H A I L E Y I sat in the waiting room, feeling a sense of deja vu. Only this time, I was not the one in the examination room, and I was the one who was terrified on Valerie's behalf. Children are blessings, but now when they weren't planned, not when there was no stability or solid relationship, it made things difficult. It made the whole thing scary and uncertain. I wondered if Valerie would have to raise the child alone. I had no doubt that she would make an amazing mother, and would give her child a wonderful life. But, I couldn't help but wonder how this would affect her career and her life. Giovanni is the better brother, would he prove me right by stepping up and wanting his child? Would he be a better man than his brother and not walk away and leave her to do it alone? I knew

