ward Atticus, who was pacing

few feet away. The bleeding on her elbow had st

. "How is she?" he dem

hallway was dead quiet. The words carr

ercer said. "It's a threatened miscarriage. We've stabilized her,

riage.

in Charlotte's br

g of the fluorescent lights sud

like lead, but she forced

slightly, as if a massive weight had temporarily be

. George? We need a family member to sign t

the nurse, and signed his name on the

d as her

ife sliding directly be

lipboard right out of his hand. The pl

at her. His eyes narr

. Her voice was shockingly calm. It lac

hen stepped closer to her, invading

ed exhale. The exhausti

said softly. "

hildhood best friend. The man who had died i

out she was pregnant two weeks after the funeral. This baby is the only piece of Evan left in th

ared into hi

t was noble. It painted Atticus as a trag

He wasn't cheating on her. He w

rejected it

m doors, ready to bolt back to Celena's side at a moment's notice. He ha

ost's legacy over

al bed out into the hallway. Celena lay on the mattress, an

o the side of the bed, and gripped the metal railing. He walked a

n't lo

the hallway. The cold air conditioning

d and walked out

York hit her face. It

Her thumb hovered over the screen for

r personal lawyer, not

erwork to dissolve the

k at the hospital doors. She walk