Thank you so much for your support for the last chapter! Here's the next one! :) Btw, when I said it was a minivan I have it in my mind that it was like a minibus so there are doors at the back. :) Sorry it's not a long chapter again but I had in my mind how I wanted to end it. I promise the next one will be bigger. :)

Chapter 20

Luke slowly opened his eyes and he slowly took in what had happened. The mini van was still on its side. He looked up at Lorelai who had her eyes closed. "Lorelai?" He said. He breathed a sigh of relief when her eyes fluttered open. "Are you hurt?" He asked.

"Wh..what happened?" Lorelai said shakily bringing her hand to her head which was pounding.

"We've been in an accident." Luke said. "Are you hurt?"

"I...I don't think so. My head's pounding though." She said tremulously. She glanced at him with tears in her eyes. "Have you checked on everyone else?"

"Not yet." Luke said swallowing a lump in his throat.

"Luke..." A familiar voice said from near the back of the minivan.

"Jess?" Luke called. "Are you ok? Is everybody ok?" He asked managing to get his seatbelt off, falling to the bottom of the minivan. He winced as a sharp pain shot through his shoulder but he ignored it. He then helped Lorelai get free and helped her down. "Are you sure you're not hurt?" He asked her again.

"I don't think so." She said shakily.

"Charlotte won't wake up!" Jess suddenly called.

"I'm coming!" Luke called, his heart sinking. "Come on, we can get out through the back doors." He told Lorelai.

They slowly made it to the next row where they were shocked to see Liz already on the floor and TJ over her trying to wake her up. "She wasn't wearing a seatbelt. She won't wake up." TJ said desperately.

"Liz? Liz, can you hear me?" Luke said worried, as Lorelai helped Doula and Mia out of their chairs and comforted them, who luckily looked like they only had a few cuts and bruises.

"Luke..." Lorelai said tremulously.

Luke glanced at them and saw that Doula and Mia were in tears. "Get them out. And then call for an ambulance." He instructed.

"But..."

"We'll get Liz and Charlotte out." Luke told her. "I promise."

Lorelai blinked back tears and nodded before making her way towards the back.

"Take Jack." Jess said, already having managed to get him free.

"I don't feel good." Jack said quietly, before suddenly throwing up.

"Jack!" Jess said suddenly worried. His son had looked fine. He didn't think there was anything wrong.

"I'll get him out. Some fresh air might be good for him." Lorelai said. "I'll call an ambulance as well." She said glancing over at her daughter who still had her eyes closed.

"I'll get her out." Jess promised.

"I know you will." Lorelai said before glancing at April who had still not woken up either. "April?" She said.

Jess glanced over at his cousin, kicking himself for not checking on her. "April?" He said concerned as he saw blood trickling from her head. "April?" He said desperately. He let out a breath when she suddenly groaned and her eyes fluttered open. "April, it's ok. We've been in an accident." He said softly.

"My...my head's bleeding." April said shakily.

"Here." Jess said taking off his jumper. "Keep pressure on it ok?" He said getting her free.

"Arghh!" April said as she suddenly felt pain shoot through her arm.

"What? What hurts?" Jess said quickly.

"My arm." She said tearfully.

"Ok, try not to move it." Jess said. "Go with Lorelai. The ambulance will be here soon."

"Wh...where's dad?" April said shakily.

"He's with Liz and TJ. Uh...Liz wasn't wearing her seatbelt." Lorelai said quietly.

"Wait what?" Jess said glancing at her. "She's ok though right?"

"I'm sure she'll be fine. She's tough." Lorelai tried to assure him. She led the kids and April out and immediately rang for an ambulance.

"Charlotte?" Jess tried to wake his wife again. "Charlotte, please wake up!" He begged, feeling tears prick his eyes. There was no answer though. He wanted to get her out but he knew better than to move her when he didn't know what was wrong. He'd checked her pulse straight away so he knew she was at least alive.

Suddenly they heard Lorelai scream from outside. "Luke, Jess, get out! There's petrol pouring out!" She exclaimed terrified.

Luke and TJ exchanged a worried look before Luke picked up his sister in his arms. "Come on." He told TJ, ignoring the agony of his shoulder.

"Please help!" Jess exclaimed as they passed. "Charlotte still won't wake up. I'm worried about moving her." He said in a state.

TJ glanced at Jess and then back at Luke. "You get Liz and yourself out. You didn't fool me with your shoulder injury."

"I'm fine." Luke said.

"Go. I'll help Jess." TJ insisted. He took one last glance at his wife in Luke's arms before Luke relented and carried her out. He turned back to Jess wincing as he did.

"You're hurt too." Jess noticed.

"Not as much as Luke. It's just my ankle." He told him. "We need to get Charlotte out of her seat. Come on, help ease her down while I release the seat belt."

"But what if we make her worse, moving her." Jess said.

"If we stay in here, all of us might not get out." TJ pointed out. "We need to get out."

Jess hesitated before nodding, helping him get Charlotte down and between them they managed to carry her out just as the van went up in flames. Jess stared back in shock as he realised TJ had been right.

"Are you ok?" TJ said softly.

"What?" Jess said still in shock.

"Are you ok? You're not hurt, are you?" He checked.

"Uh..no...no I'm fine." Jess said quietly before looking down at Charlotte. "Charlotte?" He tried again but to no avail. Jess glanced up as TJ rushed off to be by his mom's side. It was then that he saw the state his mom was in.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as sirens were heard and several ambulances suddenly appeared from view.

"Hey..."

Jess looked up from where he was sat in the waiting room at the hospital to see TJ. "Hey..." He said quietly.

"Any news?" He asked.

Jess just shook his head. "They're doing tests."

"Same with your mom." TJ sighed sitting down next to him. "Your uncle's finally agreed to get checked out."

"Good." Jess said. "How are the kids?" He asked.

"They're fine. Cuts and bruises but that's it." TJ said. "Lorelai's taken them to get some chocolate. They're still in shock, I think."

Jess nodded, relieved to hear that.

"How about April?"

"Uh...she's ok." Jess said. "They did some scans and there's nothing that worries them so they think she might just have a bit of concussion. The bleeding's stopped. She's fractured her arm so they're putting her in a sling but she's ok."

"That's good news." TJ let out a breath.

"Yeah." Jess said. "I actually said I'd go and see her..." He said getting up.

"Of course, you go." He said.

Jess glanced at him. "Thanks." He said gruffly. "For helping with Charlotte. I couldn't have done it myself."

"I never would have left you." TJ said. "Your mom would have killed me."

Jess smiled slightly before he faltered. "They are going to be ok, isn't she? Mom and Charlotte..."

"They're tough." TJ said. "They'll get through this." He assured him. Jess nodded at him and TJ watched him disappear from view before putting his head in his hands. He didn't want to show it in front of Jess but he knew it wasn't looking good for Liz. He just hoped the doctors could perform a miracle.

A doctor turned the corner and saw a group of people sat together in the waiting room. He counted three adults, a teenager and three kids. He hesitated for a moment before walking up to them. "Are you the family of Liz Danes?" He asked.

A doctor turned the corner and saw a guy sat in the seat with his head in his hands. He hesitated for a moment before walking up to him. "Are you Charlotte Mariano's husband?" He asked.

I know, I'm sorry! But I've got to have you wanting more! :P I hope you liked it! Please keep the reviews coming as I love reading what you think! :) Thanks again for all your support! :)