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Chapter 193
[Cordelia]
Time stopped having meaning to me when I saw that building collapse.
I was sedated, taken to the hospital, put on more monitors than should be legal, and forced to sit still as they checked all of my vitals and informed me that bed rest was no longer optional.
"How far along is she?" Everyone was talking around me as if I were not there capable of answering for myself, making my medical decisions for me.
"26 weeks," a nurse looks at a chart.
"Put her on a steroid. We need to develop those baby's lungs in case of an early delivery."
The heart rate monitor starts beating erratically and they notice my eyes are open and I'm gasping, my heart beating out of control.
"Not my baby! Please," I gasp. "Save my baby! He can't be born yet, it's too soon!"
"Sedate her again!" the doctor orders as something is injected into my IV. "You need to rest, Ms. Greyson. Sleep now."
The nex
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[Cordelia]The results of my DNA test are sitting in my hand. Mrs. Bryant had already given them her sample to analyze, so all they needed was mine, and with the lab on-site, it was ready by the end of the day. Biologically, I am her daughter.Emotionally, I'm still not sure. "I hope you will consider visiting before the baby is born," Crissy brought me a bouquet as soon as she heard the news. "The hospital says you are free to be released this evening. Maybe we can get dinner?"I tell her I'm not quite sure what I am ready for, that I am still processing everything having only recently learned that my family lied to me for the last 26 years. When I looked in the mirror in the bathroom in my room, I couldn't recognize myself. I could see that nothing about my features had changed, but everything else had. My family history, my ethnicity, my understanding of who I am."Tomorrow is my birthday," I mention in passing as she gets up to leave. "I'm not sure but my mom, I mean Mrs Greyson,
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[Cordelia]Standing, I steady myself on the railing as I take a step forward and ask. "What do you mean, by that Sydney?"I demand. "Is he alive?""Yes but..."I don't wait for her to finish her thought before pushing past her and demanding from my nurse to know where Atlas is located. She doesn't know exactly but tells me that if he just came in from the wreckage, all of those patients were being processed one floor below.Thanking her, I rush to the elevator.Behind me, I can hear Sydney and Crissy arguing in French. I don't listen, not only because my French isn't particularly strong, but also because I have too much to think about to worry about their family problems.Sydney is going to need to work out how she feels on her own.At least she brought me some good news! Even if it was vague and done in a hurtful way.Pushing through the door before it is completely open, I cannot get off the eleva
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[Cordelia]"Tilly," I look up to see my best friend's face as she sits down next to me. "Why are you out of bed?" she scolds, wiping my face. "You should be resting.""I heard about Atlas," I explain. "I tried to see him but...""Oh Cordy," she pulls me in for a hug. "You weren't supposed to know about Atlas yet. We just found him. We were waiting until he could take visitors before we told you. None of us can see him, not even Clark." "Oh." So they were going to tell me. They were just waiting for the right time. "We didn't want to stress you out before we had more information," she looks down at my belly, smiling wistfully. I wonder if she is thinking about her own lost child. "We wouldn't want to risk hurting either you or Jasper with unnecessary stress. How did you find out?""Sydney stopped by," I moped suddenly feeling all of my aches and pains, "She told me he wasn't dead, but she didn't tell me anything else.""That's because she doesn't know," Tilly looks like she is about
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[Cordelia]It's funny how many things happen at the Steele Family Hotel and Spa.After taking a proper shower and putting on some fresh clothing, I find myself standing outside of a familiar hotel suite, my hand poised near the door ready to knock. Only this time, I'm not here to find Atlas.I know where he is.This time I'm here to meet someone else who might become very important to me soon.As soon as my hand connects with the wood, Crissy Devaroux Bryant opens the door. She looks out of breath as if she ran to open it so that I didn't need to wait in the hall."Come in," she steps aside, her face bright. "I am so happy you called.""Are you sure?" I duck my head, embarrassed at the thought of being a bother."Of course," she leads me to a couch to sit on and offers me something to drink. I gladly take a warm cup of tea from her hands and she tells me about how she has wanted nothing more than to get
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