Liam woke up the next morning feeling exhausted, he couldn’t say he had a good night's sleep, not when he had so much going on in his mind, he was greatly troubled and he needed to up his game and be out of the city by noon so that he will arrive at the island today, he got off his bed and headed to the restroom to wash up the event of the previous still fresh in his memory, in fact, that was the major reason why he was unable to get any sleep last night, he just felt that there was so much other things he should be doing than sleeping, which had prevented him from getting any sleep until the early hours of today, safe to say until he was done with this whole thing, he won't be getting any good night rest.While he got dressed in preparation for his journey, his doorbell rang, he looked up wondering who was at his house so early and hoping it wasn’t his family members on another mission to stop him because god helps him, he was going to be rude to them and might hurt their feelings, h
"Your dad doesn't talk about them good right? Which means he realized and left them?""Yeah, I don't remember much because I was still a kid then, but I know we almost lost everything, one time I even heard my mom telling my dad to give it all up, now thinking about it, I feel she was talking about his business, since he was associated with Sloan, anyway, whenever dad see anything related to him, he always friend and curse,""Then you don't have to be mad at your dad, he might not have the power to do anything, and he has to think if your safety and that of your family, just the way you did too,""I understand Liam, I just wish,"She lamented."Don't, the good news here is that you and I are trying to make it right, that's all that matters, okay?"He said and she nodded her face lighting up a bit."Sure, so what are you going to do? Do you have any plans?"She asked eagerly looking at him, she was the first person he would be laying out his plans to, it would have been Luca but since
Ruby let out a sigh as she walked to the reception, today had been hectic but one thing she was thankful for was that among all the accident victims, no one passed away, they were all currently occupying various rooms in the hospital, and there was barely a single bed left, and to make things kind of easy, they spoke to her unlike the women who were already in the island, which made her feel these ones were the new set, there were a few men too, not much, she had wanted to leave them unattended to but she took an oath which she couldn't overlook, she did treat them but told them they aren't to stay, yes she was mean but she didn't trust any man of the island aside from her team and Liam, well, Liam, she just didn't know anymore, it looks like he wasn't coming back for real, today was almost gone too and still no sign of him.When she had seen the people coming in, she had kind of hoped for a moment that he will be among them but when the last patch of people was brought in, she gave u
"Sorry, ma'am, it took longer than I had planned,""Fuck you, I was so scared, I thought you won't come baçk and that we will have to leave this place unattended to,""But I told you I was going to come back right? You should have a little more faith in me,"He said and she hit him again, he wasn't serious right now? Because she waited for extra four days she did her best to not think the worst for the first four days."You took way longer, and I called you but someone else took your call, how do you want me to keep blindly believing when it was looking like you did ditch us? You should have texted, called, or anything but you didn't, I hate you so much right now,"She yelled. She knew she shouldn't be shouting as there were patients in the hospital but she was just too emotional to care."I didn't do it on purpose Ruby, I lost my phone and before that, I couldn't reach you and I didn't have the contacts of the others, plus why will I disappear and not return when you are here?"He as
Liam didn’t know what to say, he just felt like a loser, he failed her, his energy was all suddenly gone, he didn’t know she wasn’t going to make it, he felt so stupid for forgetting how sick she was before he left.“Liam, stop please, you are scaring me,”Ruby said coming closer and kneeling in front of him, he looked at her, feeling so fucking frustrated and bitter.“Why? What happened ruby? Why was she put off the life support? I thought we could still save her, I didn’t know she would die,”He responded.Liam, listening to me, taking her off life support was the best decision for her, she wouldn’t have made it either way, and being made to live a little longer was more of making her suffer, so Nathan and I decided it would be best to just let her off, rather than watching her go through so much pain,”She explained, he wondered who Nathan was, he knew the other name, even though the Natha name sounded familiar, he couldn’t figure out his face or if he had seen him before."Who is
"How soon can you do that please?""As soon as we are done here,"He responded. Liam was going to reduce his bitterness towards him but then the buffalo just had to pick that moment to rest his arm on Ruby's neck, Liam looked away to stop himself from doing something stupid."Thank God you came back, we didn't know how we were going to just leave without helping, it would have been hell leaving this place and everyone behind knowing that they might not get help again, you coming back is so much more than you think it is,"Lewis said and Liam smiled at him."I promised that I will be back and yup, I am back, I could never go away and not come back,""I told you that, Doc, see now?"Sara chipped in and Liam smiled."Thank you for believing in me guys I really appreciate it and I thank you for everything that you have been doing and are still doing to help,"Liam said looking at all their faces, these people, they became people he had so much respect for, even though their job here was h
Ruby walked out of her office feeling stupid, did she really think Liam think highly of her? The jokes were on her for thinking he will take her opinion into consideration, but even if what she said didn't really make that much sense, he still shouldn't have dismissed her like that, like she didn't know what she was saying, it made her feel so less of herself, he listened to the guys talk and even thanked them for their suggestions but when she said something, he concluded that she was overthinking it."Let it go, Ruby, just let it go,"She told herself as she knocked on the nurse's room."Come on in,"She heard Emily's voice from inside, her voice reminded her of Liam being jealous of Nathan, okay maybe she had overthought that too and it was just happening in her head, she really need to keep her fucked up emotions in check, especially around Liam, they can be a team without crossing each other's part, it would do her good to expect anything."I came to get Kristen for her daddy,"R
"Sara? I thought you went to sleep already? What is it?"She asked Sara who stood at her door, she seemed to be teased which got Ruby worried, they didn't have any severe cases right now aside from the kids with holes in their hearts but they are both doing well, at least they were."What's going on Sara?""There are men in the hospital with guns, they want to see the head,"She revealed."Not again, don't tell me those idiots are back again,"She complained as she stepped out of her office and angrily walked towards the reception area, God damn if those idiots men that wanted Annette's dead body are back again to demand for it, she was going to pour them water."Doc, it's not the same men, these ones are different, I went to get paracetamol because I was having a headache and found them talking with Jane who was doing night duties,"Sara revealed making Ruby wonder who these new men were, it didn't take her long to figure out because she saw them standing close to Jane who was lookin
One year later…Ruby stared at the pregnancy kits she placed on the restroom table and blinked waiting patiently for it to read, she was counting the seconds until it would be done and as the urine flowed through, she saw the first line and smiled proudly, but she waited for them all to be done and yes, she was pregnant again, exactly a year after she gave birth to her baby son, Kelly was going to be a big brother and Kristen would be a big sister too for the second time.“Welcome to the family,”She whispered to her unborn child as she held her stomach, she quickly disposed of the kits, she had felt weird for days now and had decided to check it and yes, she was carrying.One year in marriage and it felt like a honeymoon every day in her home, Liam was the universe’s gift to her, not just Liam, but his family too, they made her forget her horrible first experience and it was beyond what she could have ever imagined, if someone had told her back when Richard had broke her heart that s
Ruby smiled happily as she walked down the garden towards the man she loves and would love forever, they had invited everyone they know to their garden wedding, everyone from the medical Team, some of the women from the island especially Annabelle who looked a lot healthier and even has a boyfriend, Elsa, of course, was there and Annette’s older sister brought her son too.The day was already emotional and it wasn’t just because it was her wedding day but it felt like a reunion to all the people who played a part in getting her here today, she wished she had family members in attendance too but you can’t always get everything, she had a new family now and she knew they love her and would do everything to make her happy.“You are so beautiful,”She heard her colleagues cheer as she walked past them and smiled hard, this was it, she was walking down the aisle to her forever, the first time she had done this, she had been sure but now, she was even more sure, she knew this was it, her li
“Is it true what my wife was screaming about last night?”Luca asked him as soon as he got to work the next day, it was still hard for him to believe that he was getting married on Wednesday.“Yes, she decided we should be married before our baby is born, and managed to get every one of the ladies on her side so I have to be married by Wednesday which is five days, wait, make that four days away,”He said and Luca started laughing at him.“What’s so funny Luca?”He asked.“You sound like they are forcing you to get married,”He said still laughing, force? No way! He was happy, beyond happy that Ruby wanted to marry him but he was just a little bit scared that she might change her mind, she was pregnant and if she adds the wedding stress to it, she might back out and he didn’t want that.“Are you feeling like it is forced? You are frowning Liam, you want to marry her right?”Luca asked as if that was even a question.“Of course, why would you ask that, you know just how much I love tha
Liam didn’t think he heard her right, maybe he had a little too much cake to eat at Nathan’s and Emily’s wedding, he knew he shouldn’t have eaten so much but it was so sweet.“You want to marry me right?”Ruby asked again and he finally came back to his senses.“Of course, I gave you a ring, remember? I want to marry you,”He answered and she smiled brightly.“Then let’s get married, I don’t want a big wedding like that of Emily and Nat,”She said and he just stared at her“Wait, what? You want us to get married this week? Ruby? You are almost due and might give birth before the week runs out, she can barely do anything and you want to be married? Are you sure you are alright my lady?”“What are you saying? We still have two weeks, do you know how to count? Let’s get married before I give birth, I am calling you and your siblings right now,”She said picking up her phone and tapping fast on it, her phone soon rang and he knew just who was calling and it turned out to be that person wh
“Honey? Will you hurry up? We are going to be late and I want to be the one to catch Emily’s bouquet, we don’t go on time I might not get that chance,”Ruby yelled to Liam who was still getting ready, he was one of Nathan’s best men but that didn’t mean he should take all the day dressing, it’s been almost a month since after her divorce with Richard had been finalized and life had been all shades of fun since then, today they were all going to gather to witness Emily and Nathan say I do and she was so excited and really wanted to catch the bouquet even though she was already engaged.“Wait, you wanna catch a bouquet? How are you going to do it with the way you look right now?”He asked, mocking her, she looked so huge now she wondered how she was still able to move freely, she was eight months and two weeks pregnant, just two more weeks and she would meet her baby, okay, maybe three if the baby decides to delay.“I will, don’t get in my way,”She insisted.“I won’t have to baby, Kell
After speaking with Liam, and clarifying everything, everything was back okay again, the very next day, Sam filed the lawsuit and they got a hearing date, she didn’t need to show up in court, that was the best part of it, Sam said she would handle it and everything was discussed between Sam and Richard’s lawyer, she didn’t even need to meet Richard again, he called her and she told him off and blocked his number, she didn’t want his negative vibes, he had her before and lost her himself, which she was grateful for because if he had not ended things with her then she won’t have gone to Cacko and if she hadn’t gone to the island, she won’t have found Liam and Kristen and she would not have the life she had now.Only after a few days after filing for the suit, Sam called her that she had a huge chance of winning and it did happen because when he called her again, it was to tell her that the court has ordered Richard to sign the paper, she was so happy, but she hadn’t told Liam about it,
“Sam?”“Yes, he is my lawyer, I spoke to him and he suggested I go talk to Richard, I did that today but Richard is so selfish he doesn’t want to sign so I am going with Sam’s first suggestion which is to file for a lawsuit,”She informed.“Well, in that case, Sam is one of my favorite people now too,”He said and she laughed.“Oh, I missed us so much,”“Me too, I miss Kristen too,”She said in a sad voice.“We can go see her, she is enjoying her time with her grandparents, it’s just them as none of my siblings are at the mansion, mom called earlier and Kristen was having a fun time in the background,”He revealed and she cheered up.“That sounds so cool,”“Yeah, we can go over to see her if you want, mom won’t let me take her away until the one week I promised she would spend there is up, we can go be with her too, I know mom will want to see you too,”He said and she frowned in sadness again.“What is making you frown this time woman,”He asked pulling her face to his.“Talk to me,
“Why would you think I am angry at you?”Liam asked not understanding how that even happened, he couldn’t deny that he had pretty much been avoiding talking to her for the past couple of days but that had nothing to do with him being mad at her and everything to do with him giving her space, he didn't want to crowd her with everything going on.“I thought you were, you didn’t talk much to me, you haven’t hugged or kissed me for days, you haven’t told me you love me either, and I haven’t seen you for days, I thought you were not here,”She said and he felt like hell, he went up to her and kissed her.“I was here all along, saw you every time you left the room, I thought you knew I was home too and you just didn’t want to talk to me, I am not angry at you Ruby, believe me, I acted like a selfish idiot that day and felt bad about it immediately, I wanted to talk to you and say sorry but you didn’t want to talk to me,”“I shouldn’t have locked you out that night, I thought you would say s
She spent the next couple of days on her own, mostly in her room, the house was quiet most of the time except when the cleaners come to clean or when the cooks were around but as soon as they leave the whole place was so calm and quiet, the loneliness was heartbreaking, today she was finally meeting with Richard, she got up early and took her bath and ate breakfast, not like she had much appetite these days, she only ate just so her baby will be fine.Ruby drove to where Richard had agreed for them to meet up, if this doesn’t go as planned then she would just leave it to Sam to handle it, no way was she going to let Richard ride off her, she wasn’t a push over and he couldn’t hold her to a marriage that she didn’t want.“Richard,”She said in greeting as she struggled to sit down as the chair was relatively small and tight.“I never knew I would see you like this, with a big tummy, wow, maybe we needed to be apart for it to happen,”Richard said. he was shameless but she wasn’t about