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FROM THE MOMENT THEYgot to the hospital, Ariella felt like she couldn't breathe. It felt like an elephant was sitting on her chest, constricting her breathing. She had been holding Luca the entire time too, trying to calm him down and soothe him.
A newscast about Pulpo played on the TV, but no one could even think about paying attention to it, "Hey." Erin grabbed Ariella's shoulders, stopping her, "He's gonna be alright." She reassured her.
"He has to be." She stated. From behind her, Erin saw the doctor walk out.
"Hey." Erin nodded, and Ariella turned her head, and Erin took Luca from her as she turned to face the doctor.
"Mrs. Dawson." The doctor walked over to her as everyone else gathered around.
"Is he gonna be all right?" She asked.
"We're gonna monitor him closely, but he may need a second surgery. He's not out of the woods yet." He told her.
"Can I see him?" Ariella asked.
"Of course." He nodded, "Right here." He led them to the room.
Ariella stood in the doorway for a second, taking in his appearance. How pale he looked, "Antonio." She walked over to his bedside.
"Hey, baby." He rasped, slowly looking up at her.
"Hi." She smiled, leaning down, kissing his head.
"Hey, big guy." Jay greeted.
"Hey," Erin added, bouncing Luca on her hip. Antonio smiled slowly, seeing his son.
"Belden?" He asked, looking over to Voight as Ariella ran a hand through his hair.
"Gone." He shook his head.
"Those guards?" Antonio asked.
"Both dead." Jay shook his head again.
"Find him," Antonio told him.
"We will." Voight nodded. They all walked out, but not before Erin handed Luca back to his mother, who smiled, pulling up a chair and sitting next to Antonio. Luca reached his little hand up and squeezed his father's finger.
"You scared the crap outta me." She told him.
"You did too." He responded, referring to the time only a few months prior to when she was shot.
"I didn't intentionally get shot." She said.
"I didn't either." He smiled. Ariella watched as Luca played with Antonio, unaware of what was going on, wishing things could be that simple, "What?" He asked, causing her to break from her thoughts.
