Jeff had taken a plea bargain. He had to do two months house arrest and two months outpatient drug rehab. It'd been two weeks since Hayden left him. She was absolutely devastated. She was glad she decided to keep her place in Connecticut because that's where she was staying. She was planning on going back to North Carolina tomorrow to get the rest of her things from the house, including Pebbles. There was a knock at her door. It was Stephanie. They were sitting in the living room drinking coffee.

"How are you doing?" Stephanie asked.

"Really bad." "I can't and won't be with someone like that but I still miss him." She said with tears in her eyes. "I love him Stephanie." "I've tried not to, I know he's no good for me but I can't stop."

"Just because a relationship goes bad doesn't mean you atomically stop loving the other person." "Getting over someone takes time." "Especially someone you were planning a future with."

"Do you still have stuff at the house in North Carolina?"

"Yeah."

"When are you going to get it?"

"Tomorrow." "I don't know what to do." "I envisioned myself as a wife there, as a pregnant woman, as a mother, watching my children grow up, watching my grandchildren grow up, and now that's all gone." "I'm just glad this happened before I got pregnant." "I'm a mess right now." She started to cry. Stephanie hugged her.

"Ssh." "Hayden it's ok." "Shh." "Don't cry."

The next day Hayden flew to North Carolina. When she pulled in the driveway she noticed Jeff's car wasn't there. She didn't know where he was and she didn't care. She just wanted to get in and out before he got home. When she went inside Pebbles came running up to her.

"Pebbles." She said bending down to pet her. "I missed you." "I came to get you." "We're going home."

A half hour later Hayden was in the kitchen packing stuff up when she heard the front door open, flowed by a beeping sound.

"Hayden, are you here?" Jeff said. She didn't say anything. He came into the kitchen. "Hi." She ignored him. "I miss you."

"Jeff stop." "Just stop talking."

"I'm sorry."

She looked at him. "It's to late for that." "It's over."

"Hayden please, I fucked up, I know that." "Let me make it up to you."

"You can't."

"I'll do anything."

"The damage is already done you can't fix it, you can't make it up."

"Hayden please don't go, I love you." He said with tears in his eyes.

"I love you too but I can't do this." "I can't be with an addict."

"I'm getting help." "I'm in rehab."

"I'm glad for you and I hope it works out." "I can't be in a relationship like this." "I can't always wonder when your next slip will be." "What did I do Jeff?" "What did I do to make you want to go back to using?"

"You didn't do anything."

"Well obviously I wasn't giving you something and you needed drugs to get it." "Was I a bad girlfriend?"

"No."

"Was it our sex life?"

"You know that's not true." "You know our sex life is great." "It was just my own stupidity." "When I was taking the Vicodin's I liked the feeling they gave me." "I swear the first time I got the Somas I only intended it to be a one time thing." "Please, give me one more chance."

"No." "I can't risk it." "I can't trust you." "I can't be with someone I don't trust." "I can't marry someone I don't trust and I definitely can't have his children." She picked up her box and walked out of the kitchen. "Come on Pebbles."

Three days later Stephanie was at home when her cell phone started to ring.

"Hello?" She said. She could hear Hayden crying on the other end of the line. "What's wrong Hayden?"

Hayden was sitting in her hotel bathroom. "Stephanie." She said through her tears. She sniffled.

"Tell me what's wrong?"

"I'm pregnant."

"Are you sure?"

"I just took a test and it came back positive."

"It's ok." "I'm here."