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“For fuck’s sake,” Brody half yelled He pulled to a stop outsidefor whatever explanation he’d come up with I ran up the stairs and unlocked ain, Brody was hot on my heels

“I know you’re no longer the same person you were, Demetria, and neither am I, but I didn’t realize you’d become so irresponsible”

I whirled around and faced hination “What are you talking about, Brody? You keep talking in circles, so just spit it out!”

“You were drinking, and last I heard that’s not good for the baby”

His words caughtthe color drain from my face

“What baby?”

“The one you’re carrying, Goddamit! And don’t lie to me I saw the ultrasound!”

I was so confused “What ultrasound?” My voice shook

“The one next to your bed, I sahen I brought you hoht”

Oh God No no no no How could I have been so reckless?

“It’s not – “

“Don’t lie toJeff, which was obviously a lie too”

“No, I wasn’t lying There was nothing going on between us”

“Are you telling ust in Brody’s voice was thick and protruding I stared at him, until finally I couldn’t take it anymore I cracked

“NO!” I bawled, feeling hot tears spill over my eyelids “It was our baby! That ultrasound is of YOUR baby!”I placedBrody’s face blanch My secret was out, and there was no way for me to take it back, no hting the need to double over I closed retted it…

“Can so around at the Eency Room nurses It was three a I knew so I could feel it

The truth was, as surprised as I was about nancy, I was excited It had been a difficult feeeks but I’d focused on the little life inother than Brody to live for He’d left o, and yet the ache in my chest hurt as if it was yesterday that he’d walked out my front door I hadn’t spoken to hinored it If he knew about the baby he would have stayed because he had to and I wasn’t prepared to carry that on ained another A part of me wished he was here to experience this with ether wasn’t enough for hi this baby would have made him want to stay

“What see at us frolasses

“My friend is pregnant and she’s in a lot of pain and she’s bleeding”

The nurse walked around the counter and her eyes grehen she sawdown

“Who’s your doctor?”

“Dr Bates,” Huntley replied quickly I was in toomy baby

The nurse hurried to the phone and after a quick phone call, she ca out in pain, and I heeled to the Maternity floor where we found Dr Bates waiting for us Without saying I word, he escorted us into a delivery rooDr Bates pressed my hard belly and I cried out

“We’re going to do an ultrasound,” he said The expression on his face was of no coel onto my skin and Dr Bates wasted no time He pressed the wand onto my belly and moved it around

“Da forlorn “Miss Rosemead, I’m sorry to have to tell you this but I can’t find a heartbeat”

The floor dropped fro down

“W-why?” I asked, “What’s wrong”