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Fear gripsaroundon Stay caloes dead and it’s then that I notice Ca next to me

“Hospital,” I say robotically “Please, I need to go to the hospital Now”

He nods and we head out to his truck, our dessert forgotten The ten-minute drive is silent and I can tell Ca on, but I can’t tell hiirl and it only proves why Cameron and I can’t be more than friends Because Ari will always come first

Cameron has barely stopped his truck when I jump out and run into reception I don’t stop to see if he’s followedfor and follow her directions I burst into the erand and writhing in pain and push the doctor aside to get to her

“It’s ok, baby girl,” I soothe, wrapping her unusually hot body in my arms Her screas tears to my eyes Her hands push me and I look down at her Her face is red and tear stained, and her screaet a na that she’s an ER doctor

“Miss Tanner, it would appear that your daughter has appendicitis It’s not uncoh fever and slightly swollen belly That could mean that her appendix has burst”

“You have a daughter?”

We all spin our heads around Ca behind the doctor, a look of shock and disbelief on his face Instead of responding I look back at the doctor and ask, “What do we do?”

“The best solution would be to have an ultra-sound, to determine the severity of the condition and then possibly schedule an e but we can have her prepped for an ultra-sound while you fill out the paperwork Once we know the result of that, we can deteriven her current state, surgery looks like our best form of treatment ”

I nod, “Okay”

The doctor scurries off and o but I need to chat to Ca him about Ari but now I have no other choice

“I can explain,” I say, walking to where he’s still standing

“Explain what exactly Hayley? How you can have a kid at nineteen or how you failed to mention it until now?” His voice comes out harsh and if it weren’t for my need to defend er and shocked expression head-on with a glare of my own

“This is why I didn’t want to tell you, because I knew you would judge me”

“Don’t turn this around onto tell me?”

I look down He’s caught hs

A fresh bout of tears hit h blurred eyes “I had no idea how to tell you, but I would’ve told you tonight anyway” I wipe a few stray tears “I kneould change things, so I thought if I got one date with you it would be enough…” my words trail off I sound pathetic, but no matter which way you look at it rejection still sucks and I hope Cah to do this subtly I’ because of hi atdismissal of me is what has me so emotional Too bad it is in fact a contribution to how overwhelmed I feel

“You could’ve told me that before I asked you out,” he says coldly “I wouldn’t have gone through so much trouble”