Sorry for the wait, guys…it took me a while to get both parts of this together…I think I'll call this the 'Chap 'O 1,000 Songs'…I hope it doesn't confuse you…this is the chap where Paige spills it about her past life…and I already have the next chap written…for real this time…it just needs to be edited…I think this makes sense…I hope so…as always, I love reviews!

The plane with Paige, Jeff, Matt, Amy, and Leila in it landed at 9:10 pm, 20 minutes early, the three drove the 30 minute drive to Cameron, and Matt, Amy, and Leila retired to the old Hardy house, Paige lingered for a long time on the front porch, suitcases in both hands, looking dreamily at the old white house beside it, Jeff walked up behind her and looked at her for a good five minutes, just taking the situation in, with a sigh he suddenly realized that things weren't going to get any easier, and it was time to face them, he approached Paige from the back and draped his arm around her shoulder, she jerked slightly at his touch, obviously too deep in thought to have noticed him behind her, she looked up at him like a lost little puppy, and then back at the house with a sigh, "Do you wanna go in?" he asked, she bit her lip and looked back up at him, he had to find out sooner or later, and she was leaning towards the former, finally with a deep breath she nodded, and set the bags down on the porch before rejoining Jeff and beginning the seemingly endless trek across the yard, Paige swallowed hard when she got to the first step, licked her lips, and took Jeff's hand before proceeding up the three stairs and onto the hardwood porch, she house had long since been abandoned, Paige's parents retreating to the warm climate of Florida, not that she cared, not after…

Paige shook the thought from her mind, she needed to have her wits about her, reaching out she jiggled the cold brass knob, it wasn't locked, no one locked their doors in Cameron, and even if there were burglars, everyone knew that Mr. Hardy kept a watch on the house, nothing worth stealing in there anyway, Paige soon found this out as she walked into the former living room, an unused fire place against the front wall, dust on the mantle, and in the center, an old worn out couch, covered by a white sheet-like thing, it, too, was dusty, the room stank of stale air, obviously the house hadn't been entered in years, Paige was the first to take a step inside, coughing slightly as the air disturbed and particles began to fly around the room, but all of this had a different meaning to Paige…

When the visions around you,
Bring tears to your eyes
And all that surround you,
Are secrets and lies

Paige looked around the old house, the house she had grown up in, the house she had been kicked out of, and the house she had come back to in one last moment of desperation, she took a deep breath, suppressing the tears that were glazing her eyes, this place housed all of her memories, and the sight of it brought back the demons she thought she had buried long ago, looking over at Jeff, she couldn't help but feel bad, he didn't know half of her story, the lie she had been living before the rape, and the secrets she kept after..

I'll be your strength,
I'll give you hope,
Keeping your faith when it's gone
The one you should call,
Was standing here all along..

Jeff looked over at Paige, evident in her teary eyes was something more than an adult longing for the simplicities of life she remembered from her stay in the house, it was something much more, she was hiding something, but Jeff wouldn't ask her, no, he knew Paige, and she would tell him when the time was right, Paige turned to Jeff, their eyes locking for a split-second before she turned away quickly, not wanting Jeff to see the glimmer of anxiety hovering in her eyes, but it was too late, Paige knew Jeff saw it, she was almost sure he'd known it all along, silently she questioned herself, 'why didn't you tell Jeff in the first place? You turned to everyone and everything but the one person you knew could fix it all', it was true, there hadn't been a time that Jeff hadn't been there to support her, always telling her to reach higher, so why hadn't she told him?

And I will take
You in my arms
And hold you right where you belong
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
This I promise you

Jeff put his arm around Paige's waist, Paige leaned her head on Jeff's shoulder, this was how it was meant to be, from the day they met, it was all leading up to this, standing in that house, together, with so much love, for each other, and for their daughter, Mercy, she was the task at hand, "We're gonna get her back, Paige, I promise you" Jeff had said the day after Mercy was gone, Paige trusted him, they would get their Tigress back..

I've loved you forever,
In lifetimes before
And I promise you never...
Will you hurt anymore

Jeff loved Paige, he always had, like a sister, and now, more than that, he didn't know what life without Paige was anymore, he couldn't promise her much, but what he did was all he could, he had promised Paige that nothing bad would ever happen to her again, and he was doing all he could to make sure it didn't, one day things would be perfect, Paige knew it, but waiting for perfection was harder than it seemed..

I give you my word
I give you my heart,
This is a battle we've won
And with this vow,
Forever has now begun...

"Jeff, what are we going to do?" Paige asked, sitting down on the dusty old couch, "I don't know, but we'll figure something out" he said, sitting down beside her, Paige began to cry again, "I miss her Jeff, I want to hold her again, I want my baby back" she said, Jeff knelt down in front of Paige and took her hands in his, "Hey, Shh, it'll be alright" he said, running his thumb over her hand, "Promise me, Jeff, promise me that once this is over, nothing bad will happen, promise me that we'll be happy and together forever, promise me that" Paige sighed, looking into Jeff's eyes, he reached up and brushed a tear away with his thumb, "I promise"

Just close your eyes
Each loving day
I know this feeling won't go away
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you..
This I promise you..

With an ever-so faint smile, Paige closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, "I love you Jeff, and I always will"


Over and over I fall
When I hear you call
Without you in my life baby
I just wouldn't be living at all...

Jeff thought back to the times he's almost lost her, the rape, the wreck, Mercy, baby Shane, suicide, that one hurt Jeff the most, seeing how close he had come to losing her, this made him realize how lucky he was to still have her, without Paige his life wouldn't be the same, there would be no sun, no color, no happiness, without Paige, life wouldn't be worth living..

Every word I say is true
This I promise you
Ooh, I promise you...

He had told her so many times how he felt about her, and it was true, all of it, the promises he made, they were true, with a deep breath, Paige turned to Jeff, "We need to talk" she said slowly, closing her eyes and taking Jeff's hand into her own, she prepared herself for the hardest words she's ever have to say, "I…I haven't been completely honest with you" she sighed, "Before the rape…after you left…I...I found a guy…Aaron…and we got into a relationship, and I..I got pregnant…he wanted me to marry him…but…I…I couldn't…so…I looked to my father for help…"

**Flashback**

Papa I know you're going to be upset
'Cause I was always your little girl
But you should know by now
I'm not a baby

"Dad, I have something to tell you" Paige took a deep breath, "I know you're going to be disappointed and all that stuff, but I just want to say, that I can make things alright, I'm a big girl" she realized that she was beginning to ramble, so she prepared to get to the point, "Daddy, I'm pregnant" Frank jumped to his feet, "You're WHAT?!" he asked, his eyes wide, "I'm...pregnant" Paige repeated, looking down, "Paige Nicole Dukes (a/n: err...Paige...can I still say that?), what in the hell were you thinking?! You are 17 years old, and you don't have a job! How in the hell are you going to take care of a kid?!" he yelled, as tears overflowed Paige's eyes..

You always taught me right from wrong
I need your help, daddy please be strong
I may be young at heart
But I know what I'm saying

"I don't know, daddy, I was hoping maybe you'd help me" she sobbed, "You are too young to be pregnant, you're not actually thinking about keeping this thing" he said, more of a statement than a question, "Daddy! I can't believe you! It.is.my.baby, and yes I'm keeping it!" Paige yelled, horrified at her father's thought, "You are 17, and still under my control, I say you are not keeping that disgrace against God!" he yelled back, Paige sat down, putting her head in her hands and sobbing, *I know what I'm talking about* she thought to herself, but would never say, to her father, "Who is the father?" he sighed, calming down slightly..

The one you warned me all about
The one you said I could do without
We're in an awful mess, and I don't mean maybe - please
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby, oh
I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...

"Aaron" she said, lifting her head slightly, "Aaron?! Didn't I tell you to stay away from him?!" he began yelling again, Paige could only nod, "So, you dated this guy behind my back, I forbade you to see him, and now you're pregnant with his child and you come crawling back to me for help?" Paige nodded, sniffing back a few tears, "and what are you planning to do about it?" he asked..

He says that he's going to marry me
We can raise a little family
Maybe we'll be all right
It's a sacrifice

Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deepPapa don't preach, I've been losing sleep
But I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby, oh
I'm gonna keep my baby, mmm...

"He wants to get married," Paige said almost defeated, this was a last ditch effort to convince her father of her own maturity, "I'm sure we can make everything alright, with your help" Frank threw his arms into the air, "No, I will NOT have the public know that my daughter is a slut! Either you get rid of that thing inside you, or you go upstairs, pack your bags, and leave my house"

Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep
Papa don't preach, I've been losing sleep

"Daddy! Please! I need you" Paige sighed, "The deal stands" her father showed no emotion as he turned his head to the side, Paige couldn't see for the tears in her eyes, but she could barely make out the stairs, she ran up them, threw everything she could carry into a single suitcase, and stormed towards the door..

Oh, I'm gonna keep my baby, ooh
Don't you stop loving me daddy
I know, I'm keeping my baby
I know, I'm keeping my baby
I know, I'm keeping my baby

Paige opened the door and stopped before she walked out, turned to her father, who was still stood in front of the couch, "I can't believe you would kick your own daughter out" Paige said, tears welling into her eyes again, then her father locked his blue eyes with her teary ones, "I don't have a daughter" he said in a voice so cold it froze Paige to the very existence of her soul, and she turned and walked out the door, slamming it, vowing to never return to this hell hole....and she didn't...

**End Flashback**

Paige reached up and dabbed another tear from her eye, then looked at Jeff, "He kicked me out of the house…so I lived with Aaron, I told him I'd marry him…then…I had the baby…a baby girl…she was beautiful Jeff…she had his brown hair and his brown eyes, but she looked exactly like me, Jeff…I named her Lydia Isis…and… I decided I couldn't marry him; I didn't love him, Jeff, I knew he wouldn't stand for it…so I….just…left…one night, I left Lydia and Aaron alone, I abandoned them…of course, this didn't set very well with Aaron…and since I couldn't go home…I was living on the streets…that's when I met Jamie, and she offered to let me live with her, in her apartment, and I did…we went clubbing a lot, I got involved with drugs and into abusive relationships…that's when Aaron began to stalk me, follow me around, I rarely saw him, but I could feel him watching me, I would see him out of the corner of my eye at the clubs, and then one night, I was with Jamie…and I had seen him in the bar with me…he had been talking to me, calling me, asking why I left him and Lydia, telling me that if I didn't come back to him, he was going to get me someday when I least expected it…and then, that night, I left my drink sitting on the bar, right there…and I walked away, so stupidly…and he drugged me…the only thing I remember is his face, the look of pure hatred on his face as he had his way with me, I couldn't move, I was paralyzed, the next thing I remember is waking up beside him, rolling over, and looking at his eyes, the look of pure satisfaction when he said, 'If you tell anyone, I'll get you again, I'm not finished with you yet' and so I walked out of that place and never looked back, never told a soul that I was 'raped', if that's even what you call it…and a few weeks ago…my old friend Danielle came to the door and told me that he was in town and he was looking for me…he took Mercy, I just know it…and I also know that I can't tell the police, or he'll kill her, he'll kill her if he sees anything about her on TV, or any flyers, I don't know what he's planning on doing, but I know that if we get the police too involved, she's as good as dead" Paige finished through sobs, Jeff sat in awe, a look of confusion stretched across his features as he hugged her close, "Paige, why didn't you tell me before?" he asked, looking into her eyes, her chin began to quake as she cried more, "I couldn't, Jeff, please understand that I couldn't, for Mercy's sake, for all of our safety" she sniffed, Jeff sighed, "So there's no way to get her back?" he asked, obviously on the brink of tears, Paige shook her head, "We just have to wait, if I know him, he..he's just..left her somewhere or something, I don't think he really wants to hurt her, he just wants to hurt me" she explained, Jeff nodded, tears still brimming his green eyes, "Let's go home, it's getting late" he whispered, placing his arm around her and leading her out the front door and across the lawn to the Hardy house that still stood next to it, sleep was the only alternative that anyone could think of…

…so? How was it? It took me a while to figure out exactly WHAT Paige's secret was…and I hope it wasn't too horribly dorky…I'm not sure if there are any, but any lose ends will be tied up by the end…pleeeeeeeease review!

Preview for Chapter 9:  Mercy gets frustrated with her amnesia and Paige takes it all in…(will be short…sorry)