Should've Been Us

I Won't Let Go

"She's right here... which makes you... my dad." Antonio could hear those words echoing in his head. He looked between the unconscious and seriously injured 'Johanna' and Xavier. They were definitely mother and son. "What?" He asked.

"Josephine Fraser..." Xavier pointed to the woman in his arms. "Is my mother's real name... she changed it before we were born."

"We?" Antonio's head was spinning.

"My twin sister, Zoë and me." Xavier was shaking. "Look, right now, all I want is help for my mom. Jules said she was calling an ambulance."

"Jules... Jules Willhite?"

"Yeah... she was working with my mom. Please... I just... I can't lose her." He went back to holding his mother. "I didn't even know she was pregnant."

Antonio was frozen in place. His Josie was alive? She was living across the street from him? He had twins? She was... "Wait, wait, wait... she's pregnant?"

Xavier pointed to Josie's abdomen. "Unless she put on a bunch of weight and hid it from our family... she's pregnant."

Antonio leaned against the wall. He was shaking. He was overwhelmed by all of this. It couldn't be true, could it?

"Chicago Fire Department!" Gaby's voice rang out. "We're here to help."

"In here!" Xavier shouted. "It's my mom... please help her."

Gaby and Shay rushed into the room. "Xavier!" Gaby exclaimed. She looked down. "Oh my God! Jo!"

Shay pushed Antonio aside and helped Xavier get Josie onto the gurney. "Antonio... if you ain't helping us... get the fuck out of our way." Shay shouted.

Xavier followed Shay giving her all the details he could about his mom. Gaby grabbed Antonio by the arm. "'Tonio... what the fuck!?"

"Jules... she... uh... she called me... told me to get over here... I was next door picking up the kids."

"Okay... then what?"

"Then... I bust in here... the kid, Xavier... he grabbed a bat... I told him my name... then... he told me that Johanna's name isn't really Johanna... that it's Josie... then he told me I'm his..."

"Antonio!" Gaby slapped his cheek. "Snap out of it. That is Josie... look... it's complicated... but it's her. I gotta get her to Med."

Antonio was still in daze. Gaby pushed by him and ran to the ambo. She hopped in the back and closed the doors. Antonio snapped out of it as he heard the sirens pull away from the house. He turned on his heel and ran to his driveway. He was going have to explain this somehow, later. For now, he hopped in his car and floored it towards Med, dialing Jules as he went.

"Antonio."

"Jules... do not bullshit me now!" Antonio barked. "Is Johanna really Josie Fraser?"