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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."

now. I told you; Phillip is her father."

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

need to stay." I tell Jayden as I walk into her room and

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

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

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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there. My hands start to

doctor will be along shortly.

nod. "Of course. Thank you,

sit beside her, holding her hand, rubbing her cheek. Anne is behind me and she rubs my shoulders. What a mess I've gotten

I just stay where we were? Life was

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 and Abby would have

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

a breath as I sob. "I

need to do some

You'll call me if

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

what was happening at the time and there was so much excruciating

a wing for families going through trauma. So they could keep their support system with them and also get the care and attention

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 he

him.

family and even if we had to start with nothing,

phone buzzed pulling me from my

just text that he is on his way.

you sure?

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