"You should have told me that you were pregnant," he finally spoke after what felt like an eternity.

I nodded, my eyes shifting to the ground.

"I know. I-"

"It was stupid and dangerous for you to continue working knowing about your pregnancy. If I had known, I would have pulled you from that post," he said, shaking his head. "Did you know that you were pregnant when you were caught up in that explosion?"

I knew he already knew the answer, so lying would be pointless and possibly dangerous.

"Yes," I whispered, tears filling my eyes before I could stop them.

These stupid hormones were out of control.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

a hint of hurt and vulnerability behind

just got here, and I didn't want to disappoint anyone. I had something to

he processed my words; he leaned back in his seat

duties. You have been here for a short while, but you are an exceptional addition to the force. You've proved yourself early on, and you're making a name for yourself. It would be a shame to lose you. But I need to be able to

softly. "And I'm sorry for that. I was going to tell you...

my meeting... would you have come to me and told me the

yes, but as I thought about the answer, it didn't feel right on my tongue. I think we both knew the true answer to

sighed and ran his

gotten your medical reports from

to lie to him anymore. I was

trust you, Judy?" He asked, suddenly. "Like really

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