Fifty-Two๐Ÿ’œ

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I wake up in a hospital bed with a bad headache and my chest is sore.

I look around and see I'm hooked up to machines and I begin to panic. I'm about to scream when a nurse walks in.

"Miss Reece I'm glad to see you awake. Do you know where you are?" She asked.

"Hospital. I remember being at Denny's when a strange man pulled a gun out and shot me." I said.

"That's right he did but your vest saved your life. You just got a grazing on your chest that's why the bandage. We were more worried you hit your head since you have been unconscious for a while." She said.

"Is Coop here? I need to see him." I said.

"Yes, he's here with all of your family. I will let them come in now." She said.

"Thank you so much," I said.

Coop comes rushing in the door with my dad behind him then mom and Amelia and Alex.

Coop walks over and leans over me looking at my face. I could tell his eyes were wet. He leans down and kissed me gently. "Are you ok V?" He asked.

"I'm better with you here." I smile at Coop just as dad walks around the other side of the bed and grabs my hand.

"You scared me to death munchkin." He said.

"I'm sorry dad I couldn't avoid what happened," I said.

"I chased the guy and he is arrested but I don't know any info right now." Coop said.

Amelia drags a chair close to Coop and tells him to sit down. He smiles at her and sits still holding my hand.

"Sweet pea I'm so glad that you are ok. We were all worried." Mom said.

Coop's phone rings and the room goes silent. "Hey, chief! Are you sure? Wow, I would say they didn't know because they don't really know her family." He said.

"Yeah, Violet is awake and talking she is ok. The vest saved her but she got a little graze." He said into his phone before hanging up.

"So what did chief say?" I ask.

"Apparently the people that adopted Courtney had a son. The guy that shot you was her adopted brother Benny Gragg." He said.

"I'm sick of this crazy family." Mom said.

"Why would he shoot me?" I ask.

"Apparently because you got his sister killed." Coop said.

"I'd like to shoot the crazy fucker." Dad said.

"Daddy!" Amelia gasp.

The door opened and Grandpa Davis walked in with flowers.

"Violet if you wanted flowers just ask. You don't need to go get shot." He laughed.

Coop and I laughed and everyone else was shocked he was here much less making a joke.

"I'm sorry grandpa but thank you for coming! The flowers are beautiful." I said grabbing his hand.

"You're more than welcome. Now are you ok and still on for dinner this weekend?" He asked.

"You know it." I smiled at him then at my dad.

"Thanks for coming dad I know Violet appreciates it," My dad said.

The nurse walks in and looks around. "Ok, visiting hours are almost up and I need all of you but one to leave." She said.

"I will fight any of you on this because I'm staying." Coop said.

Dad held his hands up. "You will get no fight from us we knew you would be the one staying."

I can't help but giggle as the nurse laughs. "We need to check your bandage so everyone out." She said.

"She's my girlfriend I want to see her wound." Coop said.

"Maybe tomorrow. I need to keep it clean and sterile so out you go." She said.

"Wow, she's a hard ass," Grandpa said going out the door.

"Grandpa said a bad word!" Amelia said.

"You have a nice family." The nurse said.

"Thank you! I don't know what I would do without them umm I don't know your name." I said.

"Sissy well most here call me that anyways." She smiled taking off my bandage but I couldn't really see much because she bandaged it back fast.

When she walked out Coop walked back in. "So how did it look?" He asked.

"Oh, I didn't see much. She put that bandage on so fast." I said.

"I'm so glad you're ok. Once I got that guy in the car I ran over to you and saw blood but you were breathing. I was talking to you and so scared." He said.

"I could hear you talking but I couldn't make out the words. I think I hit my head on the car window before falling. It was like I could see myself fall in slow motion." I said.

"Is your head sore?" He asked.

"Yeah I got a couple of stitches I'm pretty sure," I said leaning my head down for him to see.

"Oh yeah, looks like three stitches. I should have known something was up the way he was watching us." He said.

"Coop you had no idea he had a gun or was wanting to shoot me. Don't put that on yourself." I said.

"I was so scared you were going to die and leave me and I can't handle that V. The whole time we waited Amelia sit beside me and held my hand." He said.

"That was very sweet of her because she's usually quiet and doesn't interact with people," I said.

"How about your grandpa? Your family looked shocked." He laughed.

"Come lay with me, Coop. But oh man my dad's face was priceless. I snort.

Coop very easily gets in bed with me cuddles into me until we fall asleep. But was woken up by sissy a couple of hours later just checking my iv bag and making sure I was ok.

I was trying to go back to sleep but I wanted to pray. Someone was looking out for me today and I want to say it was Grandma Alice and Julia.

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