her skin. Once things calmed down, I pushed my way to her, and everyone stepped out to give me some space. She was unconscious but alive. I kissed her head and breathed a sigh of relief. There was always a possibility of this, but I knew I would never be ready for it. I heard Dylan rush in a minute later with Haley on his tail. He came up on the other side and gave a shuddered cry of relief, kissing the hand he was holding.
Dr. Lewis, one of the doctors we had staffed here, came up to update me. "RJ, we restarted her heart, but she lost a lot of blood. She's still not breathing on her own. I'm hoping that once she heals enough, her body will recover. We'll put her in the VIP wing and monitor her closely." I thanked Dr. Lewis with a handshake, and he left us. We stayed beside our sister until the medical team came in to finish taking care of her. I had to call Jo and let her know what was going on.
Alexis
Something happened. I don't know what, but it was enough to rattle Josie. RJ ran out of here and Josie told me she would let me know what's going on as soon as she knew. A little while later, Josie got a call from RJ, and she went pale. After she hung up, she went to talk to Haley, who then was running out the door. I had a very bad feeling in my gut. Something happened to Dylan or Tylee. I just didn't know which.
I sat with Josie in the living room while she was an anxious mess. She didn't speak and her hand was gripping her phone so tightly, I'm surprised it didn't break. It finally rang and she quickly picked up. RJ started talking to her and she let out a huge sigh of relief and her tears started to fall. She handed the phone out to me, "RJ needs to talk to you." My stomach dropped even more. I put the phone up to my ear, "RJ? What's going on?" I said very warily.
"I'm sorry Lex. I needed to know everything before I called you. Tylee was hurt very badly tonight." I gasped and put my other hand to my mouth, tears already running down my face. "Lexi, you need to know. We lost her for a bit." I cried out loud at that and Josie was beside me, rubbing my back in comfort. I lost her, for just a little bit but she was gone. My heart was breaking just thinking about it. RJ kept talking, "They got her back, but it wasn't pretty. Her heart is beating but she's not responding or breathing on her own. She took some heavy blows and lost a lot of blood. They're moving her to a different room. You can come see her whenever you're ready."
I was still crying and unable to form words. Jo took the phone from me. "I'll bring her in just a bit. Love you." She hung up the phone and helped me up. "She's not responding, Jo." She put her arms around me, and I sank into her hug. "I know. We need to be there now; in case she wakes up." I nodded and let her go. We walked out and headed to her car.
I was anxious the whole way and nearly jumped out before Josie could park it. Haley was sitting in the main lobby, waiting on us. She stood up as we walked in, "They didn't want to leave her side so I told them I would bring you to her." We gave her a quick hug and followed her down a hallway. There weren't very many rooms down this hall, and it didn't look like any of the rooms were taken. That meant she was the only patient in this hall. Haley walked in first, then Josie took my hand, looking as nervous as I felt. We walked in together and I felt my breath catch when I looked at Tylee.
She laid there in the bed motionless. IVs hooked up to her, monitors beeping, a machine breathing for her. RJ and Dylan were on either side of her bed. She was paler than usual. Josie moved to be beside RJ, who wrapped his arms around her for the comfort they both needed. He then moved out of the way so she could take his side by Ty. Haley had also embraced Dylan and moved him away so I could move up to sit by my girlfriend. I sat and stared at the one person I wanted to hug me and tell me it was ok. I took her hand in mine and just sat beside her, hoping my presence would be enough.
"The doctors said she needed to heal, and she should come back to us." RJ started explaining out loud. I listened but never moved my eyes away from her. "They replenished her blood and stitched her up. She just needs to wake up." I swallowed, taking it all in.
"Will you tell me what happened?" I asked in a small voice, trying to not let my voice crack.
"Are you sure you want to know?" RJ asked with concern. I nodded my head, knowing he would see it.
Dylan was the one who told the story. He could only tell it from his point of view. He heard her scream in pain and when he went to find her, she was already injured and bleeding. He was the one who got her to the van, and the one who started CPR to save her life. I had tears streaming down my face, my heart feeling like it was breaking again. "She thought about you." That pulled me from my trance. I turned my gaze on him. "She told me that she promised you she would come back." I put a hand over my mouth as a sob tore from my throat. Josie quickly came around to me and pulled me into a hug. RJ and Dylan stood on either side of her, their hands on my back, showing me just how much they were there for me as they were for Ty.
"Thank you." I said aloud to everyone in the room. "I know she's your sister but since I've been here, you've treated me the same. It's the closest thing I've had to a real family." Josie pulled back and put my face in between her hands, "We are your family. Just as you are ours, Alexis." Her hands moved to my shoulders. "We love you and will always be here for you." Another round of tears rolled down my face as I looked at RJ and Dylan's agreeing nods.
"It's almost sunrise and none of us have had any sleep. You can stay with Tylee, or you can ride back to the house with us." RJ announced. I looked at Ty again, knowing there was no way I could leave her side. "I'll stay." Everyone seemed to know that's what I was going to do. "Then I'll trust you to let us know if she wakes up before we return." I nodded to him. They came up and gave Ty a kiss on the head, then mine before they walked out of the room. I moved closer to her and laid down beside her, my head level with hers. I was stroking her face, wanting her eyes to pop open and look at me. "Please come back to me, love. You promised you would come back." She didn't show any sign she heard me. I sighed and curled my body more into her to get some rest.
The next day went by slowly. She was getting more color back which was a good sign. Her vitals stayed normal, and everything was as well as it could be. She just needed to open her eyes. I was going stir crazy waiting for her. Everyone came in and out throughout the day. Josie stayed with me the longest to keep me company. I was left alone once again that evening. I was getting uncomfortable and decided to go for a walk. I went to the coffee machine and started to make myself a cup, when I heard an increase in mumbling and saw some people running down the hall. Running toward Tylee's room. I put my cup down and followed them. I pushed my way through the crowd at her door and stumbled into the room where two doctors were looking her over.
I looked at her and her eyes quickly found mine. She was awake. I stopped in my tracks, unable to continue forward. She didn't stop looking at me when her commanding voice, scratchy from the tube that's been removed, yelled one word, "Leave." Everyone shuffled out behind me, and the door shut when the last one left. Finally broken out of the shock I was in, I rushed to her side. I seated myself beside her, not wanting to hurt her but she had different plans. Her hands went to my head, and she pulled me into a scorching hot kiss. She didn't let me go for a long while as we sat there, caught up in each other. When we broke apart, she put her forehead against mine.
"I'm so sorry, Lex." With tears falling down my face, I shook my head. "No. Don't be sorry. You came back to me and that's all that matters." I caressed her face while inhaling her scent. After a minute I pulled back and looked into her eyes. "I have to call your brothers. They've been just as worried." She nodded at me and pulled me into a quick kiss and sent me to make the call.
I helped her sit up and was redressing her wounds when the door flew open, and Dylan was standing there with tears in his eyes. He ran to her uninjured side and pulled her into a huge hug. Followed closely by RJ, then Josie. Haley came up and gave her a smaller hug, minding her wounds the others seemed to have forgotten about. I tried to move away and let them have their family moment, when I felt Ty's arm snake around my waist and pull me onto the bed beside her while she kept talking to her brothers. I got comfortable as Josie sat beside me, and we continued talking like the family we were.