Zach's PoVYana's pregnancy scare literally changed my whole perspective on life. I've decided to finally propose and stop allowing the ring to collect dust in my safe!Laura and Kyle are helping me plan the entire thing since she's being released from the hospital later today. I'm so nervous, my body has been shaking all morning and I'm constantly sweating bullets! Plus my subconscious being cynical is not really helping either, 'What if she says no?' 'What if she refuses to live with you full time?'Entering my office, I toss my bag unto the couch and stare outside. Drena my secretary rushes in, "Sir, you have a meeting in five minutes." She states, skipping through a pile of papers.I look at her oddly, "What meeting? Didn't you say my schedule is clear today?" I snap, unintentionally ofcourse. I take a deep breath, trying to calm myself down.She gulps, "I made a mistake, sir, but the document is ready with the changes you made."Sighing deeply, I take the document and scan it qui
Zach's PoVThe moment we entered the house, Yana went straight to her room to sleep. I make a mental note to address that, since she hasn't officially moved in yet and most of her stuff is still at her house.Knocking Kyra's door, I open it to check what she's doing. "Hey Dad, what's up?" She asks, still focusing on whatever she is writing.I enter the room and try to peer over her shoulder but she covers it from my view. "You're not supposed to see that! It's private!" She states incredulously.Holding my hands up, I step back and plop down unto her bed. "My bad baby girl. How was school?" I ask.She beams at me, "It's awesome! No more bullies!"I lay back on the bed with a satisfied grin. "Good, cuz I didn't wonna have to kill anybody!"Easing up on my elbows, I peer at Kyra who has a permanent smile on her face. "What's got you in such a good mood?"She blushes, "I'm excited about the proposal! We're gonna be such a wonderful family!"My heart leaps as pure unadulterated joy shine
Yana's PoVKyra helps me down the stairs and leads me to the backyard. I gasp as I realize its beautifully decorated and the table is set for eight. Why did I get the impression from Zach that it was just the two of us having dinner?As soon as I step from the patio, he approaches me with a bouquet of mixed color roses and smiles. "This is for the lady of the hour. You know I love you right?" He asks.I take them and peck his lips, "And I love you too baby." I retort with a huge smile. Kyra walks ahead of us, with an obvious skip in her step, which is odd but I ignore it. As we reach the gazebo, I'm shocked as Kyle and Laura enter from the side and hand me two small cards. I open Kyle's own, 'Welcome home sis! I love you and King more than Zach!', it says with a smiley face. Placing my bouquet down, I open Laura's card, 'My Only Sis, I love you more than life itself and you deserve everything good that life has to offer!' My eyes brim with tears as I hug them tightly, "Awwee, you gu
Zach's PoVEuphoric! That's exactly how I've been feeling for the last few hours since Yana agreed to be my wife! As I sit on the pool deck, I admire how she's glowing and basking in happiness as she talks with Laura, Kyra and Sapphire.Those three have been bickering non-stop about details of the wedding. Kyle plops down beside me and slaps my back hard, "You did it bro! You're a full grown man now!"I chuckle, "You better start calling me Mr. Lindsay son!" Kyle guffaws for a few seconds then slaps the back of my head."Mr. Lindsay, my ass! Boy, I raised you since you were in diapers!" Kyle scoffs and leans back in his seat.Taking a sip of my Remy Martin, I take a look at everything happening around me. "Man, everything still feels surreal." I comment.Kyle grins, "Bro, I wonna be like you when I grow up!"I hiss my teeth and make space as Connor comes over and squeezes himself between us. "Damn, you guys left a brotha hanging alone!" He grumbles.Kyle and I laugh, causing him to fr
Yana's PoVTonight was supposed to be the happiest night of my life, but that asshole ruined everything! We're currently huddled in Wyckoff Hospital lobby waiting on an update from the doctors. Everything seems surreal, yet it all happened so fast. Dylan is somewhere here being treated for the gunshot wound to his leg, under Police guard, of course.For once, I wish he'd just die and leave us to live in peace. Zach rubs my arm as I lay my head on his shoulder, "Do you think he's gonna be okay?" I croak.He pecks my cheek and gently rubs my belly, "He's got the best doctors in that room right now, I believe he'll be okay."I utter a silent prayer, asking God to keep Alex and all of us safe at this point in time. Glancing across the room, Laura is partially on Kyle's lap, as she sniffles.They separated us because we kept triggering each other to cry. "Alex doesn't deserve this Zach, he's been through so much already." I mumble, wiping a stray tear from my face.Zach inhales deeply and
Zach's PoVYana is still knocked out but I've been up on the phone with Kyle since 5a.m. Alex is still under observation, because he has some swelling on his brain. The doctors relieved the pressure, so it's only a matter of time for him to wake up.Kyle is still stewing about the incident, especially since Dylan is now claiming he was attacked. The audacity of that asshole, after he came into my house and attacked my family!"Can you believe what Dylan said in the statement?" Kyle exclaims, fury evident in his voice.I hum, "He's delusional, that much I can say. How's Laura though?" I ask lowly, not wanting to wake Yana up.Kyle yawns, "Laura is still sleeping, she refused to leave the room so I stayed behind. Connor took Sapph home though."It's so refreshing seeing Kyle's transformation, from him swearing off women to being the tower of strength Laura needs. I chuckle, "You're hooked bro! I love it!"Kyle hisses, "Screw you! Anyway, Connor has reached out to Detective Barnes to run
Yana's PoVTwo Weeks LaterAlex finally woke up a week ago and I'm absolutely thrilled he's okay. It's been a gruesome period for all of us but I'm simply grateful he didn't get any brain damage. Dylan is in custody, especially since Connor handed over video evidence to show he broke into the house, and started the assault.As I'm getting off the bed, a sharp pain courses through my stomach and I start feeling dizzy. I groan as the pain intensifies, and all I can do is press the call button Zach installed for Khadijah, my nurse.Moments later, she rushes into the room breathless. "Yana, talk to me. What's happening?" She drills as she puts the blood pressure cuff unto my arm."Aaaarrrghhh!" I groan, clutching my stomach as another intense pain jabs me. "It huuùrrtttss." I manage to relay, as beads of sweat and tears trickles down my face.As the machine beeps, I realise her eyes widen but she quickly masks it. "I need to get you to the hospital ASAP." Khadijah states rather calmly.S
Zach's PoVThe tears just won't stop, I'm a complete mess! Everything was going well until the unexpected happened, now I may lose Yana forever. She lost about a pint of blood during the difficult labour and even went into respiratory arrest. Things went sideways when Dr. Chambers administered Oxytocin to help her uterus contract, but it didn't work as we'd hoped. I watched helplessly as Yana was placed in a medically induced coma, then rushed to the Intensive Care Unit for close monitoring by the medical team. When King was finally placed in my arms briefly, I cried like a baby when he slightly grasped my finger. Moments later, he was whisked away by the NICU team and placed in an incubator until his health improves. It's now 8:36a.m and I'm desperately praying that Yana wakes up. The only time I've left her side is when Laura, Kyle or Connor forces me to take a shower. Kyle enters the room, "You look like shit." He states dryly and stares at me in disgust. I'm wearing the same cl