The Other Sister: Failsafe || Book 2

One

Three Months Later

"Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit." Claire whispers, clutching the steering wheel of the car she was driving so tightly that her knuckles were turning white. Her foot presses down on the gas pedal harder, the car shooting forwards faster than it was already going.

She looks in her rearview mirror, watching as the black SUV's swerve in between traffic and start gaining speed on her. Her phone starts vibrating in the seat next to her, Wanda's name popping up. "God damnit!" She shouts, pressing down on the gas pedal faster and picking her phone up, swiping right and answering the call.

"Babe, now's not the best time!" She shouts into the phone, swerving in between cars and ignoring the honking that their drivers were giving her.

"Claire? Where are you? What's going on? You're never late to our appointments and it's the first ultrasound." Wanda says into the phone and Claire could hear the worry and sadness behind Wanda's voice.

"I'll be there soon, Wands. I'm just in the middle of something!" She says, trying to keep her voice as calm as possible in the high anxiety situation.

"What Claire? What are you in the middle of? Are you in a car? What's that noise?" Wanda starts to question and Claire tries to take a deep breath, trying not to let her anger out on Wanda because she hadn't done anything.

"I'll be there soon I swear Wanda, just give me a little longer. Is Nat there with you?"

"Yeah, I am Claire. Get your ass over here, you're missing the first viewing of your child." Nat's voice says through the phone and Claire huffs, speeding up as much as the old car would allow her.

"I'm coming, Jesus christ give me a minute!" She shouts into the phone before hanging up and throwing her phone into the passenger seat out of anger.

The black SUV's were still following her and she decided to make the rash decision and make Wanda even more pissed at her by going in the wrong direction of the doctors office. She skidded around corners, dodging other cars and causing accidents but she didn't give a solitary fuck she just needed to get away from these assholes.

She took a sharp corner, squealing to a stop before jumping out of the car and quickly into an open taxi, pressing a gun to the taxi driver's head. "Drive. Now." Without hesitation, the driver did so and sped off down the street.

Claire looks in the rearview mirror, watching as the black SUV's surround her car. She breathes a sigh of relief, turning back around and facing the driver. "Take me to the doctor's office on main street." She says to the driver and he just nods quickly, turning a corner and making his way towards main street.

When they get there Claire runs out of the taxi after throwing him a couple ten's and races inside the doctor's office, straight past the receptionist who just rolls her eyes and Claire and not even bothering to call after her knowing she knew the area well enough. She tucks her gun in her pants pocket, not wanting Nat or Wanda to see.

She takes a deep breath before opening up the door and walking inside. Wanda and Nat both look up immediately and Wanda lets out a sigh of relief. "Ahhh, Mrs. Sylovok, lovely of you to join us." The doctor states, a grin on her face as she moves the ultrasound camera around on Wanda's stomach.

"Yeah, well, uh I'm glad I'm here." Clarie says, slightly gasping for breath.

"Where the hell have you been?" Wanda finally asks, a stern look on her face and Claire knew that both her and Nat were going to question her immensely the moment they were out of the doctors office.

"Just... on some errands." Claire says, lying through her teeth which Wanda and Nat both knew she was but didn't question her on it any further.

"Well, you're here just in time." Doctor Revara states, turning the screen around so that Claire, Wanda and Nat could see. "I know you can't see much, but this small ball right here is your baby." She states and all three stare at the monitor in awe.