Lana woke up to an extremely bright light that she had to squint her eyes, she heard strange voices from around her "where am I?" She said with her voice so faint, she saw a strange man with a white overall coat, he was bald and had blue eyes with a sweet and charming smile, it was a doctor, "you're in a hospital madam, calm down you're safe, a gentleman brought you here" the doctor explained to her, "why am I here? What happened to me? Where's Steve?" Lana asked curiously placing her right hand on her forehead, she was still a bit fuzzy about what had happened earlier and moments after Diane hurried in as the doctor permitted her to come into the her hospital ward 

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Diane: What happened to you?! Where's Steve, the last time I checked you were at his house, why isn't he here? Why didn't you call me?

Lana: Someone brought me here....How did you find me, who brought me here? Did you bring me here?

Diane: Well I didn't you bring here, a good samaritan did, thank God for him, he left already, he found your wallet and used your ID to find our address and he came over to the house to tell me what happened, he said he found you lying by the roadside unconscious, what's going on?! Is there something you're not telling me? Where the hell is steve?! Does he know you're here? I have billion questions going through my head right now!

Lana: Calm down Dee..... Steve isn't here because he'll rather not be here

Diane: Excuse me?? How hard did you hit your head?

Lana: I'm not in the mood for jokes Dee.....

Diane: What are you saying babe? What do you mean Steve will rather not be here, you're in a hospital, a stranger found you lying down by the roadside and brought you here and you're saying he'll rather not be here with you? What does that supposed to mean huh?! You're talking crazy!

Lana: It means IT'S ALL OVER DIANE!!!!  *eyes tearing up* we're over...... It's all over........ *crying* I don't wanna talk about it please, I just wanna get out of here and go home

Diane: Hold your horses!!!! Tell me what's going on?? what do you mean it's all over?what happened? Talk to me....

Lana: He knows what I did..........back in sophomore year Princeton

Diane: What?! How's that possible, who told him?

Lana: I did.....

Diane: Oh my Gosh Lana, that was so unnecessary, he didn't have to know, it happened in the past, you should have let the past remain in the past, come on!!! See what you've caused!!! And what is it to him anyways *dragging her left palm across her face*

Lana: You don't get it Dee...... He knows Freddie...... Freddie was his best friend Dee!!

Diane: That's impossible, how could there a be a connection between them, stop kidding around, even if Freddie was his best friend, you didn't know that

Lana: It also came as a shock to me.....Natalia dug up dirt on me and I fell right into her trap,  I'm so stupid!!!! She threatened me to break up with Steve and call off the wedding or she rats me out to the police, she has it all on recording, I won't mind going to jail because I so deserve it but I can't bear to keep such a secret from Steve especially now that I know it involves him

Diane: THAT BITCH!!!!!!! I knew she was up to no good, see why I warned you against her? I better not see her slutty face because I'll beat the living daylights out of her

Lana: This is the end of the road for me Dee.....

Diane: Don't say that! This isn't the end *held her hand*

Doctor: *walked in* how are you feeling ma'am?

Lana: Doctor! I'm totally fine....... I probably just had a dizzy moment, when can I go home?  I want to go home

Doctor: I thought you might wanna know the reason for that ma'am, congratulations, you're two weeks pregnant, I'll have the discharge papers handed over to your friend to sign and then you're good to go but I'll advise to keep away from stress, it's not good for the growing fetus

Lana: I'm p-p-p-pregnant?! *eyes wide open* No doctor you can't be serious, I can't be pregnant, there must be a mistake of some kind!!!

Diane: Calm down Lana.....

Lana: Dont tell me to calm down!!!

Diane: My apologies doctor..... she's under a lot of stress and that's why she's reacting this way

Doctor: We don't make such mistakes here miss, I'll be happy to show you the results or you can go get tested elsewhere if  you still have any doubts, I'll be in my office if you need me for anything *walked out*

Lana: Diane...... I'm carrying Steve's baby, oh my God, no! no! no! what am I going to do?

Diane: Excuse me?! This is awesome news!!! You could use this baby to get Steve back, if you don't get him back at least you have access to his property, YOU'RE SET FOR LIFE!

Lana: This isn't the time for jokes Dee....... my child is going to grow up without a father!!!!

Diane: How? But Steve is the father...... you're going to tell him about this right?

Lana: I'm afraid I can't Dee.....He hates me right now, a baby isn't going to change that

Diane: But Lana you don't know that...... for all we know, he's just angry right now and needs time to process this and sooner or later he's going to realize that he loves you and he'll come back but you can't hide this from him no matter what, it's his child! don't do that Lana, your child deserves to know his/her father, think about the baby's future

Lana: I killed his best friend Dee! ....... I killed his best friend, I've not forgiven myself..... so I do not expect anyone to forgive me either, what kind of a parent will I be when the father of my child looks at me and sees the murderer of his best friend!!! *crying*

Diane: Shhhhhhhh!!!!!! Lower your voice,  think about it carefully Lana, you hid one secret from him, do not hide another, you might regret it later, I'm telling you, you're about to make a mistake, think about the baby too....... Don't do this Lana, Please!!!

Lana: DIANE!!! I'm afraid this isn't your choice to make

Diane: You're making a mistake and you're being selfish!!! You're making this all about YOU!!

Lana: Diane....... you have no idea how I feel right now and I pray you never feel this way ever, I'm lost and confused, I feel my life has lost it's purpose and my entire world is crumbling down right before me and I can't do anything about it, this baby is my cue to start over and I don't want anyone or anything to take this away from me, so you're going to keep this a secret, no soul is to hear about this.........If I'm making a mistake then it's a mistake I'm ready to live with *exhales sharply* maybe this isn't the end after all, it's a new beginning *rubs her belly*

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So there it was Lana is pregnant with Steve's baby and had decided to keep it a secret from him and everyone apart from her best friend that already knows, after a few hours she got discharged from the hospital and she headed home with Diane. Meanwhile, Natalia is back at her house celebrating with champagne and hippy music, she picks up her phone to invite Bryce over to break the good news and celebrate her victory with him.

Hours later he arrived wondering why she sounded so happy and hunky dory and not the cold and unpleasant lady she always is, he walked across the hall  to her living room and found her lying down on the couch carefree with a champagne glass in her hand "What's going on here? What's the occasion?" He curiously asked, "First of all let me pour you a glass" she replied as she stood up from the couch and poured him a glass of champagne.

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Bryce: The last time you offered someone a drink, he ended up dead, I'm not going to ask this again..... WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT?!

Natalia: You idiot!! I'm not going to let you ruin this special moment of celebration for me

Bryce: If you're celebrating like this then something extremely horrible must have happened somewhere, so who is the unlucky fella?

Natalia: Are you trying to get on my nerves??

Bryce: Is it working? *laughs*

Natalia: Now I wish I poisoned your drink! Why do you have to put a damper on things all the time?!

Bryce: Oh great! My drink isn't poisoned *takes a sip*

Natalia: Anyways I'm way too happy to let you piss me off...... Bryce my old friend, you're about to get your freedom, I've finally succeeded in getting rid of the wedding, everything came together in my favor, everything went according to plan and even turned out better than I hoped, I'm such a genius *laughs loud* AN EVIL GENIUS!!

Bryce: What do you mean?

Natalia: What I mean is I got rid of Lana with simple mind games I played on her, I made her confess all her sins and I have it on recording, she thinks she killed Freddie!!! Omg! Isn't that amazing, I had her call the wedding off herself or else I turn her over to the authorities and I have strong proof, how great is that?! The only part I didn't enjoy was the part where I had to drug my darling Steve so he won't interrupt us but it was for the greater good

Bryce: But you killed Freddie!!

Natalia: *Rolling her eyes*  you dimwit! I know but she doesn't know that, she doesn't even know that I know him personally!

Bryce: So you poisoned him and you know that's the reason he died and it gives you so much joy and fulfillment that you're making an innocent person take the fall for it? How do you sleep at night?

Natalia: Seriously??? Why do you sound like you don't know who you're talking to? You think this is bad? I killed Alonso! When he tried to take over the company, I had him taken care of, you know I'll do anything for my sweet sweet Stephen and now that Lana is out of the picture, it's the perfect time to swoop in and be his comforter in so many ways *smirks sinisterly*

Bryce: You killed Alonso? I thought you said he stepped down gracefully?

Natalia: Oh he stepped down alright, he stepped down Grave-fully hahahahahaha, what was I supposed to do? Let him go free? Hell no! You know me, I don't get fucked over, Steve's company was not going to get bankrupt under my watch, oh no..... screw with me and get what's coming to you and you know I always get what I want..... ALL- THE - TIME and that's why Freddie got his fair share, he tried to play smart but Natalia Vega doesn't play checkers, she plays chess...... CHECKMATE!

Bryce: I can't wait to be free from your toxic ass forever! You make me sick!!

Natalia: Mind the words you use dear friend..... I value you and I admire your guts but don't think I value you that much to let you disrespect me..... tsk! tsk! tsk! don't do that, I understand how you feel but it doesn't matter to me, I don't care and if I were you I'll be more focused on helping me achieve my goal completely, instead of ranting like a toothless hyena, now get out of my house, I'm sick of looking at your stupid face, there's an instruction you'll carry out for me tomorrow..... once you do that, you're free to go to wherever you want and be free from me forever

Bryce: Why wait for tomorrow? The earlier I'm free to get away from you the better!

Natalia: Hmph!!! Okay! I want you to kill Lana, end her life once and for all, Steve was pretty pissed when he got back from wherever she took him and even at that he kept looking at her picture and apologizing for walking out on her, he went looking for her but I don't think he was able to find her.....I've never seen him so vulnerable, he was crying like a child!! He's never going to get over her as long as she still exists in this world!! No matter how far she goes, he won't stop until he finds her, I want her gone, I don't want her behind bars, I don't want her faraway..... I WANT HER DEAD! Once and for all!!! So do that and you're free to go!

Bryce: What?!! You want to kill her after everything you've put her through, she's given up already..... you've won!!! Please let her be..... I'm begging you!

Natalia: I don't think you're ready to be free Bryce..... I need you to get out of my house, I'm looking forward to hearing from you on my final request, GET OUT!

Bryce: *Walks out and whispered to himself* dumb bitch!

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