Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

ALEX

"I'm not sure, boss. The medical team has yet to assess her."

The call ends before I realize I've hung up.

My foot slams the gas, the tires screaming as I rip back onto the road.

Two miles northeast. I repeat it like a prayer. Like it'll bring her back to me faster.

The rain has now reduced to showers, which makes it a whole lot easier to see.

She was screaming.

That sound... it'll haunt me forever.

I'm soaked to the bone with my teeth clenched and my hand a death grip on the wheel.

But I don't care. I'll drive through fire if I have to

Then, through the showers, red and blue lights appear in the distance, flashing, pulsing sirens faint over the sound of my speed.

I slam the brakes just behind an ambulance.

I barely put the car in park before I'm out and running toward Athena.

"Alex!" lan meets me halfway, already pulling off his gloves.

"She's awake and stable for now, but still in shock. I need to scan her for internal injuries. We can't risk moving her too much."

I don't hear anything else after awake.

She's not very hurt!

My heart jumps in relief.

I rush past him to the back of the ambulance, where the doors are still open.

She's sitting in the back of the ambulance, a blanket draped over her shoulders, her hair damp and clinging to her cheeks. Her eyes are wide, staring blankly ahead, and my chest caves in at the sight.

I climb in and wrap my arms around her without hesitation, pulling her into me like my life depends on it.

resist. She melts against me, trembling, cold and

whisper into her soaked hair. "You scared the hell

okay," she mumbles,

I counter,

transport. "We're taking her to the hospital for a

"I want

just enough to see her

state to

determined. "I want to sleep in my bed, Zayan,

I pause.

Everything in me stills.

Zayan?

must have heard

heated bottle."

Athena's soft voice

and place her carefully in the back of

at her,

lan and pull

think I'm Zayan?"

me with a

"She called you that?"

straight at

slowly, running a hand over his face. "Could be the shock. Mild concussion maybe. Sometimes disorientation hits hard

to do it tomorrow. 'll stay with her and keep watch all

scanned immediately. The fact that she's coherent enough to argue and recognize some faces is a good sign, but Alex, keep an eye on her and

nod. "I will. Thanks,

shoulder before

herself, the blanket wrapped tightly around her shoulders. The

it would have looked romantic with

scene look

seat and turn

enough?" I

She nods slowly.

hungry." she responds

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