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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."

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

to the ICU

her room and choke up at my baby all hooked

minute she was playing and the next she

those cheeks I love to squish. A nurse

"Are you Abby's mother?"

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happening?" I rub her soft hand as I speak. I want to

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

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there. My hands start

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

nod. "Of course. Thank you,

Anne is behind me

where we were? Life was so much simpler

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."

past. You have to face it sooner or later. May as well be now, while she's too young to remember

in a breath

"We need to do some more tests

be okay? You'll call me if anything happens," I

you,

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

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

may never be able to conceive again, I

him.

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

pulling me from my daydream. It's

home. Phillip just text that he is

sure? I can

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