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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."

right now. I told you; Phillip is her

at the hospital, they rushed me up to the ICU wards. Anne is with her and it's only two visitors at

room and choke up at my baby all hooked up to

was so sudden. One minute she was playing and the next she was unresponsive. I'm so sorry.

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

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want

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

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hands start to

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

nod. "Of course. Thank you, Nurse," I

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

where we

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 I could have just married Phillip

past. You have to face

breath as I sob.

in. "We need to do some more tests so if

call me if anything happens," I

call you,

are still here. 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

when he wanted to start a wing for families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them

they would finally let him in, and he heard I was 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

him.

have our little family and even if we

phone buzzed pulling me from my daydream. It's

home. Phillip just text that he is on his

you sure? I

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