Jack and Sara lingered at the edge of the hospital bed Gabriella was lying in and watched silently as Troy helped her lay all the way down for the upcoming procedure that would be done strictly by hand. His hands held onto hers as she laid flat on the white sheets. Evan had told everyone what was going to happen a few hours earlier and left Troy to decide who he wanted to be in the room with them, if he wanted anyone.

"Mom," Gabriella called out and Sara rushed to her side as Troy stepped back next to his father. "Mom, I'm scared," she whispered and Sara kissed her daughter's forehead and sucked in some tears from her own eyes.

"I know baby," the soon-to-be-again-grandmother told her, "but everything will be fine. I just know it. And everyone's here to see you. You and the little girl here will be fine, just fine," Sara reassured her daughter as she watched Troy silently walk out of the room for a moment.

Jack watched and locked eyes with Sara, nodding before going out to his son. Shutting the door silently behind him, Gabriella looked back to her mom and laid her one hand upon her high belly. "He's scared too."

"More than you know, sweetheart, more than you know."

"Where's Cassidy?"

"Ryan has her at the moment. Lynne's going to take her home with her in a few minutes," Sara paused and chuckled, a smile tugging at her lips, "you have good friends, you know that?"

"They're my family."