Author's Note - This update was written by Melissa.

"John, what are you doing here?" Natalie asked as she returned to Llanfair and found him sitting on the front porch.

"I don't know, I was out driving, trying to clear my head and somehow I ended up here, waiting for you," John stated.

"You shouldn't be here, you should go home to Marty. She's having your baby and you're marrying her," Natalie said as she sat down next to him.

"I wanted to be the one to tell you, how did you find out?" John asked as he took her hand in his.

"My uncle Todd told me, so it's true then?" Natalie asked as she yanked her hand away from his as if his touch had scalded her. She knew it was true, it was why she had gone to Brody's in search of anything that would ease the pain and get John out of her system. It hadn't worked, nothing had worked.

"Yes, it's true. She's pregnant, it was the right thing to do."

"Then go be with her, I'm not going to be your little red-headed whore on the side," Natalie said using Todd's words that she couldn't get out of her head.

"Don't talk that way, you're so much more than that to me."

"This is torture. What do you want from me? What are you doing here?" Natalie asked as tears came to her eyes.

"I was at Bo's earlier and he told me to follow my heart. I did and it led me here to you," he said as he kissed her.

Natalie tried to resist at first, but his lips on hers, was like a drug. She knew it was bad for her, that it would only lead to her heart breaking more, but she couldn't resist. She let the kiss of passion ignite and consume her as she pulled him to her like a lifeline.

They kissed for several minutes, wrapped up in each other's arms until John's phone rang.

"I have to get this," he whispered as he pulled away from her.

"McBain," he answered.

"Is this John McBain?" The woman asked.

"Yes, who's this?"

"My name is Heather Matthews, I am a nurse at Llanview hospital. I'm afraid that Marty Saybrooke was in a accident tonight. You were listed as her emergency contact."

"I'm on my way," John said as he hung up the phone.

"Who was that? What's wrong?" Natalie asked as she saw the panic fill his eyes.

"Marty's been in an accident. I shouldn't have come here, it was selfish and it was wrong and now I'm being punished. If anything happens to the baby or Marty..."

"It won't," Natalie said.

"I'm sorry," John whispered as he walked away from her.

Natalie watched him leave and then she pulled out her phone and dialed his number. She had made a decision. "Todd, it's Natalie. I'm in, I'll help you stop this wedding. Call me back when you get this message." It was done now, she had made a deal with the devil, she just hoped that she wouldn't regret it.

XOXOXO

Cole waited until his little angel had finally fallen asleep. He pulled out the burner phone and called his contact.

"Victor, it's me," Cole stated into the phone.

"Cole, what's wrong? Did something happen to Hope? Have they found you?" Victor asked.

"No, everything is fine with Hope and me."

"I thought I told you to call this number only in emergencies dumb ass," Victor spat out.

Cole took a deep breath. He hated Victor, always had and the feeling was mutual, but he couldn't lose his temper.

"You did, but I thought that you would want to know that my mom was in an accident tonight. I took her to the hospital. She was in bad shape, hit her head pretty hard, she was in and out of consciousness, but I think she saw me."

"Marty was hurt," Victor whispered so low that Cole could barely hear him. "Thank you for calling me."

"The only reason that I let you know is because if she saw me, if she knows that I'm still alive that will put her, it will put everyone that we care about in danger."

"I'll take care of it," Victor grumbled and then hung up the phone.

XOXOXO

"I wanted to spend some more time with you. I brought you this gift that will help you wake up." He said as he pulled out the needle and injected the experimental drug into her IV. "You're my best friend and you've always been there when I needed you, I wish that I could stay and be there when you open up your beautiful eyes. It's an emergency, otherwise I would be here for you. I know that you'll forgive me, you always did Vange. Wake up sleeping beauty," Victor whispered in her ear and then gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

He jumped out of the window and hid in the shadows just as Layla walked in the door.

"Hey there Vange, I brought you some Lilacs to brighten up this room," Layla said as she placed the flowers on the stand by her bed.

"I need you, I don't know what to do. Cristian has been sleeping with Jessica for God only knows how long. I feel like such a fool. I loved him but for him it was always her. I don't mean to dump all my problems on you, but you're still my person, coma or no coma. You're the person that I share everything with. You always had a way of making me feel better. I don't know if I ever told you that I always looked up to you. I just wish that you could wake up and tell me what to do, give me some great advice," Layla whispered as she grabbed her sister's hand.

"Evangeline?" Layla whispered as she felt a gentle squeeze. She didn't want to get her hopes up, it was most likely reflexes but then she gasped as she saw her sister's eyes open for the first time in ten years.