AFTER... JESS
The car felt stifling, the air too thick to breathe. I stared out the windshield, watching the ambulance ahead of us, its flashing lights bathing the night in ominous reds and blues. My hands trembled in my lap until Luke grabbed one, his firm grip grounding me just enough to
keep me from spiraling completely.
"She's going to be okay," he said, his voice calm and steady despite the storm swirling around us.
I turned to him, my throat tight, my heart in pieces. "You don't know that."
Luke's jaw clenched, but he didn't respond, his thumb brushing over the back of my hand in quiet reassurance.
Laura had been shot. She had been shot-because of me. Because she tried to save me and the baby. The thought turned my stomach
And Sarah... God, Sarah had been a lunatic. A gun-wielding, delusional lunatic. She'd been in our house, in our lives. How had we missed it? How had I not seen how dangerous she was?
My breath hitched as the tears finally broke free. "When does it end, Luke?" I whispered, my voice cracking. "When do we get our happy ending?"
He didn't answer.
into a parking
pounding as I scanned the waiting area. Josh was at the reception desk, his hands gripping the counter so tightly his knuckles had turned white. He turned as we approached, his face pale and haunted. "They're with her now," he said, his voice hollow. "They said she needs a scan, but they wouldn't let
any of us could respond, a doctor in scrubs appeared, his expression grim. "Laura's
forward, his
nodded. "We performed an ultrasound, and there's
head. "What the fuck does that
said, his voice tight. "We need to take her to
words hit like a punch to the gut. Laura was bleeding inside. They needed to operate. Laura
the edges of my vision
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voice cracking under the weight of the
hands clutching at his hair as though trying to physically keep himself together. I stared at him, my own legs threatening to give out, my mind spiraling into
arm, steadying me. "Jess, are you okay?" His voice was soft,
in my stomach that I had been ignoring was now
pale," Luke said, his voice rising with alarm.
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