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11. There's a problem

Another 3 weeks later. Kirsten was in her ninth month of pregnancy. She had given up working two weeks ago. Most of her time she spent on the couch or in her bed. Sandy took care of her and managed everything around her. Seth had lent her his DVD collection and so she had enough distraction for the next two years. She couldn't walk around like she used to because her ankles were swollen and her back hurt every time she moved just an inch. To make her life as comfortable as possible Sandy didn't let her walk a step. He carried her everywhere she wanted him to. Today Sandy had to carry her a lot. Today would be the day when she had to go to court. Their lawyers couldn't convince the judge of a release and so she had to face Marty Jefferson in court, where she would make her statement against him. She knew that this was the last step to forget. The last step to make the relationship between her and Sandy work again.

Caleb walked to the door and rang the bell. He was early so that they still had some time to talk about today's plans. Ryan opened the door, slightly uncomfortable. Kirsten had been up for hours and when Kirsten was awake everyone was. For everyone it would be a hard day. Julie had managed to sleep at the Cohen house and she gave Caleb a quick kiss when he entered the kitchen. The whole family sat around the big kitchen table and they tried to eat their breakfast. But it was nothing more than a try. They were too psyched to stay calm.

"Good morning everyone."

"Grandpa."

"Dad."

"Mr. Nichol."

"Caleb." Everyone seemed depressed. They still hoped that the judge would call to tell that Kirsten wouldn't have to make her statement.

"Want some breakfast, honey?" Julie tried to relax the situation with a big smile on her face.

"No, thank you. I'd rather talk with Kiki." He turned to his daughter.

"I'd like to go through some facts again, okay, darling?" Kirsten nodded and this was the sign for everyone else to get out of the kitchen. Ryan, Marissa, Seth and Summer had planned a day at the beach. Julie stayed. She was still the one who held the hand of her 'daughter'. Caleb had arranged that Julie would be allowed to accompany Kirsten in court. It was unusual but not forbidden.

An hour later they were ready. Just as Sandy wanted to uplift Kirsten, the phone rang.

"Just a second, honey. I'll just answer the phone." He grabbed the phone.

"Yeah?" Sandy answered. It wasn't a long phone call but they talked a lot. His face lightened up as he hung up. He looked at Kirsten who was curious about to find out who had called.

"Good news?" She smiled at him, still hoping that the judge had called to say that she'd be released.

"Depends." He took her hands when Julie and Caleb walked in.

"On what? Tell me." Kirsten wanted to know. She hadn't seen his face like this for a very long time. She wanted to know what made him look like that.

"Depends on what you call good. This was the judge. You're released." He smiled at his beautiful wife. There was something more to tell but he didn't want to upset her.

Kirsten was in the bedroom when he talked to Caleb and Julie. He just had to tell them. Kirsten was bored and she decided to walk into the kitchen, grab some food and then watch a DVD. Sandy would have insisted on carrying her but she hadn't wanted him to worry about. She wanted to enter the kitchen when she heard Sandy talking to Julie and Caleb. She didn't mean to eavesdrop the conversation but it was already too late.

"Yes, he committed suicide. They don't know how, but obviously he did." She could hear Sandy's voice.

"Did he leave something? A letter or a note. Anything?" And this was Caleb's voice. She could hear Julie, too, but Kirsten didn't understand what she said.

"They found a letter. He confessed that he raped Kirsten." They were talking about Marty Jefferson. He's dead. It rang through Kirsten's mind. She felt relieved and let out a deep breath. Right in this moment she felt a twinge in her stomach. It's way too early. Julie could hear her groaning and pelted out of the kitchen.

"Kirsten, are you okay?" Julie screamed.

"I'm fine, but I guess there's a problem." She gasped when Sandy and Caleb knelt down next to her.

"Honey, what happened?" Sandy was concerned. His wife was going to be alright after a long time, and now she lay on the floor in front of him gasping for air.

"Nothing. It's just –" She tried to oppress the pains but she knew that this wasn't just any pain. Those were contractions. Suddenly she felt something wet. Her water had broken. And it was far too early. She still had some weeks left until the target day of her pregnancy would come up and she was scared off, for the pregnancy in her age was already complicated without any problems.

"Darling, are you bleeding?" Sandy had felt it, too. Julie smiled at Kirsten. She knew what it was.

"No, honey, my water broke." Sometimes even Sandy could surprise her with unawareness. She loved him for being him.

"Your – your water broke? But then –" He stuttered but she shut him up.

"The baby's coming now." There was this fear again. It was too early. She didn't want to have the baby now.

"Sandy, it's too early. I mean, I can't have the baby now. I'm not ready for this." Tears ran down her cheeks. She was afraid of having her baby at home.

"Bring me to the hospital." Sandy was still shocked but he carried his wife to the car while Julie fetched the emergency bag that they had packed in case the baby would come earlier. He let her down on the backseat so that Julie could take care of her. The pain was unimaginable und she wondered how she could have forgotten it. After she had had Seth, she simply forgot the pain. Now every single memory came back.