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"I'll drive you."

""You don't have to."

""It'll be faster. Come on."

"Thanks Jayden."

He leaves a wad of cash to cover dinner and tips on the table and takes me by the arm as he ushers me out. That touch burns into my skin but I can't think about that right now. My baby is in intensive care and I need to get there. The valet brings the car and Jayden opens my door. I get in and before long we roar off into the traffic, weaving and beeping.

"Jayden, slow down, I don't want to have an accident or be delayed if the traffic cops stop you.

"Sorry. Look, you relax, just let me drive. I understand how this must make you feel."

"No, no you don't. Only a parent could understand what it's like to have their only child, maybe the only child they can ever have, in a life-threatening situation. I almost yell the words because stress has me wired so high. He glares across at me. "Only a parent huh?

"That's right." I snap back.

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"Well, isn't that what I am? She's my kid, isn't she? You go on about honesty, but you can't even tell me the truth about something so important. You're a hypocrite."

want to talk about it right now. I told you; Phillip is

ICU wards. Anne is with

walk into her room and choke up at my baby all hooked

and the next she was unresponsive. I'm so sorry. The ambulance was so

touch her little face and those cheeks I love to squish. A nurse comes

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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hand as I speak. I want to scream. My heart is breaking for her. She must have been

is stupid. I'm trying to protect her, to build a stable life for her

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for a few minutes. The doctor will be along shortly. He'll speak to you outside the room.

nod. "Of course. Thank you,

sit beside her, holding her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs

Why didn't I just stay where we were? Life was so much simpler

Abby would get ill and I know you came back to face up to the past and try and make it right. So Abby could know her father." Tears pour down my face. "But

Abby would find out and come and ask you. There's no easy way out of the past. You have to face it sooner or later. May as well be now, while she's too young to remember

breath as I sob.

comes back in. "We need to do some

okay? You'll call me

you, yes. Go wait

here and diagnosed. Jayden and I were both very distraught because we had no clue what was happening at the time and there was so much excruciating pain and blood. He'd had

their support system with them and also get the care and

pregnant and had a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to conceive again, I thought he was going to cry. He said he'd never realized how much he wanted something until it

him.

one day, we'd have our little family and even if we had

pulling me

go home. Phillip just text that he is on his

you sure? I can

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