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After we check the coffee and last-minute stuff for the morning, we head to bed.
Chapter 25
Sainte
I hear a noise and immediately jump out of bed.What the fuck is going on?I look at my watch: 3:15 a.m. I sit up, which causes Honey to stir.
“What…?” she mumbles groggily.
I place my finger over her lips and whisper, “Shhh.”
I get out of bed. Once my boxers are on, I grab my gun and walk to the door. Slowly, I open it, and to my relief, I see Ricco and Ice standing in the living room.
I put the gun down and turn back toward Honey. “It’s okay, just Ice and Ricco.”
She lies back down.
I step out into the living room. “What’s goin’ on?” I ask.
“It’s Emma.”
“Labor?” I ask.
“No, something’s wrong.” He’s pacing frantically. “You know how she’s been saying all day that she hasn’t felt good? Well shit, she just went from not feeling good to something I don’t know, and she’s burning up. The ambulance should be here any minute.” He continues to pace. “Where the fuck are they?” he yells. “She says her vision is blurry and spotty and has a horrible headache. Stomach not doing too good either.” He rakes his hand through his hair. He’s fucking worried sick.
“Oh, shit. Well Emma needs you to be calm, so you have to get yourself together for her, man.”
“I know, but that’s my whole world upstairs.”
I nod. “I know, and she and the baby are gonna be just fine.”
“You don’t fuckin’ know that, Sainte! Nobody knows.”
“You’re right. I don’t, but if you don’t have faith that she and the baby are gonna be okay, then what hope does she have? She needs you to be strong.”
He takes a deep breath. “Okay.” He takes several more deep breaths, sits on the couch, and places his head in his hands.
I turn toward Ricco. “What are you doing up?”
“Same reason you are up. I heard a noise and thought it was an intruder.”
“Oh yeah. Well, I got this. Go back to bed. I’ll go to the hospital with Ice.”
He nods, placing his hand on Ice’s shoulder. “Have faith, Ice. We’ll all be praying for you both and the baby.”
Ice nods, and Ricco heads back to his bedroom.
When Ricco leaves, Ice looks at me. “I can’t lose her, Sainte.”
I have never seen him this broken before. They have to make it. The blare of the sirens approaches the house, and Ice jumps up to open the door.
I quickly make my way back to my bedroom. “Honey, something is wrong with Emma. The ambulance is here, and I’m gonna go with Ice to the hospital. He shouldn’t be alone.”
“Oh, no! What happened?”
“I don’t know,” I say, as I quickly get dressed. “I’ll fill you in on the details when I know more.” I button my jeans. “Can we count on you to take care of our guests?”
“Of course.” I give her a chaste kiss and head back into the living room. They are bringing Emma down on a stretcher.Shit, this is bad.She’s white as a ghost, sweating profusely, and seems a bit delirious.What the fuck?
