Each minute seemed like and hour, each hour a lifetime. It had been nearly two lifetimes (hours) since the doctor had disappeared off into the operating theatre. Bianca was still sat waiting for news. Casey-who had now come back inside-, was sat beside her.

Bianca couldn't help thinking about something Aaliyah had said to her on one of their dinner dates "I'm not in touch with any of my family; they disapproved of my relationship with Johnny. They moved to Europe when I was 15 and I haven't heard from them since. It was just me and Johnny. I fell pregnant with Riley just before Johnny went to prison…so now it's just me and Riley"

Bianca didn't realise just how lonely it must have been for Aaliyah until now. Casey's mind had also trailed off into his own world, he was thinking about the time him and Aaliyah had spent together the way she laughed when he told a really bad joke, her smile, the way she kissed him…"Maybe we should tell Heath" a voice broke his thoughts.

"Tell him what?" Casey snapped, he wasn't happy at having his thoughts interrupted.

"About the baby" Bianca spoke softly, she had no energy in her voice.

"Why?" Bianca hit a nerve, why does Heath need to know? Then it hit him, as he thought back a few weeks to that night. The night before him and Aaliyah finally got there acts together. The night Aaliyah and Heath slept together. Maybe Bianca was right maybe Heath could have been the dad…"Casey" Bianca's voice had interrupted him again, only this time he was grateful for the interruption. "What do you think?" Bianca asked, she could tell he had been thinking. Casey shrugged "I don't know" he had no idea what to do.

Before either of them could speak again they were interrupted by the young doctor coming out of surgery. Bianca noticed his expression wasn't the same as before, he seemed hopeful. As he approached them Casey couldn't contain his curiosity "How is she, is she going to be ok?" he exclaimed. The doctor, who was now stood in front of them, gave Casey a smile before speaking "Its good news and Bad I'm afraid" Casey and Bianca just stared anxiously "The good news is we have managed to stop the bleeding…"

"And the bad news" Casey interrupted.

"I'm afraid in order to save her life; we have had to terminate the pregnancy" Bianca and Casey sighed a sigh of relief; although terminating the pregnancy was awful news at least they had managed to stop the bleeding. "So she will be ok?" Bianca asked hopefully.

"Aaliyah is in a coma and will need to be transferred to intensive care, but if there are no further complications, then there is a good chance she will make a full recovery".

"Thank god" Bianca sighed, Casey just smiled.

Heath and Riley were sat in the lounge watching a DVD, when they were interrupted by a gentle knock at the door. Heath reluctantly got up to answer it. Standing in front of him was Johnny. "Hey mate, have you heard anything?" Heath asked anxiously, he had noticed the look on Johnny's face. Johnny shook his head "Nah, what have you told him?" he asked nodding his in Riley's direction. "Just that his mum's sick and needs to stay in hospital, I wasn't sure what to say" Heath explained. Johnny just nodded before heading over to Riley who was sat on the sofa. "Hey buddy" Johnny spoke softly. Heath went into the kitchen and took a couple of beers out of the fridge; he figured Johnny would need one after telling Riley what had really happened. "Dad" Riley cried as he threw his arms around Johnny neck. Johnny pulled him away gently, "Have you been to see mum?" the little boy question eagerly. Johnny shook his had and took a deep breath "You know that you're mum's in hospital right" he started; Riley responded with a nod "Well it's worse than we first thought. Riley your mum's really sick" Johnny felt tears in his eyes as Riley's expression went from curious to frightened, "Is she going to die dad?" Riley's question hit Heath hard, he turned away throwing his hands behind his head. "I don't now mate" Johnny replied gently before pulling Riley into a tight hug. Johnny could feel Riley sobbing, he let him sob for a few moments before pulling him away "Hey mate listen, I know it's hard but your mum needs us to be strong. You remember when I was in jail" Johnny wiped the tears away from Riley's eyes "Well your mum used to tell me all the time what a big brave boy you were, I need you to be brave now buddy. Do you think you can do that?" Riley nodded quickly before wiping the rest of his tears away. Heath couldn't believe his eyes; he had heard so much about the infamous Johnny Cooper, he was sure the people who told the stories had obviously never seen this side to him.

Meanwhile back at the hospital Casey and Bianca had decided between themselves, that they would leave it up to Aaliyah to decide if she wanted to tell Heath about the baby or not. They also decided it would be better if no-one else knew about it for now.

Brax had also now joined them. He had tried to find Johnny but was unsuccessful. Bianca and Casey had filled him in on how Aaliyah was doing. The doctor had told them she could have visitors but only one at a time. Bianca went first. As she walked into the room, all she could see was white walls and the only thing she heard was the machines which were attached to Aaliyah. Bianca couldn't help but notice how peaceful she looked laying there, it wasn't until she walked closer that she realised the extent of her injuries. Aaliyah had a cut on her forehead and left eyebrow; she had a black bruise on her left cheek bone, as she looked down she saw finger marks around Aaliyah's wrists. "Oh Ali what have they done to you?" Bianca whispered as she sat down on the chair next to the bed and took hold of Aaliyah's hand. "I always said you liked attention" Bianca spoke softly to her friend "Well I tried that ginger tea, it tasted terrible but it worked" Bianca felt a tear trickle down her face. "Listen you need to wake up, you still owe me a date".

As Bianca spoke to Aaliyah she didn't notice the figure appear behind her, as the figure moved towards her, Bianca caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye causing her to almost shoot out of her skin. "I'm sorry" it was a nurse. "Aaliyah's brother is outside, he wants to see her" the nurse said as a man appeared from around the corner, he was about 6ft tall with dark hair he was wearing light jeans and a grey t-shirt, on his feet were a pair of black boots. Bianca smiled lightly, but didn't speak; she just followed the nurse out of the room leaving the pair alone. The man sat down and took Aaliyah's hand, he kissed it lightly before putting it gently back on the bed, with his hand wrapped around it. "Hello beautiful" the voice spoke.

Casey had come back from getting a coffee with Brax, his heart dropped when he saw Bianca sat in the corridor "What's happened" he cried rushing over to her. Bianca realised what Casey must have thought. "Nothing Casey, she's fine" she quickly explained. "So why are you out here?" Casey snapped, a little more harshly then he intended. "Her brother's here, he's in there now" Casey was confused by Bianca's explanation. 'Aaliyah doesn't have a brother' he thought to himself. He quickly rushed into the room Aaliyah was in, stopping at the door. Casey was stunned to see Johnny sat beside her, holding her hand. He watched curiously as Johnny spoke "I've got something that belongs to you" Johnny said as he took a chain from around his neck; on it was a white gold wedding band. He gently removed the ring and placed it on Aaliyah's wedding finger. "I always said it looked better on you" Johnny laughed "Baby, I'm going to make them pay for this. Then me and you can take Riley and go somewhere, somewhere no-one knows us. And I swear to you I will change; it will be different this time. Just you, me and Riley, A fresh start for all of us"

Casey swallowed hard; Johnny's words were hard for him to take. All he wanted to do, was throw the ring back at Johnny and tell him that Aaliyah had moved on, that Aaliyah was with him and he loved her. And how dare he come to visit her, if it wasn't for Johnny she wouldn't be in there in the first place. Casey could feel his anger bubbling inside him; he was more than ready to launch himself at Johnny, he moved closer but was stopped dead in his tracks.

Aaliyah's machines had started to beep frantically. Johnny shot up from where he was sat, still holding her hand. Before either of the men had chance to yell a team of doctors and nurse rushed into the room. Brax and Bianca were now stood in the doorway, they had heard the beeps and then saw the staff all heading into Aaliyah's room. Casey looked on in horror as he watched the medical team desperately trying to save Aaliyah's life.

Wow that was pretty intense. So what do you think will happen next? As always please R & R. Also I would like to mention a story that I am hooked on at the minute it's called Pure Shores by Gleefulbabe. So please take a look at it when you get the chance, I can assure you its very good and very addictive x x

Coming up-

Will Aaliyah survive?

What happens when Johnny finally catches up with Scott?

Who is listening, when Casey declares his love to an unconscious Aaliyah?