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."

with lead, impossible to lift, and my heart sank. Haley's husband was gone. How

gaze fell on Conrad, his face etched with worry. Could it

couldn't say I was overly concerned, but Conrad was visibly distressed. I watched him for a while, and he seemed to have forgotten about me, his

bitter feeling welled up inside me, and after swallowing hard several times, I

to jump to conclusions, so I asked

before it deepened into something more serious. "What are you talking about? Of course not. It's Aiden's

out a sigh of relief. Aiden Martin was Haley's late husband and Conrad's long-time best friend, who died in

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

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

moving a bit before he reached out and

protest that I had only had

came over, naturally turning to Conrad and said, "We need a

doctor. Still, before signing, he asked, "Doctor, how

showing signs

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