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Chapter one : The truth revealed

Chief Boden accepted to replace Casey until the end of his shift. Casey was now on his way to the hospital . So much questions was in his mind . How Taylor could have hidden such a thing? And why?

He remembered their meeting. In high school , just before meeting Hallie. She was his first girlfriend. At the end of the penultimate year of school , she moved out with his family in New-Jersey without telling him a thing. This child could explain this sudden leaving. Her parents were probably ashamed. He didn't know what to think about this. Her sister Jamie was very close to her. Matt didn't know her well . They met when he came to see Taylor at her house .

A few minutes later, he arrived in front of the hospital and parked his car. He came directly at the reception . The secretary was on the phone and signed him to wait before taking care of him.

"I came to see Dr. Ness please."

"And you are?"

"Lieutenant Casey, she called me."

She looked at one of her list and saw his name in it.

"Right. I'm calling her."

"Thank you."

The young lady grabbed her phone and dialed the appropriate number, and Dr. Ness answered immediately.

"Lieutenant Casey is here doctor."

"Tell him I'm coming."

The young doctor hung up.

"Please have a seat , she'll come in a few minutes."

"Thank you."

He didn't complain and took a sit. His heart was beating like crazy . All of this was nutty. In less than a day, his life changed without being able to do something.

Some minutes later, a nurse came to see him and signed him to follow her. They took the evelator and she sent him to the doctor's office where was waiting with Taylor's sister, Jaimie.

"Lieutenant", she said squeezing his hand.

"Jaimie."

"Matt."

Ness invited him to have a sit with them. Somewhere , he was relieved to finally know the truth, but on the other hand, his heart was beating so fast.

"You want I explain him?" Asked the young doctor to Jaimie.

"Yes", answered the young lady, still in shock by the death of her little sister.

"As I said on the phone, you are the father of Taylor's girl. The first one, Alana, is seventeen and..."

"Taylor wanted to call her Alyssa ", cut Jaimie.

"Wait a minute . Who's saying I'm their father? And imagine I am, how do you want me to have custody? With my job at the firehouse, I take my life in danger every day, and I could die like this. I don't think they want to lose someone else . And you're their aunt Jaimie, Alana knows you, it would be logical they go with you."

"I can't take care of them Matt."

"And why?"

"My son is disabled . He needs daily care, I can't take care of a baby . I could take Alana with me it's true, but I don't think she will be happy in Spingfield. If they don't go with you, they will be placed by social services."

The fatal argument . He didn't want this to any child. Since the beginning of his career , he saw so many children been placed by social services. Some of them lost their parents in a fire , others had been beaten.

"Why Taylor didn't say a word?"

"You know my parents and their adherence to religious principles."

"Yeah, I remember well."

"They didn't like your relation , and when they learnt you and her had... And she was pregnant, they didn't supported it. They wanted her to wait her wedding."

"How did they know?"

"You were close, and my father had doubts. One day, Taylor and me had a discussion in our bedroom , he listened through the door . She was announcing me she made a pregnancy test and came back positive. They took Taylor apart and they had an argument. My father wanted her to leave the child at birth, remove her from school, make her follow correspondence courses , and come her back to the following school year. And she didn't want it. My parents took some advices from the priest and went far away . That 's why we moved in New- Jersey . Taylor didn't say a word because she didn't want to shake your life. My father left because he didn't support the fact my mother supports her daughter in this part of her life. We tightened our elbows and Alana could be raised in good conditions. In the meantime , I met my husband but he's dead last year because of a cancer. Taylor came back to Chicago to tell you the truth. But she didn't have the courage . She told me you met her again, months ago."

"yeah, after my end of shift. She came the afternoon, I was surprised to see her. She asked me to grab a beer and I accepted. We drunk a lot to be honest and you know what happened after that. I tried to contect her again, but she never answered and she didn't let me an adress . I tried to find her in vain."

The truth was a little distorted. Hallie was back in his life and that's why he didn't try to find her. But if he knew, he wouldn't have left her alone.

The phone rang and interrumped the conversation . The secretary alarmed Dr. Ness the social worker wad here. She ordered her to send her immediately in her office.

Someone knocked and the door opened. The three people stood up and signed to her. The secretary brought a chair and this conversation could resume.

"First of all, I present my sincere condolences Mrs. Jefferson . I'm sorry to come settle formalities in such a time but we can't wait. If I understood well, Mrs. Jefferson, you said lieutenant Casey is the father."

"Yes."

"And because your child is disabled, you can't take them."

"That's right."

"We are going to make a paternity test if you allow it lieutenant."

"No problem", he answered still in shocked.

"During the process, Alana will be placed."

"Alyssa will stay here for a while. We have to keep an eye on her because she is born in eight months of pregnancy."

"When can you do this tast doctor Ness."

"In an hour, the result will be here in a few days."

"Alright. And if you are the father, what will you do lieutenant?"

"I didn't want to let them be placed. I'll find a solution but I will be ready to have their custody."

"I have to warn you, this decision will change your life. We will come oftenly to see if everything is alright. It's the standard procedure and due to your job, I know thing won't be easy . Do you have family do help you?"

"Yes, my sister."

I didn't want to tell him mom. She was still in jail and it was out of question for her to come in the middle of this story. With her past, she wasn't an exemple to follow, and if she will have any influences in this seventeen year old girl... He didn't want to imagine the disaster.

"Could she keep an eye on them when you will be on shift?"

"I think yes."

"You need a trusting person if you want to have custody lieutenant."

"And in the case I'm not their father?"

"They will be placed the time to find a family, or Mrs. Jefferson want to have custody on them. But I fear , because of her own situation, she can't have custody on them. I have to leave, I have to take Alana."

"Already? I didn't have time to talk to her!" Jaimie asked.

"We'll do it when we will have the test results, I wouldn't give her false hopes."

"I can certify he is the father!" Jaimie screamed.

"Results will tell it. Doctor, lieutenant, Mrs. Jefferson", the social worker told, signing to them.

The door closed, letting Matt and Jaimie in complete shock.

"I understand all this is difficult but you have to stay strong, for your family."

"We'll do our best, don't we Matt?"

"Yeah", he nodded.

"I will go back to the hostel to rest a little, then I will call the notary about the legacy."

"Taylor knew?"

"Yes, she knew her pregnancy was risked but she wanted to keep her though. Just in case, she wrote her testimony. I don't know what's in it."

She signed to Matt and doctor Ness, letting them alone. Matt took a deep breath.

"Everything's alright lieutenant?"

"Yeah, sort of. Can I see...", he took some time. "Alyssa?"

"Of course. Come with me."

They left the office and she took him on the NICU. Behing the window , she showed him his child, hooked to a ventilator . Tears came in his eyes.

"Will she survive?"

"She can't breathe in her own but there is a huge chance she won't die, but it's not possible to be a hundred percent sure. Time will say it."