Hey guys! I hope everyone is enjoying their last week of summer. The only good thing is that Chicago Fire will be on in less then a month! Anyways, this chapter is a little shorter, but it is for a reason. I hope you enjoy it and always please review, it makes me want to write faster!

Chapter Twenty one: The Good is Done

"Mom your not making sense" Tyler stated looking back and forth between Amanda and Gabby.

"Honey your dad and I adopted you. It was the best thing we ever did" Amanda took his hand as tears ran down Tyler's face.

"But you're my mom" Tyler began to cry. Amanda quickly pulled him into her weak body.

"Yes I am and I always will be" she soothed him.

Gabby took Matt's hand and walked out of the room, she wanted to give Tyler to understand everything with out her there. She leaned up against the wall as Matt stood in front of her.

"Are you okay?" Matt asked taking Gabby's hand in his own.

"I just thought she told him last night, I wasn't expecting to be there" Gabby says as she lets out the breath she had been holding.

"I think that she wanted you there, so you could help him."

"I guess you're…" before Gabby could finish the sentence alarms began to sound off in Amanda's room. Gabby move past Matt and rushed into her room followed by a couple of nurses and a doctor.

Gabby and Matt made their way over to Tyler, who moved himself off the bed and now stood to the far side of the room. Tyler then moved his attention from the bed of his mother to Gabby, "We were crying and then she just went still" Tyler explained.

Gabby saw the fear displayed on Tyler's face; she knew that he shouldn't see his mother die. She rested her hand on his shoulder, "Tyler we need to leave the room so the doctors can do their job."

"But I don't want to leave her" Tyler states looking back at his mom with tears in his eyes.

"I know, but she wouldn't want you to see her like this" Gabby tried to tell him.

Tyler didn't protest, he allowed Gabby to guide him out of the white room and into the long hallway and into the waiting room.

"She is going to be okay, right? Tyler asked taking a seat in between Gabby and Tyler.

"I don't know" Gabby said not wanting to lie to him.

"What is going to happen to me?" Tyler asked looking up at Gabby.

"Your mom and I were thinking that you could come live with me" Gabby replied.

"Do you live with Gabby?" Tyler asked turning to Matt.

"No but I visit quite a bit" Matt answered.

"What do you think?" Gabby asked.

"I don't know. I just wish my mom would get better."

"I know you do sweetie" Gabby said as she wrapped her arm around Tyler's shoulder. At the contact, Gabby could feel Tyler tense but he didn't pull away.

They sat in the waiting room for an hour before a doctor came out. Gabby and Matt stood up and walked over to the waiting doctor.

"I'm sorry to inform you that Ms. Shields has passed away. With the progression of the cancer and her weakened state, we were unable to revive her. I'm so sorry for your loss."

As the words fell from his lips Gabby was unable to concentrate on anything expect Tyler. She and Matt thanked the doctor. With each step she moved closer to Tyler sadness swept over her body. How was she going to tell her son that his mother had just died?

"Can I go see my mom?" Tyler asked sitting up in his seat.

"I'm sorry Tyler but you can't see your mom" Gabby said squatting down to be eye level with him.

"Why?" Tyler asked.

Gabby took in a deep breath, "I'm sorry Tyler but your mom was really sick and the doctors did the best they could, but they couldn't help her. She died"

"NO!" he screamed. "No you're lying!" he screamed again with tears and sobs leaving his body.

Gabby tried to pull him into her body but he pushed her back, "NO! I want my mom!" he yelled as he got up and ran.

"Tyler!" Matt called out as he ran after him.

Gabby stayed in her place as her own tears escaped her eyes. She knew that this was the moment her son would hate her forever.