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."

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

fell on Conrad, his face etched

Conrad and I waited outside. I didn't know Haley well, so I 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 fiancée, his eyes

and after swallowing hard several times, I finally spoke up,

to jump to conclusions, so I

into something more serious.

was Haley's late husband and Conrad's long-time best friend, who died in a car accident a month

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

"I didn't provoke that kid. He was deliberately trying to make me

moving a bit before he reached out and pinched my cheek. "No more drinking

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

to Conrad and said, "We need a family member to

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

showing signs of

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