In Love, Never Say Never

I could not explain that either. “It started after I saw the pregnant woman just now. I guess it must be a repercussion of what happened the last time.”

After a brief pause, I regarded him. “What are you doing here?”

Rebecca came over to us. It had only been a few days since, but she looked visibly sallow and seemed to have lost considerable weight.

Ashton was calm. “I was sending her to the hospital when I lost focus and ran into someone.”

There may be more to this than what he described, as he had always been a cautious driver. It was unlikely that the cause had been a loss of concentration on his part.

I glanced over to Rebecca’s pale facade and puffy eyes.

They were filled with hatred and resentment. Did I somehow offend her again lately?

A siren filled the air as the ambulance approached. Ashton ran his fingers through his own hair and swept it behind his ears before he whispered, “Don’t worry about it. Wait for me at home. I’ll be back when this is settled, alright?”

I nodded in acknowledgement.

It was a matter of life and death that he should see to it without delay.

As I watched him depart, Rebecca glared at me. “You should have died!”

Those words were as chilling as they were perplexing.

I was seriously baffled as I was certain that I had done nothing recently that might have roused her ire.

pregnant woman away. The disruption was cleared for traffic to

have enough time to safely make the return trip from the cemetery before dark. This would be particularly

thought I might as well drive down to the hospital to see how the conceiving woman was

At the hospital.

appear that the woman got out of it unscathed. She had a fright, which made

into the delivery room by the time I got there.

her family. Rebecca

sit down. I regarded him silently for some time.

gaze which instilled a sense of foreboding within

was arguing with me in

scent of iron and copper which filled my nostrils brought my

asked as I reached out

hand with his. “I’m fine!” There was a

“Do you think neglecting to take care of your

by my unexpected outburst, and my glare shut down whatever response

That was when I noticed a lengthy cut over his arm. The blood had caked over time and the color of his clothing made

to smell the blood,

seeing my distress, he said in a comforting voice, “It’s

upset. Whether it was because he was with Rebecca, or because

that I was

to help clean up his wound. He was frosty when his exquisite, limited edition shirt

the fingers of the youthful nurse trembled at his