Kayla cried as she looked around the room confused and wishing there
was someone there who could tell her what was going on. Frantically
looking around, she finally found the hospital bed remote and started
to push the button to summon the nurse. She wanted out of there.
She needed to find Dru and she needed to get her baby girl back.

Dru had been at work when he had found out what had happened.
Immediately he was on his way to the hospital, knowing he needed to
get to Kayla. She would be freaking out about this whole thing. Once
he knew some other agents were on the case he had left.

Finally he walked into the hospital room and over to the bed. "Hey
sweetie..."

"Dru! Dru! Rafe took her..." she said in a panic, but then added
quietly a bit confused. "I think..." she said looking down trying to
remember if that was exactly what had happened or if she was just
trying to fill in the gaps... But who else would take Emery?

"I know..." He said quietly, his face showing the strain he had been
going through since finding out what had happened. "And we're gonna
get her back, but you need to calm down, ok?" He said in a soothing
tone, walking closer and running a hand over her hair.

"I need my clothes," she said. Kayla just wanted to get out of there
and start looking for Emery. She knew Rafe had places all over the
world. That just made it harder to track down Emery.

"You need to slow down..." Dru said.

She frowned. Slow down? Didn't he understand this was her slow
down? She could do freaked out and panicked much better than
this. "Dru...I can't just stay here..."

"Kayla, you were hurt."

"My baby is out there..." she whispered looking up at him. Sure, she
had been freaked out about having a baby, but she loved Emery more
than anything. Emery, Dru, and Kyleigh were her life. She couldn't
live with one part missing.

"I know, and there are already people looking to find her and we'll
go to help them soon enough. I promise we're not losing any time on
this, but you were still injured, sweetie..."

"I feel better," she said not really sure of what she was saying.
Kayla just wanted Emery back. "She's probably scared... She doesn't
know anyone, but us..."

"Kayla we can't do anything more right now than is already being
done."

She reached out and ran her arm around his back and rested her head
on his shoulder. "I can't believe I let him take her..."

"You didn't let him, he attacked you..."

Kayla sighed wondering if Emery was okay. She didn't think Rafe
would hurt her, but that still didn't stop her from worrying. "He
finally did what he said he was going to do..." she whispered.

"And we're going to get her back..."

"You don't think she got hurt in the accident, do you?" she asked
moving back to look up into his face a bit concerned. Kayla had
thought that the baby car seat would have prevented injury,
especially with all the airbags, but one could never be too sure.

"From the signs at the accident it doesn't look like she was hurt.."
Dru tried to assure her. "And I'm sure she would have shown up at a
hospital if that had happened."

Kayla nodded and then leaned against Dru again, "I just...I wanted to
start to try and live again...normally..." she whispered. She wanted
to work and have a routine, even if she was only working a couple
hours a day.

"We will..."

"What time is it?" she asked suddenly remembering that Kyleigh was in
school and that someone had to pick her up. The last thing they
needed was Kyleigh freaking out thinking that she was forgotten.

"Don't worry, Kyleigh's with my sister." He said, trying to calm her.

She sighed and rubbed her forehead, it hurt. "I worry. It's part of
being a mom..."

"And you're a very good mom." He said, kissing her temple lightly.

"How long do I have to stay here?" she asked quietly closing her eyes
as she leaned more heavily against him relaxing.

"I don't know, I haven't talked to the doctor who treated you yet."

Kayla wrapped her other arm around Dru's chest. "I love you..." Her
head hurt, but other than that, she felt fine. Her concern was more
on her daughter.

"Love you, too." He replied and kissed the top of her head gently.

"Will you see when I can go?" she asked, still quiet. Kayla wanted
out, even if that meant going home. She just wanted out of the
hospital.

"I don't know who your doctor is but the nurses said he would be in
to check on you soon."

"I just want to go help look for Emery...or just go home," she
whispered.

"We will, Kayla. Soon, I promise." He said, kissing the top of her
head lightly.

She sighed and thought about Emery and their family and then asked
quietly, "Do you ever wish that I didn't have Emery?" Kayla knew
that really Emery wasn't Dru's biologically, and she really hadn't
considered how hard things could be for Dru. Dru was fathering two
girls that weren't in any ways biologically his. How hard was that
for him? How /fair/ was that to him?

"I have never thought that." He said softly, looking at her.

"It doesn't feel fair... I've made you take care of two girls that
aren't yours... And we never discussed having our own child
together," she said quietly.

"They're mine in every way that counts..."

Kayla looked up at him, "You sure?"

"Positive."

She smiled brightly and let her lips brush against his. "You
know...if you want another child, I want you to tell me..." Kayla
loved Dru so much. To her, he was perfect in so many ways...and had
saved her...

"I'm perfectly happy with the way our family is right now..." He said
with a small smile.

"You're perfect," she told him before kissing him again.

A knock on the door and the doctor entered. "So...how are you
feeling Mrs Michaels?"

"Fine. Just a little headache," Kayla responded.

He nodded. "That's to be expected. The injury wasn't that
traumatic. It was mainly just enough to knock you out. You don't
seem to have a concussion," he went on looking through the folder.

Dru listened to the doctor, rubbing Kayla's back gently as he did. He
was glad to hear that she was ok and with no serious injuries.

"You're a doctor," he said nodding to Kayla.

Kayla nodded, "We both are."

"Good," he said looking over to Dru. "She's free to go, but keep an
eye on her."

"I will." Dru nodded, glancing at Kayla.

"And my clothes are?" Kayla asked anxious to get out of there.

The doctor simply pointed to the small closet before leaving.

"Mind getting them?" she asked batting her eyes.

Dru smiled and got up, walking over to the closet and grabbing
Kayla's clothes before walking back over to her. "Here you go." He
said, laying them across her lap.

She kissed his cheek before quickly changing into them. It was nice
to actually have pants on. She wasn't used to feeling so naked.
Kayla had to admit that that was probably one of the main reasons why
hospitals sucked so much when you were a patient.

*~*~*

Dru Michaels, MD
Field Agent
Medic Unit

Makayla Michaels, MD
Field Agent
Medic Unit