Bleeding Chaos: a Secret Baby, Rock Star Romance (Love & Lyrics Book 4) by Nikki Ash

Author:Nikki Ash [Ash, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

My throat aches when I swallow.

My eyes burn.

An itch in the back of my throat bubbles up and forces me to cough.

Dammit, I’m sick.

I knew this was a possibility, but I was hoping the vitamin C I’ve been popping would help my immune system. Guess not.

I groan, reaching over to take a sip of my bottled water, and then wince when it hurts going down. Just great. Nothing more fun than trying to care for my sick baby while being sick myself.

And then it hits me: sick baby. Why isn’t my sick baby crying?

What time is it?

The sun peeking through the blinds tells me it’s daylight.

I jump out of bed and run down the hall, finding Rory’s room empty. And then I remember Gage spent the night. My heart picks up speed. He wouldn’t have taken her anywhere, right?

He was upset that I forgot to tell him that she was sick, but he wouldn’t have just up and left with her to punish me.

Oh, God! What if he left to get breakfast with her?

Memories from the past surface.

Me miscarrying.

Sleeping in.

Vincent taking Collin to get breakfast.

Neither of them ever coming home.

“Oh, God, please no.”

“Hey, you okay?”

I twirl around and find Gage standing in the doorway with Rory attached to his hip.

“Oh, thank God. I thought…” I shake my head, unable to finish my thought.

“You thought I left with Rory,” he finishes, his lips curving into a frown.

“Yeah,” I breathe.

“I told you I wouldn’t,” he says. “She woke up a little bit ago, and you were coughing like crazy, so I didn’t want to wake you up. I changed her diaper and fed her breakfast, and we’ve been watching some good ole Sesame Street on the couch.”

“They still make that show?”

“I don’t know, but I found it on YouTube, and she seems into it.”

“Thank you,” I tell him. “I’m sorry for—”

“Stop apologizing. This is all new to both of us. It’s going to take some time, but we’ll get there… one day at a time.” He smiles softly. “Why don’t you help me give Little Miss Sick her meds and then take some yourself and go lie back down? I can chill with her while you get some rest.”

I sigh in relief, thankful to have Gage here with us, especially now that I’m sick as well. Going through her meds, I give her the cough and ear medicine before popping some meds myself and then going back to bed.

I pass out instantly, not waking up until it’s dark outside. Confused and disoriented, I check the time and see it’s eight o’clock. Holy shit, I literally slept all day. I go pee and brush my teeth, then walk out to check on Gage and Rory, finding them in her bathroom. I stand in the doorway, watching as he gives her a bath. She must be feeling better because she’s splashing away and laughing as he pretends one of her toys is a shark coming after her to tickle her.

As I watch them together, a feeling of warmth spreads through my chest.

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