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She bats her eyelids at him. “You do. You do.”
He shakes his head, grinning at her before pulling her into his arms. CJ does the same with me before facing the room.
“How about we order from that new dessert place that opened last week—they deliver—and watch a movie or something.”
“Not zombies,” Cole adds, giving everyone in the room a warning glare.
I lick my lips. “Sounds like a plan. Do you have a menu?”
He rolls his eyes at me. “Do I have a menu,” he scoffs, before pulling out his phone. “I downloaded the app the day it opened.”
I giggle, shaking my head at him. But I wouldn’t have him any other way. Like Willow said, he might act like a goofball the majority of the time, but underneath all that is one of the most organised and put together men I know. His attitude towards enjoying life is what makes me love him. His characteristics is what made him stand out from the rest of the boys and made me take notice.
And now I get to spend the rest of my life with him.
Things couldn’t be more perfect.
CHAPTER TWENTY
I’m startled awake by a sharp pain in my stomach and close my eyes in a grimace. I clutch my belly, sweat pouring down my face, skin clammy. The instant a new wave of pain flows through my stomach, I know something is wrong and begin to cry out.
My body is being tortured from the inside with no end or limit. It’s excruciating.
I shake CJ, who is snoring loudly, choking on air as I try to breathe through it. “CJ, wake up. Something’s wrong,” I beg, my voice pleading and laced with pain.
He shoots up from bed, drowsily searching the room for some kind of intrusion. “What? What’s wrong?”
I cry out, curling into a ball on my side as pain shoots through my lower back and stomach. It’s getting worse; I can barely breathe through it.
“Fuck,” he says, and I feel his body shaking as he quickly jumps from the bed and flicks the lamp on. “We need to get you to the hospital, Cupcake.”
I nod, but double over again when I try to turn in his direction. I fall helplessly to the side when the pain gets too much to bear. “CJ, it hurts so badly,” I cry.
“Okay, it’s okay. I’ve got this,” he tells me and pulls back the blanket. He hisses through his teeth. I glance up at him, panting, and notice him standing there, frozen in place, his eyes no longer carrying their usual warmth. His face has turned a greyish colour, looking clammy. I glance down to find what has him looking so broken, and when my eyes land on the bed, I begin to sob.
No!
I didn’t even feel it.
I’m lying in a dark patch of my own blood. I stare at it, crying helplessly as CJ runs around the room, throwing some clothes on.
“Hi, I need an ambulance,” he says, before rattling off our address. “My girlfriend—she’s bleeding really bad. She’s around four weeks pregnant. Yes. Okay, yes. Please hurry. She’s in so much pain.”
I glance up at CJ when he steps towards me. He pulls off the stained top I pinched off him last night and puts a new one on.
“Do you want me to change your knickers before the paramedics arrive?” he asks softly. Tears cloud his eyes, his body trembling as he glances down at me with so much vulnerability.
“Everything will be fine. Everything’s fine. Women bleed during pregnancy. It’s common,” I tell him, hoping the words hold truth.
I can’t lose my baby.
He nods, but deep down I know he’s only doing it for my benefit. “I’m going to get Cole and Willow, so they can meet us at the hospital.”
I clutch his hand, crying out as more pain erupts through my stomach. “Don’t leave me. Please don’t leave me.”
He grabs my hand, running his other through my hair. “Never,” he declares, and I feel a tear fall to my cheek. He kisses my forehead before pulling back. “I’m just going to the bedroom door. I’ll shout and wake the girls up.” I nod and pant through the pain, letting his hand go. “Rosie, Becca, I need you,” he yells, and I can hear his voice breaking.
Seconds later the door down the hall opens and I hear Becca’s voice.
