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13: Down for the Count
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Protected 14: Excited Nervousness
Jillie“Jillie, get up.”“I am up.”“Okay, let me rephrase. Get out of bed,” Kaileeh stated.“Do I have to?” I whined.“Well, Uncle Ean’s talking about leaving you if you don’t.”I scoffed. “He can’t leave me. I’m the bride. It’s my rehearsal dinner.”“It involves food. As long as Uncle Ean can eat, I doubt he’ll care if you’re there.”I laughed, sitting up. “That’s true.” I slipped my feet into my shoes and grabbed my phone before following Kaileeh out of my room. We headed down the stairs and into the living room. My parents and Elise were there waiting.“I’m ready,” I stated. We all headed outside and slid into my dad’s car. He pulled out of the driveway, and
Protected 15: News and Advice
Jillie The rest of the ride was silent. When we arrived, I walked inside and went straight to my room after saying goodnight to my parents and Elise. I flopped down on my bed, and Kaileeh soon followed.“Mrs. Fox,” she stated. I could hear the smile in her voice.“Shut up, Kaileeh.”“Oh, come on. You know you love it.”I smiled like a girl talking about her first crush. “You’re right. I do, but I’m not married to him yet.”“That’s all going to change in two days,” she responded.“I know. I can’t wait.”“Do you know where you’re going on your honeymoon?”I shook my head. “No clue, and he won’t tell me. I don’t think he’s told anyone.”“I think you’re right. I tried to coax it out of Garret, but he said he didn’t know.”“Knowing Jarren, he&rsquo
Protected 16: Sounds Like Magic
Jarren I paced back at forth at an unfathomable speed. I was worried, frustrated, and downright pissed off. This was a disaster. What was the point in hiring the best if what I wanted wasn’t done in time? It was times like these that I just wanted to snap somebody’s esophagus. The fact that I hadn’t had my shot in four days wasn’t helping matters. It was simply making it worst. Well, for those who were pissing me off.“Jarren, calm down. You’re stressing over nothing.”“Nothing?” I asked Garrett, irritated. “This was supposed to be done by the time I left for my honeymoon. The same honeymoon I’m going on in two days.”“Well, it’ll be done after the honeymoon.” I let out a frustrated groan. “I’ll even make sure they get it all done. What you should be worrying about right now is your w
Protected 17: Bachelorette Day Out
Jillie I’d just finished getting dressed in my multi-blue maxi dress that tied around the neck. I was sitting on the bed, putting my sandals on, when Kaileeh entered my room.“Thanks for knocking. I’m glad I have clothes on now,” I stated sarcastically.“Meaning that you were naked a minute ago? Damn. I hate I missed that,” she responded, causing me to laugh.“Are you about ready?”“Yeah, I just have to do my hair.”“Okay. Sage and Mina just pulled up,” she informed. I nodded before she left out of the door.
Protected 18: Bachelorette Night Out
JillieWe spent the next three hours in and out of stores. After which we went toSimon’sfor lunch. After being seated in a private section at the back, the waiter took our drink order and walked away. We talked about when we were supposed to get our hair and makeup done for the wedding tomorrow, and I felt a pang of guilt. Sage smiled at me, a reassuring smile, but that did little to ease it. After eating our food, Mom and Elise excused themselves and went to the car. They came back a few minutes later with gift bags in their hands.“Alright, time for the best part,” Elise stated.“I can’t wait to see her fa
Protected 19: Bachelor Night Out
Jarren I was shooting pool with Garret, Xander, Rian, Ean, Avan, My dad, Carson, and Mason, even though he wouldn’t attend the wedding tomorrow. It was a little after four, and Avan had brought us all to a sports bar. All the older men were sitting and drinking their beers while I kicked Carson’s ass at the pool.“So Jarren, you ready to have that ball and chain around your neck?” Avan asked. Ean elbowed him in the side.I chuckled. “I don’t think it’ll be that way, and I don’t think you have it that bad. I’ve met Carla.”“Yeah, she puts on a nice act when she’s around all of you, but at home, behind closed doors,
Protected 20: Timing You
Jarren I was currently getting my hair cut or more like trimmed. I’d been either pacing or threatening to kill someone all day. It wasn’t my fault. Most of it was due to the extra testosterone. Reid had refused to give me my shot until right before the wedding. So I was a bit irritated about anything and at everybody. Xander, of course, thought it was funny, while Garret tried to calm me down. I looked at myself in the mirror as Daniel trimmed my hair. I didn’t see anything wrong with it, to begin with, but my mom insisted on it being cut. He wasn’t even taking that much of it off. Once he was done, I paced the room. I couldn’t help it. The wedding was in three hours. I wasn’t nervous. I was excited. And much like a child on Christmas Day, I didn’t want to wait any longer. I let out a deep breath and sat down. Even though I knew I’d be right back up in a fe
Protected 21: We Do
JarrenAfter she shut the door, I got up and got dressed quickly. I was sitting down, putting on my shoes, when the door opened. Carla stuck her head in with her eyes closed.“Are you all dressed?”We laughed. “Yeah, Carla. We’re dressed,” Carson informed her.“Good,” she stated, opening her eyes. “Now, it’s time for the pictures, and then we’ll be ready to get this show on the road.” We followed her out of the room and to where the photographer was taking pictures. Once he arranged us. He snapped multiple pictures. I wanted to strangle him at one point because he was a little too touchy-feely. That wasn’t what bothered me, though I could have done without him touching me. It was the fact that he was wasting time and the wedding was due to start in about five minutes. Carla finally came and rescued us, sendin
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JillieI reached over beside me, but Jarren wasn’t there. Opening my eyes, I found his side of the bed empty. Figuring that he must already be with one of the kids, I swing my legs out of the bed and make my way to Avarie’s room. She’s sleeping peacefully, so it must have been Alec crying. I make my way into his room and he’s sleeping as well. Puzzled, I drift back out into the hallway. I could have sworn crying woke me up. I noticed that there was a light on downstairs. Making my way down, I follow the soft light into the living room. Figuring out what Jarren is doing up at this time is a little beyond my tired brain’s capability. Vampire or not, he was about to get in the bed with me so I could go back to sleep. Stepping into the living room, however, I didn’t see Jarren. Instead, Kaileeh was curled up in the corner of the sofa. She was rocking back and forth slightly as she gazed at her hands, frightened. I took a cautious step towards her. I’d never seen he
Protected 92: Changed by Love
JillieThe words that came out of Hollie’s mouth felt foreign to me, even though I’d heard them less than about forty-five minutes ago. I couldn’t be crowning again. That would insinuate that I was having twins, which I was not. Hollie had shown me the sonograms, and there was only one baby in them. Yet here I was, pushing as if my life depended on it. I looked at Jarren again, who looked a little paler than usual.“Hollie,” I started through breaths. “Can vampires faint?”“Not that I know of, but you never know. Why?” She questioned, glancing up.“Because I think my husband is about to pass out.” She didn’t respond and instead told me to push. Just like the first time, we worked as a team, and this birth was much quicker, with only the use of one syringe. That was a small victory that was quickly forgotten when I
Protected 91: Doubly Shocked
JarrenPacing. That’s what I’ve been doing for the last thirty minutes. I was pacing and trying to soothe Jillie. I was worried, and the more I worried, the faster I paced. I’d freaked poor Ean out. He was the kind that liked to live in denial and pretend that certain things didn’t exist. I wondered how much of this he would actually be able to ignore. I glanced over at the bed to find Hollie staring intently at the monitors and Teya dabbing Jillie’s forehead with a cool cloth. I felt so helpless because I couldn’t do anything other than be here for her. I couldn’t take her pain away, and I desperately wanted to. I sighed and resumed my pacing. I knew I should have gone with them. The suspense of not knowing what was going on or where they were was killing me, but I realized this is how Jillie would have f
Protected 90: They Need to Hurry
JillieMy baby girl was kicking my butt like she was mad at the world. It had almost been nonstop for the past few hours. To top that off, those stupid cramps just wouldn’t let up. As luck would have it, Jarren was out doing who knows what at the moment. So I was on my own, dealing with my high-maintenance daughter, who was a complete daddy’s girl. I’d tried everything. I’d placed headphones on my stomach and played calm, soothing music. I’d rub my stomach until both of my hands and arms felt like they were limp noodles and about to fall off at any minute. I’d tried talking to her, then begging. I’d even resorted to bribery. None of that worked. &n
Protected 89: Hold Them Delicately
JarrenWhen Jillie got up, I waited a few minutes before following her. I stopped just on the other side of the patio door and listened to the silence. I knew she’d gone out there. I could hear her heart beating, but she wasn’t saying anything. When she finally spoke, I realized that she’d noticed that something was wrong with Nunny as well. As I sat and listened to them talk, my heart broke. Nunny was right; I wouldn’t be able to handle it if something happened to Jillie and our child. My world would literally come crashing down, and I wouldn’t know what to do with myself. They were my life, and just thinking about this scared me, and I was never scared. Life was cruel sometimes. It seemed like we couldn’t win for losing. When we caught a break, something else came along and ruined it. Not this time. I was dete
Protected 88: Chaos for the Fly
Jillie When I opened the gifts, I was overwhelmed by the amount of clothes, shoes, toys, diapers, and wipes. It looked like we’d have enough to last for the next few years, though I knew that was unlikely. I knew that babies went through a ton of diapers in a year. I had four gifts left to open. Three were wrapped in pink paper with little baby rattles on them, and the other was in a gift bag with clouds and the words “It’s a girl” written on it. My Dad brought the rather large boxes over to me one by one, and I ripped the paper from them. There was a highchair, a walker, and a baby swing. Upon seeing what they were, I turned to my mother, w
Protected 87: Baby Shower
Jillie New Year was full of friends, family, and food. We’d rung in the year at my parent’s house and spent the day at the boys and girls center with most of the kids from town. I couldn’t play with them like I once had, but the Fang gang, Wolf Pack, and Kaileeh were making up for that. While they ran around playing dodgeball, I had to remind Xander not to throw too hard; I got to watch Sara and Kinley draw. They were both very talented little girls. We’d had lunch with all of them, and Xander got hit on quite a bit, along with Carson and Garret, by the teenage girls. Kaileeh hadn’t been too happy about the last one, but she was trying not to show it. Overall, it was a good day. I was currently sitting in the living room watching TV. I hadn&rs
Protected 86: Playing Santa
JillieI didn’t know what to say. It was absolutely beautiful. I couldn’t have imagined anything more perfect than what I was looking at as a room for our little girl. It was done in sky blue and pale yellow. He’d painted the ceiling, and there were clouds all over it. The floor had been done in the same blue, but it was more textured. The crib was sand brown with a blue and yellow color scheme for bedding. There was an armchair and ottoman of the same color as well. The room had so much beauty that I couldn’t describe it all. It looked like a small castle for a princess. He’d even taken all of her clothes and put them away in the closet and the bureau he’d gotten to match the rest of the room. There were toys on a shelf, a changing table, and plush animals hang
Protected 85: Speechless
Jarren Rian had lost his damn mind talking to the women in the house that way, and if he thought that I wasn’t going to say something about it, then he had thought wrong. When Mason shut the door behind him, I pushed Rian into the side of the house. My anger was at an all-time high.“Have you lost your mind?” I questioned, fuming. Mason stepped between us.“Look, I know what you’re going to ask me, and it’s none of your business. What happens between Sage and I is just that, between Sage and I.”“Wrong!”I snapped. “When it’s affecting the two of yo
