Author's note: Hey guys! I missed you all like crazy. I'm sorry I haven't been updating lately and to be totally honest, it's my fault. Usually when I'm not able to update it's because I've been so busy with school. However, I've been on winter break for a while now and have not had the urge to write lately. I've been in a slump, but I've gotten out of it. Now, I can't stop writing! I'm hoping this won't happen again, because I LOVE this story so much. Btw, it's 3:24 am as I update this! XD Anyway, I hope this chapter is enough for you all to forgive me for the SUPER late update! Enjoy the next chapter!

Brooke grabbed the last of her bags and tossed them in the car, frantically. "Okay, I think I have it all." Brooke said, taking another look at the things she stuffed into her trunk. "What am I missing?" She mumbled. "What am I missing?" She repeated.

"Uh... the baby?" Julian said, appraoching Brooke from behind with Davis in his hands. Brooke sighed, taking Davis in her arms. "Brooke, relax, it's gonna be okay."

"Okay? You don't know that, Julian. Anything can happen- anything!"

"Brooke." He grabbed her arms, stopping her from spazzing out. "Look at me... breathe... We need to take this one step at a time, okay? Do me a favor?" Brooke nodded. "Let me drive."

"Okay." Brooke put Davis in his car seat and buckled him up. It broke her heart to see Davis smiling even though he was in pain. Julian drove all three of them to the hospital and held Brooke's hand as they walked into the ER together. Julian approached the desk and smiled at the lady working there.

"Hi, we're looking for Dr. Copeland. Our son is having surgery today."

"I'll page him." The nurse smiled.

"Thank you." Julian turned back to Brooke who was looking a little uneasy. "You okay, babe?"

"Uh... I think I'm gonna go to the bathroom, I'm not feeling so well." She said, releasing her grip from Julian's hand.

"Okay, just come get me if you need me." He said as Brooke walked away from him. As he watched her walk away, he saw Ethan approaching him in the other direction.

"Julian." Ethan smiled when he got closer to him. "Where's Brooke?"

"The bathroom. She's... really nervous about the surgery. I kinda am too... please tell me you're not nervous."

"Davis'll be fine. There's no need to be nervous."

"You're sure about that?"

"I'm extremely confident that you and Brooke will be able to watch your son do great things in life... He'll be home before you know it." Julian smiled, knowing his son was in good hands. "How is he, by the way? Has he had any irritability, any more seizures?"

"Uh, he hasn't been irritable, he's actually been very calm lately. Um, we think he might have had a little seizure the other night, but we aren't sure."

"Everything else is fine, though?"

"With Davis, yeah... Brooke and I are taking it kinda hard though."

"That's understandable. Brooke was just as freaked out when Angie had to have her surgery, but she made it through."

"Yeah, Brooke has a way of doing that when things get tough." Julian changed the subject, trying to avoid bringing Brooke into the conversation any further. "So, you used to be a heart surgeon, why'd you switch the pediatrics?"

"Well, actually-" Ethan was interrupted when Brooke came back, taking Davis from Julian.

", hi." She smiled.

"Hi." He responded, shaking off the awkward. He looked at Julian then again at Brooke and smiled. "We only have a little bit before his surgery so..." He gestured toward his office. They were going to take a few minutes to go over the procedure before starting the surgery. The three of them discussed the procedure for about twenty minutes before the nurse told Ethan that they were ready to start. He looked at Brooke who seemed panicked. "It's all gonna be okay, Brooke, don't worry. Nurse Lee is gonna take Davis now, okay?" Brooke nodded and looked at Davis who was smiling.

"Hey buddy." Brooke was trying hard not to cry. "Mommy's gonna give you to the nice nurse now, okay? She's gonna take care of you and make you all better. And when you get home, it'll be you, me, daddy and Jude... and everything's gonna be fine. You're gonna do great, okay? There's no reason to be scared." Julian chuckled very quietly, knowing that Davis was the only one that wasn't scared. He put his hand on Brooke's shoulder and kissed Brooke's head. "Say goodbye to daddy, Davey." She cried. Julian's heart was breaking for Brooke. She handed Davis to Ethan who walked out of the room with the nurse. He reassured Brooke, again, that Davis would be okay before leaving the room. Julian turned Brooke around, knowing tears were about to fall from her face.

"Brooke, it's okay." He whispered, holding her close.

"I know." She whimpered, crying into his chest. He tried to comfort her crying and he knew the best way to do it was to get her mind off of Davis. He knew that would not be an easy thing to do. Brooke and Julian walked into the waiting room together and waited there for over five hours. Brooke had actually fallen asleep with her head rested on his shoulder. Julian shook Brooke awake when he saw Ethan walking down the hall. Brooke shook herself awake and jumped out of her seat when she saw Ethan. "Is he okay? How'd it go? Is he all right?" She asked, all in one breath. Brooke's heart was beating exceedingly fast. She grabbed ahold of Julian's hand and squeezed tightly. He pulled her closer to him and held on tight. Ethan took a deep breath in and exhaled before speaking.

"There's good news and bad news..." Brooke nearly fell to her knees when she heard him say that. "The good news is Davis is gonna live." He swallowed hard as he saw their expressions. "He will no longer suffer the symptoms of the disease and it shouldn't come back again." He looked at Brooke who was crying, but smiling. He was afraid to give them the bad news. "But... like I said, there is bad news." He looked into his hands as he gave them the bad news. "We couldn't repair some of the cells on the left side of his brain and they affect his motor skills and his vision. Uh... Davis no longer has vision in his right eye and, uh... he has peripheral neuropathy."

"Wh-what's that?" Julian asked, hoping it wasn't anything serious.

"Well, there was a group of nerves that were too severly damaged that we couldn't repair... and he... he's going to have a lot of trouble developing some of his body systems as he grows up."

"Like?"

"Like his ability to walk... and speak."

"But is he going to be okay?" Brooke jumped in.

"There are a lot of things that need to be monitored in his case... but... with the right help, he'll be okay. Peripheral neuropathy isn't life threatening." He took another look at Brooke and Julian who seemed upset and relieved all at once. "We need to discuss a few more things about this. So, while he's in recovery, I can go over all of this with you two." Brooke and Julian nodded and followed Ethan into his office, discussing the sitatuation well past one in the morning. "It's getting late. You two need sleep and I have to get home to my wife." He shook Julian's hand and looked at Brooke before he walked out of the door with them. Julian went to the bathroom while Brooke walked with Ethan to his car.

"Thank you, Ethan."

"You know, I love how you call me Ethan as soon as I tell you my first name." He joked, knowing Brooke wanted to know his name so badly when they first met. "You're welcome Brooke."

"He's gonna live... that means the world to me. And you gave that to me." She said, smiling.

"It's what I do. I just wish we could've avoided all of this." He said, referring to what was wrong with Davis now.

"Hey, you saved his life. That's enough for me."

"Well thank you."

"You know, I've been wondering... why'd you switch to pediatrics? You said you became a surgeon to save lives..."

"I'm still a surgeon."

"Not a heart surgeon... why'd you switch?"

"You want the truth?"

"Yeah."

"Because of you. Because of what you did for Angie... I'd never seen anything like it and... I wanted to be able to do something like that for someone. And today, I feel like I have."

"That means a lot. To both of us, I guess." Brooke smiled.

"I'm proud of what I did today Brooke... you should be too, you're a great mom. And to be honest, I can't say I didn't see this coming. I knew when I saw the way you took care of Angie that... this is what you were meant to do." Ethan hugged Brooke and opened his car door. "Have a good night Brooke." He smiled. She waved goodbye and nearly cried as he drove away. She looked up at the night sky and laughed.

"Thank you!" She shouted to the stars. "Thank you!" Brooke walked back into the hospital, feeling worry-free for the first time since she found out her son was sick. She knew, thanks to Ethan, that her family was going to be okay.

Author's note: So? Was that good enough for you? I feel like it was a little rushed, but I don't want each episode to last too long because I want to actually be able to finish this story and I have 11 more episode after this one. XD Anyway, please update, and let me know you're still interested in reading!