A/N: Thanks for the reviews loves. I'll try to update again before Thanksgiving but I have personal stuff going on. So, I am not sure what the likelihood of that happening will be. Most of your questions will be answered in this chapter, but probably not everything. If you have further questions post in the review section or pm me.

Song of the chapter: T. Swift: Out of The Woods or Clean which is also off of 1989. You can listen to anything somber or depressing this whole chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally or The Disney Channel.


No One's POV

Ally was losing a lot of blood and starting to bleed profusely through the gauze and surgical tape.

"I need her prepped immediately for surgery. I already booked an O.R.! She's losing a lot of blood and could die within a matter of minutes. So scrub up and get your asses into the Operating Room immediately."

The nurses and attending's who were supposed to be scrubbing in thoroughly washed their hands and less than a minute later were in with the head cardiac surgeon in the hospital. Ally was already rolled into the operating room and two of the other nurses or attending physicians were ready to start the surgery.

"Dr. Henderson, please assess the victim's injury."

"She was stabbed in the chest and it looks like the blade punctured her heart. We're going to have to repair it, but it won't be easy. She's losing a lot of blood."

The doctors in the O.R. ready their instruments and begin the surgery. Once they see that the heart is sutured and the blood flow has stopped one of the doctors asks, "What do we need to do next?" Looking at the resident the surgeon sighs, "We need to completely irrigate the wound."
"Which technique would do you want to use to close up?"

"The subticular technique which is done completely beneath the surface and leaves no suture marks or cross tracks."

"We're lucky that the patient got to the hospital before she went into cardiac arrest." The machines start to go crazy, so the pressure is on everyone in the O.R. "I may have spoke too soon." The diagnostics machine shows that her heart-rate is extremely low and she is starting to flat line.
"Get the machine ready." One doctor starts the compression's while another charges the defibrillator. we place the pads down and we hear the machine is ready, "Clear." I watch all hands go up in the air and shock her. Another starts the compression's again while the machine charges. We are ready to go again, "Clear." Hands go up and I shock again. I watch the compression's, "Come on. Come on." I watch the heart rate not move. "Charge again."

"Doctor?" I look at the nurse, "Charge again. We can do this. We can save this young woman." She does as told, "Ready."

"Clear." All hands go up and I shock the patient again, I look to the machine and see the line moving. "Okay, she is back.


Jess's POV

Logan and I were walking to the waiting area and the next thing I saw was his eyes roll to the back of his head and I watched him collapse.

I screamed for help and Dez and Trish rushed over to me.

"Jess, what happened?" Dez asked me.

"I- I don't know he just collapsed. Please go get a nurse or a doctor or something. I'm freaking out here."

"I'm going to go get help." Trish told me. I turned my head and Trish was yanking a nurse in the direction Dez, Logan and I were in the waiting area.

Trish disappeared down a hall corridor after that. Then, the nurse finally reached us. "Miss, you are going to have to tell me what happened before this-" I interject, "My cousin." I continues to say, "Collapsed. Is he going to be okay? I don't know what's going on. Please, please just help him. His girlfriend was just brought in because she was stabbed by some lunatic and she's in the O.R. in surgery right now."

"I'll be right back." The nurse says. When she returns, she comes back with two guys that can help lift Logan up onto a gurney. "Mr. Carter's heart is beating erratically right now."

"W-what does that mean?" I'm practically stuttering out.

"We're going to have to have a look at him." She says. I look at Dez and then back at the nurse. "What? Are you serious? You can't take him away from me. Please, he's my family."

"Miss. We will do everything we can. Right now we just need to check his vitals and everything else."

"Logan we'll be right here. They just need to check your vitals. Okay? I know you can't hear me, but I love you. Ally loves you."

The nurses take Logan away and I'm about to fall to the ground myself. I'm crying because there's just so much going on. "Dez." The next thing I know he wraps his arms around me, "It's going to be okay Jess."

"Can I ask you something?" I mumble into his chest. "Where did you get that gun from?"

"Ever since Ally has become this huge superstar I felt that I needed to buy a handgun for our safety. She's stunning and talented, I mean anything could happen. Someone could try to kidnap her or worse. You see how crazy some of the fans are."

"Did you have it while we were abroad?"

"No. I bought it before we left on tour and before we met you and Logan. I'm licensed and it's in my name. When Ally told me that Austin was being harassed by some guy in rehab.. she didn't specify what the guys name was but Ally was convinced this guy had a vendetta against him, her intuition is pretty dead on. I had a feeling that this guy would be dangerous."

"You had it while we were at the event?"

"Yes, but as I've said before it was concealed and for our protection. I don't want to think of what would have happened to them if I didn't."

I start to cry a little harder. "I know Dez. I just can't believe that Austin shielded all three of them. Why? He could have just let Cole shoot Logan."

I feel him start to smooth out my hair. "That's something that only Austin can answer."


Austin's POV

Trish had come running down the hallway corridor out of breath. "It's Logan. He collapsed."

"What? What do you mean he collapsed."

"I mean he collapsed as in legit blacked out and fell on the ground. You didn't hear Jess screaming for help?"

"No, I was listening to music and I'm freaking out about Ally. It's like I totally zoned out or something."

"Well, I dragged a nurse over to her, Dez and Logan. So. Come on. We have to go back to them."

"Trish, I'm not going."

"Austin. I'm not asking you. I'm telling you. What would Ally want?"

I sigh, drag my feet but follow Trish but knowing that Ally would want me to go make sure that Logan's going to be okay. She'd also want me to be there for Jess to comfort her by just being there if I'm needed. Which... I doubt, but still.

We reach the waiting area and see a hysterically shaking Jess crying and Dez hugging her. They're being approached by the cops, walked right up to Dez and Jess. "Mr. Wade we're looking for Austin Moon and Logan Carter."

"Logan collapsed and is being looked at and Austin is-" I cut Dez off.

"I'm right here."

"Mr. Moon, we need to ask you questions about the events that occurred and led to the lethal confrontation between Ms. Dawson and Mr. Reed."

I answer all of the questions the cops had for me to the best of my ability and what I saw and witnessed. "Thank you for your time Mr. Moon. We'll still be needing to speak with Mr. Carter when he wakes up." The policeman directs the statement towards myself, Jess, Dez and Trish as we stand in a semi-circle.

"Where is Cole Reed?" Jess asks the police officer and his partner.

"Currently being treated for his gunshot wounds. He's technically in police custody and we'll take him to the jail once he's been treated."

"He is going to be pressed with charges. I assume Miss Dawson, yourself and Mr. Carter want that? Correct?"

"Yes officer. I'm pressing charges."

"We'll be charging him with Assault/Battery, Sexual Assault, First-Degree Attempted Murder.. Based on where Miss Dawson's been stabbed we can charge him with the intent to kill. Thank you for your cooperation Mr. Moon. As for you Mr. Wade, you won't be charged it was self-defense and Mr. Reed was going to end Mr. Moon's life or Mr. Carter's." Trish and Jess's eyes go wide as well as Dez's and the girls start crying hysterically again.

The policeman and his partner leave the waiting area and go down the hallway presumably to keep Cole away from hurting anyone else.

"Trish, I'm sure Jace will be here any minute. He's bringing everyone else to the hospital."

"You mean Mr. Dawson and your parents." She says bringing me back to reality.

"Yes, we notified them so they're on our way. Jace said that he was going to try and calm everyone down for a few minutes before they came. A hysterical Penny and you know how my mother can get."

"Trish! Austin! Dez!" Jace calls out our names as he comes through the hospital's entrance with Mr. Dawon and my parents in tow.

The nurse approaches us, "Miss Jessica Carey. Your cousin is awake now. You may go see him. The rest of you can either go and wait your turn outside the door or wait here for news on Miss Dawson."

I turn to Dez and Trish seeing my parents and Mr. Dawson approaching and I just can't deal with this right now. "Austin, I know what you're thinking and don't." I smirk and follow Jess down as she's running towards Logan's hospital room.


Jess walks into Logan's room and closes the door and I just listen to some of their conversation. She didn't completely close the door and it's opened a crack. The doctor is also in the room with them.

"Ah, Mr. Carter now that you're awake. I need you to tell me what happened. What were you thinking about before you passed out?"

"Ally. Ally. Ally." Logan said groggily.

"My girlfriend, Ally. I had just gotten into a verbal disagreement and shoved her ex. I walked with Jess back into the waiting area and then I just felt my heart start to go literally crazy and the next thing I remember is everything going black."

"Miss Carey is this true?"

"Yes, doctor."

"Mr. Carter it seems that you fainted because your heart went into overdrive. The stress and anxiety caused by the current events have affected you to that degree."

I want a better explanation than that.

"What are you saying doctor?"

"Quite literally. You fainted out of extreme fear and worry creating an insane amount of anxiety and stress on yourself. Seeing your girlfriend go through what she did. I can see that you were having flashbacks of the event as you don't seem to be entirely with it. You see in an excited state of mind like yours...your brain exerts tremendous amounts of energy and therefore requires more blood. It wasn't receiving the blood flow to keep the rest of your body operating normally. So, when the oxygen to the brain is next to nil and cut off your body prepares itself to flight mode. Your heart couldn't take the demands and your body shut itself down entirely. The best way to reset your brain so-to-speak is to ensure that you faint and the blood flow goes straight to the brain while lying on the floor."

"Where's Ally?" He takes a breath, continues,"Is she in surgery? Is she out of surgery? How long have I been out?" He pants out very heavily, I can tell by the rise and fall of his chest from observing where I stand outside the door.

"Mr. Carter. Miss Dawson is currently still in surgery. All I can tell you is that a part of her heart has been punctured. The head cardiac surgeon and his team will do everything that they can to save her life."

"Ally's dying? Oh God." I watched Logan's eyes from outside the glass window and his heart look like it was in the worst kind of pain imaginable. I felt bad for the guy.

I felt a pain in my chest.

"Logan." Jess pulls him into a hug and he cries into Jess's shoulder. "Doctor may I have a word with you in private?" The doctor nods his head and they exit the room.


Logan closes his eyes and puts his hands in his hair while his head hangs low. I open his hospital room door and close it. He looks up at me while sitting up on the bed, "What are you doing here?" He doesn't say it out of malice but rather curiosity.

"Trish came and told me that you collapsed. I needed to check on you."

"What?" He looks at me completely shocked. "Are you feeling alright? I mean we can switch places and I'll call the doctor back to check out your vitals." I grunt at him, take a few steps closer to the bed. I'm standing at the very bottom of it. "Austin, just pull up a chair."

Once I'm seated Logan shakes his head at me, "Why? Why did you shield all three of us? I have to know. You could have easily just let Cole kill me."

He stays silent for a second not willing to give it up right away."Why did you warn me?" I ask him. He doesn't respond to my question just yet. So I groan and sigh, "I did it because I can see that Ally's in love with you. She called out for you first. Not me. You were right about that. I've also proved that I care and I'm in love with her because I essentially protected all three of us."

Our eyes connect and this conversation is about to get more tense. I can see the seriousness in his eyes."Really? Do you even know what love is? Look at me, I'm literally going out of my mind here." He was, his entire body gave out. "I know that you were listening to what the doctor said. My heart went into overdrive and I fainted because of it. I can't stand the thought of her being alone on a operating table and she's probably scared even if they knocked her out. The pain. This pain that I'm feeling the anxiety and worry that's how a man loves a woman. Every second that I'm not with her feels like torture. Maybe you understand that, well many years ago you could have at least?" He said it and there was so much sincerity dripping from his voice and through those words. .

I really want to hate him, but how on earth could I hate him when he's this sincere? He's everything I should be for Ally. I won't let him know that though.

I start to crack my knuckles. "Have you taken a look at me? I just listened to Over and Over Again in a hallway corridor to try to deal with all of this. Just because I'm not sobbing.. in case you haven't noticed my eyes are red and puffy. Why else would I risk taking a bullet for her? Or you?"

"Guilt." I really think about it and respond. "Even if that's true. That's only part of the reason. I do love her and I'm in love with her. Now, I have some questions that I want you to answer as well."

I can tell that he's irritated, "Alright. I'm willing to answer whatever questions you have. I have nothing to hide."

"Ally went completely hysterical when you and Cole were fighting. It took all of my strength to hold her back. Why did she react that way? How did you even cross paths with him?"

"Cole, I met him during a really bad point in my life. I had aggression that I needed to get out. I was an underground fighter."

"So?"

"I fought other boxers in an underground fight club. No rules, we basically beat the shit out of each other. Cole introduced me to Tracey shortly after I met him. She was kind, was pretty but couldn't hold a candle to Ally."

"So based on the way Ally was acting... I assume that you're good then?"

"I was considered to be one of the best actually. One fight I beat a guy literally within an inch of his life. And Ally knows?"

"Of course."

"Well, I don't think you're good for her."

Logan laughs, "You're kidding me right?"

"No."

"Wow! That's rich coming from you. I'm not the one who was in rehab. I'm not the alcoholic."

"No, you were just in an underground fight club." I spit back at him.

Logan's jaw clenched. "I wouldn't go there if I was you. I've had a fucked up home life. I had a fiance, who was Cole's sister, she cheated on me then became terminally ill and passed away."

I decided to not rile Logan up anymore because Dez told me not to.

"Ally's the best thing that has ever happened to me. Austin, you guys have history and I respect that, but that's where it ends. I'm Ally's present and if she wants me her future. Now, if Ally for whatever reason decides that she's not in love with me and that she wants to be with you...well.. we'll cross that bridge if and when it comes. She's happy with me Austin surely you can see that."

I took a deep breath, just let it all out. "I'm in love with her. I won't stop fighting for her. I don't care how long it takes me to get her back. I don't care if she ends up marrying you and ends up many years down the line with me. I've fucked up so many times that I've lost count, but I went to rehab for her."

"While I appreciate you protecting us. I still don't trust you."

"I know that it has to be earned. I'm trying to make up for my mistakes, for my biggest mistake. I'm not proud of the pain I caused Ally. I'm being genuine. I'm not saying that we have to be friends."

"Alright, then what are you getting at?"

"That we at least get along with each other for Ally."

"Okay. One chance. I'll give you one shot at being my friend. You screw up, you hurt me or Ally again it's off. Don't make me regret this."

I'm about to answer back to him when his doctor comes back in. "Mr. Carter you are allowed to go back to the waiting area now. You need to drink water. Mr. Moon please see to it that Mr. Carter gets water."

"Where's Jess?"

"Miss Carey is-"

"Right here. Austin why are you in Logan's room? I swear if you gave him any more anxiety you're going to have to deal with me."

"It's alright Jess. I am allowed to go back to the waiting area now."


The three of us walk back out into the waiting area.

"Austin! Where were you?" My mother calls out to me. When I reach her she pulls me into a hug. "Please tell me that you weren't causing more trouble for Logan and Ally."

"No, Mom."

"Son. Ally's going to be okay." My dad says as he puts his hand on my shoulder. "She's a fighter."

We talk for another couple of minutes when we're approached by a doctor. "Miss Dawson is out of surgery. She's a bit groggy, but she's asking for a few people."

Ally's dad cuts in, "Is she asking for me?"

"I'm sorry sir. She's asking for Mr. Carter and Mr. Moon. She wants to see both of them."

"Mr. Dawson you can go see her first."

"No, I can wait. Logan.. you and Austin go see Ally."


A/N: I hope that was good enough. It took a few days to write and I know that my chapters are usually more detailed but I just can't seem to want to write a ton of detail in this chapter. I just wanted more dialogue.

So, did you guys get a sense of how close Logan and Jess really are?

Austin and Logan not screaming at each other? Whatttttttttttttt!

Reviews appreciated. xoxo