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

as they waited by the hospital

started ringing with a call from Timothy. He knew

today

did the doctor say? Is the baby in the

take a little. longer, but it should

relayed the good news. Timothy sighed

the baby’s

a silver

toward the hospital entrance. Tessa didn’t notice anything, but

realized that something

saw the van hurtling straight

once. “Watch

saw the van that was

alarmed and instantly

In a flash, Gregory fell backward onto

what was happening. he heard a loud crash.

rammed straight into Tessa who flew some distance away before falling

around them. “Oh,

been an accident and a pregnant woman got hit!” “She’s bleeding!

bleeding! What should

up on the ground as the agonizing pain that

through her entire body. It

was as white

her, and soon, the ground was covered in

when he witnessed this scene. His heart

beating for a