Page 27 of Adonis: The Cost of a Billionaire's Heart
“See?” I murmured beside her ear. “I told you he’d be alright. Lil man is a fighter.”
She looked up at me, eyes glassy with fatigue and appreciation as she exhaled a shuddering breath. “Thank you.”
I squeezed her hand. “C’mon, let’s go see him.”
We followed Doctor Friedman to Mason’s room. Mason stirred underneath the chalk white hospital sheets. The minute his lashes fluttered open, Simora was at his bedside, stroking his curls.
“Mommy?” Mason’s voice was hoarse, slightly brittle, but alert.
Her breath caught as she cupped his small face. “I’m right here, Mase. Mommy’s right here.”
He blinked, visibly disoriented as he glanced around at the unfamiliar surroundings. “Where are we? What happened to the golf course?”
Simora gulped, trying to stabilize her trembling voice. “Some, um, germs got inside you and made you sick, baby boy. But you’re already doing so much better, and you’re safe now. All the doctors and nurses are taking good care of you.”
“Where’s Maya?”
I stood behind her, slightly leaning forward. “She’s back at the penthouse waiting for you. You gave us all a big scare, lil man.”
Mason’s sleepy gaze shifted to me, his brows furrowing. “Are we going back there?”
My cheek bunched into a small smile. “Of course. We just needed to make sure you were all better first.”
Mason studied me as if he were deciding whether to believe me. “Can we go now?”
“As soon as the doctors bring your discharge papers, we can all go home,” Simora answered him while glancing back at me.
Once we’d gotten back to my penthouse from the hospital, the three of us and Maya spent the rest of the day watching movies and showering Mason with all the attention and praise he could handle. The only time I was able to sneak away was to take a few business calls and provide updates on Mason’s condition to Ellis and Jeanine. He’d been blowing me up since we left the golf course so abruptly, ending things in the middle of our game and negotiations. They both were genuinely concerned about Mason’s well-being, bearing partial responsibility for inviting everyone out to the course in the first place.
Before I went to bed later that night, I peeked in on Sim and Mason. She’d insisted on sleeping in his room so that she could be nearby to monitor him through the night. I gripped the door handle, making sure to be as quiet as a mouse. My efforts were futile against the creaky bedroom door. I froze when she started to stir before slowly sitting up.Shit.
“D?” she called out to me, her voice thick with sleep.
“I’m sorry,” I acknowledged with a whisper. “I didn’t mean to wake you. Get your rest.”
“It’s okay. I’m a light sleeper.”
“Do either of you need anything?”
“What time is it?” she asked groggily before her mouth stretched wide with a fatigued yawn.
I glanced at the Rolex on my left wrist to find the answer to her question. “Quarter to one.”
“Are you just now about to go to bed?”
“Yeah.”
“And turn around and get back up at five o’clock?”
“Yeah. I’m not usually this much of a night owl, but I couldn’t sleep. So I was in my office catching up on some work.”
“Speaking of work,” she said, easing out of the bed and meeting me at the doorway. “I’m sorry for ruining golf. Please tell Ellis and Jeanine that I apologize.”
My brows crinkled in protest. “What? No. You didn’t ruin shit. Don’t ever apologize for what happened today,” I insisted. “I’m just glad Mason’s okay. Everybody is.”
She let out a hard sigh. “Me too. And thank you for everything you did today. For someone with no kids, you’re quick as hell on your feet.”
I nodded without uttering a response. How could I ever tell her the truth? That I was scared out of my mind the entire time. That I just knew how to put on a brave face. That I’d been in my share of stressful situations before, but riding in the back of that ambulance with Mason took the fucking cake. I didn’t know if it was seeing his little face with that oxygen mask fitted over it or the incessant waiting to find out what the doctor’s treatment plan would be. All I knew was that if I had never believed in a higher power before, after today, my mind had been changed.
