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Mr. Immigration Man, Chapter 6


At GH: Bobbie, Tony, Mac, Felicia are waiting in the ER when Alan comes in.

" Bobbie, Tony? What are you doing here?"

"It's Lucas...."

"Alan, Lucas got into some trouble, and he's in there."

"Do you want me to go check, Tony?"

" Would you?"

"Sure."

"Boy, do I hate hospitals. I really have grown to hate them."

"Ever since Maxie... I'm sorry Bobbie, Tony."

" No need to apologize Mac. Yes, this is the place where BJ died. Is it
now Lucas' turn?"

" Bobbie, don't think like that."

Mac and Felicia slink away quietly.

" Come on Tony, don't tell me that the same thing hasn't crossed your
mind. Lucas is in there...his heart had stopped. Even IF he comes back,
he could still be a vegetable for the rest of his life."

" Bobbie, it is TOO soon, to lose hope. You have to...."

Alan comes out with the Head of Pediatrics, Dr. Shapiro.

" Doctor, how's our son?"

" Tony, Bobbie...why don't we sit down."

" Oh My God.."

"No, Bobbie, he's not gone. But I will not lie to you. His blood sugar
count is hovering around 475. His body temperature is down 2 degrees and does not seem to be responding to any treatments, so far. But, the heart does seem to be beating stronger, which is a good sign. I have nothing else to report, except that we are monitoring him closely."

"Can we go in and see him?"

"Sure."

Bobbie and Tony go into the ER Room. There was Lucas, still, hooked up to all these machines. The needles in his arms. He looks so tiny, Bobbie thinks.

" How could this be the same boy as yesterday. When we were eating
cookies and playing Candyland. Now...today..."

"Bobbie, he'll be fine."

" Tony, you know better. You're a doctor, I'm a nurse. We know what all of Lucas' conditions mean. We're fighting a clock, a clock that might win."

" MIGHT is the operative word."

" Yes. Well, as much as I want to be an optimist, this scene has an all
to familiar ring to it. I'm sorry, but I need to go out for a bit."

Bobbie barely made it out the door, when she slumped against wall and
began to ball her eyes out. Felicia found her.

"Bobbie? Is it Lucas?"

" No. There's been no change. Where's Mac?"

" He's out getting coffee for you and Tony. Do you want to go somewhere and talk?"

"Talk? No, there's nothing to talk about. I was wondering, where is
Stefan? I did not get a chance to thank him...I guess he went back to
Wyndermere since he had done the proper thing..."

"Bobbie, I just saw Stefan being wheeled into the ER."
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Nikolas is in the ER. Stefan had slipped in and out of consciousness
during the ambulance ride. But the blood kept on coming. It just kept on pouring. He was so busy attending to Stefan's side that he had failed to notice the injury to the arm. Nikolas was worried. Alexis walked in.

"Nikolas...how is he?"

" I don't know Alexis. They just brought him in. How did you find out?"

"Pryce called me."

" I'm sorry Alexis. First Lucas and then uncle."

"How IS Lucas?"

" He is in a diabetic coma. They really don't know what is going to
happen to him. Uncle saved his life, Alexis. He risked his own to save
Lucas, why?"

" Nikolas....your uncle is a very complicated man. But, he's not
heartless. You know that. He wouldn't wish harm on any child. As you well know, he saved Luke Spencer's child."

" I know. I know."

" So, why don't we sit and wait for information on him. OK?"

" Fine."
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Several hours had passed. Tony had gone to take a rest in the interns
lounge. Felicia was asleep outside of the room, on the couch. Bobbie
was sitting at the side of Lucas. She fell asleep, Lucas' hand pressed
up against her face as she layed her face on the blanket. She felt a
hand touch her shoulder. Startled, she jumped up and turned around.
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