hapter 83
Chapter 83
Caleb
Time passes quickly with Leal by my side since it’s impossible have a bad time with that woman by my side. I fell in love with her all over again in a heartbeat, even without my memori, because every day with Leah is a gift.
Instead of feeling tired after work, I’m excited since I know I will get to spend time with Leah. I take her out to fancy dinners where she will laugh and make jokes about me being too lazy to earn how to cook for the second time in my life. But that’s where my little author is wrong. I’ve been taking private lessons secret, ready to surprise her.
When the time is right, I want to cook homemade meals for Lea again. And the right time is during our honeymoon, which we will have after the twins are bom.
Gosh, I still can’t believe I’m about to become a father. It’s insane–hell, marrying Leah, who I barely know due to my amnesia, is insanity too, but I love her so fucking much, so who gives a fuck?
We live in time–we might not get to see the sun tomorrow, so love, laugh, and live while you can. Don’t wait to take a chance. Take it now while you’re still here and alive. That’s the motto I’ve been living by.
“Caleb?”
. I hear Leah’s voice in the distance and open my eyes to a dark room. The last thing I remember is having sex with Leah in the car after eating dinner at yet another luxurious restaurant and then coming inside to sleep. And now, as I regain my focus, I realize it’s in the middle of the night.
“Caleb!” Leah repeats, causing me to blink a few times before I see her hovering above me.
A smile curls my lips. “Isn’t it too early to be waking up?”
“I…I know that, but this is important,” she sits down on the bed and pulls down her granny panties to reveal spotting. “Do you think we should call the hospital?”
My heart races as I see the spotting on Leah’s underwear. In Sweden, we had Doctor Novak hired to keep an eye on Leah around the clock, but Leah convinced me it was a little excessive to keep her around. Now I wonder if it was a mistake not to keep that doctor around.
“Yes, we should definitely call the hospital,” I say, already reaching for my phone on the nightstand. “It’s better to be safe than sorry.”
“Agreed…” Leah says in a weak voice, her tears already close to coming out of her shining eyes. “Do….do you think history will repeat itself?”
I
ck my lips into my mouth and have to think hard about what kind of answer I will give her. I mean… I can’t be honest
her, right?
Probably not…
Fuck, this is hard!
Have I had dreams of losing our babies? Yes. But does it serve a purpose to tell Leah that and give her unnecessary stress when she is THIS pregnant? No. Definitely not.
Leah is already doing a hell of a good job carrying our twins–the least I can do is stay calm and prevent her from falling
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into panic, even if that means not telling her the truth about my own fears.
“No, this won’t be like last time at all,” I tell her, hoping she can’t tell I’m a big fat liar. “The twins are strong and will be with us shortly. You just got to hang in there, big mama. A little more time, and they will be ready to come out from the oven.
A small smile curls Leah’s lips. “I’m trying my hardest to keep them in there longer,” she says and moves with strained movements to get her heavy body up from our large king–sized bed. “Anyway, I will go and get dressed while you make the
call”
“Perfect.”
I quickly dial the hospital as Leah puts on some clothes. The nurse who picks up knows us, and she tells us to come in right away, just to be on the safe side.
“They want us to come in,” I tell Leah as I hang up. “How are you feeling? Any pain or cramping?”
“No pain. Just the spotting. But I’m scared, Caleb,” Leah admits, and I hate how her tears are already on their way back. I wish I could just wipe them again.
“It’s going to be okay,” I pull her into a gentle hug, mindful of her belly, as I hold her close and kiss her ear, “This time won’t be like last time. Our twins are strong, but let’s go to the hospital just to be sure everything’s alright with you and our little ones, okay?”
– “Okay!”
There is barely any traffic this late at night, so it doesn’t take us very long to arrive at the hospital. And once we enter the building, we are immediately greeted by Doctor Novak. I have no idea when she returned from Sweden, but I’m glad to see her back at the hospital.
Doctor Novak greets us with a warm smile as we enter the hospital. “Leah, Caleb, follow me, please. We will get you checked out right away,” she winks, “Special treatment for the billionaire who owns the hospital.”
I force a professional smile even though I’m scared shitless. The walls, the nurses, the sterile scent–everything reminds me of the day we lost Jenna too early.
…shit, am I actually remembering the past?
I’m shocked at this revelation, but decide to keep to myself for now and just say, “Thank you. We really appreciate everything you have done and are doing for us.”
Doctor Novak’s smile widens, and then she leads us down the corridor into an examination room. This makes me remember more things from the day we lost Jenna: how scared I was, how sad and afraid I was, and how relieved I felt when it turned out Death had decided to at least spare Leah.
The question is: will he be so generous as to spare the twins this time?
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