Hi! Sorry for no updates, been out of action, i fratured my arm in three places but im ok now, so im gonna update. Thanks for the reviews, means a lot. Anyway, on with the fic:3

Its when the whole place went up in flames everything seemed to speed up.

Miranda was screaming out Gary's name.

There was no response. His eyes were closed, his grip on Miranda's arm had loosened dramatically.

Paramedics were everywhere. There main focus was to get Gary into the ambulance and warm hip up. He needed to get to hospital asap. He was loosing too much blood.

Miranda carried on screaming as she was swiftly put onto a stretcher and hurried into an ambulance were she was reunited with her parents, Clive andStevie.

"We need to go, but we can only take two people with her!" The paramedic spoke as he wired Miranda up to various machines whilst the other tried to stop the bleed.

"Me and Stevie; we'll meet you there!" Clive grabbed her arm and dragged her to his car.

Gary'sambulance had already left, firing off to the hospital.

At the hospital;

Gary was quickly rushed through to rhesus. he was still unconscious.

"This is Miranda, she was held hostage at Gary'srestaurant, there is a bullet wound to her lower abdomen"

"Straight through to rhesus" the doctors ushered them through.

Clive and Stevie came sprinting down the corridoor a few minutes later.

"Their both through there" the paramedics noticed them.

Clive came to a sudden halt outside the room, grabbing Stevie's hand.

Without thinking he pulled her to him, kissing her desperately as he lifted the tiny blonde up for better access.

"I thought you were gay!" Stevie laughed pulling away slightly.

"No..?"

"Good" Stevie quickly pulled him back to her.

Once they finished kissing, they joined Penny and Charles in the room.

"Gary!" Clive noticed Gary at the other side of the room. He ran to him.

"Where going to have to operate. His foot, and his stomach, we also need to stitch up his head. It's gonna need shaving..." the doctor told Clive.

" Is he going to be OK though?!" Clive begged.

"We need to stop the bleed sir. Now,but were doing all we can for him."

Clive nodded, trying to make sense of what he had just heard...

"He can't die..." he cried.

Everyone looked at him.

Including Miranda as she slowly regained consciousness...