"Hi." Callie was standing in the kitchen making biscuits when Abby walked in, "Could I help?" Callie nodded, "Uh sure. I was just trying to make uh...comfort food, everyones really upset right now" Abby nodded, "Yeah I noticed, Taylor seems really broken and Jesus didn't even smile, I'm sorry about everything going on, I mean Taylor's told me that everyone has just been a mess lately and now this. I'm sorry." Abby smiled. Callie nodded, "So who exactly are you? I know we saw you at the park. Are you like friends or..." Abby grinned, "Taylor wants to tell the family that." Abby left the kitchen to go back and sit next to Taylor as Brandon entered.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Brandon asked. "Making biscuits and gravy." Callie laughed at Brandon's expression of confusion. "You've never had biscuits and gravy!?" Brandon shook his head, no. "Comfort food." Callie explained. At the word of food Jesus came into the kitchen. "Sorry," he muttered still half asleep, "Jude and Mariana are questioning Taylor about Abby so I decided to come in here." Callie and Brandon both laughed until Brandons phone rang.

Taylor's face was bright red, as she was laughing at her siblings questions. "So are you two like?" Mariana wiggled her eyebrows trying to suggest something, "Moving on." Taylor squeaked. "My turn!" Jude exclaimed, "Okay so uh, Abby can you sing like Taylor?" Mariana interrupted before Abby could answer, "Woah! Wait you can sing Taylor?! Why did we not know about this!" Taylor laughed at Mariana, "Uh, I'm not good I just do it to make things better sometimes." Jude laughed, "Taylor's good." Abby just smiled and slipped her hand into Taylors, "Maybe a song would be good now." Mariana and Jude shook their heads, "Please Taylor?" Taylor sighed, "Alright. Just to help us alright?" Marina nodded, they all needed a distraction.

The sun will still shine tomorrow

So it's time for moving on

There's not a second for sorrow

Even though the moments gone

The puzzle has so many pieces

But you can't, you can't hide

'Cause life just keeps on living

And sooner or later you'll find

This is not the end, no

Your day is gonna come

This is not the end, no

You're not the only one

We all have our ups and all have our downs

That we have to find a way around

This is not the end, no, no, oh, oh, oh

This is not the end

"That was Lena, moms about to go into surgery, I should go get everyone else up and we should go." Brandon's voice was barely above a whisper. Jesus and Callie both nodded. "I'll go get everyone." Callie said. Jesus nodded, "I'll help." When Callie walked in she heard Taylor's soft voice singing, "This is not the end." Taylor suddenly stopped when she saw Callie and Jesus enter, "Stef's going to go in soon, Lena wanted us to be there, let's go get in the car." All of the children nodded to Callie. "Abby, you can go home, I'm sure you don't want to sit there, plus you didn't sleep last night I'm guessing." Taylor whispered once all the other kids had left. Abby shook her head, "I'll be a friend in front of uh, Lena alright?" Taylor shook her head, "No, it's fine. I want to sit there and know you're holding my hand, by the way Jude really likes you I can tell." The two joined the rest of the kids in the car. It was a silent ride over to the hospital.

"Kids," Was all Lena could manage when they all walked in. "Did they say how long it would take?" Brandon asked. Lena shook her head, "No. She just went in though." Brandon just nodded. The family sat, divided in the waiting room for hours. Mariana and Jesus were sitting in one corner huddled together. Brandon and Lena sitting in the middle next to each other with Callie and Jude just a few seats away. Taylor and Abby sat in the opposite corner of Mariana and Jesus and Mike was sitting near the two girls. Callie stood to go and get some air. Brandon followed the example a few minutes later and left the waiting room. Jude took the chance to sit down next to Lena and take her hand, he rested his head on Lena's shoulder. Abby silently pulled Taylor out of the waiting room into the hall. Mike had left a few minutes earlier to grab a coffee.

"Taylor, I'm gonna leave for just a few minutes, you need to talk to your family alright? I'll be back in ten minutes, talk to them for now." Abby wiped a tear off of Taylor's face. Taylor nodded, "I will. Thank you." She whispered. Callie had met up with Wyatt and the two were walking back inside when they passed Taylor and Abby. "Oh, uh hi Wyatt." Taylor muttered quietly and quickly slipping her hand away from Abby's. Wyatt looked to Callie and then Taylor, "I won't say anything, its your choice at school." Wyatt said coolly and continued to walk in to the waiting room with Callie. Brandon and Tayla soon followed walking by Abby and Taylor down the hall. "Abby stay. Please." Taylor begged, Abby nodded, "We should go back and see if there has been any new news."

Lena looked up every time she saw she a door open or someone come through the doorway. A few times it had been her kids. Callie came in first sitting next to Wyatt a few seats away from Lena, Brandon went back to sit with his dad. Taylor and her new friend were the last two to enter, Lena sat and watched as Taylor's friend went and sat with the twins as Taylor came to sit on the empty side of Lena. Taylor snuggled her head into Lena's shoulder, a few moments later a doctor came out, Lena stood quickly and the rest of the family followed her example. "She did great, we removed all the bullet fragments." The doctor explained, Lena sighed quickly but was still worried, "But not the bullet?" The doctor shrugged, "Believe it or not sometimes it's better to leave them in. We're going to move her up to ICU in a minute and then you can see her." The family rejoiced for a moment. Callie hugged Jude tightly, Taylor cried in Abby's shoulder, the twins gave eachother a quick hug, Lena hugged Brandon tightly and then gave Mariana a half hearted hug. "Can I see her?" Lena asked. The doctor nodded, "Quickly." Lena followed the doctor back to Stef. "Hey Stef. You did awesome." Stef tried to talk. "No, Shhh Stef, don't talk." Lena pleaded. Stef weakly lifted her arm and took the mask around her face, "Will you...Will you marry me?" Lena laughed with tears rolling down her face. "I thought you would never ask." The two women sat there for several moments with Lena just crying.

Lena found her daughter sitting outside, she sat next to Mariana. "Remember before this when I asked you why you went behind our backs to meet with Ana?" Mariana nodded, "Yeah." Lena took a small breath, "Well I think I know why... I think you wanted something more than just some supervised visit with your birthmom. You wanted a relationship with the women who gave birth to you, who looked like you. You don't understand how she could have chosen drugs over you and your brother." Mariana began to cry. Lena continued, "I don't understand it all I know is we choose you, and you choose us. DNA doesn't make a family love does." She reached for Mariana's hands, "We love you, and that's never gonna change." Lena pulled Mariana into a tight embrace. "Let's go home."

The two went inside and gathered the rest of the family, "Let's go home." Lena said to all of her children. They all gratefully nodded. Taylor said a quick goodbye to Abby whom Lena seemed to just notice as they left. "Thank you." Taylor whispered. The family was walking out the door as Lena saw Ana, she walked up to her, "If you ever go near my kids again it'll be the last thing you do!" Lena spit the words at her. Ana shot Mariana and Jesus a look of "please say something", They both ignored it. "Let's go home." Lena said.

The night went by quietly with everyone doing their own thing, Callie and Jude and Jesus sat in their different rooms for the night. Brandon began to play his piano. Taylor went out back and sat in the grass just smiling and singing quietly. Lena went to bed, later being joined by Mariana. The family needed a quiet night after everything that had happened the last two. They would deal with everything else in the morning.

Authors note:

Hey guys, here's a new update. There will be a few chapter before the wedding because I have a few ideas to fill in the "month or so" that was supposed to take place between the two episodes. Okay well thanks and please review!