Not my best work but I've been stressing about exams. Hope you like

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"He's Alive!" A paramedic shouted. As soon as John laid Amber down on the stretcher, he whipped around. He walked at a fast pace over.

"Who's alive?" John barked. He went over to the other stretcher. Chris was right behind him.

"He doesn't deserve to live after what he did." He glared at the body that was barely breathing. After the wheeled him away, John looked at Chris.

"What are you talking about?" John's eyes narrowed. He wanted to know what that scum bag did to her. She didn't deserve this. Chris led them away from the general public.

"He…he raped her. She told me when we were locked up downstairs." John curled his hands into fists. Stomping over to the stretcher he raised his fists in the air.

"John!" Bo tried to hold him back. Chris ran up and joined him.

"You sick son of a bitch!" John tried to push them away.

"John not now, go check on your daughter." Bo grabbed his arm and made him look him in the eye.

"Go check on your daughter. We don't need blood on your hands" he said more calmly, but with force in his voice. John flung his arm out of his grasp and went over to Amber.

"John!" He was grabbed from behind.

"Natalie! What are you doing here?" he cupped her checks. "I told you to stay at the station." On the other hand, he was glad she was here. He needed her to be here for support.

"Michael brought me over. I felt like you needed me. How is Amber?" By now Rex and Joel showed up. They were both next to Amber along with Michael. Natalie and John joined them. Joel was holding onto Amber. He kissed her on top of the head.

"Baby I was so scared. I didn't know what I would do with out you in my life." Amber hugged him back tighter. Brushing his knuckles against her cheek, he kissed her.

"Come on guys! Get a room." Rex said with disgust. And then he realized. "No don't get a room. Don't ever! Get a room." Amber let out a little giggle as Joel kissed her on top of the head again.

Amber couldn't look at him straight in the eye like she used to. She felt guilty. He wasn't the one that she would lose her virginity with like they promised when they were married. She felt like she had let him down. Amber wouldn't blame him if he wanted to break up with her. She understood if that happened.

"Joel, go with Amber in the ambulance, I need to take care of some things." John said and watched his daughter's jaw drop.

"Really?" she asked. She couldn't believe her dad was letting her do this.

"Yeah…Rex go too." John slid in, busting her bubble to have alone time with Joel.

"Yes!" Rex jumped in the ambulance. John walked over to Amber and gave her a tight squeeze.

"You goanna be ok?" He whispered in her hair.

"Well I don't know…I mean I have to be stuck in a small and might I add crammed ambulance with Rex." She said trying to make John rethink his judgment on having Rex there.

"Ha ha, nice try Amber," He kissed her on the cheek as she rapped her arms around his neck.

"I'll be over at the hospital by the time your sleeping." He said as he walked away, letting his hand that was holding hers, slowly let go by the finger tips.

"Where are you going?" She asked as they loaded her up in the ambulance. She had a scared look on her face.

"Don't worry about me, just get well sweetheart." He said with a smile and wink. He helped the paramedic close the door and walked over to Natalie and Michael.

"How come you're not going?" Michael asked.

"I need to go take care of something; can you guys watch Amber for me until I get back?"

"Sure, where are you going?" Natalie wanted to know if this was something she could go with him to help.

"New York, I'll be back." He kissed her on the lips softly and made his way to New York. The ride was short and quiet all the way up. He made his way to the cemetery. Finding what he was looking for, he sat down beside the headstone marked: Brandy Elizabeth Brown, Loving daughter, and mother.

"You've raised one heck of a kid Brandy." He said sitting down on the freshly mowed grass. This was going to take a while.

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Amber was lying down and resting in the hospital. She never liked hospitals. Freaked her out. Joel tapped on the door lightly. She looked up, giving him a faint smile. He walked over to her bed, and pulled up the spare chair in the room.

"You ok?" He asked, pushing the hair behind her ear.

"Yeah, I'm fine." she took his hand with hers. Joel didn't believe her.

"Baby please tell me what's wrong." He looked into her eyes, and that's when she started cry. She told him everything. When she was done he sat next to her on the bed and wrapped his arms around her. Trying to comfort her in anyway he could.

"I'm surprised you still want to be with me." She said no looking at him. Joel gently put his hand under her chin and lifted it up.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because…because I'm not a virgin anymore."

"Baby that's not your fault. I would never break up with you for something like that. Besides, you can do 2nd virginity." Amber blinked away the tears.

"I feel better now." She said smiling. She snuggled close to Joel as the fell asleep in each other's arms.

"Get some sleep babe. You need it." He kissed her on the forehead.