Haley wiped the tears from her eyes. Her normally pretty face was a reddened, puffy mess. She was shaking all over and whenever she stood, she had to hold onto something as to not faint. It had been a crazy 36 hours to say the least. She had gone from feeling absolutely nothing for her baby to being ready to die for her. Now she was in a hospital chapel waiting for either God or the team of doctors to work a miracle and spare her child's life.

"Please", she prayed out loud. "I know You must be so upset with me. I know I haven't been a very good mother, or person, or Christian for that matter. And I'm sorry. Really I am. And I'm not just saying that because I need a favor. I really do mean it. But You have to help me. Not me, but Lillian. I know I am not worthy of Your grace and mercy but my little girl is. She's innocent. Lillian is just a baby. She didn't do anything wrong and already she has been punished so much. It doesn't seem fair. I know that conceiving her when we did, how we did was wrong. I hope You forgave me for the lust and the adultery a long time ago. I still have a hard time pardoning myself. But just like You saved us that day, can You please…just one more time? I know I'm not supposed to make bargains, but if You do this one thing, I will do whatever…I'll be the best mother and person I can be. I promise. And if that's not good enough, and You feel like You absolutely have to take a life…then take mine. I mean it. Take my last breath, rip my heart right out of my chest right now. I don't care. Just make my daughter better. Please God, hear my prayer."

"He does."

Haley jumped as Karen sat beside her.

"Karen…"

"Didn't mean to scare you or eavesdrop."

"I came here because I didn't know where else to go."

"I imagine a lot of people come here for that reason", Karen sighed. "Have you heard anything new from the doctors?"

"Not yet. I didn't match and neither did Taylor."

"I take it Chris and I didn't either."

"No. It was a long shot anyway and I thank you guys for trying but no."

"I'm sorry, Haley."

"Yeah…me too."

"So what now?"

Haley took a deep breath.

"I called my family. Everyone can't fly right in but they all went to their local hospitals. The doctors there will call here to see if the samples match. So my brothers and my sister and my nieces and nephews and parents are all getting tested right now. And the nurses here are looking at the National Registry. For now it's a waiting game."

"Have you seen her?"

Haley shook her head.

"Taylor's in with her right now. Um, you have to put on the mask and surgical scrubs because she is so susceptible to germs right now…"

Haley's voice broke into tears as Karen hugged her.

"Haley, I know this must be hard for you. I know how much you love your daughter and I pray to God that someone out there is a match but if not…"

"Don't", she sobbed. "Please don't, Karen. I don't want to even think about losing Lillian. It's like I just found her. And I know that's selfish and it's my fault I didn't bond with her until now but I don't want something to happen to her. I couldn't live with myself."

"Haley, listen to me. You weren't being selfish before but you will be if you don't call Nathan and the Scott's right now."

"Karen…"

"I'm serious. Honey, this is serious. You have to. Jamarah could…well, she could die."

"Karen!"

"Nathan is her father, Haley. And he could be a match. Or Lucas or Royal or Mae or Keith or Dan or Deb."

"I know", she cried.

"Then you know what you have to do then."

Haley tearfully nodded.

"I'll call", she whispered.

"Good."

"Karen?"

"Yes, sweetie?"

"Will you be there with me? I'm scared. I don't think I could do it alone."

"Of course. I won't leave you, Haley. I promise."

The two women exited the chapel together. There was a private waiting room outside the ICU where Chris and Taylor had been keeping vigil.

"You okay, Haley bub?" Taylor asked.

Before she could answer, the duty nurse interrupted.

"I'm sorry, Ms. James. We just received all the data from the other hospitals where your family was tested."

"And…"

The nurse sighed.

"No matches."

Haley squeezed Karen's hand.

"Fine. Then I know what I have to do. I'm going to call Nathan."

Taylor and Chris nodded in agreement as Haley walked to the pay phone, as cell service was hard to pick up inside the hospital. The elevators were located next to the phone and Haley gasped as she saw the doors open. Lucas limped out, rubbing his sore hip.

"Luke! Oh my God! What are you doing here?"

"I called him", Karen said.

"Sit down. What happened to you? You're limping."

"I'll be okay", he hobbled to a chair. "That test was just really painful."

"Test? What test?"

"Hales, I know", Lucas finally said. "No one had to tell me but I just know, okay? They say blood relatives are the best shot for a match."

"So you flew up here for the test?"

"Yeah…Brooke is getting tested too, just in case."

Haley threw her arms around him.

"You'd do that for me?"

"Of course I would. I'd do anything for you and my niece."

She closed her eyes.

"Yeah, she is your niece."

It felt good but weird to speak the truth freely and openly.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I couldn't. I'm sorry…"

"You know, I came to New York to see you one time because I thought it might be true but uh…Taylor said it wasn't. She said Chris was the father."

Haley rolled her eyes.

"I can't be mad at her. She was protecting me, I suppose or at least trying to."

"I'm so sorry, Hales."

"Lucas, does…"

Lucas sighed and closed his eyes.

"Yeah, he knows. He's never come out and said it but deep down he has to know. I think for a while he bought into all that Chris Keller crap but I showed him the picture in US. How can you deny it after that, you know? But I think he's been caught up in his own messes. Dad, the NBA, that accident with the Sanchez guy, Megan and now Yoanna."

"Yeah…I heard about their baby. That's so sad."

"It's been hard for them."

"Does he know Lillian is sick?"

"Yeah. I explained everything."

Tears filled Luke's eyes.

"But he's not coming…is he?"

"I'm sorry."

She nodded and wiped a tear away.

"What am I gonna do, Luke?"

"We'll figure something out. It's not hopeless. We'll wait for our results and if it's a negative then we'll be on the phone lines hunting down every Scott in the family tree."

"Thank you", she whispered.

He hugged her as they kept wait in the designated area. Somewhere in between worry and fatigue, she dozed off in Luke's arms, only to be awakened by more bad news. No matches. Her heart sank as hope and time began to run out.

"I'm gonna go call", she sighed. "I'll start with Keith."

Lucas nodded.

"I'll make up a list and I'll work on getting contact numbers and Brooke, Mom and I will go from there, okay?"

Haley got up and walked to phones. Her knees were wobbly and she was light headed. She needed air. Pushing the "down" button, she slipped into the elevator with her thoughts running a million miles a minute. She felt like she might break down. She wanted to but she couldn't. She had to be strong for Lillian. She had already let the little girl down enough.

The doors opened on the ground floor and Haley sucked in a breath. Head down, she walked right into the hardened torso of another human being.

"God, I am so sorry…"

She looked up and it was like a dream. Time actually stood still. She couldn't believe it. Her mouth opened and her eyes widened and she began to tremble. There was so much she wanted to say but nothing would come out. Only one word.

"Nathan…"