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I grab Ingrid’s hand, but she doesn’t fight me like I thought she might. Instead, she intertwines our fingers as I pull her toward the exit.
Shit just got real!
And I have a feeling life for NOLA Defiance will get a lot worse before it gets better.
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Ingrid
This is torture.
I’ve been sitting in the hospital waiting area for hours. They patched up my wounds and then sent me back into the waiting area.
My stomach churns.
My mouth is dry.
My chest tightens in my anguish.
My leg bounces up and down with anxiety. Knowing Novah is in there, and I can’t do a thing to help her as they check her babies is killing me.
At least Bayou is with her—that fact helps me a little.
I’m also glad Hurricane is with Kaia and Grit is with Lani. I just wish the staff here would update us occasionally. Just something to keep us informed of their progress would be helpful.
South reaches out, placing his hand on my knee to stop it from agitating. My watering eyes glance up to meet his, and he weakly smiles. “It’s going to be okay. No matter what happens, we will deal with it together.” He reaches out, lacing his fingers with mine.
I spot City glancing over at us, his eyes narrowing on our joined hands, but he says nothing, just paces the hospital waiting area.
“What’s taking them so long?”
“No news is good news, right?” South tells me, and I sigh in response.
“You’re just saying that to try to keep me calm.”
“Yeah, is it working?”
I bump into his side with my shoulder. “Thanks for trying, but I don’t think anything will calm me at this point.”
Aubree steps out from the emergency room doors, and we stand to greet the doctor as she walks toward us.
I’m tense as hell and desperate for something, anything on how they are doing, so I rush to meet her. “Dr. Adams, how is everyone?” I ask anxiously.
“Everyone is stable at the moment and receiving treatment. Novah, however, would like you to come see her.”
I bite my bottom lip. “Are the babies okay?”
“Let’s go in and discuss things further with Novah and Bayou.”
My muscles tense, the fear of God rushing through me as I turn to South, looking for reassurance that itwillbe okay if I go in there without him.
“Go. I’ll be here when you get back.”
I should have known he’d be supportive. I glance around at City and the others who aren’t watching at the moment, so I lean in quickly and kiss South’s cheek. “Thank you for always being here for me.”
He squeezes my hand. “Always, angel. Now go. Do your thing. I’ll wait for you.”
I weakly smile, then take off with Aubree toward the emergency room doors. My heart hammers as Aubree says, “He seems very supportive of you.”
