A/N-This is what I imagine Lillian to look like
~Ant POV~

Today is going to be one of the hardest days of my life. Today is the day my baby girl has to get knee surgery. The people here to support her are: Lin, Pippa, Lillian, Renée, Leslie, Groff, Thayne, Daveed, Oak, and Chris. And me. I'm glad she is supported by people who love us. We just sit and wait. Lillian is playing on her iPad. The rest of us are just making small talk. Jasmine wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything for the past 24 hours. She sits on my lap, fidgeting nervously. The rest of us kinda stop talking and just sit there. Pippa is on Lin's lap, Thayne is on Groff's and Lillian is on Oak's. Jas shifts and straightens up.

"Okay guys. I just want to thank you all for coming to support me. If you can't tell, I'm scared out of my mind. I appreciate you help over the past week. Also, thanks for not firing me, Lin." She says. Everyone laughs and Lin nods. "If I die in-"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. You aren't gonna die, Cephas." Daveed pipes up.

"Anyways, I want you to know you guys are the best friends-"

"And boyfriend!" Groff muses.

"-A girl could ask for. Thanks so much." Jas finishes up her little pre-surgery speech. I squeeze her hand three times.

"That was adorable, Jas. Don't worry, you'll be fine. And we all love helping and supporting you. Right, guys?" Renée says. Everyone nods. "We'll be here when you get back." Jasmine takes a deep breath. Everyone resumes normal conversations, the only thing that's not ordinary being Jasmine's fidgeting as the time for her surgery ticked closer and closer. I can tell in her eyes that she's down right terrified.

"Jasmine Cephas Jones?"  A nurse calls. Jas looks at me, terror in her eyes. I see Oak mouth 'give them one minute' to the nurse.

"Hey, no need to be all scared, baby girl. You're going to be fine, I promise. I'll be here waiting for you. I love you, more than anything." I say. She nods hesitantly.

"I love you too."  She says. We kiss before she starts to crutch away after the nurse. She stops, takes one final, terrified glance at me, before continuing and then disappearing from sight. Thank gosh I'm an actor, for her sake. I'm so scared for her right now. I just hope she didn't see through me.

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~Pippa POV~

I'm going to tell everyone what happened during the kidnap while Jas is in surgery. Nobody knows what happened and nobody knows that I'm going to tell them all today. I just really need to get it off my chest.

"Hey, guys?" I ask. Lin shifts.

"What's up Pips?" Groff asks. I check to make sure Lillian is asleep. Thank goodness she is. I don't want her to get scared.

"I want to talk about the kidnapping. I haven't told anyone yet and I don't want to keep it bottled up any longer. Ant, will you film this so Jas isn't left in the dark?" Anthony nods and pulls out his phone.

"Tell me when to start." He says.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Lin asks. I nod. He squeezes my hand. I nod to Ant and he starts recording.

"Okay, I'll start from the beginning. So we were in this group hug, and I was holding Lin's hand. The lights went out and I felt a large hand wrap around my arm and pull. I couldn't see, so I screamed. I heard Lin yell my name, so I yelled his back. I felt myself being dragged. Then I could only hear two voices I didn't recognize talking quietly. I was crying. By the time my eyes adjusted to the darkness we were at the stage door exit. The men were still talking. I couldn't hear what they were saying. They shoved pen and paper in my face and told me I could write one note. I thought for sure I was going to die. I wrote the note you found. I also wrote on my hand, so when I was found people could find you. But like I said, I was crying. They were yelling at me for crying. It scared me more, so I didn't stop crying. They got mad and pulled out a gun each. They shot the ceiling once and I yelled Lin's name in a panic. I heard shouting, but couldn't make out what it was saying. They shout again, at the ceiling. More shouting. I think it was somewhere along the lines of 'leave her alone, come take me.' Did someone actually say that?" I ask.

"I meant every word." Lin says.

"Really?"

"Of course, Pip. I love you more than life itself. I'll die to protect you if I have to." He says.

"I thought no one cared, cried, or would look for me." Lin squeezes my hand gently as I say this.

"I cried for hours, Pip. I was totally lost." Lin says, his voice quavering.

"Yeah, he did. He wouldn't stop, no matter what. He was so concerned. He passed out once because he was so worried. He woke up and decided to do the show to take his mind off it, but he lost it during Helpless. Javi had to go on for him. He convinced himself that you were dead." Chris says. "I cried because it was heartbreaking to sit there and not be an,e to do anything about it."

"I cried, as so did Jas." Ant pipes up.

"I think it's safe to say we all cried." Daveed says. I'm shocked. My eyes get a little tear as I continue the story.

"So, they opened the stage door. I saw the license plate and caught both their names through eavesdropping. I wrote the back to that note. They picked me up and I screamed Lin's name. They carried me out of the theater and into a car. There was a window I could see out of, but it was tinted so nobody could see in. I sat there for hours, eventually crying myself to sleep. When I woke up, I saw a sign that said 'Welcome to West Virginia.' I was convinced nobody cared or would come for me two states away. I was doubting everything. Even-" I stop as my voice cracks and a few tears fall. "Even Lin's love for me." I say, more tears falling. Jaws drop to the floor as Lin looks at me before tightly hugging me close to his body.

"I will always love you. You'll never have to doubt that again." Lin says, pecking me on the lips.

"I know you do, and I never will again." I say. I take a deep breath and continue. "Then there were sirens. They were definitely following us. Next thing I know, glass was shattering. I screamed Lin's name and everything went black. I woke up in the hospital." I finish. I nod to Ant and he stops recording. "Thanks for listening to that. It feels good to get it off my chest. Is Lillian still asleep?" Oak points to her and nods. We chat for a while before I notice people starting to nod off. Leslie is asleep, and Daveed is close. Lillian has been sleeping this whole time. Renée and Chris are talking in a hushed tone, both of them looking exhausted. I watch as Renée doses off and Chris follows suit. Oak is asleep, hugging Lillian. I feel Lin drift off underneath me. I glance at Jon and Thayne, both of them asleep, cuddling each other. I look at Anthony. He's wide awake, eyes darting around the room, not being able to focus on anything. His hands are shaking and his leg is bouncing. He's mumbling to himself. "Anthony? Are you alright?" I ask.

"Yeah." He hesitantly replies.

"You dont look okay."

"Okay, no, I'm not okay."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm scared. Jasmine was in so much pain and she was so scared today. I had to act brave around her but I'm terrified. I've never had to experience a surgery or someone I love going through surgery before. What if something bad happens? On the sheet he gave us it said she will be in a lot of pain afterwards. I don't want to see her in pain again. She can't catch a break. Her ex is stalking her, her best friend is kidnapped, a man shoves her against a wall and kisses her, and now she has a sprained ankle and a torn ACL that needs surgery. I hate seeing her go through all of this and me just standing helplessly, not being able to do anything. I love her so much and I hate to see her suffer."

"Anthony, she's going to be okay. You're very sweet and she loves you. Just stay with her and help her. You aren't helpless. You help her more than you know. And we all know you hate seeing her in pain, but there's no way to take it away. Just be there for her and comfort her. Now, you're a good actor, but I can tell you didn't sleep last night because you were worrying. Get some sleep. It will pass the time." I say. He nods and finally relaxes. He is asleep within minutes. I settle down and cuddle close to Lin's warm body. I feel him tighten his arms around me as I finally succumb to my exhaustion. I'm asleep with a couple of minutes.

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A/N

Heeeeeeeyyyyy. IM GOING TO SEE STAR WARS IN THE NINETEENTH!!!! And I love DEH even more!! And my cousins school did Little Mermaid Jr. and it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Okay!! Thanks for reading, voting, and commenting!!!

❤️~K