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My voice cracked as ean streaso still in front of me "Oh God, Jacks…I just…I can’t do this without you You need to wake up! WAKE UP!" I sobbed,in the rooly And then I said the words that I’d been keeping bottled up inside The words that I had wanted to say while looking into those deep brown eyes that I love so much, while that dimple that ive anything to see again "I’asp caaze up to see Brandon standing there, a shocked but rueful expression on his face

I stood quickly, reaching out for hi over the words to iven the fact that ere together… "Brandon, I’ s so up in the air about Jacks-"

He cutquite a bit lately "Allie, it’s okay You don’t have to explain I understand" He ran his hand over his hair agitatedly, blowing out a breath "You know that no ht? For you and the baby?"

"Yes, but Brandon, it’s-"

"I know it’s his," he cut in again

"How did you…what?" I stuttered then flushed as I realized that he knew exactly the same way I did

"Force of habit, baby I alore a condoio without, or that he always did go without, I know that he didn’t But with one without one with anyone…not under any circumstances Well, with you there was a couple times that I…you know"

I nodded…yeah, I knew But it was never in a place that he’d get ain

Brandon crossed the rooto be okay I swear it Regardless of what happens" He leaned forward and kissed ht when the daain

I cried for what see his shirt withsobs rey when he got to his feet slowly, his poor knees obviously killing hi

A nurse bustled in and shot me a look of sympathy as she took in led appearance "Need anything, honey?" she askedaround the bed and the ood," I said

She finished her check-up and patted first me, then Brandon, on the arm as she passed by "I’ll be back in a while to check on hi, you knohere to findus alone again