Choosing Hope -Moss Bluff Series Book Two

Chapter 3

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Chapter 3

Quinn

Sitting on the sofa with a bag of peas on my face, I think about what just happened. Fitz has lost his mind. He's not the person I knew a year ago. I'm not sure if I really knew him at all now.

Georgia has been in and out several times now. Checking on me and Aubrey. The police were in a few minutes ago and asked their questions. Charlie was very nice. He assured us that Fitz would be in jail until he sees the judge now. The wedding can continue without delay.

Georgia walked him out, promising him and his wife a night at the Inn on her. She smoothed over everything like it was a simple inconvenience when we know it was much more than that. Fitz was here because of me. Because I kept his child a secret. Because I wasn't enough to keep him from hurting himself and others.

I offered him everything I could to help him. I know he needs help. I know he's in a bad place in his life. I thought it would be enough to get him help. Get him medical treatment for his injury, get him help with his addiction. Just get him cleaned up for his daughter. I thought she would mean something to him.

I was wrong.

Sitting here alone, I wonder if I'm enough for anyone to love. My dad left us when he found out he wasn't our real father. Mike didn't want anything to do with us. Beckett left me, mom left me. Fitz left me. No one seems to want to stay.

"Quinn?" Beckett pokes his head into the room and looks around.

"Aubrey is in the bedroom. Brynn's helping her get ready. She's fine, Beckett." I hesitate to say more but I think I have to. "I'm so sorry about what happened. I should have..."

"Don't you dare!" In two strides, Beckett is sitting next to me. His arms are around me holding me tight. "This wasn't your fault. No one, no one blames you." Beckett holds my face in those big rough hands making his point clear. "Fitz made his choice. That's not on your shoulders, Quinn. He decided to come here, he decided to do drugs. Don't take responsibility for his actions."

"He was here because of me. He was here because I didn't tell him about Hope." I explain it to him, knowing Fitz is angry with me. Knowing Beckett wanted me to be honest with Fitz from the beginning.

"I didn't agree with you in the beginning, not over Hope. But, Quinn, you made the right choice. You did what was right for Hope and you. Don't second guess yourself. I have to go down and get everyone back in their seats. Are you gonna be okay?" He's trying to ease my conscience.

"I'm fine." Giving him a soft smile as he kisses my forehead. Beckett gets to his feet and heads for the door. "Tell Aubrey I'll see her in a few minutes."

Nodding to my brother, I look around the room. Letting his words sink in. He doesn't want me to blame myself but how can I not? I'm why he was here.

"Sugar, let me see that now." Georgia comes in and right over to me. Holding my chin, she moved my face gently side to side. She hmm'd as she did it. "Keep that ice on it, honey. Brynn will give you a touch up of makeup before we go down."

She opens the bedroom door to ask Brynn to do it and check on Aubrey. I don't know anyone else who can stay as composed as she does. I know Georgia has been through a lot in her life. I've never seen her lose her self confidence, she's never questioned her decisions or morals. I feel like it's all I do lately.

"Leo is down in the garden still. I'll send him up. He's going to walk you down the aisle, sugar. Derrick can walk Brynn I think. And don't you worry about my sweet grand baby, Viv and Emma have her. She's just fine." Georgia floats out, the busy bee that she is, getting everything back in line. Leaving me alone again.