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"Helpwake her up!"

Tears began pouring downas he pressed his wife to his chest, sobs ripping fro over her face, "Baby… please… wake up…"

Choking on my cries, Rome looked up at ht me to my knees "Ally," he cried, "I can’t lose her, not my Mol, I can’t…" He broke off and rocked her to his chest

I tried to think, I tried to unscramble my frantic mind as I stared at my unconscious friend I couldn’t think rationally, couldn’t think clearly

Suddenly, the sound of the car door opening hadround the car Rome’s head lifted up as he spotted the movement His eyes frosted over

Before my cousin could speak, Axel threw open the car’s back door, and looked at Roet y’all to the hospital"

Roe, ran forward and slid very carefully onto the backseat, all the ti to Molly for her to wake up

I er side door Mythe tears from my face with the pads of his thumbs, his expression softened and he said, "Get in, carina We’ve gotta go"

Nodding nuer seat and turned to see Ro Molly’s forehead, cheeks and lips His face contorted in agonized pain A loud cry escaped his mouth as he rocked back and forth with Molly on his lap, looking every bit as helpless as I felt

In seconds, Axel was gunning down the driveway, heading to the hospital "It’s… It’s… gonna b-be o-okay," I stuttered to Rome in between sobs

He looked into my eyes "What… what if she dies? Christ, Ally, what if I lose her and the baby… I can’t… I can’t… I wouldn’t survive… I… "

Reaching out onna be just fine" My eyes lowered to take in Molly’s prominent baby bu a hand stroke soothingly alongintently on the road My heart felt like it would burst He wasn’t one for showing affection, but that one gesture, that one touch of supporthim in my life

"Text Austin and Lexi, carina," Axel whispered I noddedlike leaves in a stor a sentence together, telling our friends what had happened Seconds later, a reply ca they would meet us at the hospital

As I turned my attention back to Roe when Molly had lost their first child ran through ain Molly was his universe… she was hishis wife to be okay I knew he hadn’t registered exactly as driving us to the hospital or why Axel was infor sure; when Molly pulled through, because she would pull through, Rome would noho had captured ht was over, so would all my friends

Chapter Sixteen

Ally

Roh into the OB unit as soon as we arrived Molly had begun to ers and low breathy ive me hope that she would be okay Axel and I had parked up the car androoh a an to notice nurses and doctors warily eying Axel He kept his head down, see hi the tattoos on his face, his intricately inked arms and hands Add this to the fact he was heavilyhiuard weAnd with each encounter I grew more and more annoyed My best friend could barely wake up,to pieces, and thejudged a threat to people in this hospital

Feeling an to race As we passed two security guards in an ean to trail us as we made our way to the unit where Molly had been taken My eh