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.

had lost half the day and might not have enough time to safely make the return trip from the cemetery before dark. This

some deliberation, I thought I might as well drive down to the hospital to see how

At the hospital.

that the woman got out of it unscathed. She

into the delivery room by the time I got there. Her

with her family. Rebecca sustained light injuries

to sit down. I regarded him silently for some

emotions in his gaze which instilled a sense

“Rebecca was arguing with me in

filled my nostrils brought my

asked as I reached

hand with his. “I’m fine!”

to the surface. “Do you think neglecting to take care of

surprise by my unexpected outburst, and my

had caked over

the blood, I might

distress, he said in a comforting voice, “It’s no big deal.

I was upset. Whether it was because he was with Rebecca, or because he did not take

I knew was that I

his wound. He

the fingers of the youthful nurse trembled at his cold