Thankyou for all the lovely reviews for that first chapter! It's so nice to get comments from people who'd like to see what happens and I hope what follows continues to interest you.

My hope is to spit out a few chapters pretty fast, because as much as I would love to make this into a long, detailed story of dealing with that unexpected, I don't really have time! I've just graduated school and when I decided to take a year off, I got a job in the US for a year's long working holiday. So anyway, I'm taking my life from Australia to US in just three weeks time and whilst I'm there I hope to live it up and therefore don't think I'll really have too much spare time to be on a computer! (So unfortunately I may only go a very short way into the process of dealing...)

Thanks for everything... xox

(I forgot this last time but isn't it obvious?!) Disclaimer: I don't own (I'm just borrowing) so please don't sue!

"Mr Seth Cohen?" A young man in hospital scrubs had been entering and disappearing again from the waiting room for hours on end. Seth had gotten up several times to ask where his beloved wife was, only to be told that they were still unaware of her condition. Frustrated, he'd sat back on the chairs of the emergency waiting room with a packet of chips and fed Katie "dinner" whilst praising her for everything she'd done.

After the phone call, Seth had told her to run to the neighbour's house and ask for help. With Katie not yet three, he didn't expect her to be able to call an ambulance and was quite afraid telling her to run next door, but it was the best thing he could think of at the time.

Seth had called an ambulance and sped home to his wife, arriving on que with the medical officers and telling them the little he knew of her condition, including that she was twenty weeks pregnant. He'd thanked the neighbours for everything and taken Katie under his arm for the ride in the ambulance to the hospital.

Still asleep, Seth had tried to let the ambulance officers worry whilst he distracted Katie's young eyes from the pain of her mother. He told her over and over how grown up she was and thanked her for saving her mother's life.

"Yeah, that's me." Seth raised his hand gently, speaking quietly to the nurse. He didn't want to wake his now sleeping, scared child. Slowly, he rose from the seat, carrying Katie. As she stirred he whispered soothing words to her, helping calm himself as well.

"My name's Mark. Come this way Sir." The nurse led them to another waiting room. This one was free from other patients. The room was bright, filled with hard plastic chairs and old worn magazines. "Take a seat whilst I explain your wife's condition."

Seth nodded, dark frowns showing on his face. As Katie fully awoke he kissed her forehead and moved his finger to his lips to demonstrate quietness.

"Summer is your wife?" Seth nodded to Mark. "Rest assured Mr Cohen that your wife and the baby are still alive. Summer is awake right now and just about to return from some tests." Seth sighed, nodding at Mark.

"But?" He knew it wasn't that simple. Life in Orange County never was.

"I'm afraid that we aren't exactly aware of the extent of Summer's condition yet. Our knowledge only tells us that she fainted after extensive blood loss. We are still running tests on her to help us with the reason for this blood loss." Seth nodded. "She is OK though, and right now that is all that matters."

"Thank you. And the baby?" Somehow Seth knew the worst was still coming. His grip on Katie tightened.

"As a result of Summer's fall when she fainted the baby may have suffered some type of brain damage. I'm sorry Mr Cohen but we can not be certain whether or not the brain damage would be serious until later in the pregnancy. We will get a couple of doctors to talk to your wife and yourself alone but at this stage, it is important that you weigh up the options and consider terminating the pregnancy. I know it is hard to deal with, but sometimes it's better for the baby." Mark spoke with sadness. This was the hardest job sometimes. "I'll leave you to let this all sink in. Summer should be arriving in room 217 very soon so you can wait in there for her if you'd like. I'm sorry to have to tell you this." Mark rose from his seat and exited the room, back to the main waiting room to tell another person of their loved one's fate.

Seth stood to enter Summer's room, tears forming in his eyes as he carried Katie, his only safe baby, with him.

"Daddy, where's Mummy? What does ternating mean?" Seth sucked in his sadness at his daughter's innocence.

"You mean terminating? Baby, we'll talk about that later. Just go to sleep now OK. You've been such a brave, brave girl today." And as Katie closed her eyes, Seth let the first tear slip down his cheek.

He knew that this was only the beginning.