No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 6



Jimmy never saw it coming when I slapped him across the face. But his shock was brief. Within a second, he was ready to lash out, his anger directed at me. "You!"

"Jimmy!" Conrad snapped, his voice cold and threatening. "Lay a hand on her, and I swear you're going back in."

The threat worked. Jimmy withdrew his hand, shooting me and Conrad a furious look before storming off.

"Jimmy!" Haley called after him, but her voice was cut short by a sudden pain. Clutching her stomach, she winced, "It hurts, Conrad. We need to get to the hospital now."

"Felicia!" Conrad called for me next.

Seeing Haley in pain, I put my thoughts and feelings aside. We quickly got into the car and headed for the hospital.

Upon seeing the doctor, Conrad said in a rush with Haley in his arms, "Doc, she's pregnant and just took a fall. Now she's in a lot of pain."

My steps, already heavy, felt like they were suddenly filled with lead, impossible to lift, and my

on Conrad, his face etched

I was overly concerned, but Conrad was visibly distressed. I watched him for a while, and he seemed to have forgotten about me, his fiancée, his

after swallowing hard several times, I finally spoke up, "Is

didn't want to jump to conclusions, so I

turned to me, surprise flashing in his eyes before it deepened into something more serious. "What are you

best friend, who died in a car accident a month ago. "I'm looking after Haley

forgot how Conrad looked when he returned home after dealing with Aiden's accident, his hair a mess; beard covering his jaw, looking like he'd just escaped from the wilderness. I understood the depth of their friendship. Now that his good friend was gone, it made sense for him to take care of Aiden's widow. At that moment, I felt guilty for even suspecting

trying to explain my actions earlier, "I didn't provoke that kid. He was deliberately trying

bit before he reached out and pinched my

that I had only had a little, but then the emergency room doors

turning to Conrad and said, "We need

pen from the doctor. Still,

showing signs

need to perform a procedure to try and save the pregnancy, but there's a chance it might not be successful. You