Troy looked down at Lily's hand grabbing his and his eyes grew ten times, he was sure of it. He didn't want to frighten Tori, but he was scared himself. He could feel Lily's body tighten up on his lap and he couldn't for the life of him figure out what was wrong with her.

"Lily? Lily, Baby, what's wrong? What is it?"

Tori looked up at her mama and back to her daddy. "Daddy, is Mama allergic to something?"

Troy took a deep breath, trying to focus on what his daughter was asking. "Huh?"

Tori stood, walking over to his mama, taking her other hand, trying to get her to focus on him, knowing both of them were going to have a hard time focusing right now. "Allergic. I'm allergic to nuts. Almost all nuts. Is mama allergic to anything?"

Troy looked over at his daughter, nodding his head. "Yeah. Tori, yeah. Nuts too."

Tori took a deep breath. "Daddy, relax. Mama needs us to stay calm. Does she have a EpiPen?"

Troy shook his head, not even knowing what that was. "I don't know, Tori."

Tori nodded, looking at her mama, knowing she had to think fast. "She'd have to keep it with her at all times." She thought quickly. "Where's her purse?"

She ran away from her parents to the entry way, opening her purse, quickly finding her EpiPen and phone. She knew she'd have to call 911 after. They'd have to take her to the hospital because the medicine wouldn't last more than a half hour, if that. Running back to the table, he put the phone down and twisted the lid off the EpiPen container, pulling the pen out and putting the holder on the table. She was worried about her mama, but her daddy didn't know what to do, so she knew he had to do this.

"Here, Tori. I'll do it. Just tell me how."

Tori blinked. "Are you sure?"

Troy nodded. He had to. This was the love of his life, and he knew he had to take care of her. Tori shouldn't have to be the one to take care of her. She was already being such a grown up when she didn't have to. He was so proud of her, but Troy needed to take care of Lily.

Tori handed him the pen, telling him, "Ok, take off the grey cap at the end, but don't touch the black tip. That's where the needle comes out. The needle has to go in on the outside of her thigh. You have to do it really hard, and then you have to hold it there for ten seconds. After that, you have to massage it after you pull it out."

Troy swallowed hard, nodding. "I can do it Tori. Why'd you get her phone?"

Tori looked down at the phone. "We have to take her to the hospital afterward. Should I call 911 or Dominick to come take us?"

Troy knew he didn't want an ambulance showing up here and Lily didn't want or need that either. "Call Dominick. Open the door as soon as he gets here. Don't call 911 whatever you do. Go wait in the entry way. Mama's going to be ok."

Tori nodded, looking for Dominick's number in the phone as he left the room. Troy kissed the side of Lily's head, whispering against it, "Forgive me, baby." He closed his eyes and jammed the pen into the side of her thigh. She jerked against his body and he felt her whimper almost inaudibly. As he held her against him, he kissed the side of her head, his eyes closed. He felt her take in a breath and he was finally able to breathe again himself, not even having realized he had stopped breathing as well.

"Why?" she asked, trying to steady her breathing.

He shook his head, pulling the needle from her leg, putting it back in the holder and pushing it away, rubbing the spot he had just jammed the needle into. "I'm sorry for hurting you."

Gabriella laid her head against Troy's, letting him hold her in his arms. "You had to do what you did, Troy. But we've got to go. I have to get to the hospital."

Troy nodded. "I know. Tori's calling Dominick."

Gabriella nodded, curling more in his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck. "You didn't put the toppings on that salad."

Troy shook his head. "They were already on there when they came up here. I didn't even think about it. I should have. I'm so sorry."

She held him as tightly as she could. "It's ok, Troy. I'm going to be ok." She felt weak in his arms, but she knew it wasn't that far to the hospital, and she was going to be alright.

Dominick came into the suite behind Tori. "I've got the limo waiting out behind the hotel. The hotel said you could take the service elevator down the back. No one will know you're leaving." He handed Troy a blanket to wrap around Gabriella.

"Thank you, man."

Gabriella tried to help him, but he looked down at her as he wrapped it around her. "Will you just let me do this? You relax!"

She nodded, resting against his shoulder. Tori handed Josh the used EpiPen in the holder.

"The doctor is going to need this, Daddy."

Troy took it from her, sliding it in his pocket. "Dominick, why don't you stay here with Tori? She needs to get some sleep–"

Tori spoke up, shaking her head. "Uh-uh! No way! I am not staying here while Mama is at the hospital! I want to go with!"

Troy looked down at him. "Listen, Victoria Isabella," he used her full name and not her nick name, wanting her to know he was serious, "we need to get down there and it's late and you can't do anything down there that you can't do here. Just stay here with Dominick. I will call you as soon as the doctor takes care of her. I promise you. Ok?"

Tori crossed her arms over her chest, pouting, but nodding her head in compliance. "Yes, sir."

Troy nodded, proud of his daughter. He was always proud of her, but he was especially proud of her right now. "Thank you." He looked back over at Dominick. "Thank you too. I'll call." Troy went back into the bedroom, slipping his shoes back on, not worrying about his socks, and running out the door.

Once they were in the elevator, Gabriella ran her fingers through Troy's hair. "Troy, take a breath. Please. For me. I'm ok."

He looked over at her, lightly stroking the back of his head and tried to relax his whole body, just for her. He nodded, looking into her eyes. "I've only done this once, and if Principal Tomlin hadn't known how close we were, there's no way he would have let me ride in the ambulance with you."

She smiled, loving that he had remembered, even though it had been a traumatic event. "You were strong for me then. You can be strong for me now."

Troy took a deep breath. "I knew what was going on then. I had no idea what was happening this time."

Gabriella would rest her head on his shoulder, but it was difficult enough for her to breathe, she wanted to keep her airway open as much as possible. "I can't believe how smart Tori is."

She bit her lip tears threatening to fall from her eyes. "I'm sorry I gave her my allergy."

Troy shook his head, kissing the side of hers, holding her closer to him. "Shhhh. Don't say that. You wouldn't know you would pass that on to him. You had no idea." He kissed her head again, holding her close, resting his head against hers. "You did all you could and are doing all you can for her now. Don't ever apologize for something like that. You love her and you're doing all you can for her. Don't apologize for something like that."

Gabreilla nodded softly, trying to breathe evenly. "Te quiero, Troy. Por siempre. Te amo," she whispered, kissing his forehead softly. "Por siempre."

He smiled, kissing the side of her head. "Porsiempray, Lily. Tayamoh!"

Gabriella smiled at him as the elevator doors opened into a back lobby to where some employees were waiting with doors opened to the back loading dock where the limo was waiting for them. Troy nodded to them as he walked by. "Thank you," he barely showed his appreciation, but he knew he needed to, even if it was brief. The limo driver had the door open for him and shut the door behind them after they climbed in and he quickly ran up and got in the driver's seat after and quickly drove off.

It wasn't long before the limo pulled up into the emergency room bay and Josh was out of the back before the limo driver could even come back to open the door for them. The doors automatically opened for them and he ran in with Gabriella in his arms.

"I need a doctor!"

Gabriella closed her eyes, trying to breathe deeply. The medicine was starting to wear off and it was getting harder and harder to breathe, her throat cutting off on her even more, the numb feeling getting worse. She wasn't going to be able to talk at all in just a few moments. A nurse came over to Troy, clipboard in hand, pushing a wheelchair.

"What's wrong with her, sir?"

He looked down at the chair. "I don't want that. I want a doctor. Are you a doctor?"

The nurse shook her head. "No, sir. I'm not a doctor. I'm a nurse. What's wrong with her?"

Troy kept his Lily close to him. "No. You don't understand. I need a doctor. She had an allergic reaction to nuts. She needs a doctor now. Get me a doctor NOW!"

The nurse stood her ground. "Sir, you need to calm down. We need to get her into a room before a doctor can be called down to see her. Now you need to cooperate with us for her sake. Would you like to set her down in the chair?"

Troy shook his head. "No." The nurse sighed heavily. "Alright, follow me. We'll get you into a room so a doctor can see her."

Troy nodded and followed her as she pushed the chair off to a corner and led them into a room. "Why don't you lay her on the bed?"

Troy sat down on the bed with her and the nurse shook her head, continuing on with her duties.

"What's her name?"

Troy kept his eyes on Gabriella. "Gabriella Montez. I didn't bring any of her identification or insurance or anything like that."

The nurse looked up from her clipboard, shocked, stunned, dazed. "Gabriella Montez as in... Ella Leigh, Gabriella Montez?"

Troy pulled his eyes up from Gabriella, nodding. "That's what I said. Gabriella Montez." He sighed, rolling his eyes. "Yes, this is Ella Leigh, but if one word of this gets out, you will have a lawsuit on your hands that you will never be able to get out of!"

Troy would stick to it too. He wasn't going to let this nurse capitalize on Lily being here. If one word of this got out, he would come after her, and he wouldn't feel bad about it.

The nurse held her hands up. "I won't say a word about it!"

She hadn't really seen Esperanza's face and Esperanza hadn't said a word, so she hadn't known who her patient was. It wasn't as though everyone knew that's what her real name was. This woman had to be a diehard fan.

Gabriella lifted her head up, turning to the nurse. "'s me."

The nurse was still shocked, but she tried to keep herself together.

"We get celebrities in here on occasion. Don't mind me. We'll get you taken care of, I promise you."

Gabriella nodded her head, looking at Troy. "It's going to be," she licked her lips, her mouth feeling dry because her mouth was numb, "ok, T."

He nodded his head, kissing her forehead.

"Would you like me to give you something to help you relax, Ella?"

Gabriella felt like laughing because she was the one who was calm, everyone else in the room wasn't. "No. I'm ok."

The nurse made a few marks in the chart and then looked back up at Gabriella. "Alright, I'm going to call Dr. Reyes down. He'll be with you momentarily. We'll get you treated quickly."

Troy looked up at the nurse, trying to relax even more for Gabriella's sake. "Thank you."

The nurse nodded, smiling at Troy. "My name is Nurse Genna if you need me."

Troy nodded as the nurse left them alone. Gabriella looked up at Josh, breathing shakily.

"I wuv uu, T..."

Troy swallowed, taking a shaky breath. He knew her symptoms were coming back and there was nothing he could do to make her feel better.

"I love you, Lily. I love you so much! Forever. Always."

He knew she did. It didn't matter what had happened between them. It didn't matter that she had kept their daughter from him. Yes, he had missed out on ten years of her life, but he could forgive her for that. Hell, he had forgiven her for that. He may not remember saying the words, he had been drunk, but he had. The love he had for her made it possible for him to forgive her, and he did. He couldn't hold it against her. He loved her too much to hold it against her forever.

"'m srry..." Gabriella continued to try to speak, even though her mouth was pretty much closing in on her, numb and because she couldn't breathe too well.

"Baby, please don't. I know this isn't easy on you. You can't talk and you can't breathe. Save your energy. And please don't be sorry. You have nothing to be sorry about. You didn't know there was nuts on that salad, and I should have thought about it. If this is anyone's fault, it's mine. I should have thought about the nuts. I'm so sorry."

Gabriella wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling herself closer to him. "Dnt lt m go."

He hugged her more to him, turning his head more into her neck. "Never, baby. Never." Kissing her neck, he closed his eyes, vowing to never let go ever again.

The door opened a few moments later and a man walked carrying a red case of needles and medicine.

"Ella Leigh?" the man asked, looking at the couple sitting on the bed.

Troynodded, looking up at the man.

"I'm doctor Reyes. I'm going to be treating you tonight."

Troy sighed. He could detect his Latin accent and he knew he would care for Lily more than most doctors here, and not just because she was a celebrity. He always knew that Latinos stuck together, and right now, Lily needed that. He hoped his presence there wouldn't hinder that in any way.

"So, we had a nut reaction?"

Troy nodded, responding, knowing it was too difficult for Lily to do so on her own. "Sí, doctor. We ordered dinner after the concert tonight, and room service sent up the salads with some sort of nuts on them." He pulled the EpiPen out from his pocket. "We used this."

Doctor Reyes took the used EpiPen from Troy, nodding. "Bueno. You do realize you may have saved her life."

Troy looked down at Gabriella and back up to the doctor. "Well, it's wearing off. My daughter said it doesn't last."

Dr. Reyes nodded, preparing to set Gabriella up to an IV. "Your daughter is right. EpiPen effects tend to wear off between ten to twenty minutes." He twisted an elastic around Gabriella's arm, feeling for a vein. "Is your daughter waiting out in the waiting room?"

Troyshook his head. "No. We left him at the hotel with our security guard." ]

Dr. Reyes kept his attention focused on the vein, nodding when he found it, pulling out the needle and pushing the IV into her arm. Gabriella was slowly starting to focus on the two of them, and her breathing was coming a little more easily for her. Troy looked down at her as the doctor pulled out a needle of medicine and turned back to Gabriella, holding the medlock on her IV.

"Your movies are on all the time in our home, Ella," Dr. Reyes told her as he administered her the epinephrin through through the IV. "My girls and my wife all love you." He looked over at Troy. "I have to admit, I enjoy your movies myself."

Troy nodded. His Lily was the most amazing actress he'd ever known, and he wasn't sure he wasn't just biased. Gabriella smiled as Troy nodded. "Thank you, doctor."

Josh didn't know what he was thanking him for. Maybe just for everything, the medicine, talking to her, trying to calm her down, even though she seemed to be more calm than he was. Dr. Reyes patted Gabriella's hand and smiled at both of them.

"Sin preocupaciones." The doctor looked at Gabriella and asked, "How are you feeling now?"

Gabriella opened her mouth, trying to get her tongue to function in her mouth, swallowing and opening her mouth again. "Mejor. Gracias."

Dr. Reyes nodded, smiling at both of them. "Bueno!" He looked around the trauma room and back at the two of them. "Lets move the two of you up to a private room for the night."

Troy's eyes widened. "Over night?"

Reyes nodded, noting down the directions in his chart. "Sí. We need to keep Esperanza here over night for observation. To make sure she's alright."

Gabriella looked up at Troy, knowing exactly what he was thinking. "Tori will be alright, T." Her mouth was feeling better already. She was able to talk better, and her breathing was coming a little more easily. "Call Nicky. Tell him we have to stay. I'm sure he already has her in bed asleep."

She was worried about her daughter, but she knew the hospital was no place for her. Plus, if anyone found out she was here, she didn't need her daughter right in the middle of it. Troy knew that too, that's why they hadn't brought her there in the first place.

"We can call Nicky when we get to the other room," Gabriella added.

Troy nodded and the doctor looked up from his clipboard.

"I'll take you myself. Ready?"

Troy looked down to Lily, running his fingers through her hair.

"Ready?"

She smiled up at him, nodding softly.

"Sí." Turning to the doctor, she repeated herself. "Sí."

The doctor looked over to Troy, laughing slightly. "If you could, please. It would be easier if I could wheel Ella alone?"

Gabriella blushed, looking up at Troy. "He's right, Troy. It's ok. I'll be right here."

Troy felt like a fool. He hadn't even realized he was still holding her. It just felt right, like he should be holding her. Clearing his throat, he nodded, standing up and laying her softly on the bed, brushing his fingers over her forehead and running his fingers through her hair.

"You can still hold her hand," Dr. Reyes suggested as he pulled the bed out from the wall, and pushing the bed toward the door he had just opened.

Troy took Gabriella's hand in his as they left the trauma room and they left the room. Once upstairs, Dr. Reyes finished hooking her up to the IV tree with the solution of saline, looking down at Gabriella.

"You know how the bed works and how to call your nurse. Her name is Alina. She will be here to help you if you need her. And if you need me, I'll be here for a few more hours, and she will call me if you need me through the night."

Gabriella smiled up at the doctor, holding Troy's hand as he sat beside her on the bed. "Gracias, Doctor."

He nodded, walking over toward the door. "You get some rest. Can't have my best patient getting worse on me."

Gabriella shook her head, resting back against the pillow. She hated when people treated her differently just because she was a celebrity. "I'll be fine, Doctor. Thank you."

He opened the door. "I know you will. You're in good hands."

He looked over to Troy, nodding to him. "I'll check in with you before I leave for the night, unless you need me before then."

Troy nodded in return, holding Gabriella close to him. "Thank you, Doctor."

Reyes smiled, stepping out into the hall, leaving them alone and closing the door behind them. Troy let out a heavy sigh and rested back against the pillow with Gabriella.

"I was so scared, baby," he whispered against the side of her head.

She smiled, turning more toward him as she pulled the covers over him a little. "No need to worry about me, baby. Dr. Reyes took good care of me after you got me here, you got me here, and Tori knew exactly what to do with the EpiPien. All of you were amazing. Especially you and Tori. I love my family." She curled her body more around him, hugging him as tightly as she could.

"There isn't anything we wouldn't do for you, Lily. You're her mother. You're the love of my life."

She smiled, closing her eyes as she rested her head on his chest. "I know. You're mine. If I could never act again," she whispered, "it wouldn't matter. I'd have you."

He hadn't expected to hear this, but somehow it surprised him. She had chosen that life over him and the child she had walked away from, but now she was basically saying it didn't matter to her. She would give it all up for her family. She didn't have to, but she would, and he knew she was serious about it. She never said anything she didn't mean.

"You don't have to say that, Lily. I know you love your career."

She turned her head up, reaching her hand up to place her fingers over his lips. "It doesn't mean anything without you, T. I don't have to remind you of how fragile life is. Tonight was a reminder of that. I can't live my life knowing that the most important things to me aren't with me all the time. I'm not quitting, but all I'm saying is I want to spend as much time as possible with you and with Tori. If I'm not filming, I want to be with you, even if you're on the road with the team. And if I'm filming away from home and you're not with the team, I want you with me like now. I don't want us to be away from each other unnecessarily. There's no reason why we should be."

He nodded, kissing her fingertips gently. "That's exactly how I feel, baby. We'll work it out, I promise you! I can't be away from you anymore."

Gabriella laid her head back on Troy's chest, closing her eyes and letting go a soft sigh. "I know," she whispered, her eyes feeling heavy as she started to fall asleep on his chest.

Troy could feel her starting to fall asleep and he knew if she was going to be falling asleep, he'd be there soon after her, but he knew he had to call Dominick to let him know what was going on. So, before he started to fall asleep himself, he fished his phone out of his pocket and searched for Dominick's number in his phone book, putting his phone to his ear.

Troy held Gabriella by his side the whole night, not letting anyone or anything bother her the whole night. She slept peacefully, and even though he woke up every time someone came to check on her, he slept peacefully too. He wasn't going to let anything happen to her, and he didn't. He loved her and he was going to do everything to take care of her, there at the hospital and for the rest of their life together.