He took a few steps back and barked loudly as he moved back toward the house, barking again.
She thought maybe Alex was home. If there was any way to find her voice to encourage him to go grab Alex, she would have offered it, but nothing was formulating past her tongue.
Turning her head to the side, she grimaced and tasted blood. Warm liquid dripped out of her mouth, and the thought of Alex coming home to find her like this left her heart breaking. He wasn't doing too well keeping himself together with all of the stress as of late. This was only going to force more on him.
What if she hadn't just hit her head, but maybe broken her back? Maybe that was why she was numb and not able to feel a damn thing.
Not good.
Would he still love her if she wasn't able to use her legs? If he had to push her around in a wheelchair for the rest of their lives? She would still love him. Warmth rushed across her chest as she realized he would do the same for her.
Jake moved back into the garage, barking loudly. So damn loud it left her ears ringing.
She blinked a few more times as her eyes grew heavy. A soft cry left her as she let her eyes close, but opening them was damn near impossible.
Too much work for what it was worth. Alex wasn't there anyway.
Darkness rushed in as she let out a long breath and let herself fade into it where nothing mattered, and nothing hurt. It was safe there.
Chapter 2
The sound of Alex talking to someone brought her from the deepness of sleep. She let out a soft groan as she tried to sit up.
“No, baby. Stay down.” Alex moved up beside her, concern etched all over his handsome face. He ran his hand over her hair as she blinked past confusion. “Just rest. I'm here with you now, okay? You're okay. You knocked your head pretty good.”
“Wh-What?”
“It’s just a pretty good concussion and an ugly bruise on your face.”
“Where am I?” She pushed the words from her dry throat and let her eyes move around the sterile room.
“We're in the hospital, baby.” He leaned down and pressed his lips to her forehead, breathing in softly. “Damn, you scared me so badly, Jamie. Jake was barking his damn head off when I came home. I thought I was going to have a heart attack seeing you on the floor, bleeding from your mouth.”
“Did I break something?” She lifted her hand and wedged it under him to brush her fingers by her mouth.
A female doctor moved up beside her as Alex moved back. “I'm Dr. Jensen. Nice to meet you, Jamie. You gave us all quite a scare.”
“Is anything broken?” She touched her mouth, finding it tender.
“No, you just hit your head and face pretty hard and bit the tip of your tongue. It's not severed, so you should be okay.” She reached over and pressed her fingers to the side of Jamie's face, causing her to grimace. “Bad bruising right here, but it should heal quickly seeing that you're young.”
“The baby.” Jamie jerked up as the room spun. Her fingers spayed out across her stomach as tears filled her eyes. “Is the baby okay?”
“The baby’s fine, sweetheart.” Alex moved in closer and helped her lie back down. “No sudden movements. The baby’s fine, but you need stay still until your concussion gets a little better.”
A knock at the door surprised her, and she half expected it to be Mark who walked through, but it wasn’t him. She blinked, not sure if she was dreaming... her family? Really? Her dad she could understand, but her mother and sister? Had they come to make fun of her? To point fingers and berate her for being so careless?
Alex moved back and smiled. “I'm going to make a quick call now that your family’s here. I'll be right back. I'm not going into work today.”
“Today? Isn't it Sunday?” Jamie blinked a few times in an exaggerated manner.
“No, it's Monday afternoon.” He leaned down and kissed her lips a few times. “I love you. I'll be right outside should you need me.”
Jamie tried to give him a warning look, not wanting to be left alone anywhere with her family; it obviously didn't come out right, seeing that he left without another word.
“Pumpkin. Are you okay?” Her dad moved up beside her and touched the top her head. “You scared
us. Bad.”