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“Yeah, that sounds amazing.” I pushed myself up off the bench, and my stomach tightened painfully, but I breathed through it, and it went away. Maybe I just got up too fast.
They both stood up and followed me out, but my stomach tightened again.
“Sweetheart, are you okay? You’re really pale.” Rebecca rested her hand on my back, concern lacing her features.
“I… don’t know.” I took a deep breath and cradled my stomach in my hands. “I feel like I’m having cramps, but I know I shouldn’t be. Is that contractions?”
Kennedy put her hand on my stomach. “Wow, that feels really tight.”
They exchanged a glance. “What should I do?” My body was starting to shake as anxiety took over.
“I think we should go to the hospital just in case. You’re only six months, so I’m sure you’re just fine. But better to be safe and get checked out. Come on.” Rebecca grabbed my hand, and Kennedy took my other, and we slowly made our way to the car.
The entire drive to the hospital was torture. Kennedy typed furiously on her phone, and I tried not to completely break down. I was terrified something was wrong with the baby, and I needed True, but I had no idea where he was. Tears streamed down my face as I panted through the painful tightening waves through my abdomen.
Kennedy reached back and took my hand in hers. “Little P’s going to be okay.”
“But you don’t know that, Ken. Where’s True? I really need him right now.”
“I know, babe. I’m trying to get him there, I promise.”
“I swear I’m going to smack that boy when I see him. I raised him better than this.” Rebecca gripped the steering wheel tighter as she pulled into the hospital parking lot.
Kennedy jumped out and grabbed a wheelchair. “Your chariot awaits, m’lady.” She cracked a smile, trying to lighten the mood.
Sliding out of the backseat, I cried out as another wave of pain hit me. Rebecca’s arm came around me and helped me sit in the chair. Kennedy pushed me inside, and I was taken back right away to be monitored.
They hooked me up to all sorts of machines, but I was terrified. No one had told me anything about what might be going on. All I wanted was someone to tell me that my baby was okay. She couldn’t come yet, it was way too early.
Kennedy and Rebecca each sat on a side of me, holding my hands, only letting go to reply to text messages as they came in. It felt like we’d already been here for hours and I was exhausted. Between worrying about True, shopping all day, not eating, and then the pain I’d been experiencing for the past couple of hours, I was completely worn out.
There was a noise outside of the room before the door swung open, and True stood there looking completely panicked. His hair was disheveled, and his eyes were wild. “Oh my fucking god, Amara. Are you okay? Is little P okay? I’m so fucking sorry.” He rambled and looked like he was on the verge of tears.
Kennedy and Rebecca both let go of my hands and moved away so that True could come closer. Zen and Maddox followed him into the room, standing closer to the door. True moved to the side of the bed, sitting down beside me on the bed and pulling me into his arms. With his warmth wrapped around me and breathing in his scent, I completely crumbled. I started sobbing and couldn’t stop. He held me tighter and whispered comforting words in my ear. When I finally calmed down, he wiped my tears, and I glanced around the room, but we were the only ones there.
“Fuck. I’m such an idiot. I’m so sorry I wasn’t here for you today.” He kissed my forehead.
“I saw the video, T. I know it wasn’t what it looked like. I just wish you’d come home and talked to me about it.” I leaned against him, closing my eyes because they were so heavy I couldn’t keep them open.
He stroked my hair. “I couldn’t believe I’d let Lexi pull that shit, though. I needed to think, to figure out what to do next. Maddox is good at figuring shit out, and I spent the night with him just blowing off steam. This morning, Mad, Z, and I met with Harrison to figure out where to go next. Harrison’s going to talk to her tomorrow and then put out a statement. I told you last night I was done with her for good, and I meant it. I just had to make sure it wasn’t all for nothing.”
I gripped his shirt in my fist and breathed deeply but didn’t say anything. It was amazing how much having him near me calmed me down. I was on the verge of falling asleep.
“Have you seen the doctor yet? Is little P okay?” His voice cracked, and I knew he was just as freaked out as I was.
I shook my head. “No, they haven’t been in yet, but the pain stopped, so that’s gotta be good, right? Plus, she’s doing somersaults right now.” I grabbed his hand and put it on my stomach where she was moving. “See?”
I felt his smile against my head. “She’s really dancing around in there, huh?”
I chuckled. “Always.”
“Fuck, I was so scared. I’ve never been more scared of anything in my entire life. Zen must have driven a hundred miles an hour to get us here. Maddox wanted to rent a helicopter.”
I laughed. “That would have been hilarious.”
“He was dead fucking serious. I think he was as scared as I was. You should’ve seen him.”
I think I drifted off for a couple of minutes because the next thing I knew the door was swinging back open, and the doctor walked in. “Ms. Divan? I’m Dr. Parker. How are you feeling?”
