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Sitting here, missing you. The apartment is very empty.
My heart skips a beat. I miss him too.
My phone pings again.
GABRIEL:
Get some sleep. I’ll be with you as soon as they let me in.
ME:
But you have your big client meeting in the morning.
GABRIEL:
I’m not even going to answer that. You and our child are my priority.
GABRIEL:
Amanda’s moved it. Now stop worrying and go to sleep.
ME:
Goodnight xx
My throat closes as I re-read his words, knowing I’m done for. One reason I stepped out in to the road was I’d been thinking about how much trouble I was in. How deeply I’ve fallen in love with Gabriel Frazer.
Breakfast has been and gone.
Jenny, a young nurse, helped me get washed and dressed, Tammy having gone off duty at seven. I finally fell asleep around midnight, although I awoke several times with my heart racing as flashbacks hit.
Me stepping out, the frantic ringing of a bell, and then the pain.
My hand continues to sit protectively on my lower stomach. I know how lucky I am, how lucky we are. One moment and my dream of motherhood, of our little bean, could have been over.
I remember how pale Gabriel looked when they wheeled me back into the room. Of Caleb, who is becoming the brother I never had. Looking out for me. It’s amazing how accepting they’ve all been.
A knock sounds at the door.
“Hey stranger,” Caleb’s head appears.
“Caleb.” I peer around him. “How have you got in? Visiting hours aren’t for another twenty minutes.”
I wave him in, telling him to close the door.
He grins.
“I come bearing gifts.” He holds up a bag from my favourite coffee shop. “Decaf and a blueberry muffin,” he says placing them on the table next to the bed. “I thought you might appreciate something other than hospital food.”
“It’s actually not been too bad, but coffee and cake, what girl can say no to that. Thank you,” I say, opening the bag and letting the smell of the muffin waft out. “How on earth did you get in? Gabriel managed a flying visit last night but had to leave.”
Caleb’s face falls. “He should have told me. It’s who you know,” he says. “One of the consultants bought my old apartment. We’ve been friends since.” Caleb pulls up a chair and drops into it. “How are you feeling?”
“I’m good,” I say. “My ankle aches, and I’ve been warned to rest it for a couple of days, but the headache is now only a dull ache. I feel more of a fool than anything. I can’t believe I stepped out without looking.”
Caleb drops back into his seat, resting an ankle on his knee.
“What happened? Did I hear something about Vince?”
