Once at the hospital we raced up to Johnny's room. The doctor and nurse stopped us.

"You can't go in there right now. He is not able to see people."

"That is IT! Look sir. I am maybe like five months pregnant. My boyfriend just got shot, my guys have been in a fight, my younger brother is in the reformatory and one of my best friends is in THAT room, and I AM going to see him, even if that means I have to kill you to get there!" I screamed at him. I was breathing hard and I was holding my stomach and my other hand was on Two-bit's upper arm for support. He stepped aside.

"Fine I will give you fifteen minutes, but then I want to see you," He looked at Two-bit. "Make that both of you. Fifteen minutes, then I will come and get you." I nodded at him and walked into the room.

Johnny looked somewhat peaceful, but his eyes where shut and his breathing was rough. "Hey Johnny." He opened his eyes and watched me walk towards him. "I'm not going to make it, I'm going to die Alice." My tears started to fall again.

"No you not Johnny. Your gonna make it. You gotta be here for me Johnny. You gotta. Wanna know why?" He nodded his head. "I'm pregnant Johnny, Guess what Dally's gonna be a daddy. You gotta be here Johnny. You gotta man. We need you Johnny, we love you, you can't leave us. What's Pony gonna do in rumbles man, y'all fight together. What's Two-bit gonna do when Pony goes back to school, huh, you want that walking the streets." I pointed to Two-bit, who was leaning in the doorway. "What are Steve and Soda gonna do without their ref in poker so they don't cheat, what is Darry gonna do if you and Pony don't get on to him about working to much, what's Dally gonna do if your not there to keep him in line. Johnny, what am I gonna do without you. Johnny you mean so much to me, I look out for you, I always have. We love you Johnny. You gotta be here, for all of us, and the baby. Mine and Dally's baby. I'm going to have a baby Johnny."

"Alice I can't stop dying."

"Yes you can. You're going to live Johnny, I won't let you die. I won't let you leave us."

"Ma'am it's been fifteen minutes, I'm sorry. But I need to see both of you now." The doctor paused. "I'll be back Johnny. Don't you go anywhere, cus I'm coming back."

We left the room. Two-bit had his arm around me and I cried. The doctor was taking us down another hallway.

"Excuse me." I suddenly stopped walking causing Two-bit to stumble. The doctor turned around. "Is there anything that can be done for Johnny?"

"You can't afford anything that could be done." He said rudely.

"Excuse me?" I looked at him with all the rage I could muster at the time. "I have a steady job at the Dingo. My parents have sent me $500 dollars every month for 3 years. They just recently sent me a $25,000 check for my graduation gift. I have over $40,000 saved up, so just try me." I was beyond pissed at that moment.

"He needs surgery. We can fix his back, we can fix the burns. He won't ever be able to walk, he'd be in a wheelchair, but he'd be alive. He's not so far gone, he hasn't given up on life yet."

Tears were streaming down my face, 'hasn't given up yet' what did he mean by that. Did he think Johnny was just going to give up and die? No not our Johnny, not the Johnny I knew.

"How much will the surgery cost?" He stood strait up and looked me in the eye.

"$8,000. But now I need to examine you and have his hand stitched up, so if you'll please follow me." I didn't move.

Two-bit looked back at me, "Come on, he's just got to make sure your alright."

"I'm fine! Johnny needs that surgery and I'm going to make sure he gets it!" I began to walk in the direction the doctor had been going. I passed him and continued walking, stopped and turned to look at them. "Well you said you had to check me out so do it."

He shook his head and rushed forward and we followed him into a small room. He told me to lie down on the table and for Two-it to sit in the chair by the wall. A nurse walked in, and they examined me. I was almost 5 months pregnant, and I figured I was close to that since I was showing, yet Dally didn't know, I always had Tim's leather jacket with me and it was huge on me and covered my growing stomach. They lead us into another room and after about thirty more minutes they had Two-bit's hand all stitched up.

"All right y'all may leave now." Two-bit stood up but I didn't move from the chair I had been sitting on.

"I want Johnny to have that surgery. When can it be done?" He looked at a folder in his hands and looked back up at me.

"I can have it done Thursday at the earliest." I nodded.

"When do you need the payment?"

"I need a $3,000 deposit Monday and the rest the day of the surgery." I nodded again.

"Schedule him in for Thursday I will bring you the money Monday." He nodded and we walked out of the Hospital. (A/N: I know nothing about this type of thing so after I looked online I made a guess on the money.)

I drove Two-bit home and then went to my house. I walked in the door and Tim was sitting on the couch looking at his hand that was busted.

"Where've ya been girlie?" He asked looking over the couch at me.

"Watching my boyfriend get shot, telling Johnny he's going to be ok, and having to deal with an asshole doctor. What about you?" I said sarcastically. Tim looked shocked "Dally got shot, is he ok?"

"I don't know he's at the hospital right now. Ow!" I grabbed my side and bent over holding onto the side of the couch for support.

Tim jumped up and held my arm and looked at me. "What? What is wrong?" I started laughing. "What exactly is so funny?"

"It kicked. The baby kicked." I said happily pointing at my stomach.

We sat down on the couch and I lay down on his lap.

"Are you gonna go to the hospital after work?"

"Yea tomorrow is my last day until my boss decides I can come back until after I've had the baby. So I guess it's the best time to tell Dally, if he's awake…" I paused. "Or even alive." I began to cry. I curled into a ball and cried myself to sleep on Tim's lap.