Mrs. Tattoo (Book 2 of Mr. Tattoo)

Chapter 3

Jason's P.O.V.
It's the next morning and Sarah is still sleeping. The nurses never stopped coming in and out. James is currently on his way over. Brandon and Kelsey are going to come around noon. I barely got any sleep last night but that doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is Sarah.
I watch the little monitor that shows her heartbeat. It beeps quietly as the waves keep a constant up and down. Her breathing is calm and pulse is staying constant. She looks so content.
  There's a soft knock at the door as it opens slowly. James walks in with a coffee in his hand. He looks at the bed and then to me and gives a warm comforting smile. James walks next to me and sits on the sofa. He hands me the coffee.
  "Thank you." I say quietly so I don't wake up Sarah. James give a small nod in return. I sip the coffee as we both watch Sarah.
  "Jason, is she really a drinker?" Her dad questions still watching his daughter.
  "Sir, I'm well aware that she doesn't drink. She hardly ever drinks enough to hurt herself like this." I say.
  "Okay I believe you. Just please don't hide anything about my daughter from me. Don't make me regret this." He say annoyed.
  "Yes sir." I say sipping my coffee. I would never want to hurt my angel. If I didn't something wrong to her ever, I would never forgive my self.
"Has Sarah talked about her mother to you?" He asks.
"Yes." I say.
"How much of it?" He asks.
"Mostly all of it I think. She told me why you live here and what he mother did." I say looking over at him. He just looks the same watching his daughter.
"Did she mention if she's going to be invited to the wedding?" He asks.
"We haven't talked about the wedding yet." I say looking back at Sarah.
"I don't think it's a good idea to have her at the wedding. Sarah shouldn't invite her. Please if she asks don't let her." He says with plead in his voice.
"Yes, sir." I say. We sit in silence for a while till the nurse comes in to check on Sarah. She ends up waking her up and Sarah gets frustrated.
The nurse helps her to the bathroom and then checks her IVs. She leaves and Sarah sits there staring at us. I set my coffee down on the table next to me.
"Good morning, love." I say getting up to sit next to her. I like how her dad can just let me have Sarah first. Last night he didn't rush to her and right now. It's like I can have a bond with her.
"Morning." She sighs. I sit on the edge of her bed and take her hand in mine.
"How are you feeling?" I ask her brushing her strawberry blonde hair away from her face.
"Tired. Cramping in my stomach." She says yawning.
"Is it bad?" I ask her.
"No I'm okay." She says.
  "Jason can I talk to Sarah alone?" James asks nicely walking towards the bed.
  "Yes of course." I lean over and kiss Sarah's forehead and walk out of the room, I close the door behind me. I stand against the wall and watch the nurses make their morning runs. Sarah's nurse spots me outside her room and walks over.
  "Is everything okay with Sarah?" She asks when she gets to me.
  "Yes. Her dad is talking to her." I say.
  "Oh okay. So Sarah didn't order her meal for this morning but we order her oatmeal and fruit. Is that okay?" She asks.
  "Yes that would be great." I say.
  "Okay. It should be here around 9 am." She says and I nod. She walks off to continue her runs. I stand a little longer wondering what her and James are talking about. Finally the door opens.
  "You can come back in." James informs me. I walk back in and sit in the same spot next to Sarah. We all make small talk about the wedding and our future. James really wants to make sure Sarah has made the right decision. Kinda annoys me since I've talked to him a lot this past year.
  Her food arrives and she eats it. She turns on the tv and ends up falling asleep. I tell James I'm gonna go get some fresh air. I walk out of the building and find a place to sit where there is less people traffic. I pull out my phone to check it.
  I have a message from Brandon and Alex. I open Brandon's first, "hey, just checking in on things has the doctor said anything?" I reply with a no.
  I open Alex's message next. Alex is my "security guard". He does all the watching out and spying. Alex said, "call me when you get the chance." I dial his number and wait for him to answer.
  "Hello." He says.
  "Hey man." I say back leaning forward on my knees.
  "Your dad fled the country." He says.
  "What?" I ask confused.
  "I guess our crew found him and wanted answers. They said they would report to the cops. Next thing we knew was that he fled the country with his mafia and Victoria. We are trying to track them down and keep them wherever they went." He tells me. Alex has a crew of five men that look out for me and Sarah. Alex knows the whole story so I can trust him. He's also Lily's grandchild. When I met him over the summer I knew I could trust him.
  "Okay wow. Are you guys gonna get him arrested?" I ask. If they did I would be so happy. So would Sarah.
  "Yes. We also found out that Victoria was a prostitute for the past two years and that she was selling drugs. She got your dad into selling them too. So that right there is a major way to get them arrested." He says. Victoria never surprises me.
  "Okay. Please just get them all arrested it would leave me at ease. I wouldn't have to worry about anything anymore.
"I'm on it. I gotta go but I'll keep you posted." He says.
"Alright thanks. Bye." I say and click the call off. I rub my face feeling my 5 o'clock shadow creep in. I just want Sarah back home. I sit out side for a few more minutes until I go back in. I head up to Sarah's room and slip in. She's still sleeping and so is her dad. I sit in the chair and just scroll through my phone.
There's a knock at the door and then it opens. The doctor from last night is making his way towards the bed. James is awake now and ready to hear what he has to say.
"Good morning doc." I say standing up to shake his hand.
"Morning. How's Sarah?" He asks glancing at her. She's slowly waking up.
"She says she's okay but this morning she said she felt cramping in her stomach." I say.
"Okay. That shouldn't be much to worry about. I'm gonna have more labs done and another CT scan. We will go from there and see if she can be released." He informs us as he looks over her monitors.
"Okay. Thank you." I say.
"No problem. I hope we can get her out of here soon. She's looking really good." He says I can't help but smile a little. Sarah finally is awake and the doctor goes over the plans with her. He leaves and a nurse comes in to take Sarah's blood and roll her out of the room to get her CT scan.
"I have some errands to run. Keep me posted I'll be back." James says getting up.
"Okay. Can I ask you something?" I say getting up.
"Sure." James shrugs.
"Am I a good person for Sarah? Am I doing everything right?" I ask searching his face to see what he's going to say.
"I think so. Don't sweat it kid." He says patting my shoulder and walking out. I slump back in my chair and wait for Sarah to come back. Time goes by so slow as I just sit. I check the time and see it's about 11:30, Brandon and Kelsey should be coming soon.
I guess I ended up dosing off because I wake up to the sound of laughter and murmurs. Sarah is back in her spot with Brandon and Kelsey sitting in chairs next to the bed. I rub my eyes and stand up.
"Hey look who's finally awake." Sarah jokes. It's great to see her with a big smile on her face like she's herself again.
"What happening." Brandon says standing up to pull me into a bro huh.
"Why didn't you wake me up? Has the doctor came in?" I ask sitting next to Sarah on the bed.
"The doctor said I can get discharged tonight. Everything looked normal as can be." Sarah says with a big smile.
"That's great." I say with a smile pulling Sarah in close to me.
"It really is." Sarah says with a content sigh. Brandon and Kelsey just give us the biggest smiles.
"What?" I ask them.
"Nothing. Y'all are just so cute." Kelsey says shrugging. Brandon throws his arm around Kelsey.
Everything in life at this very moment was just right. Besides the hospital setting it's just the way I wanted it to be. The four of us together, just the way it is.

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