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Doctor Rogers looks at the both of us “Um well congratulations you’re six weeks pregnant Ms. Woods”.

I didn’t know what to say. I slowly move my hand to cover my belly. A child, Rhet and I made a child together.

“We are keeping you overnight for observation, but everything looks fine,” she places her hand on my shoulder.

“Is Doctor Javier here?” Rhet asks.

“Oh you’re friends with Paul? Yes, he is, want me call him for you?” she asks.

Rhet takes out his phone and begins to type, “He is a friend of my family it’s ok, but thanks.”

I’m going to be a mom. I’m still in shock looking at Rhet, while he is typing away on his phone. How is he handling this better than I am?

The doctor says her goodbyes and leaves.

Rhet stands walks to my bed, looking down at me “We gotta talk.”

“I’m keeping my baby,” my words blurt out of my mouth as I grip the sheets.

Rhet’s jaw rocks and his nose flairs “Firstly, it’s our baby and I’m insulted if you thought that I was going to tell you not to keep it.”

My mouth falls open, “You were threatening to kill me some hours ago.”

“If I wanted you dead Zee, you have been,” he replies as his hand grip the guard rails.

Tense that’s how I feel, I just want to go home and curl up in my bed.

“Who did this to you?” he asks his tones sounds final and deadly.

I touch my stomach rubbing my belly in a circle. I know now that this is bigger than just Rhet and I.

“Carson.”

Rhet kisses my forehead and turns to leave “Draven will be here to pick you up tomorrow."

“Where are you going?” I ask, knowing in my gut that Carson just received a death sentence.

“I’m going to work,” Rhet opens the door and Penny rushes in, coming to hug me.

I didn’t see him leave, as I press my face into Penny’s neck as she tells me “It’s going to be alright.

RHET

A baby? I feel like I burst out in sweat when she said a baby. I stop to give Dante the update. He said Penny will get him home. He was talking but I wasn’t hearing anything he said.

As I hustle to the elevator, I want to know why Carson has been a constant thorn in my side. He almost took my wife and my baby away. My wife and my baby he almost took them away from me like he did with Trent. On the outside I look calm and together, but on the inside, I was in turmoil. “Rhet” I hear a voice to the back of me. Turning I see Charlotte. “Not today Charlotte,” Pressing the button I wait for the elevator.

“I found her Rhet, I brought her here.” Charlotte says.

I walk back to Charlotte waiting for her to talk.

“I found her. Dad had her in the old barn at the back,” Charlotte says her eyes are filled with hurt.

“Thank you for that.” I reply as I touch her shoulders.

The elevator pings and the doors slide open.

“The night that you caught me with Barrett,” Charlotte begins to tell her story, but I brush her off.

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