Aaron's cries were evident as Charlie struggled to feed him. Aaron's bright green eyes were now lacking their shine as he moved his head every time Charlie tried to feed him. Charlie groaned in annoyance set the spoon down. Aaron's cries continued to fill the kitchen as Missy walked in with an annoyed look on her face. Charlie, who heard her footsteps, turned around to look at her. Shaking his head, Charlie stood from his seat at the table and walked towards Missy. "You try," he demanded as he leaned against the counter.

Missy scoffed. "I will," she countered. Missy pulled up a chair in front of Aaron and picked up the spoon that Charlie set down. She flipped her hair back and turned towards Charlie. "Watch and learn."

Missy scooped up some of the food and cooed and Aaron until he opened his mouth. Popping the spoon in his mouth, Missy set the spoon down triumphantly and smiled back at Charlie. Charlie smirked and pointed at Aaron. Missy frowned and turned back towards her son to only be covered in the food she just fed him. Charlie held back a laugh and walked over towards Missy. "I learned alright," he replied smartly.

Missy glared at him and opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by the sound of Charlie's cell phone. Charlie reached over the counter to where his phone sat and answered. "Hello," he greeted.

All of Charlie's breath left his body as he processed the words being said in his ear. Nodding, he replied quickly and hung up the phone. "Come on," he said towards Missy.

Missy, who still sat down in front of Aaron, scrunched her eyebrows together in confusion. "Charlie," she began as she stood from her chair. "What's going on?"

Charlie quickly grabbed car keys from the shelf behind him as he uttered one word. "Maya."


Grey. Those same two grey double doors mocked the family and friends of the young couple behind them. Staring at it the hardest, was Shawn. He sat in a chair directly across from the double doors and stared at them anxiously with his hands folded underneath his chin. "Stop," Katy ordered as she placed a hand on his knee. "You're shaking," she observed. "Relax," she suggested. "Go call Cory and tell him what's going on. You need him more than you need me right now."

Shawn looked over at his wife out of the corner of his eye and nodded reluctantly. As Shawn walked out of the room, Katy turned towards Alan and Amy who were whispering to each other over in a corner. Walking up to them slowly, Katy smiled at them nervously. "Hey," she greeted. "How are you two holding up?"

Amy frowned and reached out to Katy. "No dear. How are you holding up?"

Katy smiled with glistening eyes and held back her tears as she placed a hand over Amy's. "I'm getting there," she whispered.

Amy's heart broke as she looked at the mother in front of her, worried for the loss of her child, "Don't worry sweetie. I just know that everything will be alright." She hugged her tightly and patted her back softly. Pulling away, she placed her hand on her back and lead her towards the chairs lined against the wall. "Now, have I ever told you the story about when Josh was born?"


Charlie and Missy walked into the doors to waiting room, with Aaron in hand, and immediately found Cory and Shawn leaning against a wall. "Any news?" Missy asked as she approached the two.

Shawn shook his head in reply and looked over at Aaron. He raised his eyebrows and gestured towards Charlie, who was holding Aaron. "And this is?" he asked softly.

Charlie opened his mouth to reply, but was cut off by Cory. "Aaron Gardner," he answered knowingly. "He's beautiful."

"Thank you," Charlie replied modestly. "We couldn't find a sitter. We hope its okay that we brought him with us."

"So you two have a kid?" Shawn asked in disbelief. Both Charlie and Missy nodded slowly. "Looks like every teen is having babies now." He shook his head and walked off outside.

Cory's eyes followed Shawn and looked back at the teen parents. He opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off by Charlie. "Its okay. We get it. He's upset. We won't take it personally."

Cory smiled at the pair gratefully and opened his mouth to speak once more, but was cut off by the sound of an angry Riley storming into the waiting room. "Where is she?" she demanded.

Lucas ran in behind her breathless and tired. "Riles," he warned.

"No Lucas!" she exclaimed. "Why the hell didn't anyone tell me!" she screamed.

"Riley," Cory warned in a stern tone.

"I had to find out that she was in surgery through school!" Riley was so upset her face was red. "What happened to telling me as soon as something happened? What the hell is this?"

"Riley," Cory said again. "Go cool down and come back in a minute."

Riley turned towards her father and stared at him for a moment. She then looked at everyone else in the room staring at her. Staring at the ground, she whispered a harsh, "Fine."

Turning on her heel, Riley walked out the waiting room and out into the hallway with a hard look on her face. Lucas just watched her leave, knowing that she needed to be alone right now. He looked over at Katy and nodded. Knowing that this was just a moment everyone needed to themselves, he sat down in a chair quietly and just waited- hoping for the best.


Hours passed and the rest of the gang joined them. Everyone was silent as they each held their own thoughts about the situation at hand. Specifically, Charlie and Missy.

Luckily for them, Aaron fell asleep on Charlie's shoulder and was as quiet as a mouse. Missy sat anxiously with her legs crossed and stared off into space as Charlie looked over at her. Charlie reached out and grabbed Missy's hand. "You okay?" he asked.

Missy choked back a sob and shook her head. "No," she whispered. "Why do I care so much?" she asked.

Charlie chuckled lightly and whispered into her ear. "I think its because you have a friend that you genuinely care about."

Missy shook her head and buried her head in Charlie's shoulder. "Why did I decide to start caring about people?"

Charlie laughed and kissed her head. "I don't know why, but I'm glad you did."

Suddenly, Josh walked out the double doors that hadn't moved in hours. His face was tear stained and his clothes were crumpled like paper. Everyone was quick to get up and surround the nineteen year old. They all waited anxiously for him to speak. "They're okay," he choked out.

"They're both okay."