Cherished (Wanted 4)

Josh helped Scott up as Matt came walking over.

“Scott, you assmole, you made me laugh with how you danced in the air,” Matt said with a laugh.

That caused everyone else to start laughing, including me.

Then, another contraction hit, and I started to panic. Shit, they’re not that far apart.

“Come on, I’ll drive,” Josh said. He turned back to Heather and said, “Babe, can you get the twins on your own?”

Elizabeth was standing next to Heather. “I’ll help her with Libby and Will. Just get Scott and Jessie to the hospital,” Elizabeth said as she picked up Will before giving him a big kiss.

I turned and looked at Scott. Panic had taken over in his eyes. My heart was breaking because I knew how he’d wanted everything to go so smoothly.

I smiled and walked up to him. I put my hands on his face and reached up to kiss him. “You ready, baby?” I asked in a whispered voice.

He smiled, and his eyes lit up, causing me to smile bigger.

“Never been more ready, but, um…Jessie?”

“Yeah, Scott?”

“I think I might have broken my ankle.”

After Josh pulled up to the emergency room doors, I hopped out of the backseat and attempted to help Jessie out of the truck. Her contractions were not getting any closer together, and I was thanking God because I was almost a hundred percent sure I’d broken my ankle. Josh ran inside, and the next thing I knew, there were two wheelchairs.

The nurse walking up to us giggled. “Well, we haven’t seen this in a while.”

“Seen what?” Jessie asked as I helped her sit down in the wheelchair.

“The pregnant wife with the husband who broke something while frantically trying to get the wife to the hospital.” The nurse winked at me.

She started to push Jessie in as Josh pushed me in while he was laughing. Just the nurse referring to Jessie as my wife caused my heart to beat faster.

“I wasn’t frantic. I was jumping over a stupid lounge chair, and Ari’s damn dog ran in front of me,” I said, folding my arms. I was pretty sure if I could see myself, my face would be pouting.

Josh stopped at the nurses’ station and slapped me on the back. “Dude, I’ve got to park your truck. Jessie, I’ll bring your suitcase in.” He looked at me and shook his head. Then, he turned and walked off, still laughing.

Bastard. I’m sure he panicked even more when Heather went into labor.

The nurse mentioned something to Jessie about how we had preregistered, so we had to sign only a few things. Then, she turned to me and asked for my insurance card.

“What?” I asked, confused. “Don’t worry about me. My fiancée is in labor!”

The nurse smiled sweetly. “Mr. Reynolds, we need to get you down to X-ray, so we can see if your ankle is broken. Then, we will take care of it from there.”

I went to stand up and felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw my father standing there.

“Scott, just let them do this, so you can get it done and get back to Jessie. Your mother and I are here.”

“Who called you?” I asked, confused as hell.

“Garrett. Now, go on. Just let them get you fixed up, son. I promise, you won’t miss anything.”

I turned and looked at Jessie, who was holding my mother’s hand. I smiled when I looked at the two most important women in my life. They had both grown to love each other so much, and I loved that Jessie called her mom. She was the mother that Jessie had never had, and my mother adored Jessie so much. I felt tears building in my eyes as I looked up at my mother. S

he nodded her head, and I knew they were right.

I reached out my hand for Jessie’s. “I’m so, so sorry I did this.”