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The next two weeks were painful, but flew by for Carly. The morning after she and Ted got engaged, she was interviewed by an officer, and able to tell him what happened and how he admitted to causing Ally's accident. Ted had talked to Stephanie the day before, and was glad he was able to get some time off to help Carly recover. Carly was glad to be released from the hospital, and on the way home, Ted couldn't help but notice how quiet Carly had become.
"Baby, are you ok?" Ted asked as he reached for Carly's hand. He immediately noticed how tense she got when he touched her.
"Y-Yeah I'm ok. I'm just glad to be going home."
Ted only nodded as they continued the drive home in silence. He could tell how scared she looked as they continued to hold hands. As he parked the car, and when they walked inside the house, Ted noticed Carly stay behind a little ways.
"Are you coming inside?"
"I don't know. Are you sure its safe?" Carly asked cautiously.
"It's perfectly safe. While you were in the hospital, a professional cleaning crew came in, and even had the locks changed. If you like, we can walk around and I will show you no one is here but us."
Carly only nodded as she hobbled inside with her crutches. Ted walked in each room with her, and proved there was no one in there. Later on in the afternoon, while Carly was resting, Ted and Randy were hanging out in the living room.
"So, was Carly glad to be home?" Randy asked as he took a drink from his beer can.
Ted shrugged. "I don't know. She was quiet pretty much the whole drive home, and even when I held her hand, she flinched. She looked so uncomfortable."
"Dude, you have to remember the horrible experience she just went through. Every little move you make, she probably sees Justin. Unfortuantely, she may act that way toward you for awhile until she becomes comfortable again."
"Yeah...I never thought of it like that," Ted said as he also took a swig of his beer.
"NO! NO! PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Ted and Randy gave each other curious looks before running down the hall. When Ted opened the door, they both could see Carly tossing and turning. She was clearly having a nightmare. Ted ran to her side, and gently tried to wake her up.
"Carly, Carly, wake up. Your having a nightmare," he said as he shook her shoulder. "You are perfectly fine."
Carly shot straight up in a cold sweat. She looked around, realizing she was in her bedroom. She fell into Ted's arms as she started crying. "Ted, it was awful! I was back in that hotel, and Justin was describing how he killed Ally while trying to take my clothes off," she described as she began to sob once again.
"Shh...it's going to be ok," Ted whispered as he tucked a piece of hair behind Carly's ear and rocked her back and forth. He then looked toward the door, and Randy could see the concern in his eyes.
"I'm going to take off. Let me know if you need anything," Randy said.
Ted only nodded as Randy walked away. He then turned his attention toward Carly again, and could still see the fear in her eyes. "Baby, Justin won't be around for a long time. He is being charged with your kidnapping, Ally's death and your attempted murder. He is going to rot in jail for the rest of his life. He will not be anywhere near you again."
Carly looked up at Ted, and for the first time in two weeks, he saw a small smile. "Do you promise?"
"I promise."
Another few weeks past, and slowly Carly began to feel comfortable again. Her leg was now healed well enough to where she was limping around instead of crutches and didn't have the nightmares anymore. Ted and Carly also set a wedding date-December 31 of that same year. Ted slowly began to feel that things were getting back to normal. On Wednesday of that week, when Carly woke up and saw Ted packing his gym bag, and couldn't help but feel nervous. She also felt sick.
"Ted, where are you going?" she asked as she sat up in the bed.
"I'm just packing my bag to head to the gym. I'm going to head back to work soon, and I need to get back into the gym."
Carly only nodded. Although she was beginning to feel comfortable again, she was no where near comfortable in staying by herself. When Ted glanced at Carly, he noticed the concern in her eyes. "Don't worry baby, you aren't going to be by yourself."
Carly let out a sigh of relief. "I'm not."
"No, Mickie is going to come and hang out."
Carly smiled, but felt sick again and headed straight for the bathroom. Ted followed her, and held her hair. "Do you feel better?" he asked. He also knew it had been a hard week for Carly since she was sick.
"Kind of," she replied. Carly threw up once more before rinsing out her mouth. While she was still in the bathroom, Ted heard a cell phone start ringing, and after a few minutes came back. "Carls, that was Mickie. She is running a few minutes behind, but will be here soon. Do you want me to stick around till she gets here?"
Ted was kind of surprised when she shook her head no. "I'll be ok. Will you just call her to let her know I'll be in bed when she comes?"
"Sure I can do that," Ted said as he kissed Carly's forehead. "You get some rest and feel better. I love you."
"I love you too," she said as she watched him walk out the door. As soon as he was out of sight, Carly ran back into the bathroom. She opened a drawer and pulled out a box that was hidden toward the back.
About ten minutes later, Mickie walked inside and could hear crying from Carly's bedroom, and when she walked into the adjoining bathroom, she could see Carly sitting in the middle of the bathroom floor...sobbing.
Mickie then kneeled in front of her friend and pulled her in for a hug. "Carly, what's the matter?"
Carly looked down at the object she was holding, and handed it to Mickie. "Is this a pregnancy test?" Mickie asked as she inspected the object closer.
Carly nodded as she tried to calm down. "Yeah, I've not been feeling good all week, and missed my period. So I decided to take a pregnancy test, and it's positive," she explained as she began to cry again.
"Honey, that's great!" Mickie said as she rubbed Carly's shoulder. "What's the matter? You know that Ted is going to be excited....are you nervous about telling him?"
Carly nodded once more. "I started thinking about it, and the dates of my last period. If I calculated it right, I should have conceived right around the time I was kidnapped. So...Ted may or may not be the father."