Ashley paced around and around the waiting room.

"Hun, please stop you’re wearing a hole in the floor," the secretart snapped at Ashely clicking her gum in annoyance.

"Look can’t you just let me see her!? Than you wouldn’t have to worry about your fucking floor!"

"No need to be rude! I told you already that only family is allowed to see the patient…"

"I need to see Spencer Carlin!"

"No body but family is allowed to see the patient in room 112!" she winked over at the frantic brunette.

"Thank you," Ashley mouthed soundlessly to the dirty blonde and practically ran over to the elevator, "come on damn you! WORK!" Ashley screamed at the elevator. "Fuck you," she mumbled at the elevator as she opened the door to the staircases.

She arrived at room 112 a couple of minutes later, panting because she had run up three flights of stairs. She entered the room and saw a distressed Arthur sitting by Spencer’s bed holding her hand tightly. He looked up as the petite brunette stumbled into the hospital room. His eyes were puffy and it looked like he had been crying.

"Hello Ashley…"

"Hello Mr.C…is…is she okay?"

"They don’t know yer that guy kicked her hard in the head several times…she has gone into a temporary coma…"

"Oh my God…" Ashley said quietly, "this is all my fault…"

"No it’s not…" the elder Carlin got up and walked over to Ashley. He pulled her into a hug, "shhh don’t you ever think that this was your fault," he comforted her as the brunette started to cry, "people can be very cruel. It was a hate crime…it had nothing to do with you…"

Ashley sniffed, "why is it that Carlins always seem to be rescuing me?" she said into Ashley’s shoulder.

"Because you’re apart of our family now…"

"I don’t know about that," a weak voice quibbed, "she’s a wild one dad. It might be a bad idea…"

"SPENCER!" Ashley yelled and jumped onto the hospital bed smothering Spencer’s face with kisses. Arthur smiled at the affection between the two girls. He laughed out loud as all the stress lifted from his shoulders.

"Haha! Ashley let her breathe! I’m going to go get the doctor…"