A week and a half has gone by since my visit to the Hospital. You don't get to go anywhere when you have a major concussion. I haven't been doing much, mostly just been sitting in this hospital bed and thinking about what happened in the Coffee Shoppe.

Not many people have been to visit; only Spencer really comes round with her Mom every now and then to keep me company. It's rather sweet of her - We've gotten to know about each other pretty well, talking about our families and our past. She explained that she has two older brothers but one of them, her adopted brother, Clay, was killed by a drive by shooting. This made her tear up a little. I just embraced her in my arms and let her cry out all the pain and torment she's been carrying around with her since the incident. Knowing she trust's me with something so personal really makes me happy as I doubt she's told many people about her brother's death.

Doctors say I'll get out of here tomorrow which is a good thing because I don't know if I could handle hospital food for another minute, the highlight of my day has been the little snacks Spencer has been sneaking in for me, she's rather cute about it too.

"Hey Ash how are you feeling?" Spencer said coming into my room

"Hey Spencer, I'm doing okay just wanna get out of here."

"My mom says you're coming out tomorrow so I brought you a little something."

She reached into her purse and took out a small white teddy bear with a red ribbon around its neck.

"I want to thank you for saving me from Tyler since I never got a chance to say it before."

She smiled at me and handed me the teddy bear which really made me smile. Our eyes were locked on each other for what felt like forever.

"Hey Baby, your Mom said you'd be in this room."

I let my glance slip from Spencer's eyes and let them rest on the intruder, a tall guy with black hair and green eyes who was staring at me. Aiden

"Oh, um hey Ash."

"Um…Hi." My words felt small and forced, I couldn't believe my eyes - Aiden and Spencer were together, a couple!

"Oh you two know each other? Spencer asked innocently.

"Yeah not very well though" Aiden avoided eye contact

"Er Spence maybe we should go, your Mom is waiting for us so we better hurry up."

"Okay I'll be done in a minute" Spencer came closer to me to say goodbye giving me a sweet smile in the process.

Aiden didn't say anything instead he bowed his head as he put his arm around Spencer and led her out the room.



Three days have passed since leaving the hospital; no one has been to see me. I haven't really been up for visitors. I couldn't believe that my past came back to haunt me three days ago. Aiden, I sighed as I let my mind wonder to thoughts of him Once upon a time he was my only family, he was my knight in shining armor ready to rescue me from an abusive parent. It seemed like it was just yesterday that I called him my home…my best friend.

Flashback:

"Aiden, we need to talk about something and no this isn't the bad talking at least I don't think so." Aiden walked over and grabbed my hand.

"What's up babe?" he asked with a sense of concern.

"Okay… well do you remember that party we went to like four months ago… and what happened after?"

"Of course I do Ash, how could I forget my first time?"

"Well I'm pregnant." I looked at him with such hope; all I wanted was for us to be a family, the two of us and our baby.

"Wait... what?.. You're pregnant? And you're only telling me this now? Ashley that was FOUR MONTH'S ago when did you find this out?"

Aiden was now standing up looking down at me with such disapproval, My Aiden was now so angry with me I could see it in his eye's.

"I found out a little over two months ago Aid" I felt so bad for only telling him now I couldn't bring myself to make eye contact.

"Why didn't you tell me? How could you have kept something so big from me? I'm your boyfriend!"

"Aiden stop. Please calm down." I was scared, I'd never seen him like this before, he was starting to remind me of my Mother.

"Calm down? You want me to calm down Ash? How would you feel huh? To be lied to me for the past two months, what else have you lied about? Was I really your first? Do you even love me?"

"Aiden you know I love you."

"Bullshit Ashley" Aiden was knocking over the cups of Dr. Pepper that were on standing on the table in front of us. He grabbed a chair and threw it through the window. I watched as it landed in the swimming pool in our backyard. I couldn't believe what I'd just witnessed. The next thing I knew he had me by the wrist yanking me closer to him.

"I don't think I'm ready to be a father Ash. I have my entire basketball career ahead of me and if you think having this baby is going to change this then you're wrong."

I couldn't believe this was happening "Aiden this is not entirely my fault. We both agreed to have se… make love for the first time! We were drunk I know but we both wanted this, and I'm not ready to have a baby either but I love you and I really want us to be a family"



"You want to keep the baby?" Aiden tightened his hands around my wrists

"Yes... Yes I do"

"I won't let this ruin my basketball career Ashley, I'm sorry but I won't"

Everything was happening so fast the next thing I felt was Aiden right up against me, his hands digging into my stomach. I was in so much pain, I started pleading with him. I couldn't believe my Aiden… my hero was doing this, that he was no better than my mother.

I let out a loud cry as he started punching into my stomach.

How could he do this to me? How could he do this to our baby? Those were my last thoughts as I passed out from the pain.

End Flash back.

I had tears in my eyes now, my fingers finding their way to my stomach where my baby had once been. I couldn't believe I'd come face to face with Aiden again after all the time.

I started to cry harder, everything came crashing back so fast. There was nothing I could do in that moment other than sit alone in my bed sobbing for my unborn baby I lost all because of Aiden.