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

and laughter as they waited by the

with a call from Timothy. He knew

today and was

“What did the doctor say? Is the baby in the right

it’ll just take a little. longer, but it should

she relayed the good news. Timothy sighed in

goodness the baby’s position

two siblings were talking, a silver van nearby suddenly lost

barreling toward the hospital entrance.

that

he saw the van hurtling straight

at once. “Watch

looked up instinctively and saw the van that

alarmed and instantly pushed Gregory

a flash, Gregory fell backward onto the

what was happening. he heard a loud

flew some distance

all around them. “Oh, my

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

woman’s bleeding! What should

on the ground as the agonizing pain

racked through her entire body. It was so painful that

She was as white as a

her, and soon, the ground

car around when he witnessed this scene. His heart

for a