A few days later, Stevie was a little concerned because Lindsey hadn't come back to Phoenix

She had tried calling him multiple times but to her defeat there was no answer

"What's up Tee?" Barbara asked seeing her daughter struggling with her emotions

"Mommy," Stevie's voice sounded so small, "I think Lindsey went back to Lisa."

"What? Why would he go back to her? He said he was just getting his things didn't he?"

"That was days ago!"

"Have you called?"

"Yes, several times but I never get an answer."

Barbara walked over to the phone and dialed Lindsey's number

Eventually Lindsey answered, "Hello?"

"Lindsey...it's mom..." Stevie stopped and looked at her mother

"Barbara?"

"Yeah"

"Why are you calling me?"

"Because Stevie is frantic because you haven't come home yet, and won't answer her calls"

"Let me speak to her."

"Tee, Lindsey wants to speak to you" she held the phone out and Stevie rushed to it

"Hello?!"

"Hey baby."

"Lindsey, where are you?"

"Home. David has the flu..."

"Oh my baby! Why didn't you answer my calls? Or phone me? Lindsey why didn't you call?" She cried, feeling stupid

"He's really sick. I've been taking him to the doctor daily- he's got a really bad case."

"I'll come to you"

"No. I got it."

"No, I'll come and help you look after him"

"Babe he's getting better, he'll be fine in a few days."

"Where's Lisa?" Stevie suddenly said

"At her place I guess."

"Lindsey, tell me right now, where's Lisa?" He was suddenly very silent

"Lindsey," she gritted

"Okay, she's here..." he sighed

"Has she been there the whole time?"

"Steph..."

"Answer me!"

"She was here when I got back..."

"Have you slept with her?"

"Stevie, stop"

"Did you have sex with her, Lindsey?"

"Stevie don't ask me that!"

"Why won't you answer?"

"Because it's a stupid question"

"Put her on the phone!"

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Then don't come home...."

"Stevie, please"

"All you have to do is answer my question!"

"I didn't"

"I trust you."

"Have you told her your done yet?" She asked after

"I have."

"I still want you to put her on the phone"

"Stephanie, please. Things just got settled down."

"Lindsey, please..." she begged

"Okay..." he sighed, handing the phone to Lisa

"Hello?"

"Hi Lisa, it's Stevie..."

"Oh...Hello"

"I wanted to speak with you."

"About what?"

"Has Lindsey told you were getting married?"

She cleared her throat, "He may have mentioned it a time or two."

"When was the last time you slept together...?" Stevie waited for the answer

"Before he left with you."

"Are you going to give me my son?"

"Yes..."

"Thank you..."

"It's what's best for him ."

"One more question Lisa"

"Yes?"

"Have you and Lindsey...have you...always used protection...?"

"No...not always we haven't..."

"Thank you." Stevie said quickly and hung up

"What happened?" Barbara asked

"Me and Lindsey are over"

"Why? What happened, sweetheart?"

"He lied, and she's probably pregnant..."

"I'm sorry, honey," Barbara hugged her

Within the minuet the phone was ringing continuously

Stevie out of sheer anger answered it, "Listen to me, Lindsey Buckingham! We are over! Don't bother coming back here! You and Lisa can rot in hell!"

"Fine! I'll have my son and you can have your daughter if your going to be like that!"

"Fine!"

"Have a nice fucking life! Next time open your ears before jumping to conclusions!"

"She told me that you don't use protection! You told me that you did!"

"Did you ask if she can have children?" He spat

"No! The point is that you lied to me!"

"What do you care now, we're over"

"Yes, we are," she hung up

"Was that daddy? Let me speak to him!" Evie said excitedly

"Tomorrow, baby. Mommy has a headache."

"Now! I want to hear daddy!" She stomped her foot

"Evie, mommy doesn't feel well."

"Then I'll phone him!" She pulled the phone down

"Evie, you are going to get into trouble."

"I don't care, I want him..."

"Mom!" Stevie yelled for Barb

"What's wrong sweetheart?"

"I can't deal with all of this right now, please help Evie call Lindsey."

"Okay no problem" Barbara stayed with Evie and dialed Lindsey's number, and Stevie sat at the kitchen table, holding her head in her hands

"God, I can't live like this anymore," she cried. She was so in love with Lindsey but they were like fire and gasoline...they just couldn't be together....

Barbara dialed for Evie, and then the little girl waited for him to answer

"What?" He asked in a tone that threw Evie off guard

"Daddy?"

"Oh! Hey sweetie!" Lindsey calmed his tone

"Why is mommy crying?" She asked

"I don't know, baby."

"Did you two yell at each other again...?"

"Yes," Lindsey sighed

"Why?"

"Because Daddy can't stop hurting Mommy."

"But mommy told nana she was in love with you" Evie said softly

"Sometimes being in love isn't always enough".

"But who's going to be a daddy to the baby?"

"What baby?"

"The baby!"

"David?"

"No silly! The other one!"

"What other baby, Evie?"

"The one in mommy!" Evie giggled

"Evie, let me speak to Mommy."

"Mommy daddy wants to speak to you"

"Tell him it's not a good time."

Evie relayed the massage and he asked again for Stevie to go back to the phone, eventually Stevie giving in and taking it

"What, Lindsey?"

"Are you pregnant?" He asked straight away

"Yes." She said simply, as if it didn't matter

"Why the hell didn't you tell me?"

"Would it have changed anything?"

"Um, maybe a hell of a lot!"

"We'd still fight, you'd still leave, we'd both be unhappy. It wouldn't change."

"This is the baby we wanted!"

"That I wanted..."

"No, don't you dare pull this!"

"Oh, don't start, you know that you didn't want a baby! You just wanted me!"

"I did want a baby! I told you this!"

"Or were you just telling me what I wanted to hear?"

"Stevie! Stop!" He said loudly

"No, Lindsey! You will not be around me, Evie, or this baby until you stop lying! Prove to me that I can trust you!"

"How are you even pregnant?"

"Rainbow baby" she answered

"Are you sure that Jimmy didn't sneak in the loony bin with you?"

"Are you fucking serious right now?" She asked hurt

"Are you? Am I the father to this one?"

"Yes Lindsey!"

"Are you positive?"

"One hundred percent!"

"Hmm"

"What? I can choose not to let you be in this baby's life."

"It's my baby?"

"Yes it is."

"Then I have a say if I'm in it!"

"Not when you continue to act like a stranger. I don't even know who you are anymore."

"Your the one that just ended us!"

"And that's exactly why I ended us! I don't want a man like you around my children!"

"How dare you!" He cried

"Man up and act like my Lindsey...not this monster."

"You think I'm a monster...?"

"I think you're an insensitive liar."

"I'm insensitive? You just told me I couldn't be in my babies life!"

"You left me! You lied to me!"

"I was getting my things! I hired a van!"

"You let Lisa stay! You didn't use protection with her!"

"I needed help with David! He's sick! And Lisa can't have children, Steph"

"Like I fucking knew that!" She began to feel anxious

"You didn't give me chance! You just blew up and hung up"

He started to hear a thumping noise on the other side of the line, "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"

"Baby?! Baby put your hands down!"

"No!"

"Baby, listen to me...I love you okay? No matter what, I love you so fucking much! Put your hands down for me..."

The thumping stopped, "I need help, Lindsey."

"I'll help you!"

"I need to go back to the facility for a little longer."

"No, I'll come back, I'll sleep in a separate room and we can do this together"

"I need professional help."

"We can go to counselling together"

"Okay...."

"Can I come home, baby?" He begged

"Give me a few days."

"I need you now, Steph"

"Alright...."

Lindsey hung up and got David swaddled, telling Lisa she had to go, then getting all his stuff in the van, and leaving for Stevie

It was the middle of the night when he arrived, seeing Stevie's light on

Walking into the house with David, he decided to leave his stuff till the morning, taking the stairs to Stevie's room and opening the door slowly

She was asleep on her side, obviously she had tried to wait up on him

Deciding she would probably appreciate David more than him right now, he placed the baby right next to Stevie, within seconds he was touching her face with his little hands

Stevie opened her eyes and smiled softly, pulling him to her and kissing his head

"Hey baby..." she cooed at David

Lindsey smiled and went to leave the room, he didn't think he'd be welcome there at the moment

Stevie didn't seem to notice that he was in the room or pretended not to notice him

Deciding it was best to leave her be he left the room, going down to the kitchen to pour himself a glass of whiskey, taking it out into the back yard he sat by the pool

A few minutes later he was joined by Jess, knowing that Stevie's father was not happy with him

"Jess, before you start, I know I'm a fuck up..."

"Well I won't disagree. Stevie needs you right now. Do you know that Barb and I had to hold her down to keep her from pulling her hair out? She went absolutely crazy. I don't want to see her like that again, do you understand?"

Lindsey couldn't believe she had been that crazy

"I'm trying to be there for her, but she won't let me, and she won't pay attention when I try to explain things"

"She needs help, Lindsey. She's my daughter and it hurts me to say this but she's going insane."

"She's pregnant"

"I know. I was the first person that she told."

"I'm worried she won't carry them to term...not with how she is" he cried softly

"Do you want to know what she told me when Stevie came to me about the baby?"

"Yeah..." he probably didn't, but he asked anyway

"She came to me and told me...then she asked me to take her to a clinic... Stevie was scared that the baby was going to be like her and she didn't think that it would be fair to let them feel like she did. It broke my heart and I swore to her that I would held her through this if she didn't terminate. Lindsey, we are at our wits end with her...she constantly picks at her skin and hair, hitting herself...this isn't my TeeDee."

"She wanted to abort...? Oh my god that's all my fault! She's so violent with herself, even at the slightest thing"

"She's punishing herself for something...and I don't think she even knows what for."

"Jess, I told her once I was worried our baby would turn out like her..."

"That's probably how that idea got planet in her head...."

"God...I'm such an asshole...Jess, do you think it would be better if we weren't together?"

"I do think that would be best, but I think that she would completely lose her mind if that happened."

"I just...I'm tired of always hurting her, sometimes I don't even know I'm doing it...I just want her to be happy"

"Just be patient and gentle with her. She needs that."

"I love her so much, but I don't want to hurt her anymore, if it wasn't for me she wouldn't even be in this position"

"We can't turn back time..."

"God knows she'd be happier..."

"Just try to take care of her, please."

"Can I...can I marry her?" Lindsey turned serious looking at Jess

"For real this time?"

"One hundred percent, she's having my baby" he smiled

"Please don't hurt her, Lindsey. She couldn't take it again."

"I don't think I could either"

"Then yes, you may marry her."

"Thank you!"

Jess shook his hand and stood up, "Goodnight, Lindsey."

"Night, Jess"

The next thing Lindsey knew, Stevie was standing behind him

"When did you arrive?" She asked, startling him

"About half an hour ago, who do you think left you David?"

"I knew that you left him, I just didn't know what time it was."

"Yeah not long" he took a sip of whiskey

"Should you really be drinking."

He just shrugged and took another sip

"I don't like it when you drink."

"Me either, but I need it"

"You could talk to me instead."

"You don't listen Steph, that's the problem"

"Oh..." she turned and walked back into the house

Lindsey sighed and decided he needed another drink

Walking inside he found Stevie in the kitchen making a sandwich, "This is for you," she pushed the plate towards him and walked past him

Grabbing her hand he pulled her back, pushing her against him and burrowing his face in her neck, it broke his heart when she tried to struggle away

"I have to get back to David, I left him alone," she pulled away

"Please Steph..." he tried to pull her back

"Lindsey don't...." she stopped but didn't look at him

"I love you..."

"And I love you," she walked back to her room

Lindsey took a few bottles from the fridge, and the whiskey bottle, and went back to the pool

Waking up the next morning, Stevie was standing over him as he had passed out drunk in the yard

"You, are an absolute disgrace!"

"Fuck..."

"If my daughter would of come out here and seen you like this...!"

"Please, I have a headache."

"I don't care! You say you are a good father, then pass out in the yard"

"I'm sorry."

"Your always sorry aren't you? Sorry for this...sorry for that...but you don't ever change"

"I'm trying, Steph."

"You aren't trying hard enough!" She stomped

"Please, can you just bring me come medicine and a glass of water?"

"I'm not your mother Lindsey!"

He was about to reply when lurched over and threw up

Stevie covered her eyes

"For god sake Lindsey!" Stevie began to cry

"I'm sorry." He threw up again

"See there you go again with sorry! Your such a child...Lindsey, I'm cutting you off from mine..."

"What?" He shot up

"I'm cutting you off from Evie, and my new one"

"You can't do that! I came all the way out here for you!"

"She is my child, not yours, I decide who I want around her and who I don't!"

"What about our baby?!"

"They are already going to have one fucked up parent, they don't need two"

"Shut up!" He grabbed her by her shoulders, causing Jess and Barbara to run outside

They were pushing and pulling each other so much that they both toppled and fell into the pool

Stevie swam to the edge, clinging onto it for dear life. They could tell that she was about to have a major meltdown

Lindsey had somehow managed to hit his head and was floating on the surface face down, Stevie turned round to see where he was

"LINDSEY," she screamed in horror, swimming out to him

She was horrified as the water around him started to turn red

Turning him over, she saw the gash on his head, trying to drag him to the pool steps as Jess helped her

Pulling him out and laying him on the side, Stevie climbed out of the pool

"Lindsey?!" She shook him, becoming irrational

Jess felt for a pulse, suddenly panicking himself

"Shit...he's not breathing..."

Barbara ran to call an ambulance and then Christopher so he could come help with the kids and Stevie

Stevie was outside clutching Lindsey's hand as Jess performed CPR, tears streaming fast down her face

"I'm so stupid!" She cried

"Why tee?" Jess asked between breaths

"I was mean to him!" She cried pulling at her hair

"TeeDee stop it!"

"I told him I was taking Evie off him! He's going to die thinking he hasn't got a daughter"

Chris came rushing to Stevie, holding her wrists so she couldn't hurt herself while Jess continued CPR

Lindsey wasn't responding to anything, just laying lifeless

The ambulance arrived minutes later

The ambulance crew worked on him for what felt like years

"Lindsey, I will not have this baby without you," she cried

She tried to bolt to him, but her brothers grip was to tight

"Stevie, let them work."

"He's dying! Why is it always him!" She cried

"Steph," Chris held her against him, he wasn't sure how to answer

"This feels like de ja vu...!"

"He's stable, let's go!" A paramedic ordered, loading him into the ambulance

Stevie tried to come with them but they held her back

"I'm sorry, ma'am"

"Please!" She begged

"Are you his wife?"

"No...."

"Then I'm sorry, but you can't ride with him"

Stevie collapsed in Chris's arms, hoping that all of this was a nightmare

"Stephanie!"

"Chris, help her, she's pregnant!" Barbara screamed

Waking up in the hospital Lindsey felt like death, he had never had a headache so severe

Going to hold his head he felt the rough bandage beneath his fingers

He began to sit up quickly but was pushed back by a nurse

"Woah! Steady on there!"

"What happened?!" He grabbed her arm

"You had an accident in a swimming pool"

"Swimming pool, what?"

"You fell into a pool and banged your head"

Lindsey remembered the fight, "Stevie. Where's Stevie?!"

"Stevie?" She questioned

"Stevie! My girlfriend!"

"Okay, calm down mr Buckingham"

"I had the accident at her house!"

"I need to call! I need to see if she's alright!" Lindsey demanded

"Okay, the phone is by the side of the bed, just no getting up!"

Lindsey snatched the phone, dialing the house

"Hello?" Barbara answered

"Where is Stevie?!"

"Lindsey! How are you?"

"I'm fine! Please answer me!"

"She's alright..."

"You don't sound confident."

"Lindsey, she's fine"

"Let me speak to her."

"No, Lindsey"

"Please, Barbara..."

"She isn't here..."

"She isn't there?"

"No"

"Where is she?"

"We had her committed back to the centre..."

"What happened....?"

"She went crazy after you left...I don't know how to tell you this..."

"Tell me what?"

"She...she tried to lock David outside..."

"What?"

"She put him outside and then tried to lock the door"

"What the hell?"

"She's sick Lindsey, don't be mad at her"

"Where is David now?!"

"With me and Jess"

"Did she hurt him?"

"Lindsey!"

"Answer me."

"She's his mother!"

"What is up with you Nicks women and not being able to answer questions!"

"She's his mother, she wouldn't hurt him..."

"Yet she locked him outside?"

"She's sick, she wouldn't let go of him afterwards"

"Did she want to be locked away?"

"No..."

"You did the right thing. As soon as I get out of here I'm going to see her."

"Lindsey, don't be to harsh on her"

"I won't."

"Jess wants to talk with you."

"Okay, put him on"

"Lindsey," Jess spoke

"Jess"

"I've changed my mind...you are not going to marry my daughter."

"You think I want to marry that crazy bitch?"

"Watch it."

"Stop treating her like she's a child, she knows what she's doing! I don't want her anywhere near my child ever again!"

"That will kill her!"

"She left him outside, like she'd give a shit"

"She didn't know! She watched the paramedics struggle to bring you back!"

"She knew I was breathing! She's dangerous"

"Lindsey I checked myself and you had no pulse!"

"That's beside the point! She would of known the paramedics revived me"

"You haven't even asked about your baby..." Jess said

"I asked Barbara about him."

"No, the unborn one Lindsey"

"Oh..."

"Yeah, Oh..."

"And...."

"You know what, I'm not even going to bother telling you, you don't deserve to know!"

"Jess! That's cruel!"

"So is calling a mentally unstable person a crazy bitch"

"This is my child that we are talking about!"

"Yeah...and you we're talking about mine!"

"You son on a bitch! Tell me!"

"No! You don't deserve it"

Lindsey hung up the phone. He was sick and tired of this family. The only good thing that came out of it was Evie.

Against better judgement he checked himself out of the hospital and went straight to the centre, to Stevie

He was taken back to her room, it was in a scary looking part of the facility. The nurse unlocked the heavy door and there Stevie was, her arms strapped to the bed and she was missing large chunks of hair

He held his breath as he looked at her, she suddenly noticed him and smiled

"Lindsey!" She said happily

"Stevie" he said emotionless

"How is David," she turned fearful. "I don't know what happened-I just came to and he was outside! I immediately took him in!"

"I didn't know!"

"I spoke to your parents"

"And...?" She sounded scared

"Your father told me I was no longer allowed to marry you"

"I don't want you to marry me. I want you to have a good life."

"Good because I'm not going to...I asked your father whether he thought I wanted to marry a crazy bitch!"

"Lindsey please don't speak about me like that..." she whimpered

"Why? It's what you are"

"Lindsey..."she cried helplessly.

"He also wouldn't tell me about the baby" he pointed harshly too her stomach

"They're okay. We had a little scare, but they're okay...."

He was secretly relieved but he'd never let her know that, deciding that being harsh was less painful

"Lindsey?"

"What?"

"Can you make me a promise?"

"What is it?"

"That you will take care of Evie. You and Lisa. Take David and Evie and get married and raise them properly. Evie loves you more than she could ever love me and she will be so happy with you....safe with you..."

Lindsey wanted to cry he was that lost and upset with the situation, but he was also angry

"No, I'm sorry, she isn't my child, I don't want her"

"Lindsey, please. That's all I ask! I'll never bother you again, I don't want to hurt Evie and they won't let her in here to see me."

"What part of I don't want her, do you not understand, I never loved her like I did David" he lied

Stevie looked down, "Okay..."

"I'll see if her real dad wants her"

"No! She's not going to live with him!" She cried, truly terrified

"It's no worse than living with you"

"I agree...." Stevie laid her head back in the pillow, "Lindsey I can't have this baby."

"Don't have it then" he answered simply

She nodded, "Will you be here with me during the termination?"

"We've already talked about with the doctor. I only take a pill and then another pill six hours later...then everything just kind of comes out..."

"If that's what you want, or I can do it, it's up to you"

"What do you mean you can do it?"

"I'll do it for you, I only have to hit you hard enough"

Stevie closed her eyes, "Can you do me a favor in that case?"

"What?"

"Make sure that you kill me."

"It will be my pleasure!" Holding her by the throat he lifted up her shirt, positioning his fist he brought it up, looking Stevie in the eyes with an evil smile he brought it down with incredible force

Stevie bolted up in bed her hands tied down to the bed in the facility.

"FUCK" Lindsey bolted up in his own bed, sweat pouring down every inch of his body and tears streaming down his face

Stevie wanted to reach for the phone to call him but her arms were tied down, leaving her helpless

Lindsey phoned the centre straight away, still a mess, he didn't even wait for them to finish answering

"Let me speak to Stephanie Nicks!"

Lindsey phoned the centre straight away, still a mess, he didn't even wait for them to finish answering

"Let me speak to Stephanie Nicks!"

"Ms. Nicks isn't available right now. She's in a restricted area."

"I don't care! Get her on the phone right now!"

"I'm sorry. It's against facility rules."

"This is life or death!"

"I will take your name and number and call you back."

"Thank you! Please make it quick"

Five minutes the received a second call, it being Stevie.

"Hello?" He spoke

"Linds," she broke down

"Baby..." he did the same

"Lindsey I had a nightmare that you killed me!"

"I did to! I killed you and the baby" he sobbed

"Please come see me!"

"I'm on my way!" He hung up, grabbed the first jacket he could find and was out the door

Ten minutes later he arrived, being rushed to the more dangerous area of the facility

A nurse opened the door and let him in, closing it behind him

The picture was just like in his dream, she was tied down and missing hair. "Linds... I'm so sorry for what I did to David!"

"Baby, it's okay...I know you wouldn't ever hurt him on purpose"

"I don't remember doing it!"

"Shh, it's okay..."

She hated that she couldn't hold him or touch

"Calm down sweetheart, it's okay!"

"Don't let me out of this facility! Promise!"

"Your going to get better! Then your going to look after our three kids with me alright"

"Lindsey! I can't have this baby! I can't give birth here, they won't let me keep the baby here!"

"I'm the father this time! I can have them till you come home!"

"I don't know if I'm coming home...."

"You will! You need to marry me!" He stroked her hair from her face

"You need to marry a person who isn't crazy..."

"I don't care, I want to marry you!"

"Why?"

"Because I fucking love you!" He leaned down and took her face, crashing his mouth down into hers

Stevie kissed him back, "I'll marry you."

"Thank you!" He kissed her harder this time, asking for entrance to her mouth and being given it

"Honey, I don't want to kill the mood but this isn't the right place to do this."

He looked at the door before quickly undoing the buckles on the wrist restraints

"Linds-I don't feel comfortable with those off..."

Pulling her up he placed her hands on his face

"Your okay, baby"

"I'm scared that I'll get upset."

"You won't, not when I'm here, and I'm loving you"

She slowly nodded, no longer tending her body, beginning to relax and enjoy him

"Just feel me okay Steph..." he felt her move her hands over him, getting used to physical contact again

She moved her hands up and down his back, squeezing his biceps, "Thank you for being patient."

"I just love you"

"I love you too."

He pulled her forwards and kissed her again

Stevie held his face in her hands, missing this closeness to him

"I see you haven't lost you touch..."

"You think so?"

"I know so"

That boosted her confidence, kissing him harder and unbuttoning his shirt

Pushing her hair over her shoulders but being careful not to pull it to hard his lips descended onto her throat

"Thank you, baby."

"For what?"

"Loving me like this."

"It's my pleasure" he moved his hips so she could feel the pleasure she was giving him

"Oh baby," she moaned softly

He moved to whisper in her ear

"Move your panties to the side and sit on me okay...?"

"W-what? In here? Like this?" She looked around the room

He nodded his head and bit his lip

"Okay..." she switched places with him

Lindsey undid his pants and took himself out, Stevie did as she was asked and moved her panties over, before straddling Lindsey and sinking down in one go

She covered her mouth with her hand, placing the other hand on his chest for leverage

"God I've missed the feel of you..." he hissed

"I have too, baby," she whimpered, moving slightly

"Are you comfortable?" He waited till she nodded and thrust his hips up fiercely

"Oh God!" She sat up some

"You like that?"

"Yes!" Stevie cried

He smiled and brought her in for a kiss

Stevie laid against him, moving her hips in circles

"Mmm, that's it Steph, circle your hips..." he groaned

She was breathing heavily in his ear, being on the edge from not having been touched in weeks

As soon as he moved between them and circled her clit with his finger, she exploded

"Shit! Fuck!" She moaned loudly

"Mmm keep going baby! You can go for that second one"

She nodded, creating a rhythm again

"Just concentrate on it" he continued to thrust upwards

Stevie had a second orgasm, releasing all over his pants

Just the sight of that had him emptying himself deep inside her

"Fuck, I knew you could do it!"

Stevie collapsed against his chest, trying to get her breathing under control

Lindsey wrapped his arms around her tightly, and whispered loving words in her ear

"I love you," Stevie kissed his chest

"I love you too! I forgot to ask...how are they doing?"

"We had a little scare after you were taken to the hospital...but they are okay now."

"A scare? What happened baby?" He wanted to know everything

"Just some cramping, it went away after a few minutes."

"Is that all? You can tell me sweetheart"

"Yeah, that was all."

"Okay honey" he continued to her

Stevie fixed her underwear and sat up, "You have to put those restraints back on me."

"I hate them" he said sadly

"I need them...I can't be a threat that way," Stevie said, placing her arm in each restraint and waited for him to lock them

"Baby..." he looked at her with so much regret

"Lindsey, someone could walk in, hurry," she said fearfully

Sighing he buckled up the restraints again, suddenly seeing the deep cuts in her wrists from where she'd struggled in them

"I get upset sometimes," Stevie explained

"Baby, I don't like you in here, it's not good for squish" he smiled and rubbed her belly

"Squish?" She smiled, "Well, I'm probably safer in here than I am at home."

"Yeah squish..." he chuckled "I just hate you being here when I could look after you"

"Do you think that you could handle that?"

"Yes, I can be better for you, I know I can..."

"Let's just try..."

"Will they let you come out?"

"I don't know...."

"Let me go find someone"

"Hurry back," Stevie told him

Lindsey went to go and speak to someone, eventually finding her doctor

He was brought back to Stevie's room, the doctor took one look at her and turned to Lindsey, "This isn't a good idea."

"Why?" He questioned

"Look at her."

"I can make her better..."

"Only medical treatment will make her better, sir."

"I want her at home, especially with the baby"

"Oh yes, that's what I wanted to talk to you about" the doctor said

"What about the baby?" Lindsey asked seriously

"We need you to sign the papers to say that when he or she is born they can go straight up for adoption"

"Absolutely not! I am taking the baby to my house! I'm the father!"

"We can't allow that, because Miss Nicks would likely go there after she is released from here"

"She wouldn't hurt our baby!"

"She's already signed her half of the papers" the doctor informed him

Lindsey looked down at Stevie, "Well I'll be damned if I'm signing my half."

"Lindsey..." she tried

"Absolutely not."

"They'll be safer away from me"

"Why didn't you speak with me about this?! It's my child!"

"You were in hospital, we weren't on good terms Linds"

"You are not doing this ."

"Lindsey, I want to marry you! And they won't let me have them if we are"

"They can't do this!"

"They can, and they will...I didn't even get a choice" she cried

"Then we are taking you home! They can't keep you here against your consent!"

"The choice is simple Mr Buckingham, you either marry Miss Nicks and put the baby up for adoption, or you yourself keep the child but we allow no contact whatsoever with her"

"You can't legally do that."

"We can if it's in the best interest of a infant"

"You can all go to hell." Lindsey seethed, walking out of the room

"Lindsey?!" He heard Stevie scream for him

Lindsey couldn't face her, but he also couldn't leave her. He returned to her room

"Don't leave!" She begged seeing him walk back to her

He said nothing but instead sat in the chair next to her bed

"Lindsey...I want you to have them..." she said after a moment

"I was going to say the same thing..."

"What?"

"I want this baby."

"That involves losing me"

"I know...but I can't give this baby up."

Stevie turned her head away from him and he could tell she was crying

"Stevie....what did you think I'd do?"

"It doesn't matter"

"I'm not giving them to some stranger."

"Okay...I understand that"

Lindsey stayed silent for about twenty minutes before getting up and saying he was going

"Tell Evie I love her."

"Of course" Lindsey made sure the doctor wasn't looking before he bent down to kiss Stevie, making sure his mouth was right next to her ear

"Hang tight, I'm going to get you out..."

She nodded quietly

"I'll break you out if I have to" he whispered just loud enough for her to hear, suddenly she looked at him

"What if we get caught...?" She whispered back

"I'll plan it, I'll make sure we know exactly how to do it and exactly where to go"

Stevie nodded, "I trust you."

"Good! I love you!" He kissed her once more before leaving

Stevie actually slept peacefully for once in a long time....