Page 33 of The Billionaire's Baby
“How are you going to make me?” Hillary sounded so childish that Adira was amazed the words actually came out of her mouth.
“I’ll hit the panic button. It goes directly to Favian’s office and then you can explain this to him,” Adira snapped.
She didn’t want to bait Hillary, but Favian’s step-sister pushed every last nerve that she had. She turned to the panel on the wall next to the stairs to hit the panic button. “No!” Hillary yelled and rushed towards her. From there, everything seemed to happen in slow motion.
Hillary grabbed her hand and Adira pulled away, trying once again to hit the button to alert Favian and his security team. Hillary caught her hand again and in the struggle Adira’s foot slipped off the edge of the top step. Adira could feel herself falling and fear clutched at her chest as she tried to hold on to Hillary, but she stepped back and left Adira to fall. She did the best she could to protect her belly as she tumbled down the stairs. Her body hit the wall at the bottom of the steps and she took a breath and then another hoping and praying that the baby was okay. But then the pain came, searing throughout her stomach and radiating to her back. It took her breath away and her vision blurred as she saw Hillary running down the stairs.
“Help me,” Adira managed to say through the pain.
Hillary shook her head frantically and looked down at her, biting her fist as if to stop a scream.
She took another breath. “Hillary, please press the panic button. Help will come.”
“Favian will come and he’ll be so mad,” Hillary whimpered. “Don’t tell him. Please don’t tell him!” She moved past Adira towards the door.
“Come back, Hillary!” Adira cried out and then another round of pain had her crying out as Hillary rushed out of the house.
The door closed and Adira felt hot tears escape from behind her closed lids. She was in pain, the baby was in trouble and she couldn’t manage to get to the security panel. She lay back, hoping Mason and Suzie would come home soon. Until then, she would lie still, not wanting to cause any more damage. In between her agony she counted the baby’s kicks and the minutes between her contractions like the baby book had said to do in case of emergencies. She felt dampness between her legs and used her hand to check. Her hand came back with a smear of blood and that’s when she started to sob in earnest. Not the baby. Please, God, not the baby!
“Adira, lovey, I’m here. I got an early flight!” Lynette’s voice came as the front door was unlocked and pushed open. “Remy picked me up so I got out of the smelly taxi situation. Oh, my God, Adira! Remy get in here now. Call bloody emergency!”
Adira was so relieved she couldn’t speak through her tears. Lynette was on her knees next to her stroking her face. “Oh, Adira, say something. What happened?”
“Fuck, Adira. Mama, speak to me, honey,” Remy said soothingly. “Tell me where you’re hurting. Lynette, hit the panic button on that panel now!”
“I’m bleeding…in pain…baby is still kicking but the contractions are close together,” Adira gasped out and then moaned. “He’s in trouble. Remy, call Favian. I need him here.”
“Okay, sweetie, I know.” Remy kept his voice controlled but she heard the hint of panic in it. “Tell me, did you slip?”
“Hillary,” Adira said through gritted teeth. “She broke in.”
“I hit the button. Favian is on the phone.” Lynette came back to her side. “Did you just say Hillary was here?”
“Put Adira on the phone!” Adira heard Favian’s voice roar over the phone line and then heard the sound of ambulance sirens.
Remy took the phone. “Favian, she can’t talk. She’s in pretty bad shape. She’s bleeding. The baby is in trouble. Meet us at the hospital, mi hermano, you won’t get here in time. The ambulance just pulled up outside.” He was silent for a moment and Lynette was at the door ushering the medics inside. Remy said gently, “I’ll hold the phone up to her ear and you can talk to her.”
She felt the phone press against her ear and through her tears and pain, she focused on his voice. “Favian, the baby.”
“You need to step back, ma’am, sir. We need to work on her and get her in the ambulance,” a medic said.
“Bloody hell you’re not taking her without me,” Lynette said.
“Favian, our baby!” Adira felt panic setting in.
“Our baby will be fine, mi amor. I’m in the car and I’ll be at the hospital waiting for you.” Favian’s voice was filled with fear and agony. “I love you. God, I love you so much!”
