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.

it took the pregnant woman away. The

the day and might not have enough time to safely make the return trip from the cemetery before dark. This would be particularly risky, as I would be by

down to the hospital to see how the conceiving woman was

At the hospital.

got out of it unscathed. She had a fright, which made her water

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

her family. Rebecca sustained

was settled, Ashton finally found time to sit down. I regarded him silently for some time. “You’ve always been careful at the wheel.

his gaze which instilled a sense of

“Rebecca was arguing with me

nostrils brought my attention to a soaked patch

hurt?” I asked as I reached

with his. “I’m fine!” There was a

the surface. “Do you think neglecting to take

by my unexpected outburst, and my glare shut down whatever

a lengthy cut over his arm. The blood had caked over time and the color of his clothing made it hard for anyone to tell that he

not close enough to smell the blood, I might not

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

with Rebecca, or because he did not take

that I was mad

was brought in to help clean up his wound. He was frosty when his exquisite, limited

with his ways, the fingers of the youthful nurse