Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Lena didn't say anything at first, just buried her face in the crook of my neck.

I stroked her hair, teasing, "Missing Nate already, huh? It hurts, doesn't it?"

"It's worse than when I was just crushing on him," she sighed dramatically.

"Well, duh! You just got a taste of what you've been wanting for, like, forever, and now you're left hangi Of course it stings," I said, nudging her with a playful grin. Lena flashed a bold grin. "Who says I have to wait? I could hop on a plane and be with him whenever I want."

That reminded me of their convo from last night. "Wait, are you seriously thinking about it?"

She sat up on the couch, tucking her legs under her. "I don't know yet."

Which meant she was seriously considering it. I mean, who wouldn't? After years of secretly crushing o Nate, she finally got him, and now he's miles away.

"Take your time," I said, giving her a playful nudge. "But come on, spill. How was last night?"

I grinned, leaning in. "I need to know what Nate, Professor Perfect Gentleman, is like once the clothes come off."

Okay, maybe I was pushing it, but I was

mean, could you blame

I decided to head

and I made our way to the hospital to check on Tanya's baby. He was fast asleep in the incubator, and the nurse said he was doing great-growing fast, all his vitals looking

once. Lena and I cared

did she get

here," Lena started to

at the screen, frowning. "It's the director of the hospital.

call, and I focused on the baby again. He had Tanya's eyes, but everything else?

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heart ache. So young, and

realized Lena had finished her call. But she wasn't moving. She was just standing there, staring into space,

waved a hand in front of her face. "Hey, what's up? Did the director call to offer you a promotion or something? Scared you're gonna run off

her face troubled, her eyes

on? What did he

"Tanya filed a lawsuit