Kiss My Eyes And Lay Me To Sleep

Chapter 24

Nathan's POV

I woke up and showered quickly, before Jay could get in and use all the hot water up. China and I had planned to spend the day together, and then I was going to take her out for dinner. Who knows what we'd end up doing. I was just glad to be able to see her. We'd only been away a few days and I missed her like crazy. Once I was ready, I sent a quick text letting her know I was on my way to her house.

As I neared her house, I called her. She hadn't answered my text; maybe she was still asleep? As her phone went to voicemail, I pulled on to her street and looked for the small house that was becoming easy for me to recognize.

In front of her house, I saw that her truck was there, her mom's car was there, and a cop car was sitting in front of the gate. Why the fuck was a policeman here? Quickly, I hopped out of Jayne's car and walked up to the lawman's vehicle. He lazily looked at me and went back to his newspaper.

"Look, kid, I'm a little busy. What d'ya want?" He asked, not looking at me. Yeah, he sure looked busy.

"I wanna know why you're sitting outside my girlfriend's house." I said, getting annoyed.

"You're not gonna find her here." He said.

I looked at him puzzled. What the fuck did that mean?

"Guess you didn't know, did ya?" He said, finally looking at me. It felt weird, like he was debating if I would suddenly go psycho on him. I got this sick feeling in my gut. Something was definitely not right. China hadn't answered her phone, and there was a cop sitting in front of her house. No, please let her be all right.

"What d'ya mean?" I asked. My voice was stronger than I felt. The cop looked around, not wanting anyone else to know what he was going to tell me.

"Some' dickhead broke in last night; nearly killed the kid's mom. Messed your girlfriend up pretty bad."

I could barely believe what the man was saying. No, China could not be hurt. She'd already been through so much. No, just no!

On impulse, I placed my hands on the car's door, threateningly and stared the man down.

"You tell me where she is motherfucker!" I growled. I startled myself at how angry I sounded.

"Easy, kid. She's at the Martinsville Memorial." He said, trying to be in control.

Before he could say anything I ran back to Jayne's car and started it up. I flew down the road well over the speed limit, but I didn't care. I should have been there for her. She must've been so scared, not having anyone to protect her…

As I ran into the hospital, I searched the waiting area, desperate to find China. A kind nurse stopped my frantic running and asked me if I needed help. I told her my situation and she was able to point me in the right direction.

I walked through those weird double doors to the waiting area on the second floor and spotted her, dozing off in the seat. Sena was also asleep beside her. As I touched her shoulder, her eyes opened and she registered who I was. She grabbed me in a hug and buried her face in my chest. I kissed her quickly. The pain that was present in my chest eased some, knowing she was okay.

"Nath, what're you doing here?" She asked. Her voice was quiet, and I could tell how tired she was.

"I should be asking you the same thing! You scared the hell outta me!" I nearly yelled. She just didn't get how scared I was for her.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" She yelled back at me. Tears dribbled down her cheeks and guilt washed over me. I should be trying to help her, not make her more upset.