Hunter met Dustin as he came through the emergency doors. Dustin's hair was spiked from him running his fingers through it. Dustin motioned for Hunter to join him and they sat down in the plastic chairs lining the room. There were several people waiting to be seen in the emergency room. However, the two young men did not pay any attention to them, as they waited for the ambulance to arrive.

They heard the sirens coming closer and stood up. Then they heard a crash, both ran outside and saw a pileup in the street in front of the hospital. A pickup truck had crashed into the ambulance. Hunter and Dustin ran out and over to the ambulance. Hunter opened the door, and climbed in with Dustin. Tori lay there on the turned over stretcher, the two young men turned the stretcher back over and saw Tori's eyes open. Her face had blood on it, and she had bandages on her stomach, as Hunter pulled the blanket back into place. Apparently, the paramedic was checking her when it happened, as the restraints were off, and the man lay on the floor with a large bump on his forehead, unconscious.

"Tori, can you hear me?" Hunter put his hand on her cheek and looked into her eyes. She was out of it, and did not respond. "Dustin we need to get this stretcher out of her and over to the emergency room." Dustin started backing out, while holding the end of the stretcher, with Hunter on the other end.

The two friends quickly moved it over to the entrance, and Dustin was yelling for some help. A nurse came quickly over with an orderly. They pushed the stretcher past the two doors and they lost sight of Tori. Dustin and Hunter looked at each other, as help from the hospital went out to check the ambulance and the driver of the truck. Both guys had forgotten about everyone else.

From the other door that led to the other part of the hospital came Shane, and Cam who hurried over. Just as the hospital personnel began moving in with the two drivers, and the paramedic and the other driver on stretchers. Hunter and Dustin moved over to their friends.

"How is she and Conner?" Cam was looking towards the doors to the treatment rooms.

"Don't know; on the way in there was another accident with the ambulance this time. We brought Tori in on her stretcher. Haven't seen Conner yet." Just as he said that, the other ambulance pulled in, and the other stretcher came in with Conner on it. He was awake and in pain. The gang moved over to where the Paramedic had stopped to ask the nurse where to put him.

"Conner."

"Hunter, guys…how is Tori?"

"We don't know yet. But we know she will be fine, and so will you."

"Yeah dude, us PRs are a tough group, huh?" Conner tried to smile at Dustin but grimaced instead.

The paramedics took him to the treatment room, and Kira came in just after that. She looked around anxiously.

"Where is Conner?" she turned to Hunter and moved over to him.

"He's in there, along with Tori." He saw there were tears in her eyes as he pulled her close and she cried on his shoulder. "He is going to be fine." He tried to comfort her, as he thought about Tori.

Kira looked up at Hunter, and saw the pain in his expression. "You love Tori don't you?"

"Yes I do. I am sorry."

"Don't be, I love Conner."

The other boys looked on, and were confused.

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Time past and the group waited for word about those they cared for. Cam went and got some juice and some sandwiches for the gang. They waited in the waiting room, along with others waiting for word. Shane paced, Dustin flipped through the same comic book repeatedly, and never seeing what was on the pages. Hunter sat tapping his fingers on the table beside him. Kira sat humming a song softly.

A doctor came out wearing his scrubs, and a tired look on his face. He looked around the room. "Anyone here for Conner Ross?"

Kira jumped up, and ran over. "I am, how is Conner?"

"He has a slight concussion, a laceration on his forehead, a broken right arm, and some bruised ribs. But he should be fine; he will be here for a few days."

"Can I see him?" Kira smiled at the news and could not wait to see him.

"Sure, he's been moved to room 342. Just take the elevator up." The doctor turned and walked away. The others waited some more.

An hour later, the doors opened again, and a young woman in a white smock came out. She looked around. "Anyone here for Tori Hanson?"

She saw all the young men come up to her. Lucky girl she thought, to have such handsome young men care about her. Especially two of them.

"How is she?" She turned and looked at the tall handsome blond man, with the worry so obvious in his eyes.

"Well, she has a concussion, some broken ribs. She has been taken up for surgery she has some internal bleeding. There is some swelling on her spine also. We will let you know when she is out of surgery."

"Will she…" ask Dustin with his eyes glistening.

"We will just have to wait and see, I wish I could say yes for sure." She turned and walked back the doors, leaving the boys standing there, more worried.

Hunter sat down in the chair, leaned over, and put his head in his hands. She had to be all right, she could not die. He had not had the chance to tell her he loved her yet. He wanted the chance at a future with her. He remembered the time on the beach during her birthday, and his taunting her, and her chasing him. When he had let her catch him, and they had shared a sweet kiss. He wanted her then, but waited.