Expecting at sixteen

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      I sat on the front porch as they carried Gina out on a stretcher. The two people I can count on the most are gone!!!!

"This is my fault", I said fiddling with my fingers.

"Baby don't blame this on yourself....she did that on her own", Taylor said.

"If I wouldn't have left I could have been here to stop her", I said.

Taylor lifted my chin so our lips were meeting. Normally his kiss could fix anything but not this.

"I'm sorry about this Han", he said. "I loved them as much you did".

"Excuse me? Hannah Banks?", a lady in a pantsuit with a badge said approaching me.

"It's Caniff", Taylor said.

That made me smile a little.

"Sorry. I need to ask you a few questions regarding the death of Mrs. Finn....would you come down to the station?", she asked.

"Uh sure", I said getting up. "Taylor will you go look after Caleb?".

I followed agent vann to her car and got in.

"I'm sorry for your loss", she said with a sympathetic smile.

This is the worst part about losing someone. The sympathy. The constant reminder that your loved one is really dead. I merely nodded and the rest of the ride was silent. We walked in the station and I sat In a chair.

"So?", a handsome looking officer said.

{Played by Channing Tatum}

"Tell me about your prior knowledge to Gina's death", he said

"Well.....her husband died today

That killed me even more.

"And she said she couldn't live without him so she called me and told me her plan so I rushed home and that's when I found her", I explained letting tears pour down my face.

The officer came over and handed me a tissue. He was very sweet.

"I'm so sorry about this", I said sniffling.

"Oh it's okay I see this all the time....I'm very sorry for asking such a personal question right off the bat, he said. "I'll tell my agent what you told me and you won't have to worry about this anymore".

I hugged him and he hugged back.

"Oh what's your name?", I asked.

"Gage Preston", he replied like James Bond.

That made me laugh. I got his number in case of an emergency. Agent Vann gave me a ride back to Taylor's. I just needed to hold my baby. I walked in and Taylor was letting him hold a foam baseball. Caleb threw it at Taylor.

"I think we have a little baseball star on our hands", Taylor said.

I walked over to Caleb and picked him up.

"Mommy loves you so much", I whispered to him.

I hugged him tightly until I smelled his diaper. I carried him up to our room and changed his diaper. I gave him a bath and put him to sleep. Taylor came up and engulfed in a hug. I cried into his bare shoulder.

"Their gone!!", I sobbed.

"I know babe......but as bad as it hurts we have to be strong in order to care for Caleb and show him that sometimes shit happens", Taylor said.

The last part made me laugh. Taylor was right. I needed to calm down and move on with my life. Taylor and I fell asleep that night knowing Eric and Gina were watching over us.