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We got to the hospital and once again I went into Jenny's room first while Gee waited out in the hall. She smiled weakly as I walked towards the bed. "Feel up to having visitors?" I asked.
"Not really. I've been kinda sick since I called you. The nurse just gave me something to settle my stomach."
"I'm sorry."Is there anything I can do?"
She reached to grab a large flat envelope off the tray in front of her. "You can take care of yourself. I've been laying here thinking about you and I'm so worried." she held out the envelope, "This is what Troy left."
I took it but had no intention of opening it right now. "Did he say anything else?"
Jenny shifted and I saw her flinch in pain, "He was really out of it. I almost pushed the call button cause I was afraid to be alone with him. It was hard to make sense of what he was saying. He told me that she had hurt the wrong one. Shit, Laura. Was he talking about me? And who the hell is 'she'?"
"Jenny, if he comes back I think you should call the nurse." I couldn't answer her question.
She closed her eyes, "Yeah, okay. Just promise me you'll be careful, okay?"
"Promise." I said. "I'll talk to you later."
She answered without opening her eyes and I realized that whatever the nurse had given her was making her sleepy. I told her goodbye and walked out into the hall were I found a pacing Gerard.
"Well?" He asked as soon as he spotted me.
I held up the envelope. I knew I had to tell him what Troy had said but I wanted to wait until we were alone. He took it from my hand. "Come on." We started walking towards the elevators.
Once we were back in the car he started to open the envelope but I spoke quickly. "Gee, I have to tell you what Jenny told me."
He looked over at me with a frown, "What?"
"He told her that "She" said to give this to you."
"She? She who?"
I shook my head, "He didn't say." I took a deep breath, "He also said that she told him she'd hurt the wrong one."
It only took a moment for him to understand, "Fuck." He uttered. His fingers trembled as he unsealed the envelope. Inside was a single sheet of paper. It was a drawing. A drawing of me."
"It's me,” I said stating the obvious.
Gerard looked at it and nodded, "Yeah, I drew this before I met you. It was not long after Alicia showed me your photo."
"How the hell did Troy get it?" I asked trying to make sense of this. "And why did you draw it?"
He looked over at me, "I've told you. I saw your picture and just knew I had to have you."
I was speechless for a moment so I simply leaned over and kissed him.
"Laura, I don't understand what this means. This is out of my sketchbook. How the fuck did Troy get it and what is he talking about when he said she told him to give it to me?"
"Maybe he's just fucking with you."
He sat back and looked at the drawing, "But I still don't understand who he's talking about when he said she said to give it to me. And what about that shit about she said she'd hurt the wrong one?"
Once more I had no idea. Suddenly a horrible thought occurred to me.” Gee, I'm guessing that sometimes when you were with Troy you probably were wasted?"
He seemed surprised by the question, "Yeah, early on when we hooked up I was really fucked up."
"So do you think that you ever talked about Merri when you were messed up? Do you think it's possible you said something about what happened?"
He handed me the drawing and envelope and sat back in his seat. "Fuck I don't know. I was really messed up back then. You are saying you think I said something about Merri to him and he knows the truth?"
"Maybe not the whole truth but just maybe you mentioned her and he's trying to fuck with you not understanding the whole story. Maybe he thinks Merri is an old girlfriend and that something went really wrong and he's trying to bring her back up to fuck with you."
"But he said she told him she'd hurt the wrong one."
I nodded, "Yeah, cause he's trying to make you think she's a jilted lover who's trying to get even with you."
"But Laura, someone really did hurt Jenny."
"What is it was Troy?" my mind was racing.
"Jenny said it was a woman’s voice and he knows what you look like." Gerard said.
"Okay but think a minute. Jenny was wearing my hoodie and she had the hood pulled up. She and I are the same height and build. From behind it would have looked like me. As for it being a woman’s voice well Jenny said the voice was eerie. What if it has been Tory trying to sound like a woman?'
Gerard leaned his head back in thought, "Then what you're saying is that this has been Troy all along fucking with me?"
"Maybe not everything but I think it could definitely been Troy who attacked Jenny. Shit, maybe he has someone helping him. What about Carrie?"
"Fuck this is all so hard to figure but if you're right then he's fucking insane."
I nodded, "Yeah. The police need to know. You don't have to tell them about you're relationship with Tory. Even if he says something it's just going to sound like a madman talking."
"But what if you're right? What if I told him about Merri? What if I told him what really happened?"
My heart sank, "Oh, shit."
We both sat lost in thought for several minutes. Finally Gerard started the car without a word and we headed home. While I was happy that we might have figured out who was fucking with Gerard's mind I was terrified that his secret could be exposed.

When we got back to the apartment we were surprised to find Mikey and Alicia waiting for us. Gerard had given his brother a key to the apartment yesterday and they had made use of it.
"Hey, Bro." Mikey said to Gerard as we walked in. "We need to talk."
Alicia walked over to me, "How did the doctor's appointment go yesterday?"
Gerard and Mikey walked into the kitchen to talk while Alicia and I sat on the sofa. "It went fine. I told Gee there was nothing to worry about." As much as I wanted to tell Alicia about my pregnancy a part of me was worried about jinxing it. So for now I kept the wonderful secret to myself.
"Have you seen Jenny?" She asked changing the subject. "I tried to phone but they said she wasn't taking calls."
"We just came from seeing her." I set down the envelope we'd gotten from her on the table hoping she wouldn't notice. "She wasn't feeling very good and fell asleep while I was there."
"Man, what happened to her is scary. I always thought these apartment buildings were safe. How long is she going to be in the hospital?"
"She's supposed to be released tomorrow." I answered. Okay I have to admit was only half paying attention to Alicia. My ears were trying to pick up on the conversation that was going on in the kitchen. Mikey has looked upset. I decided that I'd just ask Alicia. "So what's up with Mikey?"
"I'm not sure." Alicia lowered her voice and glanced towards the kitchen. "Ray called him this morning and when he got off the phone he was upset but wouldn't tell me why."
I wondered what Ray had told Mikey. Hell, I wondered what Mikey was telling Gerard. Okay, I was just very confused and very tired. The doctor had told me I needed to rest as often as possible. Right now a nap was sounding so good.
Mikey walked back into the living room. "Come on." He said to Alicia. It was obvious he was angry.
Alicia shot me a look and shrugged. "I'll talk to you later." She said getting up and following her husband to the door.
Gerard walked out of the kitchen as the door slammed. "Why's Mikey mad?" I asked. "He's upset. Fuckin' Ray told him about the added security I talked to Brian about. He wants to know why."
"I told you people would question that. What did you tell him?"
Gerard took a set by me on the sofa. "I told him it's cause of what happened to Jenny. I told him that we were afraid whoever attacked her was really after you."
I gave him a shocked look, "I didn't realize you were going to tell people that."
He sighed, "Look, it's gonna get out so might as well tell the truth." He stood and suddenly bent down to slip my shoes off my feet.
"What are you doing?” I giggled.
"You are gonna take a nap. You look exhausted."
"Gosh, thanks" I said pretending to be upset. "That's a nice complement."
He gently pushed me back on the sofa so that I was lying down. He grabbed the throw from the end of the sofa and covered me. "Take a nap, woman. When you wake up I'll have dinner ready."
I smiled, "Oh, that sounds nice." I was about to close my eyes when a thought occurred to me. "You aren't going anywhere are you?'
He rolled his eyes. "Would you stop that. You act like I'm a kid you have to keep an eye on at all time."
I narrowed my eyes, "You kinda are."
He leaned down and kissed my lips gently. "I'm gonna work on a new song. I'm not going anywhere."
I nodded then closed my eyes. Shit, I was tired. I hoped I wouldn't feel like this for the entire pregnancy. Just as I was about to doze off I remembered the drawing that Troy had left for Gerard. It was such a beautiful drawing of me. He had seen my photo and knew he had to have me. Those words made me feel so fucking good. Destiny had brought us together for a reason. Now against all odds we were going to have a baby. My last though before sleep claimed me was if it would be a boy or a girl.
A few hours later I awoke to hear Gerard talking on the phone. Something in the tone of his voice made me sit up quickly and listen. He was sitting in the kitchen but I could still hear his end of the conversation clearly and it didn't make sense. I was about to stand when he walked in.
"Gee, what is it?" I asked seeing the shocked look on his face.
His voice conveyed the shock he felt, "Troy is dead."