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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.

T

"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."

you; Phillip is her father." Tears rolled down my

hospital, they rushed me up to the ICU wards.

tell Jayden as I walk into her room and choke up at my

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

cheeks I love to squish. A

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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want to scream. My

is stupid. I'm trying to protect her, to build a stable life for her and when she needs me the

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My hands start

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

course. Thank

her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my shoulders. What

didn't I just stay where we were? Life

we lived, all of this would have still happened. You weren't to know 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

and ask you. There's no easy way out of the past. You have to face it sooner

breath as

do some more tests so if you could

okay? You'll call me if

right now. I'll call you, yes. Go wait for the

When I miscarried, I was looked after 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 a hard time when they wouldn't let him in with me. He carried on in his pretentiously entitled way but they stuck to their rules and said he'd be escorted

could keep their support system with

that I may never be able to conceive again, I thought he was going to cry. He said he'd never realized

him.

and even if we had to

me from my

text that he

you sure?

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