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“I told you to wait for me at home,” I remind my wife.
I didn’t want her to come along but when Kathy wants to do something, there’s no stopping her.
“Yes, but I didn’t want to be apart from you. This is our first night away from the kids in forever,” she says, a wild glint in her beautiful hazel eyes.
“I still think we shouldn’t have left them with Declan.”
“I’m sure it’ll be fine,” Kathy states. “But they’ll probably be too tired tomorrow because I’m not sure Dec even knows what a proper bedtime for a seven-year-old is, not to talk of enforcing it.”
“Definitely,” I agree on a laugh.
I reach over and intertwine our fingers..
“You’re so obsessed with me,” Kathy teases.
“Oh please, I’m the catch here,” I joke.
My eyes meet hers and I see so much love and emotion swirling in them. The moment stretches on and while I’m considering pulling over so we can kick off our night without the kids in an epic way, Kathy’s eyes widen as she points in front of us.
“Xander, watch out,” she breathes, fear in her voice.
I turn to look and my eyes widen when I take in the dog in the middle of the road.
“What the fuck?”
I veer left almost immediately so I don’t hit it. The tires skid on the icy roads and I lose control of the steering wheel for a second. I slam onto the brakes as Kathy screams, but it doesn’t work. My children’s faces flash in my eyes for a second and I growl as I try harder to stop the car.
Suddenly, we slam into something and it feels like an immense weight is thrown over me. The windshield shatters and glass cascades all over us. I hear Kathy scream. I think I lose consciousness for a few minutes. When I come to, I realize we hit a tree. The front of the car is smoking and I can barely feel my leg. Dizziness hits me like a tidal wave.
Panic climbs up my gut as I turn to Kathy.
“Baby,” I call, unhooking my seatbelt.
My stomach plummets when I realize Kathy wasn’t wearing hers. Her head is on the dashboard and blood flows from a wound I can’t see.
“Shit, shit, shit, Kathy!” I yell, moving closer.
I raise her head up and place it against her chair as carefully as I can. Quickly, I dial 911 and ask for help before turning my attention to my wife. Dread pricks at me but I refuse to let it in, she’s fine. She still has a pulse. She’ll be okay. I call her name again and again, prompting her to open her eyes. My entire body is alight in terror.
I raise my hand to her face and stroke her cheek, pleading with her to wake up. Tears begin to fall as I start to lose hope.
“Xander,” Kathy says weakly, finally opening her eyes.
“Hey, baby. I’ve got you. Everything will be okay,” I tell her soothingly.
“I—” she gasps. “I love you okay,” she forces out.
“I love you too,” I tell her, nodding. “I’m so fucking sorry.”
The tears are still falling and my head hurts like a fucking bitch. But she’s okay. Her eyes are open and she’s talking to me.
“Not your fault,” Kathy mumbles, looking like she’s about to drift back into unconsciousness.
“Stay with me, baby,” I say but it’s like she doesn’t hear me.
Her eyes, her beautiful eyes that have always burned so bright, are duller than I’ve ever seen them. She looks so weak and fragile and it scares the hell out of me because Kathy Callahan has always been anything but weak.
“Take care of the kids, Xander,” she says. “I love you all so much.”
