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“I’ll be out in a minute.”
“Baby, why are you crying?”
“I’ll be right there. The test is still processing.”
“Let me in Stella, I want us to see the results together.”
Opening the door, Jamie stares at me, “Why are you crying?”
“I don’t want to lose you. I didn’t do this on purpose, Jamie. I’ve not missed any birth control pills.”
Glancing over at the test, my world changes in an instant.
“Oh my God! I’m pregnant. Jamie, I’m so sorry.”
He drops to his knees. I expect he’s going to break down.
Kissing my stomach he said, “Well hello there, little one. We know about you now. Can you stop making Mommy so sick?”
He stands and pulls me into his arms, “I hope the baby looks like you, so damn beautiful.”
“Jamie, I thought…” my voice trailed off.
“You thought because Katelyn said she was pregnant and I was not happy that I’d feel that way about us having a baby?”
I nodded.
“Baby, you are not her. I love you. I would’ve liked to be alone for a while before adding children to the mix. However, I definitely want children with you. So this just makes it happen a little earlier. I’m thrilled. I will never leave you. Ever. Forever and always baby.”
“Forever and always.”
I reach down and touch my diamond solitaire ring. I’m lost in thought, dreaming of weddings and babies. Who am I? Fort Stella is effectively destroyed. This sexy, wonderful man came in and knocked it down. Everything had become perfect. Of course, we’ve had obstacles to overcome, just like everyone else. Kaitlyn was not going to simply go away. However, it seemed that we could defeat the most evil of demons as long as we did it together.
If I were honest with myself, though, I’d admit that it terrified me. How could I be a mother? Would I be the worst parent ever? I hadn’t exactly had the greatest example of how to parent. My mother was a nightmare and my father was a billion times worse. I’d never do what my father did, but would I be like my mother? It’s not only that she turned a blind eye to what he was doing to me, she was not loving, not present. I know she got pregnant at such a tender age. I always felt unwanted. For a long time, I had flashbacks of her yelling. She sat on top of me while my dad held my arms down and she beat me. I wasn’t exactly the easiest teenager, so maybe I deserved it, but does any child? Does any child really deserve to be hit? Does any child deserve to feel like they simply don’t matter? That their parents wished they didn’t exist?
“Baby, are you there? You’re scaring me.”
Jamie snaps me out of my spell. I look up at him, “What’s going on Stella?”
I jumped up, “Jamie I’m sorry, I can’t.”
I dart out of my own hotel room and run to the stairs. He will assume that I took the elevator. I can’t do this. I can’t be a wife and a mother, mainly a mother. I’ve been cramping all day, and it’s getting worse. Maybe it’s running down five flights of stairs. I made it to the bottom and I don’t feel well. I’m lightheaded and dizzy. My shoulder hurts really bad. What’s happening? I open the door to outside and am blinded by the hot Las Vegas sun. My life flashes before my eyes. I didn’t know what really happened. My mom, my dad, college, my books, meeting Jamie. Jamie holding me. Tears sting my eyes as I fall to the hot concrete.
“STELLA! STELLA! NO STELLA!”
I hear him but I don’t see him.
* * *
JAMIE
There’s blood everywhere underneath her body. It looks like she’s been shot. Has she been shot? I pull my phone out and call 911. My next move is to call Alexander. He’s technically a doctor. A psychiatrist but he still knows every doctor in the place.
“Alexander, I need you at the hospital. Now! It’s Stella.”
“What happened?”
“I don’t know but there’s blood everywhere. Everywhere!” I’m shaking. “She’s pregnant, Alexander. I could lose her and the baby. I have to go. The ambulance is here. Please get there.”
