An ambulance soon arrived after Cyrus took Danielle out of the building, and Blade refused to leave Ivy's side.

Reed and I drove behind in the jeep as I couldn't stop the tears from falling down my face.

"She'll be okay Jules, I promise." Reed said as he stroked my thigh from the driver's seat.

"You don't know that." I cried. "W-what if she doesn't make it? What about the baby?"

"I know it's tough but we've got to be strong for Ivy, okay?"

"I know, but I don't know what I'll do if she doesn't make it Reed. This is all my fault."

"Babe, don't you dare blame yourself, this is not your fault, it's Danielle's."

"I know but I was the reason she was there, sh-she tried to shoot you."

"I know, but I'm fine."

"I just wish she'd hit me instead. Ivy doesn't deserve this."

"Jules, please don't think like that. I never want to lose you and Ivy wouldn't either. Let's just get to the hospital, we can't change what's happened now."

"I guess you're right..."

Blade's POV

I sat beside the love of my life in the ambulance as she and our unborn child barely clung to life.

I wouldn't take my hand away from hers but watching the paramedics all around her was killing me.

I should've done more. I should've protected her.

It should be me with the bullet wound...not them.

I'd always been able to control my emotions well, you have to, to be in this industry, but right now I couldn't hold myself together in the slightest.

Not only was Ivy dying in my arms, I didn't know how likely it was that our baby would survive either.

I suppose this is karma for all the bad I've done over the years.

It's all my fault. If I hadn't have shot that stupid Logan boy, none of this would be happening.

I just need them both to be okay. I don't know how I'll live if they're not.

"Okay sir, we're at the hospital. You can sit in the waiting room while we take your girlfriend into surgery." said the paramedic.

"No, no, I'm not leaving her." I shouted.

"I'm sorry sir but you aren't allowed in surgery. I know this is tough but you just have to trust us to do our job."

I dragged my hands through my hair as I watched them wheel her out of the ambulance and into the hospital.

I just wanted to be with her. To make sure she's okay. She has to be okay.

I walked into the waiting room and sunk down into the seat whilst my friends filed in through the doors in a rush.

I could barely bring myself to acknowledge their presence, when all I could think about was what was happening in that surgery.

The second the doctor comes out of that room, they could either tell me news which destroys my entire world or completely saves it.

"Blade, how is she doing?" Reed asked, kneeling down in front of me.

"I don't know, they wouldn't let me in the surgery." I said as tears ran down my face.

"This is all my fault!" Julia cried.

"No Julia, it's mine." Cyrus said almost emotionally. "If I hadn't have pushed Danielle then Ivy wouldn't have been hit."

"Everyone shut up!" Reed shouted. "It's no one's fault except Danielles and all this blaming isn't helping Blade or Ivy."

"I'm sorry." Julia said, sitting beside me and laying her head on my shoulder.

"I can't do this." I breathed, jolting out of my seat and running out into the cool air.

I breathed in deeply to get the refreshing air into my lungs and ran away from the door of the dreaded hospital.

That waiting room was too hot and the world was practically spinning.

My head was full of thoughts running around and my eyesight was a blur.

I couldn't help but sink down against the wall, clutching my hair in my fists and shutting my eyes tightly.

I need my Ivy back. I need her.

Reed's POV

"I'm sorry." Julia said as her lip quivered.

I watched as the love of my life and best friend sat beside one another, both falling apart over what had just happened.

If anything happens to Ivy, I don't know what they'll do.

I'll have to do my best to be strong for the two best people in my life.

If anything happens to her, they'll both break apart completely...especially Blade.

I couldn't bare to see him like this...I didn't even want to think of what he'd be like if, god forbid, anything more happened.

"I can't do this." he said through gritted teeth before running out of the building.

Julia immediately stood up, ready to go after him. As did Cyrus and all of our other friends in the waiting room.

I stopped her though. He needed me.

Although I couldn't stop his pain, I knew him better than anybody else. He'd been my best friend since we were 12 and he needed me now more than ever.

I rushed outside to find him, when I saw him sat on the floor a few metres away from the door.

He was sat holding his knees close to his chest as his bloodshot eyes stared straight ahead in pure pain.

I simply sat beside him on the floor and stared ahead at the street with him.

"It'll be okay Blade. You'll be okay." I said, patting him on the shoulder.

"I don't care about me. I just need to know if she'll be okay." he said, biting his lip as the tears rolled down his face.

I'd never seen him this emotional in my life. He was always so good at keeping his emotions under control.

It was so obvious how much Ivy meant to him...it's the same way I feel about Julia.

"She'll get through this...and if she doesn't-" I began.

"If she doesn't, then I don't want to be here anymore Reed. I can't live without her."

"Don't talk like that dude. We'll all get through this together, okay?"

"What if I can't Reed? What if-"

"Look, I know you think you're alone right now and no-one could ever understand how you feel, and I don't...but if you're feeling even half the amount of pain I felt when I watched Kyle hold a gun to Julia's head...I know how hard this must be. But we have to be positive Blade, that's what Ivy would be telling you." I explained.

"You're right, that's what she'd want...she has to make it through this Reed, she has to."

"I know buddy, I know."

We sat there for a few minutes in a comforting silence as I waited for him to be ready to go back into the hospital.

We both then got up off the ground and I followed him back into the waiting room.

"Excuse me miss?" I asked a nurse at the desk. "Have you got any news on our friend? Her name's Ivy and she's gone into surgery with a bullet wound."

"I'm sorry sir but you'll have to wait until she's out of surgery, then the doctor will tell you everything that you need to know." she explained.

"Oh okay...thank you anyway." I sighed before turning back to take a seat beside Julia.

"What did she say? Any news?" Julia asked me hurriedly.

"No, sorry. She said that we'll have to wait until she's out of surgery and then the doctor will be able to tell us anything."

"I wish they'd hurry up. These have been the longest few hours of my life." Blade sighed.

"I know, but she's in good hands. She's got the best doctor's we could find and I'm sure it'll be over soon enough." I explained.

Oh boy was I wrong...

We all sat in the waiting room for hours on end, the sun had even begun to rise.

Cyrus and I fell asleep a few times, each time with my head resting on Julia's shoulders.

I felt awful though and tried to stay as awake as long as I possibly could. It was hard seeing Julia and Blade so restless.

Neither of them would've been able to sleep even if they'd wanted to.

Both of them took the odd trip to the vending machine or the bathroom, but apart from that, they stayed in their seats and barely spoke a word.

Cyrus was out like a light but told us to wake him if we heard any news...

After a few more hours, I went back up to the desk where there was now a new nurse on call.

"Excuse me, have you got any news on when our friend will be out of surgery?" I asked whilst explaining our situation.

"I'm sorry sir, we don't know but I'm sure it won't be too long. Why don't some of you head home to sleep and freshen up and then come back in a few hours?"

I turned to Julia who violently shook her head at the idea as if it was completely absurd and I understood why she felt that way.

"I don't think that'll be an option for us at the moment." I said, attempting to be polite before returning to my seat.

After another hour or so, I was half asleep using Julia's lap as a pillow while the waiting room remained in silence.

When all of a sudden, I heard a door creak open and footsteps enter the room.

I was rudely awoken by Julia jolting up and taking my sleeping head with her as it slammed back against the seat, giving me a slight headache.

I opened my eyes to see a tall man in a doctor's uniform, crowded by both Blade and Julia asking him a million questions.

"Are you all the friends and family of Ivy Patterson?" the doctor asked.

I quickly shook Cyrus awake and we both joined the others.

"Yes sir, that's us." Julia said.

"Is she okay? What about the baby? Can I see them?" Blade rambled.

"Well..." the doctor began.