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."

to leave

do know we have to push forward with life. One day at a time. That's all I can do." "You're right, we don't have to figure it all out right now,"

raw emotion in his eyes nearly undoes me. "What about you?" I

leans back in the chair, letting out a slow breath. "Helpless," he admits. "Angry. At myself, mostly. I keep thinking if I'd done something differently... not just about this, about everything that's happened since I saw those damned photos-" "Stop,"

meet mine, and for a

this. I'm sorry I reacted the

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

is firm, grounding, and I cling to

whole thing. We'll never know if any different

It's unquantifiable.

he says quietly,

I nod, waiting.

"Are we okay?"

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

flinch.

as if he

he

in. Whatever it takes, whatever you need, I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. I want you, I want our

his words settles over me, and I know it's what I wanted to hear before I

I want more, for myself. This app Lance left me... I'd like a chance to develop it further. But I know we talked about running Nexus Global together and

me. I have a plan. Nexus will still be there later for

forward, pressing

home for a bit," he says reluctantly. "Graba shower, check in on the kids. I'll have dinner with them

her I'd love to

but I know she needs to get back to Brussels soon for her job." Jayden stands, his hand lingering on mine for a

Harris walks in

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

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