"Good news, Adena," Jay said when Adena picked up her ringing cell.

"What?" she asked anxiously.

"The police just informed me that a hospital a few hours from Montreal called in. They recently had a Cody Myers come in and leave. Seems as though she had been in an accident but she was alright."

"WHAT? An accident? Oh My God . . . are you sure she was okay? Totally okay? There was nothing wrong with the baby either?" Adena asked, panicked.

"No, nothing was wrong. Except a head injury, she's perfectly fine," he assured her.

"Do you know where she is now?"

"Some guy took her to his home. He said he was her boyfriend. His first and last name rhymed with mate."

"Nate Bates?"

"Yeah, that's it. Do you know him?"

"I wish I didn't . . ."

…-.-…

Cody woke up with a slight headache. Before opening her eyes, she tried to recall exactly what she had been doing before she drifted off. Coming home, falling asleep, and dreaming . . . the dream!

She sat straight up and startled Nate who was sitting in a chair beside the bed.

"How are you now?" he asked immediately.

She smiled weakly at his concern. "I've been better."

He looked relieved. "You've been out the whole day and part of the night. It's 1 a.m. right now."

"Why didn't you call a doctor? Weren't you worried about the baby?" She asked.

For some reason unknown to her, he turned his head away.

"Why does it seem to me that you don't care at all about the baby?" she asked hesitantly.

He didn't say anything.

"It is yours . . . isn't it?" Again she asked with hesitance.

This time, he turned to her and looked her straight in the eye. "You tell me."

No, she thought with a sinking feeling. It couldn't be true. Had she really cheated? Or had they never been a couple when she got pregnant? Or was the baby from a past relationship of hers? Or did she really get . . . raped? Thoughts swirled uncontrollably in her head.

"Nate . . ." She started.

He held up his hand. "Don't bother," he said quietly.

An awkward silence loomed over the pair.

"You have to understand what I'm going through," Cody started again. "I don't remember anything at all. I don't know what happened. I feel like an empty shell without my memories. Please help me remember," she pleaded.

He was being silent again.

"When did we get together? Before or after I found out I was pregnant? Why did I want to get an abortion?"

"Why didn't you get one?" he asked back. "I told the doctors of your plan and then you refused."

"I'm past my fourth month now. Abortion is out of the question at this stage. No hospital could have done it; it's not legal when it's past the first two months," she explained. She decided not to tell him what the doctor had told her about never being able to have kids again. This sounded much more simpler. She paused a moment. "I've been meaning to ask you something else," Cody said. "Did we plan on getting married? You know, because of me being pregnant and all."

Nate smiled for the first time since she woke up. "Are you proposing to me?" he asked in a teasing tone.

She blushed. "No, I mean, you're supposed to do that . . ."

"So you're getting me to propose to you?"

She blushed even deeper. "I was just curious," she mumbled, her eyes on the floor.

Nate laughed. It was a nice laugh and it made Cody look up. "Let's leave it as a surprise, alright?" he said softly before leaning in and brushing his lips against hers.

…-.-…

"HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME?" Squib roared.

"Squib . . ." Adena pleaded.

"Don't 'Squib' me! This is entirely your fault!" he sat down and put his head in his hands.

"It's not Adena's fault, Squib," Jay said. "She just assumed that Cody got delayed. You can't blame her for thinking that; anyone would have."

"She could have called me!"

"She didn't want to worry you."

"Bullshit!" He screamed and got up. "Have you got any idea where she is or what happened to her?" he asked, almost pleadingly.

Jay exchanged looks with Adena who nodded. "Well . . ."

…-.-…

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