This is just a short chapter, let me know what you think.. I wanted to leave a bit of a cliffhanger for the fate of Nic and the baby. Really powerful and emotional chapter will be coming up after this one. I really hope you enjoy this and I want to thank the few people who have been following this story and sticking with me even when it's not that great.

Nic sat in the waiting room of the doctor's office, she was really nervous to be doing this alone but she couldn't avoid going to the doctor forever and this would be her first check up since she got the news about the pregnancy. She still had the thought in the back of her mind about the abortion and she hated herself for even considering it but these circumstances were complicated.

After her check up she decided to go for a walk to clear her head, this was all so stressful, she got the news that the pregnancy was high risk because of her previous miscarriage and she would need to avoid stressful situations but clearly that wasn't a possibility. Her whole life was a stressful situation and with the thought of possibility having another miscarriage taking over she wasn't really sure if she could cope. She decided she needed to see Conrad, he would know what to do and she couldn't hold off on telling him she was pregnant any longer.

As she headed to the hospital she got a phone call from Devon, he warned her that Bell was looking for her and that she needed to come in right away. Of course she panicked instantly thinking that maybe something was wrong with Conrad.. She ran as fast as she could to get to his office and burst through the door without even knocking. "What's going on?" she asked as she tried to catch her breath. She saw Bell and Marshall, Conrad's father. Seeing that he was there with Bell put her on edge, her heart was beating so fast she could feel it in her ears.

"You're listed as Conrad's medical proxy meaning you have the right to make medical decisions on his behalf when he-"

"I know what medical proxy is" she cut him off..

"So we need you to sign some things so he can have surgery" Bell chimed in.

"If it was an emergency surgery we wouldn't be having this conversation we both know that you're just doing this for the insurance money. Can't he have a less invasive procedure?'she asked. She didn't want Conrad to go through an unnecessary procedure just so Bell could gain from his insurance and for his father to simply throw money at his problems.

"He needs the surgery. He's already had to be moved to the ICU. Put your personal feelings aside and think of him" Bell was trying to convince her but she knew if the surgery really was an emergency they wouldn't have waited for her consent.

"I'll review his chart myself and make the decision" she said before going to walk out but Bell stopped her. The two clearly weren't going to agree on the situation. Nic was fully sure that Conrad didn't need surgery and she also didn't really think he really needed to be sent to ICU but Bell would profit more if he was moved there. She left the office,the stress overwhelming her as she rushed to ICU, she seemed to be on the go nonstop lately and it was catching up to her. She reached Conrad's room and he was sleeping peacefully, she stood in the doorway unable to move as she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Her head was spinning and she felt as though she might be sick or pass out. She looked down and saw she was bleeding heavily and she started to hyperventilate. "N-no this...This can't be happening again.." tears streamed down her face as she felt her legs buckle beneath her and she slipped into darkness...