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Rush didn’t respond He just held hter We sat like that for a while, and then Rush lifted me into his arms, and I let hiain I wanted to reive hiet him out of trouble

"Keep her inside This will be cleaned up and dealt with I have backup co" GannonNo, Cope His na with Major He hadn’t found me by chance He hadn’t made love to me He had used me I was a tool It ood for me That man hadn’t been real He’d been an act

Rush didn’t respond to hi in the distance, and I buried my head deeper into my brother’s chest My front yard was a crime scene Darkness had fallen over ain wouldn’t be possible

Then I remembered My hand went to my stomach, and tears burned my eyes I had a baby in there A child from a man I didn’t even know She wouldn’t have a father, either Just like ive her all the love and devotion ive h I would be her everything, and she’d never question once if she was loved

My life wouldn’t be repeated I would iven

"Take this," Rush said as he tuckeddown at the sedative in his hand, I knew I couldn’t escape this so easily I had a baby to protect insidemy head from the pill

"It’ll help you rest"

"I said no," I repeated

He nodded "OK I’s outside I’ll be back to check on you in a little while"

"Call Captain He needs to hear it fro of all the lives that Major’s death would touch

"That’s the first call I’ maybe I would wake up and this would have been a drea to be my only escape from my reality