In just a few seconds Aaliyah was being wheeled down the corridor and back into surgery. Brax, Bianca, Casey and Johnny looked on in shock. One minute they were told she would be ok, then the next they were taking her for another operation. Brax could tell from the way all the nurses and doctors were rushing around, this had to be really bad.

Johnny watched anxiously as Aaliyah disappeared through the operating theatre doors. He couldn't stand it any longer. Aaliyah was fighting for her life, he knew whose fault this was and he knew exactly where to find him. Johnny turned to Brax quickly "Call me" he demanded before vanishing around the corner.

Johnny stormed angrily through the car park, got in his Ute and sped off into the distance; he knew exactly where he was heading.

Johnny drove slowly down the dirt track before finally pulling up outside a run down white wash house. He got out of the car and headed towards the front door. Inside he could hear a baby crying. As he looked around he noticed two young boys playing on a trampoline in the back garden. He heard the door unlock. It opened slowly; standing there was a young woman, with a child resting on her hip. She was wearing skinny jeans and a checked shirt, her hair was scraped back into a messy bun. She had brown hair and green eyes. "Is he in?" Johnny asked sharply. The woman shook her head "No" she replied with a nervous tone. The last person she had expected to see stood at her front door was a man she believed to be dead. "I'll wait" Johnny pushed the door open and forced his way into the house, almost knocking the poor woman off her feet.

Liam had now arrived at the hospital; Bianca had never been so grateful to see him. She quickly filled him in on what had happened. Brax had gone to find Johnny; he saw the look on his face before Johnny left. Brax knew exactly what Johnny was thinking, he just hoped he found him before Johnny had chanced to do anything stupid.

Casey had been pacing the corridor for the last twenty minutes. He was beside himself; he knew no-one understand why he was dealing with it so badly.

As the man pulled up to his house he noticed the strange Ute parked outside. He felt his heart sank as he got out his car and went into the house. He could hear laughter coming from the kitchen. Terror filled his face as he recognized the man instantly "Hello Scotty" Johnny was unnervingly calm, Scott couldn't speak.

"Are you alright love, you look like you've seen a ghost?" the woman asked, as she noticed the colour drain from his face. "It's alright me and Kelly were just talking about old times" Johnny informed him. Scott's heart had gone from sinking to pounding. He was horrified to come home and found Johnny sat his kitchen table drinking tea. "Well thanks for the tea Kell's, it was nice seeing you again" Johnny's voice was still calm "You don't mind if I borrow him for an hour or so do you?" Johnny added as he headed towards the door. Scott's eyes widened he hoped Kelly would hear his pounding heart. "Yeah sure, take him. But don't bring him home drunk, I know what you boy's are like when you get together" she giggled. Johnny walked past Scott "With me now" he demanded. Scott knew better than to argue with Johnny so he followed him quietly out of the door and into the car.

Back at the hospital Casey's pacing was making Bianca nervous so she had yelled at him to sit. A few more minutes passed before a doctor finally came to them. It was a different doctor to last time. Casey couldn't help but notice his grim expression "I'm sorry" the doctor's word caused both Bianca and Casey to stagger backwards. "I'm afraid one of Aaliyah's broken ribs have punctured her lung. We have managed to fix it and stabilize her, but I'm afraid Aaliyah's condition is critical" Bianca had slumped onto the nearest chair. How can one bit of hope be given in one hand and taken with the other?

Scott felt sick as Johnny pulled up in a secluded car park. He frantically scanned for any sign of life, but there was nothing not even a bird. Johnny smirked as he watched him looking. "No-one will hear you" he threatened as he took a baseball bat out of the back of his Ute. Before Scott could shout for help Johnny hit him across the back of his legs causing Scott to land on the floor. Johnny got close to him; he grabbed the back of his neck "Why" he yelled.

"I didn't wanna do it, he made me" Scott cried wincing as Johnny tightened his grip.

"Who made you?" Johnny's fury was causing Scott to squeal like a pig

"Dylan, it was Dylan. He told me he would hurt Kelly and the kid's if I didn't help him, please mate I didn't know what else to do" Scott exclaimed causing Johnny to loosen his grip.

"You should have come to me" Johnny spat in a less aggressive tone "I sent you into her house, you told me you'd look after them. You're family, I trusted you with my life…more importantly I trusted you with hers!" Johnny's voice had softened slightly. He understood why Scott had done what he did. Johnny loved Aaliyah and Riley more than anything, and would do whatever it took to protect them.

Casey sat thinking about what the doctor had said. He couldn't believe what was happening. For the first time he had finally met someone who made him happy. Yes their situation wasn't ideal but it worked for them. He couldn't lose her, he was in love with her…Suddenly it dawned on him he was in love with her and he hadn't told her, he had to tell her. With that Casey shot up from where he was sat and rushed off to see her.

Johnny dropped Scott off back as his place. He still wasn't sure what he was going to do with him. But he had realised that for now that could wait. His place was at the hospital with his wife.

Casey took Aaliyah's hand gently as he sat beside her; she was hooked up to several different machines. The scariest one was the tube from her mouth. Aaliyah had been intubated to help her breath. "Hey you, I don't know what you're trying to do to me but you can stop it now" Casey spoke gently. "Thing is there's something I need to tell you, I'm kinda glad your asleep though because if you heard it you would probably just laugh and call me a goof" Casey joked "Anyway here it goes. I need you to start fighting because I realised something today. I realised I'm in love with you…" A voice interrupted him. Casey turned quickly; there standing behind him was…!

OMG who was it!

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Coming up-

Was it Johnny or Bianca who heard Casey's declaration?

Can Johnny really trust Scott?

Heath and Brax are on the war path as Dylan's interests turn to Darcy! Will they join Johnny in his war against Dylan?