Three weeks had passed. The hearing was tomorrow. It was all going to be settled then. AJ was very stressed out about it. She and Jeff decided they had to tell Cassandra the truth incase things didn't go their way tomorrow. Piper was with a neighbor. AJ, Jeff and Cassandra were at home in the living room.

"Cassandra mommy and daddy need to talk to you." Jeff said.

"Did something happened to grandpa?" She asked.

"No." "Grandpa's fine."

"Sweetheart." AJ said. "I'm not your real mommy."

"What do you mean?" She said confused.

"You didn't come from my tummy, you came from another woman's tummy."

"You're real mommy left you on our doorstep when you were a baby." Jeff said. "Daddy didn't even know about you till then."

"So you were with the other lady before you were with mommy?"

"Yes." "We were married." "I didn't find out about you until after we got divorced."

"Why did the lady leave me?"

"I honestly don't know."

"I don't care about the other lady." She looked at AJ. "You're my mommy." She hugged her. "I love you."

"I love you too." AJ said.

The next day Jeff got up. He had to run some errands before going to the courthouse. He let AJ sleep and dropped Cassandra and Piper off with a neighbor.

AJ woke up an hour later to get ready to go to the courthouse. When she pulled the covers back the bed was covered in blood. She immediately called 911.

Jeff was concerned when AJ didn't show up. The judge was ready to make her ruling.

"After hearing both sides." She said. "I rule in favor of Mr. Hardy." "I'm granting him sole custody as well as the request of termination of paternal rights."

Since Jeff had been in the courthouse he'd had his phone off. When he turned it back on he had three messages from the hospital. He went right away. He found AJ's room. He still didn't know the situation.

"I'm here." He said when he went in.

"I lost the baby Jeff." She said tearfully. Jeff hugged her.

"I'm so sorry."

"They said it was due to extremely high stress levels."

"It's ok." "We'll have other chances."

"What happened in court?"

"I know it's no comfort but we won." "Everything's gonna be ok."

The next chapter is the last one.