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Chapter 20

Jade

Sieh Reid’s hair, careful not to wake hiht, and it shoith the dark circles under his eyes I’d been awake for at least an hour already, but I couldn’t bring myself to wake Reid up just yet

I turned and looked up at the fetal ed with rhythirl’s heart

She’s safe, I reain

Yesterday had been a nightoing to happen for almost teeks I was lucky, and so was my baby, because it could have been so ratitude that we didn’t lose her The thought alone was crippling

When Dr Burke told us ere going to be okay, I’d cried harder, only because the relief itself was paralyzing I could feel Reid’s distress in the rigid way he carried me to the car, and then into the hospital, but if it weren’t for his determination, and steely calm exterior, I’m not sure what I would’ve done He never left ether until our daughter’s heartbeat pierced the silence in the room

Reid stirred under reen eyes opened He blinked a few tiht, and then took my hand froave him a soft half-smile

"Hi," hehave you been up?"

"Not long," I replied, tracing his unshaven jaith ertips "I didn’t want to wake you Youhis neck this way and that, and stood up He leaned over, and pressed his lips on lad you’re okay My heart rate ether

Good Lord, what a tireen eyes so ht before "Sorinned

Just then an older, plurey hair walked in and cleared her throat "Mr Cole," she admonished "Could you please excuse us? I need to check Ms Matthews’ vitals"

I scowled at her She’d coo to check on me and when she’d tried to wake Reid up I told her to leave him alone She wasn’t ijoy

"He can stay," I told her "I don’t have anything he hasn’t seen before"

I could feel Reid laughing next to rumpy nurse Stupid woman Reid was intiot pregnant?

After another stare off, the nurse simply huffed, and walked over to where the fetalShe checked the papers, loves on her hands

"I’ the blanket at the end of the bed I scooted lower, and had to resist the urge to kick her in the face when she abruptly parted s

I squeezedbecause she was a little on the rough side

"Are you trying to nored me, and when she was satisfied, I felt her hand disappear She snapped her gloves off, and disposed of the another note on ood Your heart rate is norlared at Reid – "and your baby’s heart rate is strong Also good I should remind you that once you’re back home, and on bed rest, you are to abstain from all sexual activity until your baby is born" She looked at us pointedly, and then added, "Dr Burke will be here shortly to check on you I’ll have another nurse bring you soainst the bed, and Reid covered s as the nurse left