Page 34 of Ours

The nurse stared down at her. “Yes, she seemed very concerned for you. Actually, she just came back now as I walked in.”

Crap.Taking a deep breath, Sandy tried to get off the bed. The nursed rushed over to stop her. “You can’t get out. You have a cuts and smoke inhalation, and we are trying to keep you from stress. You are very lucky woman. Your babies are all right.”

Sandy paused and closed her eyes, the shouting from outside the room disrupting her train of thought. Abruptly the commotion outside her room stopped and what the nurse had said clicked. The woman walked to the door but before she could leave, Sandy yelled, “Wait. What do you mean mybabiesare okay? Don’t you mean baby?”

The woman turned back to her and smiled. “No, you’re having twins.”

She took a deep breath and let it out before answering. “Are there two big men outside?”

The nurse nodded. “Oh, there’s a lot more than two.”

She groaned. “Send Jake in. He’s the one built like a bear with short dark brown hair and the brightest emerald green eyes you will ever see. And also send in Zack. He’s the tattooed one with shaggy jet black hair and sapphire blue eyes.”

The nursed stared at her for a moment before nodding and leaving.

Sandy rested one of her hands over her belly and looked up and prayed. “Please be girls. I think I will be committed if you’re boys.” She closed her eyes and repeated the prayer to herself.

When she snapped her eyes open, two very ragged-looking men stood on either side of her.

“You two are in so much trouble and when I get out of this friggin’ hospital bed, I might actually kill you both.”

Both men hung their heads and Jake muttered, “We’re so sorry. We should have saved you. We know we’re not worthy to be your mates.”

Sandy had no idea what they were talking about. “What the hell are you two going on about? I’m talking about killing you two because I’m pregnant with not one baby but two. Twins!”

She almost laughed as both of their heads shot up and huge grins spread over their faces like they’d just accomplished some big feat. One hand from each went to her stomach with the other going on either side of her face.

“This is totally not something to be proud off. I’m going to be bigger than a house. Look how huge you two are. You better pray every night these are girls.”

Sandy laughed as both her men paled, dropped their hands from her stomach like she had the plague, and shook their heads.

“Firebird, how can you wish that upon us?”

She narrowed her eyes on Zack. “Oh, very easily.” Her head started to throb, and she knew she had to ask the question she didn’t want to ask. “Did I kill him?”

Jake was quick to answer her. “No, Little Red, you didn’t.”

“Is he still alive?”

Jake looked at Zack and they shrugged. “No, he’s dead.”

She nodded. “Who killed him?”

Zack muttered, “I did. I came to in time to see you collapsed in your father’s arms. I didn’t know if you were still alive. So I killed him.”

She turned frantically to Jake. “He won’t be in trouble, will he?”

Jake stroked her hair as he murmured, “No, the shifter community is bigger and more powerful than you could imagine, and the guy was the shifter killer I’ve been looking for. You saved us from a serial killer.”

She sighed in relief that Zack was going to be all right and that the killer was dead. “Where am I going to stay while my house gets fixed?”

Zack lifted her hand and kissed it, careful of the IV needle. “My flat is too small. So is Jake’s little house, so Susie has offered us her old place. It’s a little bigger than Jake’s and they haven’t got tenants yet. Sammy decided to stay with them at their new house. At first I thought the vineyard house, but it’s a good drive out of the way to our works. Your house already adds a good fifteen minutes to our morning drive. The other option was to buy a new house for us, but Jake and I know how much you love the one you have and wouldn’t want to move.”

Sandy smiled because they knew her so well. Taking a calming breath she closed her eyes. “Why weren’t you here when I woke? You said shifters heal quickly, and I wanted to know the two guys I love more than anything in this world were all right.”

They both let out loud sighs and Jake said, “Don’t worry. We’re here now and not going anywhere.” Jake kissed her cheek. “I love you, my Little Red. Thanks for saving me.”

She smiled as she felt a kiss on the other side of her cheek. “You really are my little Firebird. I love you so much. Thanks for saving our asses.”

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