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...

the direction that Lauren was

no one

he wouldn't have

pleased smile on his face, as if he were greeting an old-time friend who had traveled far and wide to attend their

"You're right.

He whispered into her ear,

at us." After asking a few helpers, Alyssa finally found Tatiana in the washroom

over a sink

that she

Alyssa

the tears in

she widened

can't be,

welled up with

hold herself back and started

"I'm pregnant...

pregnant with Sean's child..." Alyssa gasped and covered

moved beyond

Lyla would be great- grandparents, while she and Jasper would soon be an aunt and uncle!

she pulled her

a shaky voice, she asked, "Since

to a hospital for a checkup..." Tatiana's eyes

She sniffled pitifully.