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Ronnie was walking with commander at main streets of Knight Ridge. "And as you can see, Roland McDonald has already begun his tremendous and preposterous decorations for Halloween." Ronnie said. "Not quite the extent as Saint Patrick's days decorations though." Commander said. "Yeah. You're right dad." Ronnie said as they laughed together. "So Mike has rent that old bakery to someone?" Commander asked. "Yes to Janet. She is starting chocolate store and café." Ronnie answered. Commander tried to hide that he had trouble of breathing. "Dad, are you okay? "Ronnie asked. "Well, this is my longest walk after tree weeks. Have mercy on me and let's sit down for that bench for a sec. "Commander asked and didn't feel okay. "Dad, I'm getting worried. Should I take you to hospital? "Ronnie asked. "No…no, no…"Commander said, but just then he collapsed. Andrea saw that when she came from hairdresser. She ran towards then. "We need help here" She shouted when she helped Ronnie to get Commander. Janet and Karen came from Janet's store and one look from Janet and Karen understood. She started to run to Eddie's and Phil's house where boys were starting their band practice.
At hospital pizza girl talked silently with Leslie. Karen and Andrea talked with Nick and Ikey as Janet were trying to console Ronnie who was deep in his thoughts. They all were there. Dr. Curtis came to speak to Nick and Leslie, Janet and Ronnie walked to them. "What's going on? "Leslie asked. "Robert's blood counts proved that he needs bone marrow transplantation and fast" Cr. Curtis said. "Oh, man. Things got that bad so soon. What can we do? He is in line…" Ronnie said nervously. "We are lucky that because of your radio show we actually find a suitable donor. And closer than we all could have imagined." Dr. Curtis said smiling. "What do you mean?" Nick asked. "We have his young lady who came here after the show and she is a match. We are doing this early tomorrow morning." Dr. Curtis said and everyone nodded as they caught to the glimpse of hope that was offered to them. Ronnie just hugged closely both Leslie and his brother.
Janet and Karen walked away from hospital coffee machine and they sipped from the mugs. "So, this day changed into something different. There's no way we can tell anything to anyone today." Karen sighed. "Your right, let's concentrate to give our love and support. We have all the time in world expose Matt Lauch and wrongdoings performed by him and his pals." They saw Eddie and Hannah having a talk about something in hallway and they stopped for a while. "Yeah I know. I need to face him now. No escape plan. There is something more important than this our…whatever." Janet said when Karen turned to look at her. "Do you need me to hold your hand?" Karen asked. "No. You go and tell all to Sully. I'll see you tomorrow." Janet said. "Okay." Karen said and left her walking towards Hannah and Eddie.
Hannah and Eddie didn't saw Janet coming and they were so deep in their exchange of words that Janet came near and they didn't saw her. "So now you have decided that you can't wait any longer. We have waited ten years." Hannah said angry. "He hasn't been here. We could have just let this go and live our lives happily but now. It has been almost a year, facing him everyday and letting him come back to all of our lives. It's eating me Hannah." Eddie said. "So now we just drop the bomb. Nick, dude, here's the thing. We slept together tree weeks after you were gone. Sorry, no hard feelings. And then there is this other thing. Sam might be yours or Eddies. We just don't know yet." Hannah said and then they heard a little voice that came from Janet's mouth. They looked one moment to Janet and then Hannah tried to say something but Janet moved her hand in a way that she wouldn't. "No. So let me get this right. Either Nick or Eddie could be Sam's dad and you guys haven't had the courage to find out for Sam's sake. He thinks his father is some Gavin Goddard who sees him practically never and then there is Ray…who…never mind. And Eddie, you have stood in this lie all these years…I mean, God." Janet said whispering the last words just to keep the cry away that was pouring from inside of her. "It just has always been this total mess and I haven't found the best solution for all of us." Eddie said and tried to reach Janet who took steps away from him. "Even if there isn't any the truth is always the better option and after this year we all should have learnt that" and with that Janet rushed away. "Darn it. I will go and talk to her. You stay here." Eddie said running after Janet.