Cody looked over at Linney and rushed to her side.
"Babe, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
"I told Matt what happened between me and Cam." she said.
"Would it be too stressful for you to tell me?" she shook her head.
"When we were in college, I started dating this guy named Jake. He seemed like a great guy. I ended up pregnant. Jake never wanted children so I wasn't going to tell him. The only other person who knew was Cam. I was all set to raise the baby on my own. Cam told him about the baby and he flipped. He called me a whore, accused me of cheating. We had this huge fight. Cam came home that night and I confronted her about it. She said she was only trying to help. I told her that it didn't matter. I was going to go back home to Matt and let him help me. I doubled over in pain. I was so scared. By the time we got to the hospital, the baby was gone. I was so angry. Angry at Jake for being such an ass. Angry at Cam for telling him. Angry at myself for being so foolish. I took all that anger out on Cam. I told her that she killed my baby and I never wanted to talk to her again. We haven't really spoken since."
"I had no idea." Cody replied. He knew his sister wasn't responsible. "Linney, you know Cam isn't responsible. Don't you?"
"I do now but it's hard because I spend years telling myself she was to blame." She worried that Cody might leave her now that he knew. "Cody, please don't leave me because I said she killed my baby."
"I'm not going to leave you but you have to talk to Cam and get this settled. I love you, Linney I do but Cam is my sister and that is a powerful bond. I want you both in my life and I want my sister apart of our child's life. You have to talk to her."
"I will. I promise." Linney hoped she could do that but years of blaming Cam was hard to get over.
Cam watched as Matt slept. She sighed as she got dressed. She walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table. She quietly wrote a letter and then placed it in an envelope. She headed back to the bedroom and placed the note beside the bed. She took off her engagment ring trying to hold back the tears. She took another look at Matt and quickly left. She got in her SUV and drove toward the cabin that was in the woods. It had belonged to her grandparents.
Matt woke up the next morning and saw that Cam was gone. He thought she was in kitchen. He got up and looked at the nightstand. He saw the note by the bed with his name on it. He sighed and picked it up. He opened it and found the engagment ring. He unfolded the note and read it.
Matt, this is the hardest letter I've ever had to write. I wish things were different. Just know I love you very much. I have never felt about anyone the way I feel about you. I know you love Linney very is your sister and that is a powerful bond. She is your only family and I won't get in the way of that. The doctor said she can't have stress and seeing me or being near me seems to do just that. So, I'm leaving. This way you and Cody can focus on her and the baby. That is what you need to do. I love you both so much. Matt, know that you giving me this ring was the best thing in the world. I wanted nothing more than to marry you. But things don't always work out. I want you to be happy and I hope one day you can forgive me. I will never stop loving you. Please tell Linney that I'm sorry about everything and I never wanted anything bad to happen to her. I hope everything is good with the baby and that she and my brother are happy. I wish I could be apart of things but I can't as I'm not coming back. I want you all to be happy. I love you all so much. Cam.
He couldn't believe that she left. He knew this was Linney's fault and as much as he didn't want to stress her out, he had to tell her exactly what she did. He got dressed quickly and headed to the hospital. He walked into Linney's room and saw Cody there also.
"Matt, what's wrong?" Linney asked seeing that her brother was upset.
"Cam left and gave me back this." He said holding up the engagement ring. "She wrote me this note." He handed it to Cody first. "This is your fault Linney. If you hadn't been so mean to her. If you had just tried to work this out, I could have been happy." He said sitting down on the edge of the bed. The nurse came in and looked at them all.
"Ms. Korklan, the doctor looked at all your tests. He said that it was fine for you to go home. I will have your release papers drawn up shortly." Linney nodded and looked between her brother and her boyfriend.
"Well don't just sit here, let's see if we can figure out where she went. I have to make things right with her and get her reengaged to dork over here." She said to Cody. Matt looked at her a little shocked and smiled. "You're right Matt. This is all my fault and I want to things right. You love her, Cody loves her and I miss my best friend. So let's get to moving here."
"Your girlfriend is impossible." Matt said looking at Cody. Cody laughed and wrapped his arm around Linney's shoulder and kissing her on the head.
"She's your sister." Linney smacked Cody in the stomach and laughed. "I think I know where she might be. Can you take Linney to my house and wait there?" Matt nodded. Cody kissed Linney and whispered that he loved her. She smiled and kissed him back.
"I love you too." Cody grabbed his jacket and headed out to the cabin that their grandparents used to own. He knew it was one of the only places Cam felt safe when she was upset. He just hoped that her old instincts were still at it and he would find her.
