As Charlie looked around the room it was then she saw Johnny, he was crouched in the corner. He had his head in his knees and was crying uncontrollably. Charlie gestured for a couple of officers to remove the gun. She turned her attention to Aaliyah "Ali can you hear me?" she asked as she ripped open her blouse to reveal Aaliyah's bloody torso.

"Oh my god" she gasped as she saw blood coming from her stomach. She put pressure on the wound before turning back to Johnny. He didn't even try to put up a fight as the officers hand cuffed him "Why?" Charlie cried.

"She was moving on without me, I couldn't let her do that. I couldn't let her have his baby" Johnny replied, tears were now streaming down his face "It wasn't supposed to be like this. I thought they'd look after her and Riley. I thought they would protect them. That's why I moved them next door to the Braxton's. She wasn't supposed to get pregnant by Darryl" Johnny sobbed.

Charlie's heart sank "What?" she couldn't believe what she was hearing; did her boyfriend really get Aaliyah pregnant? Before she could question Johnny some more, the paramedics had arrived and the officers took Johnny away.

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Casey and Brax were waiting anxiously outside; the police had cordoned off the area, and made it impossible to go back inside.

Casey flew as he saw the police bringing Johnny out in handcuffs. Brax quickly restrained him "WHAT DID YOU DO?" Casey yelled as he tried to break free from Brax. Casey knew that if the gunshot hadn't hurt Johnny then it was him who fired it. And judging by his expression any news they got about Aaliyah now wasn't going to be good

"Casey, Case calm down" Brax gasped as he struggled to keep hold of Casey. Johnny just got in the car, remorse filled his face. What had he done? Casey's heart was pounding and his pulse raced as he watched Johnny being taken away in a police car. His attention was quickly diverted to a group of paramedics who were bringing Aaliyah out on a stretcher.

"ALI" Casey yelled as he tried to get closer to her, the police stopped him. Casey watched helplessly as Aaliyah was put into an ambulance. She was hooked up to all different types of machines. "Come on Case" Brax quickly interrupted as he dragged Casey towards his Ute.

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The double doors of the hospital flew open as Aaliyah was rushed quickly up the corridor and into a side room. "We have a 26 year old female, with gun shot wounds to the upper abdomen. And it's possible she could be pregnant" The paramedics informed the hospital staff as they took over. The doctors and nurses filled the room quickly, they frantically rushed around each other, giving Aaliyah injections and fitting machines to her body.

Sid was horrified to see the familiar women laid in front of him. He quickly opened her blouse and assessed her wounds. Brax and Casey arrived suddenly, Casey couldn't believe his eyes.

"I'm sorry you can't be in here" a nurse said to them as she tried to push them out. Brax stood firm.

"We're practically her family" he exclaimed, the nurse shook her head "I'm sorry" she replied sympathetically.

"I've got every right to be here" Casey spat "It's my…"

"Nephew, please Sid the baby's mine" Brax quickly interrupted. The last thing Aaliyah needed was a confession like that from Casey.

Sid threw a stunned look at Brax before nodding and letting them stay. "We need to get her into theatre, she's bleeding internally" Sid ordered. Casey watched as they disappeared into the operating theatre. Brax could see the despair in his little brothers face, he pulled him into a hug "She'll be ok Case" Brax said trying to reassure him.

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Heath had just got home from picking Riley and Darcy up from school. He was just about to put on a DVD when there was an urgent knock at the door. Heath went to open it; standing in front of him was a very distressed Bianca. "Heath, you need to get to the hospital, it's Ali" Bianca gasped out of breath. Heath looked confused "What's wrong with Ali?" he questioned curiously.

"She's been shot" Bianca cried. Heath lost his balance for a second as the words hit him "Shot by who, when?" Heath was frantic. This wasn't happening, who the hell would shoot the young mum.

"It was Johnny Cooper" Bianca said finally, Heath looked back inside and saw Riley and Darcy sat happily watching a DVD "What about…"

"I'll watch them, now go" Bianca interrupted as she pushed Heath out of the door "And call me with any news" she yelled after him.

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Charlie had now arrived at the hospital; she was desperate to talk to Brax about what Johnny had said. Before she had chance to say anything she watched Sid approach him and Casey. Both Brax and Casey shot up as Sid arrived "Sid" Brax greeted him "How is she?" Casey interrupted eagerly.

"The surgeons are working on her now, I'm afraid I can't give you any news at the moment" Sid explained

"What about the baby?" Brax asked cautiously, that was all Charlie needed to hear. Brax must have been the father. She turned quickly and left the hospital.

"I'm afraid I don't know. Until we can determine the extent of the damage, I can't give you anything" Sid replied dryly before returning to theatre.

As Brax looked around he noticed Charlie had gone, he quickly went after her. He managed to catch up with her in the car park. Brax grabbed Charlie's arm and pulled her towards him. Charlie pushed him away. Brax looked at her face and realised she was crying "How could you do that to me?" Charlie sobbed. Brax thought for a moment.

"Johnny told me it was yours, but I didn't believe him. Then I came in and heard you just now" she added still crying. Brax tried to explain but Charlie ran away. He desperately wanted to follow her but he knew he couldn't leave Casey by himself. Who knows what he would say? As Brax headed back inside he was stopped by Heath "Is it true?" Heath said as he followed Brax in the hospital. Brax nodded "Yeah, Johnny shot her" he said grimly as he walked back to the place he had left Casey.

Heath was confused. Not by what was happening but by the feelings he had. He had never felt them before. It was like his whole world had ended the minute he knew she had been shot. What did this all mean? Heath thought to himself as she slumped on the chair nest to his brothers. Was he really in love with this woman?

Suddenly one of the surgeons came out of theatre "Darryl Braxton" he queried as he looked from one brother to the next. Brax stood up quickly "Yeah, that me, what's the story?" he asked quickly. Casey and Heath stood beside him.

"Well we have managed to stop the bleeding, luckily the bullet didn't puncture any of the organs so it was a pretty straight forward operation" as the surgeon explained all three brothers sighed a sigh of relief. The surgeon turned to walk away; before he left he remembered something else. He turned back to Brax "Oh and your baby survived the operation, but we can't make any promises" he smiled.

Casey was relieved his girlfriend was going to be ok. Heath on the other hand was furious with Brax "Your baby?" he yelled before punching Brax in the face.

"You knew I liked her but you slept with her anyway?" Heath spat, as Brax stood upright again, he wiped the blood form his nose. Before Brax could return the punch the brothers were interrupted by the hospital security guards. They both calmed instantly.

As the security guards moved away, Brax and Heath saw Casey disappear outside. Although Heath was confused by his brother's attitude, Brax knew exactly what was going on in Casey's mind.

Hope you enjoy this one. As always please R & R. much love Nikki xx

Coming up-

Will Charlie believe Brax isn't the father of Aaliyah's baby?

Bianca is suspicious when she finds out about Aaliyah's pregnancy. Will she work out its Casey's baby?

Brax gets all the support as while Aaliyah is in hospital, will Casey be able to keep his mouth shut?