chapter 11
Dr David Hayward was very angry and worried. He had been in surgery for the last six hours. Only when he was finished did anyone bother to tell him what had happenned. Hid daughter Babe was missing, likely the work of that creep she was married to, JR. And David's friend Bianca Montgomery was dead. David understood why they didn't tell him right away. In surgery millimeters meant the difference between life and death. Even an experienced surgeon like him might have trouble concentrating if he knew everything that was going on. But just because David understood the logic didn't make him less angry. David thought back to the last time he saw Bianca. It was only a few days ago. Her sister Kendall was pregnant, wanted to know who the father was. Ryan and Zack, the two candidates, were here, as was Ryan's wife Greenlee. They all wanted to know immediately. Kendall could have kicked them all out, but decided to get it over with all at once. Bianca was there to give Kendall moral support. As they waited for David to complete the tests they all vented and said what they planned to do. Kendall said she was having the baby regardless. Zach admitted he wasn't sure what he'd do if the baby was Ryan's. If it was Zach's he wanted to work things out with Kendall. Ryan said if it was his baby he wanted to be a part of the kid's life. But either way the affair with Kendall was over. Greenlee said she would understand if Ryan wanted to be a part of his child's life. But after all that had happenned, she wasn't sure her and Ryan's marriage could work. Regardless of who the biological father was, neither she nor Ryan had been completely faithful. Bianca swore to help Kendall and her niece or nephew no matter what else might happen. She already loved Kendall's baby. As David thought on this he saw someone quickly walking in the hospital. He believed he knew who it was, they had certainly see each other enough times over the years. The other man clearly had a head wound that he tried to conceal. As much as David wanted to kill him, he needed to know where Babe was. So David contacted hospital security. They arrested this man, but he lost conscioussnes before he could talk. David hated the idea of saving JR's life, but if he died, he might never find Babe in time to save her life.