Rosie glanced across to clock; she watched it tick by. Every second passing by and yet there she was just sat there doing nothing with them. She began to wonder, wonder how many people sat just watching a clock tick by; watching their life slowly move on. She sighed before looking across to Charlotte.

"You want some tea?" Rosie asked softly as she got up,

"Nah. We should wait a bit longer." Charlotte replied, "They're obviously just busy."

"Hmm..." Rosie murmured as she flicked the TV on. She turned on ITV and noticed the 6 o clock news... woah! What was happening? Both she and Charlotte leaned forward as they noticed their city on the screen... an image of devastation and anguish. "Guess they are stuck in traffic?" Rosie shrugged.

"They'd call?" Charlotte gulped nervously; she had a sinking feeling about all of this.

"You don't know what's happening Charlie, they could be struggling to get in touch." Rosie tried to reassure her, but the older girl could not hide her own shaking voice. She frowned as she swallowed nervously; she'd prove it! She'd prove they were fine. She withdrew her phone and quickly tapped in the numbers... Alice's... dead. Her Dad's... It has not been possible to connect your call... Rosie took a deep, shaky breath. They had to be ok!

(x)

A chill ran through him as he felt the darkness that had consumed him starting to brighten. From numbness to a tingling, his senses were returning to him and the stale stench that was all so stereotypical of hospitals assaulted his nose violently. He moved slightly; pain ripping through him along with the feeling of an uncomfortable mattress. He groaned before opening his eyes; as he did so and they focussed he sat up, ignoring the pain that shot through his ribs. Hospital? What? Oh god... oh god. Alice. They'd been in the car and...

He couldn't wait here... he couldn't... he had to...

"Mr Trevanion."

Danny turned at the sound of his name to see a nurse rushing forwards with him, a Doctor ran forward and both were suddenly crowded him.

"Alice... Alice..." Danny demanded, "I have to..."

"You have broken ribs and a lot of nasty burns. You've suffered damage to your left arm also but that should heal. It's going to be painful though..." The doctor rambled on. Danny shook his head; he did NOT care about himself.

"ALICE!" Danny shouted, "Please." He added softly, "Alice Collins."

"You her husband?" The doctor asked,

"Fiancée." Danny corrected, he noticed the Doctor's look and he shook his head, "Please! She's... she's everything to me. I have to know she's ok... please."

The doctor sighed and looked at the man lying on the bed. In thirty years he'd never seen a man so genuine; it was painfully obvious how much he loved this woman. He sighed and flicked through his clipboard.

"She's alive." The doctor commented as he found her name. He heard Danny exhale a 'Thank God' before he continued, "She's in Room 45 on Floor 3. Nurse Green, will you take him up please. Find Doctor Lee."

"Of course," She smiled walking off to grab a wheelchair, Danny glared at it as she wheeled it back in. "It's the condition of you going." She giggled cheekily.

"I thought the Sister's were bad when I had my tonsils out." Danny muttered as he was put in the chair. He grit it teeth before nodding to Nurse. He had to see Alice!

(x)

"The hospital won't give any information." Rosie told Charlotte with a shrug. "It's just... they should be home."

Both girls had grown increasingly worried and now as darkness had fallen, they felt scared and vulnerable. Rosie had stayed in on her own before but not all night... her Dad was always coming home.

"We could go down?" Charlotte suggested nervously,

"Let's wait." Rosie commented; "It's not clear yet... they could be stuck in traffic."

(x)

"It's mainly cuts and bruises, surface burning. She did have a very nasty cut down her back which will require a lot of observation and the stitches will need care too. She's currently unconscious but we do expect her to come around anytime soon. She may experience some pain in her chest too, she used to have asthma as a child so this could act as an onset to a temporary return." Doctor Lee told Danny as he held Alice's hand staring at it. It was then his eyes fell to her stomach, he gulped.

"Dr Lee... Alice... she was." Danny swallowed as he felt emotion rise, "She was pregnant, will..."

The young doctor shook her head sadly, "I'm sorry Mr Trevanion, there's no way at all..."

Danny simply nodded, closing his eyes and biting his lip tightly. He began to shake as he tried to hold back the tears; he didn't want the nurses seeing him like this. He heard the door close gently and as it did so, his floodgates opened and tears rolled down his face. His poor Alice, his poor unborn child... so much had just gone! Gone! He gently ran his fingers down her face; he struggled for breath momentarily before he began to rapidly gasp for air as he felt the emotion rise. It was so unfair! They didn't deserve this! As his overcast thoughts clouded his mind, his emotion became silent as he choked up. His tears fell and his shoulders shook but as he rested his head next to Alice's body, his hands clutching one of her tiny ones, he made not one sound.

A/N – I know, I know!

*RUNS*