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pregnant again and everything could be perfectly fine.
    Becky
was quiet the entire way home. Julie wanted to talk to her brother so
bad. His flight was probably still in the air. She promised Becky
that she wouldn't call him. Becky wanted to wait until Gavin got
home, so she could tell him in person. There was no way she wanted
him to find out while he was driving home or standing in the airport.
    Julie
opened a new text to Ethan. She didn't want to talk to him, but she
needed to know where her brother was.
    “ Don't
say anything to Gavin. I need to know something. No screwing around.
How far away from the house are you?” she sent.
    “ About
fifteen minutes. He's driving. Is everything okay?”
    “ No,
but don't say anything to him. I am at the house with Becky. I just
wanted to make sure he was on his way home.” he sent.
    “ What's
wrong? We're on our way.”
    “ Thank
you.”
    “ Talk
to me Julie.” he sent back.
    Julie
got Becky settled in her room. She got her something warm to drink
and sat with her arms around her. It was so hard for Julie not to
break down completely, but she knew that her friend needed her. As
soon as Julie heard the key in the door, she took off for the
entryway. She could hear Gavin and Ethan talking, as she jerked the
door open. Both of the guys froze as soon as their eyes met hers. She
could instantly feel the tears, she had been trying so hard to hold
back, run down her cheeks.
    “ She's
in the bedroom. We just got home. She made me promise not to call
you,” Julie said.
    Gavin
dropped his bags and ran for the bedroom. Julie turned, walked into
the living room, and fell onto the couch. She dropped her head into
her hands and let out everything she had been holding in. Ethan sat
next to her and put his arms around her, pulling her into his chest.
Without thinking about their argument or the heated texts they had
sent each other, she brought her legs up, wrapped her arms around
them, and melted into his chest. They sat as she cried for what
seemed like hours. When she lifted her head, she saw how soaked his
t-shirt was. Ethan lifted her chin with his hand and looked into her
eyes.
    “ What
happened?” he asked. “Is Becky okay?”
    It
was the first time, since Julie had met him fifteen years ago, that
Ethan had a sincere look of concern on his face.
    “ She
lost the baby,” Julie whispered.
    She
saw his eyes widen and a look of shock cover his face. He sat silent.
She had no idea what to do.
    “ Ethan,
are you okay?” she asked.
    ***
    This
cannot be happening, he thought.
    “ Why?
How did it happen?” he asked.
    “ There
was something wrong? It was her body's way of dealing with it. There
had to have been something wrong that the baby would not have made
it. It wasn't her fault,” Julie said, as she took his hands in
hers.
    “ Was
there anything she could have done?” he asked. “Was there
something she could have done to save the baby?”
    “ No,”
she said, as she took his face between her hands and looked into his
eyes. “There was absolutely nothing she could have done to
avoid this. She was so upset. You have no idea what the last few
hours have been like. Becky is devastated and Gavin will be too. They
are going to need all of us right now.”
    “ I
hope they get through this. They have to be able to make it through
this. Do you think they'll be okay? You don't think he'll blame her
and leave do you?”
    “ No,
of course not. Ethan, look at me. He loves her very much. Gavin will
be right there with her through all of this. You know that right?
Everything is going to be okay. He would never blame her for any of
this. Why would you even think that?”
    “ I
just can't deal with this. I need to get out of here. They shouldn't
have gotten pregnant. This is the exact reason I will never have
kids. Are you okay?” he asked.
    “ I
have seen this so many times, just never with my own family. That
baby would have been so loved. I just worry about Becky.”
    “