The closet door swung open, which scared me into almost pulling the trigger. Danny and Katie were standing there, almost crying. Danny grabbed the pistol from my hand and dropped it behind him. "Sam, think about what you're doing. How can Lilly go on, knowing that her mother killed herself?" Katie asked, sitting down next to me

"I'm doing this for her own good," I replied as I reached for the gun

Danny grabbed my hand. "Look at yourself, Sam. Just because Anthea isn't alive anymore, doesn't mean that you shouldn't be either," he said, sounding concerned

I buried my face in my hands. "You're right. I'm a horrible person."

Danny knelt down and put his hand on my shoulder. "You're not a bad person," he said in a whisper, "You're just confused." I nodded. "Think of all the things that you'd never get to do if you died." I nodded again, and put my arms around him.

Katie got up and walked back into the room. She came back in with Lilly, who was whining. As soon as Lilith was in my arms, she stopped crying. She needed me. I was her mom and she loved me. I loved her too.

"Uh, Kate? Can you give me and Sam a moment alone please?"

"Sure," she said, standing back up and walking out the door

"Danny, I-I'm so sorry. I never wanted to end up like this," I whispered quietly

"I don't want to see you like this anymore. I care about you. You know that, right?" I nodded slightly. He lowered his head and kissed me on the lips. I didn't move. "I want to help you. We can help you get better."

"We?" I asked, sounding confused

"Lil and I."

I smiled at him.

"Now, c'mon, let's get you to bed," he said, taking my hand and standing up

As soon as I stood up, I fell back down and passed out again.

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Nobody's POV

Danny caught Sam and Lilith right before they hit the floor. He leaned Sam against the wall, and then put his daughter back in her crib. After that, he picked Sam up bridal style and put her in her bed.

"This must've been really upsetting for you," Katie said quietly, while climbing up to her bed

"Yeah, it was. But she's a strong girl. She'll be okay."

"Are you gonna stay any longer?" she asked, sitting down

"Maybe. Depends how this all turns out."

"Don't you have school now?"

"I'm starting spring break in two days, I'll be okay."

"Yeah, but Sam said that you've missed a lot of days because of the twins and the funeral. Now you're out for another few days. How're you ever gonna graduate?"

"I talked to the dean about it. I told him that I'll make up the classes during summer break. He said that it sounded okay."

"Whatever," Katie groaned, falling back onto her pillow

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Sam's POV

When I finally woke up, it was three days later. My head was aching, the gun was lying on the floor, and Lilith was bawling. Poor thing's always crying. I stumbled out of my bed and over to Lilly's crib. I picked her up and sat back down on my bed. Then I lifted up my shirt so she could breastfeed. I hadn't done that since she was barely a week old. When she was done, I pulled down my shirt and lay back down. I held Lilith close to me so she wouldn't fall off the bed. She fell asleep instantly. I ran my fingers through her short, black hair. It was growing really fast, despite the fact that she's only three months old. Lilith needed me. I couldn't just abandon her. I wish that I'd known that before I had gotten myself into this mess.