A/N: So I was watching The Tenth Circle starring Britt Robertson (she's great in it- everyone should see it) and this is what came from it! The first chapter's not really in character but oh well- keep in mind, Lux has just been raped and no one is expected to act normal in that situation. And just so you know, I really don't like Jones (hence his role in this story), and not really a fan of Bug or Tasha either, so it'll mainly be a family fic. Takes place just before Ryan finds out about Cate sleeping with Baze, but Bug's gone. Please review!

Chapter One- World Spins Madly On

Cate knew it wasn't normal. It wasn't normal to get a phone call in the middle of the night and it sure as hell wasn't normal to have the father of your child yelling for you to meet them at the hospital, especially considering you had thought your daughter was upstairs, sleeping peacefully.

Cate threw her bed covers off, waking Ryan in the process, and jumped out to bed, shaking as she changed her clothes.

"Cate?" Ryan asked groggily but Cate barely heard him as she grabbed her purse and rushed out of the door. "Cate!" He yelled after her, following her as she ran towards the open attic stairs.

She climbed them fast, stumbling a few times, and found her body visibly shaking as she slowly made her way across the room towards Lux's bed. "L-Lux?" Her voice shock.

In one swift motion, Cate tore back the covers of her daughter's bed and covered her mouth in shock, her eyes filling with tears, when she saw that it was empty.

"Cate?!" Ryan called out as he rushed up the stairs behind his fiancée. "Cate, what's going on?" He looked around the room and noticed Lux was missing. "Where's Lux?"

"I-uh, Baze called- Hospital- I've got to-" She trailed off, running a hand through her short brown hair, tears streaming down her face.

She turned on her heel and ran back down the stairs, sprinting out of the front door and heading to her car. Ryan followed but grabbed her arm before she could enter. "Let me drive." He said and Cate did as he asked without hesitation, climbing into the passenger seat.

The drive to the hospital seemed to take forever and Cate was a nervous wreck by the time they arrived. She climbed out of the car the second Ryan pulled to a stop and raced inside the building, running up to the front desk. "My-My daughter. Lux. Where is she?" She demanded, tapping the desk.

The nurse at the waiting station looked up at her annoyed. "What is your daughter's name, Ma'am?"

"Lux. Lux Bazile." She had been a little hurt when Lux had decided to take Baze's last name rather than her own but she knew Lux's relationship with her dad was important, and despite Cate's efforts, that Lux was currently closer to Baze than she was to herself.

The nurse began slowly typing on the computer and Cate found herself gripping her chest as she turned into Ryan's chest, letting him wrap his arms around her comfortingly.

"Get away from me!"

A scream from down the hall made all three of them, plus the rest of the emergency waiting room patients and staff, turn to look. Cate sprinted a second later, her heels barely hitting the floor as she made her way down the dark hallway, knowing it was her daughter without even knowing where Lux was.

She found the room quickly and was unable to hold back her shock. Lux had her knees pulled to her chest, screaming and trying to inch herself away from the doctor, nurse and to Cate's shock, Baze, as all three hovered over the bed. "Lux!"

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy." Lux's screams turned to agonizing sobs as Cate's arms made their way around Lux's body, holding the curled up ball of a girl close.

"Oh, baby." Cate whispered, rocking Lux. "Oh, honey. I'm here now. I'm here."

Cate looked up from Lux, glaring at the doctor and nurse before gazing gently at Baze and Ryan. "Leave." She said simply, glancing sympathetically at Baze.

Ryan nodded and led Baze out of the room. The doctor and nurse however, stayed. "Leave." Cate ordered again.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Bazile. We need to treat your daughter."

Cate didn't bother to correct them. "No. You need to leave." They made no movement. "Now!" She yelled and Lux flinched causing Cate to turn her attention back to her daughter. "I'm sorry, Lux. I'm so sorry."

Lux sobbed uncontrollably, gripping Cate desperately. "Mommy." She sobbed and Cate's heart broke. This wasn't the way it was meant to be. Lux wasn't supposed to call her mom when she was lying in a hospital bed, scared to death.

"It's okay, baby. I'm right here. I'm not going to leave you, Lux. I promise I'll never leave you again."

Lux continued crying, Cate's tears matching her own. Eventually Lux composed herself and pulled away from Cate. "I'm sorry, Cate."

"You have nothing to be sorry for."

Lux sniffled. "Your shirt."

"Doesn't matter. Nothing matters except for you." Cate shock her head and forced a smile through her tears.

"I don't want to talk." Lux whispered.

"Okay." Cate answered simply and Lux leaned into Cate. Cate shifted so that she was lying on the bed and pulled Lux into her arms. Lux curled into her, gripping her shirt for reassurance as Cate kissed her head.