Always Been Yours

Tessa chuckled. Nicholas headed to the basement parking lot with an affectionate

smile. Now that his father had left, Gregory happily took Tessa’s hand and fretted over

her. “Are you tired, Mommy?”

“I’m not tired.” Tessa shook her head with a smile. Gregory continued, “Then, are you

thirsty? I’ll give you some water.”

He took off the little water bottle he had on him. Tessa’s eyes glinted mischievously as

she watched Gregory doing his best to take care of her.

“You can drink the water, sweetheart. Mommy’s not thirsty,” she said as she pushed

the bottle. toward Gregory. Gregory lowered his head despondently.

Tessa burst out in laughter when she saw his reaction. She had figured out what he

was up to earlier. He was probably jealous after seeing Nicholas kissing her.

Thus, she bent down and cupped his cheeks to kiss him. “You’re such a good boy,

sweetheart.” Gregory was startled but he soon started grinning. “You’re the best too,

Mommy.”

He tiptoed and kissed Tessa’s cheek as well. The mother-and-son duo was full of

they waited by the hospital

ringing with a call from Timothy. He knew

check-up at the hospital today

did the doctor say? Is the baby in the right position?” “Almost.

little. longer, but it should be corrected

relayed the good

the baby’s position

were talking, a silver van nearby suddenly lost control

entrance. Tessa

that something

widened with fear when he saw the van hurtling straight

at once. “Watch

looked up instinctively and saw the van that was rapidly

and instantly

a flash, Gregory fell backward onto

he could register what was happening. he heard a loud

into Tessa who flew some distance

Exclaims broke out all around them. “Oh, my goodness! Someone

a pregnant woman got hit!”

bleeding!

on the ground as

body. It

as white

kept gushing out from her, and soon, the ground was covered in

the car around when

beating for