~Lin POV~

Everyone around me gasps and looks at the TV screen.

"Lin, are you sure?" Renée asks.

"I'm positive! The ring in her hand is the engagement ring I gave her! Also, the necklace around her neck is the one I got her for her birthday! I know it is her!" I yell slightly as Jas puts a comforting hand on my shoulder. I let one tear fall, but stop myself from letting any more fall. I've cried enough for one day. Who am I kidding? I quickly learn I can't stop tears from falling as more begin to cascade down my cheeks. I can't go any longer not seeing Pippa, and now I know that she is badly hurt, maybe even dead. I can't take this anymore. Why? Why couldn't have it been me? I'd rather it be me. I hope she isn't in any pain. I want so badly for it to be me. I want so badly for her to be okay. I don't think I could live without her. "Guys, why couldn't it have been me?" I ask, genuinely wanting an answer.

"Lin, you aren't thinking like that, are you?" Chris asks, a deep look of concern coming over his face. "It's not your fault, Lin. None of this is your fault. Even if you would have pulled her hand back, it still could have happened. It's hard to prevent something from happening if you don't know it's going to happen. Stop blaming yourself. As Pippa said when Ant was in the hospital and Jas was wishing it was her, 'Bad things happen to good people. There is no way around it.' Lin, you need to accept it. Pippa isn't gone anymore, she's safe here. She may be hurt, but she's safe. I know what you're thinking, and she's not dead. They would have told you that on the phone. They wouldn't make you come down here to see her if she was dead. I am almost positive Pippa will pull through, she's a strong fighter. Lin, you need to calm down. Pippa will be okay." Chris finishes his monologue and reassuringly puts his hand on my shoulders and stands behind me. (Jas took her hand off at the beginning of the monologue) Just as a nurse comes into the room.

"Anyone here for Phillipa Soo?" She asks and we all stand up and walk over to her. "Is one of you named Lin?" She asks. I raise my hand. She holds out Pippa's necklace. "This necklace she was wearing has both of your names engraved in it. We didn't want to lose it when we had to take it off, so I put it in my pocket to give to you." She says and hands it to me.

"Thank you." I reply, grasping it in my hand and closing my fingers around it.

"I'm assuming then that you're also her fiancée?" She asks and I nod. "We keep the rings on, so her ring is still on her finger."

"Ok." I say. I'm happy they left her ring on. But why didn't they leave the necklace on? I told Pip whenever she was wearing the necklace that I would be with her, and she's never taken it off. What if she knows they took it off and now she feels alone?

"Ok, so I'm going to lead you back to her room, 452." 452. 452. Any room that starts with a 4 is the coma floor. Not my Pippa! She can't be in a coma, she just can't. We follow the nurse to room 452. As soon as we arrive, she unlocks the door and walks away. Chris walks in and glances at Pip. He motions me to come in and see her. When I walk in, I purposely don't look at her. I got a small glimpse of her on the TV out there, and she looked really badly hurt. I don't know if I can stand to see her badly hurt.

"Lin, just look at her. We all know you don't want to, but there is more of you screaming at you to look at her." I sigh because I know he's right. I slowly turn my head to look at Pippa. When I catch sight of her I fall to my knees. She's bruised, cut and bloody. She looks lifeless. Just laying there, with wires and IV drips in her hands and arms. The worst thing is, she's in a coma. I take a deep, shaky breath and stand up. What really scares me is that she may never wake up. She has to wake up. She's my entire world. She has to wake up. She just has to. I love her so much. I can't lose her to some idiot kidnappers. I can't. I walk over to her and gently take her bruised hand in mine. I softly kiss her hand and then rub circles onto her hand, like I do when she needs help calming down. When I go to place her hand back beside her, I notice something written on her palm. 'I love you, Lin' is simply written in her handwriting. I give her hand a light squeeze.

"I love you, Pip." I whisper, placing another soft kiss on her hand. I walk back over to Chris, who gives my shoulders a reassuring squeeze. We just stand there for a while. Then a nurse walks in.

"Okay,I have some news about Ms. Soo." She says. We turn our attention towards her and listen. "Ms. Soo is very lucky to be alive, although she may be in a coma. She has no broken bones, and thankfully no brain damage." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in. "Although I have a note for a Lin-Manuel Miranda." She looked around the room as we all tuned in. "I understand you are the fiancée?" She questions and I nod. "Well, I have two things to tell you. They are both bad things, so I apologize to be the one to bring this on you." Chris walks closer to me and places a hand on my shoulder and giving it a squeeze. "First, Ms. Soo is no longer able to have children." She says. Chris squeezes my shoulder again as I sigh and take it in. I hear a couple people gasp. The nurse continues. "I'm terribly sorry about this, but the baby did not make it." She says.

"What!? She was pregnant?" I ask, I never knew.

"Yes. She was just over a month pregnant." I'm just as shocked, if not more shocked, than everyone else. I wonder if Pippa even knew. She'll be devastated either way. And I have to be the one to tell her. The nurse leaves and we all sit in silence.

"Did anyone know?" I ask. Everyone shakes their head no. "So if she didn't tell Jas or Renée, and she didn't tell me, she didn't know." I say. They nod, then start to look sad as they slowly realize we will have to tell her. They sigh deeply as they realize she is going to be crushed. I just hope she's okay, and that she won't take this too hard. But I doubt she will take it lightly. Pippa loves kids. She is going to be absolutely crushed, and it's going to kill me. Since it's still early in the morning, people start to dose off in the chairs. Chris basically picks me up and puts me on the couch that is next to the hospital bed.

"Lin, I know, we all know, that you haven't gotten any sleep since she was taken. She's safe here now, and you can see her. Please try and get some sleep, buddy." He says. I yawn and nod as I get comfortable and ready to sleep. I am soon asleep, as is everyone else in the room.

-2 Hours Later-

A small, weak, broken cry awakes me. I can't tell if I'm just dreaming, or if someone made that noise.

"Lin? Lin? Lin where are you?" The voice cried, panic laced in the voice. But it said my name. I look up. "Lin?" Wait. That's Pippa's voice. I turn my gaze to the hospital bed. Pippa is lying there, eyes wide open, shaking in panic. Tears streaming down her worried face. She looks confused. I can tell she's terrified. I can't stand to see her upset. I quickly stand up and walk over to her.

"Pippa. I'm right here baby." I say to her, trying to comfort her. I'm afraid that if I touch her, it will scare her.

"Lin? Lin?" She cries.

"Pip?"

"Lin!" She cries. She tries to get up. When she can't because of the hospital wires and other things, she panics.

"Pippa, baby. Lay down." I say, taking her hand and squeezing in it.

"Lin, where are we? What happened?" She looks terrified.

"Pip, calm down. You're safe now. You were first kidnapped, then in a car crash." More terror shoots across her face. I gently rub her hand with my thumb to calm her down. I don't think it's that effective. But it helps a little bit.

"Am I going to die?" She asks. It breaks my heart a little.

"No baby. You're going to be just fine. I promise. You have no broken bones and no brain damage. Although there is one thing." I say, growing sad and serious. Chris, Jas and Ant are awake.

"What?" Pip asks, panic rising in her voice. I really don't want to be the one to tell her this.

"You were pregnant." I say. She looks shocked.

"I didn't know that!" She exclaims. She seems excited. Oh no. If she's happy about it, she's about to be crushed. "That's exciting!" She says. She still looks scared, panicked, and sad, but there is a little happiness mixed in.

"Pip, I hate to tell you this, but the baby didn't make it." I say quietly, and Pip starts crying, again. "Another thing is, you are unable to get pregnant again." I say, barely above a whisper. But I know she heard me. I know because she starts crying harder. Chris ushers everyone out of the room, after waking Groff and Renée, to leave Pip and I alone.

"Lin..." she chokes out.

"I know baby, I know." When I try to hold her, to comfort her, the hospital stuff gets in the way and she cries even harder because I can't hold her. I lean over and press a soft, comforting kiss to her forehead, then go back to rubbing her hand. Our wedding is in six months. March 29, 2016. I can't wait until that day. I love Pippa so much and I can't wait to marry her. We sit there for a while, not talking. When I look back at Pip, she is asleep. I think back to our engagement.

"Come on Pip, keep your eyes closed!" I exclaim

"Okay, okay, you dork!" She says back. When we arrive at our destination, I bring her inside and onto the stage.

"Okay open." I say. She flicks her eyes open and looks around.

"Why are we at the theater?" She asks giggling.

"Because it's where I get to fall in love with you even more every night." I reply. I squeeze her hands as she laughs and get down on one knee. I flick open the ring box. Pippa gasps and her hand flies to her mouth and she starts to cry.

"Hey Pip, don't cry." I say.

"It's happy tears Lin!" She laughs.

"Phillipa Soo, I love you so much. I would be honored to spend the rest of my life with you. You are the most beautiful, kind, clever person I've ever met, and I love you more than anything. Will you be the Eliza to my Alexander, and marry me?" By now, Pippa is happy-crying hysterically and nodding her head like crazy.

"Yes. 1,000 times yes." She says.

"I love you Pip."

"I love you too Lin." I hear. I open my eyes and look down.

"Was I talking out loud?" I ask.

"For parts of it." She replies, giggling. Chris texts me saying he and the others had left to do the show. I spend some time on my phone as nurses come in and check Pippa. Soon the nurses leave. They did tell me they are going to find out when Pippa can leave. Pippa and I go back to talking. As we are talking, there are some huge crashes and sirens in the hallway. Screaming and crying. But most of all you can hear sirens. Pippa flinches and I squeeze her hand. It might be bringing back memories of her kidnap or crash. I haven't asked her about it yet, but I will eventually. Doctors are shouting in the hallway. The sirens are covering everything. Pippa is shaking in fear.

"Shh. Pips, it's okay."

"I know, just it's making me think of the crash and I'm getting scared." The sirens fade. Now the most dominant thing is a little kid's crying. "Lin, go out there and see what is going on." Pippa says. I nod.

"I'll be right back, baby." I say and I head out.

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A/N-
THANKS FOR READING AS ALWAYS! Anyways, I love what's happening in the next chapter. It's got something to do with what's happening outside. I'm super excited to publish it!

❤️~K