Page 368 of Billionaire Temptations

Wes

My meeting finally ended, so I pulled out my phone on the way back to my office and noticed I had three missed calls from Anna and a voicemail. I brought my phone up to my ear to listen to her message.

“Wes, just so we’re clear, I’m going to kill you when I see you for not answering your phone! I’m on my way to the hospital. I’m in labor. Get there as fast as you can.”

“SHIT!” I yelled as I ran out of the building and hailed a cab.

The driver pulled up to the entrance of the ER, and I threw some cash at him and told him to keep the change. Running through the doors, I saw Franco standing at the nurses’ station.

“Franco, where is she?”

“I just got here myself. I’m trying to find out.”

“Where is my wife? She came here in labor. Her name is Anna Carter.”

“Your wife has been taken up to the OB unit, Mr. Carter. Take the elevators up to the fifth floor, and the nurses will take you to her.”

“Thank you. Come on, Franco.”

We took the elevators up, and when we stepped off, I rang the buzzer on the door.

“May I help you?” a female voice spoke.

“My wife is up here in labor. Her name is Anna Carter.”

The door buzzed, and Franco and I went inside.

“Mr. Carter, I’m Casey, your wife’s nurse. Follow me, and I’ll take you to her.”

We followed the nurse down the hall and into Anna’s room. The moment I saw her, I ran to her bedside.

“Sweetheart.” I kissed her forehead. “I’m so sorry. I was in a meeting.”

“I figured.” She squeezed my hand.

“How are you, Momma?” Franco smiled as he grabbed her other hand.

“I’m okay. But once a contraction hits, you might want to run.”

“Wes, there’s something?—”

“Anna, I brought you some ice chips,” a woman walked into the room.

“Holy Mary, Mother of God,” Franco said as he stared at her. “That’s Anna’s mother.”

“What?” I looked at Anna.

“It’s a long story.”

“Franco, isn’t it?” She smiled. “Look at you. You’ve grown up into a handsome man.”

“Hello, Anna’s mother. Long time no see.”

“I didn’t know you and Anna were still friends,” she said.

“Anna and I will be best friends until the day we die.”

“You must be Anna’s husband.” She extended her hand to me.

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