Saving Katelyn and Benjamin Ch.1
(Carlisle's POV)
"I love you" Esme whispers as she kisses me.
"Love you to I'll be back tomorrow" I say as I hug her. She sighs but nods. I kiss her once more before leaving. I get into my Mercedes and drive to the hospital. When I get there my sons are goofing off with the nurses.
"Emmett, Edward" I call to them and the look at me. I shake my head at them and the give me sheepish grins.
"Back to work" I say and they nod. My personal nurse laughs as she hands me some charts.
"I swear if you weren't the head of pediatrics no one would be able to stop those two" she says.
"I agree" I say and she giggles.
"Any new cases?" I ask looking at my charts.
"Nope" she says and I nod and go to check on post op patients. After I'm done I go to my office and fill out paperwork.
"Dad there's an ambulance coming in in five" Edward says as he pops into my office.
"Ok thank you" I say and stand up. I put my coat over my navy blue scrubs. I drape my stethoscope around my neck and walk down the hall. I hear a little girls screams as two stretchers are wheeled in. \
"NO I want to stay with brother" she screams and cry's. I look to Emmett who is in room one with the little boy.
"Hi sweetie" Edward coos as he follows the EMT's into a room with her.
"I want sissy" The little boy cry's. I sigh and go to the nurse's station to talk to the head EMT.
"What did you get on theses to?" I ask.
"Katelyn and Benjamin Horton, twins, born to Janice and James Horton. Mother died last year in a car accident, father turned abusive. Neighbors called it in saying that Katelyn was screaming her lungs off. When we got to the scene Benjamin was unconscious" she says and I nod.
Thank you" I say and then go back to the rooms. Edward is trying o examine Katelyn but she wants nothing to do with it. She screams and fights him. Emmett had the same difficulties with Benjamin who just screamed because he wanted Katelyn.
"Dad" em calls in frustration. I go into the exam room and Benjamin is under the bed.
"Hey Benjamin, my name is Dr. Cullen can you come out? I ask softly as I crouch down to his level. He shakes his head no.
"Why not buddy?" I ask and he points over my shoulder to Emmett.
"Emmett won't hurt you" I say softly but he shakes his head.
"Son why don't you go check on some patients. I'll take care of this" I say and em nods before leaving.
"It's ok, its jut you and me now" I say bit he still stay under the bed.
"Why don't you come out and I can take you to Katelyn" I suggest and holds my hand out for him to take.
\ "Katie" he says.
"I'll take you to Katie, just come on out for me buddy" I say softly. He comes out and I pick him up. I walk to the next room where Edward is still trying to calm Katelyn down.
"Ben" she cries and reaches for him. I set him own next to her.
"Edward hall way please" I say and walk towards the hall.
"We need to slow with them. I'm going to see if you can examine Ben and I will examine Katie" I say and he nods.
"Nice and slow and don't lose your patients" I say and we walk back into the room.
"Hi Benjamin" Edward says as he goes near him.
"Hi" he says softly.
"Can I move you to another bed"" Edward ask and he shakes his head no.
"Why not Benjamin?" He asks.
"It's ben and because i don't want leave Katie" he says.
"We're just going to be right there" Edward says as he points to the bed five feet behind him.
"Fine" ben says and Edward offers his hand to help him down. Ben had other plans and grabs onto Edward's neck. Edward picks him up and brings him to the other bed.
"Hi Katie" I coo softly as I sit down next to her. She whimpers and wraps her arms around herself s tears cascade down her cheeks.
"Shh it's ok I'm not going to hurt you" I coo softly.
"How do I know that? Mommy said she and daddy loved us but she died and then daddy hit" She cries.
"Honey what your daddy did wasn't right. I promise no one in this hospital is going to hurt you" I say softly. She still shakes her head.
"What are you scared of sweetheart?" I ask.
"Hands, hands can hit and it hurts" She says. I hold my hands out to her and she shakes and cries as she buries her head under the pillows. When nothing happens she looks at me and I nod at her. She takes my hands in hers. She looks at them and flips them. After she's done she nods to herself.
"Can I look you over little one?" I ask as I stand up. She nods and I look over to Edward and ben.
Ben was sitting on the bed as Edward took his vitals. I start to do the same to Katie. I curse to myself when I have to take her blood pressure. I take her tiny arm in my hands and wrap the cuff around.
"Honey this is going to squeeze your arm, it shouldn't be painful but if it is tell me and I can stop ok?" I say d he nods nervously. I take my stethoscope from round my neck and place one ear piece in. I start to inflate the cuff slowly. Katie just sits there and take it.
"Good job sweetie" I say as I set my stethoscope on the bed and take off the blood pressure cuff. I go on and Katie slowly starts to trust me.
"Dad" Edward calls in a slightly panicked tone.
"Hang on sweetie" I say and walk to him.
"What's wrong?" I ask as I look to Benjamin who is holding onto the blanket Edward gave him.
"Ben can my father take a look?" Edward asks and ben shakes his head.
"Please buddy" I ask and sit next to him.
"Please ben, I don't want to go back to him" Katie says an she was standing on the other side of the bed with tears running down her cheeks. Ben sighs and let's go off the blanket. I pull it back to see him bare chested and there's burns and cuts. I gasp ad pick up Katie and take her to her bed.
"I need a nurse in here please" I call as I go to the closet and pull out a blanket. Nurse Tracy come in with a confused look. She sees ben and gasps and then looks at Katie.
"DO you want me to examine her for burns and cut?" she asks and I nod and hand her the blanket. I go to Edward who was finishing up examining ben.
"NO I want Dr. Cullen" Katie cries. I turn and Tracy is standing by Katie trying to get her to take her shirt off to examine her.
"Honey its hospital policy that with male doctors nurses must examine female patients." Tracy says softly.
"NO" she cries and tries to get up. I walk over and stop her.
"Shh honey I'm still in the room Tracy will not hurt you" I say softly. She shake her head.
"She has hands that can hit" She says softly.
"Tracy hold your hand out" I say and Tracy does with a puzzled look to me. Katie looks at Tracy's hands in fear.
"Shh its ok see" I say and take one of Tracy's hands in mine. Katie does the same and nods. I smile at her
"Your so brave little one" I say as I pat her head and then to back to Edward.
"I say we should keep both of them for observation I also want to take some X-rays" Edward says and I nod.
"We can move them to observation after I'm done with Katelyn" I say and Edward nods.
"Change him into a gown" I say and go out in the hall.
"Nancy I need a private room with two beds in observation" I say and she nods and types the order in the computer.
"I also need a free X ray I need to do full body x rays on these two to determine how long this abuse has been going on" I say and she nods again.
I walk back into the room. And Katelyn is laying down in a gown.
"Hey sweetie" I say as I walk towards her.
"She has multiple bruise, cuts, scrapes and a few burns. Ones infected and there's two cuts that probably need stitches" She says and I nod and hand her the chart to write it down.
"What's going to happen to us?" Katie asks.
"We're moving you two to observation after we finish and then I'm going to get full body X-rays and then you can sleep while I talk to the authorities." I say as I sit next to her. She nods and sits up.
"Now where are these injuries you were worried about Tracy?" I ask as I put on some gloves.
"Her back" Tracy says.
"Ok can you get the required equipment?" I say and she nods.
"Katie I need you to lay on your belly so I can see your back" I say and she nods and turns over. I lay the blanket on her lower back and pull her gown to the sides. I wince when I see them. Tracy comes to me with the anesthetic and suture kit.
"Get me some gauze and cleaning agent" I say and she nods.
"Honey your going to feel a slight pinch" I say softly as I take the anesthetic. I puncture her skin and she cries and I rubs her back with my free hand.
"Shh it's ok. Two more little one" I say and go to the next cut on her back. I quickly finish and get the sutures ready.
"Can you feel this little one?" I ask as I poke around the cuts.
"No" she says softly. I start t stitch up the cuts. After I finish I gently clean the gash and put a piece of gauze over it.
"Honey I need to move you upstairs. I can put you in a wheelchair or I can carry you" I say as she sits up. She holds her arms out to me and I pick her up. Edward does the same with ben. We go out of the exam room and head to the elevator. When we get in the elevator I look at Ben.
"I don't feel good" he cries out.
"Shh its ok buddy" Edward says as he rubs his back softly.
"No ben please" Katie pleads and he goes into a seizure. Edward quickly hits the panic button on the elevator and sets ben down but holds his mouth so he won't bite his tongue off. I hold onto a squirming Katie.
"Let me down" She pleads to me.
" Shh honey Edwards got him he's ok" I say and the elevator doors open. I quickly take Katie o a room and two nurses help Edward with ben. I set Katie down and she cries.
"Honey has this happened before?" I ask as I sit down. She nods and reaches for me. I stand back up and pick her up. I sit down with her in my lap. She holds onto me and cries into my neck.
"When daddy hits him in the head, he goes to sleep and when he wakes up he says he doesn't feel good and then he starts doing hat. Its scares me." She cries.
"Shh its ok. I'm going to lay you one sweetheart and go help Edward with ben. I'll have Tracy come keep you company ok?" I say but ask he last part. She nods and I head to he hall.
"Edward" I call and jog down to him.
"I'm getting a CT done" He says and I nod.
"Katie told me it has happened before. I'm thinking this has to me a tumor that's pressing on his skull or nerves" I say ad Edward nods. (I am not a medical expert!)
"Edward you need to come look at these now!" his nurse says in panic. We both rush to the CT viewing room. On the screen was an image of bens skull. He had a tumor pressing on nerves that caused the seizure.
"We need t open him up and remove it." Edward says.
"Call Dr. Hartford." I say and the nurse nods and leaves.
"We can't do the surgery because we're registered as general surgeons and practitioners" I say and Edward nods.
"Dr. Hartford is coming, she'll be here in twenty minutes" the nurse says and we both nod.
"Take him to the prep room while I talk to Katie" I say and Edward nods. I walk out of the room and back to the observation floor. Katie is sitting in Tracy's lap and Tracy is reading her a children's book.
"Dr. Cullen" Katie says excitedly and jumps down and scampers over to me. She hugs my legs and I chuckle.
"Hi sweetie" I say as I pick her up. I set her down on the bed and I sit next to her.
"Where brother?" she asks softly.
"He's getting some things done right now" I say.
'What things?" she asks.
"He has to get surgery to help him feel better" I say and her lip juts out.
"Shh its ok he'll be back in a few hours." I say softly and smooth her hair out.
"Will you stay with me then?" She asks.
"Of course" I say softly and rub her back.
"Benny will be ok right?" she asks.
"Of course" I say and there's a knock on the door. I look up and Edward is standing there.
"DO you want to call mom and I will stay with her?" He asks.
"Honey I will be back ok?" I ask and she nods. I grab Edward before he walks in.
"Why do I need to call esme?" I ask.
"Alice had a vision" He says. "of?" I ask.
"You adopting them" He says.
"Oh" I say shocked.
"Oh come on dad, like you don't feel it he says. Feel what?" I ask.
"You love her, your never like this with you patient's." he says.
"Ok maybe" I say and he chuckles.
"Go call mom, I'll stay with Katie" he says
"Ok" I say and go to go to my office. I didn't know what I will tell esme but here goes nothing.