This is a short chapter from Deborah's POV.
I don't own The Secret Circle.
Deborah POV
We were outside and Nick just left to go back in to be with Amanda. "So what do we do now? About the Gray I mean" I asked ready to fight to get revenge for what they were putting my family through.
"We can't do anything without a full circle" Diana said adamantly.
"ok so we need to get Sammy, Max, Lexie, Scott and Steven to come back" Suzan stated
"and we can talk to the crones maybe get them to help" Laurel said hopefully.
"and even Amanda's dad, he would definitely help us" Robbie said.
"and we are going to need Faye" Melanie said skeptically.
"That may be an issue" I said. "Faye showed up at Number Seven while you guys were gone. She tried to use magic to light Nick's curtains on fire and it didn't work" I said.
"What do you mean it didn't work?" Chris said.
"It seemed like she was stripped of her powers without us voting her out of the Club" I said trying to hide the satisfaction in my voice.
"She must have really pissed some higher power off" Doug chimed.
"I guess" Diana said "she put the entire circle in danger. If she didn't do what she to Nick none of this would have happened". I could see the strain in Dian's face, her green eyes distant as she spoke of the betrayal of her cousin.
"How is Nick really Deborah?" Laurel asked me thoughtfully.
I could feel my face fall "he's trying to hold it together or he's in shock over it all. I'm really not sure. You know Nick, he's not the type to show true emotions" I answered thinking of my cousin and trying to imagine what was going on in his protected mind.
"we should go back in they should have news soon" Robbie said. We walked back in and waited in the waiting room and saw Dr. Stern heading into Amanda's room.
"Does Faye know what happened?" Diana had asked me as I stared across the hall at the door to where Amanda and Nick were.
"No I didn't tell her" I said. I was distant and started pacing. I couldn't imagine what was going on behind that closed door. I felt a strong grip grab my shoulders and turned around. Robbie had a sympathetic look on his face and pulled me into him. He just held me for a minute.
"whatever happens they are going to be ok" he said trying to sound convincing. He sat me down on a chair and held my hand tightly as we both stared at the door. I know it had only been maybe fifteen minutes but time was going by so slowly it seemed like hours. Finally the door opened and Nick walked out. He looked like a zombie his swollen face was pale and his eyes were blank. He closed the door behind him and leaned into the door his back against it. He slid down the door to the floor and then we all witnessed something we had never seen before. Nick broke down. He was crying so hard he was shaking. Then I knew that there was no baby. The baby didn't survive even with Nick subconsciously protecting it. I ran over to him, with the others following right behind me. I crouched down and took my cousin in my arms. He was so broken that it scared me. I could sense the shock and fear and sadness in everyone as we witnessed Nick being the most vulnerable he had ever been in his life. He pushed off of me and stood up wiping the last of the tears from his eye.
"I'm alright" he choked out. No one argued with him. We knew he felt the need to be strong for Amanda. A nurse came to the door pushing a TV screen on a cart "excuse me" she said as she opened the door Nick followed her in without looking back.
