The sound of footsteps brought Charlie's nose out of his English textbook and up to the person who stood before him. He looked up to see Missy standing in front of him nervously. "Can we talk?" she asked.

Charlie nodded timidly and placed his textbook down on the floor. "Yeah. What's up? Any news on Maya and the baby?"

Missy shook her head and sat down next to Charlie on the couch. "No," she answered. She pushed a few strands of hair behind her ear and looked down into her lap out of nervousness, which was so unlike her. "Charlie," she began. "If I'm taking what you said earlier the right way then," Missy grabbed Charlie's hand and entangled their fingers. "I know how I feel too."

Charlie looked down at their hands, that were laced together and smiled softly before looking back up at Missy. "I want this Missy. I really do, but we have Aaron. If things go wrong from here, I don't want to end up fighting over who gets him and when. I need to know that if we do pursue this, that its for real. I'm talking about forever too. Not now, but later. Because I need you to understand that my son will always come first in my life. No matter what."

Missy stared at him for a moment and thought about what he said. Nodding her head slowly she spoke, "I can definitely agree to that. Especially for Aaron's sake."

A silence fell between them as they slowly grew more comfortable with each other. Missy sat back against the chair and leaned her head against Charlie's shoulder. "So were really doing this?" she asked softly.

Charlie released a small chuckle and kissed their entangled hands with a small raise to his lips. "Yeah. We really are."

Cory took a deep breath as he walked away from his little brother and towards his daughter and her friends. "You all should head home. Its getting late and you all have school tomorrow."

Lucas shook his head and looked up at Mr. Matthews. "I'm sorry sir, but we can't do that. We need to be here for Maya."

"And Josh," Riley added form next to him.

Cory nodded understandingly and placed a hand on the young man's shoulder. "I understand that. I really do, but even now Maya would tell all of you to stop moping around and get some rest." He looked at all of them pointedly. "Alright?" They nodded reluctantly. "We'll tell you anything if it happens."

"Right away?" Zay asked.

"Right away."

The devoted friends each filed out slowly, wanting to stay longer, but respecting Mr. Matthews wishes.

The morning felt grim to Riley as she entered school that day. "It doesn't feel right to be here," she mumbled as she approached Lucas at his locker. "We should be there with them."

Lucas wrapped and arm around his upset girlfriend and walked down the hall with her. "I know, but we need to be here too. Plus your dad is here we still have to keep going. And your grandparents are there along with Shawn and Katy. Trust me, they'll be worried enough for all of us combined." The bell for class rang out behind them. "I'll see you later, okay?"

Josh sat down quietly next to Maya's hospital bed and held her soft, small hands. He kissed one gently and sighed. He looked up at Maya and noticed her eyes flutter open. "Hey," she whispered.

Josh smiled softly and stroked her hand. "How's your head feeling?"

Maya adjusted herself in the bed slightly and patted the space next to her. Josh climbed up and laid down next to her. She placed her head down onto his shoulder and played with his hands. "It hurts like hell," she deadpanned.

Josh surpressed a chuckle in light of the situation and nodded. Maya lifted her head up and frowned at Josh. "You know you can laugh right? It was meant to make you laugh. You always laugh when I'm that blunt."

Josh shook his head. "Well I can't exactly laugh at that right now Maya."

"And why not?" she asked, wanting to know why.

"Because look at where we are!" he exclaimed. "We are in this lame ass hospital trying to make sure that you and our son don't die." Josh stared at her intently. "I can't laugh because I'm worried. I can't laugh because I'm scared. And Maya," he took a moment to pause. "I can't laugh because the thought of losing you depresses me."

Josh took a moment to take in the look of shock and guilt on Maya's face and quickly apologized. "I'm sorry." He quickly climbed out of the bed and walked towards the door. "I just need a moment."

With the soft close of the door, Maya closed her painfully and cried. Not because of the headaches, but because the complexity of the situation was finally hitting her.

Closing the door behind him, Josh walked out into the hallway with his eyes closed. Leaning against a wall, he slowly slid down in despair and let out a strangled sigh. "Are you okay sir?" a nurse, who was walking through the hallway, asked.

Josh sat with his knees bent and his arms resting on top of them lazily. "Honestly?" The nurse nodded. "Nope," he answered, popping the p. Josh laughed sarcastically and looked up at the ceiling like a crazed man. "How did it all end up like this? How did we end up here? In this state?"

"Sir I can get you a family member or a-"

"We were happy. If we just hadn't had sex. Neither of us would be in this kind of pain. I mean god! We really fucked up on life now didn't we? Now, two lives could be lost because of all of this. God, how could we be so stupid?"

"Sir I highly doubt that these are healthy thoughts. I really can go get a-"

"And you know how I found out about the baby? She accidentally dropped the sonogram on the floor and I picked it up." Josh clapped his hands together and gestured as he continued to talk. "From there, everything started to get more serious. Living together, trying to find jobs. Have I mentioned that she's sixteen and I'm nineteen. Hell, she might not even get to see her seventeenth birthday!"

"Sir!" The nurse yelled one final time. Josh stopped venting and looked up at her. "May I suggest taking a walk? I have patients I need to get to."

The walk really helped Josh gather his thoughts as he came back to Maya's hospital room. It helped him clear his head and think clearly. Something he hasn't been able to do for a while. Opening the door softly, he saw Maya watching TV. "Hey," he greeted softly.

Maya tore her eyes away from the TV and smiled at him. "I'm not mad if that's what you think." She nodded her head. "I understand that you're under a lot of pressure. I get it. Because I'm causing it." Josh opened his mouth to protest, but Maya held up a hand signaling for him to wait. "Please Josh. I know we 'talked' about this before but we really haven't."

Maya looked down at her sheets for a moment as she tried to gather her strength. "You can stop trying to be strong. You don't have to. Its okay to cry, its okay to be angry or sad. We have to face the truth. I might die. So could the baby. And I know that the thought of it is eating you up inside. So its okay. No matter what happens. It's okay."

Maya's blue orbs shined with unreleased tears. Josh smiled through his own and made a quick decision. He took out his phone and walked over to Maya. "What are you doing?" she asked.

Josh simply hit record and looked into the camera with sad eyes. "Hi kiddo," he began. "Things are really scary right now. And we're not sure if you'll ever get to see this, or if Mommy will even get to see you, but for now we are going to hope and pray that we get through this." Josh looked over at Maya and locked eyes with her as he said one last thing before ending the video. "All of us."

After sharing that beautiful moment with Maya, Josh left to go grab her some water. Walking back to the elevator at a leisurely pace, Josh finally came to peace with himself in that moment. Stepping out onto the right floor, Josh was taken aback from the scene in front of him. So taken aback that the same cup of water found its way to the floor. He looked over at Shawn and Katy, who looked disheveled. Alan and Amy, who were just plain worried. Looking towards his parents, they pointed towards Maya's room and Josh took off.

It was hectic. Nurses and doctors rushing in and out of the room, and no one was telling Josh anything. A nurse rushed past him and he grabbed her arm. "What's going on?" He asked.

The nurse turned around towards him and removed her mask. "Are you Joshua Matthews?" Josh nodded his head furiously. "I need you to scrub up. We are performing an emergency c-section on your girlfriend. We moved to the OR."

Without another word, the nurse continued on in her haste, in an effort to follow the rest of the staff moving in the necessary direction.

Josh just stood there for a moment. Trying to wrap his brain around everything. Then it hit him. This was the moment. The moment that would change everything. For better or worse. That part was up to fate.