Hi, everybody! Two updates in one week? I'm on a roll! :) What an ending to the last chapter, huh? ;) Thank you so much to all those that reviewed and followed: fallingforfiction, ixistargirl89ixi, Lilli89, Ms. Isabella! Be sure to check out their stories, they are quite awesome!

For Snow's parents I now picture Tony Goldwyn from Scandal and Bridget Monayhan from Blue Bloods, both great shows! I've had Z Nation's Nat Zang (10k) as Skeet since the beginning. I still haven't found a dossier for Leaf yet, but he's a cute! Just picture a young Elijah Wood circa The Good Son but with shorter hair. I was told so many times when I was younger that we looked alike! Haha.

I plan on updating Checkered Hearts later today! I just got back from a photo shoot and I'm still sick so I'm resting and editing the latest chapter.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NOR HAVE ANY AFFILIATIONS WITH HELLO OR CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT. ALL PROPERTIES OWNED BY ADELE AND LEANN RIMES, RESPECTIVELY. I ONLY OWN MY OWN ORIGINAL IDEAS AND CHARACTERS.

Chapter Seven: From The Other Side

SIX AND A HALF HOURS LATER, BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL, MICHIGAN

Will walked into the emergency room of Bridgeport Hospital in Michigan. It had been a relaxing yet tedious trip, but he was overly anxious. Looking around, he hoped this was the right hospital, because he didn't know where else to go and hadn't even bothered looking for her car in the parking lot. Luckily, Will spotted Snow right away down the hall, her head in her hands. He could spot those colored streaks from Mars if he had to.

"Snow?"

Snow turned around and looked up, her eyes saucer wide and her mouth hanging open at who had just called out to her, not noticing that her parents were looking over as well.

"Will? Uh, I mean, Dr. Halstead. What are you doing here?" She walked up to him, tugging the tops of her sleeves and covering her hands with them in fists.

"You seemed really shaken up following what happened and left in such a hurry. I wanted to make sure you were ok."

"How did you even get here?"

"Maggie gave me your address from your file. I just barely caught the train, took a cab from the station to your house, nobody was home so the old man next door sent me here."

In the five and a half hour train ride, the thirty minute cab ride to Frankenmuth and the twenty minute ride to Bridgeport, Will hadn't come up with a single reason WHY he travelled so far to see her, she'd probably think he was crazy.

He was glad to see Snow had calmed down since earlier. She had changed out of her scrubs, now wearing jeans and an oversize University of Michigan pullover hoodie. Her face was completely free of makeup, making her look even younger than she already did, her hair out of the ponytail and hanging down to almost her elbows.

Snow wasn't sure if she should be touched or not, she was stunned. "You know you could have just called or text me. It's in my file, too. Or waited until I got back. I'm not worth all this trouble."

"Yes, I know, but I figured this is something better approached in person. You know we'll have to discuss what happened, right?" Will was still in his scrubs but had his backpack on him, why he hadn't changed on the way here she didn't know. Either way, he looked pretty cute with his backpack.

She nodded, knowing the inevitable elephant that had followed him from Chicago. "I know, but I don't think now is the right time, don't you?"

"Of course not."

"Is there anyway we could leave Dr. Charles and Sharon Goodwin out of it, just keep it between us?"

He nodded. "Yeah, I think so."

"Snow!"

They looked to see a lanky young man with black bed head run over and lift Snow off the ground in a hug.

"Thank God you're here!"

Will watched them, assuming that this was her boyfriend, maybe they had gotten back together since the big date with Connor. He couldn't help but feel a little crushed. Did he really expect a girl as sweet and pretty as her to be single for long?

"Skeet, put me down!"

Snow pushed on his shoulders and jumped off, nearly stumbling into Will, who looked baffled.

"Should I even ask?"

The boy now identified as Skeet gave him the once over. "Who are you?"

Will pointed to the ID badge on his scrubs, which he also hadn't bothered to take off. "I'm Dr. Will Halstead, Chicago Med. Who are you?"

"I'm Private-E Skeet Zanger, Snow's fiancée." He tried to wrap his arm around her but she flinched away, feeling Will's shocked expression.

"We broke up months ago and you're not in the army! You work at the gun range! Skeet," Snow turned to him with a more relaxed expression. "I know you're here for the best interest of me and my family, but I think you should come back later. It should really be just me and my parents."

"You mean me, your almost husband, has to leave, but Dr. Fancypants gets to stay?" He pointed angrily at Will, which made the discomfort rise.

"That's a different story, he doesn't live twenty minutes away like we do! Please, Skeet, don't question me on this."

Skeet sighed heavily but nodded. "Alright, fine." He looked over at Will and saluted him. "Peace out, Dr. Hoffsteader. Bye, Snow."

They watched him walk away before Will looked down on her, but Snow cut him off. "Trust me, I know how it looks, I almost made a big mistake."

Will held up his hands in defense. "Hey, I don't judge. So what was the emergency?"

"My little brother fell out of his tree house. It took forever to get a doctor to see him, you'd think I'd have some pull having worked here for two years, but sadly I don't and this doctor is a transfer who doesn't even know me."

"Right. Is he ok?"

"He had a concussion and tried to keep falling asleep but he's awake now, he lost two baby teeth and he has some cuts. I just hope it's not serious though."

"I can stay here with you until you find out. It's not like I have anywhere else to go."

He hadn't meant to add that last comment, it had merely slipped out, but luckily she didn't seem to notice.

"Thanks, I appreciate it. Come on, I'll introduce you to my parents."

Snow was tempted to grab Will's hand to bring him over to her parents, but after what happened earlier, it was best that she restrain herself.

"Mom, Dad, this is Will Halstead, he's one of the doctors I work with at Gaffney. Will, these are my parents, Dr. Vince and Maia Greyson."

"Hi." He waved politely.

"It's nice to meet you."

Snow's dad gave him the once over as they shook hands. "Ahh, so you're the famous Dr. Halstead we've heard so much about."

Will glanced over at Snow, who shrugged. "Oh, uh, thanks. I'm not sure what you've been told, but I can tell you that your daughter has become a favorite already."

Maia smiled at that, her eyes puffy from crying. "That's wonderful."

Her parents were tall and attractive, her dad had short light brown hair and hazel eyes while her mother had shoulder length dark brown hair and green eyes. Snow looked like both of them, with her mom's facial shape, but Maia was quite thin. She reminded Will a bit of Olive Oyl, albeit a striking looking version of Olive Oyl.

"Mr. and Mrs. Greyson?"

They all glanced over to see a bald man with glasses approaching them.

"Hi, Dr. Edwards. How is everything?" Maia asked.

"We just got Leaf's X-Rays back. Most of the damage was done to the arm he landed on, it was a clean break, the gash on his collar bone has a butterfly bandage on it and he's cognitive now, if he hadn't been wearing that helmet, it would have been a lot worse."

"But Leaf had a concussion when he came in." Snow interjected. "Is there a possibility that there could be long term damage at some point? Do you think that this runs the risk of his speech impediment returning or that he'll need leg braces again?"

All Dr. Edwards did was shrug. "I'm sorry, that goes beyond my knowledge of an E.R. doctor. I'd recommend taking him to a specialist, but he is walking just fine. Keep the splint and cast clean, ice the injured area for 20-30 minutes 4-5 times a day. I can take you back there now and he will be discharged within the hour." He looked at Will. "Family only, sorry."

Snow spoke up. "He is family, he's my husband." She grabbed Will's hand, who looked at her in disbelief, as did her parents. Fortunately, Dr. Edwards didn't care or seem to acknowledge this, being a lazy E.R. doctor. "I used to work here under Dr. Agarwal, they know me very well, I can show my family back."

"Fine, if you say so."

"I'm your husband now, huh?" Will whispered as Dr. Edwards left, trying not to smirk in the seriousness.

"Don't flatter yourself, Halstead. Shut up and play along. You'll thank me later."

Sure, it was impulsive once again, but it was better than him waiting out in the hallway twiddling his thumbs, but why did she get a spritz of giddiness with her lie?

"Jeez, that Dr. Edwards sure wasn't much help." Maia shook her head in disgust . "I'm telling you, Snow, it seems like this place has gone downhill since you left."

"It seems like it. Hey, I just got an idea. Why don't we have Will take a look at him?"

"What?" Vince asked.

"What?" Will raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Honey," Vince wrapped an arm around his daughter. "Is that really necessary? Don't worry, we can afford to take your brother to the specialist."

"I know, Dad, but Dr. Halstead is a renowned doctor in Manhattan and Chicago, I think he knows what he's doing." Snow turned to Will with a wry smile. "You don't mind, right?"

He scoffed nervously, scratching his head. "Uh, well, I haven't had a child patient in a while, only once back in medical school."

Will had very little to no experience with children, he had lost contact with his friends that had families, but how bad could it be? It was relieving that even though Snow lashed out at him, she still respected and valued him as a doctor.

"I have faith in you." She squeezed his hand. "Just do standard procedure. Come on, let's go."

They were led to a room by a nurse where a small boy with an arm cast was laying on a bed.

"Leaf, you've got some company." Said the nurse before walking away.

"Hi, honey. How are you feeling?" Maia asked.

Leaf looked over to see his family and smiled, revealing a missing front tooth. He was an adorable child that looked exactly like their father, Will couldn't help by think of Jay when he saw him. "Snow! You're here!"

"Leaf!" Snow pushed past her parents and onto the bed, wrapping him up in her arms. He appeared just as equally excited to see her, giving her a big hug.

"I thought it was just a dream that you were here."

Snow shook her head, pulling away, which was when Will noticed the tears in her eyes. "No, you weren't dreaming, I'm right here. Leaf, how did you fall out of the treehouse? What happened?"

"I was trying to fly, it would have been awesome if I didn't trip on the floor. Look," He reached across the tray table and held up a blue tooth shaped container. "I lost my loose tooth in the front! And another one! The tooth fairy is going to give me money now!"

"Leaf, I've told you a thousand times that you can't fly." Snow put her hands on his shoulders. "You have to be more careful when you do things, you can't forget that ever."

"Snow-" Vince interjected, but Maia put her hand on his shoulder, shaking her head.

"Buddy, do you know what I would have done if anything happened to you, if I lost you somehow? It would destroy me, you're the Woody to my Jessie, kiddo, the Luke to my Leia. I'm just so glad you're ok." She wrapped her arms around him and silently cried. While she was a good nurse, Will had never seen her react to something so passionately. Today was one for a lot of firsts.

"Leaf," Snow pulled away and wiped her eyes before motioning Will over. "This is my friend Will, he's a doctor at the hospital I work at and I'm going to have him look you over. You do whatever he asks, ok?"

He nodded. "Ok."

"Do you need anything?" She asked Will as she stood up.

"Lucky for you, I was in such a hurry I left with all my stuff on me." Will sat on the edge of the bed, extending his hand out. "Hi, Leaf. It's nice to meet you, you've got quite the fan in your older sister."

"Thanks." He shook his hand, revealing the missing teeth.

For Leaf being his first child patient in years, it wasn't half bad. He passed everything, his lungs and sight were working perfectly, he had no problem with tongue twisters.

Will looked over at Snow and her parents once he was finished, smiling. "He's fine, there doesn't seem to be any problems as of now, he's high functioning." He looked over at Leaf. "You're good to go, just don't try to fly again."

Leaf nodded. "I won't." Suddenly, his face lit up and he pointed at him. "Hey, I know who you are! You're Gingy Doctor!"

Will chuckled in confusion. "I'm sorry?"

"Leaf!" Vince grumbled.

"Who?" Will asked.

"Gingy Doctor! There's a whole bunch of you that work with my sister, like The Avengers! Gingy Doctor and Handsome Doctor and Sassy Nurse and Bitch Doc-"

Snow cut him off before he could say anything further by putting her hand over his mouth, to which he mumbled against it. "Whoa-k, there! I think you've had too much sugar today."

"I didn't have any candy today!" Leaf said into her hand.

Snow laughed nervously, her face burning up. He obviously overheard some conversation where she was going on and on about the staff at Gaffney.

Will looked over at her in a slight smirk. "You've got some 'splaining to do, Lucy."

God Damnit. Now I'm screwed.

AN HOUR LATER

"I'm so tired. Mommy, can I have macaroni and cheese tonight? And ice cream?" Leaf asked as Snow carried him into the parking lot.

"Yes, honey, but not too much ice cream or you'll get a headache."

"Alright." He rested his head on Snow's shoulder and closed his eyes.

"Wake him up every hour, just to check, ok?" Snow said as she opened the door of her mom's Prius. "Bye, Leaflet." She hugged her brother tightly as she buckled his seatbelt.

"Wait, Snow. Do the Minion voice before you leave."

She rolled her eyes at her brother's wicked grin. "Leaf, no..."

The little boy pouted. "Please? I'm injured."

"That's not your get-out-of-jail, get what I want card, but fine." Snow cleared her throat before making her voice higher and speaking in the beloved Gibberish of the adorable yellow creatures, which made Leaf crack up and clap his hands. Once it was over, she turned back to Will, her cheeks still red from knowing he was watching her. "If you tell anybody at work..."

He laughed and shook his head. "Don't worry about it. My little brother wouldn't go to sleep unless I'd do Donald Duck's voice."

Snow smiled at him. "I'll have to hear it some time then." She turned back to her brother, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Bye, kiddo. I love you."

"You, too, Snow." He waved at Will. "Bye, Gingy Doctor."

"Leaf!"

"Oh, it's fine." Will squeezed his foot affectionately. "Bye, Leaf. Be good now."

"Hey, Will, can I talk to you for a second?" Vince asked, which made Will a bit apprehensive. Was he going to scold him about all the teasing towards Snow?"

"Yeah, sure."

They walked out of ear shot from Snow and her mother.

"I know that you and my daughter have more or less butted heads, but she's a sweet girl, not too familiar with big city life. It's kind of why we wanted her to stay in Michigan, she's been through a lot."

"I've always been told I'm kind of stubborn, but I don't think any less of Snow. She's a good girl, everybody loves her at the hospital. I think she's adjusting well."

He wasn't going to tell him about her meltdown on the roof, Will could tell by his body language that he was wracked with exhaustion.

"Regardless of what she's mentioned, I can tell that you probably have some concern, you came all this way. I guess what I'm trying to say is could you keep an eye on Snow for us?"

Will nodded. "You have my word, sir."

He could tell that Vince was a good natured but overprotective father, what he couldn't understand was why he'd let his only daughter date a moron like Skeet?

"Ready to go?" Snow asked as she and Maia walked up. "You can ride back with me, do you mind driving though? I'm exhausted." She threw him her keys.

"No problem."

She turned to her parents, giving them a big hug good bye. "Bye, guys."

Will noticed that the hug went on for what seemed like an eternity. He found it pretty sweet how close Snow was to her family and felt like he learned a lot more about her today.

"Bye, pumpkin. Here's some money for gas." Vince pulled his wallet out. "Don't say no, make an old man happy and take it."

Snow nodded. "Thanks, Daddy. I appreciate it."

"It was nice meeting you, Will." Maia said.

"You, too. Both of you." He shook their hands good bye.

"Stay safe, ok, Snowflake?" Vince asked, which was when Will saw he had tears in his eyes. Why was he crying?

"I will. I'll call you guys when I get home. I love you."

"Love you, too."

Snow and Will waited until the car drove off before walking over to her car.

"Thank you for coming here today. I don't know why, I hope to find out, but I'm kind of glad you did."

"I was worried about you, I'm not as much of an ass as you think I am. You have a nice family, that little brother of yours is a crack up."

"He's a fighter. In a way, he's been fighting his whole life pretty much. Leaf was born a premie. He's had all sorts of problems, as you overheard."

"That must not have been easy." Will said as they got in the car.

"No, it wasn't. My parents have been through more than what any parent has or should, with Leaf and with me." She looked over at Will, both of them buckling their seat belts. "That's a story for another time, one you're going to have to earn."

Will nodded, starting the car, wondering what it could possibly be. "I look forward to it."

TWO HOURS LATER

They were more than halfway to Illinois and Will could barely get a word out of Snow, nothing more than a "yes" or "no" answer. She had fallen asleep about twenty minutes after they left the hospital, the stars in the sky acting as his company, and only woke up when "Hello" by Adele came on the radio, softly singing along. That song had been playing all week, if not longer, but there was no denying that the full-figured British songstress was beyond phenomenal.

"Why did you kiss me?" He asked, hoping to break the silence, but no such luck.

At least another five minutes passed by before Snow looked over at him.

"Why did you follow me to Michigan?"

Now it was his turn to not have an answer. Even after four hours between the hospital and driving, his mind was still blank. Perhaps he was too afraid to admit the truth, that he wanted to know why she had kissed him? Or that he was really worried for her? Either one would show vulnerability, and he was already vulnerable enough to her as it is.

"That's an answer for another day, one you'll have to earn."

Snow rolled her eyes and scoffed, before mumbling under her breath the word "whatever".

"Look, I'm not trying to piss you off. You've had a hard day."

"Right, because I haven't had a hard day the month and a half you've been a bidaily pain in my ass, right?"

Will opened his mouth to speak but she cut him off.

"Just forget everything, ok? I am so not in the mood right now."

She turned the volume up on the radio. The last thing Will had wanted to do was upset her, but it seemed like he couldn't do anything right.

"You can try to resist

Try to hide from my kiss

But you know

But you know that you can't fight the moonlight

Deep in the dark

You'll surrender your heart

But you know

But you know that you can't fight the moonlight

No, you can't fight it

It's gonna get to your heart"

Will watched her in his peripheral vision, how she'd get lost in the music. Bopping her head, singing along, making different facial expressions. How much longer was he going to deny to himself that he thought she was positively adorable? Will Halstead didn't go for sweet and adorable, he went for uptight and bitchy, which is probably why everybody thought he and Natalie were so compatible.

"Is that the song from Coyote Ugly?"

Snow looked over at him, deciding she had been a bit harsh earlier. "Yeah, it is."

"Thought so. Your mom looks like one of the waitresses in that movie, the tall pretty brunette."

"Bridget Monayhan? I could see it. So is that one of your spank bank movies or something?"

He shook his head and silently laughed. "Nope. I was a regular at the actual bar back when I lived in New York. My picture is on the wall and everything."

"And you probably hooked up with all the girls, right?" She couldn't help but smile, being able to perfectly picture Will going crazy over the bar dancing beauties.

"I don't know what you heard, but I wasn't always such a womanizer. In fact, I was with one of the bartenders for nine months, I was going to ask her to marry me."

"What happened?"

"She cheated on me with some porno director who made her a star. After that, no more bartenders or dancers for me, it was only socialites."

From time to time he still thought of Cami, the raven haired vixen that stomped on his heart. Maybe it all worked out for the best, because marrying her would have been the biggest mistake of his life.

Snow appreciated how Will had let his guard down a little bit, she felt like she got a better understanding of who he was and what he was about. It was just enough to leave her wanting more.

"You're a mystery, Will Halstead, but I'm going to figure you out one of these days."

"Same goes for you, Snow Greyson. One of these days."

They looked over at each other and smiled, lightening the mood for the rest of the ride.


"Wow, I'm not the only car here. The station must not be closed yet." Will said as he pulled into the parking lot of the train station.

It was a little past midnight and they were finally back in Chicago.

"Hmmm, I guess not." Snow looked over at him.

They spent the next few minutes staring at each other in silence. Will was tempted to lean in and kiss her, but decided it was for the best if he didn't.

"Well, if that's all, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." He reached for his backpack when Snow grabbed his wrist.

"Will, wait."

"Yeah?"

Those brown eyes of his looked so lost and full of longing, it made her think of one of those kids in a velvet painting. It was then that she had the courage to ask the question that had been teasing her lips since they left Bridgeport.

"Stay with me? I mean, I know this is sudden, but I really don't want to be alone tonight. At the same time, I'll understand if you say no."