mouth, Lena found herself un

ashed out, she was the one left

n. Seizing the moment, Lena sharply kicked Collin in the shin with her high heel

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rrived at the hospital, limp

bulance sirens filled the air. Lena met Sandra Reed, at the entran

g?" Sandra asked, approaching L

half-wondering if Collin's leg was made of

r and said, "Why wer

rself at a lo

; I'll take a look at

rted, more concerned about h

. You can visit her i

headed to San

ere was no bone damage. Sandra applied some ointment and provided basic treatment, an

ded in a

on turning serious. "I need to talk to you abo

ed, worried it might be bad news r

ed a report from her office drawer. "Here are the r

ays ago, Sandra had found her retching in the bathroom during a

ness, is it?" Lena attempted to lighten th

to read th

't been overly concerned about the details, having been

overall health data was normal, apa

e flipped to t

it, she wa

by in the bli

. Acting on impulse, she flung the papers aside. "What is thi

rt was more shocking to Le

our weeks

sible that she

shen, even paler than the paper in her hand. She scrutinized Sand

t birth control pills aren't 10

on the same day they were processed. She had delayed telling Lena beca

he test results w

and the father was the u

nd, especially their recent encounter in the elevator. If he were to le