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arms around him and hugged him tightly. Secretly, he was filled with regret and disgust, he couldn’t stand to touch her and she made his skin crawl. He would never love her, Carmen was his soul mate and he would eventually find his way back to her and their son. He missed her terribly and wondered how she was doing with her pregnancy, hoping that everything was okay with the baby.
    Hours soon turned to days and days to months and still no word from Dexter. Carmen was expecting the arrival of their son any day now. Although, she’d hoped for Dexter’s safe return by the time the baby came, hope of that happening was quickly fading. She remained close to her parents as she didn’t want to be alone through her delivery.
    Nick had been exceptionally helpful to Carmen and her parents; he mowed their grass on a regular basis and helped her father make a few other long needed repairs around the house. The Haines’s were thankful for his friendship and the kindness he’d shown them.
    “Help mom! Come quick, please!” Carmen screamed from her bedroom.
    Eva Haines hurried to her rescue without hesitation.
    “What’s wrong Carmen? What is it?”
    “I’m bleeding; I need to get to the hospital right away, something’s wrong with the baby.”
    On the bed where Carmen was lying, Eva could see a vast amount of blood, immediately alarming her, causing her to scream for her husband.
    “What’s going on?” Dave asked nervously.
    “Get the car and pull it out front, we need to get her to the hospital, she’s bleeding.” Eva explained.
    Dave Haines grabbed his keys and scurried out the door. Nick had been helping him do yard work and wondered what the chaos was all about. He quickly ran inside, Eva explained the circumstances to him and asked for his assistance in getting Carmen to the car. They couldn’t afford to waste any time for the baby’s sake.
    Carmen was terrified, with only two weeks remaining in her pregnancy; she could be losing her baby. She had definitely experienced enough loss in her life recently; she couldn’t bear the thought of losing anything else, especially her child, he had to be alright. Dave wheeled his car into the emergency parking in front of the doors and hastily ran inside to get help.
    “We need a wheelchair, my daughter’s in the car, she needs help, she’s pregnant and bleeding, her due date is two weeks away!” Dave shouted.
    The nurses hurriedly located a chair and ran to assist Carmen into the hospital.
    “Who’s your doctor ma’am, your OBGYN?” asked the nurse.
    “Doctor Harrell, will you call him please. I don’t want to see anyone else, he knows my pregnancy, and I’m scared.”
    By now Carmen was shaking uncontrollably, she was frightened of the final outcome they were leading up to. She was exceptionally careful not to do anything physically strenuous throughout her pregnancy but feared her stress level had taken a toll.
    After careful consideration of Carmen’s condition, Doctor Harrell decided it best to perform an emergency C-section as the baby was in distress, causing Carmen to be even more alarmed. She needed Dexter, she couldn’t go through this alone, just having him at her side would make all the difference but unfortunately it wasn’t possible.
    Eva and Dave were shown to the waiting room; they were terribly concerned for their daughter and grandson as they could die during the procedure. Nick had gone to the hospital with the Haines’s and was trying to help them find calmness during their scary ordeal. He excused himself from the waiting room after assuring the couple that he would shortly return. He was in need of the men’s facilities, he told them.
    “I’m here at the hospital with the Haines’s, Carmen’s been taken back for an emergency C-section, something’s wrong with the baby.” Nick told her.
    “Keep me informed. Has she said anything concerning Dexter’s case?” Carol asked.
    “The investigation into Ava Crane’s accident is still