At first, I was able to talk and breathe somehow normally, but now it feels much harder to do.“Labor is complete, now she can begin to push,” I hear the doctor say, he seems relaxed and he is not really doing anything. He is watching and telling the nurses what to do. Chad is not very far from him and a look of nervousness and fear is plastered on his face.They don’t even have to tell me to push, I can already feel an overwhelming urge to do so. I can also feel a burning and stretching sensation in my vaginal area and something tells me that the baby head is emergingGosh, all my emotions are on high alert.Where the hell is Robert?!“Very good, I can see your baby’s head, you’re doing great,” The nurse encourages me.The door suddenly opens and Robert and Cara dash through. The doctor stops them both and Cara explains to him that Robert is actually the father of the baby. With a nod of acknowledgment, he gives Robert permission to approach me.Tears are streaming from my eyes and I
“Jake is going to be so spoiled, bro.” I hear a familiar voice as I stir from sleep. I believe that it is Chad talking to another person, but I don't know who.“You have no idea, I can’t believe that I am a dad,” I hear another voice and I know that voice all too well, it’s Robert.I clear my throat as I stretch lightly in the bed, I feel like I just took the bed nap in my life. I can’t tell, but I am guessing that I slept for hours. “She’s awake,” Chad says and I smile. My vision is not as blurry as it was before when I just woke up, it’s now clear and everything now looks vivid.“Good morning, the mother of my son,” Robert says and he leans down to give me a kiss on my forehead. His lips are soft and close my eyes when they make contact with my head,“Good morning,” I manage to say, my voice still sounding hoarse.“How are you feeling?” Chad asks me and he has a huge smile on his face that is just contagious, I can’t help but smile too.“I feel...I feel rested,” I say honestly and
How do I feel? I have so many answers to this question right now. The baby that I almost died giving birth to has been kidnapped by someone who I thought was a friend, I am so confused. Why would she do such a thing?“Jen,” I hear a distant voice but I pay no heed to it.I had a feeling about Cara from the very beginning, but I was way too stubborn to pay attention to it. I knew something was not right about her, she just inserted herself into our lives and wanted to know everything about us. How was I so blind and oblivious? This is not my character, not at all.Why was I so stupid? And because of my stupidity, I just lost my baby. Maybe I am just blaming myself, but I won’t lie, there is some truth to it. I trusted Cara without Chad doing a background check on her or anything.I remember one time when I was still pregnant and Chad was adamant about doing a background check on Cara, he had his own suspicions. And being who we are, we are always on alert of who we meet and who we int
Have you ever been in a situation where it feels like you are dreaming? And not just any dream, but a nightmare. That is how it all feels right now, it all just feels like I could wake up anytime and still be pregnant, that would be epic; I would really love that.“She must be joking,” Robert’s voice pulls me from my thoughts and I look at him incredulously.“A joke?” I ask him in disbelief. “She has our child!” My voice fills the entire room, and everyone stares at me for a few seconds.“Jen, you know what I meant, this all just feels surreal,” Robert says to me and I hand him the phone.I did not mean to shout at him, I think I am just way too stressed right now. Robert stares at me as he takes the phone from me. He does not know what to do with it.“Call her again,” I instruct him and he hesitates.“Jen, I think we should take some time to think about all this,” James suggests and Robert and Carlos nod in agreement.“Call her,” I say stubbornly.I need to know whether my baby is o
In my career as an assassin, I have learned to expect things to go wrong. I have learned to accept tragedy as it comes, but this tragedy is different, it involves a piece of myself being taken from me in my most vulnerable state.Robert has decided to sell his company, and that would be able to give us the money we need to get our child back. I think a question that keeps running in my mind is whether all this is worth it? Will Naomi even give our baby back, will she stand by her word, or is this all part of her plan to rob us of all we have and then never give Jake back?I have so many doubts, so many fears, and there is so much that could go wrong, but that does not mean that I should not try or stop trying. If it causes me to go to the ends of the earth or swim in a river of acid to get little Jake back, I am fully prepared to do so.We have a deadline to give the money that Naomi requested, and that is midnight. Chad has already wired a billion to her and is now trying to wire the
“Come on, you can’t be serious. I gave your one billion back, and I also added another billion,” I say to her defensively. Billions of dollars are not pennies that one can find on the street.“Yeah, but you have to pay for damages,” She says in a sing-tone.“Naomi, give us more time,” Robert pleads with her. He sounds calm and collected, but I don’t think that is how he feels right now.“I have made arrangements to sell my company, but I would not be getting the money until tomorrow. A few people have to sign off before the deal can be made,” He informs her, in hopes of her giving us more time.“Oh, you mean the company that you finesse your way into? Boy, you stole what belonged to another. It was Victor Sans who was to take over that company, he worked for it and damn well deserved it. Not you, you are just a manwhore that has finally decided to settle down with an assassin,” She taunts him and I notice how his facial expression changes.Robert’s jaw clenches as he controls his brea
Doctor Evans looks offended that I asked him such a question. He adjusts his body in the chair he is sitting on and his frown deepens.“Why would you even say that?” He asks me, and I shrug in response.“Miss Davis, I apologize again for what happened with your child, but I hope you know that I do not take the lives or safety of my patients lightly. If I tell you that you are ready to be discharged from my clinic, then I am more than sure that you are ready to be discharged,” Doctor Evans explains to me.“Okay,” I say as my eyes land on the clock, it is midnight and my body is not even making an attempt to hide my tiredness. I yawn as I swing my legs onto the bed, I lay down and I stare at the ceiling as if the doctor is not even there. He stands on his feet and sighs deeply before speaking.“Please do consider talking to your husband about the lawsuit,” He begs again and I look at him.“How much is he suing for?” I inquire.“Around a million dollars,” He replies to me.That seems so
My heart is beating so fast due to how much I am exerting myself and also because of the adrenaline coursing through my body. Cara is still struggling with the door and trying to open it, whereas I am running towards all.She is not getting away, not this time.As soon as I skip the last stair, she manages to open the door and she goes straight into the busy lobby. Her blouse is ruffled and so is her hair. As she runs, she keeps looking behind to see whether I am still following her.I dash through the opened door and I follow her. I see Chad and James talking to the receptionist and I call for their attention.“It’s Cara, don’t let her get away!” I yell and I don’t think I can keep moving my legs, I am too tired. I am a great runner, but I have not been going on my routine runs since I got pregnant, I only did light exercise. I stop running and I hold onto a random man while trying to catch my breath. James and Chad are already chasing Cara, and I know that James is an excellent run