Chapter 278. No Going Back

Martina POV

The door to the room burst open, and a team of doctors and nurses barged in on us.

“What is wrong with the patient?” The head doctor asked, noting the way Marcus smothered me.

Marcus pulled away and cleared his throat.

“Doctor, when can we leave the hospital?” He asked with excitement that he could not contain and laced his voice.

The doctor frowned.

“Mrs. Ford still has two rounds of IV therapy. I thought I already explained she had to be admitted overnight.”

I was surprised by the address. I never used Marcus’ last name before, and being addressed with it now feels surreal. It speaks of a permanency that I hadn’t thought about us.

While I looked surprised, a quick look in Marcus’ direction told me how he was conflicted by the doctor’s verdict.

I had to butt in.

I was sure he was excited to meet our children.

“I feel fine, doctor. Can we leave now and then come back tomorrow?” I asked and squeezed Marcus’s hand to tell him I got him on this.

He squeezed back