shit?”
“I’ll give her a mental defect. All I need is a gun. I hate her.”
“Take it easy. Remember stress isn’t good for the baby.”
“Are you doing the same?” I arched an eyebrow at her.
“Yes, I am. I have John. He takes the stress away.” She winked suggestively with a big-ass grin.
I couldn’t even stop the laugh that poured from my lips. It was the first time I’d laughed since I got that dreaded email.
“That’s a start, Jess. It’s a start.”
~~~~~
I didn’t want to attend the trial, but I couldn’t help it. I wanted her to pay for Nate. Losing him was more than I could bear. If it weren’t for his baby growing inside me, I didn’t know what I would do. I was sitting beside Nate’s bed, holding his hand and steeling myself for the trial beginning in an hour.
The hospital room seemed so quiet except for the beeping of the machines. It was hard to listen to just the sound of my voice, waiting for a tiny hint of him returning to me. I rubbed my belly then stood up. Bending over, I kissed Nate’s cheek. “I love you, Nate. Please come back to me.”
John and Layla drove me to the courthouse. When I walked into the courtroom, Erin was already sitting beside her lawyer. She gave me a snide look, and it took everything in me, and John, to hold me back.
The trial lasted a full day, and it only took the jury an hour to find that fucking cunt guilty. When I got back to the hospital, it was late. I whispered to Nate what happened. I knew he couldn’t respond, but the doctors said he could hear me, so I talked to him the way we did every night before and after we made love.
Chapter 22
“Jessica!” I shouted or so I tried. It came out like a little croak. God, my throat felt raw and drier than dirt. What the fuck was happening? The room was so damn bright, and my head felt as if it had been split in two. “Jessica?”
I tried to reach for her, but she wasn’t there. I didn’t know where she would have gone or why I felt as though I didn’t have the strength to stand. Focusing, I realized that I wasn’t at home. I was in a hospital. Like that, my confrontation with Erin all flashed before me.
“Mr. Hendricks, you’re awake!” cried a woman I didn’t know. She had on scrubs, so I didn’t know if she was a doctor or nurse.
My eyes were still a little fuzzy. “Tell me, doc. Where’s Jessica?”
“She should be on her way. She visits you every day. Tell me, how are you feeling? Can you wiggle your limbs for me?”
I did as she asked, happy that Jess would be here soon. “How long have I been here?”
“Three months, Mr. Hendricks.”
“Three months?” My eyes widened, and I started to panic.
“Yes. Do you know what happened to you?”
“I take it I was shot in the head. The gun was the last thing I saw before I felt the pain.” Looking around, I heard someone coming.
Like music to my ears, I heard Jessica yell, “Nate!”
She rushed toward me in a sexy suit, but there was a massive difference. My eyes met her round belly. Wow, holy shit. Three months? It looked like six.
“Jessica, come here, baby.”
She ran to my side but stopped just before the bed. I knew it was because she was worried, but fuck, I needed to feel her.
“Mr. Hendricks, that’s not a good idea.”
“I don’t give a shit.” I gave them a look to back off. I wanted my woman. “I said come here, Jess.” I opened my arms as wide as I could.
She lay down on top of me, and I wrapped her up in my embrace. A rush of satisfaction and obsession came over me. I was never letting her go again, no matter what.
“Nate, you’re back,” she whimpered, her tears combining with mine.
“Yes, I am, and we’ll never be apart again,” I promised.
Epilogue
The sun had just come up, but I’d been up for hours. I stood against the window frame with a cup of coffee, just thinking. It had taken me two months to become fully functioning and to relearn all the skills we’d soon be teaching our
“I’ll give her a mental defect. All I need is a gun. I hate her.”
“Take it easy. Remember stress isn’t good for the baby.”
“Are you doing the same?” I arched an eyebrow at her.
“Yes, I am. I have John. He takes the stress away.” She winked suggestively with a big-ass grin.
I couldn’t even stop the laugh that poured from my lips. It was the first time I’d laughed since I got that dreaded email.
“That’s a start, Jess. It’s a start.”
~~~~~
I didn’t want to attend the trial, but I couldn’t help it. I wanted her to pay for Nate. Losing him was more than I could bear. If it weren’t for his baby growing inside me, I didn’t know what I would do. I was sitting beside Nate’s bed, holding his hand and steeling myself for the trial beginning in an hour.
The hospital room seemed so quiet except for the beeping of the machines. It was hard to listen to just the sound of my voice, waiting for a tiny hint of him returning to me. I rubbed my belly then stood up. Bending over, I kissed Nate’s cheek. “I love you, Nate. Please come back to me.”
John and Layla drove me to the courthouse. When I walked into the courtroom, Erin was already sitting beside her lawyer. She gave me a snide look, and it took everything in me, and John, to hold me back.
The trial lasted a full day, and it only took the jury an hour to find that fucking cunt guilty. When I got back to the hospital, it was late. I whispered to Nate what happened. I knew he couldn’t respond, but the doctors said he could hear me, so I talked to him the way we did every night before and after we made love.
Chapter 22
“Jessica!” I shouted or so I tried. It came out like a little croak. God, my throat felt raw and drier than dirt. What the fuck was happening? The room was so damn bright, and my head felt as if it had been split in two. “Jessica?”
I tried to reach for her, but she wasn’t there. I didn’t know where she would have gone or why I felt as though I didn’t have the strength to stand. Focusing, I realized that I wasn’t at home. I was in a hospital. Like that, my confrontation with Erin all flashed before me.
“Mr. Hendricks, you’re awake!” cried a woman I didn’t know. She had on scrubs, so I didn’t know if she was a doctor or nurse.
My eyes were still a little fuzzy. “Tell me, doc. Where’s Jessica?”
“She should be on her way. She visits you every day. Tell me, how are you feeling? Can you wiggle your limbs for me?”
I did as she asked, happy that Jess would be here soon. “How long have I been here?”
“Three months, Mr. Hendricks.”
“Three months?” My eyes widened, and I started to panic.
“Yes. Do you know what happened to you?”
“I take it I was shot in the head. The gun was the last thing I saw before I felt the pain.” Looking around, I heard someone coming.
Like music to my ears, I heard Jessica yell, “Nate!”
She rushed toward me in a sexy suit, but there was a massive difference. My eyes met her round belly. Wow, holy shit. Three months? It looked like six.
“Jessica, come here, baby.”
She ran to my side but stopped just before the bed. I knew it was because she was worried, but fuck, I needed to feel her.
“Mr. Hendricks, that’s not a good idea.”
“I don’t give a shit.” I gave them a look to back off. I wanted my woman. “I said come here, Jess.” I opened my arms as wide as I could.
She lay down on top of me, and I wrapped her up in my embrace. A rush of satisfaction and obsession came over me. I was never letting her go again, no matter what.
“Nate, you’re back,” she whimpered, her tears combining with mine.
“Yes, I am, and we’ll never be apart again,” I promised.
Epilogue
The sun had just come up, but I’d been up for hours. I stood against the window frame with a cup of coffee, just thinking. It had taken me two months to become fully functioning and to relearn all the skills we’d soon be teaching our
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