A / N – Enjoy, I know the suspense was killing you!

'Dix? What does it say?' Jeff asked again becoming increasingly concerned at his wife's silence. She was stood in the doorway staring at the stick in her hand. Her mouth was moving but no words were coming out. Jeff couldn't take it anymore, he had to know.

(I was watching her try and get the words out, but nothing was there. A million thoughts were racing through my mind, but ultimately I just needed to now if she was pregnant or not. She was in shock, she was trying to comprehend what was in front of her and she couldn't. I needed to be the man now and take charge; I had to be a true husband to her. As I got up off the bed and walked over to her, I kinda already knew what it was going to say, but I had to stay strong for her even though the thought of her being pregnant by another man did make me feel nauseous especially when you thought of how it happened. But, I needed to be there for her no matter what, I needed to tell her it was all going to be OK even if she didn't believe me).

Jeff slowly walked over to where Dixie was stood, taking her by the hands leading her back over to their bed. Making sure she was sat comfortably, he knelt on the floor in front of her taking the pregnancy test out of her hands. As he turned it over to look at the result, Jeff took a deep breath, the reading would change their lives forever, and he knew that, he also knew that if it said 'pregnant', she would be in utter emotional turmoil. Was she strong enough to go through a pregnancy and a painful labour to give birth to a child who was a product of rape? He had to remain hopeful that if she was pregnant, then the baby could be his, after all they had slept together, so it could have been possible.

Jeff slowly brought his eyes down to the test and read the display. He saw the words, but nothing sunk it. He looked up to Dixie who was sat staring at him unable to talk or do anything. Jeff looked down again, there is was, the result clear for them both to see.

PREGNANT.

Jeff could feel himself welling up as he looked again into his wife's deep blue eyes pulling her into a tight hug kissing the top of her head as he did so. He was still holding the test, still staring at the one word he hoped he would never see. (It is not as though I didn't want us to have children, I do. Dixie wanted to be a mother so badly, she told me that many times, but I just never thought it would be like this. I always thought I would be over the moon if she told me she was pregnant, but in that moment, I didn't feel any joy at expecting a baby, or any joy at the thought of her being pregnant and us buying baby clothes together. It should have been one of the happiest moments of our lives together, but it wasn't – he had taken that from us).

'I cannot do this Jeff.' Dixie said after a few minutes.

Jeff looked up at his wife; he didn't know what to say to her. Were they strong enough to overcome this?

'Babe, you don't have to do it alone. I am here for you now and forever. We will get through this together.'

'Do you really think I can go through with this pregnancy Jeff? Do you really think we could be parents of a child that is going to always remind us of what happened to me?'

'Princess, we need to think about getting you checked over and sorted with the Doctor. We can go into the ED and see Zoe and Tess if you want. They may be able to help us….'

'How can they help us Jeffrey? What can they do for us?'

'Babe, you need to get checked over in the first instance. They will be able to talk to the Police on your behalf, let them know.'

Dixie shook her head and buried it into Jeff's chest. This was one step too far. She had just started to get her life back, just started to return to normal. She had gone through the denial, the anger (which she aimed at Jeff most of the time) and now she had started to refocus. Was this really happening now?

'Jeffrey.' She spoke up again moving her head slightly but still not looking up at her husband.

'Yeah?'

'Could you bring up this baby knowing that it was conceived when I was raped?' her voice trailed off as she said the last word. Jeff could hear her voice shaking which matched the movement of her entire body.

'Oh Dix, we will do it together.' He replied returning to hug her tightly.

'Could you bring up another man's baby?'

'Dix, I will be there for you no matter what, you know that. 'After a short pause he added, 'You know it could be mine.'

'How can you be so sure?'

'Well, we did sleep together as well on that day.'

'Yeah but if it has escaped your attention, I had sex with three other men as well.'

'No babe, you were raped by three other men. You had sex with me. There is a difference. You saying you had sex with three other men makes you sound like a slut which you are definitely not.'

Dixie took the pregnancy test from Jeff's hands looking down at it before placing a hand over her stomach.

'I don't think I can Jeffrey. I have got to carry this baby around for nine months, see it on scans, give birth to it, and care for it. I can't do that; I am never going to love it like I would have done if we knew for certain it was ours.'

'Dix, there are options open to us and you know it.'

'What options Jeff? What possible options do I have?'

'Do we have don't you mean?'

'Aye?'

'Dix we are a couple are we not? We are husband and wife are we not?'

'Guess so.' She replied nodding at his questions. He was right, he always was, they were a couple, they were in this together.

'Well, we could bring the baby up; after all it is definitely half of you, we could put it up for adoption if you wanted. But we could also get a paternity test, you know to find out for sure if it is mine or not. Dixie, I want to do whatever will make you happy because I love you so much.'

'I so desperately wanted to be a mother Jeffrey and they have taken that from me as well.' Dixie added tears running down her face.

'No babe, we are not going to let them. We are going to go to the ED, speak with Zoe and see where it takes us. We will get through this together.' Jeff was stern with his words but gentle at the same time. She knew he was right, but the sense of violation came back, she was now carrying a baby, someone innocent in this situation.

(I knew it was going to be tough, and yes, I wasn't too sure I could raise another man's child and I didn't know how I would feel raising and caring for a child that was conceived through rape. It was going to be a painful reminder to the both of us, but, the baby was innocent in all of this. I was certain that Dixie would love it no matter what. I had to remain hopeful that it was mine and, if that was the case, something positive would come out of a negative).

Dixie knew her husband was right, he always knew what to say to calm her down. She knew it was going to be hard to get over this, but she was pregnant now having someone else to look after. She too had to remain hopeful that Jeff was the father. She wanted that to be true more than anything in the world.

'OK' she started, 'we will go and see Zoe and Tess.'

Jeff nodded as he got up taking her by the hands. 'I love you Mrs Collier and I want you to know I will always be there for you.'

'Thank you Mr Collier.' She replied before moving forward towards his open arms once more.

A / N – So now you know the result. The next question is, will Karl come back? And if so, what will he do next? Also, will Dixie go full term? Just a few thoughts!

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