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“Yeah. Why?”
“After that weekend, you were different. I don’t wanna insult you and use the word happy, but you looked well. It’s good to see you both like that.”
“She’s in a hospital bed, man.”
Simona stepped up to the plate and put a hand on my arm.
“She will be fine, Hugo. My daughter is tough; you should know that.”
“Simona, I,…” My eyes went from her face straight to the floor, “I am so sorry. I never meant for this to happen. I would never hurt Catherinelle.”
“Hugo…”
“I had no idea she was pregnant. If I would have known…”
“There wasn’t much you could have done, son,” she said, and to my surprise, she pulled me down for a hug.
“She’s going to be devastated. She lost a child, Simona. I put her through that. She shouldn’t know such pain so soon.”
“True, but we don’t choose when or who to love now, do we? She’s my baby girl, and I love her more than anyone could imagine. I want her to be happy, and she swore you made her happy. You two will recover from this.”
A scary question entered in my mind: What if we didn’t?
“You think so?”
“Yes. Maybe slow down a little bit this time.” She smiled. “You will not share a bedroom under my roof until you’re married, so don’t even think about it. I’ll have a guest room prepared in Great Neck for when you visit.”
Just like that. It was that simple. All the things that haunted me for months were whipped away in seconds, like we really were a family.
“Simona, I need to see her.”
She nodded and took my hand, making me follow her. I didn’t pay attention to anyone in the room, and they knew better than to fucking push me in that moment. If someone would have tried to put themselves between Catherinelle and I, I’d have knocked them out cold.
When she pushed the door to Cat’s room open, and I saw her passed out between the sheets, my heart jumped out of my chest. Gino was sitting in a chair while Muse was next to the bed, holding Cat’s hand. When she saw me, she smiled.
“I’m glad you’re here, Hugo. You should take my place. I held her hand in your absence.”
“Thank you,” I said slowly.
I stepped in and touched her silently. Her hand was so soft and warm under my touch. Desperate to feel some remote closeness to her, I took her hand to my lips and kissed it.
“Wake up, princess. I need you to wake up.”
My eyes started feeling sore again, and my vision didn’t seem to be very good. It took a few seconds to register that tears were gathering in my eyes. Holy shit, I was crying. I didn’t even think my body could do that.
Gino’s hand landed on my shoulder.
“She’ll be alright, brother.”
“I know, but I still need her to wake up. Seeing Cat like this is killing me.”
