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"Yes baby, I’m here" I move and take a seat next to her on the bed

"Where am I?" Huntley looks around confused

"You’re in the hospital," I reply gently

Her eyebrows shoot up and a look of horror crosses her features

"I’et the nurse ok?" I kiss her forehead and walk out to get a nurse Luckily the nurse as in here earlier sees me and I tell her Huntley is awake

I follow in behind her as she starts checking the ain

"Why aan, you were attacked"

Theas her heartbeat spikes I rush over to the bed, stroking her hair and rubbing my thumb on the back of her knuckles "It’s ok, you’re safe now You need to stay calm"

Her eyes flit frantically froan, you need to calood for the baby"

Huntley stiffens and her face goes white, like every ounce of blood is being drained from her Her eyes widen in shock

"Baby?" she chokes out "What baby?"

"You’re twelve weeks pregnant," I tell her softly When she snatches her hand frorasp, I wince at the loss of contact, and watch her carefully Soht about her reaction A knot forut like an anchor

"No," she cries, shaking her head wildly froative"

"It’s possible that you got a false negative," the nurse explains sympathetically "It’s rare but it happens Either you took the test too early or the test wasn’t sensitive enough to the HCG hormones in your urine"

"Oh God," Huntley cries My heart breaks at the sound of her obvious distress Doesn’t she want this? I feel the hurt and confusion fuse and move around restlessly inside ood one right?" I search her eyes for a gli back at one I’ve never seen this look on her face before It’s unnerving

"No, it’s not ok" Her words slice uttered The nurse exits the rooain The room suddenly feels too small, like the walls close in on me with every delivery of Huntley’s painful words

"How can you say that?" I question slightly angered