In the morning, while Sadie was still deep in sleep, Mia burst into her room, leaping into her arms.

"Mia!" Sadie woke up immediately, barely processing herself before Mia was all over her face with kisses, leaving her cheek wet. "Mommy, Mia missed you so much!!" "Mommy missed you too!" Sadie hugged Mia tightly. "Mia, my sweet girl, Mommy will never leave you again."

"Mia will be mad if Mommy doesn't keep her promise," Mia pouted, her eyes brimming with tears. "If Mommy leaves Mia behind again, Mia won't talk to Mommy again."

"Mommy didn't leave you behind; I was just delayed and didn't pick you up in time," Sadie explained urgently, cupping Mia's chubby cheeks. "Mommy apologizes to you, okay? Could Mia stop being mad at Mommy?" "Hmph!" Mia turned her head away, pouting. "Only if you make me waffles!"

"Okay, okay, Mommy will make you waffles right away," Sadie said, getting out of bed quickly.

"Mommy, Mommy..." Nathan's anxious calls came from the next room. "Noah, help me go see Mommy!"

"Hold on, there's someone at the door. I'll go check who it is."

Noah slipped on his little slippers and went to answer the door.

"Mia, let's go see Nathan together," Sadie suggested, picking up Mia and walking barefoot.

Mia wrapped one arm around Sadie's neck and waved the other towards Nathan, "Nathan, we're coming!"

"Mommy..." Nathan opened his arms, calling for Sadie.

"Mommy!" Noah's voice boomed from the living room. "Dr. Charles and the nurses are here."

"Good morning!" The paramedics greeted them.

"Morning, please come in," Sadie urged, quickly welcoming them.

"Mia, come down, sweetie," the doctor called out urgently when he saw Sadie holding Mia. "Your mom has a waist injury. She shouldn't be lifting anything heavy."

A nurse quickly stepped forward to take Mia from Sadie's arms, cooing gently, "There you go, Mia. Mommy's waist was hurt, so I will take care of you for a few days. Is it okay?"

"Okay!" Mia nodded obediently, tilting her head to look at Sadie. "Mommy, what happened to your waist?"

"Just a little injury, nothing serious. It'll recover in no time," Sadie reassured her, turning to Dr. Charles with a puzzled look. "How'd you know I hurt my waist?"

"Andrew mentioned it," Dr. Charles whispered. "He said you had a waist injury and shouldn't do any heavy lifting. He made sure we took extra care and mentioned a doctor would come today to treat your waist." While they were talking, Brenda's excited voice came from outside. "Are the kids back home now? Noah, Nathan, Mia..."

"Brenda!" Noah and Mia, hearing her voice, dashed out immediately.

Mia, like a little cannonball, launched into Brenda's arms, hugging her neck affectionately. "Brenda, we missed you so much!"

"My sweet Mia, I missed you too," Brenda said, her eyes welling up with tears as she pulled Mia and Noah close for a thorough check. "Let me look at you. Are you both okay? Did anyone hurt you?" "No, we're fine," Noah quickly replied, his eyes catching the needle marks and bandages on Brenda's hands. "Brenda, what happened to you? Are you sick?"

"I'm okay, really. Seeing you two makes me feel better already," Brenda said, tears streaming down her face as she embraced Mia and Noah. "Where's Nathan?"

"He's in the room," Mia said, pointing inside. " His leg was hurt, so he couldn't get out of bed."

"What? What happened to Nathan?" Brenda panicked. "Take me to him right now."

"It's just a minor injury. Don't worry," Sadie approached with reddened eyes, grabbing Brenda's arm. "Why are you back? Weren't you in the hospital?" "Doctor Rey brought me back." Brenda gestured towards Dahlia and the two medical staff behind her.

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