Hey People.

Hope you like this chapter!! I have been thinking a lot about this story lately and I have some good ideas! This chapter is very intense, so I hope that you like it!!

-Kylie-

(Zac's POV)

Vanessa left a few hours ago to get the pizza and she still had not returned. She had taken Chloe with her. I tried calling her phone numerous times, but still no answer. Just then my phone rang.

"Hello. Is this Mr. Efron?" A deep voice asked.

"Yes." I replied scarred.

"I am sorry to inform you that your wife and daughter have been in a serious car accident." he said with sympathy.

My heart sunk, Not Vanessa and Chloe. My Girls. And the Baby, Oh my God, the baby.

"They are currently at Burbank Medical Center, once you get there you will receive more information." he said and then hung up.

And there I sat, in my kitchen, all alone. The kids where in the den with Ashley, Jared and Stella. I slowly got myself together and then walked into the other room.

"Ash, Stella, Jared, can I talk to you?" I asked them giving them a serious look. All three of them immediately stood up and pranced over to where I was standing. I motioned to them to follow me into the room.

Ashley could tell that something was wrong, "Zac, what happened?" She asked grabbing Jared's arm.

"Vanessa..." Was all I could manage to say.

I just starred into space, I kept thinking about my girls. Where they seriously hurt? What was going to happen to them??

"ZAC...what happened to Vanessa? Is Chloe alright?" Stella shouted to me tears already forming in her eyes.

"I don't know. They where in a really bad car accident," I took a deep breath,and walked over to the counter and grabbed my keys, "I need to get to the hospital."

Ashley grabbed my arm, "I'm going with you Zac, you need somebody there with you." She stopped and then rolled her eyes,"Even if I am still angry with you." I chuckled a little but very quickly came back to reality, "Ok, we have to go."

Ashley and I gathered some of Chloe's stuffed animals along with one of Vanessa's pillows and other homey items. Rushing to the car Stella ran out and stopped me, "Zac!" She hollered.

I turned around, "What?" I asked back.

Stella exhaled," Tell Vanessa I love her." I nodded and then Ashley asked me, "Is it that bad Zac?" I didn't answer, i didn't want to answer, I just wanted to wake up from this horrible nightmare.

20 Minutes later Ashley and I arrived at the hospital, grim looks on both of our faces, not really in the mood to face the paparazzi. As we struggled to get through the crowd of the somewhat twenty paparazzi that stood there, snapping away.

Zac are Vanessa and Chloe okay?

Why did Vanessa leave with only Chloe?

Did Chloe Die?

Why is Ashley with you?

We both kept our heads down and continued walking. How had they found out about this moments after I had?

I walked up to the receptionest in the lobby and asked for Vanessa and Chloe Efron's rooms. She looked up and realized who I was, "They are both on the 4th Floor, intensive care. Vanessa is in room 14 and Chloe is two doors down in 16." I thanked her quickly and then headed to their rooms.

Ashley stopped me before I entered V's room, "Zac, remember that Vanessa is not going to look like herself," She turned away, "Just remember how she looked before." I wasn't exactly sure what Ashley meant by that but I just continued to walk into V's room, with Ash behind me.

I could feel the tears start to come to the brims of my eyes as I saw Vanessa lying there, gashes all over her delicate face, her leg hanging in a sling at the edge of her bed, and her petite body hooked up to so many wires , I couldn't even count. I heard Ashley start to sob and then I lost it. It all came flowing out, the last few weeks of regret, my worries of losing her and Chloe, it all came out. I nearly collapsed on the ground, but Ashley was there to help me. She took my hand a squeezed it tight while trying to soothe me and calm me down.

Just then a young doctor dressed in a long white coat paired with a blue shirt and pants walked in the room, "Mr. Efron?" She politely asked me. I nodded.

She put out her hand, "I'm Giana Greens, I have been monitering your wife and daughter since they came in."

I shook her hand, as did Ashley. "Are they ok? What is their Status?" Ashley asked Giana.

The doctor looked over at Vanessa, "I just need Zac to tell me something, if he knows the answer, or maybe you do Ashley. Is Vanessa Pregnant?"

"Yeah, she is. Is the baby alright?" I replied, with high hopes.

"In trauma cases such as Vanessa's, our main goal is always to try and save the Mother first before we even think about the baby. We are doing everything in our general power to try and save both in your case. At this moment Vanessa has a multiple fractured right leg which we will be operating on within the next few days. She also has multiple lacerations on her face, which you can see. When she came to us she had a collapsed lung along with a severe cut on her left leg that we quickly stitched up. As soon as she wakes up we will do an ultrasound to see if the baby is ok, and then I'll talk to you two."

"Wow." Was all Ashley said. Then she walked over to her best friends bed and whispered something in her ear, which I was unable to hear.

"How's Chloe though? How's my baby girl?" I anxiously asked.

The doctor scrunched her face, "Chloe is doing a lot better then Vanessa. From what I know, Chloe was securely hooked into her car seat, which no doubt saved her life. Unlike Vanessa, Chloe is awake, she has been asking for you. I think more then anything she is just really scarred. She did have a cut on her left arm that we stitched up and a few other wounds that where cleaned up. She had a slight seat belt burn right underneath her neck, but it should go away in the next couple of days."

"I'll leave you guys alone for a while with Vanessa. Feel free to go over to Chloe's room anytime you want. "

"Thank you so much." I told her as she left.

Ashley patted me on the back, "I'll go check on Chloe and you can talk to Vanessa." I nodded as Ashl left me in a white room with my peaceful Vanessa.

I walked over to the edge of the bed, "V, I know that you probably cannot hear me, but hear it goes anyway..."

"Baby, I'm so sorry. I regret every single thing that I did and if I could take it back, I would in a heartbeat. I would take it all back so fast. Nessa you have to know that I never meant to hurt you. My heart in literally breaking looking at you lying here. Please pull through baby, please."

Vanessa fluttered her eyes, "Zac.." she meekly whispered.

I smiled with releif, "Baby, your up."

"I'm sorry." She meekly stuttered.

"You have nothing to be sorry about V."

"I hurt Chloe, she's suffering because of me." She whispered tears in her eyes.

I stroked her head, "Nessa, it is not your fault. Chloe is fine compared to you. She just has a few cuts, she is mostly shooken up. Don't you think for one second that it is your fault, never."

"The baby." she cried.

I wiped away her tears with my thumb, "Ness, please don't worry about that right now. We'll sort that out later."

"Your up." Dr. Green said as she walked in the room with a clipboard in her hand.

"I see that you sent your friend over to sit with Chloe and talk. I was just in there and it seems that Chloe is doing much better now that she has a familiar face around her." I smiled knowing that Chloe was a little more comfortable now that Ashley was with her.

"Please tell me my baby is ok." Vanesa stuttered placing her hands on her stomach.

"From the tests that we have run on you when you came in Vanessa the baby seems to be doing fine, but nothing can be fully verified until we get a heart monitor on your stomach and do an ultrasound. If you like, we could do that now, or tomorrow after you leg surgery."

Vanessa's faced turned pale, I could tell she had no clue that she had to have surgery on her leg, "Now." She whispered wincing in the aspect of pain that awaited her over the next few days.

"Ok. I just need you to lift up your robe and we can begin." Vanessa lifted up her hospital gown as I noticed the numerous bruises and welts that whee all over her stomach, I gave her a weak smile, "Zac you can stay if you want or go and see your daughter."

"I'll stay." I replied, I knew that Chloe was in good hands.

The doctor took a strap and gently slid it underneath Vanessa's back. Vanessa inched back, obviously in pain. "I know that it hurts Vanessa, I just need you to bear with me." Giana told V. I went to grab Vanessa's hand and she took it with much delight.

"Alright. Now the gel is going to be cold Vanessa, but I am sure that you remember it from you previous pregnancies." Vanessa smiled a bit and nodded. Just then I heard a sound that I would remember for the rest of my life, my child's heartbeat filled the room.

"Nessa." I said as I saw her face light up for the first time that night.

After finding out that the little life inside of Vanessa was still there the doctor asked us a question that we hadn't really talked about, "Would you like to know the sex of the baby?"

Vanessa giggled a little, "Yes."

"Congratulations, you're having a little boy." We both smiled from ear to ear and I knew for a second Vanessa forgot about the pain she was in and focused on our little boy.

Ashley soon appeared in the doorway, "Thank God your up Hudgens."

"Nice to see you too Ashley." Vanessa said.

"Your daughter is asking for you Zac." Ashley told me. I looked at Vanessa and she told me to go just by the look in her eyes.

I walked down the hallway and then came to Chloe's room which already had three or four baloons in it, obviously from Ashley.

"Hey Angel." I gentelly said as I walked over to her bed.

"Daddy." Chloe replied as her tiny arms reached out to me.

Carefully hugging her I asked her, "How are you sweetie?"

"Gwod."

"What's the matter baby?"

She looked at me helplessly, "Is Mommy Ok Daddy?"

"She'll get better sweetheart. But she is so happy that you are ok."

"It was scarry Daddy." Chloe told me, with fear in her eyes.

"I know baby girl, I know." I said as I enveloped her in a hug.

She began to cry, my 5-year old baby girl began to cry. Not out of anger or fear, out of complete and utter sympathy and kindness. I let her cry as I gently soothed her, "It's alright Chloe, it's alright. Shh, Daddy's here, and he's never gonna leave again."

Hope you liked it!! I know that in the beginning it sort of seemed like Ashley and Zac where clingly but that's how I think best friends would be in a situation like this.

I am happy with this chapter and I hope you guys liked it too! Thanks for waiting and reading!!

REVIEW PLEASE!!

P.S. I know I asked for this before but I need some little boy baby names!!