Greenlee was pacing the floors in the waiting room when Jackson and Erica came running in , followed moments later by Ethan and Simone.
"Greenlee what on earth happened ?" Erica exclaimed
"Honey are you alright ?" Jackson asked as he hugged her
"Physically I am fine" Greenlee answered " emotionally is a different story. Erica, I am sorry but I don't really know what happened. When I got to Kendall's condo the ambulance and police were already there."
"Well, where is Kendall, where is my daughter ?" Erica asked
"She is having some tests run on her at the moment." Greenlee began to explain " She has been unconscious since I got there. The EMTs said she hit her head on the coffee table when she fell. Dr. Joe ordered some tests just to be on the safe side. Other then that she has some cuts from the shattered glass. A bullet grazed her arm. Kendall got really lucky."
"LUCKY " Erica cried "She has been shot at, how can you call that lucky"
"If you had seen how bad Zach was hurt, you would think Kendall was luck y too" Greenlee replied
"How is Zach ?" Ethan asked
Greenlee walked over and hugged Ethan then took him by the hand and led him to some chairs in the waiting room., everyone followed.
"Ethan, you might want to sit down" Greenlee began "I'm not sure how he is doing, but when I got there he didn't look good at all. He was hit pretty bad, When I was there, he flat lined and they had to revive him. Dr. Joe is in the operating room with him now . I'm afraid I don't anymore then that, I'm sorry."
Ethan got up and started pacing the room, you could tell by the look on his face he was in shock by what he had just heard.
"Ethan are you alright ?" Simone asked
"All this time all I wasted on getting even with my Father for denying me. I had his casinos shut down, I tried to set him up for murder, I wished him dead, and now that he might not live, I wish I could take it all back " he whispered
"You had every right to feel the way you did , look at what Zach has done to you" Simone exclaimed
"The only thing he did Simone, was try to protect me, I see that now. He was afraid that having control of Cambias would change me, and he was right, it did. The only way for him to try and protect me was to deny I was his son and when I proved him wrong he went after Cambias" he said ". He could of claimed Cambias at anytime he wanted, but he didn't. He didn't want to turn into what his Father and brother turned into. When I came along he only went after it to keep me from ending up like them."
"You are nothing like Zach's father and brother " Simone protested
"No" he said "but Cambias was changing me. Look what I did to Bianca and Kendall. I knew how important The Miranda Center was to them and I didn't care. I had the work stopped on it for something else. I destroyed a CD that was meant for Maria, just so it made my father look like a liar. Look how I treated Kendall, I lied to her. When I lost her and she married Zach, that is when I realized how much I had changed. I didn't like what I was becoming."
"So you are still in love with Kendall ?" Simone asked
"No." he began " I had a lot of time to think after she married Zach, and I don't think I ever really loved her. I don't think she really loved me either. We had similar lives growing up and we could relate to each other on that level. We found comfort in each other because of it and I think what we had we both confused for love. Simone, you have changed my life. You have made me see all the things in life I was missing."
Simone started to cry and Ethan just held her in his arms.
A few moments later a nurse came out.
" I just wanted to inform you that Mrs. Slater has been moved to a room and is awake" she said
"Can we go see her ?" Erica asked
"Of course, but please keep it to one visitor at a time, and don't stay long. She has a mild concussion and has been through quite a lot tonight and really needs her rest." she answered "Follow me, her room is just down the hall here."
"Thank you nurse" Jack said as they reached Kendall's room
Erica was the first to go in
"Honey, are you ok ?" Erica asked as she gave her daughter a hug
"Yes Mother, I am fine. I'm more worried about Zach , but they wont tell me anything. He's dead isn't he ?" Kendall began to cry.
"No Honey, Zach isn't dead. " Erica said
Kendall looked at her with tears welling up in her eyes "Then why wont anyone tell me anything ?"
Erica just looked at her "I don't know, maybe they just want you to get some rest instead of worrying about Zach. You have been through a lot tonight."
"But I want to know how my husband is" she cried
"Kendall, he is your husband in name only. Honestly I don't know why you don't just divorce him and get it over with already" Erica exclaimed
"Mother" Kendall began "Zach and I happen to love each other "
"You cant be serious" she gasped
"I am very serious. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but you better get used to it. There isn't going to be a divorce" Kendall declared
Just then there was a knock at the door and Dr. Martin peeked his head in
"Is it ok if I come in for a few minutes ? " he asked
"Dr. Martin, how is Zach. No one will tell me anything" Kendall asked
"Well, that is what I came to talk to you about" he answered
Just then there was another knock and Jack came into the room.
"Dr. Martin, would it be ok if the rest of us came in. We are all concerned and would like to know what is going on " he asked
"Well that is up to Kendall " Dr Martin answered
"It's fine by me. I just want to know what is going on with my husband" she said
After everyone was in the room Dr Martin began
"I am not going to lie to you. Zach is in pretty bad shape." he began " He has sustained some serious damage to his abdomen as well as lost a lot of blood and was hemorrhaging . He flat lined before he was brought in, but luckily the EMTs were able to resuscitate him, when he got here he was going into shock. We were able to remove the bullet in his abdomen and the one in his leg. Our main concern right now is to stop the bleeding, which we have under control at the moment. We have to wait 24-48 hours to make sure he is stabilized and that there is no more bleeding, then we will go back in and repair the damage. The next 48 hours are critical."
Kendall just sat there in shock unable to absorb what she just heard.
"He is going to live, isn't he Dr. Joe ?" Kendall whispered
"I would like to tell you yes, but right now its to soon to tell" he replied
"What are his chances Dr. Martin ?" Ethan asked
"Right now " Dr Martin replied "he has about a 40 chance."
"No" Kendall said "He has to live. You have to make sure he lives."
"Kendall, listen. "he said, taking her hand " We are doing everything we can for Zach. Right now he is in ICU. He is being monitored around the clock. He is receiving blood replacement therapy and that will help us find any bleeding that might still be there, and it will also help Zach regain his strength. Once we are sure the bleeding has stopped then we can go back in and repair the damage that was done. I can promise you that right now he is in no pain at all. "
"I want to go see him " Kendall announced as she started to get out of bed.
"No, not right now. He needs his rest and so do you. After we go back in and repair the damage and Zach is out of ICU, then you can go see him. The best thing you can do for him right now is concentrate on getting better, and say a lot of prayers. Just keep in mind, every hour that passes his chances increase." Dr. Marin said "If you all don't mind, I need to speak with Kendall alone for a moment, then I will let you visit a little while longer, but please keep it brief, she needs her rest."
After everyone left the room Dr. Martin patted Kendall's hand.
"Kendall" he began " I thought you might like to hear this privately. When you were brought in the EMTs said that it was possible that you were pregnant. Greenlee then filled me in on the surrogacy. I don't know how to tell you this, but I'm afraid you aren't pregnant. I had them run a pregnancy test on you before they did anything else. I will tell Greenlee if you want me to"
"No that's ok Dr. Joe. I can tell her. Thank you for offering though." she replied
"Sure thing" he said " Is there anything I can get you before I go ?"
"Just make sure Zach lives. I love him, I cant imagine my life with out him" Kendall said as she started to cry
"I will do everything in my power to make sure you get your husband back " He said as he opened the door
Jackson and Erica came in the room after Dr. Martin left
"Honey I'm so sorry" Jackson said "Is there anything we can get for you ?"
"No, I will be fine once I know Zach will be ok" Kendall replied
"Jack, would you mind going by the apartment and getting me some things ? I am going to stay here with Kendall " Erica asked
"Sure" he answered
"No Mother" Kendall interrupted " I want you to go home. I will be fine"
"But Kendall" Erica protested
"Mother please don't argue with me right now. I promise if I need anything I will call you" Kendall replied
"Kendall, I want to be here for you" Erica replied
"Jack, can you please take her home. I promise I will be ok" Kendall pleaded
"If you are sure that is what you want" he replied
"It is" Kendall answered
"OK well you call us if you need anything " Erica said as she gave Kendall a hug and kiss
After Jackson hugged Kendall, him and Erica left. A moment later Ethan and Simone came in
'Oh great just what I need, Ethan' Kendall thought to herself
"Here to gloat ? Let me know how much you want Zach dead perhaps ? " Kendall asked
"Kendall" Simone snapped
"I guess I had that coming " Ethan admitted "Simone, would you mind if I spoke to Kendall in private for a moment ?"
"Oh, sure " she replied " Kendall if you need anything call me "
"I will, Thanks " Kendall said as Simone hugged her
After Simone was gone Ethan pulled a chair up to Kendall's bedside
"Listen" he started " I owe you, and Zach an apology "
"Excuse me " Kendall asked in shock
" I am sorry for everything that I have done in the past. It has taken a while, but I think I finally realize why Zach denied me. It wasn't because he didn't want me as a son, it was because he didn't want me to turn into Michael or my Grandfather." Ethan admitted
"Ethan, believe it or not, Zach does love you. " Kendall interrupted
"I see that now, but I haven't made it very easy for him" Ethan replied
"Well, it isn't like he has made it very easy for you either" she said
"I understand why you ended our engagement. I lied to you, about something that was sacred, our love. However, that has made me realize something. I am not trying to sound mean, but I have come to realize what we had for each other wasn't really love. I think we are to much alike in the way that we grew up, we bonded from that and we mistook it for something else" he said
"I think you are right. It took me a while to see it, but I finally did." Kendall agreed
" I'm sorry Kendall. I never should of lied to you and I never should of stopped work on The Miranda Center. I see now that Cambias was starting to change me. I guess it took your marriage to Zach for me to wake up and see that" he said " I don't expect you are Zach to forgive me, I don't even know if I can forgive myself, but I wanted to let you know that I was sorry"
"Ethan" Kendall said taking his hand " We have all made mistakes. I hope we can all get past this and move on. Maybe even become friends"
"I hope so" Ethan replied
"Ethan, can I ask you something ?"
"What is it" he asked
"Are you going to be ok with me and Zach being married ?" she asked
"If that is what makes the two of you happy, then I am all for it. I will be behind what ever the two of you want" Ethan answered after a moment
"Thanks You " Kendall said as a tear rolled down her cheek " We do love each other, just took us a while to admit it to"
"Well I m going to go and let you get some rest. I will be in the waiting room if you need anything" Ethan said as he stood up
"You should go home, there isn't anything you can do here" Kendall said
"I'm not leaving until I know my Father is out of the woods. Let me know if you need anything" and with that Ethan was out the door
"Up for one more visitor ?" Greenlee asked as she peeked in the door
"Sure, why not " Kendall answered
Greenlee came running into the room and gave Kendall a hug
"I am so glad you are ok, I was never so scared in my life as I was when I saw you laying there." Greenlee said as she released Kendall from the hug
"You were there ?" Kendall asked with a puzzled look on her face
"I cam over to apologize for not giving you your space the past few days." she started to explain "When I got there I saw the police and ambulances . When I ran into your apartment they were working on you and Zach. I am sorry about what happened to Zach, and I realize this might not be the best time to bring this up, but considering what happened at your condo, I think we need to discuss you getting a divorce. I don't want to take the risk of losing you again, and our baby "
"Greenlee: Kendall began " I think there are a few things you need to know. Dr. Martin wanted to see me alone so he could inform me that I wasn't pregnant, I'm sorry"
"Oh" Greenlee said "well Dr. Madden said if this time didn't take we could try again in six weeks"
"Greenlee, there isn't going to be a next time" Kendall announced
"But why not ? Zach talked you out of it didn't he " Greenlee protested
"NO " Kendall exclaimed " Zach didn't talk me out of anything, but a lot has changed since I saw you last"
"What do you mean a lot has changed ? " she asked
"Well" Kendall began " You were right all along, I was falling in love with Zach "
"WHAT " she yelled "But you know how it is going to turn out Kendall, the way it always does "
"Greenlee will you let me finish " Kendall cut in " Zach and I had a long talk tonight. He told me he loved me , and I told him I loved him too"
"You have to be kidding me" Greenlee cried
"Greenlee you make it sound as if I'm not allowed to be happy " Kendall protested
"I'm sorry Kendall " she said " I didn't mean it to sound like that, I am just afraid you will end up getting hurt"
"I wont , Zach is different. He loves me for me and he doesn't try to change me" Kendall said
"Well if you are truly happy, then I guess I am happy for you " Greenlee said
Kendall thought long and hard, then decided she needed to tell Greenlee everything
"Greenlee, I need to tell you something else" Kendall announced
"What is it ?" Greenlee asked
"You aren't going to like it" she started " And you are going to be very upset, but please promise me you will hear me out "
"Kendall you are scarring me " Greenlee said
"Promise me " she said
"Ok I promise " Greenlee agreed
Kendall thought a few moments about what was the best way to break the news to Greenlee that Ryan was still alive, then she began " Do you remember how after Jonathan died, Ryan changed ? How he was picking fights, was in a fight club, had the vasectomy ? "
"Yes" Greenlee replied
"Well there is something I never told you. One day Zach went to see Ryan and found him choking David, to the point where he passed out. He probably would of killed him if Zach hadn't shown up "
"Ryan could never do that " Greenlee yelled
"Greenlee" she said "He did. If you don't believe me ask David. Ryan changed a lot after Jonathan died. You saw it yourself, that is why you thought a baby would save him."
"What does this have to do with anything Kendall " Greenlee asked "Ryan is dead, why bring all this up now ?"
Kendall sat there a minute then finally blurted out "But he isn't dead, Ryan is alive"
"LIAR, Ryan would never let me think he was dead " Greenlee protested
"Greenlee, listen " Kendall cried " The night at the casino, when he went off the cliff. After we went back to the hotel room, Zach went back out to look for Ryan, and he found him. Ryan told him he would kill him if he told anyone he was alive. Zach lied to Ryan and told him he would help him. He hid him in a building behind the casino. He told Ryan he would come get him when it was safe, but he came to me instead "
"You knew he was alive all this time ?" she said
"No" Kendall replied " I just found out tonight. Zach came to me that night in the hotel room and asked me if I thought Ryan could have been saved. After seeing Ryan that night, I have never seen him like that before, I didn't think he could . Zach felt the same way but wanted to know what I thought. Ryan told him he had to leave town and let you think he was dead, that way he couldn't hurt you anymore and he couldn't hurt the baby. After I told Zach I didn't think Ryan could be saved, he felt the only way he could protect us from what Ryan was capable of was to go along with what Ryan wanted "
"You are lying , Ryan never tried to kill David and he would never let me believe he was dead. Why are you being so cruel " Greenlee yelled as she ran out of the room
"Greenlee wait " Kendall yelled after her, but it was to late, Greenlee was gone
Kendall curled up on the bed and began to cry. A few minutes later a nurse came in
"Here Mrs. Slater " she said " Dr. Martin wanted you to take these, they will help you rest "
Reluctantly Kendall took the medication, a few minutes later she was fast asleep