So the next few chapter are going to include some flash backs so you guys can find out what happened on the dread fishing trip that was mention in the prologue as well as a few other important details that have to go along with this story…. Like Ellie's true paternity ;) hope you all enjoy and don't forget to drop a review.

Xoxo

-Cassie

Chapter 2:

Ellie had been in surgery for hours.

Shortly after being taken to the OR, Nick had returned sporting a giant piece of gauze taped around his arm, from where the needle had been.

"How was she?" Cassie whispered as he sat down across from her and Adam.

"She coded in the Elevator, but they got her breathing again." Nick replied moving his eyes to Adam.

"I can explain…." Nick started to say.

Adam's grip on the handles of the chair tightened, until his knuckles had turned white.

Cassie turned her attention to Miles who had stopped playing on his handheld to observe his parent, "Miles sweetie why don't you go find Aunt Diane i think she said something about going to the cafeteria for something to eat." She then took twenty dollars out of her pocket and handed it to him, "Go get something to eat, I'll send day to find you when we know something."

His eyes darted to his father then back to his mother before he closed his handheld and got to his feet. He took the money and disappeared down the corridor.

Taking a deep breath she turned to look at Adam. His eyes were as dark as charcoal. Opening her mouth she whispered, "Adam…." she gently touched his arm.

His eyes snapped to hers and he pushed her hand off his arm and jumped to his feet, "Don't touch me."

Cassie's eyes watered but she did not cry, "At least let me explain."

"Explain what, that for the pass 17 year you tried to pass another man's daughter off as mine. Try to explain how you slept with one of my best friends."

Nick stood up. He was at least half a foot taller than Adam, "It's not like that man."

Adam glared at him, "I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to my wife." He then turned his attention back to Cassie, "What i want to know is how you could make such a stupid mistake, this is low Cassandra even for you."

"It wasn't like the Adam, it just sort of…."

"Happened, ya I find that hard to believe. So what he knocks you up, leaves town and you just think you can pass her off as mine." Adam snapped.

"He didn't even know." Cassie whispered lowering her eyes to the ground to afraid to look at both Adam and Nick. "He left right after the Accident, before i even found out."

Adam ran his hands through his hair. "You had to bring up the accident."

"Well she wasn't the one being controlled by the skull now was she. If you hadn't been brainwashed by John Blackwell then she wouldn't have come to me for help." Nick said stepping into the conversation.

"I had no control over what i was doing and you know it." Adam growled pushing Nick.

"Tell that to Faye, Jake and their unborn child. Because of you they all lost their lives." Nick replied pushing him back. "Admit it Conant you loved having that much power. You loved the darkness."

Adam's fist connected with Nick's nose, sending him flying back into the chairs lining the wall.

"You should have stayed gone Nick." Adam growled pulling him back up to only to raise his hand to punch him in the face again.

As he was about to snap his arm forward a force stopped him.

Adam growled, "Cassie let go."

Not taking her eyes of Adam's hand Cassie spoke calmly, "You first."

Growling in defeat Adam dropped his hold on the collar of Nick's shirt.

"Hitting each other is not going to change anything." Cassie said stepping in between them. "And it certainly is not going to help find out what is wrong with Ellie."

Adam chuckled, "Why should i care, she's not mine. Deep down i always knew it, heck even my own father knew it."

Cassie was on the verge of crying at this point, "Adam please, by every right she is your daughter."

"Except biologically… Is Miles even mine. For all I know you could be sleeping with half the street." Adam snapped.

It was Nick's turn to throw the punches as him and Adam went flying to the floor wrestling for domanic.

"Security!" On of the nurses called running around the counter of the Nurse's station.

"Nick! Nick stop!" Cassie cried grabbing ahold of his shoulder trying to get him off Adam.

Two Large men came running down the hall, as Cassie finally got Nick off of Adam.

"What is going on here?" one asked looking at the two men.

"Nothing." Nick replied wiping at his lip, "Just a misunderstanding."

He grunted, "If i see so much as another hand raised i will escort you both from the premises. Is that clear?
Nick nodded, "Yes."

"Crystal." Adam said.

With one last look at Cassie the two walked away.

When they were out of earshot Cassie turned to Adam, "Miles is yours, and to insinuate otherwise is low Adam."

"Me not knowing if my children are mine is low, how about you fucking my best friend. I can't even look at you." Adam hissed low enough so the nurse wouldn't hear them. "I can't look at either of you."

With that he walked away.

Cassiee finally let the tears she had been holding back fall down her face, as she fell into a chair behind her.

She had kept the secret to not hurt either of them and in doing so had only cause heart break. Adam couldn't even look at her for deceiving her, and she couldn't bring herself to look at Nick, for she knew he to was heartbroken by not knowing he had fathered a child.

A hand gently touched her back, a hand she had not felt in 17 year. A hand that had once comforted her, a hand that had touched every inch of her body. A hand of a man she had come to love.