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BRYCE'S P.O.V
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"I know that if you weren't already pregnant that you would definitely get pregnant now!" I smirk as move from between her legs, helping her off the kitchen counter and pulling up my pants.

"Bryce what are you talking about? I'm not pregnant! Why do you keep saying that?" She asks me grabbing all her clothes scattered around.

Is she lying to me? She has to be pregnant! I saw it, I have just been waiting on her to tell me but I just couldn't contain it anymore.

I have been watching her for the changes but not much had changed but its still early.

I stuck my hands in my pocket and held the content up for her to see. "Because of this!" I say. She looks surprise.

"Where did you get that and why are you carrying it around in your pocket?" she asks now looking disgusted.

I ignore her not not caring but more so not wanting to see like a creeper for carrying around a dried peed on pregnancy stick in my pocket.

What can I say, I couldn't let go of the thought of another baby.

"Don't worry about why I have this. The better question is when were you going to tell me we are having another child?" I ask.

She sighs.

"Bryce...I'm not pregnant."

"What do you mean? I found this pregnancy test in the cabinet in our bathroom and I'm sure its yours and its positive."

"Its wrong. I thought I was pregnant too. I went to the doctor to double check and it turned out that I just had a defective pregnancy test. I'm not pregnant Bryce, I'm sorry."

I look at the test in my hand and frown. Stupid test!

"Well why didn't you tell me? I would have went with you to the doctor. You don't have to go through thing alone, were a team." I explain to her as she gets dressed.

"I know Bryce, but I wanted to surprise you and then he said I wasn't pregnant and then I just didn't want to disappoint you, so I just never said anything."

Mmhhh well I sure hope she's pregnant now and I guess while I'm at it I need to trash this test.

Didn't realize just how ridiculous I was carrying this around until now.

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QUINN'S P.O.V.
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"Quinn!" I didn't stop at the sound of his voice as I ran through the door.

"Quinn what's wrong!" I'm halted as he wraps his arms around my waist from behind stopping me before I could run up the stairs.

"Nothing!" I hold my head down, not making eye contact.

"Hey Preston! Is that my sister? Tell her to come hang with us, so we can cheer her up and stop over that loser!" Cairo yells from the den.

I finally look up at Preston, shaking my head no.

"No its not her! I'm going to use the bathroom, be right back!" He yells back.

"K dude, hurry up though, your missing the best part." Chase then responds.

I sigh not wanting my brothers to see me like this and start all the questions again.

Preston then makes his way up the stairs to my room pulling me behind him and close the door.

I took a seat by the window and he sat next to me.

"Quinn what's wrong?" He asks.

"Nothing." I mumble tired if getting everyone involved in my problems.

"Quinn I heard Chase tell you before you left that, what doesn't kill yo-" I finish it for him.

"Yeah yeah I heard him Preston! What doesn't kill you make you stronger!" I tell him still looking out the window wondering if Ethan is ok.

He chuckles.

"No actually, I was going to say, what doesn't kill you, fucks you up mentally! Pardon my language!" He tells me.

I turn to look at him as he said it with a hint of sadness.

He sighs and rubs his palms on his pants as I look at him expectantly wondering why he said that.

"Let me tell you a little story. See I only came home with your brother because he forced me to. Chase is my best friend and he has been inviting me home with him for a while but each time I came back before starting another tour, I spent the time looking for my only family I had. See the thing is, I have no family, my mom died when I was 14, and my dead beat dad took off when smom, my mom was a foster child herself and my father never spoked about his family, just said they were no good. He left once mom got sick with cancer since he could no longer live off of her and use her. she learned to be strong for herself in those two years. We thought she would get throught it but she relapsed and there was no coming back. I got kicked into the system ever since. I was abused, bullied, and tormented for most of my life. Well, that was until I got sent to another home in my teen years and a girl a year older than I was stood up for me. After that we became best friends until I fell in love with her. She taught me what love was all over again, at first I was scared because I never had anyone care for me before apart from my mom and she left me. But as time passed we became each others backbone. Then she became 18 and had to go, she told me she would come back for me but I didn't know how that would be possible because they would put padlocks on our doors at night so we wouldn't run away and the windows had bars. She came back that night but I was only able to help her sister escape through a tiny laundry shoot, but I was too big to fit. The next day they transfered me to another home and I never saw her again. I have been looking for her ever since the day I turned 18. Not having anywhere to turn, I enrolled in the military. But I come back each time and look for her, and trust me, it kills me more and more each time I can't find her."

He looks at me with so much sorrow in his eyes before looking back down.

"You know I don't expect her to wait for me, it would be nice but it's been so long and that would just be selfish to expect that. I just want to make sure she's ok as well as her little sister which I grew attached to as well. I just want to make sure she's ok and be there for her like she was for me, they are the only family I ever had apart from my mom. I mean I havnt even told your brother yet, but I wasn't planning on staying here long, he thinks it's unhealthy to put all my salary and time off into searching for them, he thinks it's going to be the death of me but I've been doing it for years and I'm still here, so like I said, what don't kill you will make you a basket case. After seeing you and your fiancé go through what you guys are going through, it makes me want to try harder to find them, so I'm leaving tonight and I now have enough saved to hire one of the best private investigator in the country so I know I will finally find them." He leans back smiling slightly.

Wow! You really can't judge a book by its cover, I really did wonder why he's here instead of with his family and now it makes perfect sense. Just by looking at Preston, he looks like he has everything well put together and a great career and life.

I don't even know what to say, I can't imagine going through that, the trauma I received was enough to damage me, but he got through years of it.

"You know you're the second person I've told about this." He tells me.

"Really? I ask shocked. "Why me?"

"I don't know, something in me just tells me that I can trust you and that you can relate some how. I don't blame your fiancé for coming here and fighting like he did. That's a man in love Quinn, I didn't realize the look in his eyes until after you left and I thought about it. Tatiyana had that same look in her eyes the night she tired for hours to get the lock of the door so I could leave with her and her sister, she had that look as she ran away looking back because our foster father woke up and was going to catch her, but I told her to run and save her sister. She had that look in her eyes as I had to watch her leave me behind. Saw the same look in my mom's eyes as she looked at me and took her last breath, she fought to stay as long as she could. It's the look of desperation when you really love someone and is willing to do anything for them. I know he messed up but I think you need to talk to him, the look Tatiyana and my mom gave me, no other woman has ever given me, and I can't tell, you that any other man will feel that way as well about you. We all make mistakes, don't let you mistake be that you spend the rest of your life looking for someone who loves you unconditionally when you already have that person now." He pats my leg. "I'm about to go pack and talk to your brother before I head out! The private investigator has a long case he's going on, but plans to meet with me tomorrow, so I'm headed off to Washington D.C.....Make the right choice squirt before you have no choice. Oh and when you see Ethan, tell him I said I'm sorry, didn't mean to hit him that bad, but he can't be starting fights with people who are trained to fight, it was just reflexes and pure muscles kicking in, sorta blacked out for a sec too. Tell him I'm really sorry. Just kept thinking if someone made Tatiyana cry like that and I wasn't there to defend her..." He stands up and heads to door after a moment of silence.

"Preston?" I stop him and flung myself at him hugging him as tight as possible.

"Thank you! Thank you so much. And I'm so sorry about your mom and for what happened with you and I really do hope you find the love of your life and have your fairytale ending. You deserve it! Good luck and keep me posted, I know we haven't known each other that long, but I feel like I can trust you too, so I'm always here if you need me!" I kiss his cheek and release him.

"Thanks Quinn. And me too, me too... Feels like I just gained another lil sister, just know I'm always a phone call away as well if you need me.." He smiled sadly before leaving out of my room closing the door back behind him.

Preston thought he was slick, he said "when" I see Ethan and not "if" I see him to give him the message. It's clear that I wasn't fooling him.

I grab my phone and instantly hit Ethan's name calling him. I did the same thing like 9 time each time getting sent straight to his voice mail.

Rae then called to check on me and said they were all getting ready to head back to NY, except for Evan who already left but that she would stay if I needed her too and would be back in the week to see me if not. I told her to go with her husband and kids but just to let me know if they hear from Ethan in which one had so far.

To say I am beyond worried is an understatement.

I pick back up my phone getting ready to google the list of local hospitals in and around the area to make sure nothing happened to him.

"Sis?" My door opens and Cairo come in and sits next to me. "You ok?" He smiles at me and not wanting to worry him or my family anymore, I smile back.

"Yeah Cairo, I'm fine!"
That smile was so fake because I'm dying inside.

Emotionally, I'm done.
Mentally, I'm drained or freaked like Preston says .
Spiritually, I feel dead
Physically, I smile.

I need to find Ethan ASAP.

"Mom went to a meeting at church and dads down at the station, but mom said to give you this when the you got back!" He hands me a piece of paper and kiss my forehead.

"Call my phone or Chase if you need us, we're about to take Preston to the airport. Be back soon."

"Ok!"

With that he left.

I open the piece of folded paper mom left for me and realized it was a small letter, much like those she used to leave for me when we first met and I was still struggling with getting over being abused.

My Child,

You worry too much,
You've seen what I can do,
You know I have a plan for you,
You know I would never leave you or forsake you,
You know I see and know it all,
You know when you wake up every morning that I am still with you
When you're down to nothing,
I am up to something.
Ii never put you into a situation alone, I always go before you, stand beside you or walk behind you.
Whatever situation you have right now be confident because you know I am with you.
I'VE GOT THIS, REMEMBER?

-------------------Love God.

I don't know what I was thinking but I need to talk to Ethan, it's about time we put everything on the table and put our problems in God's hands so he can put peace in our hearts.

Can't believe I made this my last resort, should have thought about this before.

I got down on my bended knees much like mom taught me years ago and cast my burdens on Jesus.

Think more, pray less. I repeat my coping mantra in my head.

I'll pray for Ethan's return and for clarity on my choices.

"-forgive me.....please keep him safe, protect him and bring him back. Amen!"

~~~~~~~AUTHOR'S NOTE~~~~~~~~

PRESTON?????

Preston is gone!! Will we see him again?

Who saw that coming???

I love God, let's respect each other religious beliefs! We are all free to worship as we choose.

RAE??? NO BABY??? IS THE DOC WRONG??

ETHAN??? WHERE IS HE? IS HW COMING BACK??

TEAM #QUINETH???
TEAM #QUINTON??