All events take place after the black & white ball. I always had this theory and it only ever made sense so now my theory is a story! You'll understand once you read. Please enjoy and all feedback is appreciated! I also apologize for not updating anything of mine in soooooo long. It happens alot sadly.

Chapter 1: Unexpected

"Good morning sunshine." Even though it was past the morning hours, she greeted her husband formally, as she would if the sun had just risen. Tracy propped herself up from her prior position smiling as her husband fluttered his eyes open. "Happy Thanksgiving."

"Good morning to you too, but maybe it's not such a good Thanksgiving this year. I mean, look at where we are." Luke motioned to the bed he was laying in.

"On the contrary, husband. You're alive, so am I, and you may not be in the best shape but, nonetheless, you're here and I'm thankful for that. Don't be such a pessimist."

"Really? Who are you and what have you done with my wife." Tracy gave out a haughty laugh.

"Don't worry, it'll only be temporary. How are you feeling?"

"Just peachy. I'm okay, all things considered. I'm hooked up to the best stuff in this place. Don't think I could get much comfortable than this. What about you? How's your back? You slept here all night in that chair, that's gotta be uncomfortable." Tracy winced as she placed the palms of her hands on her back.

"If we're being honest, it still hurts. But trust me when I say I'm way better off than you are. And ya know what, it's noon and I haven't changed out of these clothes yet. I'm going to take a hot shower and then come back and spend the rest of the day with you."

"Aww, without me?"

"That won't be happening for a long time mister." Tracy stood up and gave her husband a peck on the lips. "I'll be back soon. I love you."

"I love you too." And with that Tracy left Luke's hospital room. Luke responded to his wife's sappy pledges, because he meant it, and to make her feel good. Although he was the one with the literal heart issue, Tracy was dealing with some major emotional set-backs because of his condition and her niece's recent passing. She was right when she said there was something to be thankful for.

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Just as Tracy was walking to the elevator, Lulu walked out. "Hey Tracy, Happy Thanksgiving." Lulu gave her stepmother a smile, who didn't smile back. "What's up?" Lulu eyed Tracy. "You don't look so well." Tracy was bent over with one hand on her abdomen and one hand on her back.

"I-I don't feel so well. Ah!"

"I need help over here!" Lulu, panicked, called for help. Immediately a nurse came to assess the situation. Tracy thought she could push through her own pain for her husband's sake but the pulsating pain just wouldn't leave. In fact, it radiated from her back to her lower abdomen. The mere walk to the elevator was enough to bring her down. Lulu grabbed one of the nurses arms, watching as the other medical assistants wheeled Tracy to the E.R.

"What's going on?"

"We don't know exactly what yet. Are you family?"

"Yeah, I'm her step-daughter."

"Well we'll notify this floor once we know what's going on and you'll find out then." The nurse nodded her head at Lulu and walked away. Lulu walked to her father's room, contemplating if she should tell him about what just happened. She closed the door once she was in the room and smiled at her dad.

"Hey there cupcake."

"Hey dad. Happy Thanksgiving." Lulu sat next to her father. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm ok. As good as I can get, ya know, nothing much I can do. What about you?"

"Oh, I'm great. Everything's slowly going back to normal. A lot of people are still shaken up about what happened at Wyndemere. Including Tracy" Lulu muttered under her breath.

"What'd you say?"

"Nothing I was just wondering, um, was Tracy complaining about her back since you guys came to the hospital? Did she mention anything to the hospital staff about her back?"

"No. Why are you so invested in Tracy? Did you run into her on your way here?"

"Yeah I did actually."

"Was she complaining to you or something?"

"Dad, are you sure you're ok? I don't wanna add any extra stress to you."

"I'll be fine once you tell me what's going on. What's going on Lesley Lu."

"I don't really know what happened. Tracy looked like she was in pain when I saw her and then she just cried out in pain. They took her to the E.R."

"The E.R?"

"Dad, please relax. She's being taken care of." Lulu put her hands on her father's shoulders.

"If she was in pain she should've said something, she shouldn't have held back because of me." Luke sighed. "Now she's in the E.R, that stubborn wife of mine." It had been many hours, leading all the way into the a.m hours, since Tracy had been admitted to the E.R, diagnosed, operated on, and in a room of her own. She groggily woke up and was able to find the button to call for a nurse. A nurse quickly opened the door to Tracy's room.

"What happened?"

"You came out of surgery about an hour ago. I paged your doctor. He'll be with you in a moment." Tracy wondered exactly how she got there. What happened and why her previous internal pains, now felt external, as if she'd been slashed open. Her thought process was interrupted by the doctor who opened her room door.

"Hello Tracy. How are you feeling?"

Why do they always ask that question when I'm in obvious pain? "Not very well."

"Well, that's to be expected seeing as you just went through surgery."

That explains the pain.

"My name is Dr. Andrews and I want you to know that everything is going to be fine."

"What happened to me? How long was I out for? My appendix didn't burst did it?"

"No it didn't. I know you have a lot of questions and hopefully as I explain your situation, it will answer most of those questions. You were out for over 7 hours. Before I start I need to ask you a few questions though."

"Ok." Tracy nodded her head.

"Have you noticed any changes in your body within the past 8 months? Or even the previous night? Dr. Robin told me that you fell on your back."

"What do you mean changes?"

"Have you been going through your regular menstrual cycle? Any cramps? Weight gain?"

"I haven't had a cycle for a while, and I've had major back pain but, I figured it was early menopause. Does this have anything to do with what happened to me?"

"This definitely pertains to your situation. You see, Tracy, you've had what we call a cryptic pregnancy. A woman goes through pregnancy-" Tracy's eyes widened at what the doctor just told her.

"I went through a what?"

"You were pregnant and didn't realize it. I'm sure this is a shock, and I'm sorry you had to find out like this. This is what caused you to pass out. Your fall from the Wyndemere incident must have startled the baby and caused it to come early, making their presence known." Tracy had no idea how to react to this news. No way had she would've thought or even imagined herself to be pregnant.

"Did my baby make it?" Tracy softly asked.

"Yes. She's in the NICU. But that's the other thing I wanted to address with you. I have to ask, do you drink alcohol regularly." Tracy swallowed hard. She hadn't been taking care of herself properly. Major stress. Heavy drinks when she wasn't locked up in an insane asylum. What damage did she do to her own child?

"I do."

"Due to the fact that you didn't know you were pregnant, you went on in life as you normally would, and in your case that includes drinking. Your baby was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, or FAS for short." Tracy's hand shot up to her mouth. "She suffered no physical deformities but she's currently suffering from a heart condition, and she is premature. We're paying very close attention to her. Once you and your husband are settled with this news and ready to hear more about your baby's condition, you can ask a nurse to page me. I'm very sorry, I'm going to go check on your little girl right now. And if it would give you and your husband hope, you could come up with a name for her." With that, Dr. Andrews left an extremely shocked and upset Tracy, who was now in tears.

She? I have a little girl, and what have I done to her as soon as she took her first breath? She's in this position because of me. What have I done?

OMG! I haven't updated or posted anything in FOREVER! Well after this chapter all of that will change soon (hopefully). What'd y'all think?! I'd love a review! Thanks for bearing with me not writing! Thanks for reading!