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“No, I told you, asshole!” Joey snaps.
“Go tell Maximo to get the car. We’re taking her to the ER.”
Joey runs out of the room and I scoop Kat into my arms. She murmurs softly, but her body is limp and far lighter than it was just a week ago. I press a soft kiss on her forehead.
“I’m sorry, kitten. I’ve got you now.” The guilt of leaving her to rot in this room almost overwhelms me. If anything happens to her or our baby, I will never forgive myself. I don’t care if Kat hates me right now, or if I can’t trust her. I will never let her go.
Chapter27
Kat
Isuppose most people might freak out if they wake up in a hospital bed, but the sound of the machines, the low hum of constant activity, and even the smell is so unmistakably familiar to me that I feel a sense of comfort being here. My eyelids are only half open as they flicker in the bright overhead light. My throat is dry and scratchy but I don’t feel like I’m going to throw up, so that’s a bonus.
“Kat?” I hear his deep voice before I feel his warm fingers curling around mine.
“H-hey,” I croak as I open my eyes and see him sitting beside my bed. His face is etched with worry and concern. Then I realize why. He is the reason I’m here. He kept me locked in that horrible room with nobody and nothing.
I wrench my hand from his as both of them instinctively fly to my stomach. My baby.
“The baby is fine,” he assures me. “You were severely dehydrated, but you’re both okay now.”
No thanks to you.I force a smile instead.
“Do you need a drink?”
I nod, and he pours me a small glass of water from the jug beside the bed. He lifts it to my lips, and that first sip feels like heaven, instantly soothing my throat. I take the glass from him, and he sits back down in the chair beside my bed while I glance around the room. I’m hooked up to a drip and a heart monitor.
“How long have I been in here?” I ask.
“Just a few hours,” he replies. “They want to keep you in for a day or two, or at least until you can keep some solids down again.”
I nod.
“How do you feel?”
Like I want to cry for a year.“Not sick at least.”
“Good. Joey has packed some of your things and Max is going to bring them by soon.”
“Okay.” I take another sip of water and glance at the door.
“I’ll stay here with you.”
“I’m not going to run away.”
“I know.”
“You know because you won’t let me, or because you believe I won’t try?”
“Does it matter?”
“I’m not going to try,” I say, leaning back against the pillow and closing my eyes. “As long as you promise my baby will be safe.”
“Ourbaby is going to be safe, Kat.”
“What about me? Will I be safe too?” I open my eyes again and see his handsome features pulled into a frown.
