503 The Push Forward

(Winona)

"Dr Harris will be with you soon. How are your pain levels?"

"It's okay. A dull ache at most." Physically anyway.

She finishes fluffing the pillows behind me and checks the monitors one last time. "I'll make a note for the doctor."

I nod.

My hand covers my stomach. There's no baby anymore. No heartbeat to wait for. Just a dull ache where hope used to be.

I hear the door click open. I look over but it isn't the doctor, it's Jayden back again.

"Can I get a moment with Winona? I won't be long..." he asks the nurse.

"Sure, if it's okay with Winona."

"It's fine." I tell her.

"Hey," he says quietly, walking over to the chair by my bed.

"Hey," I reply.

"I'm going to head to the penthouse for a shower and go see the kids, okay?"

"More than okay. I feel better knowing you're with them."

leave you if you're

I'm supposed to feel. But I do know we have to push forward with

at him, really look at him, and the raw emotion in his eyes nearly undoes me.

about this, about everything that's happened since I saw those damned photos-" "Stop," I say

up to meet mine, and for a moment, neither

going through this. I'm sorry I reacted the way I did with Lance and with

I whisper, my own voice trembling. "I'm sorry for hall pass week and making

His grip is firm, grounding, and I cling to it like a

about accepting our parts in this whole thing. We'll never know if any different choice might have meant

It's unquantifiable.

you something," he

I nod, waiting.

"Are we okay?"

"I don't know," I admit. "I don't even know where

flinch.

as if he

fair," he says. "I

I found you on those stairs. I knew in that second, I'm all in. Whatever it takes, whatever you need, I'm here. I'm not going anywhere.

I know it's what I wanted to

This app Lance left me... I'd like a chance to develop it further. But I know we talked about

smile. "Leave that with me. I have a plan. Nexus will still be there later for us to run together. If your own thing

leans forward, pressing a

says reluctantly. "Graba shower, check in on the kids. I'll have dinner with them and settle them into bed. Lisa's waiting outside if you're up for some company after the doctor

Tell her I'd

Jayden stands, his hand lingering on mine for a moment longer before he lets go. "Absolutely, I've taken up enough of everyone's time. Life

walks

she says with a nod before turning her attention to me. "Winona, how are you

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