"Hold on, hold on" said Liam, leaning back in his seat and holding his hands up to silence his mother "Adam and Barb fell through the floor of their house?"

"Yes"

"And Barb's broken her arm in 3 different places?"

"Yes" nodded Jill "and popped her shoulder out of place"

"Wow Barb" said Liam "Good job" Barbara didn't move "She ok?"

"Just in pain" said Jill, reaching out and patting her daughters good arm

"Where's Adam?"

"Upstairs" mumbled Barbara.

"Hey, you're alive" said Liam

"Just... literally" Barbara lifted her head up off the table and Liam gasped. "What?"

"Your eye," said Liam. Barbara rolled her eyes and adjusted her sling a little. "What did you do?"

"It's called falling through a floor genius" said Barbara "were you not just listening to a word mum said?"

"She didn't mention your eye," said Liam. Barbara chuckled. "So, you broke your arm?"

"Yeah" sighed Barbara "My wrist and forearm are dead, and I've slightly cracked the bone in the top of my arm. That should heal within the next 4 weeks and then my other two ones will take a long time to heal, so I won't be able to use my arm for a while"

"Dang Barb" said Liam "How about Adam, you two are practically attached at the hip, where's he got to?"

"He's asleep" said Barbara "he got a concussion, so he's sleeping it off. Although he shouldn't need it, he was out for 12 hours yesterday"

"Hey, I am awake" came a voice. Barbara turned to see her husband walking into the kitchen. She jumped up and walked over to him, hugging him tightly. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly "Hey Liam, how are you?"

"I'm good," said Liam "Oh, can you help me with my maths sometime? And science?"

"Please" whispered Jill

"Please," added Liam

"Of course" said Adam "when do you need it?"

"Oh whenever" said Liam "we're doing trigonometry and it does not make one bit of sense"

"How ironic" said Adam, he patted his wife's head "that was the one bit of maths Barb actually understood"

"Meany" said Barbara

"Am I wrong?"

"No" she sighed "can we watch a movie, my arm still kills and I need to email Kristy about being off work for a while"

"Sure" said Liam, jumping up from his seat and moving toward the living room.

"Don't you have homework young man?" asked Jill, stopping her son in his tracks

"Maybe" said Liam slowly.

"Mum, let him relax for a bit" said Barbara "torture him when I'm not in immense pain please" Jill nodded and let them go put a movie on. Barbara wasn't paying attention and focused on emailing her co-workers, asking for a replacement. Once she'd sent the email, she settled back into Adam's side, trying to ignore the aching in her arm, and just scrolled through her phone, looking at messages.

"Oh, someones bought the house next door" said Barbara, seeing the message from their neighbour down the street

"Oh, do you know who?" asked Adam, sounding vaguely interested but keeping his attention focused on the movie Liam had chosen. Barbara shrugged and messaged back the question. Then she snuggled further into Adam's side and stretched her feet out so they were just touching her brother, purposely trying to annoy him. Liam just pulled her socks off her feet and chucked them over the other side of the room. Barbara frowned at him and brought her feet back to her body. She was just about asleep when her phone buzzed.

"Apparently it's some guy from New York" said Barbara "according to Lyn he looks boring and like he doesn't belong in the neighbourhood"

"Well... does he have kids?"

"Dunno" said Barbara "but apparently there was a redhead woman with him, but she wasn't wearing a wedding ring or an engagement ring, so Lyn doesn't know what's going on with them"

"Lyn needs to stop stalking people so much" said Adam

"I guess" said Barbara, furiously typing away on her phone. Adam laughed, playing with her hair slightly

"I mean, whoever it is, they gotta be better than the old hag who lived there before, right?" asked Adam after a while

"I wouldn't be so sure"

Later that night, the four family members were back in the living room. Barbara's arm was killing her again, but she had to wait the appropriate time to have more pain killers, so she was sulking. Adam was helping Liam with his maths homework and Jill was braiding Barbara's hair. 

"Mum... it hurts" whined Barbara, trying to turn to look at her mother, only to be stopped by a hand.

"I know baby, I know" Jill tied off the braid and looked at her daughter "You've got 1 more hour, but I think we can push it to a half hour if you want"

"Yes" groaned Barbara "God this sucks, and also I honestly don't need this massive cast" she gestured to the cast that covered from below her shoulder to over her wrist. "It sucks and I have a very itchy arm"

"I know" said Jill "But just hang in there, ok?"

"How can I?" asked Barbara "If I at least had a normal cast, I could move my elbow and shoulder"

"It's best you don't sweetheart" said Jill, she glanced at the time and looked over to the coffee "You boys done? Liam you need to head up to bed"

"Yeah mum" he gathered up his stuff and stood up "Thanks Adam, I got a test in 2 weeks but I think I finally sorta understand it" Adam laughed and Liam walked upstairs. Jill stood up and looked at Adam.

"Hey Adam, do you know anyway to make her feel better?"

"Take her arm outta the cast" said Adam. Barbara nodded and Jill sighed.

"That was the only one I could think of too" music started playing upstairs "Barb, hang in there, I've got to go tell your brother that 9.30 at night is an inappropriate time to play music" she waved goodbye and walked upstairs. Barbara shuffled on her knees over to Adam and sat down next to him. 

"Hey" he said. She pouted. Adam opened his arms up and she moved into them. He could tell her arm was really hurting her, and it hurt him that he could do nothing to stop it. "How're you holding up?"

"It really hurts" whimpered Barbara. Adam kissed her head and she sat back. He was shocked to see tears in her eyes. 

"Hey, hey" he reached a hand out and brushed the single tear that'd fallen, off her cheek "Can you be a brave girl? For me?" Barbara shook her head again, more tears falling. Adam reached towards her and hugged her gently. Barbara buried her face in his neck and hugged him back tightly. Adam just rubbed her back and held her tight. Jill came down a little while later to find Barbara still crying on Adam's shoulder.

"Whats wrong?" she asked

"Her arm really hurts" said Adam 

"I think we can push it at the 45 minute mark" said Jill. She got up and returned a minute later holding a glass and some medicine "Here, have this sweetheart" Barbara pulled away from Adam and took the things from her mum "t-thanks mum"

"You're welcome sweetie. You two want to head to bed or stay out here?"

"I think I'll head up" sniffed Barbara, wiping her eyes on her sleeve. She turned to her husband "what about you lazy bones?"

"I'll turn in too" he stood up and helped her up "Thanks for everything Jill" 

"No worries dear" she kissed him on the cheek and hugged him tightly "you go rest, apparently your floorboards started getting fixed today, Hannah's supervising" 

"Thanks" Barbara hugged her mother tightly "Night mummy, I love you"

"Love you too doll" Barbara and Adam walked upstairs together, Adam resting his hand on the small of Barbara's back, helping her. Adam went to do his teeth and Barbara poked her head into her brothers room to say goodnight. Then she went to her childhood bedroom and sat on the bed, opening her laptop up again. 

"Night" Adam gently opened the door and sat next to her "You got a relief?"

"Yeah, they're fine to stay on for 2 weeks, and then we can see what the doctors think after that"

"Sounds good, I get more time with you then" Adam kissed her on the cheek and she giggled. "So, new neighbours huh?"

"Mmm... wonder what they'll be like" Barbara kissed Adam lovingly and laid back onto her pillows, gesturing for him to do the same. He did and the couple fell asleep in each others arms.