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Today we finally cleaned Seven and my house out.

Matthew had planned on putting it on the market and said we could put it all into savings for the baby.

It had been a few weeks since my gender and pregnancy were revealed to the rest of the family.

As usual, Matthew had been doting on me caring for his first grandchild while Ree was just being Ree. I don't think there was honestly anything that would have made her happy since it wasn't a boy. We were all dealing and yet with each day, I found myself more and more favorable of the idea of keeping her.

With each passing day, she had grown to become attached to my heart. The reason I got up and ate and bathed. The only piece of joy that was in my life and of right now she was all mine there was nothing that I wouldn't do to protect her I thought as my hand ran across my bump.

"Here's your luggage." MJ walked in with a bright smile on his face.

There sat the silver suitcase I had packed months ago.

"Thanks, MJ." I smiled at him before looking away.

Sometimes days he reminded me of Seven. Not the Seven who ruined my life but the Seven I had fallen in love with. He was kind and gentle and then I'd come to it and realize the same thing I knew for a fact. It was all an act. There was no niceness in them it was an act nothing more or nothing less.

"Well let us know if you need-" He started.

"Can you get me skittles? Like I really would love some skittles." I asked as Matthew came in all smiles.

"I'm glad to see your appetite is growing." He said to her as I smiled.

Everyone who looked at me could easily see I was glowing.

"Yea, sorry. I don't wanna be a pes-" I started and both MJ and Matthew waved me off.

"MJ go get her some snacks, all the snacks you want." Matthew ordered and MJ nodded before he walked out.

"You can get whatever to eat. We can have the chef make you anythin your cravin." He said and I nodded.

He lifted the ultrasound proudly once more.

"She is going to be a good combo of you both." He said as I nodded.

It was true looking at her 3d face she had my features but without a doubt, she was Seven's.

It bothered me nearly a week ago the thought of giving birth to a creation that would bear any resemblance to him. Now looking at her once more all I could see was me. My innocence and the last of my happiness right where she lay in my belly.

"I know." I smiled and he looked surprised.

It was probably because this was the most genuine smile I had held in years.

"So tell me what you wanna eat?" He said taking a seat in the chair by the window.

"I don't know what it is but I really want pickles. But I've never liked pickles at all. What's even more strange is I want them with peanut butter." I said nearly drooling from the thought as he laughed.

I turned to see Ree standing at my doorway.

She looked sad for a brief moment before she walked in.

"With Seven all she wanted was pickles and peanut butter." Matthew chuckled remembering his son.

Ree stepped closer to me as I inched back.

She noticed my uneasiness as she stopped.

"I'm sorry." She said looking at me and I wasn't sure if it was a joke or what but I noticed Matthew standing and waiting for my response.

"It's fine Ree." I said as she motioned to put her hand on my stomach.

She hadn't really tried to before and the news of a granddaughter over a grandson pushed her even further from me. That didn't bother me. I wanted the space. The further she was she wasn't nagging or complaining well at least around me.

"Can I?" She asked which surprised me and I looked to Matthew who nodded.

"Uhm yea." I said unsure of the idea of her touching me.

Ree slowly placed her hand on my stomach as she looked from my small bump to me.

"I always wanted a girl." She said before pulling away.

Sometimes I really didn't understand her as I stood there in confusion.

"I uhm I have a nail appointment." She said wiping her face and walking out.

As mean as she had been to me I didn't know why but I felt bad.

"She miscarried a few times before and after we had Seven. We were only meant to have him." Matthew explained as I nodded.

"Do you want them to move that into the other room?" Matthew offered as he rested his hand on the pile of suitcases.

"This room is pretty big. They can keep them stacked along the wall." I said and he nodded.

"Well, how about shopping for some new clothes?" He said pointing at the shirt I had on.

Most of my clothes were getting way too small. Outside of a few dresses that I had it was time to go shopping I just wasn't all up for it.

"Maybe later. I'm starvin." I admitted and Matthew smiled.

"I'll get the girls to make you somethin. What are you craving?" He asked.

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This was my second meal of the day and I wasn't feeling any better.

I went shopping this morning after breakfast and I'm assuming that the pregnancy won't get any easier.

My stomach was in so much pain and nothing was helping.

"Are you okay?" Ree asked as Paige rolled her eyes.

"I jus need to lay down my stomach hurts." I tried to stand but my knees buckled.

I could barely make out anything but heard and felt my body hit the floor.

I felt my weight, the baby's, even the water weight holding me down.

"Hellppp!" Ree screamed.

All I could hear was the rush of footsteps before I completely blacked out.

By the time I came too, I could barely move.

All I know is that it felt like I was on the cold cement floor.

This wasn't the bed that I was used to as I struggled to get up.

My body didn't seem to have an ounce of power as I finally turned my head over to see that I was outside of the house.

I wasn't entirely familiar with the property but I was sure I was somewhere near the terrace that was right by the ocean.

I heard footsteps going past me and then large thuds that hit the pavement next to me.

I tried to turn and left my head but struggled the entire time.

"Pops she's up!" I heard MJ yell as I could barely make out anything in the dark.

Outside of his yells, I heard sobbing coming from the right side of me but still couldn't get my vision to focus.

My entire body felt like I had been hit but a bus but I used all the energy I could pull together to raise my head.

I struggled to get up and after a few minutes, I was able to pull myself up onto my knees.

I looked down and I was wearing the same thing as earlier as I looked over to three bodies with black bags over their faces.

I heard muffled cries so I assumed they had their mouths gagged. All but one of them who kept pleading and crying. I couldn't help but feel out of place. I didn't even understand why I was there. Why anyone was there.

"I am so sorry." I heard and finally was able to focus as I looked up to see Matthew standing over me.

"Wha- What's going on?" I stuttered looking at the few men behind him including MJ.

He looked at me with sorrow in his eyes.

"I-" Matthew started as I tried to stand but my legs wouldn't hold as they kept buckling and I kept falling on the cold and dark terrace.

They watched me fumble with each attempt before I finally stood up.

"I thought I could keep you safe and as a man of my word as long as you carried my grandchild you were safe." He said and I looked at him confused.

Three of his men removed the black bags from the faces that were to the right of me.

There I saw two of the maid with tape around their mouth's as tears escaped their eyes and mascara ran down their faces.

Next to them just so happened to Paige as she screamed and pleaded with Matthew as he ignored her.

"I didn't mean to Matthew! Please!!!!" Paige cried and as much as I hated her and even wished the worst upon her I didn't understand.

Matthew ignored the cries as he had done the first few weeks of my arrival as he looked at me in the eyes.

It wasn't the doting Matthew I was used to but the dark Matthew, the father of Seven.

"I'm sorry Lauren but the baby didn't make it." He said and I couldn't even register his words as I looked at the women to the right of me and then down at my stomach.

My hand rested on my small bump in confusion.

It wasn't as round as it was before I pressed down and as my eyes went lower I noticed blood stains on my dress.

I shook my head as I placed my hand on my stomach.

"No?" I said in disbelief.

"No, no." I shook my head.

"You went into early labor." Matthew explained as I continued to shake my head.

"No, No, No." I panicked as I held my stomach.

"No!!!!!" I screamed as he and his men watched me.

This wasn't the first time they saw me break down.

This life had taken everything from me.

"Lauren there is no solice I can bring other than death." Matthew said and I looked to my right he sent a bullet into each of the maid's heads as Paige screamed.

"I didn't know Paige here was feeding you pills to make you miscarry." Matthew said apologetically as Paige looked at me.

She looked at me as if she was pleading for me to help.

A beautiful face with such an ugly soul.

"I'm so sorr-" She started but before she finished Matthew sent a round directly in the middle of her face as the blood spattered and hit the side of mine.

I couldn't stop shaking as I felt her warm blood on the side of my face and stared down at my blood-stained dress.

A mixture of fear and anger consumed my body as I just stood there crying.

I cried for the daughter I would never know. The daughter who I initially resented but grew to love. Grew to want and need. She was a piece of me, she was mine, not theirs. I could barely breathe as I knew why I was there next to the other women.

"I said as long as you carried my grandchild." Matthew reminded me and I just nodded.

Like I had thought I was disposable just like my daughter.

Matthew c****d back his gun as I looked up at him and MJ stopped him.

"Not by them." He said and Matthew nodded.

The irony of them being comfortable with my death but near the same women who orchestrated all this to happen in the first place. I was sure Ree probably had something to do with it as I had yet to see her. Instead, MJ picked me up and carried me as Matthew followed.

I didn't bother crying since I knew it was inevitable, knowing that my suffering wouldn't end with my death but with my daughters was a blow I don't think I was really ever ready for.

MJ stared at me as he carried me bridal style to the terrace by the ocean.

It would have been a beautiful sight if it were not to be the place I was going to spend my last few moments.

My hand went to my stomach as I rubbed it once more. It didn't matter if she was already gone when I could sense a piece of her with me. I accepted in this death the best thing about it would be reuniting with the little creation that grew inside of me.

The same creation that saved me and eventually gave me the will to live.

MJ watched me up close as he actually showed a look of sadness on his face.

Matthew walked behind us by a few feet not seeing his son's face or mine.

"Jump in the water." He whispered as I looked up at him.

"I-" I started but he shook his head and mouthed 'water' before sitting me down on the terrace.

"I got it dad." MJ said grabbing the gun from his father as he did I looked to the shoreline and I was sure that the same suitcase I packed lay there.

"Again Lauren I'm sorry." Matthew said as if he wasn't actually taking my life, as if my life was that small an apology was enough.

He turned to walk off as MJ raised the gun and let off two rounds and I fell back.

My body was free, I was finally free as I made sure to grab the suitcase before letting my body fall into the water.

Living or dead if this was my chance out of here I would take it.

"I was just startin to like her." Matthew said not even taking a second glance as I floated closer to the briefcase and grabbed it before I looked back making sure I was in the clear before I swam off.

There may have been plenty of things Seven and his family had taken from me but a skill was a skill and I wouldn't let the one useful skill I had go to waste.

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