Worth the Wait by JB Heller

Author:JB Heller [Heller, JB]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

ZAK

Paco has the nurse who brought in Kadyn’s bottle pinned against the wall, his forearm pressing into her throat as he roars, “Where’s my baby?!”

Abe reaches them first, ripping Paco back by the shoulder with so much force he crashes into the opposite side of the corridor. Momentarily stunned, Paco shakes his head once, then refocuses his rage on Abe, who’s checking on the nurse. I intercept his fist right before it connects with the back of Abe’s head. Locking my hand around his fist, I squeeze.

“Stop!”

Paco’s crazed eyes lock on me and his anger amplifies. “What the fuck are you doing here?” He gets up in my face, spit spraying on me as he yells, “You shouldn’t even be here.” He tugs his arm, trying to break his fist free from my grip.

Abe joins me, and our much larger frames crowd Paco back against the wall. “Calm your shit, they’re not going to tell you a goddam thing when you come at them like this,” I say, gesturing to him with my chin, “You’re so fucking jacked up, you’re scaring them.”

“Fuck you, Zak. Where’s my fucking baby?”

Closing my eyes, I know I need to tone this situation down before I can talk to him reasonably, but all I want to do is tell him he’s the one who needs to fuck off. Kadyn is mine.

“She’s safe,” is all I say, but it’s enough for him to relax a fraction. “She’s healthy, and perfect,” I tell him, each detail calming him more. “Can we talk now?”

He swallows hard and gives me a stiff nod as the fight drains from his body. I can’t really blame him for his reaction, I know that. If our roles were reversed, I’d probably be acting the same way. Releasing his fist, I take a step back. “There’s a sitting room around the corner,” I tell him then lead the way. Paco follows me and Abe trails us.

There’s no way I’m taking him into Kadyn’s room, I don’t want him to even see her, but I know that wouldn’t be right. I won’t do that to him. Entering a room designed for parents to take a break in, I sit in a chair by the window. Paco takes the one across from me while Abe leans against the doorframe his arms crossed and focus solely on Paco.

“How much do you know?” I ask him. Now that I’m really looking at him, I can see the visible effect the news has had on him. His eyes are bloodshot, red smudges circle them and his normally tanned complexion is washed out and pale.

He leans forward, his elbows resting on his knees, hands laced tightly between them, “A woman came to the house a couple hours ago, said Louisa had been in a bad car accident and…” His jaw locks, and I understand exactly what he’s going through.

I finish for him, “Lu didn’t make it.”

Paco nods, “Yeah, she said the doctors where going to try save the baby but she didn’t know if it would work or not.

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