Harry and Niall walked to the closed door of the ICU room the girls were in. The nurse opened the door for them, and they walked in. They both stopped just inside the room and gasped. They stood and stared at both girls. There were so many wires, so many tubes, so many machines. They looked at each other and then walked up to the beds.

Niall put his hand over Amanda's on the bed. "Hi, Princess." He said quietly. Trying to control his tears. "I'm so sorry. God, Amanda. I'm so sorry. I just need you to be ok. Please be ok." He squeezed her hand but got no response back from her. He felt the tears drop onto his cheek and tried to wipe them quickly. "Amanda, can you hear me?"

Harry walked up to Julie's bed. He couldn't believe she was in a coma. He knew it was supposed to be the best for her, but he wanted to see her eyes. He wanted to see her look at him. He wanted to know she was ok. Now he didn't know when or if that would happen. What if the swelling in her brain didn't subside? What if it just got worse? He tried to push those feelings aside when he took her hand in his. "Hi, baby." He said. He had to clear his throat. You could clearly hear the tears in his voice. "I'm here. I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm here." He looked at her bandage on her forehead and a couple on her arm. "You were so brave. We saw what you did. How you and Amanda helped those people."

"Harry's right, Princess. You guys were so amazing. And I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry for questioning you. For everything. I just want the chance to tell you that." Niall said. When a nurse came in and started checking vitals he questioned her. "I thought she was going to be awake."

The nurse smiled softly at him. "She's been awake. She's healing. She's just coming out of anesthesia too. She will be up and down for a while. Be patient. Her vitals are stable. Best thing you can do is just be here for her." When she finished with Amanda's vitals, she went to check Julie's.

"Thank you." Harry said to her. "How is she doing?"

"Her vitals are stable. She will get another CT scan in the morning to see how her swelling is doing. I know it's a wait and see scenario, but as long as her vitals stay strong and the swelling starts to go down, we should start making pretty good progress." She finished the charts and said her goodbyes.

Both Niall and Harry pulled up chairs next to the beds. They weren't going anywhere. Even though Harry knew Julie wouldn't wake up on her own. She needed to be taken out of the medically-induced coma before she would, but he wouldn't leave her. They were staying by the girls' bedsides. No matter what they were supposed to do, or where they were supposed to be.

A few hours later, Niall picked his head up off the bed when he swore he felt Amanda's hand move. He stood up and put his hand on her forehead. "Princess." He moved her hair off her cheek. "Princess, can you hear me?"

Amanda could hear Niall. But her eyes felt so heavy. She couldn't open them. She moved her fingers slightly, but everything felt like it weighed a ton. He was here though. He was here. She wanted nothing more than for him to be with her. Now he was here, but she couldn't open her eyes. She struggled for a few moments, but then she got her eyes open. She focused on him, and he eventually became clear to her. "Niall." She said softly.

"Shhhhh..." Niall said. "Don't talk." He kissed her forehead. "I'm so glad to see those eyes. Let me get a nurse." He kissed her hand and then opened the door to tell the nurse she was awake.

Harry looked back at Niall when he was talking to Amanda. When Niall went to get a nurse, he got up and walked up to Amanda. "Hey, so glad to see you awake." He touched her hand, and when she turned her head and looked at Julie, he stood in her way. He wanted to make sure she was ok first before they told her what was going on. When the nurse came in, he pulled the curtain that separated the beds and sat back down by Julie. "Hey, Amanda's awake. I just thought you'd like to know that. She needs you to get better. You know she can't do anything without you." He moved a piece of hair from her shoulder. "I can't do anything without you. I need you to get better. Please, if you can hear me. Don't leave me."  He pleaded with her.

The nurse came in and checked Amanda over. Took her vitals and some blood samples. Amanda knew who she was, but she didn't know her well. She had asked about JJ, but the nurse wouldn't tell her anything. Why did Harry stand in her way, and why wouldn't they tell her anything? She hated 'the doctor will tell you soon' answer. She knew it well. It was never good news. She looked at Niall walking back up to her bed. "Hey." She said as he took her hand.

"Hey." He held her hand and sat beside the bed again. "How do you feel?"

"I've been better." She said to him. "I'm glad you're here."

"I wouldn't be anywhere else. Do you remember what happened?" He asked her gently.

"Yes, I remember." Her eyes started filling with tears. "I'm so sorry, Niall."

"No, don't do that. No need to worry about that." He kissed her hand and put his hand on her head. "I love you. There's no need for that. Right now, all that matters is that you're ok. And that you continue to heal. That's all that matters."

She nodded gently. "JJ? Why won't anyone tell me about JJ?"

"Princess, they asked us to wait until a doctor could talk to you. The nurse was going to get one now." Niall said to her gently.

"Don't you think I know what that means, Niall?" Amanda said agitated. "Let me see her chart."

"Amanda, we need to just wait. Please, keep calm." He sat by the bed and held her hand. He didn't want her upset, but he wasn't sure he knew enough details to satisfy Amanda's questions.

"No, I want to know now." Amanda said.

Dr. Thompson walked into the room as soon as Amanda said that. "That's the nurse I know and that we love. Calm down, now."

Niall watched the interaction. Amanda obviously knew this doctor. He stood at the end of her bed as the doctor went and sat at the edge of her bed.

"Dr. Miller will be in to assess you in a few, but I knew you would have questions about Julie." Dr. Thompson said to her.

"Of course, and if you're here talking to me, I already know what to expect." Amanda said. "So, how bad is it?"

Dr. Thompson nodded. "It's hard to have you nurses as patients." He looked at her directly and then stood up and opened the curtain so that he could address Harry too. He walked over to Julie and looked over her stats and her vitals. He turned back to Amanda. "We put her in an induced coma. The CT showed pretty dramatic swelling. We caught it late, because you guys delayed treatment by helping others at the scene." He put his hand up when Amanda started to protest. "I'm not arguing with what you did. But it's the truth. You guys saved lives even though you were hurt, which is why this hospital is lucky to have you both. I'm not going to lie to you, because you would just see right through it anyway. It's touchy, and this next CT we do could tell us a lot. If the swelling isn't subsiding, we will have to decide what to do." He walked over and looked down at Amanda. "But you know as well as anyone, she's a fighter. I would never doubt her." He shook Niall and Harry's hands and then walked out the door.

Harry looked down at Amanda. He listened to what the doctor said. He was scared. "Will the swelling go down?"

Amanda tried to stop the tears, but she couldn't. "I don't know, Harry. It could. The fact they had to induce a coma is never a good sign, but it does help. I've seen it help."

"But you've seen it not help too, right?" Harry said. When he saw the look in Amanda's eyes, he dropped down into the chair by Julie's bed.

"I'm sorry, Harry. But Dr. Thompson is the best we have. If he believes she can fight through it, then I do too." Amanda looked at Niall who came and took her hand again.

"I believe it." Niall said. "You all know how strong I think she is." He sat down next to Amanda again. He had to believe JJ would be ok. For himself, but for Amanda and for Harry. He knew Amanda would be lost if anything happened to JJ, and he loved her so much. And Harry had become his best friend. He loved all the guys, but they had become so much closer after they started dating the girls. God, he hoped everything turned out ok. "I love you, Princess. Get some rest. Please. I will be here when you wake up." He leaned down and kissed her lips lightly. He wanted to do that so badly. He smiled when Amanda closed her eyes and held his hand tighter before she fell asleep.

Harry leaned down and kissed Julie's lips lightly. "I love you, baby. Amanda's doing pretty well. Now it's up to you. You come back to us. We need you." He held onto her hand and leaned his head against their clasped hands. "Please, baby. Fight for yourself, fight for Amanda, and fight for me. Please. I don't want to do any of this without you." He cried himself to sleep. He wished his mom was here. He should have asked her to come. Maybe he would. But he needed to wait until Julie's family got there. He didn't want to over step his bounds.

The next morning, the nurses took Julie up for her CT scan. This would tell them if the swelling was dissipating. If the coma was working on letting her brain heal. Harry stood up from the chair in the waiting room when Julie's parents came in. He walked up to them and tried to remain strong. When Julie's mom, Donna, opened her arms to him though, he lost it. He went directly into them and broke down. He was surprised she did that, but he needed it. After a few minutes, he stood up and looked down at her. "I'm so sorry." He wiped his eyes and then shook Julie's step-dad's hand.

"It's ok, Harry." Donna said taking him back over to sit in the chair. "Thank you for being here for her, and thank you for getting us here quicker than we ever could have. The doctors just filled us in."

"I just wish we could know something. I just wish she could wake up and tell us that she was going to be ok." He said. He knew she couldn't, but it's all he wanted.

"I know. She's gotten through so much. She's a healer. She's strong." She took his hands. "And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for doubting you. I'm sorry for causing you any trouble. And I'm sorry for what you've had to go through to get her back. But she's been more the daughter I knew lately than she was the past five years or so. And I think we have you to thank for that." She hugged him again.

Harry hugged Donna back tightly. For her to say that meant the world to him. "She's held me together lately. But I'm glad she seems more herself. That's all I want."

"She will never be the same as she was prior to Johnny. But I wouldn't expect her too. But our relationship has healed as well. I can feel her healing. And if you wouldn't have accepted her, flaws and all, she would have never decided she needed to do this for herself." Donna put her hand back on Harry's. "And even though I treated you horribly during Thanksgiving, you still did everything you could to get us here. Without question. I see what she sees in you." She sat back and held Harry's hand.

Harry would ask later if it would be ok to bring his mom here. But he felt better now that someone was here with him. It seemed like they were waiting an awful long time for the CT scan to be done. He just wanted to know what to expect. Amanda was doing ok this morning. She had a few set-backs, but things seemed to be stable at present. Her mom had arrived not long ago which was why he had been sitting in the waiting room and not the girls' room. He wanted to give Amanda, Niall, and Amanda's mom some time. He stood up when Dr. Thompson came into the room. He shook his hand and introduced him to Julie's parents. "What's going on?" He looked at Julie's mom. "Sorry, I shouldn't overstep." He nodded relieved when Donna just smiled at him and put her hand on his arm.

"The CT went well." Dr. Thompson started. "The test showed a little improvement. We were hoping for more, but it's still early. We're going to have to keep her in the medically-induced coma for at least another 48 hours. We will do another CT scan in the morning." He watched Harry slump down into a chair. "I know it's not the news you wanted to hear, but it hasn't gotten worse, and there was some improvement. So, there's still a lot of hope. Just don't give up on her. We have taken her back to her room. You all can go see her when you're ready." He shook everyone's hand again and then walked out.

Harry led Julie's parents to her room. He stayed back by Niall while he let them go see her. It was hard on him. They began crying when they saw her. He could only imagine the memories it must have brought back. "How's Amanda doing?"

"She's doing ok. She has quite a bit of pain, but things seem to be improving. I figured I'd let her mom talk to her a bit, so I'm staying out of the way. How's JJ?" Niall asked. "Amanda's been trying to get answers, but the doctor hasn't come in to talk to her yet."

"The swelling has only gone down a little. The doctor said he was hoping for more, but said since it hasn't gotten worse and improved a bit, he still has hope. Wants us to have hope too." Harry said.

"I'm sorry." Niall said giving him a hug. "At least it's starting improve."

"Yeah." Harry said. But not fast enough. How was he going to be able to deal with at least another 48 hours of not knowing if she was going to be ok?

After a while longer, the boys went back up to the beds. Niall spoke to Amanda and her mom telling her what Harry had said. Harry put his hand on Julie's foot and just looked at her. He didn't want to interrupt her parents, but he needed to be there. He needed to touch her. He wanted her to know that he was there. He hoped she did.

Two days later, Harry was at home showering and changing before going back to the hospital when he got the call. They were going to try and bring Julie out of the coma. The swelling had subsided well over the past couple of days. It was a relief. He got dressed quickly and headed back to the hospital. When he walked in the room he saw everyone around her bed. "What's going on?" He asked.

Amanda looked up at him. "The doctor just gave her the meds to reverse the coma. It's up to her now." Amanda grabbed his hand. She knew it was a great thing the swelling had decreased substantially in JJ's brain, but it still wasn't over yet. They still didn't know the effects the swelling would have had on her. The question was if she woke up, would there be any damage.

Harry looked down at Amanda who was sitting up on her bed. "You look a lot better." He kissed her head. "I'm so glad you're ok." He ran his hand through his hair. He thought he was waiting for this moment, but now he was so scared. What if she didn't wake up? What if her brain didn't heal properly? There were so many 'what ifs' yet. Everyone stood and stared at Julie for what seemed like hours. There was nothing. She didn't wake up. Her vitals stayed strong, but she didn't move. Harry dropped his head and his tears dripped onto the floor.

"Harry." Amanda said. "It can take some time. It doesn't always happen right away." She tried to comfort him. And she was right. Sometimes it took some time. But she wanted Julie to wake up quickly too. When she didn't, it was hard on Amanda as well. JJ had pulled her from the wreck right before their car was hit by another vehicle in the mash up. If it hadn't been for JJ, her injuries could have been a lot worse, if not fatal. This was almost too much to handle.

Niall looked at Amanda when her vitals started to go up. "Hey, Princess. She's going to be ok." He kissed her head. "You gotta relax, sweetheart. Come on, she needs you to stay strong too. You know it can take some time." He laid her back on the bed. When the monitors started to beep, he got nervous. "Amanda!" Niall said as nurses came in and made him step back. They asked everyone to leave the room. Even Harry and Julie's parents. Niall couldn't believe it. What the hell? He walked to the small waiting room down the hall and sat with Amanda's mom, Sue. He held her hand and watched the floor. They seemed to sit there for hours before anyone came to speak to them. He stood up with Sue when the doctor came in. "Dr. Miller. What happened?"

"Please, have a seat." He said and gestured towards the chair. "Everything's ok. Her vitals are all back to normal. She had an anxiety attack. She's been through a lot. Now she's concerned about Julie. Everything just got to her. She's calmer now. We've given her something to take the edge off. Her vitals are still strong, and she's healing well." He smiled at them and stood. "Just let her rest as much as she can." He nodded at everyone and left the room.

"Thank god." Niall said putting his head in his hands. He felt Harry's hand on his back. He was so relieved. He felt bad for freaking out though. Harry still hadn't had any kind of confirmation that JJ would even be ok. He couldn't imagine what he was going through. But it seemed like Harry and JJ's mom, Donna, were getting along pretty well. At least there was something good that would come out of this. Now to get JJ to just wake up. "Come on. Let's go back to the room." He wanted to get back to Amanda, but he also wanted to make sure they were there when JJ woke up. He was going to stay as positive as he could. He walked up to Amanda and kissed her head. He took her hand while Sue held the hand on the other side of the bed. "Hey." He said as she opened her eyes. "You just rest. We will let you know if anything changes. I promise."

"You wake me, Niall, as soon as she wakes up. Or if there is any other news." Amanda said. Letting tears fill her eyes.

"I promise, Princess. I promise." He kissed her lips softly. He meant it. If JJ woke up, he would definitely let her know. She just needed to wake up.

Harry walked over to Julie's bed with her parents. When Donna patted the chair next to Julie and smiled, he walked over. He hugged Donna and then sat on the chair and took her hand.

"Talk to her, Harry." Donna said to him. "Let her know you're here."

"Hey baby." He said quietly. "I don't know if you can hear me, but we're all here. Me, your parents, Niall, Amanda, and her mom, Sue. All we're doing is waiting for you to wake up now, baby. Please could you just show me those beautiful blue eyes? Please, just let me see those eyes." He started to cry. "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry I was so stubborn. I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you, and I couldn't accept your feelings. I was wrong. I don't care about any of that. Just please, wake up. Please." He sniffled. He watched her, but nothing. There was nothing. "God, please, baby. Please just open those eyes." He felt a hand on his back and looked up to see Donna with tears in her eyes. He rested his forehead on their clasped hands. Why wouldn't she just wake up? All he wanted was her to wake up. He needed her to wake up.

"Niall." Amanda said crying.

"Shh..." Niall said. "It's ok. Let's give her some time. We won't give up on her, Amanda. The doctor has high hopes, and I'm going to also. Please, you've always believed in her, even when you questioned some things. Don't give up hope now. Stay calm, baby. Please."

Amanda closed her eyes when Niall spoke to her calmly and kissed her lips. "Ok, I know. This hospital is great. The doctors are great. I just wish I could help."

"You can help by healing for her. For being here and getting better so that you can help her through." He kissed her again. "Get some sleep. Please. I promise to wake you as soon as we know anything at all. I would never keep that from you." He held her hand and sat next to her running his hand over her forehead. "Sleep, Princess. It will all be ok."

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