Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Zoey froze in her tracks, turning to see Fitch clutching his arm, his eyes wide with shock as they met hers.

Barefoot and bleeding, she looked like a ghost of herself, drained of all spirit.

Fitch hadn't even noticed his own wound until now, but the pain was suddenly unbearable.

"Zoey, what happened? You're scaring me."

Trying to speak, Zoey quickly closed the distance between them, her hands grabbing the front of his shirt.

"Where's Nolan? Where is he?"

Sweat beaded on Fitch's forehead as he caught the panic in her eyes, rushing to reassure her.

"He's fine, don't worry. Not a scratch on him, safe and sound."

The tension in Zoey's body melted away, almost causing her to faint right there.

Fitch, wincing from his injury, wrapped his other arm around her waist. "Let's get you back to the hospital."

"I'm not going anywhere until I see Nolan."

Fitch quickly glanced around until he spotted Nolan being comforted by a passerby who had stopped their car, charmed by the boy's good looks and worried by his silence. "Nolan, come here, your mom wants to see you!"

Nolan hadn't noticed Zoey approaching, but at Fitch's call, he ran over to them.

her child unharmed, Zoey's eyes filled with tears as she bent down to embrace

to breathe in her tight grip but didn't say a word, simply patting her back gently, comforting her in his

but found herself unable

she suddenly stood up and slapped Fitch across the

slap, drawing the attention of

was slapped; it was

but the moment her slap landed on his cheek, she felt numb, the pain mingling with

still bleeding, but he pulled her into an embrace. "It's okay, I'm sorry I scared

did Zoey begin to cry, pushing him away even as he held

"Honey, I'm so sorry."

the moment Zoey had come to her senses, Fitch's

buried her face in

the onlookers taking photos already aware of the need to protect his parents' privacy

until

really should get that arm looked at in the

he remained stoic, sweat

only then that Zoey seemed to remember Fitch was also hurt and quickly

moment, Fitch leaned in for

no

hand instead taken

"Mommy, don't cry."

Zoey's eyes