Courageous

Chapter 14

Casey's P. O. V.

I feel numb. There are no emotions running through my body. I feel cold and lifeless.

I lost my baby 3 days ago. We had been hoping for the best, but my body took care of it naturally. That was the worst thing I've ever had to experience.

I'm laying in my bed in the complete dark when Justin walks in. He sits down next to me and runs his fingers through my hair, "Hey sweetie. I think it's time that we call our families"

I open my eyes and look at him, "You think I could make it through a call like that?"

Justin grabs me and sits me up, "You're stronger than you give yourself credit for. Cmon, we need to do it"

I sigh and nod as he pulls my laptop onto his lap and skypes my mom. She answers with a huge smile, "Hi guys! Oh my. It's so dark there. Casey, are you sick? You look terrible!"

I immediately bury my face in Justin's chest, feeling myself already breaking down. Justin rubs my hair as he says to my mom, "We lost the baby a few days ago. "

I hear my mom gasp, "Oh you guys. I'm so sorry. That's so terrible," I can tell she's starting to cry, "I don't even know what to say right now to make you two feel better. "

Justin sighs, "There's nothing you could say. But we're going to hang up now, we just needed to tell you"

My mom nods, "Okay. I love you guys. Casey, I love you baby"

I start crying even harder as Justin ends the call. Then he calls his mom and tells her the same thing. She tells me the same things my mom did.

When we're done with the calls, Justin pulls my face out of his chest and cups my face. He runs his thumbs across my cheeks, "I love you. And it's okay, babe. We have plenty of time to try for more kids. "

He presses his lips against mine, "I love you"

I can't help but smile and pull him into a hug, "I love you too. "

***

"I'm going to miss you"

Scott smiles and runs his thumb down my cheek, "I'm going to miss you too. But you're doing tons better! It's time for me to go home"

I nod, "I understand. Goodbye"

"Bye Casey."

Scott gets in the car, leaving. It's been 3 weeks since I lost the baby. And I'm doing a ton better. I'm back to my normal self.

Justin walks out and wraps his arm around my waist, "Are you sad he's leaving?"

I take a deep breath and look up at him, "Yeah. It was really nice to see him"

Justin grabs my hand and pulls me inside, "Will you tell me about what happened in Afghanistan?"

I nod and follow him into our main room, sitting down on the couch. Justin looks at me, "So?"

I sigh, "Well we were driving down the road when we drove over an IED. We were all scattered everywhere. Then we started taking fire. I was the first to come to. I got up and tried looking for my best friend, Stacy. She had just woken up and right as she sat up, she took a bullet to the forehead. Then I heard groans so I followed them to see Scott trapped under part of the vehicle. So we were taking fire as I grabbed Scott and pulled him to safety. "

Justin furrows his brows, running his fingers down my arm, "I'm so sorry. About Stacy. So, the explosion. Is that where you got the scars?"

I nod, "Yeah"

I have scars on my sides and back. Justin was very thoughtful and has never mentioned them before.

I bite my lip, "I landed on some glass and fragments from the vehicle. "

Justin shakes his head, "Oh sweetheart, I'm so sorry. That must have been terrible!"

I shrug, "It was a long time ago"

Justin sighs, "Were you in the hospital?"

I nod, "I had those injuries. And I had a few broken ribs and a concussion. I came home and never went back. Then I got into contract work. And here we are"

Justin kisses me, "I hate that that happened to you. But I'm so happy you're here. "

I laugh, "Me too. "