Derek rushed to the hospital where Nicole was after dropping Kathleen home and was told that Nicole had already put to bed, he was shown the room where she was, Nicole smiled on seeing him, "you're here, I thought you wouldn't come"Derek made no reply, his eyes simply scanned the room and located the tiny being in the cradle, "it's a he, a baby boy" Nicole said softly from behind him and Derek stared at his child not knowing exactly how to react, "can I hold him?" He choked out, his voice clogged with emotions, "Sure you can, he's your son" Derek lifted the baby softly and cradled him in his arms, his eyes misted as he stared at the wonder in his arms, "my son, my beautiful son" he whispered. Suddenly a thought dropped in his mind, he remembered Kathleen's words that he wasn't the father of Nicole's child and his heart twisted, no! Kathleen must be mistaken, he searched the baby's face for any of his features but the child was too young to see any, no mat

Tasha was coming down the stairs when she heard Dave's car drive-in, she quickly rushed back inside to wear a bigger cloth that would cover her baby bump, she had been hiding her bump from him since he had insisted that she terminate the pregnancy, she hoped that he would learn to accept it, perhaps when she gives birth and he sees his child, he would soften.Dave entered the house just as she finished dressing and she jumped, he eyed her and his glance fell on her stomach, her heart pounded in her ears, "what?" He barked and she shook her head, taking a step back, "what are you hiding?" He asked suspiciously and her hand unconsciously moved to her stomach, his eyes didn't miss her actions as they zeroed on her stomach, he took a purposeful stride towards her and ripped her clothes apart, his eyes narrowed into an angry slit, and his mouth twisted when he saw her baby bump, "what the hell is this?" He yelled, running his hand through his hair in agitation. "I told you to get rid

Kathleen paced the house waiting for Derek's return, she felt tensed and wondered if he also blamed her for what had happened, did he also think she would harm Kyle on purpose? She heard the door open as he came in, his gaze flickered to her but didn't say a word to her, "Derek, I didn't do it on purpose, please believe me"He made no response as he pulled his clothes and hit the shower, he was so exhausted as he hadn't had a moment of rest, after a busy day in the office, he had come back home to meet the incident at home and without even stopping to change, had rushed Kyle to the hospital and had stayed with him for quite some time, it was almost midnight and his head aches, he needed a good sleep. Feeling a little bit better after the shower, he dried off and stepped out, he almost ran into Kathleen who was standing by the door, looking so worried."Do you also think I hurt Kyle on purpose?" She launched as soon as he stepped out"What is done is done Kath, what I

Kathleen couldn't sleep, she kept tossing and turning on the bed, it was almost dawn when she heard Derek's car pull up the driveway and a few minutes later she heard the door open and he entered inside the house, she kept her eyes tightly shut, pretending to be asleep and hoping to avoid him, he quietly climbed the bed, kissed her forehead, he said nothing as he simply climbed on the bed and fell asleep, tears slipped from the corner of her eyes but she made no attempt to open her eyes. Kathleen opened her eyes and squinted against the morning ray of the sun, the blinds were opened, she gazed around and saw no one in the room, she was about to stand up when the door opened and Derek entered bearing a tray of breakfast, "good morning sunshine" he greeted as soon as he entered, showing dimples, " I brought you breakfast" he placed it on the table before her.Perhaps he was trying to cover up his guilt for spending the night with Nicole, she stared at the food, sulking, "I'

Nicole's scream of frustration echoed in the hospital and Marcella quickly admonished her to get hold of her emotions, "I simply can't stand her" she hissed and Marcella looked thoughtful."Don't worry, she should gloat about being Derek's wife now but that table will change soon, I can't stand her either" Marcella's gaze looked furious as she thought on how Kathleen had always ruined her plans, she was like a bad headache that wouldn't go away, she understood how Nicole was feeling right now because she felt the exact same way but now wasn't the right time to strike, she glanced at Nicole, "how's Kyle? Did you leave him alone?"Nicole shook her head, still perturbed at Kathleen's arrogance, "I hired a nanny to take care of him, he's such a handful"Marcella gazed around and lowered her voice to a whisper, "and how's Stefan, I hope he's keeping his distance for now""I haven't seen him for some days, so I believe he had finally decided to keep his distance"