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The second that gun wasn’t on Lennox, I jumped, grabbing for the gun as the three of us toppled over. The gun went off, but I didn’t stop to see what he hit. I fought against him, trying to get the gun. I landed a hard hit to his face, the gun fell from his hand and slid across the hardwood floor.
Chris stretched for it, but Lennox grabbed it out of his reach. I rolled him over and landed another punch to his face. Chris fought, and got a solid hit to my head again. It stunned me, enough for him to roll us over. He hit me once, then twice while I protected my head as much as possible. I couldn’t hear anything but the hits I was taking to the head while he sat on top of me. I was dizzy, and my head was cloudy. I knew I was about to fall unconscious.
Then the gun firing filled the room. Chris stopped hitting me, I moved my arms to see him looking at her while blood soaked through his blue dress shirt.
Another shot went off, but this time, he fell over. I quickly stood and rushed to Lennox, holding her against my chest. She was crying and shaking.
I took the gun from her hand and shielded her eyes from Chris who was laying unmoving on the floor.
“Someone call 9-1-1,” I said holding Lennox but not taking my eyes off Chris.
His eyes were wide open, his shirt was soaked in blood while it pooled beneath him. He was gone.
Chris was out of our lives for good.
The next twenty-four hours were a blur. We were rushed to the hospital to get checked out. My eyebrow was cut and needed to be stitched up. I had several bruises and cuts, but nothing was serious enough to require a stay. After I was checked out, I went to Lennox’s side and didn’t move.
When I got to her room, she was sound asleep. I took her hand in mine and pressed a kiss to the top. A knocking sound filled the room and my eyes automatically jumped to the door to see her doctor walking through. Her eyes fluttered open and landed on me and then the doctor.
“I have some good news.” He opened her chart and glanced at it for a moment. “Just a minor concussion, nothing to worry about, and the laceration on your head is superficial. You are expected to make a full recovery and should be out of here tomorrow. We just want to keep watch over you for twenty-four hours to make sure you don’t have an allergic reaction to the drugs you were given.” His eyes locked on mine and then Lennox’s before glancing back at the chart. “Oh, and the baby is doing just fine.”
“The baby?” Lennox and I both asked in unison.
He nodded. “Yes, you are only five weeks pregnant, but everything is looking great.”
Lennox and I looked at each other in shock.
The doctor took a few steps back. “I will give you two some alone time. You look like you have enough on your plate for one day.
“I’m pregnant?” Lennox questioned.
“We’re going to have a baby,” I whispered with a smile. The smile almost felt foreign to me after all of the time that I had spent being pissed and worried about her being taken.
Her hand automatically flew to her stomach. “But how? How can it be okay after the drinking and the drugs I was given?”
I leaned in, grabbing her hand and holding it to my lips. “I don’t know, but I’m glad she is.” I placed my hand on her flat stomach and locked my eyes on hers.
“She?” Lennox asked, picking up on my last statement.
I felt myself smile again before I shrugged. “I was just picturing a little baby girl that has dark curly hair and emerald green eyes.”
Lennox pulled my hand until I climbed into bed beside her. I wrapped my arm around her neck and kissed her forehead. “I love you so much.”
She lifted her head so her eyes could meet mine. Despite the stress we had both been through, her eyes shined brighter than I had ever saw them. “I love you too.” Her soft lips touched mine and I forgot about the events we had been through. The only thing I could think about was how much I loved this woman, how I couldn’t wait to start this next phase of our lives together. We were finally free of Chris and his threats, we were getting married, and had a baby on the way. Finally we were free.
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A New Beginning….
