A Fatal Crash (After Matt gets into an accident)

She chuckled.

"Well you're going to be sore for quite some time."

"I know...I demand that you make me your famous soup everyday." Matt said with a chuckle.

She chuckled a little as she stepped in a bit closer.

"Will do." she said looking at him, then looking over his body.

"Matt, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault that you're in here." she said as she stood there crying.

Callie walked in after a nurse led her to the room.

"Dad," she said softly.

"Katie!" Soraya came barreling around the corner, looking frantic. "How is he? Please just tell me he's alive!" Her face was stained with tears, while more welled in her eyes.

Candice and Jeff jogged up behind her, both looking pale and worried. "What's the verdict?" Candice asked, looking choked up.

Jeff had almost run into the hospital. "How's he doing? What happened?" Jeff asked, almost frantic since it was his big brother that was in the hospital. "How did this happen? How serious is it?" he asked, his arm around Candice to comfort her.

Katie hugged Soraya.

"He's alive and awake. He has a broken arm and leg but should be okay." Katie said.

She looked at Jeff.

"Ellie and him got into a fight then Matt got into a car accident." Katie said.

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"No it's not, I never should have been speeding like I was. I could have saw the truck coming if I wasn't speeding." Matt said.

Callie sighed, staring at her father.

"Oh thank god." Soraya breathed out an intense sigh of relief. "I've been worried out of my mind. Where is he?"

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Candice sagged against Jeff in relief, she had been terrified for Matt.

Jeff smiled in relief and took a deep breath. "Thank God...can we all go see him?"

"No Matt. It's my fault, if I didn't yell at you and made you say what you said, then slap you, you wouldn't have left and gotten angry." she said smiling at Callie a bit.

Katie nodded.

"Follow me." Katie said as she turned and started walking to Matt's room.

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Matt shook his head.

"Ellie this isn't your fault, now stop blaming yourself." Matt said.

She sighed.

"Fine."

Matt smiled.

"Good." Matt said.

Katie peeked her head into the room.

"Matt...Soraya's is out here and I'm going to warn you right now get ready for a big hug." Katie said.

Ellie looked at Katie as she wiped her tears and then looked at Matt.

"I'll let you be then." she chuckled.

"You don't have to leave Ellie." Matt said.

He pointed to the seat next to him.

"Actually I demand that you stay." Matt said.

She chuckled.

"You demand that I stay? Is that so?" she smirked.

"Yes, now sit and Katie you get in here and sit down on the seat next to her." Matt said.

Katie eyed Matt.

"Just because you're in a hospital bed that doesn't mean you're the boss of me." Katie said as she sat down on the chair.

Ellie sat down and looked at Katie.

"You are a mess." she smiled softly.

Katie chuckled.

"Oh I know." Katie said.

"Matt, you do realize that you have a pretty crazy family." she said touching her stomach quickly and moving her hair out of her face.

Matt laughed.

"I found that out a while ago." Matt said.

"Well you know, just a reminder." she said looking at him.

"Oh um, Happy Birthday." she chuckled.

[oh why not?...lol]

Matt looked at Ellie.

"Thanks." Matt said with a wide smile.

He then looked at everyone.

"Now where are my presents?" Matt asked.

"Happy birthday Matt and about the presents...Ellie why don't we have his presents?" Katie asked.

Ellie shrugged.

"I don't know." she said reaching into her shoulder bag and taking out his gift.

"Here, it's from all of us." she said looking at Katie as she handed Matt his gift.