Can’t Win Me Back

All of a sudden, a glimmer flashed across Lauren's clear eyes.

She stared straight at the audience.

Her lashes fluttered, and her pink lips started quivering.

Her eyes turned red.

They glistened as she welled up with tears.

"Darling.

Darling? Are you okay?" Landon started panicking when he noticed that Lauren was crying.

"A-An-Angie..." Lauren stuttered.

Her lips trembled, and her voice was extremely raspy, as if she had been parched for a long time.

Though her voice barely rose above a murmur, Landon caught every word.

He heard her loud and clear! "Lauren! You...

You can speak?" Landon was so agitated that tears filled his eyes.

He lost it.

" Lauren! You really can speak?" "Lan-don..." Lauren lifted a finger and pointed to the spot below the stage nearest to them.

She had a wide smile on her face, yet tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"I...

see...

direction that Lauren

no one

he wouldn't

if he were greeting an old-time friend who had traveled far

"You're right.

whispered into her ear, "I

finally found Tatiana

leaning over a sink and

that she was having a really

You..." Alyssa stood

pale face and the tears

she widened

and exclaimed, "Taty! It can't be, can it? Are you..." "Lyse...'

up with

hold herself back and started crying

"I'm pregnant...

Sean's child..." Alyssa gasped and covered her mouth

moved beyond

the birth of a new generation! Winston and Lyla would be great- grandparents, while she and Jasper would soon be an aunt and uncle! 1 Alyssa wiped the tears off Tatiana's

her in

she asked, "Since when?" 2

for a checkup..." Tatiana's eyes were swollen from

She sniffled pitifully.