Kelsea's POV~
"Si, get up… You can't let my little Kelsea starve!!!", she warned me with her intense tone. I put my hand on my stomach, giving it a slight rub. I won't punish you, little one. Are you hungry? I stroked it softly and instantly, there was a smile on my face. I stood up as Sky supported me and we both settled down to have our dinner in our hospital room. After the doctor's strict instructions on taking a few more tests on me, I had no choice but to stay the night there.
The next morning, I woke up rubbing my eyes and I wasn't so drowsy as I took a decent nap after the medication the doctor prescribed. It's time… it's time to leave home and confront Tristan about everything he did to me… And, it’s time for me to tell him about our baby… I never imagined I would tell him this beautiful news, this way… But what is meant to happen will happen and we can do nothing about it. I and Skyla discussed this for hours last night and it gave me a bit of strength to face anything that was waiting for me today… After seeing him sucking Alice's mouth, I don't really know what to expect from that cheater. He might accept the baby or what else terrible could happen? He'll just deny both of us, that's the horrible thing he could do to me… To be frank, I don't have any fear of this but I do have a teeny bit of worry about our baby. What if he rejects our baby? How will the kid’s future be? After this, I won't be able to work as a bartender with our baby in my tummy. What am I gonna do if he asks me to take care of our baby myself? Will my baby also grow up without a father like me? A f****** commotion was going on in my head and I didn't know what to believe and what to expect. But one thing was so obvious, nothing can shatter this already broken soul of mine… I'm not certain if I can deal with his rejection, but I don't have a choice other than to confront him, right? No matter what happens, I will confront him and he has the liberty to know about our baby as well… And it’s him who is gonna decide if he’s choosing to be a part of our baby’s life.
Soon, Skyla and I checked out of our hospital room and collected my reports from the doctor. The results were 'Thank God' normal, but I do have some strict nutrition charts to follow. In a few minutes, both of us got off the elevator and Skyla got in the long queue at the reception to finalize the bills and other paperwork. I waited for her in a corner of the lounge, wondering about my life, how it simply whirled upside down in a day. All the events from yesterday tossed over my mind and ultimately it halted at one. The man who saved me… Who was he? I was thinking too damn hard to get an image of him. And suddenly, an idea hit my mind. Yea, I'll ask her about him! I didn't wait a second there as I hurried to the hospital reception where Skyla was already arguing with the poor receptionist. "What do you mean by alre...", Skyla was about to ask something, but I cut her off with my question, "Hey, do you remember about this man who brought me here, yesterday?", I asked, and hearing my voice, Skyla twirled to peek at me, looking completely puzzled. "Mam, your name please?", the receptionist asked and I said my name and a few more details she wanted. Right away, she started to tap on her laptop and then she lifted her head to look at me with shock. "Oh! You are the girl Mr. Shane Booker brought here yesterday...", she said, and that name… that name gave me some sort of diverse feelings. I didn't know who he was, yet his name intertwined my tummy and I felt a unique feeling that I hadn't felt before. "You were unconscious when he brought you here and he left after paying all your bills.", the receptionist added. Skyla gazed at me with her wide eyes. "WHAT? HE PAID EVERYTHING?", I yelped in shock and the girl in the reception nodded, handing us our files and bills along with a small note. "Mr. Shane left you a note as well", she informed. It was a tiny envelope and I unwrapped it curiously to find out what was in it. The letter said,
~ Get well soon!
Take care, baby girl ~
Baby girl...? That word reminded me of his manly voice. It's him… he called me the same… I don't know where the excitement came from but I found myself smiling at the note in my hand. "Who is Shane, Kelsea?", Skyla asked, glancing at me with her eyebrows held up. I didn't really know the answer to her question so I just shook my head, "I don't know, Sky. I think he was the one who saved me yesterday", I said, and she examined me for a few seconds. "This is the first time I've seen you smile genuinely, for the past few years.", she said and instantly there was a question mark on my face. Oh! Did I smile… I thought I would never smile in my life after what Tristan did to me… Why did I even smile… It was just an ordinary note… I asked myself, looking at the note in my hand. "Uh... No, I didn't smile… How can I smile after everything I'm going through now, Sky?", I asked her, again getting back to my broken self. She didn't speak, instead, she just squeezed me tight. "You don't have to be like this, Si. You know right, I always wish for you to smile… But to be truthful, I have never seen you smile like this when you were with that cheater ass****...", she said. Even though she was right, I couldn't accept it. I was happy with Tristan and I smiled genuinely… but still… what she said was true as well. I have never smiled like this and this exciting feeling is new to me… Who are you, Mr. Shane, and what was the need to bring me to this hospital? You could've just let me there on the road and, on top of that… who would pay bills for a stranger like me when my own boyfriend backstabbed me… Everything about him grew my longing to see him at least once in my life and thank him for doing this to me. Not even Tristan did something like that…
Skyla held my hands tight, "Come let's go! We have somewhere to be.", She said and I knew what she hinted at. Yes, it's time... We both started to walk on the pavement towards our apartment.
Third POV~
Somewhere in Mexico...
A man who was in his late 50s stepped inside the huge penthouse lounge and, in the next moment, an influential, dark aura concealed the place. The other men in the room looked with respect and fear toward this man. One of them stepped forward and bowed to him, "Greetings, leader!", he said in a gracious tone. "What's the update?", he asked with his dominant, powerful voice which radiated superiority and danger. "After our successful mission two months ago, we are expecting a positive result very soon from Queen Kelsea. Also, Shane Booker had taken the position of his father, Alfred Booker, both of his upper world and underworld business", he informed and the man nodded at him with a neat smile. "Good, follow Kelsea and keep me updated. I don't want anyone alive who's intending to harm your Queen" he ordered, and everyone nodded in unison with respect in their eyes.