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6 MONTH TIME SKIP

"I missed the birth of my child for this." I mumbled.

"You called her?"

"No, but if I did my math right, her due date was last month."

"Well, congratulations man."

"Thanks." I mumbled.

"If we don't' make it, we need to promise each other to protect each other's family." Eliot said as we ducked behind the barrier.

"I promise."

"Promise" he said as we attacked.

"GET DOWN!"

"Ahhhh!" and then everything went black.

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HAYLEY POV

"Shhh, calm down. Mommy is making your bottle right now." I whispered.

"Do you need help?" my dad asked.

"No, I need to do this on my own."

"You're not alone though."

"Without Kendall I am." I whispered and he sighed.

"He'll call soon."

"He hasn't called in months. I need to prepare for the worst."

"But don't take it out on the baby." he said and I nodded.

"Here you go." I whispered and giggled as the baby smacked its lips together.

"Daddy will be home soon Alexander." I whispered.

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1 YEAR LATER

"Mama!" Alexander yelled.

"Hey baby, how was my little man today?" I asked. I was in college now and my dad watched him during the day for me.

"He was a joy. He helped me file papers" my dad said as he pointed to the giant pile of papers on the floor.

"Do you want me to pick them up?" I asked as I wiped some crumbs from Alex's face.

"I'll get them later. Have you heard from you know who?" he asked and I shook my head.

"I haven't heard anything in over a year."

"Does Alex know about him?"

"I show him pictures. I'm just glad that he's young enough not to fully understand it yet." I said as the doorbell rang. My dad went to see who it was while I bopped Alexander around.

"Uh…Hayley. Someone is here to see you."

"Let's go see who it is." I said to Alex and he smiled at me.

"Who are you?" I asked when I saw the man at the door. He was in a button down and he didn't have an arm.

"I'm Eliot; I was Kendall's friend in the army."

"Oh…Eliot! I remember you. How are you? Please come in!" I said

"Is that the little one?" he asked.

"Yeah this is Alexander."

"He's cute. Kendall talked a lot about having a baby."

"Yeah….uh…where is Kendall?" I asked.

"Well…we were in an accident about a year ago. A bomb went off. That's how I lost my arm."

"Where's Kendall?" I asked as Alex laid his head on my shoulder.

"He was burned really badly. They took him to base camp and I went to the nearest hospital. We were separated. I don't know what happened to him. He made me promise that I'd protect you if he didn't make it."

"But you don't know if he's dead."

"I can only assume that he didn't make it. I'm sorry. He wanted you to have this though." He handed me a pin like medal.

"What is this?" I asked as I wiped the tears from my eyes.

"It's his purple heart. The Sargent wanted him to have it. He…Uh…protected me when the bomb went off. He covered my body with his so the only damage I got was losing my arm. He took most of the force."

"Oh…I…I need some air." I whispered as I put Alex on the ground and went outside.

"Hayley…I didn't mean to upset you." Eliot said as he followed me outside.

"No…I know I appreciate you telling me but…this fucking sucks. Like I haven't been through enough already. Alex won't know his father."

"He may not be dead…he might be so I just wanted to fill you in on what happened."

"Thank you."

"I'll come back and visit often so I know you're okay. Kendall loved you."

"I loved him." I whispered as Eliot nodded.

"He would have loved Alexander too." He said before he left.

"Are you okay?" my dad asked as I walked back into the house.

"I need to go home and have a nice cry and then I will face reality and tell his mom."

"Why don't you stay here?"

"I need to be alone right now. I'll call you later." I whispered and he nodded. He helped me collect some of Alexander's toys and get them packed in the car. I drove home and put Alex down for a nap before I completely broke down crying in the living room.

"Why did you have to go? I told you not too. Why didn't you listen to me?" I mumbled knowing that he wouldn't be able to hear me.

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1 YEAR LATER

"Mommy! Can I have a cookie?"

"They're on the top shelf. Just take one!" I yelled. Katie was doing homework while Kendall's mom was sipping her tea next to me.

"He looks so much like Kendall."

"I know. When he sleeps he looks exactly like him." I said.

"Does he ask about his dad?"

"All the time. I tell him that he is somewhere special. He doesn't fully understand yet."

"Is it hard for you?"

"Sometimes I stay up and night and think of what life would have been like if he didn't go. If Jett didn't hurt me."

"I don't blame you for anything. You know that right."

"I know. I hope Alex doesn't blame me."

"He won't."

"Alexander means defender of man." I said and she nodded.

"I knew there was a reason you chose that name."

"It was the only name I liked."

"Kendall would have liked it." The doorbell rang and I got up to get it.

"I got it! I got it!" Alexander yelled as he came to the door with me. I helped him open the door and smiled at the person in front of me.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

"Hayley?"

"Yeah, who are you?"

"I can't believe you don't remember me."

"Oh my God….Kendall."

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