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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."

about it right now. I told you; Phillip is her father." Tears rolled down my cheeks. This is a

ICU wards. Anne is with her and it's only

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

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

cheeks

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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happening?" I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want to scream. My heart is breaking for her. She must have been so scared and I was

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there. My hands

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

"Of course. Thank

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

Why didn't I just stay where we were? Life

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

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

breath as

comes back in. "We need to do some more

okay? You'll call me if

call you, yes. Go wait for

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

start a wing for families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them and

he heard I was pregnant and had a complicated miscarriage, and also that I may never be able to conceive again,

him.

and even if

phone buzzed pulling me

text that he is on his way. I'll keep you

you sure?

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