The doctor ran some tests. They were just waiting on the results. John went down to get a cup of coffee. Sarah walked through the door.

"Hey." She said. As she walked over to her bed.

"How are the kids?"

"They're find." "They're with Amanda."

"Sarah I can't feel my legs."

"What?"

"I think I'm paralyzed." "The doctors are running test right now."

"Oh my god." "Can you move them?"

"No." "I'm scared."

"It's gonna be ok." They hugged. John walked in.

"Hi Sarah." He said.

"Hi John." "How are you feeling?"

"I'll live." "I just want to get Juliette better now." The came in. John went over to Juliette and held her hand.

"I have looked at your test results." The doctor said. "Due to your fall down the stairs you have significant damage to your spinal cord."

"So I'm paralyzed?" Juliette asked.

"For now yes." "We can do surgery to alleviate the pressure to your spine." "Eventually with months of therapy you could get feeling back in your legs again."

"Could?"

"There's no guarantee feeling will ever return to your legs." "Even if it does it will be extremely painful when you attempt to walk."

"So I'll more then likely either way have to use a wheelchair for the rest of my life?"

"Yes."

"When can we do the surgery?"

"Have you had anything to eat or drink in the last twenty-for hours?"

"Yes."

"Then we'll have to wait until first thing tomorrow morning." "I'll schedule it for eight in the morning."

"Ok.

"I'll see you in the morning."

"Ok." The doctor left. Juliette broke into tears. John hugged her.

"Ssh." "It's ok." He said.

"What am I gonna do?" She said through her tears. "How am I gonna take care of my kids when I can't even take care of myself anymore?"

"I'm gonna help you."

"John this isn't fair." "This is all Rick's fault."

"I know."

"I wish he was dead."

Sarah stayed there for a few hours then went to Juliette's to be with the kids. Juliette and John were sitting in her hospital room. It was nighttime.

"Are you nervous about tomorrow?" John asked.

"Not really my life's over anyway so what's the damn difference."

"Juliette your life is not over it's just changing." "You've got me and you've got the kids."

"You should leave me John."

"What?"

"You don't deserve to be tied into this." "You don't need to be." "I love you to much to let you waste your life taking care of a paraplegic like me."

"No Juliette." "I'm not going anywhere." "I love you."

"I love you too." "That's why I don't wanna do this to you." "I mean my god…She got tears in her eyes. …we can't even have sex anymore." "What kind of a relationship is that?" "You don't deserve never to have sex again in your life."

"I could care less about that." "I care about you and our children." "Like I said I'm not going anywhere ever."

"One thing I regret the most is, the last baby I had was Rick's." "I love Nick but I wish he would've been yours."

"Listen it's gonna be really hard and really frustrating sometimes but we're gonna get through this together I promise."

"I'm scared." She said tearfully.

"I know baby." They hugged. "It's alright."

"I love you."

"I love you too."

The next morning Juliette was being wheeled to surgery.

"I'll be right here when you get out." John said.

"Ok." They kissed.

"I love you."

"I love you too." They wheeled her into surgery.

Four hours later John was with Juliette in the recovery room waiting for her to wake up. Like her he blamed Rick for what happened to her. John would kill him right now if he knew he could get away with it. He didn't know what the future held for Juliette but he knew now more then ever we wanted to marry her. As soon as she was feeling as best she could he was planning on asking her.