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phone vibrated again. I knew who it was, so without looking at the screen, I turned it off. I would call him when I was done.
    I sat down in one of the chairs in the far corner next to a petite pregnant lady and her daughter. The little girl looked up at me from under long black lashes and I gave her a small smile. Her face lit up when I did this and she waved her small little hand. I watched this little girl as she quickly jumped down from her chair, making her way over to the pile of toys on the other side of her mom.
    She was the most beautiful little girl I had ever seen. Her hair was long and curly and sat just above her waistband. Below her bangs, sat a pair of the most piercing blue eyes and a small button nose. She looked up at me just then and gave me a full heart warming smile. In that instant, I knew that no matter who the father was, I would embrace motherhood to the best of my abilities. I hadn't known this morning, or ever, but I wanted this more than anything.

Chapter 5
    Madison
    I slammed my phone down on the kitchen table, startling my gran in the process. I looked in her direction with an apologetic smile. I knew Kayla would be a little pissed that I just left without sayin' anything this mornin', but I didn't expect her to ignore my calls and then turn her phone off.
    After the first two calls went unanswered, I had made my way back to her house, but nobody was around and her truck was gone. How did we get here? Granted yesterday had been a shitty day, but I thoroughly expected us to grow closer, not push each other away.
    "Madison, honey. Give her some space. I'm sure after yesterday she is just feelin' a bit out of sorts. She'll talk to you when she's ready."
    "I know Gran, but things just don't feel right lately and I'm at a loss at what I can do to fix things."
    "Sometimes, you have to let these things sort themselves out. Everything will be okay."
    "Gran are you okay after everything that happened yesterday? I'm so sorry for all of that by the way."
    "Oh honey, I'm fine. And as far as yesterday goes, well I reckon your father deserved what you handed him and more."
    I smiled up at my gran and kissed the palm of her hand. "I'm gonna go out for a little bit, I'll be back before dinner."
    "Take your time honey. I'll be here."
    I grabbed my keys with no direction in mind. Glenn was busy hangin' out with Cami, and Kayla was god knows where. Once again, I found myself alone. I made my way into town, when I noticed Kayla's truck parked in the parking lot next to the only medical building in town. I pulled into the space next to her truck and made my way up the steps to the main entrance. I wasn't exactly sure what I was goin' to do even if I found her, but my feet had an entirely different idea. I glanced at the sign that listed all the offices in the building when my eyes stopped on Dr. Langer's name. It seemed like the only plausible doctor that she could be visiting. The rest were podiatrists and oncologists. I took the stairs two at a time and stopped dead in my tracks as I caught sight of Kayla as she was walking through one of the doors that led back to the rooms. After the door closed behind her, I slipped through the front door and took a seat.
    I glanced around the office wondering what exactly she was doin' here, when my eyes stopped on a brown haired little girl playin' in the corner by who I could only assume to be her mother. I watched her as she sat there putting together a small puzzle, while her mother sat readin' a magazine. Something about this little girl had me drawn to her. I quickly turned in my seat before people started thinkin' I was some creepy child molester. I glanced at my phone, noting the time, before I grabbed a magazine to keep myself occupied while I waited for Kayla to emerge.
    A little over thirty minutes later, Kayla still hadn't reappeared, so I decided to head back down to my truck. What did I think I was goin' to accomplish by ambushing her at her doctor's office? I