Darien tiredly walked through the doors of his and Serena's apartment. "I can't believe I caused all this…" He sighed as he slumped onto the couch. With his elbows on his knees, he put his head into his hands and a tear fell on his hand and rolled down his arm.

…

His tired eyes groggily stared at the bright red lights of the clock. 3:28 a.m. He then returned his attention to the pictures in front of him. One that was taken when they had first started dating. Serena had asked Andrew to take a picture, unknown to Darien, while they shared a simple kiss. Andrew hid in another booth and when Serena when in for a simple peck, Darien was taken aback when a flash went off. Andrew snapped the perfect picture and Darien secretly loved it more then life and almost as much as Serena. A tear soon joined others that had pooled through the night in the now slightly damp carpet. The other picture was the one he received hours ago. One of his child…no, our child. We'll have to teach her not to do this… It's not that he regretted Serena getting pregnant…he simply regretted that Serena has to go through pregnancy in her teenage years, so young…I'll love this child more than life of course, but I could've loved her a few years later just as much if not more.

...

…BUZZ…BUZZ…BUZZ…

Darien opened his eyes, realizing for the first time that he must've fallen asleep. He slowly sat up from his hunched position over his desk and wiped the tear streaks off his face. I should probably call Andrew and the girls…He thought as he stood. He walked over and grabbed his cell and dialed Andrew's number.

"Morning."

"Morning." He said with half the enthusiasm his friend had.

"What's wrong?"

"Serena…she can't come into work today."

"Why? What happened? Is she okay?"

"She had a minor accident…she fell down the stairs. She's at the hospital now, but she's in a coma."

"Oh no!"

"So obviously she can't come in today…I can come take over her shift if I need to."

"No, no. It's okay. I'll do it. She's okay though?"

"Yah, thank the lord."

"And the baby?"

"So far, so good…I fell so bad…"

"Why? What did you do?"

"Colleen stopped me in the elevator as I was on my way to work. She just upped and kissed me. The doors opened when she did that and Sere saw. She thought I was kissing her…but she ran off before seeing that I pushed her away. Apparently she ran up the stairs but tripped and fell down."

"Oh wow."

"Yah. So do you need me?"

"Nah, I told you, I'll cover it. Go make sure she comes home safely."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"I'm gonna let you go…Dr. Mizuno won't let me come in until 8 because I told her I had to call the girls…I'm going to make their calls on the run."

"No problem."

"Talk to you later."

"Call me with any updates."

"Will do." He said before hanging up.

Darien quickly got up and glanced at the clock. 7:35 Good, I'll call them on the way…I'm sure Dr. Mizuno wouldn't mind too much if I'm a tad early… He thought as he walked into the bathroom. A quick shower then I'll go. He grabbed a towel off the floor, but when he brought it up, he could smell Serena on it. Tears came to his eyes again. I'm so sorry Sere. He thought as he shed his clothing and stepped in the shower.

…

"Hello?"

"Hey Amy."

"Oh, hey Darien. How are you holding up?"

"Your mom tell you?"

"Yah. I can't believe that happened."

"Nor can I." He sighed. "But I'm doing okay I guess."

"You going in today?"

"Of course. I'm on my way now."

"I'll stop by later."

"I'm sure she'd love it."

"Do you want me to call the girls?"

"If you could please…I don't think I could explain it three times. It's too hard accepting it for myself."

"I understand."

"Thanks a lot Amy."

"No problem. See you later."

"See ya."

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"Good morning Dr. Mizuno."

"Good morning Darien." She glanced at her watch. "You're early."

"Amy said she'd call the other girls and I already called Andrew."

"Okay, okay. You know where her room is, you may head over there."

"Thanks."

"I'll be in in a little bit to check in on her."

"Okay." He said before heading to her room. He pulled up a chair from across the room and placed it on one side of Serena's bed. Before he sat, he grasped her hand and kissed her forehead. "I'm so sorry I caused all this." He said as yet another tear slipped down his cheek.

...

Her eyes slowly fluttered open, adjusting to the bright light in the room. She closed her eyes to attempt to dim the light. She then became aware of beeping machines and a slight pressure on her hand. She opened her eyes slowly again and stared into the wide eyes of Darien.

"I'll be right back, okay Sere?"

She nodded as she tried to figure out where she was. She went to rub her eyes, but her hand hit a tube that she then realized was in her mouth. She began to panic. Her eyes darted back and forth, looking for some sign. There was something wrapped around her stomach, something in her arm, and the random tube in her mouth. She heard a door open and three figures appeared around her; Darien, Dr. Mizuno, and another person she couldn't recognize.

"Serena, I need you to be calm right now, okay?"

She nodded.

"I'm going to take this tube out of your mouth. You need to take a deep breath in, and when I say go, breathe out deeply. Nod if you understand."

She nodded.

"Breathe in." She did. "Now go." Serena breathed out deeply as Dr. Mizuno pulled out the tube. Once it was fully out, Serena coughed roughly as the other lady handed her a cup with ice chips in it. She popped one into her mouth. "Don't try to fully talk. Just start out with whispers."

Serena nodded. "Why am I here?"

"You don't remember?" She shook her head. "You fell down the stairs. Your brother found you. We're not sure of the story."

Serena closed her eyes in thought as the memories flooded back. "Oh." She remembered what she saw on the elevator. "Oh." She said with more disappointment. Her eyes became glassy. "I slipped on something. I remember hitting my head on the rail, after that...nothing." She explained casting her eyes downward. "Is my baby okay?"

Darien stepped back, hurt. Her.

"The baby is fine. Can I get you anything?"

"I think I'm okay for now. Thanks."

"Then I'll be back soon to check on you. I must go make a phone call."

"Thank you."

She nodded as she walked out, leaving Darien and Serena in the room.

"Sere-"

"Don't. Just don't Darien. I should've guessed this would've happened."

"Let me explain?"

"What's there to explain?" She raised her voice, but coughed after.

"Just hear me out."

"I don't have a choice, do I?"

"She stepped in the elevator on the floor below ours. She tried to talk to me, but I just ignored her after telling her to leave me alone. Right before we reached the lobby, she stepped closer and kissed me. I pushed her away a second later, but you must've run off before that happened. I swear. She is nothing to me." He reassured stepping closer to Serena.

"How do I know you didn't just make this up?"

"Ask Sammy...He saw."

"He's not here."

"You can't just trust me? I love you too much to lie about something like this." He took her hand and gave it a light squeeze.

She looked up into his eyes and saw nothing but regret and deep love. "I...I don't know. I want to trust you; I just can't forget what I saw."

"Then ask Sammy when he gets her. Trust me until then."

"Okay. I can do that."

"Good." He said before leaning down to place a kiss on her lips. "I love you." He said after pulling away.

"I love you too."

He reached into his breast pocket. "Look." He pulled out the picture of their daughter.

"Is this?"

He nodded. "Our daughter's first picture."

Serena's eyes grew watery. "I can't believe it. So it's a girl?" She asked after taking the picture and examining it.

"Yah."

"She healthy?"

He nodded. "Yah. They say everything looks good."

She sighed in relief. "Good, I'm glad."

"Me too." She said as the door flew open. Serena looked to the door and saw what she least expected. "Mom?"

"I'm so glad you're okay." She said happily.

"I-I thought you hated me."

"No dear. I don't hate you…I couldn't hate my own daughter…never."

"Why are you here?"

"Darien called me. You can't have any major medical decisions made on your own, and Darien couldn't make them…so they had to contact me. Darien worked up the courage to call me himself." She walked over and hugged her daughter. "And I love you. When I heard you were hurt, I rushed right over."

"I love you too mom." Her mother released her. "Here, have a look." She handed her mother the photograph.

"Oh my. What is it?"

"Our baby." Serena said stating the obvious.

"I know that." She laughed. "I meant the gender."

"Oh. It's a girl."

Ilene smiled. "That's great dear."

"How is dad?"

"He's okay. He does miss you though he won't admit it…but it's hard. He always dreamed of you being his baby girl forever. He's disappointed with you."

"I know."

"Luna misses you."

"I feel bad for leaving her."

"It's not a problem."

"Can you bring her by one day?"

Ilene nodded. "Sure. I'll bring her over."

"She can stay with us."

"How will you pay for her?"

"I have a job."

Ilene reached into her purse and pulled out a manila envelope. "Here." She handed the thick envelope to her daughter.

"What's this?"

"Just a little help."

"Thanks a lot mom." She said hugging her mother.

A/N: It's here, it's up! A lil late i know, but it's here! I'm soooooooooooooooooo sorry!!! PLZ forgive me!!! It's six pages long one away from being seven! But i g2g to school now, so i hope you enjoyed! I'm soooooooooooo sorry!!!

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