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The world spins and my stomach drops, but not before my knees buckle.I can hear shouting and the howl of Zeus in the background, but the black spots cover my eyes as my body goes limp.
BEEP…BEEP…BEEP…
The sound of yelling wakes me, but my eyes are heavy.
“Sir, you can’t have animals in the hospital.”A female voice finally rings out.
“He’s not going anywhere but staying beside her.”
“Sir, he’s making it hard for the other nurses to do their job.It’s against policy to have him here,” the female states.
I hear the growl of Zeus, and feel a shift of weight at the bottom of the bed.
“Then get someone in here that he trusts and it won’t be a problem!Zeus isn’t going anywhere.Get your supervisor in here and don’t come back unless you have answers for me.No, get the CEO in here, my family has given millions to this hospital in donations, and I won’t have you upsetting my dog or wife when she wakes up,” Levi booms.
The door opens and closes as my vision starts to clear.
“Thank god, you’re awake!”Levi beams and rushes over to me, and Zeus turns so that his head is in my lap.
“What happened?I remember being in the front of the house, then you letting me see that package.Was it real?”
Levi nods and grabs for my hands.
“I promise that nothing is going to happen to you or Halo.”
“Where is she?”I start to panic.
Levi places a hand on my cheek, “She’s playing in an office down the hall.Ryan is in there with Everly, Mom and Mitch.We’ve got two other men stationed right outside the door.Linc is talking to the chief of police.”
“Who would send that?I thought you said Kevin Jenkins was dead?”I lean in to his touch, as my heartrate starts to slow down.
“We don’t know.Mitch, William and Dean are looking into it.”He looks about as frustrated as I do.Maybe the saying‘ignorance is bliss’really is something to live by.
“Am I okay?How long did I pass out?”
Levi gives a soft smile, but it doesn’t reach his eyes.
“Almost three hours.”My eyes widen as he continues.“There is something I need to tell you, and I’m not sure how you’re going to take it but I need you to know that I’m here and we’ll do this together.”
“You’re scaring me Levi.What is it?What’s wrong?”
Before he can tell me, the door opens and a man in a white coat is ushered in.Zeus is on immediate alert and sits up in a defensive stance.Right away, I remember him.
“Saylor, it’s so good to see that you’re awake,” Dr.Hampton says, as he comes up beside the bed.Zeus calms and lays down, but keeps watch.“I hope your husband has told you the reason I’m here, and hopefully we’ll have the results shortly.”
“Results?Of what?”Dr.Hampton looks over to Levi, and he shakes his head.
“Well,” he pauses then turns his full focus to me.“When you were brought in, I was in the ER at the time and took over your case.Your husband told us of your medical history and when I asked if you were on birth control, he had said yes.When I asked what kind, one of your security handed over the pill package to give us the name.”
“Okay, but why does that matter?”
“It matters because there was a complete recall on that certain brand of birth control.”
“Recall?”
“Yes, Saylor, that type was not effective at stopping pregnancy.”
“What are you saying?”I pause, taking in everything he’s telling me.“Am I pregnant?”
