Siren's were heard as Joe was still too much in a shock to move. Sonny's eyes were just as wide, fixed on Nick. He was just standing there, looking at Miley for a few moments until he sunk to the floor. Nobody had really realized what just happened. As Nick finally hit the floor, Joe rushed over to him and grabbed the gun from him, sliding it towards Angela. He'd tell the police later why there were fingerprints of Nick on this.
Nick held his leg in pain as he stared at Miley. She looked so scared and vulnerable and she was definitely not able to move. She just kept on shaking her head, trying to take it all in. Joe tried to put some pressure on Nick's leg, seeing as there was blood rushing out of there. But Nick pushed him away and slowly crawled over to his girlfriend, who was still shaking not with only her head but her whole body.
As he finally reached her she broke out into tears. He hugged her close to him and rubbed her back and arms, trying to calm her down. He was rocking them back and forth. Sonny had crawled over to Joe and let him hug her just as tight, not wanting to let go of him any time soon. They were all too shocked to really do anything. The only one saying something was Nick and all he did was whispering semi-soothing words into Miley's ear.
"It'll be okay baby… I'm here, I'm here…" The doors burst open and the police rushed in. They looked at the four and then at Angela on the floor. Miley shakily raised her hand towards Angela and everybody looked at her, anticipating what she was going to say.
"She was the one that killed Alex… she said so herself… she kidnapped us and brought us here and… Nick and Joe saved us. He's hurt…" The cops looked down at Nick's leg and saw that around it there was a lot of blood there. The paramedics rushed and took every single one of the four friends on a stretcher to carry them out.
Miley cried a little as she had to let go of Nick to ride in a separate car than him. But maybe that was the right thing to do. Sonny and her were transported in one car while Nick and Joe were in another. The whole way there, the two girls kept crying and hugging each other. Even though the doctors in the car wanted to check them up they wouldn't let go of each other.
Nick on the other hand was being taken care of. The bullet hit his leg full on and it was now stuck there. They would have to have a surgery to get it out and it would take a long time until he'd be able to walk on his own again, but he wouldn't lose the leg. That's what they kept on telling him so he would see some… positive aspect in this mess.
But all he wanted to know was if Miley was fine - if she was okay. He knew he couldn't ask that - it'd be too obvious. So he kept his mouth shut, winced in pain whenever a doctor would as much as touch his leg and just try to think of things that would keep him occupied until he'd finally find out how Miley was.
They finally arrived at the hospital. Everything from that moment on was a blur. Tons of people asked them if they were fine, what happened and what was going to happen now. Doctors had rushed them into different rooms and made sure that they were okay. Miley was soon told that everything was fine. She 'only' had a slight concussion. They'd tell her about the baby soon.
Sonny was fine altogether. There was nothing wrong with her. She'd just have to take it slow the next few days. Joe was completely okay, obviously. He fought with Angela but her hits weren't strong enough to hurt him. He'd be okay. The only thing that both were, was shocked. They couldn't comprehend what had happened.
Nick was the only one with a bigger wound. He'd have to get surgery as fast as possible. And as unfair as it was, they wouldn't tell Miley about it. They hadn't informed her at all. She was just lying there in her bed, staring at the white ceiling and waiting for someone to tell her at least something. Was he okay? Was he going to be okay? It frustrated her.
There was a silent knock on the door and she quickly turned her head but frowned when she saw it was only Sonny entering her room. She sighed and tried to sit up to lean against the headboard. Sonny sat down next to her and smiled at her slightly. Miley didn't do anything but look at her, trying to tell her she wanted to know if Sonny knew anything. Sonny shook her head sadly.
"They didn't tell me anything, I'm sorry. You know I would tell you if I knew something, right?" Miley nodded and ran a hand through her hair. She only then realized she was shaking.
"Why do I have to lie in here anyway? This is so stupid! It's only a little concussion, right? I can get up! Nothing hurts and I know that… I know that the baby is fine. What I don't know is if my baby is fine." Sonny looked at Miley confused.
"Uhm… what? You just said the baby was fine but you didn't know if your baby was fine?" Miley rolled her eyes.
"I meant Nick, dummy. I don't know what's going on. I know he's been shot but I don't even know if he's in surgery right now…" Sonny nodded.
"He is… they got him into one of those rooms with the red light over the doors and it's on right now and they got him in there as fast as possible. But I don't know more either… I'm so sorry; I'd really love to tell you something… Hey, wait, how do you know that the baby's fine?" Miley wanted to answer but was interrupted by a rather manly voice.
"Who's baby?" Miley's eyes widened and she blushed as Sonny turned around and smiled at her boyfriend innocently.
"What are you talking about Joe? Are you hearing things? I think you should get yourself checked out…" Joe rolled his eyes and walked closer to them.
"I think I heard you say 'the baby is fine' just… fine. So, since I know Sonny and I didn't have… well, you know, sex yet and I know she's not pregnant this only leads me to asking Miley… since when are you pregnant?" Miley blushed slightly as Sonny hid her face in her hands.
"Well… don't you find it unfair that you find out before your brother?" Joe raised his eyebrows surprised.
"Oh… I didn't know that he didn't know. I thought he did and just wanted to keep it a secret because I could accidentally blurt it out or something." Miley's eyes widened and she shook her head frantically.
"I swear to go, Joe, blurt it out and I'll kill you." Joe slowly crept behind his girlfriend and his there, winking at Miley as he shook his head though.
"I wouldn't dare blurt it out. I actually love my life right now." Miley sighed and played with her hair.
"Why do I have to lie in here? I want to go to Nick."
"He's in surgery right now, I told you. I'll talk to some doctors - they'll let you out soon anyway, right?" Miley shrugged and watched Sonny walk out of the room. She then turned to Joe who was looking at her. It wasn't a confused look or anything, he just looked… surprised and happy? Miley frowned and shook her head.
"Why the hell are you so happy? Your brother is in surgery right now! We have no idea what's going on! Why are you smiling?" Joe shook his head slowly, an even bigger smile creeping onto his face.
"You… won the case." Miley wanted to say something, anything to say it was a stupid reason to smile but she didn't. She stopped breathing for a second too. He was right. She did. The judge said she wanted the actual murderer. She got the actual murderer. The police arrested her already. She… won? She could be with Nick now and don't worry about anything. It was over. Well, she did have to worry - for Nick.
"You're - and I can't believe I'm saying this but - you're right. We did win. Okay, I seriously need to see Nick now." Right on cue, Sonny entered the room again, grinning at the two friends.
"They said you can leave now, if you want. You should be fine but don't move too quickly or shake your head or anything." Miley smiled and got out of bed. Sonny covered Joe's eyes alarmed and shook her head quickly. Miley looked at her confused.
"What?" Sonny bit her lip, trying hard not to laugh.
"Did you forget that hospital gowns tend to not cover up the butts?" Miley blushed and sat down quickly, groaning as her head started spinning slightly.
"Ugh, just give me my clothes." Sonny laughed as she threw Sonny a fresh skirt and a shirt that so happened to be Nick's. Miley smiled and quickly slipped the things on, dismissing the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra at the moment. Sonny finally removed her hand from Joe's hands and patted his back as he looked at her confused.
"There are things in life that you do not need to see, my friend… boyfriend." Joe nodded, still confused and let Sonny lead him out of the room. Miley laughed and slipped on the heels Sonny had brought her. It were her favorite and thankfully comfortable enough to walk in. She followed them outside and saw them sitting down in the waiting room at the other side of the hallway. Miley started walking there until someone stopped her.
She bit her lip as she saw it was Judge Melton that had stopped her from walking. Miley sighed and followed the judge into what seemed like a nurse's room. Miley sighed as the judge closed the door and looked at her. It was quiet for some time and Miley wasn't sure what to do, what to expect. Would Melton know everything? Would she ask Miley how she could even think about getting together with Nick, let alone actually be with him or having his kid? But Melton didn't say any of this. She smiled at Miley and patted her shoulder.
"I'm just here to tell you that Angela admitted that she killed both, Alex and Victoria. She also admitted that she kidnapped you and your friend. She said she was sorry and that she takes full responsibility and bears with whatever law will put upon her. She'll be locked in for life for several things and will also get a psychiatrist to take care of her mental health. You won't need to attend another hearing. Angela has already been sentenced to her punishment. Congratulations, you basically won your first case, even though it looked like a won case already anyway." Miley smiled at Melton, not knowing if she should hug her or not.
Melton smiled and patted her shoulder again before walking out of the room. Miley's eyes welled up as realization dawned on her. When Joe had told her she wasn't sure. She thought that maybe they'd have to have another hearing. Obviously, she was wrong. After trying to wipe her tears away - and not succeeding - Miley left the room and hurried to the end of the hallways towards the waiting room where she saw Sonny and Joe waiting for the doctor.
Miley hugged Sonny tightly and laughed a bit, not believing that it was over. She remembered just a few months ago how scared she was to get her first case and she was shocked how fast she got it. She was anxious to meet her first client and intrigued by him the first time she saw which was at the funeral.
She remembered the slight awkwardness at the first few meetings which she figured must have been because he'd just lost his wife and didn't feel comfortable around her and the way she dressed. He'd told her later that he just felt awkward because she was so attractive and he felt like he couldn't make a move on her.
She remembered when he'd massaged her back which had lead to them 'kind of' getting together and a little later, they actually were together. It seemed so long ago when Nick first had told her he loved her. It all seemed so long ago. And it almost was. It had been five months already. Where did the time go?
But then again, after only five months, she'd gotten pregnant. She was pregnant and she had no idea how Nick would react. She knew Nick would love kids… some day. But what if some day came sooner than they thought? Obviously it did. And even though Miley finally felt like she was ready, she wasn't sure when or how to let her boyfriend know that she was expecting a baby from him in nine months or something like that.
"Mi… what's wrong?" Miley pulled back and wiped her eyes again. She smiled and shook her head, let out a strangled laugh.
"We… Melton was just here. She said I basically won because Angela admitted to killing Alex and Victoria and for kidnapping us. She accepts the punishment and will be locked in for life, apparently. She'll also get treatment for her mental health. I… I won this, Sonny. We found her… well, she found us but we did it! It's over. Nick's free and… I'm just so happy!" Sonny giggled as Joe let out a happy laugh and hugged Miley tightly.
"Thank you so much, Miley. You have no idea how much it means to me that you even wanted to defend my brother at first, back when you had no idea about any of this, back when you didn't know him. You helped me heal and find his way back to his very old self. He changed with Alex, even if it was a little change. It seemed like he swore off love after he realized that Alex was cheating on him." Miley frowned a bit as she looked up at Joe, a confused yet daring look in her eyes.
"I heard that you've been over at Alex' place just an hour before she was killed… what were you doing there?" Joe sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He started pacing the room, ignoring the two awaiting looks he was getting from the two women in the room.
"It's not what you think it is. I wasn't over there to sleep with her. I would never do that to my brother. She really did need help with something in the bathroom. And I did her the favor. Afterwards, she'd asked me if I wanted dinner and I'd said no because I wanted to go home. I don't know why I wanted to go home so bad on that day but I just did. But I forgot something over there so I went back after about an hour. What's even more shocking than me even being there an hour before it all happened was that I was in the same house when it happened.
Nick doesn't know though. I didn't want to tell him. But the thing is, I didn't hear anything. I was just there and it was so dark in the house. I thought Alex had either went to bed and forgot to lock the door or she was in the bathroom anyway or something. So I just went there - into the bathroom I mean - to get what I'd forgotten and when I came back out everything seemed different and weird.
I didn't go check though. I just left the house. Like I said, Nick doesn't know and he doesn't need to know either. I don't even know if he wants to know. He didn't love Alex like he at first thought he did. She was like a sister to him towards the end. At first it was pure lust, then what could've been love but after Nick had realized that Alex wasn't the 'one guy'-kind of girl, his feelings changed pretty quickly." Miley nodded.
She wouldn't tell Nick if Joe didn't want her too. It was his thing to tell and if he decided not to share this with his brother then she wouldn't either. So Joe didn't cheat with Alex on Nick. Sonny hugged her boyfriend and kissed his cheek. He smiled at her and put his arms around her, hugging her close. Quite honestly, Miley was kind of jealous at the moment.
Nick was still in surgery or whatever they were doing now and he couldn't stand there with them and smile and be happy. He had to lie in a stupid hospital bed with the boring ceiling and the depressing walls. It's like hospitals wanted to let you know where you were. Miley wanted to see him and hug him and tell him everything was over. They'd won; he was free. That's what she wanted to tell him.
After the seriousness of the last topic had died down, the three sat down in the not so comfortable chairs in the waiting room and waited for the doctor to come out. They hadn't heard anything yet. Every nurse that they wanted to ask either ignored them, told them they didn't know or that they weren't allowed to tell.
At this point, Miley was beyond annoyed. She crossed her arms over her chest and huffed as the next nurse walked away, having just told them that she wasn't allowed to tell them any information. Didn't they understand that it was the love of her life - which she was quite sure of he was to her - lying somewhere in this hospital?
"Gosh, if I hear one stupid nurse say this crap again I'm going to shoot someone." Sonny giggled and patted Miley's back.
"I don't think you want to go through the same case again. Because this time it'd be a lost one either." Miley rolled her eyes and shrugged, still annoyed at the fact that nobody wanted to tell her what was going on.
"So? I just want to know what's happening right now! I mean, can't they at least say that he's breathing?" Joe chuckled and slightly rolled his eyes at her.
"He got shot in the leg, Mi…les. Sorry, I know, it's his nickname for you. Anyways, he got shot in the leg. Not in the heart or the head. He won't die because of that. He didn't lose that much blood. He'll be fine. They're just getting the bullet out."
"Then why the hell is it taking so long?" Someone cleared their throat and the three young adults turned towards the doctor that had just entered the room. Miley flushed bright red and slid down the chair slightly, finding her last comment embarrassing. The doctor chuckled and walked a little closer towards them.
"I suppose you're here for Nick Gray?" They all nodded and waited for the doc to continue.
"Well, everything went well. The bullet is out and he shouldn't suffer something as big as losing his leg or the ability to walk. He'll have to do a lot of physical stuff but I'm sure you will help him through this. He'll be able to walk soon, I think. No bones were hit which is pretty confusing since the bullet got stuck in his leg and even though he seems to have pretty shaped muscles where the bullet hit him, I doubt just because of that it wouldn't go through.
Anyway, he's fine and he'll wake up soon. You may go see him now." Miley smiled at the doctor thankfully.
"Uhm… when may he go home? I know it's soon to ask but…" The doctor shook his head, smiling at her, letting her know that the question wasn't asked too soon. A lot of people wouldn't let him finish while he explained the medical situation the patient was in.
"That depends on how well and fast he'll recover. I'm thinking a week or two tops. He seems like a tough guy with a lot of willpower."
"Thank you so much doctor." He smiled and waved at them as the three looked at each other.
"Who goes first?" It was Miley that asked that question. Even though she really wanted to see Nick, she wanted to see him longer than five minutes. As Sonny and Joe realized that she wanted them to go first, they smiled at her and nodded. Miley watched them disappear into his room and sighed. She placed her hands on her stomach and looked up at the ceiling.
"Thank you god, for… everything. For keeping him here on earth, for even leading him in my life… Thank you." She closed her eyes and smiled. The baby would be fine. She'd taken the test earlier and was now only waiting for the results. But she knew the baby was fine. After five minutes, Sonny and Joe came back. They were both smiling.
"He looks peaceful. Like he's sleeping. But I feel like he'll wake up soon. He moved his fingers when we were in there so he ought to wake up soon." Miley nodded and hugged both of them before she made her way over to his room. She opened the door cautiously. She had no idea what to expect. But her best friends were right. He looked peaceful.
She smiled and closed the door. After she'd approached him, she put her hand on his cheek and rubbed it gently. That moment her hand touched his cheek, he leaned into her touch and his eyelids fluttered.
"I love you, Mi." Miley smiled brightly and kept on rubbing his cheek as he slowly opened his eyes. He didn't seem confused at all, though Miley actually was.
"Why did you know it was me?" He smiled and slowly raised his hand to put it on hers on his cheek.
"Well, do you think I have to see you to know it's you? I can feel your presence. My heart starts racing without knowing it, and I get butterflies in my stomach… and Joe and Sonny were in here before you. I kinda heard them talk." Miley raised her eyebrow.
"Really? Did you have an 'out-of-body' experience?" Nick rolled his eyes.
"No… it was like I was kind of awake and kind of asleep." Miley nodded and leaned down to kiss him gently.
"Just for the record, I love you too. Thank you for saving me." Nick grinned up at her - as well as he could since he'd just woken up after the surgery - and shrugged as if it was nothing.
"Oh, anytime." Miley laughed and sat down on the bed next to him. She grabbed his hand with both her hands and her smile brightened as she was about to tell him the very good news.
"Judge Melton was here earlier…" Nick's eyes widened as he tried to sit up further but he was pushed down by Miley gently. She shook her head, signaling him that she didn't want him to move at all nor should he anyway.
"Don't move, it's good news… Angela admitted everything. She got arrested for life and will get some sort of mental treatment… it's over, Nick… we won. You're free, baby…" Nick's smiled widened as he pulled Miley down so he could hug her tightly. Miley shed a few tears but wiped them away before Nick could see them. He pulled back and stared into her eyes.
"…God, I love you, baby." Miley giggled as he pulled her in for a kiss. The kiss was sweet and gentle, though filled with passion and emotion. After they'd pulled apart a doctor entered the room. He smiled at the two and walked closer to them.
"Ah, Miss Stewart, I wanted to talk to you. And Mister Gray, good to see you're awake." They both smiled though Miley was confused.
"Why did you want to talk to me?" The doctor smiled at her gently, letting her know that nothing was wrong or anything like that.
"I just was told to tell you that the baby is fine. Mr. Gray, you are under strict bed arrest for the next few days. It depends on you when you will be able to go home. If you heal… fast you'll get to go home in a week, if not we'll keep your for two weeks but not more." As the doctor had told Miley that the baby was fine, her eyes widened. Nick didn't know…
She looked at him. Yeah, he was shocked too but he was able to hide it as he listened to the doctor go on and on about his recovery. After the doctor had left the room, it was just quiet. Neither said a word. Miley was just waiting for Nick to say something, anything to let her know that he wasn't mad at her. He sighed and looked at her. His sigh didn't sound happy nor angry. He sounded… not sure.
"You're… what did the doctor mean, 'the baby is fine'?" Miley sighed and turned to him, wearing an innocent face. She put her hands up in an unsure manner.
"Surprise?" Nick's eyes widened slightly as he realized what this meant. Miley was pregnant. Easy as that. But… was he even ready for a baby?
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