A/N: Ok, so I got enough reviews to write the alternate ending. This will only go on for a few more chapters. This chapter take place after chapter 31 :What's Normal? I hope you all like it. Don't forget to R 'n' R –steph

Just a reminder, last chapter ended with…

"Hello?" he Bradin said

"Mr. Westerly?" a manly voice said

"Yes, that's me" Bradin said "Who is this?"

"This is Dr. Andrews from the Playa Linda Hospital. There's been an accident, you need to come here as soon as possible. Your wife was involved"…

Bradin rushed into the Emergency Room and ran right up to the reception desk "I'm looking for Dr. Andrews. He said something happened to my wife"

The receptionist looked him questioningly "Wife?"

"Yes, my wife. Her name is Melani Westerly. Now can I see either her or this Dr. Andrews please?" he said, frustrated

The girl rolled her eyes then picked up the phone and paged the doctor. Bradin stood there impatiently "Relax Mr. Westerly, I'm pretty sure your wife was in the minor accident that came in a little while ago" She sighed then went back to her work. The wait was killing him, he wanted to know what happened to Mel.

After what seemed like an eternity, a man came over "Mr. Westerly, I'm Dr. Andrews, right this way" he led him down a hallway, much like the one Bradin remembered being in when his parents died. They stopped in front of a room with a closed door "You can't go in right now, the police are talking to them…"

"Them? Police? What the heck happened. Is she alright? What's going on!" Bradin practically yelled

"Mr. Westerly, I was going to tell you. There are 4 of them, they were apparently fighting over a gun one of them had when it went off. Mel ended up getting scraped by the bullet, so we put a air cast on her foot, but she should be back to normal in a few weeks. They're not cooperating with the police, saying that they don't know what happened or that it was a personal issue they apparently solved."

Bradin sighed and ran his hands through his hair "So she's ok?"

"She's fine. She'll be on crutches for a few weeks, but nothing major."

He nodded "Thanks. When can I go in?"

"Soon I think. If we're quiet I'm sure we can hear what's going on though"

Bradin laughed, but then shut up to hear what was happening…

"I'm going to ask one more time. Who did the shooting?" the officer said

Melani rolled her eyes "Not to be rude, but for the 10th time, we don't know. It was an accident!" She, Lucas, Tanner and James were all sitting in one of the examination rooms, being interrogated

The man grunted "Well, one of you had to have done it. All I want is a name. Pull a name out of a hat for all I care" he said aggravated

"We shouldn't even be talking to you" James said "We have rights you know."

The officer sighed "This is a serious matter. Ms. Westerly was shot"

"I think we know that" Tanner said "We were there. We don't know who pulled the trigger. I'm sorry we can't help you"

"This is insane. Miss Westerly, you were shot, don't you want whoever did it to pay?"

Melani let out an angry noise "First of all, it's MRS Westerly. Secondly, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT! I DON'T CARE WHO DID IT."

The officer grunted "This is pointless. Are you going to press charges once you figure out who did it?"

"No, I'm fine, and I really don't care. There's nothing for me to gain by pressing charges against one of my friends."

"Fine" the officer said and walked toward the door. "You all have my card if you decided to talk." He opened the door "You can go in now"

Bradin sprinted past him and wrapped Melani in his arms "Angel, are you alright?"

She smiled, "I'm fine baby. Just a sting. They said I can cheer in like 3 or so weeks. Nothing big, just hurts to stand on it"

He hugged her tighter "Do anything like that to me again and I might kill you. I thought I'd lost you"

"You can't loose me, I won't let it happen" she kissed him on the cheek, both totally oblivious to the other 3 people in the room. They heard a grunt behind them. Mel laughed, "Sorry"

Bradin laughed, then, for the first time, his eyes met James'. He quickly looked away "You ready Angel. I think my Aunt is making dinner tonight"

She nodded "We'll see you guys in school tomorrow" she said, grabbing her crutches, but Bradin took them out of her hands "Honey, I kinda need those to walk"

He smiled "You're not walking anywhere. I don't want you to get hurt more." And with that he picked her up, and cradled her in his arms while he made a reach for the crutches.

"Stop, I can carry those" She took them out of his hand and held them. She swore she heard James make a gagging noise as the two left the room