I quickly catch her as she falls and I hear someone gasp behind her.

"Brianna, oh my god! I told you she was not looking good."

I look up and see a couple standing behind her, the woman looks like she is about to cry, and the man looks guilty.

"Whoever you are, you have got to help me."

"Quick, get her in the suv, and we will get her to the hospital!" The man calls out.

"I will tell you how to get there on the way. We have to go now!" I get in the back seat as fast and carefully as I can with Lily in my arms. The man quickly pulls out of my driveway and speeds off as I tell him how to get to the hospital. He doesn't say anything as he drives. The woman keeps looking back with worry in her eyes. It seems like forever, but it's only about ten minutes before he pulls up at the front of the emergency doors. I get out quickly with LIly in my arms and run inside.

"Someone, help me! She fainted, and she is eight months pregnant!"

The nurses quickly bring out a gurney, and I place her gently on it. They whisk her away, and I follow behind. They go through the doors and they stop me from going in.

"Please, I have got to go with her."
"We will do all we can, sir. We have to do our work and don't need you in the way." The nurse says as she walks back through the doors. I look through the glass until I can't see anyone anymore. I slowly walk back to the waiting room and sit down. The man and woman sit across from me, and the woman is crying.

"Alright, now tell me who you are and why you have Lily."

"I am Antonio Derusso, and this is my wife, Sophia. We are Mariano's parents. That baby is our grandson. We were taking care of her until the child was born. We didn't know about this." Antonio explains.

"She talked so much about you, but we were not ready to let her go. If I had really known how much you meant to her, I wouldn't have let my husband treat her that way. She is like a daughter to us." Sophia cries.

"So you are the cause of the accident. You kidnapped her."
"No, that was my nemesis. He wanted to take the baby and raise it as his own. He thought it would crush me. We rescued her and killed him. This baby is my future." Antonio adds.

"He is not a commodity. She agreed to this?"

Sophia puts her hand up to silence her husband. He quickly closes his mouth, and I can see the respect for her in his eyes. I wonder who really runs the family.

"When I realized that she wasn't doing well, I told him we had to bring Brianna back. She needed you. I know she still loves Mariano, but her heart lies with you."
Antonio grunts next to her but doesn't say a word.

"I know she will make the best decision regarding our grandson. If he decides to be the next head of the family, we will be grateful, but if he doesn't choose this life, then we will have to accept that."
"Mia cara, I thought we discussed this." He says through gritted teeth.

"We have, and it's her decision. No matter what, your grandson will be in our lives. I don't want to lose the piece of Mariano we have left."
"We will talk about this later." He gives her a stern look, which she returns and they are quiet. It seems like forever before a nurse comes in.

"Family for Lily Smith?"
"Her name is Brianna Hanson."
"I'm sorry but we have her as LIly Smith."

"She lost her memory. Her real name is Brianna Hanson. She goes by Lily Smith at the moment." I answer.

"She has severely elevated blood pressure and is malnourished. The baby's heartbeat was dropping so they took her for an emergency c-section."
"Oh no, I told you she needed a doctor." Sophia angrily snakes Antonio, and he winces but doesn't say anything.

"Will she be alright?" I ask.

"We will know more when they get the baby out. The doctor will come see you when he is through."
With that said, she turns and leaves us staring at the door she just came through. It's been a few hours, but it feels like a lifetime. I can't sit still and I pace the floor. My mother and the guys have come to see how Lily is and wait with me. The Derusso's sit on the other side of the room and Sophia is crying in her husband's arms. He looks at me every so often, and I can see the guilt in his eyes. If anything happens to her, I will make sure that he goes down for it. I look over and see the doctor walk in. There is no smile on his face and I begin to suspect the worst. My mother quickly runs over to me and wraps an arm around me. He walks over and stops in front of me.

"How is she, doc?" I ask.

"She is stable now. The baby is doing great. Her blood pressure was severely elevated and was affecting the baby, so we had to do an emergency c-section. ONce we got the baby out, she began to bleed heavily. We thought we were going to have to do a hysterectomy, but were able to finally get the bleeding stopped. She lost a lot of blood, so we had to do a transfusion. She is sleeping right now as the effects of the anesthesia wear off."
"May we see her?" I plead.

"I am just glad she and the baby are okay." My mom breathes a sigh of relief.

"We will get out of your hair. We are glad she is okay." Connor adds.

"Call us if you need anything." Eric says.

"I definitely will."

"Give her a hug for us." He says as they leave.

"Got it, I'll call you with any news."
"Alright, just two at a time." The doctor informs us.
"You two go first. I don't plan to leave her side when I go in there." I say to the Derusso's.

"Thank you so much, Nathan. I can see how much you love her." Sophia says as they walk past me and follow Dr. Johnson down the hall. Mom sits with me as we wait our turn. They stay with her for a bit before they come back out.

"I am taking Sophia to a hotel so we can get some rest. We will be back tomorrow and visit. If anything happens, please let us know."
He hands me his phone number, and I nod as they walk out of the waiting room. I don't know if I should let them know. It's his fault she is here. My mother gives me that look, and I know she is reading my thoughts.

"They just want to know."

"I know they do, but they are the reason she is here. I don't think they deserve to know about her. If anything happens to either of them they will pay."
"She will be fine, now let's see our girl."

We both walk down the hallway and slowly walk into her room. She looks so small lying on that bed attached to so many wires and iv lines. I sit down next to her and take her hand. Her skin is pale, and her hand is cold to the touch. I kiss the back of it.

"Hello beautiful. I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you. Little one is here and healthy. I haven't seen him yet. I want to wait for you. Wake up my love, let me see those beautiful eyes."
My mother takes her other hand and talks softly to her.

"My sweet girl, I'm so glad you are home. We all are waiting to see those eyes. You rest though, and come back to us when you are ready."
I can see her eyes flitting back and forth, but her hands lay still. Mom and I sit with her until visiting hours are over. When she leaves, the room is quiet, and I can't help but watch her. It feels like a dream that she is here with me. I hold her hand, afraid that she might disappear. It breaks my heart to think of what she went through and I want to beat the hell out of Mr. Derusso for what he did. I understand that the baby is his son's but they could have gone about it another way. He didn't have to kidnap her. I don't know if I want him to see the baby for the way he acted, who's to say that he won't take the baby away. I lay my head down for a few moments and before I know it, I am asleep.

I feel something touching my arm and I quickly sit up. I look over and I see the most beautiful eyes looking over at me with fear.

"Nathan, where's the baby? Please don't tell me he is dead. I can't handle it." She pleads with me as tears stream from her eyes. I quickly get up and pull her into my embrace, wrapping her tightly in my arms.

"Shh, it's okay. The baby is fine and healthy. He has been in the nursery since you have been asleep. Do you want to see him? I will call the nurse."

"Yes, please. I need to make sure." Letting ehr rest, I kissed her forehead and walked out to the nurse's station, letting them know she was awake and wanted her son. The nurse tells me she will let the doctor know and also have them bring the baby up. I walk back into the room, and she is sitting wringing her hands. I walk over and sit in the chair taking her hand.

"The doctor will be here soon to check on you and the baby will be here shortly.:
"Thank you Nathan."
"I am so glad that you are home. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."
"Don't do that, it wasn't your fault."

"I will make sure that the Derusso's go down for this,"

"It wasn't him that kidnapped me. It was Mr. Delehanty and Jennifer is his niece. She helped him find me."
"I knew she had something to do with this. I will let Mike know, and they will bring her in. Derusso is not totally innocent in this either. How did he have you?"
"He rescued me and only wanted to make sure his grandson was safe. I told him that he would still be able to see him, but I wanted to come home. Momma finally convinced him to let me go."
"Your mom?"

"His mom, that's what I called them, momma and poppa. I don't have parents."
"So you remember more?"
"I remember everything."
I can't help but feel sad. Will I lose her now? Will she want to go back and eventually get bored of me and want her old life?"

"I'm not leaving you, Nate. I love you, and this is where I want to be. I want this. I want you."
She reaches up and cups my cheek as I lean into it. I have missed her touch. She tries to sit up but winces. I get up and press my lips to hers. It's a sweet kiss. I hear a cough behind us and pull back to see the doctor standing at the door. I quickly pull back as the doctor walks over to us.

"Good morning, how are we feeling today?"
"I am ok, but my stomach hurts."
"I will get you some pain medicine, but let me check on your vitals first."
He looks her over, checking her vitals and asking her questions. As he is checking her over, the nurse wheels in the baby, and Lily's face lights up. The nurse brings him over and places him in her arms. A tear slides down her cheek as she looks down at him, and she leans down to kiss his little forehead.

"He's beautiful, Lily."

"He looks just like his father."
"Do you have a name for him?"
"Yes, I do."