Ok no one stab me for not updating. LOL. I had writers block, then I went down to my mom's for the summer (which I am still at) and then I unblocked my writer's block...and got into another one. I'm sorry. Forgive me? LOL

Oh yeah and boys are poop heads.

And thanks to the lovely MISSY for updating for me! Because my computer is

re-tard-ed.

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Joel woke up feeling someone poking him hard, repeatedly. He stretched, being careful and tried not to wake up Amber. Untangling himself from her, he looked up saw the person who was touching him was Rex. Joel rolled his eyes, getting up and off the hospital bed. Rex pointed for him to meet him outside the room. As Rex left, Joel wrapped Amber in the blanket, being careful of her leg. He gave her a tender kiss on the forehead and shut the door to her room quietly.

"What" the hell do you think your doing?" Rex asked, he was pretty angry with him.

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"And she's just such a great kid and I'm afraid that I'm going to screw up." John confessed to the stone. He finished the rest of his beer. John had been out there talking to her for about an hour.

"You can't screw up John" he heard a voice behind him. John turned to see Brandy in a white flowing nightgown. "Not as much as I have with her." She sat down next to her.

"You didn't get her kidnapped." he looked at her eyes.

"Did you know that when I was drunk and angry, I would hit her? Take out my frustration on her?"

So that's what she was talking about. John looked back at the grave. "Amber didn't deserve that. You know that Brandy."

"Of course I know that now. I just wish that I left things different with her. She hated me when I died. Do you know what its like having your only child despise you?" John smiled.

"I know a thing or too." Brandy looked at him funny, cocking her head with a smirk.

"I told her she couldn't date that Joel kid." He lay back down in the grass, His hands wiping his eyes, and then going behind his head.

"Ah Joel." she said with a smile. "Never did like him. But I see the way he treats Amber. And now I realize that they're a perfect match, just like you and Natalie." She lay next to him, using her hands as a pillow facing him.

"No changing the subject. I hate how you can do that." he smiled.

"You guys ARE perfect. And you know that I'm right." John faced her twirling grass in his hand. The other hand held him up.

"Yeah. I know. But right now Amber is my first priority. I should be getting back." He said getting up.

"Alright and John?"

"What?"

"Word of advice: Don't tell Amber she can't date Joel. That just makes him like a billion times hotter because you disapprove." John laughed.

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"What are you talking about?" Joel asked. He didn't really like Rex to begin with. This just made it worse.

"You kanoodleing with Amber!" Rex threw his hands in the air like it was obvious.

"Yeah maybe that's because I'm her boy friend? I mean that's kind of what I do" Joel said, getting smart with him.

"Yeah but see we are in a Hospital. You might want to keep it on the DL. Amber's uncle works here." Joel rolled his eyes at Rex again.

"Your really are starting to piss me off dude. Just because you don't like the thought of me and Amber together doesn't mean you need to try and stop it. Amber and I are together, whether you like it or not." Rex got his knuckles red. Wanting to punch Joel in the face. He hated him so much. Amber didn't deserve a delinquent like him.

"What's going on here?" John came behind Rex scaring him.

"Rex needs to get a grip. I need air." Joel said, finding the nearest exit.

Rex turned around and faced John.

"I don't know what he's talking about."

"Oh you don't do you?" John asked, folding his arms. Rex was speechless.

"I need to pee. I think I'm going to leave," he said digging his hands in his pockets and turned, walking away. John shook his head and went into Amber's hospital room. She looked so skinny and small. She had gotten some color in her face, but she still wasn't back to normal. John sat in the seat and held her hand. As soon as he touched it, Amber jolted awake, remember that she was in the hospital. John put a hand on her.

"You ok?" She looked up at him.

"Yeah, just a bad dream." John held her hand.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she turned away.

"I do, but I don't want to start crying." John made her look at him. He brushed the fallen hair out of her face.

"Baby girl its okay to cry." he said using a nickname. "Its better out then in."

"It was about when Joe" she didn't get to finish her sentence when the tears fell. John scooted on the bed and held her close as she sobbed into him. She held on tightly. Feeling safe in her daddy's arms.

"Will you stay with me? Just till I fall asleep?" She looked up at him. He smiled at her.

"Of course, I'll be here when you wake up in the morning." he kissed the top of her head.

"You don't have to." John pulled the blanket on top of both of them.

"I know but I want to. Now get some sleep. I'll protect you."

"Promise?" she said as she yawned.

"I promise." He rubbed her back, making her sleepy. Soon after Amber fell asleep, John started to close his eyes... Natalie came in the room with coffee in her hands smiling at the two. John smelled the coffee and looked up.

"Hey," he said taking one of the coffee's out of her hands, being careful to not wake Amber up.

"Hey yourself. I wish I had your camera. Do I see a Christmas card picture here?" she smiled.

"No, I'm protecting her." he said with a grin.

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Michael was going to go and check on Amber when he saw Joel outside smoking a cigarette.

"Hey." Michael said sitting next to Joel. "How are you?"

"Well other than Rex and Mr. McBain hating me, I'm good. You?" Michael smiled.

"John doesn't hate you." Joel raised his brow.

"Ok maybe he hates you a little. But can you blame him? Its his daughter."

"Yeah." He put out his cigarette.

"I think you should go back to the hotel your staying at and get some sleep." Michael put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll let you know if anything happens to Amber." Joel smiled

"Thanks." Joel started to leave when he saw Natalie and John in Amber's room. He entered in slowly.

"I think I'm going to go and get some rest. Will you tell me if anything happens?" he asked quietly. John gave him a faint smile.

"Yeah." Joel waved good-bye as he left.

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and nobody stab me if this chapter is Poo. LOL