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I didn't want to know what had happened to her, I didn't want to hear her scream, to watch her little boy cry as his daddy yelled, I wanted Rosie to leave me alone, but I would help her. Because I prayed to God that if it were me, If Charlie did take things so far that I lost my life and my baby's, I would hope that there would be someone to help me too.

"Carter?" Melinda asked as she approached the counter, he looked down at himself as if checking for a name-tag, then back at her and narrowed his eyes "do I know you?" he asked, Melinda smiled "My name's Melinda, I...went to school with your mom" she lied, his face hardened "she's not my mom, she's just my dad's latest conquest, Maria is nothing to do with me" he spat with venom, Melinda reached out and touched his hand gently "I'm not talking about Maria sweety, I'm talking about your mom, you real mom...Rosie. I wasn't sure it was you at first, I haven't seen you since you were a little boy...I heard about what happened...I'm so sorry" she said softly, his face softened and Melinda caught a glimpse of a tear but he quickly set his jaw and nodded "that was a long time ago" he said, "I know, I moved away for a while...do you mind me asking...how did she die?" Melinda asked gently.

He looked her in the eye and disgust washed over his handsome features "she died in a car wreck" he lied smoothly, Melinda squeezed his hand "Carter, please tell me the truth...was it Jack?" she whispered, he stared sadly down at their hands "I don't wanna do this here. Can we talk tomorrow?" he asked quietly, Melinda smiled "of course honey, I own the antique store just across the square, you can come in anytime you like. Thank you...for letting me do this" Melinda said sweetly. Carter sighed "I like talking about her...makes me feel like she's still around. I'll see you tomorrow Melinda" he said with a small smile, she returned it warmly and headed out of the pharmacy where Delia was standing by her car "how'd it go?" she asked nervously, Melinda smiled "he's a sweet kid, he's gonna come over to the store tomorrow and talk" she informed her. Twenty minutes later, they had said their goodbyes and Melinda was headed into the store while Delia drove home.

As she crossed the square Melinda felt a cool chill brush her arm, she spun around and was met with a vibrant vision

- she was walking through a house, her view shaking as if she were seeing through a hand held camera "CARTER!" she screamed, though it wasn't her voice...it was Rosie's. "BABY!" she cried. She turned hastily in time to see a fist flying towards her "NO!" she screamed, his clenched hand made contact swiftly with her jaw and she fell to the ground. Melinda opened her eyes and through her tears watched as Carter ran towards her from his bedroom "mommy?" he asked worriedly, "Jack...please don't do this...not in front of him, please don't let our baby see!" she cried "daddy, what's wrong with mommy?" Carter asked, Melinda looked up at him and tried to smile "nothing's wrong sweetheart...go back to bed" she said as calmly as she could, he hesitated in the doorway "GET OUT CARTER!" Jack's gruff voice boomed, Carter's face crumpled and his eyes filled with tears quickly, Melinda cradled her cheek and attempted to stand up to run to him, but as she reached out to lean against the wall Jack pushed her back "you leave him alone" he growled "Carter, BED!" he yelled. Carter ran from the room and disappeared from Melinda's view, Jack grabbed her left shoulder with his right hand "bitch" he growled before pushing her to the ground easily, her head hit the floor and she smiled as darkness crept into her senses...it would be over soon.-

Melinda was released from the vision with such force that her own mind became just as blank as Rosie's had, she fell to the cold hard concrete and had no choice but to accept the darkness that enveloped her.

"Are you okay?" came a young girl's voice, breaking through the fog that had gripped Melinda's consciousness, she found herself unable to respond and just as she was about to panic a somewhat familiar voice reached her "oh my god! Melinda?!" came Jim's smooth tone fraught with panic, not waiting for a response he pressed two fingers to her neck and sighed with relief, she was scooped effortlessly into his arms and her head rested against his chest, fitting into the crook of his arm perfectly "she's okay, I'm a doctor...I can take care of her" she heard Jim say, the wind brushed past her as Jim walked forward, he gently pulled her keys from her hand and unlocked the store. Melinda's eyes fluttered open and she shivered "Jim?" he mumbled, "hey...I'm here" he said soothingly laying her down on an antique chaise and drawing the curtains, he ran out to his rental car and grabbed his emergency medical kit.

Melinda was trying to sit herself up just as he walked back in and Jim shook his head disapprovingly "lay down sweetie" he said, she groaned and let her head fall back to the pillow "my head hurts" she mumbled, Jim smiled "well...you probably knocked yourself out on that concrete" he said with a slightly amused chuckle "this isn't funny" Melinda grumbled, Jim knelt in front of her and tightened a blood pressure cuff around the top of her arm and began pumping it up. "Did you eat breakfast this morning?" he asked, Melinda nodded "I had a huge breakfast", "has this happened before?"

Melinda sighed "on occasion, I guess", Jim looked her in the eye as the cuff deflated and he rested his palm on her forehead "any medical conditions I should know about?" he asked, Melinda bit her lip "I...I'm pregnant?" she said though it sounded more like a question, Jim's jaw dropped slack until he took a second to compose himself "how...uh....how far along?" he asked, Melinda shook her head "no idea...I only just took the test" she told him. "Well...your vitals are normal, blood pressure's normal, you should be fine" he told her confidently, his voice hinting sadness. Melinda smiled "thanks for all this Jim" she said softly, he took a band-aid from a small case and wiped her elbow before sticking it down over a graze. "It's what I do" Jim responded quietly his hand still resting on her arm, "so...you're having a baby?" he asked gently, Melinda hesitated before nodding "I...I found out last night, Charlie doesn't even know yet" she told him guiltily feeling bad that she had told Jim before him, Jim's brow furrowed and he took a deep breath before composing his face into a less troubled frown, Melinda's skin was tingling delicately where his hand sat, every inch of skin he was touching was on fire. "I'm such a klutz...I think I tripped" Melinda lied trying to distract herself from his touch, Jim nodded "well, you're pretty lucky, could have been a lot worse I guess, if you feel any sickness or headaches later on I want you to come straight down to the ER, okay?" he asked, Melinda nodded "promise".

"You have time for a coffee?" he asked, Melinda bit her lip "I shouldn't really leave the store" she said quietly, Jim stood up and headed for the door and she felt her heart sink at the thought that she had offended him "who said anything about leaving the store? What are you having?" he asked with a smile. Melinda sighed "you don't have to d-" "it's the least I can do, you've been great" he said genuinely, "skinny hot chocolate please" she said with a smile, he returned it before heading back out across the square. Melinda pressed a hand to the back of her head and groaned at the soreness, she sat up slowly and leaned back against the wall behind the Chaise lounge "he touched me" she whispered feeling a strange coldness creep in where his hand had been, Melinda's heart skipped a beat as she realised that she missed that touch...she had liked it.

So I liked you. Already. I knew it was ridiculous, we hardly knew each other...I was pregnant with another man's baby, you were studying for your med degree. It couldn't have been a worse time. There was something in your eyes when I said I was pregnant, was I wrong? Did I misunderstand? Because you...you seemed sad.

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