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Air lifted…

Critical condition…

Emily shook her head, her words stuttered "You hea…heard what the off… officer said"

Fallon pulled her into her arht When the elevator opened onto the ICU, Emily’s blurry vision zeroed in on Gavin’s parents, Colton, Olivia, and Jude talking with a doctor E on, but her body was frozen Her feet wouldn’tfroutters With Trevor’s aid, Eness slithered through her chest as she slowly started for the group The crisp, hospital air was loosely laced with the smells of aaze drifted into several patients’ roo motionless with blankets drawn up to their necks, roup, Emily could see the fear in Chad’s eyes and ither body

Lillian swept Eh Emily’s top "Oh, God My baby My baby boy They’re not sure if he’s going to h Eh Emily’s heart

"What happened?" E down her face, she turned to the full-faced doctor "There has to be so to"--E to be a father"

The doctor released a soft sigh, shoving his large hands into his pockets "The motorcycle came out frohway He was thrown against on onco vehicle" He shook his head, his voice bleak "We just finished up doing a CT scan on hi a helmet, he’s sustained severe injury to his brain, and he’s non-responsive right now We’re trying to control the swelling, and we’re going to do everything we can for hi, three broken ribs, a broken feive you an update after he’s out of surgery"

Eo li uncontrollably, her legs slack beneath her, she leaned into the eht However, his arether Shaking, E roo her face as she rocked back and forth

This couldn’t be happening It wasn’t real She refused to believe just hours before, her and Gavin’s lives were complete, and now she could lose hi the wonderful man his father was shook Emily’s faith in all she’d ever believed in With tear-soaked eyes, she slowly lifted her head and looked around the roole person in Gavin’s life held a glimmer of hope in their expressions E a hole in Emily’s mind Seated next to a sainst Jude’s shoulder, her tears falling in streaaze to Colton Standing alone in the corner, ar silently

Ees of what she and Gavin were supposed to be, the life they’d spoken about, slowly melted away The clock on the wall ticked, its second hand sinister and ugly with each stroke of movement Over the next few hours, everyone waited to hear a word Light was fading fro room Everyone jumped to their feet

With eyes as ean to speak "We were able to stop the bleeding in his abdomen for now, and we’ll keep an eye on it toin a slow, deep breath "We had to perforency craniotoht hours are critical In the meantime"--he looked at each of them--"I feel its best you spend as ht now"

There was a h for E the room But it broke as Lillian fell into Chad’s ar from her throat in puffed out heavy breaths Eers shook As she watched the surgeon walk out, fog trapped E her face She knew she couldn’t see Gavin yet She couldn’t The truth was, fear gutted her It surrounded her, anchoring her frozen She felt a gentle hand on her shoulder and looked up into Gavin’s father’s eyes Dark shadows of grief painted his face