"Danny is my son," Ross said coldly to Zoe, and very clearly avoiding the subject of Cai entirely. "Get out of my way. Both of you."
The idea of his father hitting Zoe in the face like Greg had...for him...turned Danny's stomach and he sat up again, despite the fact that it was a very stupid idea. "Guys! Stop!" he yelled, though there wasn't much strength in him and it came out weak.
"Daniel- Oh god-" Ross pushed past both Zoe and Cai until he was beside Danny's bed. Then he made the rather bad choice of reaching out to take Danny's shoulder into his hand.
Panic immediately flared in Danny's belly, twisting and coiling in fear. A second later it was hard to breathe and he tried to pull away from Ross. "Don't!"
Unfortunately, Ross' instincts had never been great and when he saw his flailing son, he thought the best course of action was to try to contain the problem. He grabbed Danny's shoulders and tried to push him back down to the bed. "Daniel, calm down!"
Instead of taking his father's advice, Danny started to thrash against his father's hold. "No no nonono. STOP!" he wailed, before bursting into tears.
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The idea of his father hitting Zoe in the face like Greg had...for him...turned Danny's stomach and he sat up again, despite the fact that it was a very stupid idea. "Guys! Stop!" he yelled, though there wasn't much strength in him and it came out weak.
"Daniel- Oh god-" Ross pushed past both Zoe and Cai until he was beside Danny's bed. Then he made the rather bad choice of reaching out to take Danny's shoulder into his hand.
Panic immediately flared in Danny's belly, twisting and coiling in fear. A second later it was hard to breathe and he tried to pull away from Ross. "Don't!"
Unfortunately, Ross' instincts had never been great and when he saw his flailing son, he thought the best course of action was to try to contain the problem. He grabbed Danny's shoulders and tried to push him back down to the bed. "Daniel, calm down!"
Instead of taking his father's advice, Danny started to thrash against his father's hold. "No no nonono. STOP!" he wailed, before bursting into tears.