Searching for the Monster's Child :.Book 3 in the Delfunie Trilogy.:

Chapter 12

I found out that we hadn't reached the Tennessee border yet because what happened to me caused a small delay. Richard had to stop more often and he had to make sure everything was good. Not to mention, it was harder to get through check points.

"You feeling any better?" Alex asked once we finally passed the border. I nodded, looking down at Ragnar sleeping on the floor.

"Besides the stab wound and the broken leg, I'm fine." He laughed a little and tried his best not to wake Ragnar.

"Mavis, everything is going to be fine. You have to know that."

"I do. I know that but sometimes I wonder if we are going to find Jax. I mean with everything that has happened, how does Ross not know we're coming? He has to know Lucian's dead by now." Alex looked a little stunned by my response.

"We're going to find him, Mavis. No matter what happens or what Ross knows, we are going to find him and we are going to bring him home." I nodded again and he went back to the front. I sighed and tried to get more comfortable as my side started to hurt again. I finally found a spot lying on my left side and I for to look down and see my husband, sleeping peacefully. His hair was in his face and was moving softly with each breath he exhaled. He looked younger, less stressed as his face was relaxed. I gently moved the hair out of his face and he turned onto his back, face turning away from me. I smiled as I rested my head on my elbow and continued to look.

"You're starring." He finally said, no longer sleeping. I giggled as he smiled and looked up at.

"Just admiring what I have." I said softly. He took my free hand and kissed it.

"Forever and ever." He said, smiling up at me, eyes trailing every aspect of my face.

"I love you." I said. He leaned forward and kissed me then and as always, I loved it. I never had this with David, my first husband. I mean I had it but it slowly faded after we got married. Ragnar and I have been married for about six months now and it was still as strong as the day I realized I loved him.

"I love you too, Mavis." He said, his forehead leaning against mine. I loved this feeling and I never wanted to let it go.

"I'm sorry." I said softly, barely above a whisper. He leaned back down and looked me in the eye, confused. "I'm so sorry that I put you through all this. Not just the last few days but also the last few months. I just want to find Jax so bad, it consumed my whole life and I just want you to know that I do love you, I just can't think of anything but Jax right now and I want you to know that you're still in here, Ragnar. I still love you and I still have room for you in this chaos." He smiled and leaned back up to kiss me again.

"I know. And I love you too. You have nothing to apologize for. I understand the stress that you've been under the last few months. I'm not blaming you. I blame Lucian, and Ross, hell even Richard sometimes."

"Hey!" We heard from the front.

"Anyway, I don't blame you. You have nothing to apologize for. Not even for hurting yourself. I completely understand that it wasn't you." I smiled and leaned back down seems sitting up was started to bother my hip.

"You feeling any better today?" He asked me. I nodded.

"Yeah, I mean its bothering me but not as much as before. My leg isn't really hurting either." I said in hopes Richard would hear me. Which he did.

"At least five more weeks, Mavis." He yelled back. I laughed some, looking back to Ragnar. He was about to say something when the car stopped so suddenly that I fell onto Ragnar, yelling out in pain.

"Oh, not good, not good." I heard Richard begin to say, panicking. I gritted my teeth, trying to breathe through the pain. I could tell that I had popped my stitches. Ragnar sat up, trying to help me but I couldn't move the pain was so intense. Slowly, he helped me back to the seat and pulled my shirt up, looking at my wound.