Author Note: Well I hope you guys all enjoyed Confetti, if you want more fics like that please let me know and I might not hold back on some stuff. Sorry it's so slow between chapters, we're preparing to move (yes again, ugh I know!), and I've got baby-sitting duty often so I've got my hands a bit full sometimes.

-crying at night-

Gigi had never seen such fear in Deacon's eyes before. She wished she could sit up and pull him to her, hold him close instead all she could do was grip his hand, hope he wouldn't leave her. "I thought I was, but I'm not."

"How do you know?" His mouth was tight, but his words shook.

"When I almost died, I only thought of you, not him." She was sure she could feel his hand pulling away.

Deacon tried to process it all, he still had questions he had to ask, answers he didn't want but needed. "Did anything ever happen between you and Zay?"

Her eyes looked down to their hands, "Deacon" she felt her eyes burn with tears, "do we have to do this right now?"

He pulled his hand away only to be stopped by her tightening the grip. "Gigi, I need to know what we're working through."

She closed her eyes for a moment before looking up at the ceiling, wondering who thought these awful corkboard looking tiles were an innovative idea. "Before you asked me out, I threw myself at Zay a couple of times. He told me no, because I was Lucas' baby sister." She paused, "But this one time, we were at the bar, I kissed him, and we started to fool around."

Deacon felt his stomach drop, "How far Gigi?"

She shut her eyes tightly, "He went down on me."

"Before or after we got engaged?"

"That day."

Deacon could feel the bile rising in his throat, pulling his hand away. "You crawled into my bed, made love to me, after he did that to you? You asked me to be your husband after that?"

"Deacon" she reached for him but he kept his hand too far away now.

"What else do I not know Gigi, is that it?"

She sighed, that sound alone told him it was more still.

"Did you fuck him?"

She couldn't find the strength in her heart to say it out loud.

"When Gigi" Deacon turned to look at him, wondering if he could really continue to love her now that he knew the truth.

"In Vegas, the night Riley and Lucas got married."

Deacon rose from his seat, going to the window, looking out at the parking lot. "You fucked him while engaged to me." His voice was cold but steady, "Just last night you suggested him and Gloria May in a couple's swap. How can I not believe that you aren't hung up on him still?"

"I'm not hung up on him, I want you Deacon."

He looked over seeing the tears falling from her eyes, "I wanted you Gigi, only you. I love you, only you."

"I love you Deacon, I want to be with you. I want to have kids with you. I know that now." She reached up to wipe her tears away, only to feel Deacon do it first.

Before he could say anything, hint at anything his phone rang, he sighed as he answered it, his words stilted as he spoke before hanging up. "I have to go, I'm on-call today, and I'm needed."

"You'll be back later?" she needed to have hope.

"I don't know." Was all he could tell her, it was all he knew—that he didn't know. Automatically he kissed her forehead before he left her room.

Gigi closed her eyes, this felt more painful watching Deacon leave than the accident or anything else had.

"Excuse me" a nurse popped her head into Riley's room, "Dr. Friar, the sheriff would like to speak with you."

"I'll be right back" Lucas kissed Riley's forehead, still feeling the glare from her father as both sets of parents quickly started to fawn over her.

He stepped into the hall, the sheriff waiting for him was an older man he recognized as sheriff Monroe, "What's up Sir?"

"Dr. Friar, it appears that someone tampered with the brakes on your wife's car." He swallowed hard.

Lucas closed his eyes, he'd feared this much to be true, "Do you know who did it?"

"We have a suspect in custody."

"Dixie Carmichael, right?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"She's the only person who doesn't like Riley." Lucas looked towards the door, "Dixie tried to kill my wife, my sister, and my unborn children."

"Your wife is pregnant?"

"Twins, they appear to be fine so far, but if anything happens to them because of what Dixie did…"

"We'll add this to the charges against her."

"How did you know it was Dixie?"

"We received about two dozen tips via our office as soon as word of the accident got out. First call was Old Joe who is always at Casey's. He said, 'If something happened to the Vet's fiancée it had to be because of that awful Dixie Carmichael.' We got a few more calls like that so we went to talk to her."

"She was bragging, wasn't she?"

"Gloating that Riley got what was coming to her. I'm sorry, but she's in custody, she did lawyer up already, but you and your family have a right to know."

Lucas paced a few steps one way, and then a few steps back several times, "Who does something like this?"

"I wish I could give you an answer that would help you find peace with this situation, but I don't." The sheriff rubbed his neck, "Your wife and sister are both okay, you say your babies are okay, right?"

"Considering what happened, yes." Lucas sighed, "Riley's only crime was me loving her. Dixie has had it in her head for years now that I was going to marry her, but I was never interested in her. I never hinted to her that I was."

"I'll get the additional charges added, and I'll keep you up to date with what's happening."

"Will she be released on bail?"

The sheriff sighed, "First time she's been in trouble with the law, has family here, probably."

"We're going to need a restraining order then."

"I'll see what we can do for you. When will your wife and sister be released?"

Lucas looked to Riley's door, "Riley tomorrow, they want to monitor the babies tonight, just to be sure everything is okay. Gigi she'll be here about a week, she had her spleen removed."

"If she gets out on bail, I'll at the very least make sure the you've got police protection at home for your wife."

"Thank you, I should get back in there, our parents might be driving her crazy."

"Of course." The sheriff tipped his hat to Lucas as he went back into the room.

Lucas could feel all the eyes on him when he went back in. He rubbed his hands together, trying to find the right words for this. "Um, I was talking to the sheriff, and um, they believe that Dixie Carmichael did something to Riley's car. That's why the brakes went out, they have enough evidence that she's already been brought in and lawyered up."

"Who the hell is Dixie Carmichael?" Topanga's eyes were burning with the rage only a mother could have.

Bonnie felt her stomach drop, a mixture of anger and disgust. "A desperate little bitch, who is full of lies and delusions."

Grady shot his wife a warning look.

"She's this woman who Lucas has never shown any interest in, but she thinks that if I just were to vanish that he would drop to his knees and worship her." Riley explained as she tried to stretch her body, feeling the stiffness start to settle in.

Cory scoffed, "Please Lucas only has eyes for you. Always has, always will." Everyone looked at Cory confused. "What, it's true. I know the story."

"So, Dixie's crazy enough that she tried to kill me?" Riley looked to her husband.

"You are going to be safe, I already talked to the sheriff, she won't get near you again." Lucas sat in the empty chair next to his wife, taking her hand. "Not that I plan on letting you out of my sight for very long."

Riley sighed, "So, as much as I love all of you, where are you all staying?"

"We hadn't even thought about that." Topanga confessed.

"We just got on a plane and got out here as soon as we could." Cory added.

"If Zay is staying at his apartment above the bar, instead of the house your parents could maybe stay in his room." Lucas suggested.

"Yeah, I would say the resort would work, but none of the guest rooms are set yet." Riley sighed, "This is such a mess."

"It's not your fault." Bonnie sighed, "It's mine for not realizing what a delusional bitch she was."

Topanga's eyes darted to Dixie, "What did you do Bonnie?"

Bonnie felt a chill ripple through her body as Topanga glared at her. "I didn't know the gold-digger that Dixie was talking about was Riley until we got to Texas, and then I was disgusted that Riley would be after Lucas' money."

"Riley doesn't need Lucas' money!" Topanga moved towards Bonnie, "You helped encourage this crazy woman and both our daughters ended up hurt."

"I know that Topanga, I've seen what this did to Gigi, what this has done to Riley." Bonnie tried to stand up to Topanga, but she was shaking.

"You are lucky they both lived." Topanga warned.

"Mom, now is not the time for this." Riley reminded her, "All of you out. You're stressing me and the babies out."

It was as though that was the magic phrase to shut both sets of parents up, to refocus them.

"Seriously, go get dinner, complain you weren't invited to the wedding, fight over who gets to be called what, just not in here." Riley rubbed her shoulder before feeling Lucas replace her hand with his.

"I can't believe Maya didn't tell us you got married." Topanga sighed.

"Maya doesn't know." Riley watched her mother's eyes grow wide.

"Wait, we know before Maya?"

"Yeah, you do."

Cory grabbed the wall, "This has never happened before, Topanga, Maya isn't in the loop but we are."

Riley rolled her eyes as Lucas chuckled, "You guys, she'll probably tell Maya soon."

"Yeah, I would've had her on the phone if I still had a phone."

"I'll get you a new one." Lucas promised, "Okay parents, out. Mom, Dad, check in with Zay, then take them back to the ranch and get settled."

"After I check on Gigi again." Bonnie insisted.

"Let Gigi rest, I'll check on her a little later, I promise." Lucas gave his parents a warning look to get out.

"Fine, let's go." Grady knew they had overstayed their welcome, and after what happened earlier with Deacon he figured he was either with Gigi or Zay was, and he hoped that Zay wasn't.

Riley mumbled goodbyes to their parents, feeling exhausted after everything. "That was too much for one day."

Lucas took her hand, "Yeah, I'm so sorry this happened."

"You're not a crazy psycho bitch, and I don't think your Mom is to blame either. This is all on Dixie." Riley rested her hand over her abdomen, "I'm just thankful these two are okay."

Lucas smiled, "Twins, okay boys, you're going to have to be good to your Mommy."

"What makes you think it's not girls?" She looked at him with a hooked eyebrow.

"Could you imagine me the father of twin girls?"

"Yeah, actually I can." She shifted, trying to get comfortable, gasping when she tried to move her ankle, "I am not ready for two weeks of bed rest."

"You'll do fine, you'll be pampered."

"Or I'll be the witness to my mother killing yours." She cringed.

"We'll keep them on separate projects." He promised.

"Lucas" she looked at her husband.

"Yeah Ri?"

"This is terrifying, all of this."

"You and Gigi are going to be okay."

"I know that Lucas." She rolled her eyes, "Us, living with both our parents, and expecting twins. Plus, your sister, and technically Zay all living under one roof."

"I love you, we'll make this work, we'll figure this out."

"Thankfully I believe you."

Zay waited for Deacon to leave, and then waited to speak to the Friars and the Matthews about who was sleeping where. Yes, he would be at the apartment over the bar, yes Topanga and Cory could use his room.

Lucas hadn't come back from Riley's room, and he knew visiting hours would be over soon so he took a deep breath and made his way to Gigi's room.

Zay knocked on the door before letting himself in. Gigi lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling before looking towards the door after a moment and then back to the ceiling.

"Hey Gigi" He came in, coming to the bed, "I've been so worried about you."

"You don't have to be Zay." She sighed, "You shouldn't be here."

"Where else would I be?" He reached for her hand but she pulled it away, "Gigi?"

"I don't want to see you." She gently wrapped her arms around herself, "Do you know where Deacon is?"

"No, I don't." Zay studied her, "Gigi, I have to say something."

"Don't Zay, please don't."

"I love you."

The words she had longed to hear, pleaded with him to say, now sounded bitter to her soul, "You're too late Zay."

He didn't understand, "What do you mean?"

She blinked, "I love Deacon, I want to be with Deacon."

"But Gigi," he started but he could see on her face it was too late. "What changed?"

"I realized that I can't live without Deacon, I can live without you."

His entire body felt heavy, he'd almost lost her, she'd almost died this morning, Deacon hit him because she said she loved him, she loved Zay. "You can't mean that Gigi, we can figure this out. I don't want to live in a world without you."

"I'll be in the world Zay, I just won't be some girl looking at you with puppy dog eyes, begging you for scraps that you're barely willing to give."

"Oh Gigi, baby, it wasn't like that." He took her hand and covered his heart, "I am insanely in love with you, it took more strength then I knew I had to turn you down over and over again. I wanted you, I still want you. I need you. Gigi, baby, that night in Vegas, I told myself I could live off that night the rest of my life, but I can't."

"No Zay, you don't get to do this now. I put myself on the line for you over and over again. I'm done." Her voice was harsh, "I gave myself to you on a platter and you pushed me away. I don't want a lifetime of that, I don't deserve a lifetime of that. Deacon he loves me, and I love him. I want to be with Deacon, I love Deacon."

Zay was silent, "I'll remember this when you come back to me, and want me. I won't give in again."

"I won't come back to you Zay. I'm going to fight for my future with Deacon."

"Is that what he wants?"

"If it wasn't, he wouldn't have punched you." She ran her hand in her hair, "You need to go Zay, I don't want Deacon to see you here, and I don't want you here."

"Fine, goodbye Gigi." He moved to the door looking back, "I do love you, I always did, I was just scared of what it meant."

"Whatever" she turned her head away, feeling a pain in her chest, but also as if a weight had been lifted from her at the same time.

"Okay fine, then get me the top lawyer from our office in Austin." Topanga shook her head as she paced on the porch as she spoke on the phone, "Tell him that Topanga Matthews wants to speak with him so he should be calling my phone in less than two minutes from now. Goodbye."

Grady watched as she collapsed onto the porch swing, "What are you getting a lawyer for?"

"Civil suit against Dixie Carmichael, and to add pressure to the local DA to make sure that Dixie gets the maximum sentence." She sighed, "Riley is an adult, hell she's married, and having twins, but she's still my daughter and I want to do what I can to protect her."

"I get it." Grady sat next to her, "That's all any of us want. God, twins, these two are not ready for that."

"They're not ready for anything, rushing into a marriage, and not inviting any of us, who does that?"

Grady chuckled, "Two kids desperately in love, and that's what they've always been."

"That's true," Topanga looked out at the property, "It's beautiful here."

"Yeah, a nice place to retire, though I think Bonnie misjudged how welcome we would be to move back in."

"This property is huge, you'll figure something out. Plus, Riley owns the property right next door."

"I'm sure we'll all figure it out." He sighed as her phone rang and she sprinted up to answer it. He listened as she commanded the attention of the lawyer and made sure he would be here in the morning with any potential paperwork that would need to be filed.

"Hey Gigi" Lucas came in to see his sister, "I heard you had a rough day."

"Car accident, surgery, everything with Deacon and Zay." She sighed looking at her brother, "Where's Riley?"

"She has to spend the night." He sat in the seat next to her bed.

"They told me she only sprained her ankles, why is she staying overnight?"

"Well, um, they're monitoring the babies, making sure they're okay before she gets released in the morning." He watched as she comprehended what he said, "I hope you're ready to be Aunt Gigi, because in like seven months you'll have a set of twins who are going to adore you."

"She's pregnant? We were going to pick up a test." Gigi sighed.

"It's not your fault, Gi, Dixie tampered with the car."

Her eyes went wide, "What the fuck?"

Lucas shook his head, "I don't have the details, but apparently she's already in custody, she'll have four charges of attempted homicide on you, Riley, and the twins. Plus, maybe some other stuff, I don't know for sure."

"Wow, hopefully now Mom sees what a crazy bitch Dixie is."

"Oh yeah don't worry she does." Lucas brushed the hair away from Gigi's forehead, "So, You and Zay, is that a thing?"

"I love Deacon, I want to be with Deacon. I chased after Zay like a puppy dog, even when he turned me away again and again. I'm done with that, when I thought I was going to die, I thought about Deacon, not Zay."

Lucas nodded, "You and Deacon will figure this out."

"Thanks Lucas" She gave her brother a smile, "Did Mom and Dad go home?"

"Yeah, had to kick them and Riley's parents out. They were driving her crazy with talk about the babies and everything."

"I guess your secret is out now huh?"

"Yeah, I guess so." He looked at his sister, no longer a little girl, now a woman, "And so are yours."

"Deacon hates me."

"He doesn't, he loves you, he's hurt, but he loves you."

"Do you think I've lost him?"

The door opened, Deacon was standing there and Lucas smiled at his sister, "No, we're in room 472 if you need anything okay. Get some rest."

"Thanks Lucas" Gigi watched her brother leave and Deacon come back in, taking the seat, her brother had just left, "Hi Deacon."

"I didn't want you to be alone." He confessed, but kept silent that he didn't want to be alone either, worrying about her.

"I'm glad you're here." She took his hand, "I love you, and I know maybe right now you don't believe me, or you don't trust it, but I'm going to do anything and everything I can to make you stop questioning that."

Deacon closed his eyes, trying to ignore the fact that her words were already tearing down the wall he was trying to put up, "Just rest Gigi, I'll be here, just rest."